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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1965
Page
3
AP analysis notes President Johnson may order another decision making review in three to five months and likely increase U S forces in Vietnam. A 50 000 man buildup raised total to about 125 000 with sources eyeing a possible 200 000 by year’s end.
Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall withdraws his petition to intervene against Duke Power Co. Keowee-Jocassee hydroelectric project on the Savannah River basin in North and South Carolina. He proposes license conditions to protect historical data, wildlife, recreation, and downstream federal project integration.
Salisbury N C AP John A Carter president of Carter of Carolina said Thursday Dally Madison Foods Inc of New York is negotiating to buy the Rowan County furniture plant. A 3 million purchase agreement is reported pending stockholder approval. The sale would allow expansion in the near future. Carter noted three Salisbury plants and one in Reno would operate as a division under current management.
President Johnson will fly to Independence Missouri on Friday to sign the 133 page Medicare bill in the Truman Library auditorium. Former President Harry S Truman will attend, having previously supported similar health proposals. After the signing Johnson and Truman will meet privately to discuss topics from agricultural programs to civil rights.
President Lyndon B. Johnson disclosed on the White House south lawn that several women were considered for the latest Supreme Court vacancy and hinted at future landmark appointments. He noted Abe Fortas filled the seat and cited two prominent women judges, Sarah T. Hughes and Lorna Lockwood, as possibilities. Johnson stressed merit in appointments and highlighted extensive female representation in federal ranks while urging attention to women at lower societal levels.
AP reports in Richmond the 500000 gallons of water spilled into the basement of the Life Insurance Co. of Virginia building downtown after a valve was opened during construction. A. James, site superintendent, said the valve opening at night was not an accident and firemen pumped water from the subs basement. the incident affects families, especially mothers, amid market uncertainties.
Attorney General Katzenbach urged Congress to pass a federal work release bill modeled on North Carolina’s program. He cited savings from NC practices, including reduced guard hours and a prison hospital funded by program proceeds, and urged safeguards to prevent wage suppression or displacement of local workers.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson described President Johnson's plan to expand U S troop strength in Vietnam as inevitable but deeply regretted. He urged renewed negotiations and warned that neither side would easily win, while noting allied European hesitations to commit militarily. Britain cites peacekeeping roles, Malaysia defense burden, and economic strain as obstacles to intervention. West Germany also doubts any engagement amid its September election.
In Hythe England 1986 the altar Tate reports twenty richly carved Baroque stalls from a Cathusian monastery at Buxheim near Ulm Germany. They form a feature of the new chapel of the Convert of the Presentation consecrated by Archbishop Michael Ramsey. The stalls and high altar date to 1296 and were bought in 1803 when Napoleon secularized Bavarian churches.
The Boy Scouts of America announced that Farragut State Park in Idaho will host the 12th World Jamboree in 1967 the first time it is held in the United States. About 17 000 scouts from nearly 100 nations are expected to attend the August event at the 5000 acre park on Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho. The Girl Scouts have just concluded a senior grounding.
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