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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1966
Page
13
Las Vegas Nevada AP report says Georgia Skelton wife of comedian Red Skelton is resting in satisfactory condition at Sunrise Hospital after being accidentally shot while handling a 36 caliber pistol from a gun collection.
Victor M. Gonzalez a 42 year old Los Angeles craftsman spent a decade in a Mojave attic testing wing designs. He claims to have discovered the principle of wing flapping and built an ornithopter with a 42 foot wingspan and bicycle drive. He handed plans to UCLA and moved on to poetry and guitar.
President Johnson avoided threats of retaliation over North Vietnam and possible war crimes trials for downed American pilots. He said the public would react accordingly if such trials occur and noted a restrained approach to any American retaliation. He discussed union strikes, civil rights progress, and campaigning for the 1966 elections.
Two Arkansas figures, Gov. Orval Faubus and NAACP leader L. C. Bates, collaborate to place Negroes in state government roles. Since their 1950s feud, their practical alliance aims to meet federal equal employment requirements, with over 200 Negro hires in agencies handling federal funds.
State Sen. Reynolds Shultz of Lawrence told Douglas County educators that federal controls from spending programs have bloated government and shifted 140000 federal workers to oversee it. He argued locals should keep tax money and resist Washington authority, urging citizens to be the government.
An unidentified blast at Hercules Powder Co near Carthage injures Edwin Cooper 34 and causes eye damage. Cooper was on a cleanup ride when the blast occurred and returned to work after hospital care. The plant previously suffered a major fire and multiple explosions causing about 7 million dollars in damage.
Hollywood suffering actor Melvyn Douglas age 65, Oscar winner for supporting film role in 1963, has been released from Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after surgery to remove a remnant tumor from a cot.
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