20 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1966
Page
1
National Guardsmen armed with machine guns patrolled the battered Hough area under a state of emergency after two Black residents were killed in riot violence. Gov. Rhodes declared a state of tumult and ordered more troops if needed, as chaos included looting, arson, and street battles leaving 2 dead and 24 injured.
Jacksonville faced a second night of racial violence as police imposed a curfew on a Negro business and residential area. Twelve people were arrested, mostly teenagers, with minor injuries reported. Fires caused $1,000 damage to a laundry and other property. a honeymooning couple and a white girl were assaulted, hospitalization for injuries noted. NAACP protests and talks with the mayor followed, with marches paused for a Friday conference.
Lubbock Texas United Press International reports James Tee Marion, 22, a death row prisoner convicted for the murder of a housewife, will be baptized and ordained July 31 as a minister of the Church of God in Christ.
France's independent nuclear deterrent now operative after a Mirage IV dropped the first air launched A-bomb at a Pacific test site southeast of Tahiti. The test marks the debut of its first generation deterrent force with 62 Mirage bombers planned by next year and ongoing buildout of silos, missiles, and submarines for future generations.
National Guardsmen pulled off patrols on Chicago's West Side Tuesday night after a period of rioting last week. The area, once volatile, remained quiet as troop levels dropped from peak 4,200 to 1,700 on call. Police and officials called the scene very quiet and offered no timetable for full withdrawal. Estimated damage ranges from 500,000 to 2 million dollars, with insured and uninsured losses complicating precise tallies. Wilson attributed no evidence of organized planning behind the unrest.
The Senate Ethics Committee signaled its next hearings on Sen. Thomas J. Dodds finances will probe financial records and data beyond campaign funds. Chairman John Stennis said a subject and date would be announced soon as progress continues in the Klein case and other charges.
Cape Kennedy Fla AP Gemini 10 pilot Michael Collins was given the all clear to stroll into space on a 50 foot lifesite to work with a dead satellite left from last March. John W. Young and Collins used fuel from their Agena engine to top up the craft and adjusted orbit with the secondary propulsion system to rendezvous with the old satellite. Officials monitored low fuel and eye irritation while aiming for a 5 56 p.m. CDT spacewalk and possible double rendezvous if environmental and fuel issues clear, with continued coverage on page 12.
North Viet Nam fired a record 29 Soviet made missiles during heavy U S air attacks near Hanoi. One U S jet was lost to a surface to air missile and another shot down in a dogfight. South Vietnam proposed talks toward reunification if Hanoi withdraws troops and VC disband. Hastings offensive continues with Marines and South Vietnamese forces hitting bunkers at Mill 208 near the 17th Parallel.
In Chicago a nurse identifies Richard Speck as the intruder in the murder rampage that left eight student nurses dead. Speck lies in City Jail Hospital with arm wounds and possible heart attack after the confrontation. The attorney general’s office would not comment on reports claiming identification.
Washington reported a three day airline strike reaching a pivotal moment as the Machinists Union prepared a nationwide confidence vote among 35 069 strikers across about 30 cities if no contract is reached by today. Government pressure aimed to avert a two week extension before the 4 p.m. CDT deadline.
Madison AP Bronson C La Follette said Wisconsin may use federal funds for public school shared time programs educating parochial pupils but no money may pay a public school teacher’s salary when dispatched to a parochial school.
Fourteen cars of a southbound Soo Line freight train derailed early today in Des Plaines Illinois. Seven cars tipped over spilling butter along the tracks. The derailment cut electric power and disrupted commuter service. Police reported butter litter. A Chicago and North Western Railway spokesman said commuter service would be severely disrupted. Policeman Cascino noted butter around the scene and commented it was a little slippery.
London Prime Minister Harold Wilson imposed a six month wage freeze and a one year price cap to curb Britain’s overheated economy. The plan raises down payments on cars and other credit purchases and tightens credit, aiming to cut buying by 448 million dollars and siphon 1.4 billion from domestic credit. The measures, effective at midnight, sparked protests in the House of Commons as the pound’s value faced devaluation risk.
United Nations notes a legal clash as North Viet Nam threatens to try captured American fliers under the Nürnberg Charter while the United States and allies insist Geneva conventions of 1949 apply. Ambassador Goldberg argues POW protections govern the Viet Nam conflict.
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