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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1965

Page

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Two Satellites Head For Outposts To Track N-Explosions

Cape Kennedy AP two Sentry satellites launched into predawn darkness ride Atlas Agena to reach high Earth orbits to detect violations of the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty. They join four earlier Velas and carry a 12 pound pygmy satellite to study radiation in the Van Allen belt as storms rise on the sun.

Cape Kennedy Fla United States Soviet Union van Allen Belt Earth Lites

Goldberg named United Nations ambassador after Stevenson

President Johnson taps Justice Goldberg to fill the U N post left by Stevenson. Goldberg, a Jewish former U S labor secretary and AFL CIO lawyer, vows nonpartisan UN work and to advance social justice and larger freedom. He notes a salary cut moving from Supreme Court justice to UN ambassador.

United Steelworkers Union Aflcio John F. Kennedy U.N Goldberg Stevenson Johnson U.S Viet Nam Dominican Republic Council United Nations Illinois Dean Rusk Stevenon Supreme Court

61-Year-Old Bunton Charged in Goya Theft Case

London police charged 61 year old Kempton Bunton with stealing the Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery four years earlier. Bunton, unemployed and father of five, turned himself in after a lengthy police questioning, with the painting having been recovered from a railway checkroom.

London Duke of Wellington National Gallery Kempton Bunton Belso Bunton West End Britain British Broadcasting Corp

Eviction drama ends as older woman loses Texas home

In Bexar County, eviction proceeding forces Mrs Willcox from her San Antonio home after 57 years. State seeks part of 19500 paid to the owner. auction may move or raze the house. Sheriff Hauck expresses sorrow as officers remove her. Neighbors and relatives refused to discuss with officials for months. Workers dismantle doors and fixtures as the structure becomes uninhabitable.

Hauck Sorrrow Mrs. Willcox

The manhattan theft of stock certificates on Wall Street

A messenger Gerald Mulcahy of Hoboken was robbed at Exchange Place and New Street around 1 15 pm while delivering bond certificates to a Wall Street bank. About two men, one bald in dark slacks and white shirt the other in a dark suit with sunglasses, seized the envelope. They fled in opposite directions as Mulcahy reported the incident to his firm at 2 Broadway. The certificates were in the name of Goodbody and Co. and a stop order was issued to prevent transfer.

Manhattan Wall Street Gerald Mulcahy Hoboken Mulcahy Exchange Place New St Wall ‘Street Broadway Harold P. Goodbody Goodbody and Co Stock Exchange Goodbedy

Swift flood waters strike Smithville as town drowns

From air Smithville shows eight block main street submerged under swift current. An Army amphibious truck took 230 minutes to move one block. Residents and two women trapped, including Mr and Mrs J E Kindred and relatives, were rescued from second story rooms. Mayor estimates at least four to five dead and property damage may top ten million dollars.

Smithville Baptist Church Fiveman National Guard Leavenworth Kan J. E. Kindred Judy Fischer Laurie David Ross Kindred Howard Smith Milton Campbell Howard Taylor Ross

Bogalusa Police Enforce Hard Line During Desegregation Incidents

In Bogalusa Louisiana police adopt a new tough policy as whites heckle Negro patrons at a white restaurant while five Negroes dine peacefully at three other venues. Officials urge calm after a federal suit seeks desegregation of public schools. Mayor to meet with civic leaders.

Bogalusa Justice Department Federal U.S. Dist Herbert W. Christenberry Jesse Cutter Jr Bogalusa Civic and Voter League League John Gallaspy Arnold Spiers Claxton Knight New Orleans Congress of Racial Equality Louisiana

Girl 16 Quits School Becomes Grandmother Figure

Sharon Kay Hughes of Jackson County, at 16, left Liberty grade school and became a great-grandmother after marrying 62 year old Wesley David Bowen of Upper Sandusky. Her parents consented to the license as she reached legal age on July 10. Bowen, a heavy construction worker, had prior divorce after 39 years of marriage.

Jackson Ohio Sharon Kay Hughes Jackson County Peaches Browning Sharon Near Jackson Wesley David Bowen Upper Sandusky Bowen McArthur Arthur Hughes Sharon Kay Liberty

Floods inundate towns as Platte River breaches dikes

Farley, Mosby, and Tracy were evacuated as the Platte River broke through dikes near Farley, flooding the town and signaling a record stage at Agency. About 300 residents were moved from each affected community while four people were missing and one drowning occurred near Holden after a car was swept from a bridge. Rescue boats aided two failed attempts to recover missing persons.

