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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1966
Page
6
Paragraf predicts a cooler week end followed by a warming wind. Showers are likely Saturday or Sunday with mid week around average precipitation. Local reports note scattered rain amounts of one quarter to one and a half inches possible.
Moscow reports show Prime Minister Wilson pressing for stiff measures to stabilize the pound and curb economics a Britain look. Officials expect talks with Johnson to cover mandatory wage and price freezes and possible broader reforms while Britain trims overseas military commitments. Wilson arrives for informal discussions after London visit.
Robert F Kennedy introduced a four bill plan to raise Social Security benefits. He proposed higher payroll taxes and limited channel revenue to finance the increase, aiming to raise average benefits by about 50 percent by 1968 and ensure adequacy for all recipients.
Bonn said only four West German armed forces members were in South Viet Nam while 129 others were civilian relief aid workers. Government spokesman Von Hase dismissed Soviet charges of broader German military involvement.
U S military reports an A C Skyhawk and its crew missing after a Thursday raid near Vinh 140 miles north of the 17th Parallel. Another Skyhawk went down at Vinh with no parachute sighted and a second pilot listed missing. Air actions include Rolling Thunder strikes from carrier groups Ranger Oriskany and Constellation with heavy enemy tolls reported in the jungles below the 17th Parallel.
Navy pilot Lt jg Dieter Dengler, who escaped North Vietnamese captors and survived 23 days through mountains and jungle, is being treated at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Hospital sources confirmed his presence but would not release his condition, citing Pentagon guidance. Dengler, 28, from Pacifica, Calif, was rescued by helicopter in a North Vietnamese valley.
Charlotte, North Carolina reports 1965 murder total up 53 percent from 38 to 46. City with about 450 churches serving 250 000 residents records a 15.9 killings per 100 000, above the national 5.1 average. Winston-Salem 15.7 and Savannah 14.8 follow.
Gear for astronaut recovery was dispatched from Kindley AFB Bermuda and Homestead AFB Florida to the Canal Zone. A Lima embassy spokesman deemed it far fetched to confirm the Plane reached Peru, noting fuel constraints could allow travel to Peru or within the radius. The Defense Department could not confirm Cuban crossing or antiaircraft missiles.
President Johnson orders a fast session to end the airline strike as Senate Labor Committee debates authority to halt the walkout. Negotiators at Labor Department report progress toward a settlement between the machinists' union and five grounded airlines amid White House pressure and looming votes.
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