29 Jun 1962
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
1
The new laws raise traffic penalties and end mail licenses for under 18 drivers. Licenses rise from 1 to 2 dollars for operators and 2 to 3 dollars for chauffeurs. Aimed at training funding, the changes also address Negro boycotts, and a two year merger and annexation moratorium begins as a state commission reviews laws.
Measures aim to speed up investigations and extraditions while boosting industry. A new State Industrial Development Advisory Board forms, and the governor gains direct control of development efforts. Tax changes extend liquor and tobacco levies, study commissions loom for highways education and port deepening, and lawmakers address redistricting disputes and potential new colleges.
Soblen's New York lawyer denounces the fight as indecent and dishonest while questioning continued representation. The escape involved $100,000 in cash and bonds allegedly provided by Soblen's wife and two friends. Soblen, a former Rockland State Hospital psychiatrist, fled to Israel using a Canadian passport identified as Bruce Sobel, with police tracing his hotel stay and contacts in Tel Aviv.
Four American Lutheran bodies merged to form The Lutheran Church in America in a Detroit ceremony at Cobo Hall. The new church unites 3,186,310 members in 6,125 congregations, combining United Lutheran, Augustana, Finnish, and American Evangelical Lutherans. President Kennedy sent greetings as candles merged into a single blaze and choirs sang.
Congress faces a new debt limit as 43 Democrats and 12 Republicans back the plan while 20 Republicans and 14 Democrats oppose. The Williams amendment fails, and a Midler proposal to cap nondefense spending at 1962 levels is tabled. Secretary Dillon warns a higher ceiling may be needed if a balanced-budget goal slips.
Records reveal a Maryland Virginia conspiracy involving Peckham Little and Co Jersey City and the Hammett Co Cambridge Mass and Kurtz Brothers Paoli Paoli and Clearfield NJ with co conspirators in Baltimore Albany Syracuse and local Virginia districts. Civil suits mirror criminal charges. Richmond Orange and Sussex counties reported purchases from Hammett and Kurtz firms while Richmond city schools bought 8 to 10 thousand dollars annually.
Freeman, a U.S. Army clerk captured near Saigon, testified he was forced to read Communist propaganda and kept under guard during captivity. He joined others in detailing long forced marches, beatings, and constant interrogation as the Estes investigation explored agricultural transfers and advisories.
The article describes security measures as crowds are controlled with infantry and armored support during Kennedy and Lopez Mateos arrival at Los Pinos. It notes labor leaders mobilizing, government offices and schools declaring a holiday, and talks anticipated on Latin American issues and tariff debates affecting U.S.-Mexico relations.
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk indicated in Lisbon that Washington seeks a five year renewal of the Azores base pact, separate from Portugal’s African policy. Portuguese officials, eager to link base talks to broader aid positions, show firm stance as Rusk departs. The article also notes internal reforms by Secretary Freeman after the Estes case, including an audit office and personnel accountability measures.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.