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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1966
Page
2
A historical note shows a telegram from Meany urging senators to oppose any proposal for compulsory work stoppages. He argues the bill would punish free workers for exercising rights under current law. No national emergency or defense delays are presented as justification.
In a daylong engagement near Saigon 220 miles north of the city a 5,000-strong U.S. 25th Division force fought off a heavy Viet Cong assault on a patrol besieged for hours. Casualties were reported as severe, with air support hampered by weather as helicopters and jets attempted to reach wounded soldiers and repel Viet Cong positions.
The article outlines a dispute over cattle management contracts involving Joe Witterman William 3B Fichelberger John S Sarver and Dorothy Forslund and Donald Sullivan of Ranchland Management. Sarver defends innocence and claims cattle weight depends on feeding methods. He argues the firms fall outside corporate security laws and stresses they manage cattle rather than own or promise weight outcomes.
The Christiansens, described as deaf, faced an adoption battle as a baby was ordered returned from the agency. An appellate court granted a temporary return until the appeal, while Judge Scott urged a stay for the child’s welfare. Parish officials argued the stay could shock the child, and the Christiansens reportedly left town with the baby.
Secretary Henry H. Fowler says preliminary figures show a substantial drop in the U S balance of payments deficit in the second quarter. He declines to cite exact numbers, asserting the nation is holding its own despite Viet Nam war outlays. The prior year deficit was 1.35 billion dollars, about half of 1964. The first quarter deficit of 563 million dollars is blamed on Viet Nam war costs and higher imports caused by the conflict.
Ford Foundation proposes a nonprofit nationwide satellite network to relay commercial TV for noncommercial use funded by private profits. Comsat and AT&T oppose, arguing legal and public interest risks and duplication, while networks like ABC CRS and NiG express mixed views. Bundy urges FCC to delay exclusive satellite awards pending broader exploration.
The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust suit in Detroit accusing the Florists' Transworld Delivery Association of price fixing on telegraph flower sales. It seeks a permanent injunction alleging a conspiracy on commissions and service charges affecting over ten thousand of the nation’s roughly 19,500 retail tariffs.
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