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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1968

Page

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Turkey Recognizes Greek Junta Breaking With West

Turkey, breaking with its NATO allies, became the first NATO nation to officially recognize the Greek junta that toppled Constantine. Ankara cited Cyprus considerations and said the move does not reject the exiled king. Greece’s regime is not viewed as a new head of state by Athens, while Western partners withhold recognition.

Athens Greece Turkey North Atlantic Treaty Organization Constantine Ankara NATO Jnnts United States Britain Cyprus Tutroy oeEund Congo Kinshasa Richard Boyongo George Zoitakis Turan Tulay Panayiotis Pipinelis Zoitakis Ankara Con Rome France Italy West Germany George Tapadopoulos Tninavait

Nixon attack on Latin policy and campaign stops in Texas

Nixon warned that Latin America could fall behind without new U S policies as he spoke in Texas on the campaign trail. He criticized Democrats for taking Mexican Americans for granted while strolling to a Houston-bound car amid autograph seekers.

Ship of State Nixon Latin America U.S Houston Texas America

Plane crashes at Smith Reynolds after takeoff

An air controller at Smith Reynolds airport said the plane took off from the airport and was not in radio contact with the tower. The pilot planned a charter Saturday night and was giving an orientation flight when the crash occurred. The plane was burning when fire departments arrived, leaving only the tail and part of a wing.

Page One Smith Reynolds

Chase Ends With Fatal Hit and Run On US 4

Pare Ono stino, 15, of Marshville, remains in critical condition at Charlotte Memorial Hospital after a high speed pursuit on US 4. The car sped at 100 mph, struck pedestrians, and fled. Faulkner faces three counts of manslaughter, hit and run, no license, speeding, and failure to stop. a February hearing is tentatively set.

Pare Onostino Marshville Charlotte Memorial Hospital Comer US 4 Faulkner

Clifford Heathhouse Years Reserve Harmony in DC Talks

Clifford and colleagues in Congress enjoy intellectual discussions with little chance of major disputes. John L. McClellan praises the selection, saying it should bring less arbitrariness in key decisions. If no surprises occur, Clifford may not become a political target for Republicans in the race.

Clifford Congress Congressional McNamara John L. McClellan

Fire destroys 96 pleasure boats at Essex Boat Works

A Saturday night blaze at Essex Boat Works, Essex, Conn, destroyed 96 large pleasure boats valued at more than 2 million dollars. No injuries were reported. Fire crews battled the flames through the night as investigators began assessing the cause.

Essex, Conn Essex Boat Works Stuart Ingersoll Robert Clark Thomas Watson IBM Mystic Essex Connecticut The Boat Works Middlesex Essex Fire Department Connecticut Light & Power Co

Vietnam War updates near Quang Tri and Gio Linh

Reports say Marine units trapped about 200 North Vietnamese regulars at Con Thien, with 162 killed and eight Marines dead, as another six hour clash near Gio Linh left three Marines dead and 25 wounded. U.S. forces also repelled Viet Cong attacks from the Mekong Delta to Pleiku and Hanoi area, while observers debate a bombing pause.

Quang Tri Hanoi Con Thien Gio Linh U.S Mekong Saigon Binh Dinh U.S. 2Nd Corps Pleiku Highlands North Vietnam Red China Air Force Navy Dong Phong Thuong Hadin Peking Red Cihitha Yunnan Province Nguyen van Thieu Vietnam Independence Palace Johnson Harold KE. Stassen Minnesota

World first heart transplant patient in history

Washkansky was the first heart transplant recipient with Blaiberg the third. Three U S heart transplants have occurred with two at Maimonides in Brooklyn failing. The Stanford case of Mike Kasperak shows a steady heartbeat but extreme internal bleeding and risk of infection with multiple transfusions and surgeries to halt bleeding.

Washkansky Blaiberg United States Maimonides Hospital Brooklyn N.Y U.S Mike Kasperak Stanford University Medical Center California Stanford Calif Stanford Medical Center Kasperah Kasperak Wisspleen

Locke resigns Vietnam post to run for Texas governor

Gene M. Locke former ambassador to Pakistan and deputy ambassador to South Vietnam announces a bid for Texas governor from Dallas. He cites improved Vietnam situation and says President Johnson consented to his resignation. Locke plans discussions with Gov Connally and aims for White House backing.

Gene Locke Vietnam Texas Austin Tex Eugene M. Locke Pakistan South Vietnam Dallas White House Locke Vietnam Post Prn John Connally Johnson Connally Preston Smith Ellsworth Stiang Senate Iepmenisi Ellsworth Bunker J. William C. Westmoreland Connady Navy John O F. Kennedy John L. Hill Houston Dolph Briscoe Jr Uvalde John R. Trice Waen Inowyer Breadline U.S Ralph Yarborough D-Tex George Bush Rtex Yarborough Bush House

Hillsborough Fiber Plant Planned in Orange County

Hillsborough area reports Fiber Industries of New York plans a $40 million synthetic fiber plant on a 450 acre site eight miles south of Hillsborough. Construction starts March with 1500 jobs in 1970, rising to 3000 upon completion in 1972, described as high paying and technical.

Hillsborough N.C Fiber Industries of New York Orange County Fred Cates Hills Cates Technica

Lawmakers weigh borrowing for colleges and hospitals

Assembly advances a second reading on a $70 million direct obligation bond plan to fund college and mental hospital projects. Senate leaders pause to align with House action as Gov Godwin backs bond financing and a constitutional study panel. voters would approve via next November election.

Levin Senate House Senate Welfare Committee Sen Omer Hirst Fairfax Senate Committee James M. Thomson Alexandria Mills E. Godwin Godwin Constitutional Revision Study Commission Senate Education Hunter B. Andrews Courts of Justice

Alabama senator Hill retirement sparks party chatter

The report notes Sen. Lister Hill, 77, plans retirement and will announce at a Birmingham news conference at 9 a.m. Monday with further events in Montgomery and Mobile. Hill, a long-time Alabama senator from Montgomery, first won election in 1923 and has served in the Senate for multiple terms. The piece discusses potential successors including James E. Martin, James Allen, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Frank Carlson Ryan, and others amid prior election battles.

Selden Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Greensboro Ala Lurleen Wallace George Wallace Alabama Lister Hill Wallace Hill Senate Ed Ewing James E. Martin Gadsden Martin House James Allen Bourke B. Hickenlooper Arown Frank Carlson Ryan Hil John R. Tyson Dixie Bibb Graves Black University of Alabama Columbia University

Lunar Module Details for Apollo Moon Mission

The description explains the lunar module with a descent engine to land astronauts on the moon and an ascent engine to lift them back. In the first unmanned test, Lunar Module 1 will stay in Earth orbit while its descent engine fires twice, first for 38 seconds over Australia and then for 12 minutes to simulate lunar approach.

Moon Lunar Earth Apollo Australia

Budget Surplus and Higher Taxes Cited by Officials

Officials say the exact surplus for the trust funds is not yet determined. Trust funds spending is expected to reach 47 billion dollars in the new fiscal year. They note that old style administrative budget and trust fund spending cannot be added to form a unified total due to offsetting features of the new concept. Government retirement fund contributions and interest on trust fund money, invested in government securities, act as transfers between pockets and reduce both sides of the ledger under the unified framework.

The Treasury

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