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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1966

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Red Guards Deface Catholic Unit In Peking

AP reports from Tokyo that Red Guards defaced the French run Sacred Heart Academy in Peking. The Foreign Ministry soon ordered the school closed as European embassies protested. Japanese press cited Yomiuri correspondent Seki from Peking.

Red Guards Peking Tokyo Trenage Sacred Heart Academy Foreign Ministry Kensaburo Seki Yomiuri Seki Mao Tze-tung Red Mao Propaganda Ministry Tientsin Shanghai Canton Mao Tzetung Sacred Heart Japan Broadcasting Corp

Mohole project ends as Senate blocks funding in 1960s crisis

Mohole funding dies amid Senate rejection after House veto, ending U S deep earth drilling aims. Mohole chief Daniel Hunt calls it a sad day as Soviet deep drilling programs advance. Palmer notes Russia clocks multiple supers deep projects across Caspian shores and Ural regions, signaling Cold War science pace.

Pacific Ocean Honolulu Sap Dieke Calif Daniel Hunt Senate House Hunt Charles J. Plmer Russia United States Palmer Caspian Sea Ural Mountains AMSOC

Growth Taken Off Murphy's Vocal Cords

Hollywood AP Sen George Murphy R Calif was reported feeling terrific after surgery to remove a tumor-like growth on his vocal cords Tests will show if the growth is malignant The 64 year old senator spent just over an hour in surgery and will return to Washington in about 10 days His son Dennis said he was resting and feeling terrific after a successful operation

Hollywood George Murphy Calif California Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital Murphy Dennis Washington

Senate Keeps Agriculture Workers Under Pay Bill

PARRIS ISLAND, D.C. AP Marine recruits face drownproofing in training as part of a new pay bill context. A second drowning this summer at Gouverneur and Parris Island prompts autopsy at Beaufort Naval Hospital to determine if drownings relate to the program amid continued recruit training.

Senate Parris Island D.C Warwick R. I. Pvt Teryl W. Thivierge Gouverneur N.Y atParris Island Naval Hospital Beaufort Georgia Tech Marine Pvt Wayne Coram Knostrecruit

De Gaulle in Somalia Faces Violent Demonstrations

French President De Gaulle arrived in the Somali coast city amid nationalist violence. Nationalists and Legionnaires clashed as police cleared a rival office and demonstrators waved independence banners. De Gaulle walked through the crowd, shaking hands, while security moved protesters aside. The trip continues with planned visits to Ethiopia, Cambodia, Tahiti, and Guadeloupe.

Legionnaires Parti du Mouvement Populair Somaliland de Gaulle Paris Ethiopia Cambodia Tahiti Guadeloupe West Indies

City hearing clashes over Kennedy influence and urban woes

Yorty accused of political manipulation after Tuesday hearing in which Ribicoff and Kennedy directed focus on urban poverty and city problems. Ribicoff rejected claims the inquiry serves Kennedy's presidential prospects, while Kennedy urged concrete proposals for Los Angeles.

Yorty Ribicoff Kennedy Tuesiday Los Angeles Bobby Kennedy New York

Senate rejects farm worker exemption from wage bill

The Senate voted 51 to 37 to keep agriculture workers covered by a new minimum wage bill and rejected 64 to 22 to raise farmhands to $1.60 as other workers. Covered farm workers would be those in large enterprises using 500 man-hours in three months, about seven full-time workers. Nonfarm workers would reach $1.60 by Feb 1, 1968 while farm workers rise to $1.30 by Feb 1, 1969. Farm coverage preserves protections for about 390,000 workers. An amendment to delay the $1.60 effective date was defeated 42 to 40. Endorsers warned jobs could vanish in retail, while supporters cited prior wage increases as not causing disaster.

Washington Senate House Paul J. Fannin R.ariz

Viet Nam War Update Capt Nugent Praised In Prairie Fight

In Operation Prairie Marines clash with North Vietnamese near the DMZ amid heavy fighting. Capt R T Sheridan of Springfield Va praised Lt Nugent J J Gerard Nugent brother in law of Luci Nugent for his fine actions. US reports record air missions and damage to depots barges bridges and supply buildings as allied and enemy casualties mount ahead of South Vietnamese elections September 11.

