21 Nov 1965
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1965
Page
1
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower's first outing since heart attacks was reported as he smiles and says he feels fine. He wore a robe at the hospital earlier and flashed a grin to reporters amid questions about his strength.
On his 75th birthday while hospitalized after heart trouble, Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke of following doctors orders even as he joked about playing golf. Mrs. Eisenhower supported him as he prepared for a train trip to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington for continued convalescence.
The sheriff announced a break in the kidnap case with remarks about a suspect being caught during a week out. He said the captive had been feeling badly about the entire incident and that progress was made in the investigation.
The Federal State Market News Service released a preliminary season report showing 1965 tobacco prices averaging 63.06 per hundred pounds on 117 155 034 pounds, up from last year’s 58.69 on 189 384 469 pounds. Durham, the last middle belt market to close, ended sales. Henderson Oxford and Warrenton closed earlier in the week. Gross weekly sales reached 1 532 615 pounds at 55.88 per hundred, down 2.41 from the prior week.
At least six persons died in highway accidents across North Carolina this weekend. In one wreck near Fuquay Varina a car left a curve and hit a tree killing John Michael Parrish, 23, and John Walter Jones, 16. Edgar Allen Ward, 38, of Greensboro died when his car struck a vacant mobile home on High Point Road. Near Albemarle two women died in separate crashes seven miles west of the city and three miles north of Albemarle on U.S. 52. Leola Estelle Tucker, 44, of Stanfield, perished when a car swerved to avoid a dog and collided head on seven miles west of Albemarle. Ruby Lucille Baker, 25, of Albemarle died when her car hit a utility pole after leaving the road north of Albemarle on U.S. 52. Richard Culbreth, 28, of Henderson was killed on U.S. 158 two miles east of Oxford when his car ran off a curve and he was thrown out and run over.
Narration places the violence as players dispersed after a game when shots rang out. Nunn was wounded while others, Knott and Odell, died in a nearby room. Lawson allegedly fired with a rifle after a confrontation at a brothel, later captured. he had prior manslaughter conviction and a 5 to 8 year sentence. Marietta, Fla. and Clinton, N.C. individuals connected to the incidents.
U S Marshal Roy Ashley seized and destroyed Japanese made cracker balls at nine upstate locations Anderson York Seneca Clover Westminster and Little Rock. Seizure authorized under federal hazardous substance labeling act after FDA writ. FDA warning notes children injured when ingested or exposed to the candy like rounds.
Citizens in Columbus express concern over how telegrams notifying families of soldier deaths are delivered. Wives living near Ft. Benning often have little support and fear traumatic news. Western Union says delivery is followed by only optional calls for help if requested, with no Army contract for ministerial aid.
The article notes that tensions with France and the Soviet Union are expected next year and that the United States delayed action last December. Western Europe’s elections in West Germany and France influence U.S. strategy as NATO prepares for political conflicts ahead.
Burden by U.S. military sources notes that during the week ending Nov 13 there were 100 battalion sized operations, with 12 initiated by U.S. troops. Of over 21,000 smaller operations, nearly 2,000 were conducted by Americans.
A military figure states U.S. casualties were heavier in the American Portion of the campaign than in any prior engagement, yet still small compared with those of the enemy. He notes Viet Nam troops were involved and the level of success by friendly forces varied by sector.
President Humberto Castelo Branco signed a decree laying the groundwork for a potential three part political system in Brazil. It abolishes all existing parties and creates political groups of at least 120 deputies and 20 senators, set to form new parties after 1966 elections. The decree bans reuse of former party names or slogans.
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