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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
2
Saigon woke under martial law as gunfire and shelling chased away the city’s New Year gaiety. Only a single hotel restaurant remained open while bars and shops lay dark. Military patrols, barbed wire, and barricades replaced neon signs and crowds as residents stayed home amid Viet Cong shelling and guerrilla incursions.
Nixon builds momentum with a third campaign swing while write ins for Reagan and Rockefeller surface. He schedules events in Wisconsin and Oklahoma and outlines committee leadership shifts as New Hampshire closes its primary with Nixon Romney Rockefeller uncertain.
Assembly members and Republican leaders clash over the proposed $81 million bond bills and limited borrowing. Dalton and Pendleton urge caution, warning a yes or no vote could stall funding for higher education and state institutions. The Privileges and Elections committees move to advance identical Senate and House referendum bills for final passage expected Thursday or Friday.
North Carolina senators and representatives condemn federal anti smoking posters to be mounted on postal vehicles after HEW and Post Office delays. Editorials claim statistics misuse and question 100000 doctors quitting smoking claim as posters move back a week from February 1.
Gov. Rockefeller urged the Penitentiary Board to move unmarked graves to a proper burial site as a state police probe into three skeletons deepens. Inmates and guards are under scrutiny amid claims of murders and unclaimed deaths. FBI tests planned on the remains may take a few weeks.
Viet Cong launched a bold assault near the U S compound in Saigon with a failed attempt to seize the embassy. Col Henry A Barber of Waco Texas warned of more fighting while Thieu declared martial law and ordered closures to aid counterattacks.
Diplomats discuss possible one man mission and mediation efforts after the Pueblo incident. The Afro Asian bloc backs talks in Pyongyang or other North Korean sites, amid US-Soviet deadlock over inviting North Korea. U S Ambassador Bunker calls the embassy attack premeditated with Viet Cong Tet cease fire dissolving as fighting continues.
Charlotte AP reports a dentist lawyer and three Black dentists face possible prejudice charges after state board exams. Reginald Hawkins, George Nash, and John Stin, accused of malpractice and competence, push to clear the air as Hawkins campaigns for North Carolina governor. The board members are from the dentistry group desegregated after his 1966 suit.
A congressional subcommittee urges the SBA and Justice Department to pursue recovery of government funds from three SBICs Frontiers Capital Putnam Investors and Bloomington Small Business Investment Co. detailing lax SBA oversight and self serving loans. A dental panel reviews discrepancies in CharlotteMecklenburg care work highlighting questions about Reynolds exposure.
U S and South Korean officials weigh retaliation amid raids and infiltration attempts along the Korean DMZ. Lee Byung doo of KCIA warns heavy air strikes could be needed against major North Korean cities if retaliation occurs, while others foresee limited invasion risk before 1979 or 1974.
Michael Reese Hospital warns of higher charges as labor costs rise. De Luxe Drive-in Laundry in Kansas City plans price increases. Atlanta hotels and Shoney s Restaurant consider staffing cuts or price changes. Minimum wage hike to 1.60 with overtime rules prompts employers to adjust hours. Labor Dept states upcoming report will counter wage increase criticisms.
Virginia official Godwin backs a 24 percent tax that yields 14 million annually, rejects halting Senate plans, and says the 193.06 billion budget may rise. He supports using windfall for recurring spending, opposes tobacco tax repeal, and rejects removal of state tuition grants while guiding 1968-70 grants to 3.5 million.
Senators fault NASA for evasive behavior and poor candor in the wake of the Apollo loss of Grissom White and Chaffee. Mondale Percy and Brooke urge governance reforms, warn delays could extend beyond 1969, while NASA and North American respond with calls for study.
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