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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1966

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Chou Says U S Rejection Spurred China to Build N Arms

Premier Chou En-lai claimed the United States rejected a Red China proposal pledging no first use of nuclear weapons, forcing Beijing to develop its nuclear arsenal. He spoke at a Beijing banquet for visiting Albanian delegates after China’s third nuclear test.

Tokyo Chou En-lai Red China United States Chou Peking U.S Soviet Union Albania Moscow New China News Agency China Hie South Korea Fisaku Sato Japan Swaran Singh India

Viet Nam Shooting and Nuclear Test Highlight a Turbulent Week

Reports from Saigon and Peking describe Viet Nam violence with a blast that wounded Vietnamese workers and a U.S. Army firefight. Western officials pledge aid and compensation while China, Albania, and leaders react to China’s third nuclear test and the regional العسكري balance.

Juvenile rights clash over Parker case in Dade Court

Judge Ben Sheppard defends rehabilitative aims while Parker, a delinquent since age 13, faced trial without an attorney. The state appeals court ruled no right to counsel existed for juveniles, prompting ACLU plans to appeal to higher courts. County Bar supports appointing counsel as a right.

Ben Sheppard Dade County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Sheppard Parker Broward County Donald E. Stone Okeechobee 3Rd District Court of Appeals ACLU Tobias Simon State Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court Simon Family Law Committee Dade County Bar Association County Bar Association Peter Nimkoff

Mao health mystery prompts denial of illness

Officials in Peking twice denied Mao Zedong is ill, amid repeated absences from the capital over the past two decades. The report of his reappearance remains disputed as observers seek confirmation of his condition.

Peking Mao

Trenton Mayor Defeated After Racially Mixed Neighborhood Move

In Trenton New Jersey Mayor Arthur J. Holland lost his bid for a second term to Councilman Carmen J. Armenti by 2 283 votes 16 620 to 14 337. Armenti denied a white backlash saying he has lived in an integrated neighborhood all his life. Holland wept as he faced reporters and his wife. Holland had carried strong majorities in black wards previously.

Trenton Arthur J. Holland Carmen J. Armenti Holland Betty Armenti Ted

Slithery Gila Monster Heads Most-Wanted List

Boston AP reports a venomous 18 inch Gila Monster, capable of killing a child, vanished from a Roxbury neighborhood pet shop. Police and medics warn of danger as handlers and shop owner Anthony Scott search vacant lots, urge reports, and note possible buyers. Scott offers blood donation if needed. The animal's origin traces to Florida with zoo or lab use.

Boston Roxbury Anthony Scott John €. Kirkpatrick City Hospital Scott Gila Arizona Florida

Dirksen Fractures Hip After Hospital Bed Fall

Senator Everett Dirksen, 70, fractured his right hip after falling from a bed during a routine hospital checkup at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He underwent 30 minutes of repair surgery and is expected to remain hospitalized two to three weeks with crutches for a longer period. The incident prompted tributes in the Senate and a presidential medical escort for Dirksen’s wife.

Washington Everett M. Dirksen Tllinois Republican Walter Reed Army Medical Center Dirksen Senate Rourke B. Hickenlooper Iowa Republican Policy Committee Mike Mansfield Montana Dirk Sen Mansfield Johnson Texas Knoxville Tenn Dirksens Howard H. Baker Jr Tennessee LBJ Ranch Walter Reed Capitol Hill Capitol Hill Club

China hails nuclear test amid Albanian visit tour

A report notes Red China detonated its third nuclear device Monday and praised as a victory for China and the Socialist camp. Albanian guests arrived April 28 for May Day in Peking, touring Harbin Shanghai and Canton before returning May 8. Premier Chou En-lai and Marshal Lin Piao attended a banquet. Lin Piao’s absence noted due to poor health.

Ance Red China Peking Shehu China Harbin Shanghai Canton Chou En-lai Lin Piao

China conducts third atomic test amid missile range hints

The piece notes a yearlong study of China’s blast, with tests to gauge nuclear capability. It says Congress may pressure Secretary McNamara to start an antimissile program. Intelligence estimates place China developing a 700 to 900 mile range missile, short of striking the United States but threatening Asia and the Soviet Union.

