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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1966
Page
2
Pleasantly cool conditions continue tonight and Monday with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows around 50. Partly cloudy to sunny skies are forecast as a light breeze keeps temperatures comfortable.
Traffic deaths rose quickly on the first full day of a long holiday weekend with at least 159 killed in wrecks, six in boating incidents, and eight drownings. The National Safety Council projected 460 to 540 fatalities over the 78 hour period ending Monday.
In Hue a Buddhist nun aged 55 burned herself as a protest against President Johnson and Ky regime policies. In Saigon thousands joined a dawn march toward the city center while hunger strikes pressed demands to oust the military government.
The Southern Illinoisan announces no Monday edition on Memorial Day. The paper will not publish that day and will resume usual publication on the following day.
A 59 year old Union County man, Swaney Angell of Route 1 Anna, was found shot in the head at his rural Mountain Glen farm near Cobden. The missing locked money box and billfold, with keys left in a dresser drawer, suggest a robbery. Sheriff and state trooper investigated. funeral arrangements set in Anna. inquest hoped for Monday in Jonesboro.
Police hunt a possible single killer after five people, including a 16 year old girl and a motel clerk, were shot in Richmond in five weeks. The victims, two Black and three White, were shot mostly from behind at close range with .22 caliber bullets while evidence was hidden and bodies moved.
A man freed from captivity in Vancouver was stabbed himself before a detective rushed in and restrained two other people, a father and son, who were also stabbed. All three victims remain in fair condition at the hospital.
The Soviet Union unveiled a long range reclamation program to restore neglected farmland. Brezhnev promised millions of rubles to clear brush and drain land in the north and expand southern irrigation, aiming for stable grain harvests and reduced wheat imports.
The United States protested Cuban incursions into the Guantanamo Bay base, citing 11 intrusions since March and two incidents last Saturday and Monday. Cuba rejected the warning via the Czechoslovakian Embassy, amid claims of provocations and a wider political crisis in Havana.
Herrin considers a council-manager government structure as part of a proposed plan. The move aims to streamline city governance and efficiency under new leadership. Further coverage appears on page 3. Memorial Day ceremonies and SIU sports results are noted in the preview.
General Hershey, age 72, says congressional moves to probe the Selective Service System reflect normal politics as lawmakers seek to influence the draft amid campus protests and wartime policy. He welcomes any investigation and notes many Hill members face re election while eyeing public opinion on the war.
Governor Otto Kerner criticizes state civil service for inefficiency and slowness. He favors patronage and cites no retirement age, weak health standards, and possible exams while pledging gradual retirements and limited civil service expansion. He notes Illinois ranks 48th in employes per 1000 and discusses welfare fund administration reforms.
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