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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
2
James Meredith, the first Black graduate of Ole Miss, starts a 225 mile march from Memphis to Jackson to urge Black voter registration in Mississippi. He is joined by supporters and staff as spectators line the route past Mississippi.
Washington reports a packed schedule as Congress plans votes on debt ceiling raise to 330 billion, a 931 million military procurement bill, 167 million legislative costs, and a Food for Freedom proposal while senators advance labeling rules and bank holding company controls.
Premier Ky’s regime proposed a civilian slate of 10 to join the 10-man ruling junta while excluding militant Buddhists. The list mixed moderate Buddhists Roman Catholics and Cao Dai Hoa Hao reps signaling a fragile truce. Buddhists warned the move would worsen opposition and would not join if asked.
Researchers at Bulova Watch Company explain that early pocket watches used tiny watch pickets to align with sun dials due to inaccuracy. Modern wrist timepieces are far more precise than sundials.
East European Communist foreign ministers from the Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary and Romania and a Polish deputy met secretly for two to three days to lay groundwork for a July Red Summit. A May 27 secret meeting in Moscow was similar. The Romanians are seen pressing for less Soviet domination.
At Pasadena the Surveyor I camera captured images of the star Fsbrius to triangulate the craft’s exact lunar position. A sequence of 651 photos showed distant hills as the mission prepared for the sun’s heat and the perilous lunar night.
President Johnson has the three man Morse panel report aimed at averting a July 5 strike by 34 000 workers against Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United airlines The panel sought findings to help settlement Moyers said the report will be released in Washington soon Johnson also announced nominations for Navy research head Dr Robert Alan Frosch and for deputy director of the Office of Emergency Planning Myron R Blee both featured in the weekend White House activities.
Ambassador Goldberg briefs senators amid signs the United States may seek U N General Assembly action to supervise South Vietnam's proposed elections. He urges mutual ceasefires and a new Geneva conference to reaffirm 1954 and 1962 agreements while noting reunification elections. If Security Council action stalls, a General Assembly session may be pursued.
Minnesota Republicans outline short term search for candidates and long term Project 51 to win 51 percent in the November 8 general election. Chairwoman Mark Brataas says mobilize party workers and swing independents to reach the target. 30 percent already GOP, 28 percent GOP voters may skip state ballots, and Chairman George Thiss stresses high standards and public accountability.
Mrs. John F Kennedy with her two children John aged 5 and Caroline aged 9 and Pat Kennedy's children Sydney Lawford, 9, and Christopher II arrived to a beachfront Hawaii home beyond Waikiki to commence a month long holiday in the islands.
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