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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
3
In Paris UPI reports a trio of protest singer candidates led by Antoine with shoulder-length hair and songs about Vietnam and civil rights, competing with Edouard and the mythic Nestor described via a full hair suit cartoon.
New York doctors report one victim has lost sight in his right eye after Friday surgery to remove a pellet near the optic nerve. Another patient remains at risk for vision loss after eye injuries from Thursday night’s air gun style pellet attacks across Manhattan. Police describe no pattern to the spree, with two unidentified Canadian students prompting a vehicle description of swarthy men in a tan 1964 Valiant.
The Pentagon plans to expand rest and recuperation for troops in Viet Nam possibly flying men to Hawaii for a seven day break and adding other countries to the furlough list. Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas D. Morris said the program aims to relieve duty strain as U S troops in the war zone near 1000 across a one year tour. Currently seven day leaves occur in South Viet Nam with additional furloughs to Japan the Philippines Thailand Formosa and Hong Kong under consideration Hawaii is a potential new furlough site. Service members fly at no cost to the furlough city but pay their own expenses while on leave. Occasional in country leaves also occur in Saigon.
An armed robbery occurred at the Marathon service station at 169 and Scatterfield Road around 9 30 p m Saturday. Anderson Police investigated late Saturday and searched for a getaway car matching the description. The thief used a gun and left the scene north on Ind 109.
Two earthquakes shook south central Japan early Sunday with no injuries or damage reported. The epicenter lay near Miyake Island about 120 miles south of Tokyo. intensity reached three on the Japanese scale, while Omaezaki southwest of Tokyo recorded two.
The United States will remain in the Warsaw Convention governing airline liability after major airlines pledged to raise maximum liability to 75000 from 8300. The auto liability clause allowing up to 75000 without proving negligence drew opposition from pilots and trial lawyers who warned it invites sabotage. The State Department won a major victory, though the Senate committee urged withdrawal.
Lady Megan Lloyd George, daughter of David Lloyd George, died at her home in Criccieth Wales on Saturday night. She caused a political sensation in 1958 by leaving the Liberal Party after 22 years as a Liberal MP to join the Labour Party.
Indiana University hydrologist Jerome W. Milliman told a Senate interior committee that there are enough water resources to meet regional and national growth if managed sensibly. He urged using market principles for allocating supplies and creating new sources, and said the real issue is institutions, management, and law across state lines.
Bloomington report says 1966 summer sessions will run June through August with a two week intersession opening June 8. Director Robert Richey notes IU has enrolled more students than any other U.S. university in recent summers. In 1985, 22,540 individuals attended, with 13,308 on Bloomington campus, 1,131 in Indianapolis professional divisions, and 9,103 on regional campuses.
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