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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1966
Page
8
In Viet Nam a Bravo Company patrol endures 100 degree heat and relentless jungle hazards. Soldiers face ants crabs and scorpions under a blazing sun while recalling past casualties and near misses. A deer startles the squad prompting humor amid hardship.
New York AP report on Dr. Morris Chafetz proposing school instruction in social drinking from elementary through college. Iowa governor and educators debate. temperance advocates decry it while some parents and experts see potential. Reactions span support and alarm across states and communities.
In Franklin County Kentucky a local option referendum in Swallowfield moved to prohibition by 73 to 52. Swallowfield, population 400, is adjacent to Owen County and hosts two taverns under beer sales. The Baptist Church and Church of Christ organized the dry campaign. taverns have 60 days to wind down.
A trial examiner for the National Labor Relations Board urged Stevens & Co to stop discriminating against employees over union activity and to reinstate 20 workers fired during organizing drives. The report details alleged antiunion actions across Roanoke Rapids, Rock Hill, and Greenville plants, with 25 TWA and IID cases consolidated.
Burton upon Trent faces a beer shortage after a faulty demand forecast by a computer led to two million imperial pints being discarded. About 10,000 casks were disposed of, with pubs running dry and Bass Brewery pouring surplus beer into public drains to avoid spoilage. The error rests with the computer. clerks’ forecasts were more accurate.
Springfield Ohio AP reports Patrolman Alan Edington tickets the new mayor Robert C. Henry shortly after his arrival and then tickets Earl Edington Sr. with a note reading Sorry Dad confirming a jesting displays of impartial enforcement.
Leesburg AP reports John Henry Boothe who robbed the Bank of Hamilton in 1969, later paroled, returned with a gun on Nov 18, was recaptured, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to 25 years. The earlier 20 year sentence is noted.
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