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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1966
Page
1
Lyndon Johnson marked his 58th birthday at the LBJ Ranch as rain fell in the hill country. He spoke for over an hour about national issues and his dreams, stressing that many problems stem from achievements like full employment and higher living standards.
President Johnson challenged Americans unhappy with inflation to face the problems of prosperity or join the Republican party. He said full employment allows higher prices and preferred the 1960s prosperity problems to the 1930s poverty problems. He spoke by telephone to the Western States Democratic Conference from his Texas ranch on his 58th birthday. Johnson cited cattle prices and cost of living, noting wage gains outpacing price increases since 1960.
The United States pursued a third country to press North Vietnam toward peace talks or to ease the South Vietnam conflict. Officials suggested Hanoi clings to its course, expecting Saigon’s collapse or U.S. withdrawal under international or domestic pressure. Talks with a neutral nation were held privately about Hanoi stopping military actions.
A 21 hour hostage drama in San Francisco ended when an amiable armed robber restrained a family of six inside Dennis Clements apartment. The gunman entertained accomplices, allowed routine activities, warned against calling police, and left with the family after counting a $500 pharmacy holdup. Police had no suspect identity.
AP reports 156 U.S. air missions Friday with all planes returning safely. Despite heavy raids on highways rails and barges communist supplies still move to the South. A Navy officer notes a heavier southbound push even as oil supplies are damaged.
Foresters lay groundwork for the George Rogers Clark Recreation Way a 125 mile road from the Ohio to the Mississippi linking to state parks Crab Orchard Lake and Shawnee Hills with an $40 million price tag and $260000 for studies. The plan foresees 40 plus projects including campsites picnic areas beaches trails and new Lake of Egypt facilities with additional trail and dam work in coming years.
Civil rights leaders aim for at least one percent Negro occupancy in Chicago's 75 neighborhoods by next April 30 to measure open housing gains. The 10 point accord led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. targets impacts on the poor in the ghetto with officials saying city agencies will drive the effort. A militant group postponed an open housing march a week while Cicero officials urged Governor Kerner to consider National Guard deployment to prevent violence.
Area youth enlists or is drawn into wartime service as the paper details local impact. References to community activities and upcoming features appear across pages with mentions of Du Bois Center and streamlined government efforts.
The forecast calls for warm, generally fair conditions with considerable cloudiness. A slight chance of showers is expected early Monday, then clearing.
A crowd of about 10000 fans attended the first of two Grand Ole Opry nights opening the Du Quoin State Fair. Fair president Don M. Hayes projected larger crowds for tonight and noted last year’s one night drew around 12000. Hank Williams Jr. drew applause with his father’s songs and new numbers he wrote. Ferlin Huskey Carl Smith and Flatt and Scruggs also drew praise in the second half. The fair runs through Labor Day with free parking and admissions drawing speculation of a large turnout.
Autograph time and entertainment feature at the fair with 8 year old Sandy Hirsh and 8 year old James Brisley. Dancing at Teen A Go Go with the Knight Beats in Centralia runs 6 to 11 pm with $1 tickets. The Steve Lawrence Eydie Gorme Show offers $1.50 to $3.75 tickets. James Brisley meets Ferlin Huskey for a memento as Mavis Thompson sings in the stage show.
About 100 Viet Cong guerrillas engaged Vietnamese police inside Saigon Saturday night. One policeman and two civilians were killed in the attack.
Hurricane Faith battered Grand Turk Island and the Bahamas with strong winds and heavy seas. The storm’s force persisted Saturday night as it lashed out at space tracking facilities and coastal areas along the chain.
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