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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1966
Page
9
Commissioner Harold Howe II defended a proposed 216 million cut in federal aid to schools amid a broader 57 percent reduction in federal civilian employee benefits. The argument centers on needed budget reductions and potential impacts on education programs.
Izvestia denounces Harold Wilson and Britain for backing U.S. Vietnam policy. The Soviet paper claims no agreement with Washington and criticizes Britain’s lack of independence, warning of strained British Soviet ties during Wilson's Moscow visit. It urges a sober view of Asia war escalation.
Fidel Castro announced a 170000-man sugar harvest force has produced 1 001 152 tons of refined sugar to date, 623 376 tons below last year, despite using 6.4 percent less cane. He says yield gains offset drought and market challenges, with two thirds of Cuba's sugar sold to the Communist bloc.
Socorro New Mexico reports a scientist from New Mexico Tech explains lightning can travel upward or downward while often seen rising. Dr Walter H Evans notes lightning emits light similar to X rays from nuclear blasts and relates to black boxes for nuclear detection. The lab sits atop a 10 604 foot peak.
Spec. 4 Daniel Fernandez of Los Lunas New Mexico gave his life saving comrades in a Viet Nam firefight near Saigon. His unit Company C Ist Battalion 2nd Infantry was attacked by Viet Cong forcing a retreat while he jumped on a grenade to shield others. His parents are listed as Mr and Mrs Jose I Fernandez of Los Lunas.
East African Wildlife Society reports nearly 2,000 cheetahs sighted in Kenya Uganda and Tanzania over six months. The group says conservation measures are urgent though cheetahs in East Africa currently do not require rescuing.
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