29 May 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1966
Page
1
In Hue a Buddhist nun set herself ablaze Saturday in protest against the Ky regime and President Johnson letters. In Saigon thousands rallied outside the Buddhist Institute marching toward the city center with monks leading the crowd and riot police guarding the capital.
The United States plans its first soft lunar landing on May 30 with the Surveyor unmanned craft. Sixty three hours after lift off from Cape Kennedy the craft will lower an instrument package to the surface using a braking system and cushioned land gear. The mission follows the Soviet Luna-9 automatic station landing on February 3 delivering television closeups.
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan earned a go for a two-pronged mission with the Surveyor moon lander. They passed final health checks and a mission board review, aiming to launch Wednesday for a 63-hour flight that will reach the moon and relay lunar surface images.
Voters in Guilford County favored incumbents in party primaries with small turnout. About 20,000 Democrats and 3,000 Republicans voted, signaling possible runoffs in several races. Kemp led Republicans with 20,510 votes. Democratic contenders included Ed Ken and Henry Jordan with Jordan winning the nomination.
Local results appear to cover Randolph and Davidson races with data on how High Point voters approached key measures. The pages indicate outcome reporting and compare votes across municipalities, reflecting contest results and regional tallies.
A three hour surgical team separated Charlotte’s four day old Siamese twins with one surviving infant listed in poor condition. The article also covers GOP charges of mismanagement of the antipoverty program and calls to reform or dismantle the Office of Economic Opportunity, detailing proposed funding and policy shifts.
Surgeons attempted to separate Siamese twins joined from abdomen to chest after days of deteriorating conditions. The twin with brain and nervous system abnormalities died on the operating table after a 9 55 a m to 1 30 p m surgery. The surviving twin remained in poor condition in recovery under careful watch. Names were withheld at parental request.
In Raleigh NC Sen B Everett Jordan and Rep Harold D Cooley chair of the House Agriculture Committee won renomination in North Carolina. Jordan and Cooley faced challengers but held strong leads with Jordan defeating Hubert Seymour Jr of Greensboro and Cooley defeating William A Creech of Raleigh. Roy A Taylor won renomination in the sixth district.
Tragedy linked to Peter McGowan of Burlington who died in a blaze that killed three. Born Long Branch New Jersey his life included adoption by Rev Gordon Aldrich Rutland and a murder trial in which his amnesia claim led to acquittal.
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