China Red Hina Congress Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara United States Soviet Union

Morley school blast injures youths and damages plants

A blast damaged three company buildings with 50 to 75 percent destruction. The Morley school scene showed hysterical youths and bleeding victims as ambulances and police from two precincts rushed the injured to hospitals. Frank Becker, local towing company owner nearby, called it the worst disaster this town has seen.

Morley Frank Becker

Greatest Pressure On U S Hospitals Under Medicare To Be Outpatients

Atlantic City AP report cites Dr. Irwin L. Crosby of the American Hospital Association forecasting a vast long-range hospital construction program to handle surge in outpatient services under Medicare starting July 1. He warns in-patient demand will grow modestly while ambulatory care and emergency services will strain existing facilities, prompting rapid new facilities.

Atlantic City American Hospital Medicare American Psychiatric Association Crosby Association

Ford trims May auto production to 242000 units

Ford Cut May output by eliminating some overtime to reach a 242000 unit May target, the largest for the month in company history. Ward's Automotive Reports said about 165000 cars were trimmed from May through July quotas, with Ford and Chrysler removing another 23700 later. Industry sources noted a high inventory of 1582844 cars justified the slowdown as balance-out of the 1966 model year.

Ford Ward Automotive Reports Chrysler

Powell calls for pacifist draft reform and alternatives

Powell, a self described pacifist, urges replacing the draft tests with options like Peace Corps and public service. He condemns the tests as racist, warns they could create a master race and Aryan aristocracy, and criticizes U.S. policy in Vietnam while endorsing freedom to serve or resist.

Viet Nam Peace Corps Powell House Education and Labor Committee Welfare John Gardner Congress Hitler Germany U.S

Strike Stirs Over Luncheon At Railroad HQ

Pryor and a delegation of union officials walked out of a luncheon honoring Railroad President Thomas Goodfellow. Pryor denounced the event as ridiculous and blackmail, alleging free-flowing liquor violated company policy. He said the strike was to protect safety of commuters and staff.

Railroad Pryor Thomas Goodfellow

Housing subsidy bill sparks Senate debate on funding

Top aides pressed Capitol Hill to keep the subsidy program alive amid fierce opposition. The plan would fund about 30,000 housing units for private and nonprofit groups with rent subsidies. Support came from 186 Democrats and 6 Republicans, while 69 Democrats and 119 Republicans opposed. Critics warned of federal control of housing and favored restricting access to middle and minority groups.

Capitol Hill Congressional Edward P. Boland Dmass House Sidney R. Yates D-Ill Appropriations Committee Carl Albert Oklahoma Congress Charles R. Jonas Rn.c Boland Russia Selective Service System Veterans Administration

Bitter May frost sweeps North Carolina crops

One of the chilliest May 10ths in the state history produced frost warnings across North Carolina. Pre dawn lows ranged from 23 at Black Rock and Mt Mitchell to 49 at Wilmington with ice on Blue Ridge trees. Officials urged frost protection for tobacco, fruit and vegetables and recommended covers and sprinkler irrigation as a warming trend is expected by Wednesday afternoon.

Browing Rock Mt. Mitchell Laurel Springs Asheville Hickory Greensboro Raleigh Durham Rocky Mount New Bern Wilmington Blue Ridge Parkway Weather Bureau Piedmont Coastal Plain North Carolina State University Bill c Cialist N. Important Ollins Tobacco Spe Collins Henry Covington Mlinois Florida North Carolina

Queen Elizabeth II Descends From Lady Godiva, Debrett Says

LONDON AP report notes that Debrett’s 1966 edition traces Queen Elizabeth II’s ancestry to Lady Godiva and Leofric through four families ending with King Harold. The claim links Godiva to the royal line via Alfgar and Aldgyth, with a Wales prince as a key ancestor.

London Godiva Elizabeth II Debreit Debrett Hastings Harold William the Conqueror Leofric Patrick W. Montague-Smith Alfgar Aldgyth Gruffyd Prince of Wales Harald Yarold Montague-Smith Coventry

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