10 Sep 1966
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1966
Page
1
Saigon UPI reports on the 117 seat national constituent assembly vote to draft a constitution. About seven million eligible voters in non Communist areas, 5.2 million registered, 5,288,512 cards to vote with five candidate sheets per district. No active national parties. protests allowed until Sept 14.
Rep. Thomas M. Pelly seeks a settlement of the 18th century loan by Jacob de Haven to the Continental Congress for up to 450000 in gold and supplies to aid Washington at Valley Forge. De Haven refused paper money, leaving descendants pressing for about 4.5 million with no interest.
President Charles de Gaulle traveled to the Mururoa Atoll test site 800 miles southeast of Tahiti. He planned to watch the detonation from the De Grasse battlewagon 25 miles from ground zero as weather and winds allowed. The 10-foot device, under a balloon, was expected to unleash less than a megaton of TNT.
Tom C. Gilbreath reported $67 worth of clothing and items stolen from his car port after a fishing trip. Kitchell Contractors reported an $85 grinder stolen from a construction shack, with Clyde Reeves noting the loss.
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Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach met with Senate leaders to salvage the administration civil rights bill but faced stubborn Republican opposition led by Everett Dirksen. Senate Leader Mike Mansfield called the talks deadlocked while White House press secretary Bill Moyers kept hopeful that passage remains possible despite Dirksen's sharp critique. Dirksen warned the issue may not return to the Senate soon.
SNCC acting chairman James Forman says Stokely Carmichael remains in jail as a political prisoner. Carmichael faces a $10,000 bond after being bound over on incitement charges tied to the Summer Hill riot in Atlanta. Demonstrations and sharp criticism of Mayor Ivan Allen and area police follow the detention.
UPI reports U S jets and helicopters bombed Viet Cong targets near Saigon while insurgents attacked late Friday and dawn Saturday. Mortar shells killed and wounded villagers as Buddhist monks protested the vote and crowds danced in Saigon markets under flare illumination.
The U S Weather Bureau prepares a 24 hour table ending at 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time in San Francisco detailing temperatures and precipitation. Data covers early readings and shows notable daily variation.
Scottsdale's new Troop 544 plans its first registration meeting Monday at 7 15 p m at Har Zion facility 5929 E Lincoln Dr Sponsored by Har Zion Brotherhood the nonsectarian unit serves boys 11 to 14 years old Older boys may join as junior scout leaders or Explorer scouts Scoutmaster is Jack Rose and adult committee chair Abe Decoretz
Knights of Columbus plans an open house for Catholic men in Scottsdale on Tuesday September 13 at 8 p.m. at the K of C Hall First and Brown Streets. Radio TV personality Jack Owens and world champion rifleman Col Larson will be guests, per membership chairman John Hayward. Refreshments will be served.
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