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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1966

Page

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Rental Agencies Cars Scattered Across Country Amid Strike

An Associated Press survey shows car rental firms facing a slump due to an airline strike. Airport-based agencies report business down as travelers vanish. central locations vary from normal to booming. Managers describe cars sent to far cities and not returning, with national activity down 25 to 40 percent for some firms.

New York Kansas City Atlanta Seattle Wash Florida Associated Press Jack Noble Hertz Bob Christine Alvis Buffalo N.Y Max Hahn Avis Rosaline Jackson National Car Rental Service Jim Crowley Econo-Car Daytona Beach Fla Miami

Wilson Sees Pound Move To Stabilize British Economy

President Johnson and British Prime Minister Wilson met amid talks on Britain's economic crisis and pound stabilization. Wilson cited cuts in overseas spending and a manpower shakeup to shift workers into export industries, while the U.S. reiterated support with a $1 billion standby credit.

United States Wilson Johnson Secret Service Blair House Executive Mansion White House Bill D. Moyers Viet Nam Moscow Trevor Liloyd- Hughes

Britain faces economic freeze plans stir across parties

Britain’s economy shakes as Labour supporters and opposition leaders clash over a proposed six month freeze on wages prices and dividends. Frank Chapple cautions chaos from a crackdown while Sir Harry Douglass and industry spokesmen dispute practicality and seek cooperative solutions. Prices slump on London stocks as Brown defends a voluntary start with potential compulsory powers later aimed at curb.

Britain Labor Frank Chapple Electrical Trades Union Chapple Harry Douglass Trades Union Congress Confederation of British Industry Wil Som Edward Heath Eric Lubbock Liberal Party Wilson London Brown

Robbery Suspect Held On Bank Theft Charge At Shawnee

State University agriculture student Hatchett, held in Shawnee county jail, faced a $7,644 bank robbery charge involving Lynchburg. FBI agents recovered $316,926 and a .22 pistol in his car and trailer at Shawnee. He reportedly sold Bibles in Lynchburg while his wife and son lived there. he previously worked for Southwestern Bible Co. in Nashville. The couple married in December 1984. Hatchett, once in Shawnee High School circle, moved with his family from Carlsbad New Mexico three years earlier. his father was a pastor there. In 1965 he won Future Farmers of America honors for soil and water conservation.

State University Agriculture County Shawnee Lynchburg FBI Hatchett Southwestern Bible Co Nashville

Moore backs plan for higher education growth

Gov. Dan K. Moore said he backs a long range comprehensive plan to guide growth of North Carolina colleges and universities while avoiding a blank check. He urged coordination between public and private institutions and projected up to 600 people may participate in the plan, including educators lawmakers students and laymen. The plan aims to show costs and goals and requires broad understanding and support. Dr. Howard Boozer said planning studies are being laid and will begin soon as the SREB conference continues with sessions on student costs.

Asheville Dan K. Moore North Carolina Southern Regional Education Board SREB Moore Gov. Moore Howard R. Boozer Raleigh State Board of Higher Education Boozer State Board Georgia Carl E. Sanders

Airline talks end in tentative settlement under Johnson push

President Johnson, labor officials, and airline executives reached a preliminary agreement after intense negotiations over a three year contract. Union and management leaders plan to present the deal to members at Sunday meetings for possible ratification. A federal mediation board was appointed to investigate the dispute and recommend steps to prevent a strike.

Curtin W. Willard) Wirtz James J.) Reynolds P. L. (Roy) Siemiller IAM Wirtz Reynolds Wayne Morse Dore Johnson White House Bill D. Moyers Labor W. Willard Wirtz James J. Reynolds Congress Ihraw Moyers Senate Labor Committee Committee Lister Hinl D-Alg Johison Toom Eastern National Northwest Trans World United William J. Curtin Carriers L. Siemiller Machinists Harold Wilson Great Britain Wilson Dean Rusk Rusk American Airlines Transport Workers Union John Dunlop Harvard University Bayliss Manning Stanford University Law School J. Patterson Drew Washington American

Racial unrest across several cities sparks violence

Across the Mississippi and Illinois, racial tensions erupted with stoning and window smashing in Laurel with police sealing a 16 block area. In Chicago a South Side teen gang feud flared, pushing the weekly death toll to two and 14 wounded as truces collapsed amid blame on rival groups. A Columbia judge ruled a segregationist restaurant owner may refuse dine‑in service but must stop discriminatory acts at one shop, while threats against a civil rights leader were reported in Laurel.

Laurel Miss Henry C. Clay Jr Mississippi Council On Human Relations National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Columbia D.C U.S Bessinger Sandwigh Simons Chicago South Side Blackstone Rangers East Side Disciples Englewood Disciples

U2 plane missing after flight from Barksdale

USIS official Edmund Schecher said confirmation awaits from the rugged scene 52 miles west of Oruro Bolivia where wreckage and Hickman’s identification card were found. The U 2 had been in a wide south American search covering six countries with nine USAF planes.

USIS Edmund Schecher la Paz Oruro Washington Pentagon Panama U.S. Air Force Schecher Hickman U.S Defense Department Barksdale Air Force Base Shreveport Air Force Southern Command Albrook Air Force Base Panama Canal Zone Ecuador Bolivia Peru Chile Brazil Tucson Ariz Barksdale Francis Gary Powers

Gromyko Says Russians Not Asked To Mediate Viet Nam

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told reporters in Tokyo that Moscow has not been asked to mediate in Viet Nam and will push for peace only if North Viet Nam requests it. He urged US troops to leave Viet Nam and noted continued aid to North Viet Nam.

Neem’ Gromyko Viet Nam Tokyo Andrei A. Gromyko Soviet Union Gromyko Etsusaburo Shiina Shiina Eisaku Sato United States Kunashiri Etorofu

Rights Debate Carries On Over Open Housing Provisions

Judges resist changes to a long standing bill as open housing provisions draw lobbying battles. Debate centers on the jury section while civil rights advocates push to preserve a private housing discrimination ban. House sponsors Celler and McCulloch seek a clear homeowner exemption for real estate agents.

Page Qne Whitener Celler William MM. McCulloch Ohio

Convict Car Escape Shocks Robeson County

Dr. Moore recalled being shook as two prisoners Resendz and Chavis escaped from custody in a 1957 car. Resendz fled the Robeson County area briefly before rejoining capture after a high speed chase that involved a patrol collision. Mrs Malpass survived after being held at gunpoint. Resendz faced armed robbery and kidnapping charges while Chavis faced questions about involvement.

Dr. Moore Moore Robeson County Sheriff’s Department Resendz Johnson Resendt Central Prison Robeson County Highway Patrol Umberton Chavis

Vietnam War Slow Pace, Hastings Drive Strikes North

Reported actions across coastal plains 360 miles northeast of Sais on killed 37 Communists while Marines and South Vietnamese claim 818 North Vietnamese regulars killed plus 830 probably killed from the 324B Division. American and Vietnamese pilots flew 619 sorties over the south on Thursday aiding ground troops.

Saison 17Th Parallel U.S North Viet Nam South South Viet Nam Dinh Bor der Earth Viet Nam Saigon Peking New China News Agency Haiphong Hanoi 7Th Feet Ranger Oriskany Constellation Air Thanh Hoa Scheoviet Andrei A. Gromyko Tokyo I Nam U Thant Moscow Leonid I. Brezhnev Thant Kremlin New York

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