19 Mar 1967
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1967
Page
1
Saigon dispatch cites US officials on Viet Cong terror amid claims of nearly 12 000 civilian deaths and about 41 000 abductees since the start of the year. Officials warn figures are imprecise due to local record gaps, but note 457 killed and 738 kidnapped in January alone.
The Soviet Foreign Ministry accuses two Chinese diplomats of instigating clashes in Moscow starting January 25 and protests in Peking outside the Soviet Embassy. Wives and children of Soviet diplomats were evacuated as Red Guards harassed at Peking Airport. Both sides trade protests but refuse to sever relations. Soviet denounce Mao and accuse China of hindering aid to Vietnam while aiding the United States.
Governors from Republican and Democratic ranks meet with President Johnson to discuss federal state cooperation on crises facing the nation including Vietnam. Romney and Rockefeller downplay set-piece Vietnam positions while Reagan supports swift military victory. Johnson announces renewed federal funds and stresses joint planning as the National Governors Conference opens in Washington.
President Johnson's Guam visit comes as Marine units paint and ready facilities from Andersen Air Force Base to a Polaris submarine dock. Officials expect crowds in Agana and a potential protest by a construction workers union over wages.
AP report from CROSS, S.C. states five persons died in a crash in D C area with two married sisters among the deceased. Details incomplete due to fragmented source text.
Johnson and McNamara head to Guam as Vietnam war strategy shifts toward building a democratic South Vietnam and civilian governance. The conference will not announce major military moves, but will discuss pacification, constitutional work, and nonmilitary program rollouts with leaders from Vietnam and the United States.
In Spartanburg district farmers report heavy losses from a hard freeze that damaged peach orchards across the Piedmont and Sandhills. Officials estimate up to 9 percent loss in Upper Piedmont with some areas seeing 80 to 90 percent tree damage in bloom. complete assessments to come after 10 to 14 days.
The milk shortage affects Michigan and Indiana areas as NFO and dairy interests clash. Reports show 1 to 6 percent drops in deliveries and receipts, with some truckers dumping milk and arrests for public dumping. Bottled milk discarded in Auburn and Cuba City underscores lingering disruption amid weekend trade impacts.
Rescue crews worked for hours after Theresa Davis, two and a half, fell into a 28 foot well at a tin roofed home. Her mother Opal Davis and Theresa's stepfather Mera Davis left her with grandmother Opal Allemany while visiting a sick relative. Aunt Patsy Allemany, 15, heard cries and found Theresa cold and begging to be held. A rope was lowered and Theresa finally pulled herself up with both arms through the rope loop.
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