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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1965
Page
1
In Saigon reports say a Viet Nam battalion engaged near the Mekong Delta with heavy government air strikes preceding the operation. Observers described intensified fighting and advancing enemy actions as the battle continued into the day.
Gov Dan Moore urged a 72.4 million spending package with a 10 cent pay raise for state workers and a 5 percent yearly boost for teachers. House and Senate moves included daily Assembly member pay, penalties for certain protests, and suspensions of driver tickets for speeding violators.
President Johnson awarded the Gemini space twins with medals as he praised their mission for proving man’s vital role in space. The event honored two civilian leaders, Dr. Robert C. Seamans and others, while crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue and Congress prepared to greet them en route to the Capitol.
Four Birmingham area Ku Klux Klan members were arrested by the FBI on conspiracy charges in the ambush slaying of a Detroit white woman. The victim, Mrs. Liuzzo, a Wayne State University student, was shot near Lowndesboro Alabama after a civil rights march. Police and officials described the case as tied to a long campaign of intimidation by the hooded group.
Montgomery Alabama Wallace says a woman’s death occurred during a ride with a Black youth and that the incident does not justify blaming one person. He argues highways feel safer than New York subways and defends broader voting rights amid national discussion.
Reporters quote the crew as they describe the voyage with wit and calm in space. Junior pilot John W. Young voices a succinct line when asked about the mission direction.
Circuit Judge J B Pruitt reaffirmed the contempt sentences for nine prominent persons accused of trying to influence prospective jurors in a rape trial. He cut one woman's jail term, offered a fine to a Columbia banker, and kept options open to reduce others. Jail terms start 10 days from today as the judge considers further reductions.
President Johnson called for quick legislation to curb Klan activity after four Klansmen were arrested in the shooting death of Viola Liuzzo on the Selma to Montgomery highway. FBI and Attorney General Katzenbach joined the White House in detailing arrests of Eugene Thomas, William Eaton, Gary Rowe, and Collie Wilkins Jr. The president condemned the Klan as hooded bigots and demanded action to protect civil rights amid ongoing Alabama unrest.
President Johnson, after a report by LeRoy Collins on South's hiring, halts discrimination in federal agencies. Collins cited Selma mission findings affecting Social Security, Post Office, agricultural services, FBI, Justice Dept, and Craig AFB. Johnson demanded equal treatment and support across agencies.
In a tense moment of the Vietnam war, President Johnson says he is ready to meet En Lai of China anywhere anytime. Chou En Lai accuses the United States of aggression and warns of alignment with the Soviet Union if broader conflict erupts. Johnson notes no evidence yet of a Communist willingness to negotiate an acceptable settlement.
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