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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
9
Police moved into a northwest side Puerto Rican area for the second night as 500 plus rioters shattered windows stoned vehicles and damaged property. Sunday's clash followed a police shooting of a Puerto Rican youth injuring 16. a policeman resigned and crowd control measures eased after leaders urged peace.
Washington AP reports federal Judge Matthew F. McGuire postponed the contempt of Congress trial of Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M. Shelton to Sept 12 after attorneys disagreed on trial length. Shelton, imperial wizard of the United Klans of America, faces possible fines up to 1000 dollars and up to a year in prison for failing to provide subpoenaed records to the House Un American Activities Committee. He had previously refused to answer questions on Oct 19, 1965.
The Supreme Court imposed fresh restrictions on police questioning, requiring warnings of the right to remain silent and to have a lawyer before interrogation. A 5-4 ruling held confessions obtained without safeguards cannot be used at trial, with dissenters calling the move hazardous. Cases involved California, New York, and Arizona incidents dating from the Escobedo decision era.
In Brookhaven Suffolk County New York two people died when a small plane crashed into foggy woods. Victims identified as Barbara Lee Benny 24 of New York City and Mark Scher a Washington lawyer. Benny had appeared on a CBS To Tell The Truth episode with her twin sister.
A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby legally sane after a 10 minute hearing. Ruby, silent through most of the trial, told reporters he never claimed unsound mind. Defense did not participate, may pursue appeals in state or federal courts. See RUBY, Page 2-A.
The Virginia Supreme Court reversed the 1964 conviction of James C. Hammer in Newport News Corportion Court, ruling uncontradicted evidence of pressure by Police Chief Peach to obtain admissions warranted reversal. The court ordered new trials, while one member dissented, and noted Escobedo concerns in dissent.
U S paratroopers moved into central highlands positions once held by North Vietnamese regulars finding 37 enemy dead but most of the regiment had withdrawn before the B52 strike. The operation Hawthorne near Kontum saw light resistance as two US planes were lost and four airmen missing. Intelligence links another regiment, the 88th, crossing from Laos toward Vietnam near Kontum.
South Carolina Democrats select two Senate nominees on Tuesday to face Sen. Strom Thurmond. In Illinois, Abner Mikva challenges Rep. Oscar Adams ally office, with Daley also backing Dawson’s renomination against Fred Hubbard. Youth vs age marks Chicago districts, as Hollings challenges Russell for the other South Carolina seat.
In Saigon 3000 Buddhist led youths attacked U S and Vietnamese military jeeps. Police used tear gas and fired over 100 shots to scatter rioters, who burned a jeep and seized a machine gun. Several monks were arrested and two bystanders wounded as demonstrations resumed near the Buddhist Institute.
SHREVEPORT La AP seven boys drowned in the Shreveport area Monday as more than one inch of rain fell within 30 minutes. Five boys including two sets of brothers drowned when their 12 foot fishing boat with eight occupants sank in nearby Caddo Lake. Mr and Mrs Sydney Craig parents of three of the boys and another son were saved by passengers in a nearby boat. Gregory Morris 12 and Terry Luce 15 drowned when trapped in a drainage ditch.
A paroled convict yelling for drugs shot a tourist and kidnapped a businessman after stealing a state highway patrol car during a high speed chase. The suspect, Morris Montford of Jacksonville, stole a cruiser, caused a crash, and went berserk before three officers subdued him. Tourists from Rochester aided, with one recounting a man with a gun firing at their car.
Soviet Premier Alexi Kosygin arrived in neutral Finland on Monday and began talks seen as a possible port of a Viet Nam policy alignment. He issued a mild appeal for Finland to join the Soviet bloc’s stance, while Finnish leaders avoided taking a firm side on the war.
Washington AP A Mount Vernon New York school superintendent told a congressional committee that the present structure of the nations schools is archaic and needs to be destroyed He urged coordinated educational research and a comprehensive theory of learning as mandatory He warned of a chaotic picture from fragmented studies and the need to synthesize the pieces Carter Brooks Myers Overby testified with him See EDUCATION Page 2
Virginia shows variable cloudiness and warm temperatures with scattered afternoon thundershowers in the west, easing to clearer skies and cooler conditions by Wednesday. North Carolina remains partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers mainly Tuesday night and Wednesday, highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Downtown log notes 7 pm 87 degrees bar 30.04 calm, 11 pm 81 degrees bar 30.07 SW-5, 24-hour low 58 high 94, no precipitation.
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