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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1966

Page

11

Top mediator warns dark outlook for blocking public strikes

New York AP reports Theo dore W. Kheel a leading labor disputes mediator sees no panacea for preventing public service strikes. The 51 year old Cornell and NLRB veteran helped end a New York City newspaper strike and urged early warning, training, and a climate of respect to avert walkouts while opposing arbitration.

New York Theodore W. Kheel Kheel Cornell University National Labor Relations Board New York City Walter Reuther United Auto Workers

Russian defector disputes Soviet death by own action

Vienna AP report notes a former Soviet prisoner disputes the official Soviet finding that Newcomb Mott killed himself on a prison train. He argues guards would have prevented such an act and that smuggling a razor blade would be unlikely. the defector offers no confirmation of any special privileges for Mott.

Vienna Austria Newcomb Mott Mott Associated Press U.S Moscow Siberia Motti Newcomb Sheffield Mass Murmansk Sheffield Mass Supreme Court

Curvy Miss In Open Weave Tights Gasp At Fashion Show

Paris AP fashion writer reports Jacques Heim spring collection opening with provocative open weave tights and sheer accents. The show featured swinging jackets, V shaped backs, tent like coats, pleated collars, lace and crepe yokes, and various dinner and party dresses in greens yellows and wines.

Jean Sprain Wieson Paris Jacques Heim Heim Jean Pommarede Brigitte Bardot Alexandre

Goren On Bridge Strategy in a Four Spades Deal

A detailed bridge hand analysis shows South overcalls four spades after East opens four hearts. West defends by signaling hearts, shifts to clubs, and the declarer cashes trumps. The play leads to a cheap spade trick for West and a sequence that yields one spade, one heart, and one diamond in losers.

South West East Declarer North

Ruling Sought on Arlington Burial for Thompson

The Defense Department seeks a Justice Department legal opinion on Robert G. Thompson’s eligibility for Arlington National Cemetery burial after his 1949 conviction for conspiring to overthrow the government. Thompson died October 16, widow Sylvia plans January 31 burial. protests ensue. Thompson served in the Army for about 21 months and earned the Distinguished Service Cross in 1943 for actions in New Guinea. He fled after appeals ended, later given a four-year sentence for criminal contempt. burial rules bar those with five-year or more sentences.

Washington Defense Department Arlington National Cemetery Robert G.thompson Justice Department Thompson Sylvia Thompson Arlington New Guinea Army

Henrico Boards Since 1932 May Have Been Elected Illegally

Atty Gen Button said Henrico County Board of Supervisors and all past boards since 1932 may have been elected illegally. Districts elect supervisors, but the 1932 county manager form allowed at large elections. An amendment for district elections was never submitted for approval. The opinion notes possible district count increase to seven while elections remain at large.

Richmond Henrico County Board of Supervisors Robert Y. Button Henrico Button County Board of Supervisors S. A. Burnette General Assembly Del Edward E. Lane Richmond-Henrico Lane

Take Your Time Take Your Time

A reflective piece extols the newspaper as a personal reading space free of schedules. It highlights the reader’s control over pace and order, noting median and individualized engagement. It emphasizes uninterrupted return to articles and the value to readers and advertisers.

Fred

Brezhnev Heads Commission For New Soviet Farm Rules

A commission led by Leonid Brezhnev was named to draft new rules for Russia’s 38 000 collective farms. The plan aims to boost incentives for farmers, address lagging agriculture and diet, and shift toward result based rewards while retaining collective ownership. The 149 member group includes party and government leaders, scientists, farm chairmen, and farmers, with no report date given.

Moscow Communist Party Leonid I. Brezhnev Soviet Union Commission On Rules Soviet Communist Party Central Committee Brezhnev Stalin Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev

Las Vegas wife wins $25000 in Pillsbury bakeoff

In San Francisco AP report a Las Vegas card dealer's wife won the 17th Pillsbury bakeoff first prize of 25000 for Golden Gate Snack Bread. Other winners include Mrs Carl Helfrich of Houston who took 5000 for Tunnel of Fudge Cake and Kathy Lunsford of Bolivar Ohio who earned 2000 in the junior division.

Golden Gate San Francisco Las Vegas Pillsbury Co John Petrelli Carl Helfrich Houston Kathy Lunsford Bolivar Ohio John Forrest Edwards Anchorage Alaska James Potts P.O. Box Sylva N.C William Holahan Chicago

Fumes Back Up Into Church After Clogged Chimney

In Sharpsburg near Pittsburgh a church preschool mass ended with carbon monoxide fumes from a clogged chimney. Soot filled the Madonna of Jerusalem Roman Catholic Church, sickening 39 children, three nuns, and a teacher. Ambulances ferried victims to three hospitals. within hours one pupil remained under observation.

Pittsburgh Sharpsburg Madonna of Jerusalem

Chicago potatoes market notes and shipments

AP dispatch on Chicago potato market reports mixed fortunes for russets and reds. Shipments are steady with prices influenced by supply from Minnesota and North Red River Valley, as farmers push typical red varieties to market while russets show steady demand.

Chicago USDA Fotale Tota Faderaley Sane Marke Red River Valley

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