29 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
1
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Actress Jayne Mansfield and two others died when their car struck a trailer truck on the Old Spanish Trail near eastern New Orleans. Mansfield's three children were hospitalized with nonfatal injuries. her attorney Sam Brody and a Mississippi youth were identified among the deceased. The crash occurred about 3 miles east of downtown New Orleans as Mansfield was returning from a Bis loxi appearance en route to a television program.
North Carolina lawmakers faced moves to strike A and T from a regional university bill as debate focused on which institutions would join the system. The Senate kept East Carolina College and Appalachian State College as members, while amendments tried to remove A and T from the measure.
The budget was enacted after a lengthy House debate in which five proposed amendments were killed by tabling motions. Amendments sought higher teacher pay, kindergarten funding, Negro colleges funding, and an alcohol rehabilitation fund, but were defeated as lawmakers argued they would unbalance the state budget.
A night of racial unrest in Buffalo and nearby Niagara Falls left 11 injured including two police, with dozens arrested and at least a dozen fires set. Youths smashed windows looted stores and sparked tear gas volleys while police battled crowd violence and reported many injuries from buckshot and glass.
U S officials privately say Israel’s annexation of Old City Jerusalem soured President Johnson’s first talks with King Hussein of Jordan. They warn the Jordanian move timed to coincide with the meeting casts a pall on diplomacy, despite a White House assertion of shared views at a luncheon. The State Department denounced the annexation as a hasty action and U S recognition was not forthcoming.
Interior Minister Shapiro annexes Arab Old City to unified Jerusalem within Israeli borders. Readies curfews and administrative order expanding city limits while urging peaceful coexistence among residents. US and allies protest. King Hussein condemns move. Tourism and currency exchanges shift as Jordanian influence wanes.
At a U N General Assembly emergency session, nonaligned nations pressed Israel to withdraw troops and rescind changes to the Old City of Jerusalem. Ambassadors cited fears of full integration, while Israel expanded city limits to include the Old City and adjacent Jordanian territory. A separate draft urged nullification of Israel’s actions and preservation of future status.
The town readies its yearly Fourth of July celebration with event plans on page 1B. Alfred Bohanan Jr. of Dallas appears in the news, running for the County School Board. Page 1B notes voter registration at City Hall for the ABC election and other city contests.
Memorial Lodge No 062 Third Degree Ma nz Temple hosts a 7 point meeting of the Chamber of Commerce board of directors along with Governmental Affairs Committee and county commissioners at Carolina Freight Clubhouse in Cherryville.
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