Platte River Farley Missouri River Here Mosby Fishing River Tracy Plate River Smithville Second Creek Guy Webb Agency Kansas City Excelsior Springs Harman Croutch Platte County

Coleman hach endorsement of judicial nominee before Congress

Attorney general Katzenbach defended Coleman despite past segregation remarks, noting context and other acts as governor. Spokesmen accused him of obstructing integration by every means short of force. Coleman, aMississippi native, rose from farm life to college and law school, became a powerful stump speaker, and was elected governor in a political upset ten years ago, later losing to Paul B. Johnson.

Katzenbach Coleman Supreme Court Coeman Mississippi Paul B. Johnson

Pay rise plan for uniformed services outlined

A congressional proposal seeks to raise basic pay for all uniformed personnel, authorize a variable reenlistment bonus up to 8000 dollars, and require an annual presidential review of military pay with a quadrennial review of pay principles. It notes military pay gains since 1952 lag civilian raises and gives sample increases by rank and service length.

Uniformed Services

Senate House Conferees Nearing Health Bill Agreement

Washington AP conferees near agreement on a comprehensive medical care program for Americans over 65. After eight hours of bargaining, final touches delayed to Wednesday as differences over financing and eligibility linger, with broad goals of universal hospitalization and a voluntary federal insurance plan.

Senate Washington House Rep Hale Boggs Louisiana George Smathers Dfla Thomas B. Curtis R-Mo

Vietnam forces boost government power amid bomb plots and battles

The article details Viet Nam government forces increasing strength as a fact-finding team led by Gen. Earle G. Wheeler and Henry Cabot Lodge arrives in Saigon. Police arrest suspects in a bomb plot aimed at Ambassador Taylor, with a disrupted device at the Saigon stadium. Viet Cong attacks on Bu Dop camp kill Americans and Vietnamese troops, while air and ground offensives across North and South Viet Nam produce multiple casualties and extensive bombardment, including Yen Bai and Yen Son targets, and a large propaganda leaflets drop. Premier Ky’s regime promotes the National Front for the Liberation of North Viet Nam during unity rallies and riverfront stadium events.

Washington Earle G. Wheeler Joint Chiefs of Staff Henry Cabot Lodge Maxwell D. Taylor Taylor Saigon Stadium Saigon Bu Dop Bien Hoa U.S. 1St Infantry Division U.S South Viet Nam North Viet Nam Yen Bai Hanoi Yen Son Red Capital Ban Xom Lom Ben Giang Hue Ben Hai Nguyen Cao Ky National Front For the Liberation Peking

Local Magistrates Court Deliberates Over Twitchen Case

Driver Twitchen pleaded guilty by letter and offered to pay a fine by post. Magistrates insisted on court appearance after a constable said the man joined the Foreign Legion in France for five years. The case was adjourned indefinitely as the magistrate sought proof, likely ending the matter. The report also notes a Viet Nam discord exhibit in War saw and Japan's Takeo Miki proposing a selling of the Viet Nam conflict in concert with other nations.

Twitchen Taylor The Foreign Legion France Japan Takeo Miki Tokyo

Defection rumor linked to Li and Chinese leaders

Official informants in Taipei say Li Zongren ally Li Ta-chao was secretary to Li and father of Hong Kong actress Lin Dai. Peking radio claims Li returned to mainland due to Mao's leadership after visiting the United States for medical treatment. It accuses Washington of escalated aggression in Vietnam.

Turist Taipei Chen Su-yuan Peking Chen Lin Dai Hong Kong Chiang United States Red China Communist Party Mao Tze-tung Lyndon B. Johnson Viet Nam

Dominican junta and rebels clash over military control

At the United Nations the Dominican junta and rebels demanded withdrawal of the inter American peace force. The United States argued the force must stay to prevent a civil war and to secure a political settlement under the OAS.

OAS Washington Johnson Dominican Republic United Nations, N.Y U.N. Security Council inter-Americanpeace United States U.S Francis T. P. Plimpton Organization of American States Junta Government of National Reconstruction Guaroa Velazquez Cuba Soviet Union

Saucers Cover the World in a July UFO Wave

Keyhoe argues the Air Force knew the truth long ago but hides sightings to avoid public alarm. Reports from Warminster England and Valensole France describe fiery discs and four legged craft. Chilean Argentine and British observers note magnetic anomalies and electromagnetic clock stoppages. Canberras and Weymouth sight the glinting object. Mrs Frazier and sons report pulsating lights in the sky.

Keyhoe Air Force Europe Dora Horlock Warminster England Valensole France Maurice Masse Villa Do Porto Azores Globe Canberra Australia Weymouth Mass Lawrence Frazier Ronald Rohlert

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