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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1968
Page
3
In Hue Vietnam bodies of about 20 people killed in the late January battle remain unburied at a former command post. President Thieu and a delegation toured the city observing damage, spoke with locals, and noted Reconstruction will be lengthy with much of Hue destroyed.
Assembly action governs license renewal after two moving violations and shifts to four year permits at $9. A five county compromise lets governing bodies name school boards in five counties, while Nansemond gains two at large seats for Black representation. A freedom of information bill passes to curb secrecy in public bodies. Federal workers in DC area may seek local office, Arlington and Fairfax targeted. Drunk driving penalties for refusals to submit to blood tests fail to pass.
Campus security police detained a taxi driver and others for investigation after arrests sparked a dormitory area protest by 50 to 75 Negro students shouting Black Power slogans and alleging police brutality. The scene grew tense with rocks, bricks, and a burning cab, as observers noted the broader spate of racially charged incidents across Tennessee towns.
In Roanoke County a neighbor driving a pickup truck fatally injured Gray Wilmont Cundiff after the vehicle veered across a lawn and into his carport wall. Gale Howard Ollis, 41, was charged with murder. Ollis’ 13-year-old son was lightly hurt. Neighbors cited a long-running dispute between the men.
Vietnamese infantrymen report killing about 50 Communist troops on Friday and seizing 21 weapons and 100 rocket and mortar rounds. A spokesman said nine South Vietnamese soldiers died and six were wounded in the action, in the same area where U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces reported a seven hour battle killing 164 enemies on Thursday. A U S spotter plane saw three or four heavily laden elephants near a Viet Cong truck park in the central highlands about 270 miles north of Saigon and alerted fighter bombers as supplies.
Washington AP reports congressional advocates of federally supported national health programs warn that President Johnson's budget funds these programs at only about 25 percent of authorized levels. Senators Hill and Kennedy criticized the cuts, noting the impact on NIH research grants, mental health centers, and medical education.
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