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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1966
Page
1
About 3,500 junior bank officials walked out on a Friday strike causing roughly 900 banks in Ireland and Northern Ireland to close. Cash operations shifted to cash only as branches shut and other businesses faced disruption.
Britain's Princess Margaret and her husband Lord Snowdon arrived in Nice France to attend a Franco American ball marking their sixth wedding anniversary.
President Johnson signed legislation authorizing the sale of 14 million pounds of molybdenum from the strategic stockpile to support steel industry needs for Viet Nam era weaponry and space tools. The move aims to accelerate disposal of excess materials while projecting a $24 million taxpayer return.
Senator Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut sues Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson for 5 million dollars alleging false libel and conspiracy. He claims articles implied he acted for foreign interests, misused funds, and sought improper favors while the IRS and Senate Ethics panel review the case.
In Jackson Georgia a man linked to a Ku Klux Klan segment known as the Black Sims shot and wounded Knights and is described as heavily armed. His wife was hospitalized and her husband surrendered amid the investigation into the nightrider slaying.
LINSDALE England UP James Edward White confessed to police that he hid money from the great train robbery of 1963 under his garage floor. Police said only 6,300 was recovered, far short of the haul. FBI involvement noted as investigators pursue further charges. The report links broader election and civil rights context with unrelated local crime details.
A May 16 hearing was set for Democratic officials to show cause why Wilson Baker should not be declared the winner over segregationist Jim Clark in the last Tuesday sheriff's primary. The hearing was set by U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson in Montgomery.
Earth tremors shook wide areas of Malawi prompting residents to stream into streets amid no reported casualties or damage. In another item, President Johnson proclaimed a national week from May 14 to May 21 as School Safety Patrol Week.
Washington reports Defense Secretary McNamara will drastically cut the Strategic Air Command airborne alert as ICBMs grow key to deterrence. The move, disclosed in congressional testimony, aims to save about 7 million yearly from a former 304 million dollar program while leaving ground alert intact.
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