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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1966

Page

10

Planes Hit Targets On Both Sides Of Border In Viet Nam War

U S air and naval units pounded Communist targets across the border while ground action in South Viet Nam slowed to a near standstill. US forces reported no contact with the enemy as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units reportedly withdrew toward Laos.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S Red’ Regiment Phuc Yen Tuy Hoa Guam Pleiku Central Highlands Chu Phong Navy North Viet Nam Hanoi Vinh Yen Bay Thanh Hoa Thich Tri Quang Unified Buddhist Church Thich Tinh Khiet Nguyen Duy Tai Quang Amk-Brj Construction Combine

Malaria Strain Grounds More Troops Than Viet Cong

In Kontum Viet Nam a virulent malaria strain hit the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division during Operation Joe Hooker, sidelining 75 to 100 men daily for three days. Capt. Ernest Genthos said malaria in the Cavalry proved deadlier than the VC until a DDS and quinine based cure was developed. The treatment, tested at Stateville Penitentiary, combines diaminodiphenylsulfone with daraprim in a 35 day program, with relapse risk under 5 percent.

Kontum South Viet Nam 1St Cavalry Joe Hooker Saigon Ernest J Genthos Collingswood N.J 15Th Medical Battalion Stateville Penitentiary Joliet Ill Genthos Par

Student Editor Contempt Finding And $300 Fine

Eugene Oregon AP Annete Buchanan a 20 year old student editor was held in contempt of court and fined 300 for refusing to name seven students who used marijuana before a grand jury She refused saying disclosure would violate confidences Her attorney said an appeal would be filed to the Oregon Supreme Court The case centers on press confidentiality traditions versus legal duty to reveal sources and names Page Two continues EDITOR.

Eugene, Ore Annette Buchanan Edward Leavy Arthur Johnson Johnson Oregon Supreme Court Miss Buchanan University of Oregon the Emerald William Frye Oregon Frye

Alva Cape explodes again in Brooklyn harbor blaze

Four dead and three missing after the British tanker Alva Cape erupts in flames at Gravesend Bay, seconds after a prior collision disaster in New York Harbor. The volatile naphtha cargo, tainted by a June collision with Texaco Massachusetts, prompted calls for removal and further federal lawsuits over $11 million in damages.

New York Brooklyn Coast Guard Gravesend Bay James Higgens John V. Lindsay Alva Cape Robert O. Lowery Peratures Texaco Massachusetts Newark Bay New York Harbor

Open Housing showdown survives House committee vote

Washington AP President Johnson's open housing proposal narrowly survived an effort to kill a key section of the 1966 civil rights bill in the House Judiciary Committee. The 17 to 15 vote against killing the housing ban left several amendments pending and split Republican stance unclear for final passage.

Washington Johnson House Judiciary Committee

Argentina Coup Ousts Illia. Ongania To Lead Interim

Argentine military officers ousted President Arturo Illia in a bloodless coup to curb Peronist power. Lt Gen Juan Carlos Onganía will assume interim presidency after Illia refused to resign and fled toward asylum in Uruguay. The junta dissolved parties and Congress, dismissed Supreme Court members, and halted constitutional processes amid regional and U.S. diplomatic concerns.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Illia Casa Rosada Uruguay Juan Carlos Ongania Ilia Land Congress Supreme Court Pascal A. Pistarini Juan D. Peron Ricardo Montevideo

Four Negroes Runoff Defeated in S C Assembly Races

In a Democratic runoff in Williamsburg and Clarendon counties, four Black candidates sought seats in South Carolina's all white Legislature but were defeated. White voters carried two House seats and one Senate seat in Williamsburg, while Clarendon backed white candidates. Federal observers monitored the vote amid access issues. Virgin Johnson failed in Hampton County Council runoff.

Columbia South Carolina Williamsburg Clarendon Williamsburg County House Senate Clarendon County J. S. Hunter Joseph Coker Coker Hunter Virgil Dimery LaNue Floyd Floyd Dimery Ernest W Carter J. Henry Stuckey Stuckey J. E. Lawrence Purvis Easley Virgin Johnson Hampton County Council

Bell Resigning Aid Post to Join Ford Foundation

Foreign Aid Administrator David E. Bell will resign effective July 31 to become vice president of the Ford Foundation in charge of international activities. William S. Gaud will be nominated as Bell’s successor, deputy administrator of the AID since 1964. Bell cited personal reasons and said Gaud is highly qualified to carry forward aid policies.

Washington Johnson David E. Bell Bell Ford Foundation White House William S. Gaud Agency For International Development Bill D. Moyers John F. Kennedy Gaud New York City Army China India Burma New York

Unusual speed costs U.S. to sever Argentina ties

The United States suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina after the military ousted President Illia. The State Department expressed regret at the break in democratic governance and said Washington would consult with the Organization of American States on future recognition.

U.S Washington Argentina Organization of American States Norberto M. Battenechea Lucie S. Garcia del Solar Moscow Pistarini Carlos A. Caro United States Arturo Uia Buenos Aires State Department Brazil Johnson Goulart

Kennedy backed candidate defeats Tammany Hall in NYC primary

In New York Kennedy backed Samuel J. Silverman defeated Tammany's Arthur G. Klein by wide margins for Surrogate Court. Silverman led 62,995 to 42,131 with Rohan at 7,264. Derounian, a Goldwater ally, beat William Casey for Long Island’s congressional seat, continuing a GOP shift. Kennedy urged a statewide probe into the Surrogate Court amid alleged deal making.

New York Robert F. Kennedy Tammany Hall Manhattan Goldwater Steven B. Derounian William J. Casey Long Island Derounian Johnson New York City Kennedy-Tammany Kennedy Supreme Court Samuel J. Silverman Tammany Arthur G. Klein Silverman Klein Criminal Court Thomas E. Rohan

Three Bandits Rob Lynchburg Bank of $4512

In Lynchburg at the Miller Park branch of a federal savings and loan, three armed men robbed the bank of 4512 dollars at about noon. They forced employees to lie on the floor and masked their faces with handkerchiefs. Police blocked major city intersections but the suspects remained at large.

Lynchburg Miller Park

Physicians urge practical tips over grim holiday death predictions

A group of physicians at the American Medical Association convention dismissed the "grisly numbers game" of predicting holiday deaths as worthless. They urged travelers to choose safer transport and follow concrete steps such as raising tire pressure to 35 to 50 pounds and wearing shoulder harnesses, arguing safer driving campaigns have failed to reduce deaths.

Chicago Seymour Charles Newark N.J American Medical Association National Safety Council Charles Physicians For Automotive Safety John States Rochester, N.Y American Association’for Automotive Medicine

Weather Review for Virginia and North Carolina Delights Heat

Virginia will be hot and hazy with scattered thundershowers mainly west and north, highs in the 80s with 80s near the coast and mountains. North Carolina turns partly cloudy and hot with widely scattered afternoon storms, highs 84 to 99, cooler in mountains, Thursday little change with more isolated storms.

Virginia North Carolina

Downtown Weather Log Report

Daily weather log shows Tuesday readings with temperatures from 82 to 88 and winds SW to calm. Barometric pressure around 29.98 to 30.02 inches, 24 hour low 71, high 89, with no precipitation reported.

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