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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1965
Page
1
Vatican City RP The Vatican Ecumenical Council finished detailed voting on its religious freedom declaration with progressives resisting the stress on Catholicism as the one true church. The decree centers on freedom of conscience and non coercion, with strong backing and objections over the church’s exclusive claim.
Dorsett of Greensboro a state Klan official and chaplain faced questions and photographs at the House Un American Activities probe in North Carolina. He disputed evidence, denounced police actions, and defended his anti communist and anti modernist rhetoric while recalling his limited schooling and religious studies.
Russell defends a federal subsidy claimed for all pupils while parents protest suspensions over lunch payments. Harrisburg officials call the action arbitrary and improper, urging lunch programs be available to all without forcing payment or suspension.
Rhodesia restricted Zimbabwe African People's Union leader Nkome arriving at Government House by air and helicopters to avoid protests. About 2,600 Africans gathered outside with police dogs, while his adviser Leo Baron was briefly restricted. Nationwide figures and Ndabaningi Sithole also linked to the crackdown as Rhodesian leaders met with business figures.
The space agency will not switch to the Gem in i and booster for Gemini 7, delaying launch to about December 8. Gemini 6 failed to reach orbit due to Agena 1 satellite issues, delaying removal and substitution plans. Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell head the 14 day mission. A spokesman said the spacecraft and Titan 2 should be erected on the pad by Saturday for checkout.
Johnson City report details a hospital room smoke incident two weeks earlier in President Johnson's wing. Press secretary Moyers and aide Valenti were among several aides smoking pipes and cigars in a small room when a smoke alarm tripped, triggering firemen with a master key to intervene.
Icy winds and snow flurries swept the northeast from the Great Lakes to the northern Appalachians. Snow measured up to three inches in New Hampshire mountains. Caribou Maine logged one inch. Morning lows ranged from 22 to 36 across several states. sun dominated much of the West while the East ran below normal temperatures.
At a Thiokol Wasatch Division facility near Brigham City Utah a propellant mix ignited during preparation. Two plant foremen Deloy Christensen and Don Nelson were killed. three coworkers Sherman Hanline James Little and Raymond Gorman were listed in critical condition. The cause remains under study and the blast damaged part of the building.
CHICAGO AP A company of sailors from the USS Independence in San Francisco offered to help with Cal. Jack Reilly’s surplus of 3 000 blind dates for Army and Air Force cadets after a November 6 game. They proposed matching a number of girls to sailors who want pen pals and letters, praising the cadets’ efforts and noting their own planned correspondence.
About half a dozen battalion members have asked for transfers. Witka says Pal meri's strike is not interfered with except for periodic medical examination. Elis motives are high, he adds, to prevent self harm. Palmeri says he enjoys steak and roast beef, previously worked in a dairy, with parents Mr and Mrs Jack Charles Datmani.
Morganton NC AP: Funds disappeared from the city hall vault totaling over 2,200 in three months. A 400 shortage after July 13 was insured, but about two weeks ago another 2,380 vanished from the new vault. SBI agents joined the probe after an audit delay. Officials say the cash receipts were siphoned before proper disposition and the job could be inside or outside, requiring knowledge of city money handling procedures.
Viet Cong guerrillas pressed assaults near Qui Nhon with 11 helicopters hit but none severely damaged and light U.S. casualties reported. Three Viet Cong attacks around Quang Ngai left nine VC killed. heavy fighting at Plei Me and Chu Lai involved US and Vietnamese forces. Air strikes blasted bridges, barges, and roads while 761 VC were counted killed that week against 143 South Vietnamese and 11 Americans. A North Vietnamese regular body was found on a ridge near the camp as American forces advanced south.
Murphy stated the FBI cooperated with Benson Police and Johnson County deputies in the bank robbery case. Benson assistant chief Charles Woodell noted a witness saw two suspects exit the bank, enter a green late model Chevrolet with New Jersey plates, and drive away. The suspects were to appear before a U.S. Commissioner in Norfolk, with bond set at 56 000 dollars each per U.S. Attorney Gerald K. Bass.
Three of five bullets struck Tisdale and he died before an ambulance arrived. Detectives reported finding no weapon at the scene. Brooks, appointed to a $17,200 yearly post in November 1961 by Gov Ernest Vandiver, had previously served under Talmadge Griffin and Talmage.
An autopsy reveals a girl died from a fractured skull after prolonged torture in a Wright residence. Police were summoned Tuesday evening to the house where the girl had been dead about eight hours. Investigators disclosed no motive for the alleged tortures as statements from witnesses and surrounding events are pieced together amid family absences and wartime disruptions.
Food costs remain elevated with dairy and meat prices still high. Poultry remains affordable for many families, while turkey sells at 37 cents per pound, 2 cents above last year. Short livestock supplies keep prices high, with economists expecting no rapid drop though the peak may be past.
At United Nations in New York the Soviet Union accepted talks on blocking nuclear weapon spread and urged Geneva discussions. The U S countered with its own proposals while condemning Moscow for seeking UN endorsement to back their treaty. Debate focused on resuming Geneva negotiations and managing nuclear proliferation risks amid US Bonn arms plans.
The FCC will investigate most AT&T offerings including regular and private line telephone and private line telegraph services. TWX and TELPAK are excluded. The commission aims to determine revenue requirements and whether Bell System charges are just and reasonable under the act. Hearings will be scheduled in Washington.
Indian Foreign Minister Singh criticizes Pakistan for diatribes over Kashmir and false allegations. He stresses the council's main task is stabilizing the cease-fire and removing troops per prior resolution, pledging full cooperation. Big powers remain divided, with the U.S. and Britain differing from Thant on truce-supervision authority. the council plans to reconvene Thursday afternoon.
Brazil shifted crimes to military courts as the supreme court opposed a plan to swell its bench from eleven to sixteen. The military backed the move to curb what it called anti government bias, opposing Castello Branco who cannot run in the 1966 election per the institutional act setting a Congress vote by October 3, 1966.
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