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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
1
U S Army 1st Air Cavalry Division engages a mixed North Vietnamese and Viet Cong battalion at Tham Son 10 miles north of Bong Son. The fight centers on a river crossing and a guarded village as air strikes follow and civilian evacuees plead for mercy amid mounting casualties.
A California Senate committee accuses UC Berkeley under President Clark Kerr of harboring Communists and sexual misconduct on campus. It cites the Eli Katz case and alleges Kerr rehired a teacher who lied about Communist links while ignoring off campus political use of facilities. Kerr and Chancellor Heyns were set to comment.
The U S unemployment rate falls to 3.7 percent in April, the second dip this year and the lowest in over 12 years. Employment rises to 73.1 million, signaling economy strength amid looming labor shortages. Delaware is the only state with higher insured unemployment.
New York AP reports the stock market slid again with General Motors weak and at new lows after Thursday's shakeout. Motorola rebounded about five points, volume exceeded Thursday, and the Dow Jones average fell to 895.76 with industrials, rails, and utilities lower.
Fair to partly cloudy through Saturday with minimal temperature changes. Low tonight 50 to 55. High Saturday 80 to 85. Sunday will see increasing cloudiness and continued warmth. Weather details, map, page 22.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told the House Appropriations Committee that the United States will reduce the continuous air borne alert of B52 bombers after more than five years. He cited a capable radar warning system and the rising importance of missiles as reasons for the change. The extent of the reduction was not announced.
Sen. J. W. Fulbright resisted Barry Goldwater's demand to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He described Saigon as an American vice location citing how American money and presence alter Vietnamese society. He warned against overextending American commitments despite democratic ideals.
Ian Brady is found guilty of three murders in Britain’s moors case. Myra Hindley, 23, is convicted of two counts. The jury imposes life terms for Brady 28 and Hindley for Evans Downey and Kilbride cases.
Senate subcommittee investigator Joseph Lippman said the Marines would repair and use discarded military backup gear from the Agency for International Development in South Vietnam. He cited hundreds of jeeps trucks and other items deemed too costly to fix for other services and stored for disposal.
Saigon labor unions pressed for a government crackdown on Communist infiltration within union ranks and warned of rising Viet Cong political penetration in the capital.
Spring in Southern Illinois finally warms to sun and balmy temperatures. White dogwood blooms brighten hills around Lake Murphysboro Pine Hills and the Illinois Ozarks while pink varieties color city house lots and mark the season’s prettiest displays.
The Checchi report outlines a 10 year plan to grow Southern Illinois tourism from 25 million to 123 million annually by 1976. It envisions river to river roads, six overnight tourist projects, six recreation developments and a total cost of 367 million with private and public funding.
Rep Kenneth J Gray forecasts at least half of Checchi and Co recreation improvements in Southern Illinois within three years with full financing in five. The plan could yield 123 million annually by upgrading existing attractions and adding new ones from a 367 million total. About 200 million has already been authorized for Bend Lake Lost Creek Kincaid Crab Orchard lakes and other facilities.
In Springfield AP report, eleven more jurors were dismissed as the Circuit Court murder trial of four Menard Prison inmates proceeds. Three jurors have been tentatively accepted since Tuesday while the state seeks the death penalty for defendants John W. Stamps William E Bassett Princess Ray Griffin and Alonzo H Jones. The riot on November 23 led to the slaying of three guards.
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