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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1965
Page
1
AP Analysis warns Beijing might seek a major crisis to pressure India Pakistan war. It cites Chinese propaganda accusing India of expansionism and hints China could push through Himalayan passes into North Indian plains. Moscow's stance and Soviet weapon supplies to India are noted as factors.
India pressed by China to dismantle border posts in Sikkim Tibet with three day deadline while Washington London and Moscow seek guidance on support. Meeting in Washington and Moscow between Indian and UK officials and Soviet leaders reflect global concern. Front reports heavy fighting around Sialkot with tanks and infantry losses claimed.
U S spokesmen decline comment on Chinese threat to India amid India Pakistan hostilities. Nehru says there is no Washington New Delhi mutual aid pact, urges global aid for attacked nations, while U S sources privately see Beijing diverting to hinder India. About 30 million of a 200 million program shipped, rest frozen. Indian defense boosted since 1962 but border uncertainty remains.
India protests to Britain after London halted more than 30 jet aircraft shipments amid the India Pakistan conflict. Deputy High Commissioner P. N. Haksar charged the embargo harms India, while Britain and the United States curb arms to both nations. China and Pakistan ties noted as influencing the crisis. Pakistani envoy dismissed the accusation as baseless.
Fires on the Moke Lumne River in Amador and two southwest of Napa forced ranchers to flee as dozens of farm buildings burned. A Solano Napa Green Valley blaze threatened homes valued up to 100000, while Vacaville crews dug fire lines and other fires burned 30000 acres near Willows. Highways closed and recreation area permits canceled.
National Guard helicopter checked roads near Orrington as Foley labeled Haller armed and dangerous and eager for deadly action. About 20 Bangor doctors and 100 law enforcement officers searched for him. Haller, a former Army Special Forces member with Silver Star and Purple Heart, broke from Bangor State Hospital after holding a family hostage and displaying a death wish.
Mrs. Hamer declares the Constitution must mean what it says and vows ongoing nonviolent fight for citizenship rights. Congressmen like Conyers say the current challenge is dead for this session and announce plans to organize for a new push in the next election, with Negro participation in every congressional race.
Washington ap reports three key economic measures show slight slackening in August. Personal income rose, but below recent months’ average. durable goods orders fell 4 percent. housing starts declined 7 percent. Despite declines, overall activity stayed well above a year ago.
The Americans and Russians met in lively scenes with toasts and exchanges of flight pins. Leonov absent from the afternoon gathering as Cooper Conrad and Belyayev enjoyed hotel lobby hospitality and a crush of tourists, kings, and queens at the congress in Athens.
Thant warned the United Nations Security Council that it may act again to preserve peace, recalling its July 5 1948 move declaring the Israel Arab conflict a threat to peace. The council only threatened penalties and discussed a meeting between Ayub Khan and Shastri while offering ceasefire monitoring and troop withdrawal support.
The Navy resumes conscription after nine years of voluntary recruiting, aiming for 4,600 sailors in October as Marines also consider draft options. Since July, all services have seen rising enlistments, but the surge isn’t enough to meet new commitments. Marine Commandant Gen Wallace M Greene Jr urges rapid buildup to 223,000 Marines, noting ongoing recruitment and future draft depend on results. Defense Secretary McNamara unveils a program to free 75,000 troops for combat by replacing them with civilians, signaling a shift away from conscription over 18 months, with Army training centers at Fort Benning and Fort Bliss expanding to handle increased intake.
New York AP report says Mayor Robert F. Wagner, returning from Maine, intervened in a near-complete New York newspaper blackout. Only the New York Post remained publishing. negotiations between the Times and the American Newspaper Guild showed little progress amid strike action and sympathy suspensions. The disruption cost the city millions and left thousands of workers idle.
Greece swore in Stefanos Stephanopoulos as premier to lead a 18 member coalition government facing a parliamentary confidence vote next week. Former premier George Papandreou fired July 15, with ongoing crisis and calls for new elections.
Authorities opened an inquiry after a Thursday attack near the Ben Hai River bridge in the demilitarized zone. Vietnamese sources say a flight of fighters conducted the raid with flares, reportedly leaving several dead on the north end of the bridge. U.S. officials deny involvement from Da Nang. The three nation control commission also reviews the incident.
A Pan American flight crashed near Montserrat as recovery teams searched scattered wreckage. Montserrat’s population is 12 900 and tourism supports the economy. The CAB sent investigator Charles Collar to assist in a foreign inquiry, as U.S. sovereignty limits CAB leadership.
The 220 mile highway stretch between Laramie and Rock Springs remained shut as blizzard conditions returned. Rawlins hotels housed 4,000 refugees with hundreds more in private homes and at the railroad station. A freight train derailment blocked the Union Pacific line at Rawlins and about a dozen buses and their passengers were snowed in. Snow depths at noon reached 10 inches in Lammie, 19 in Rawlins, 8 in Rock Springs, and 13 in Lander as heavy snow warnings covered southern Wyoming and parts of Utah.
New Orleans residents receive weekend cleanup aid from volunteers as Betsy death toll rises to 72 with more bodies found. A Mississippi River barge carrying 600 tons of chlorine stays put 60 feet below water until an emergency protection plan is finished. Looting damages a vocational school housing evacuees, while nationwide aid pours in, and a sheet metal worker dies in a wind accident.
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