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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1967
Page
1
Governor Lurleen Wallace urged Alabama lawmakers to use police power to override a federal court order on school integration. She called for cease-and-desist measures and deployment of extra state troopers to protect students, saying the decree could destroy the state’s school system.
In a heated Alabama town, leaders rally behind using police power to protect public school integration while awaiting court decisions. Governor Wallace’s stance and comments from Rev. Nickel frame a tense clash over local education control and civil rights policy.
Vice President Humphrey arrived at a modernistic white opera house as police sealed the area around the crowd. Leaflets reading peace and liberty for Vietnam were scattered. A smoke bomb ignited near a car drew police. Gianni Bazzan of the Rome youth federation was detained along with seven others.
A Delta DC8 training flight crashed near New Orleans injuring bystanders and scorching the airport area. Witnesses described a fiery impact as fire crews rushed to the scene about 15 miles from downtown. Pilot control unclear as investigation begins.
The Black Arts program funds issues prompted a city audit faulting past fiscal controls under ex executive director Livingston Wingate who resigned to join a Washington antipoverty project. The report lists 44 reforms on hiring and accounting and notes interim director Charles H. King will assume April 17 as new executive director while many recommendations have already been implemented.
NBC reporters and AFTRA members faced a year of labor strife as a three-network picket planned for NBC Rockefeller Center faltered. Ray Scherer and Morgan Beatty returned to air as AFTRA expanded bargaining to cover local New York Chicago and Los Angeles broadcasters in a nationwide strike affecting 309 unsettled locals.
The AFL CIO Laborers International Union urged speedier investigation into the February 9 shotgun slaying of Deevie P. Babineaux 32 a union business agent during a Louisiana oil rig workers organizing drive. It asks District Attorney J Ralph Fontenot to stop deputy sheriffs and students from serving as armed guards amid claims Hanks the alleged shooter once held a public commission. The union cites a grand jury slow pace and notes the organizing drive covers about 12 000 workers with roughly 75 percent signed up.
Washington AP reports farm product prices fell 1 percent in the month ended March 15, extending a downturn since September that has sparked farmer unrest. Prices are about 8.5 percent below last summer’s peak and 7 percent under March last year, with hogs and milk driving most of the decline while wheat and eggs rose offsetting some loss. The Agriculture Department cited higher labor costs as a factor in the milk price drop.
New York dailies face a looming walkout as 10 unions press for wage gains amid a prolonged contract dispute. Talks continue under mediator Theodore Kheel with optimism for a midnight settlement while printers threaten slowdowns to pressure an accord.
Powell announced a May 26 Los Angeles gathering with himself as keynote. He hinted at a possible new black political organization named the National Conference of Negro Elected Officials. California figures Marvyny Dymaily and Julian Bond voiced support, while Floyd McKissick praised Powell as a symbol of black political power and outlined national tour plans. Powell named Alex Michaux as an active Harlem figure and said he will preach in Bimini on April 9 before Harlem’s election.
Field reports recount intensified fighting across South Vietnam with South Korean troops repelling a Viet Cong detachment on Highway 1 in Phu Yen Province. U.S. air power supported operations in the central highlands and coastal foothills as B52s bombed Communist bivouacs near Hanoi. Overall weekly U.S. casualties reached 1,606 with 274 killed and 1,326 wounded, plus 12 missing or captured, amid ongoing high troop losses since 1961.
After court action staled the milk holding plan, NFO chief Staley slammed the move as a bid by LBJ to keep farm prices low and aid big interests. Judge Stepherson allowed the case to proceed, while the milk strike continues to push milk toward plants under contract. Military deaths in Vietnam rise as U S casualties in the war reach 425,000 and Communist forces gain strength through infiltration, with total troops estimated at 297,000.
Rockets from New Jersey 250 miles away carried 5 pound TEB packages to reach 100 miles, dispersing at 90 50 and 142 200 mile altitudes to study atomic oxygen radiation, with a second launch planned two hours later. Barium vapor clouds mapped by five camera stations within 100 miles as weather postponed flights due to overcast skies.
A Washington AP report analyzes Vietnam casualties if rates persist, estimating 61,100 U.S. battle deaths and 52,780 wounded in 1967. It compares Vietnam losses to Korea and World War II, noting weekly deaths and wounded totals and differing war natures. It cites Pentagon data through March 25 and ambassador Lodge’s earlier projections.
Freeman reports large dairy product inflows into government stock under price support schemes. Imports last year reached 2.7 billion pounds milk equivalent, vs 900 million pounds in 1565, with a forecast of over one billion pounds more this year. Freeman notes last year's rise largely due to quota law evasion.
Government safety agency completed 18 orders on Thursday detailing penalties up to 10000 per violation with a 400000 cap. Cars failing to meet standards by Jan 1 1968 cannot be sold. Most orders rejected manufacturer changes though two standards were clarified and three minor rephrasings adopted for rearview mirrors door locks and seat anchorages.
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