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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1965
Page
1
An armed prison escape in London involved eight remaining inmates who overpowered officers, used an aluminum ladder, and fled in waiting cars after jumping into a moving van. Detectives issued profiles of Briggs and alerted ports and airports as authorities comb South London.
Fragments describe recent bank robbery kidnapping in Oregon and police killings. Convicts seized a camper with six hostages near Mountains 1235 miles from Springfield, drove to Sacramento then Woodland before release. Names include Mrs Corbin and Mrs Riekstins, Bowles and Gray charged with murder in Eugene and Portland bail set at 150000 each.
Fitts drove back to Demopolis on Thursday and returned the nurse. He said reading a wreck and rescue account that morning made him feel so good he lied, because he was so happy to be able to help them. The quote notes a hero had more than 160 dollars in it.
Lawmakers clash over Ford McCulloch bill versus the administration plan to curb discrimination. supporters cite broader reach, while opponents argue motives and southern sentiment. The bills outline literacy test bans and federal registrars, with varying geographic scope and eligibility.
Gold remains the top medium of exchange abroad as the United States must curb overseas dollars or risk further gold losses. The 1965 deficit may reach 1 billion dollars, about a third of 1964. Officials, including Treasury Secretary Fowler, caution optimism but say the voluntary deficit trimming must hold for a full year amid expected continued gold departures.
Amid stormy Commons debates Labor MPs accused a Conservative of disparaging Wilson as a swine over Davies mission to Hanoi. Wilson framed the visit as an unofficial peace effort, while Hanoi negotiators offered conflicting accounts of who invited whom and visa arrangements.
William Woodrow Lockamy Jr of Parham North Carolina died early Thursday after a car struck him on US Highway 17 near Myrtle Beach. State Patrolman Morris said Lockamy suffered head and internal injuries and broken legs Wednesday night when hit by a car driven by R. W. Wood Jr of Ocean Drive. Wood said he did not realize he had hit anyone until braking to avoid a car in front.
A correspondence exchange shows President Johnson and Taylor agreed his Saigon post would last one year for personal reasons. Johnson accepted Taylor’s resignation in a Dear Max letter, noting the original understanding. Taylor cited a long public career and family reasons, signaling retirement to private life after 45 years in service.
A BC Forest Service dispatcher at Williams Lake, 50 miles from the scene, mistook smoke from a crash for a forest fire. A special plane carried airline VP Phil Lips and executives to the site. newsmen were barred from the flight.
Ambush claimed six Viet Cong killed and 14 captured with one Marine dead and two wounded. Fresh U.S. landings at Da Nang and Qui Nhon boosted total Marines deployed to 5,500 of a 6,000 man buildup.
Dear Mrs Lawrence argues a parent should avoid rattled reactions when a child calls unfair. The answer advises treating the older child as a version of Buddy, explaining consequences and limits. It concludes perfect fairness is unattainable and criticism should not unsettle parental judgment.
McCarthy says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee must examine how Project Camelot began and whether the Army runs other similar projects. He notes a $4 million plan over three to five years started last August under a contract with American University’s special operations research office. Pentagon says $300,000 spent so far and the effort yielded a return, with social scientists contributing to the feasibility study on Communist subversive attacks.
The first phase of the project involved a feasibility study to decide on pursuing a large-scale effort. The plan was detailed to the State Department over months and has been under consideration since March by the office of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
Theodore R. Vallance told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that a Camelot researcher in Chile talked with social scientists but no formal project began. The researcher remained unnamed. Dante Fascell criticized Camelot’s objectives as misunderstood and distorted and urged better agency coordination.
Frank Tall man built the craft for the film using wings from a Beechcraft and parts from an A 6. The fuselage and tail were handmade with a brand new motor. Mantz had reported engine overheating and difficult handling earlier in the week. He doubled for James Stewart during location work at Yuma and was back in Hollywood when the crash occurred. Mantz had a legendary stunt career dating to Hell’s Angels and Air Mail with later work on The Spirit of St Louis and 12 O Clock High.
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