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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1967
Page
1
A Greek military official stated a cooling off period is required before King Constantine can return to Greece. Reports indicate discussions and obstacles over his return, with Constantine having fled to Rome amid tensions last Thursday.
Reports detail U S air raids over North Vietnam with multiple targets hit including bridges and missile sites as pilots face increased MIG activity. In Greece the military government tightens control, purges officers, and pushes toward a restrained royal return while naming new cabinet ministers and chief of staff.
Wages and salaries account for 5.4 billion of November advance while only 2 billion stems from strikes ending in September and October. Transfer payments decline first time since April due to unemployment benefits. Housing starts reach 1 556 600 units annual rate in November, fifth straight gain, with South offsetting declines in other regions. Building permits fall 4.1 percent. FTC and SEC report manufacturing sales at 141.5 billion for Q3, down 2 percent from Q2 but up 3 percent from Q3 last year. after tax profits total 6.7 billion, down 12 percent from Q2 and 9 percent below last year.
Political observers expect a short term for McEwen or another Liberal leader as Australia faces a potential coalition breakup after Holt's death. William McMahon, Allen Fairhall, and Paul Jasluck are named as possible successors, while Holt's disappearance near Portsea remains unresolved amid dangerous tides and resumed searches.
In Lynchburg Virginia Ernest Floyd ordered destruction of two German Shepherd dogs blamed for killing a 4 and a 3 year old in Madison Heights. The owner and authorities disputed whether the animals actually killed them while residents mourned the tragedy.
Cape Town doctors report Louis Washkansky, the first human heart transplant patient, deteriorating after initial recovery. He develops pneumonia and possible rejection, with Barnard noting lung changes and reduced immunity from drugs used to curb rejection. Recovery remains uncertain as treatments continue.
A tornado tore through the Huntsville area injuring no one and causing extensive damage. Kenneth Henderson, 48, Odis Hogan, 37, and a 9 year old boy drowned in flooded creeks near Haleyville and Athens. Fire station roof damaged, two dozen homes severely damaged, and bridges washed out. Insurance Institute pegged area damage at 1.7 million dollars. A second tornado damaged three rural Sumter County towns upsetting a gas line and two homes with no injuries reported.
Nine workers escaped injury when a chemical reaction in the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. research plant exploded. Three walls collapsed, a car was damaged, and a fire was extinguished as firefighters found the adjacent storage area safe. The 40 by 50 foot lab, valued at 75 000 dollars, housed 100 000 dollars of equipment and stood at First and Patterson streets.
Officials said 440 people work at the Houston steel mill where an accident sent molten iron spraying after a crane hoisted a pot to about 40 feet. Fire officials said the molten metal at 1600 degrees started small fires and caused building tremors while operations continued.
A Reuters styled report notes that European buyers and bankers remained wary as the United States pledged to curb its balance of payments deficit. Despite high demand, officials signaled no immediate increase in gold prices and London’s market continued to operate, keeping bullion trading active amid speculative pressure.
Marcus and associates faced a federal grand jury indictment alleging a conspiracy from 1966 to last June. The charges center on an $800,000 emergency reservoir contract awarded in November 1966 with kickbacks to Motto, Itkin, and others linked to Corallo, a figure tied to organized crime. Marcus denied wrongdoing, resigning as water commissioner amid the probe.
Reporters recount hearing a dull thud and seeing a large fireball in the sky as switchboard operators at city hospitals stopped taking calls during the incident. H. A. Seamonds and John J. Abbs, workers at a marine supply company, described the fiery event.
Eyewitnesses describe a plane striking a Tucson market area with a fireball that filled a large section of the back of the store. A two year old child in a nearby house is confirmed dead. Witnesses say people inside the store fled as lights went out and fire spread.
Crane teams dredge the river for submerged vehicles after the Ohio West Virginia bridge collapse. By Monday 17 bodies identified, including James Meadows and his son Timothy of Point Pleasant and Alma Duff. Rescue efforts expand downstream toward Gallipolis Dam as explosives are prepared for use.
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