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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1966

Page

3

Push Button System For Motorists To Call For Aid Slated

A push button emergency call system will be installed on the Maryland section of the Beltway around Washington. John B. Funk of the Maryland Roads Commission says it will be the first such system in the United States and should be ready by September. Motorists will press a button to call police, towing, fire, or an ambulance. Funk notes the need for highway communications to aid drivers and prevent the road network from becoming isolated.

Baltimore Maryland District of Columbia John B. Funk Maryland Roads Commission United States Funk Sisterstate Capital Beltway Beltway Viet Nam Clark Morse Case Soviet Union Russia U.S Red China Dean Acheson China India West Secretaries of States and Defense Asia Washington

Senate Recommends Reserve Guard Continuation Amid Viet Nam Strain

Senate panel urges keeping Army Reserves and Air National Guard as distinct services with congress fixed strength levels. Some reserve divisions could be activated to ease regular force training burdens, amid Viet Nam buildup. Maryland to install 324 beltway call boxes at 90 percent federal cost for 379259 dollars.

Army Air National Guard Congress Senate Subcommittee Viet Nam Army Reserve Viet. Nam

Senate hearing reports Vietnam debate and reserve plans

The article details senators debating Vietnam policy and the risk of Chinese intervention. It notes Stennis fearing a broader war, forecasts reservist mobilization rising to 124000 by June 30 and 135150 by next summer, and critiques of high priority Reserve units with training gaps. Ellender condemns domestic critique and echoes of enemy rhetoric.

Viet Nam Senate John Stennis Dements McNamara National Guard

Odrinex advertised weight loss pill claims guarantee

An advertisement touts Odrinex as a fat burning Hay tablet with a money back guarantee. It promises easy swallowing and fat loss with a full refund if unsatisfied. The spot credits All Johnsons Drug Stores and a mail order line with pricing and location details.

Odkney All Johnsons Drug Stores Riverside Orlyic

Sniper Fire At Dormitory Causes Alarm On Campus

Miss Smith and two other girls hid as bullets shattered a dormitory wall near their window during a shooting at night. Police and officers searched the area after shots hit both sides of the building, but only Miss Smith's room had a direct hit. No injuries reported as students recalled hearing a car nearby and seeing lights.

AMU Cernan Agena Gemini Miss Smith McBride Loshbaugh Ritch Hall Marie Thomas Tio

Gemini 9 mission tests space rescue rendezvous procedures

During a training run, Cernan and Stafford rehearse a rescue scenario with astronaut Cernan moving 40 feet ahead as if disabled while Stafford maneuvers to reach him. They plan rendezvous drills including nonradar attempts and a simulated lower orbital Agena link, mirroring lunar mission contingencies.

Cernan Stafford Lunar Earth

Reuther Foresees Continued Economy Expansion

Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, told the constitutional convention in Long Beach that the immediate U.S. economy should continue expanding though long-term prospects depend on President Johnson and Congress. He cited fading stimulus from the 1964 65 tax cuts, rising profits but cost pressures, and called for a guaranteed income and a progressive tax on luxury spending. He warned of potential downturns if unemployment rises and noted aerospace profits and wage price policy debates.

Long Beach Calif Walter Reuther United Auto Workers U.S Johnson Congress Reuther Routher U Sion White House Capitol Senate Council of Economics

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