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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1965
Page
12
The article portrays a grim view of life in Saigon for GIs and locals alike. It describes widespread rackets including prostitution thievery smuggling begging and blackmail with a cynical take on war profiteering and everyday corruption. The piece highlights harsh money-driven dynamics and a sense that peace is worse than ongoing conflict.
Representative Harold D. Cooley says the Agriculture Department plans for the new cotton program would directly contravene Congress. He warns enactment could devastate cotton areas with many small farms and urges Secretary Freeman to act immediately to preserve the lease or sale option and avoid reviving the soil bank acreage reserve.
Grady B. Mars a Klan leader in North Carolina was buried in Salisbury with 30 robed Klansmen among 300 mourners at a national cemetery service. Mars 41 died of a self-inflicted pistol wound at his Granite Quarry home after testifying to the House committee. Coroner ruled death a self‑inflicted act. The service featured Taps a cross of flowers and Klan regalia. Judge J. Robert Jones and other officials attended. security guards stood by as clergy conducted the rites.
Snyder New York report shows 86 year old Mary K Cook, a noted great grandmother in an art class exhibit featuring about 30 oil and watercolor works at Amherst Public Library. She recalls a postwar asthma siege that led her to painting after her son urged her to start.
Raleigh AP report says D T Lambert a 36 year Highway Patrol veteran was dismissed as patrol commander along with three other top Motor Vehicles Department officials in a reorganization. Godwin cited top level changes while denying political motives and named Speed to head the Enforcement Division and Collins to lead the division of Highway Safety.
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