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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1966

Page

5

Fayetteville Man Sentenced To Life In Rape Kidnap Case

Fayetteville, N C AP A Superior Court jury found 22 year old David McKeithan guilty of rape and kidnapping a young white woman. The jury recommended mercy, resulting in life imprisonment on both counts. The trial heard McKeithan claim he was assaulted in Pope Park on Sept 15 and denied knowingly participating in the attack.

Fayetteville, N.C David McKeithan Fayetteville McKeithan Raleigh Pope Park Sailant Carr

Viet Cong casualties reported in Vietnam fighting

Government forces report light casualties as they press a campaign in Quang Ngai Hue sectors north of Saigon. 57 Viet Cong killed and 25 bodies found in a mass grave. B52 strikes hit a major Viet Cong supply base in Quang Nam. Air operations total 47 missions in 24 hours.

Pare One Quang Ngai Hue Saison Guam Saigon Quang Nam North Viet Nam U.S. Navy Air Force Dien Bien Phu Hanoi Vinh Than Hoa U.S Peking Honolulu Johnson Viet Nam Peking People's Daily New Ching Cairo al Ahram

Shooting at Detroit synagogue shocks community

The tragedy unfolded as Jonathan Wishnetsky, a 23 year old former University of Michigan student, opened fire during a Shaarey Zedek service wounding Rabbi Adler and killing himself. Eyewitnesses recounted the attack, noting Wishnetsky’s prior psychiatric hospitalization and his ominous demand for silence before the gunfire. The congregation, including Rabbi Adler’s wife Goldie and Cantor Frankel, described the moment of chaos and shock as members tried to aid the rabbi and console Wishnetsky’s family. The building, a 34.5 million project, had been described as a landmark for the Conservative movement in the United States.

Richard Detroit General Hospital Jonathon Rose Wishnetsky University of Michigan Terry Ann Louis Berry Rabbi Adler Abraham Lincoln Theo Goldie Edward Wishnetsky Berry Congregation Shaarey Zedek Adler United States United Auto Workers Walter P. Reuther Israel

Dirksen Faces Fateful Senate Battle Over Taft-Hartley Repeal

Dirksen fights to block the House passed bill repealing Taft-Hartley Section 1B amid bipartisan filibusters. Senate leadership shelves the measure after cloture defeats. He cites state sovereignty and opposes any compromise while pursuing a reapportionment amendment and courting conservative Republican opponents.

Illinois Dirksen Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Supreme Court Johnson Iinois Johnsson

Rally in Atlanta backs Vietnam policy amid protestors

A sizable rally in Atlanta praised U S policy in Vietnam as 253 751 participants polled showed 95 6 percent support. Ambassador Nguyen Duy Lien urged self direction for Viet Nam while a civic crowd applauded and a counter protest in Gainesville Florida drew about 25 demonstrators. Four Fort Bragg officers feted in town described as Operation Appreciation attended campus events with veterans and beauty queens. A counter demonstrator faced police action near a Confederate memorial.

Gainesville Fla U.S University of Florida Conrad Lynn New York SDS Lynn Southern Coordinating Committee Viet Nam Selma Ala Ft. Bragg N.C William Rf ‘Hill Venice Calif Orville J. Henzen Rapid City Carey Wietniks Hell's Angels Hell’s Angels California Hill Silver Springs

Corber urges challenge to state taxes and education costs

Corber said Republicans should oppose the state administration to avoid higher education costs while proposing new taxes. He noted a $100 million budget surplus for 1964-66 and argued responsible dissent could restore freedom and opportunity and help win elections.

Corber

Moore Speaker For Virginia Demo Event

Gov. Dan Moore of North Carolina will speak February 19 at Virginia Democrats annual Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Richmond. Tickets cost 35 dollars for men and 15 dollars for their ladies.

Richmond Dan Moore North Carolina Virginia

Militant Black Nationalists Lose Momentum After Malcolm X

New York AP report notes decline of militant Negro nationalist groups a year after Malcolm X was shot. While Malcolm X’s organization wanes, other groups like United African Nationalists hint at future action, with membership shrinking across major cities and limited newspaper activity from Black Muslims.

New York Malcolm X Malcolm James Lawson Harlett United African Nationalists Malcolm XK Afro-American Unity Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali Bastion Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles Ella Callins Boston Malcolm V Philadelphia Commission On Human Relations Watts Massachusetts

Ward accepts students in sit in at draft board

Hershey condemned the group for violating the law by interrupting procedures and warned that armed forces cannot turn them away. He argued the action risks turning young people into criminals and noted some fine people are involved in the protest and its aftermath.

Ann Arbor Mich Hershey

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