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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1968
Page
1
Washington AP report that four government agencies approved 24 million dollars in grants for 11 cities under Johnsons pledge to establish a neighborhood center in every ghetto area. The plan aims to improve services for residents and bolster community facilities.
Pollard said 820 bills are requested and 500 more ready for intro with total offerings nearing 1500. Proposed Senate rules would allow morning sessions for bill readings and an uncontested calendar to speed passage, while Insurance and Banking panel gains seats to handle higher workload.
Gronouski and an American delegation met with Chinese officials at Myslewicki Palace for over ten hours, marking the longest interval since talks moved from Geneva to Warsaw in 1938. The session, postponed from November 8 due to Wang's absence, featured intermittent moments but no explicit breakthroughs reported.
In Boston a rear collision in an MBTA tunnel under Mystic Harbor injured about 20 people with none seriously hurt. Two four car trains packed with commuters crashed during the morning rush as X-men stood. The first train halted at Maverick after Logan Airport stop while the second train slid on icy tracks and struck.
Bowles pressed Cambodia’s Sihanouk as he urged U S entry into Cambodia while the prince warned of no negotiations on pursuing Communist forces. Sihanouk urged U S troop withdrawal and cited France in Algeria as a model. Hanoi radio claimed Son Sanh mobilization to oppose Bressors amid weapons shipment ceremonies in Phnom Penh.
A spokesman said Israeli troops and Jordanian forces exchanged heavy fire across the river. Jets attacked after a brief lull as both sides employed artillery and armor, while an Israeli jeep hit a land mine, killing one soldier and wounding four border policemen. Jordanian communiqus reported Israeli aircraft strikes on villages and a plane seen crashing west of the river.
Weather reports show freezing rain and drizzles reaching Beaumont Port Arthur Houston Victoria and San Antonio. Dallas residents report hundreds of broken pipes as temperatures fell to 13 degrees, a record low for the date. A large high pressure system driving the cold weather shifts eastward while the Northeast and East endure heavy snow and subfreezing readings.
Washington reports two public opinion polls indicating President Johnson leads former Vice President Richard Nixon. Louis Harris data梦 shows Johnson as favorite over four GOP contenders if held now, while Gallup finds a 46 to 41 advantage for Johnson in a two way race with Nixon.
Harrison cites Kasperak as a 30 year steelworker and heavy smoker. Doctors report Kasperak’s heart rate 112 and normal cardiograph after surgery, blood pressure slightly low, raising questions about rejection. Barnard’s Cape Town operation and Shumway’s Stanford work are detailed alongside Blaiberg’s improving condition and ongoing risk of organ rejection.
UN official Pierre Stula plunges from a 24th floor window in the Secretariat building at United Nations headquarters. The 46 year old project officer in the Economic and Social Affairs department left a note after returning from Vienna. His widow Betty and two sons were at home in Maspeth, Long Island. records cite her father Glenn Smith of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Charles Schultze, longtime Budget Bureau veteran and director since June 1965, resigns from the White House. He backs the 10 percent income tax surcharge Johnson prioritizes in the next Congress. President Johnson lauds Schultze as one of the finest men he has known.
VATICAN CITY AP Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani resigns as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Pope Paul VI accepts the resignation calling it a noble gesture and names Franjo Léper of Yugoslavia as Ottaviani’s successor. Ottaviani, 77, long obstacle to Church modernization, leaves without illness or papal pressure.
The leaders reaffirm commitment to peace and mutual understanding between Israel and the United States. They discuss UN Middle East resolution principles, including recognition of rights, refugee solutions, safe maritime passage, arms control, and respect for independence, with Jarring’s mission to mediate noted. News reports reference Jordanian shelling and Israel’s air response as regional tensions rise behind a push for 50 F4 Phantom jets.
Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 7 is on a precise trajectory with no steering needed before lunar touchdown. At 50,000 miles out at 5 30 p.m. PST the 2,288 pound craft appeared green light ready for a scheduled soft landing Tuesday at about 5 05 p.m. PST near Tycho crater.
The report outlines U S civil pacification work under Viet Nam relations and describes a major attack on a provincial capital compound, with about 30 American civilians present and unknown civilian and military personnel. It notes several clashes across five northern provinces, an ambush killing Frederick Abramson and four soldiers, and a deadly artillery incident near Xuan Loc. It cites Viet Cong documents urging energy in truces and propaganda during race periods.
Fire erupted from a resident’s hand igniting newspapers and spreading through a 67-year-old structure. Police alerted nine alarms as officers evacuated bedfast occupants from upper floors. survivors were driven to a hotel and other sites while authorities battled dense smoke and fire spread to nearby structures.
A Nashville lawsuit argues the three mile I-40 stretch in North Nashville will destroy or severely damage 234 Negro owned businesses with annual sales around 11.7 million. The appeal claims racial discrimination would bar many from white areas as the circuit court refused to halt construction on December 18. The Nashville I-40 steering committee, including local ministers and university faculty, says $10 million has been invested in right of way and engineering.
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