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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
2
In California kindergartens more than 1000 children aged five and six drew bright crayon scenes of rockets launch pads and space stations. Their art was selected for a Douglas Aircraft Co calendar with judges including Walt Disney and two company executives.
Twelve year old Michael Johnson, flown from Texas to Gastonia to live with his grandmother, recalls the Sanderson flood that killed his mother and five siblings. His father remains missing. A terrier named Butch and the family TV were among losses. Michael survived after grabbing a tree branch while the motel was washed away. Authorities estimate his father's body is buried under mud up to 20 feet deep.
Tom Van Sickle of Fort Scott Kansas a Goldwater conservative won the first apparent test of strength in the Young Republicans chairman race at a boisterous national convention session A 292 to 25 vote rejected a delay motion by Flaherty supporters Van Sickle said funds from Goldwater campaign groups were used to support his chair run while Flaherty claimed the money was improper and demanded denial of use for the campaign The convention also heard about a retiring Richmond Va school custodian eyes night school diploma and a debate over a voting rights bill with a San Francisco delegate proposing a repeal of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
President Johnson distributed junior style decorations to five Gemini astronauts’ children after pinning medals on their fathers. He invited Michael DeDivitt 8, Katherine 6, and Patrick 4 to dine and stay the night, saying such hospitality shows admiration in the country. Bonnie Lynn White and Edward White III, children of the other astronauts, were named in the ceremony.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $45.19 billion Defense Department bill for the fiscal year starting July 2. It funds 2,653,000 uniformed personnel, 29,571 active aircraft, 899 ships, and 2,700 nuclear warheads. Three GOP members criticized funding levels for Vietnam, urging a revised budget and noting past extra requests.
Apache Indians from Grasshopper and surrounding areas fete Lynda Bird Johnson as an honorary member of the White Mountain Apache tribe. The 21 year old guest student at the University of Arizona archaeological summer field school is one of few non Indians to receive the honor. The ceremony includes a blessing, dances, and gifts. a large feast fed about 2000 people after two days of prep.
In Paris, a Chinese official denounced American imperialism and boasted of its world leadership while Moscow’s exhibit drew scorn from pro Chinese Reds. Observers noted mutual distrust, with Chinese displays in a red pagoda and Russians criticizing Mao's cult of personality and promising better weapons.
Barry Goldwater accused President Johnson of hijacking media attention by holding news conferences at the same moments as Republicans. Goldwater announced the Free Society Association and said Johnson would also meet reporters, while critics noted the lack of advance notice for presidential briefings.
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