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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
3
Paris reports a nonexploding atomic bomb air dropped on Mururoa Island to test safety devices as part of France’s stockpile and transport safety checks. A September sequence with hydrogen bombs is planned, with President De Gaulle likely watching one test.
In Bonn, West Germany, President de Gaulle persuaded Chancellor Erhard to keep about 72,000 French troops in Germany under the 1954 treaty. A German official said talks will set procedural details while France remains a partner in the alliance though Paris withdraws from military integration. Bilateral talks continue to define the French presence and potential wartime actions.
The Wil Rogers, nation's 41st Polaris missile sub, was christened in Groton by Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey as naval officers and workers watched. Demonstrators were arrested as police maintained order outside Electric Boat yards while Secretary of the Navy hailed the vessel as part of a fleet to be first in peace.
A 41-year-old former Marine from Breen Bay Wisconsin and his wife with five children left the area after losing their home to a highway relocation project. The family saddles up for a new start, facing uncertain prospects as they head toward Australia to begin anew.
In Raleigh AP report, State Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier rejects a proposal from the North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau to raise automobile physical damage rates. The plan would have boosted collision coverage by 23 percent, with larger hikes for higher deductibles, while seeking changes to the loss adjustment factor. Lanier cites use of a single year of statistics as unsound and notes that historically two years of data are used. The bureau also proposed wide increases for heavy vehicle classes and changes to the rating formula.
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