03 May 1966
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
1
Rep Glen Lipscomb of California says Defense Department planing has hollowed the U S merchant fleet. He cites only about 1 000 active ships left, many old, while the Soviet fleet grows far larger. He blames McNamara for cutting transport ships and notes Viet Nam reliance on sea lifts, urging a positive merchant marine policy.
In West Germany a lighter Starfighter crashed near here on Monday, the 36th such crash since 1985 began. A Defense Ministry spokesman said the pilot died of injuries. The incident prompted renewed debate in the Bundestag over defense policy and investigations continue.
Rep Robert Griffin emerges as the leading likely appointee to replace the late Sen Patrick McNamara in Michigan. Gov George Romney and other officials avoid public speculation until after McNamara's funeral, with Griffin seen as the strongest Republican option though Democrats’ figures like Gay Williams or Cavananagh remain contenders. If named, the six month seat could boost Griffin toward a full term, despite Michigan law blocking incumbency designations. Griffin is slated to join a House trip to Vietnam after the possible appointment.
Washington Senator McCarthy proposes a significant revision to the Organization of American States charter. He told the Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee on American Republics Affairs that broader authority must balance power between Latin American states and the United States for more effective military, peacekeeping, and economic development actions.
Rebels in the northwest Congo surrendered to government forces amid ongoing clashes. The official Congolese news agency reported two people injured and more insurgents quitting, signaling a local security development.
A fragment from The Independent hints at a morning newspaper in Pasadena, mentioning names like Murray and a terse query about a term. The readable bits suggest a local briefing or note with unclear context and several garbled words.
The report notes morning and Wednesday fog with mostly sunny skies, cooler afternoon highs around 73, and a overnight low near 55 in Southland. Inland areas expect highs around 110 in desert zones with coastal fog, smog in the central basin, and variable conditions across valleys and inland regions.
An all male jury was selected in New York for the federal libel suit filed by Rep. James B. Utt against CBS and related defendants. The case alleges a conspiracy to defame Utt by broadcasting a rumor tying him to Army maneuvers and spreading false statements about his associates and constituents in California. Judge Thomas F. Murphy presides as the trial is expected to last three weeks to a month.
The Supreme Court declined to review a Florida federal judge’s contempt ruling against a deputy sheriff who blocked Black citizens from exercising civil rights in St Augustine after the 1964 act. Justices Black, Harlan, and Stewart dissented, warning of dangerous powers to remove state officials. The court also declined to review a tax evasion case involving Fred B. Black Jr. and reconsidered limits on obscenity testing in the Ginzburg matter. A separate ruling left intact a poll tax decision against Texas, with three justices dissenting.
An 18 year old Hungarian skydiver Aranke Sarkoczi was killed near Gyver when a passing train caught her parachute and dragged her about 100 yards after a tandem jump. MTI reported the incident occurred beside the rail line outside Gyver.
A old quote from Medicus Famitius argues that weather and climate influence birth sex ratios with more males conceived in colder months and more females in warm months. The piece notes women as tougher yet suggests seasonal stress affects conception outcomes and widowhood patterns.
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