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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1966
Page
2
Norwegian Communist newsman Tore Jarl Bielenberg, Moscow correspondent for Friheten, reported the first U S air raid on Haiphong depots on June 29. He witnessed the burning oil storage area and said many were burned or injured, but only one person was killed, a worker who rang the air raid alarm bell.
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi failed to shift Soviet Premier Kosygin from Moscow on Vietnam policy after three days of talks. Coverage notes sustained criticism of Chou En-Lai and growing friction with Soviet stance while diplomacy for Geneva pace remains unsettled.
Mrs Gandhi told a Kremlin dinner the Soviet government hosts, criticizing a major Asian power for abandoning Bandung pledges and rejecting peaceful coexistence. She warned that some powers seek to raise tensions to justify war, as she was welcomed by Soviet leaders with city hall balcony honors akin to those given to Charles de Gaulle.
Reports from Beirut and Damascus allege Ahmed El Shukeiry of the PLO says the United States supplied arms enabling an Israeli raid against an engineering facility near the Jordan River. Syria’s Al Thawra echoed the charge, amid border air patrols and talk of renewed fighting as peace efforts falter.
The Hermann Sons Party plans to host about 1200 members at the Assembly Hall from 7 to 9 p m in City. Joan Garni and Henry Reimer with the title of first grand vice president will serve as master of ceremonies as visitors attend the event.
A damaged OCR snippet shows partial pricing and codes such as Texas roadway reference, 32 pad at Sea and Sunday timing with miscellaneous figures like 31.85 10.75 21.00 and 690 5.60 10.00. Names and places are unreadable.
Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze tours Navy and Marine Corps installations in Viet Nam aboard a river patrol boat. Engineman third class William Earnest of Tuscaloosa commands the PBR with two 200-horsepower engines, bow 50-caliber and stern 30-caliber guns, and a roving crew. The vessel, nearly unsinkable, handles shallow Mekong river channels and can reverse quickly from top speed.
Astronauts John Young and Michael Collins cleared medically and cleared to launch Gemini 10 on Monday aboard Titan 12, weather problems from Celia's remnants considered but not delaying. Forecasters warned of possible showers and winds but officials deemed conditions acceptable for a late Sunday status. The flight aims for orbital rendezvous with an Agena target while Celia’s remaining system moves westward across Florida.
Justice Douglas married Cathleen Curran Heffernan of Portland Oregon in a spontaneous ceremony at a Hollywood Hills home. Superior Judge Edward R Brand officiated after the couple secured a license earlier in Santa Monica. The bride plans to return to Washington DC to finish her degree, and the justice outlined plans to spend a brief stay in Los Angeles before traveling to Portland.
Paris reports the government pursuit of spread out French vacations progresses slowly. UPI notes figures indicate life change from the prior four years with about half of France s two million summer vacationers selecting August for their time off.
Pueblo, Colo. Stanley D. Mena, a state liquor inspector and former deputy sheriff, was fined 30 dollars in Municipal Court for drunkenness and creating a disturbance.
In Heidelberg West Germany a Soviet helicopter with a machine gun hovered over a U S Army helicopter near the Tron Curtain for about 10 minutes. The Soviet craft then crossed into Communist territory after the American crew fired three green flares. No shots were fired. The incident prompted a protest from the United States to the Soviet military commander in Germany.
Raber Benson and Susan Hartier, a 17 year old and a 13 year old, were in fair condition after a single vehicle crash at 5 40 p m on U S Highway 281 North near 384 West Kings. Benson suffered scalp injuries and possible internal injuries and was treated at Santa Rosa Medical Center while Hartier received injuries at the hospital. Police credited seat belt use for limiting injuries.
UPN Motor Vehicles Commissioner James Malfoy reports in Wontpelier that 1921 drivers have waited longer than ever for licenses since the new car processing system was installed to speed up issuance of licenses.
The Texas AFL-CIO refused to back either Democratic nominee Waggoner Carr or Republican incumbent John Tower because neither is deemed a friend of labor. The executive board adopted the resolution amid questions on voter registration and the poll tax issue, with the federation favoring permanent voter registration over annual re registration.
The Texas AFL-CIO endorsed Republican Albery Fay for land commissioner over incumbent Jerry Sadler. The two day meeting at Lake Travis urged unions to refrain from aiding either candidate, citing disagreements on labor policy and urging support for Fay as best for labor and Texas workers.
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