03 May 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
1
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky suggested general elections could be postponed with a target of October. He cited unrest and a pledge to move toward civilian rule, while touring war torn areas with reports of pacification progress and Viet Cong casualties.
London AP reports the Labour government lifts the corporation tax from 35 to 40 percent and ends a 2 percent surcharge. A 15 percent import surcharge, in effect since 1964, is reduced to 10 percent from April 1965 as measures aim to strengthen the pound. The move funds balancing and debt reduction.
Irvin C. Scarbeck, 45, of Lewisburg, freed on parole after 4% years for passing classified documents to the Polish security police. He originally faced 30 years, reduced to three concurrent 10-year terms after debate. He had served as second secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.
Sen. Sam Ervin urged a Senate subcommittee to approve 9.568 million dollars for North Carolina water projects. He called for 3 million for a New Hope Reservoir in Chatham County to supply a reliable water source amid growth and industry. He also sought planning funds for a hurricane dike on the Neuse River at New Bern and for Falls of the Neuse Dam enhancements.
Opposing Senate leaders blocked a move to set a deadline for action on President Johnson s civil rights bill. The housing provision faced a likely fatal blow after Dirksen called it unconstitutional, and Mansfield and Dirksen both opposed deadlines for Judiciary Committee action.
In Nashville a court debated whether a kiss could offset a $50 fine for Evelyn Fay Carver and Herman Carver. The judge asked for proof they had reconciled. Evelyn offered to kiss his husband to end the quarrel, with a week to decide and charges unclear.
AP dispatch notes a likely heavy Alabama turnout as six states launch primaries for the 1966 general election. Federal poll watchers monitor seven Alabama counties with no major incidents, while New Mexico mobilizes extra state police. In Florida, early voting runs high in the Miami area aided by rain fears. Alabama’s Democratic race centers on Mrs. Lurleen Wallace and nine rivals led by Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy called for a reassessment of U S policy toward Red China and urged President Johnson to appoint a special commission to study new approaches. He proposed a commission led by a national leader of Gen Matthew Bay's caliber to explore science education culture sports tourism UN membership embargo reform and arms control participation. He suggested cautiously keeping doors open for China at disarmament talks and noted that overtures might be accepted gradually rather than immediately.
Viet Cong fired across the border as U S forces acknowledged for the first time that artillery was used in Cambodia. A battalion of the 1st Infantry Division shelled the area near Tay Ninh after heavy Viet Cong fire. The unit reported large Viet Cong stockpiles found as B 52s bombed from Guam and North Vietnam claimed several American losses.
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