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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1966
Page
4
Washington reports a recheck may bring 50 000 potential draftees as Selective Service orders preinduction physicals for 26 to 33 year olds with prior deferments. Normally draft liability ends at 26 but deferments for schooling extend eligibility to 35.
Pope Paul VI urged a negotiated peace in Viet Nam during an outdoor Mass in St. Peter’s Square marking the first anniversary of his UN appeal. He appealed for peace in the Far East and urged prayers for world peace, noting peace efforts have not improved and calling for negotiation conducted with honor and humanity.
Marines reached within yards of their objective before withdrawal as Task Force Delta led a siege against Communist forces. Allied units encircled the fleeing troops with helicopter mobility and ground pressure, while U S jets bombed supply routes in North Viet Nam s southern panhandle. The operation marked one of the war s most effective set pieces with heavy enemy casualties and focused air strikes near the DMZ.
Washington UPI reports Peace Corps volunteer Tom Dawson of Annapolis Maryland has been released by Soviet authorities after being held since September 1 for crossing the Russian Iranian border. A Peace Corps spokesman said Dawson is in Tehran and in good health. Deputy Chief Davis Rost er appealed to the Soviet foreign ministry for his release and the State Department said the Soviets would free him. Maryland Democrat Joseph Tydings noted the decision was explained to Dawson's mother.
The Teamsters Union struck the Las Vegas bus system and Tanner Motor Tours in a day long labor dispute. About 6,000 commuters were affected. Local 881 president Do A Christmas said federal mediator John Fenton had called a negotiating meeting for Friday morning.
A local report exposes dishonest car dealers who lure buyers with false bargains. A Lakewood man bought a car after a deceptive display and hidden costs, while many shops push questionable deals with down payments and monthly rates that mask higher total costs. Community efforts with the Better Business Bureau reduced complaints, yet deceptive tactics persist as dealers seek profit.
A three historian panel in Sacramento broadly approved the eighth grade textbook Land of the Free but urged significant revisions before its public school use. Led by Allan Nevins, the panel weighed Dr. Max Rafferty’s call for presenting the facts and leaving interpretation to students, with input from Glenn Dumke and Charles Selfers Jr.
A special federal court in New York declined to block the merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads. The judges voted 2 to 1 against a ban, allowing the consolidation to proceed.
About 3,900 Chevrolet workers in St Louis walked out halting passenger car and Corvette assembly lines. Fisher Body Co plant, with 3,000 workers making bodies, sent home as a strike began after nightlong bargaining failed on an overload complaint. Local 25 UAW members, part of the same union, reported a separate safety dispute settled earlier.
Montgomery witness report describes Preston McCord a nearby carpenter leaping into a ditch to rescue two buried workers James Rudolph 22 and Alex Reese 59 after walls collapsed at a construction site Monday McCord dug with bare hands locating them by breathing and grunting until pulled to safety
A nostalgic broadcast-style sales pitch urges readers to join Arthur Murray dancing lessons to swap old Fox Trot and Cha Cha for new dances like the Watusi and Cha Cha Cha. It promises rapid improvement and getting back in action with guidance from Arthur Murray teachers.
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