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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1966
Page
9
The collapse of the Buddhist rebellion in Da Nang spurred Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky into action to rally new popular support for his military rule. He ordered a massive airlift of food, lifted a curfew, and prepared a civilian-military congress agenda while dissidents in Hue pressed for his ouster.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller said he is out of the national run forever and hinted he favors a 1968 Romney Javits ticket. Romney and Javits spoke at a Garden City fund raiser as Rockefeller praised their leadership and addressed speculation about his own future.
The Oregon primary Tuesday is treated as a referendum on Viet Nam policy with potential impact on November campaigns. In Florida a racial polarization test accompanies voting along with Kentucky and Oklahoma primaries and runoffs. Democratic contenders Duncan and Morgan differ on Vietnam, with Hatfield facing nominal GOP opposition. The result will be read as a gauge of public attitudes toward the president's policies.
Senator Herman E. Talmadge said he will not seek Georgia governor in 1966, prompting alarm among Democrats that Republicans could win the post for the first time since Reconstruction. The move ends five days of speculation after Vandiver's exit due to heart trouble. Callaway suggested Democrats fear loss of long held patronage, with a July 1 decision looming on his own candidacy.
The Gemini 9 crew announced a reshuffled three day flight with a tougher plan after the Agena target vehicle crash. They will attempt to latch onto a 10 foot target satellite instead of the Agena with docking practice and a 2 hour 25 minute space walk still planned.
Violent weather across the nation produced tornadoes and severe storms. In Wolfe City Texas homes and utilities were damaged and several people injured while Illinois towns including Astoria reported a demolished grain elevator and damaged homes. A thunderstorm triggered a civil defense alert in Jefferson City Missouri with roof and line damage.
A Norwegian merchant ship spotted the Puffin twenty miles off the Virginia coast. The 15 foot English two man crew David Johnstone and John Hoare pursue a new cross Atlantic rowboat record. They left Virginia Beach Saturday and faced fog and radar checks before sighting.
U S troops of the 1st Cavalry Division killed 240 Viet Cong in a week of hard fighting in central Vietnam. American casualties described as light in the operation Crazy Horse. Airlifted air strikes damaged lines near Hai Phong and Da Nang as B52s pounded coastal targets. Navy river patrol boat was knocked out southeast of Saigon amid monsoon rains.
Washington AP House investigators plan to resume Ku Klux Klan hearings next month boosting chances for anti Klan legislation this year Rep Edwin E Willis chairman says he has recovered enough to return June 6. McNamara notes witnesses will be federal officials and Klan leaders may not testify unless volunteering Weltner says time remains for House action this year
Poland and the United States expelled three embassy personnel each in a tit-for-tat move. The three American attaches were Cmdr. William D. Althoff, Lt. Col. Bertran L. Parr, and Lt. Col. Edward L. Wootten. They were linked to alleged intelligence activities and breach of diplomatic status. The Polish action followed arrests of two American attaches on April 6. The Polish government cited harassment of U.S. military attaches over months. The U.S. state department protested, summoning Polish ambassador Edward Drozniak on April 11.
Richmond AP report details the slayings of Addison E. Wilkins, 20, a pacifist returning from New York to promote his views, and Malcolm Norment Jr., 41, a Richmond motel clerk. Both were found shot early Saturday after a meeting at First Unitarian Church involving a NAACP speaker and a declined Ku Klux Klan invitation.
Virginia Senators Byrd and Robertson voiced little public dismay at the Conservative Party nominating its own Senate candidates. Byrd noted the party’s Saturday Richmond convention, opened local headquarters in Alexandria, and argued he remains forward looking. Robertson predicted state conservatives would back him and saw no major harm to his primary or general bid, citing prior Conservative votes and debates over Gov. Godwin.
Virginia shows variable cloudiness with highs 75 to 80 in the southeast and 80s elsewhere. showers possible in mountains Tuesday night. lows in the 60s. Wednesday cloudy and warm with scattered showers. North Carolina mainly partly cloudy with coastal cloudiness and little temp change. Tuesday variable sun and clouds. warmer Wednesday with scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms mainly in the west.
The Downtown weather log shows Monday highs near 76 with SE winds 6 to 9 pm and 72 at 1 pm, falling to 67 by 1:30 pm. Tuesday records a high of 82 with SE winds and a 24 hour low of 62, noting 24 hour precipitation and calm conditions at times.
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