J.J. Gerard Nugent Johnson Luci Baines Nugent R. T. Sheridan Springfield Lt. Nugent Demilitarized Zone Viet Nam U.S North Viet Nam Qui Nhon Australia New Zeland South Korea Constituent Assembly Nguyen Cao Red China Red Flag

Three Fatally Shot in New York Broadway Office

In a Midtown New York office on Broadway, James Rubertone, 61, killed his employer Lawrence Burman, 53, and Burman’s daughter-in-law Paula Burman, 22, before fatally shooting himself. A receptionist witnessed the attack, and police described the incident as a berserk shooting during a contract conference at the Master Truckmen of America.

NEW York Broadway Leo D. Murphy James Rithertone Lawrence Burman Master -Truckmen of America Times Square Burman Paula Burman Rubertone Inspector Murphy Master Truckmen of America

Apollo Saturn V lifts off with fiery plume

The Saturn Apollo mission roared skyward as eight first stage engines sent the 28 ton payload to 706 miles, then hydrogen second stage and spacecraft engine burns pushed toward Earth. The crew Grissom White Chaffee planned a December 15 orbital flight to a 14 day test, assessing spacecraft systems and physiological effects. A Wake Island landing was targeted after three additional engine reignitions.

Virgil I. Grissom Edward H. White II Roger B. Chaffee Africa Indian Ocean Earth Morehhan Mission Control Center Wake Island

Disarmament Conference Recesses After Seven Months Of Stalemate

Geneva AP reports the 17 nation disarmament conference recessed after seven months of stalemate on key issues. Both sides showed cautious optimism for a breakthrough. immediate resumption is planned after the UN General Assembly session opens Sept 20 with a possible mid January 1967 return.

Geneva East West Alexei A. Roschin United Nations General Assembly Roschin United States

Battle Over Reserves Merger Sparks House Debate

Lawmakers from California New York and South Carolina sparred over merging the National Guard and Reserve units with the Pentagon seeking a separate reserve bill. Key leaders warned against merger while Illinois Governor Kerner's plan to call out the Guard for a civil rights march in Cicero drew attention amid budget fights. The panel signaled further action on the reserve issue and large future appropriations.

George E. Brown Jr Phillip. Burton California Eugenes J. Keogh New York Pentagon National Guard House George H. Mahon D-Tex Appropriations Committee Guard L. Mendel Rivers D-S.c Armed Services Committee Rivers Cicero Illinois Otto Kerner Mahon Senate

Rusk warns against vague praise of U.S. defense role

Secretary Rusk told a Senate hearing that U.S. security interests extend beyond formal pacts to other areas where aggression could threaten peace. He argued that defense commitments are meant to avoid armed conflict rather than guarantee it and cited miscalculation as the main risk. McNamara said the report supports U.S. ability to fulfill commitments in Vietnam and Europe, noting Gaulle's NATO withdrawal will not weaken Western Europe defense.

Rusk Senate America Washington U.S McNamara Stennis Viet Nam Europe Charles de Gaulle France North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO

Roosevelt Ally Nelson Rockefeller Seeks Third Term

Roosevelt 52, former head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, aimed for a third term after a 1954 Democratic gubernatorial bid failure. He resigned last May to pursue another run and accused Bronx leader Charles Buckley and Brooklyn chief Stanley Steingut of blocking him, linking it to party boss favoritism toward O Connor.

Nelson A. Rockefeller Roosevelt Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Lyndon B. Johnson Kennedy Johnson O’connor Washington Bronx Charles Buckley Brooklyn

Students march on Parliament to denounce Sukarno speeches

About 2000 students in Jakarta pushed past armed troops to enter Parliament and demand Sukarno answer for his recent speeches. They called for his leave to study abroad, urged Suharto to form a finance body to curb inflation, and pressed for Indonesia to rejoin the United Nations.

Sukarno Jakarta Indonesia Parliament United States Bandung Kami Kappi Suharto United Nations Adam Malik

Abomination List of Animals and Crepping Things

A text fragment lists animals not to eat including owls hawks swans pelicans and other birds with four feet and then names beasts like weasels mice turtles lizards and moles as abominations. It cites the command to follow divine judgments and ends with an attribution about sprce contributed by two citizens.

Seeding Hurricane Faith Martin Near Puerto Rico

Report describes Hurricane Faith Martin advancing toward Puerto Rico with 2,530,000 residents warned to prepare. Seeding experiments using silver iodide aim to disrupt the tropic storm, while officials monitor its northward path and potential impacts on the northern coast and nearby areas as far as Miami.

Martin Guadeloupe Puerto Rico Faith Miami U.S

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