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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1969
Page
1
Washington AP reports an May 11 fire at Rocky Flats Colorado halted plutonium handling for U S missiles. Production at the vital plant remains idle while officials seek to restore operations.
The dispute centers on Westbrook Pegler who once called President Truman a hick and a hateful figure. Truman’s letter compared Pegler to a vile critic, while Pegler accused the President of incivility. Pegler, living in Arizona since 1942, left King Features Syndicate in 1962 amid irreconcilable differences following a Tulsa address.
A coloring book depicting violence against police sparks Senate criticism. Senator John J. McClellan questions the aim of teaching children revolutionary violence, urging church and city leaders to halt the program. Los Angeles officers note a children’s breakfast and merchant extortion claims tied to the Panthers.
Democratic leaders delayed an early vote on the surtax extension. Speaker McCormack said the postponement followed a request from Wilbur Mills who has been ill. A high Democratic source said most who expressed opinions opposed the bill, while Ford projected enough votes for passage. Byrnes warned of trouble, Boggs called passage a near miracle, and Madden urged a comprehensive loophole closing bill as the Ways and Means Committee prepared to extend the surtax at 10 percent this year and 5 percent for half of 1970.
Historical overview of Virginia Supreme Court figures including Eggleston and Keeeston with notes on massive resistance, Prince Edward County school closings, and later reversals by the U S Supreme Court. Names mentioned include Buchanan Snead Godwin Marrison and a State Bar subcommittee meeting at White Sulphur Springs July 5 to consider nominees for two vacancies.
Reighard said that narrowing the field of suspicion to about 1 percent makes weapons detection practical by focusing on a manageable number of air travelers, since screening every passenger is impossible.
Kornegay argues Congress extended the 1965 cigarette labeling act without punishing tobacco on untrue evidence. He criticizes calls to reopen the Mita report and notes testimony from lawmakers and industry leaders at a Bright Belt Warehouse Association session in Wrightsville Beach North Carolina.
James Mason will deliver the eulogy at Judy Garland’s private funeral in New York on Friday. Liza Minnelli’s agents announced the plans as her children Lorna and Joseph Luft are expected to attend with Sid Luft’s ex-husband Mickey Deans due to arrive from London. Public viewing will follow the private service at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Church.
AP reports Ray Lewis, 24, who uses a motorized wheelchair after a pool accident, was told he needed a license and tests but the Florida Highway Patrol reversed the ruling. Col. H. N. Kirkman cited safety and welfare concerns and noted wheelchairs depend on interpretation of vehicular law.
Costs land 6.1 percent higher than a year ago and fruits and vegetables up 1.6 percent from April. Officials foresee higher retail prices on items like apparel if livestock prices keep rising in May. Used car prices fall slightly but earlier gains mute the effect. May index supports cost of living pay raises for about 173,000 workers and higher take home pay for rank and file staff. Gross weekly earnings rise to 13.34, up 1.05 from April and $6.86 from May 1968.
Governor Godwin and rivals Howell and Vowell spar over who would best lead Virginia in November. Godwin notes Howell’s programs with disagreement on methods, while Vowell proposes repealing the food tax. Voters face a potential three way runoff as polls show many undecided. Godwin cites education progress as his lasting legacy and revenue needs to sustain programs.
Officials in North Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate investigate a suspected nerve paralyzing poison in the Rhine between Bingen and St. Goarshausen. Fish die offs, water safety checks, and canal disruptions ripple through Germany and the Netherlands as authorities seek the toxin’s source and scope.
The Associated Press report describes Israeli and Egyptian fighters clashing over the Gulf of Suez with each side claiming a kill. Earlier Arab saboteurs destroyed an Israeli oil pipeline outside Haifa, while Jordanian and Lebanese tensions rise as Israeli raids expand to Jordanian positions and a Palestinian guerrilla group claims responsibility for the Haifa blast. Police probe the Kishon incident as security tightens around Jerusalem. United Nations talks resume among the Big Four powers on the Middle East crisis.
Four civilian irregulars and four dependents died as Ben Het endured daily shelling from 60, 82 and 120 mm mortars, 85 mm howitzers and recoilless rifles. US and South Vietnamese spokesmen questioned cross-border origins, with scud-like ranges and caves used to conceal positions. Airstrikes targeted bunkers, with Capt. Eugene Karotky noting four secondary explosions after ordnance on a ridgeline.
A severe rainstorm drenched the Tigard-Lake Oswego area dropping an inch in 15 minutes and flooding streets and basements. A driver died after losing control in the slick conditions. Across the nation heavy weather included waterspouts along Gulf and Atlantic coasts and mixed conditions from California to New York City. In McGraw New York a cloudburst sent water and mud through streets, flooding basements and stranding residents.
Senators from both parties defended or criticized Otepka amid a heated panel discussion. Dodd praised his security stance, Thurmond commended his loyalty, and Fannin called his removal a refusal to rubber-stamp clearances. Kennedy and Tydings filed a minority report questioning Secretary Rusk’s 1967 handling and nomination rationale. Rusk later altered the 1967 order to transfer and reprimand after reviewing the case.
Frank King, Chicago cartoonist and creator of Gasoline Alley, died at 86 in Winter Park Florida. The Chicago Tribune debuted the strip in 1919 and it appears in more than 300 newspapers. King, born 1883 in Tomah Wisconsin, shaped Skeezix and Walt Waller while working for the Tribune and other papers.
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