26 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1966
Page
1
Across the county farmers report an early spring with dry conditions. Plentiful ripe Welds and favorable soil temperature push preparations for syring planting as tractors haul supplies and fields await seeds.
U S forces in South Viet Nam launched an amphibious thrust near Saigon to protect shipping lanes and assist the Saigon government. More than 120 Marines, with naval gunfire, landed just outside I Corps to clear insurgent routes while Airborne Division units concluded Operation Harrison nearby. Coast guard and Viet Cong casualties were reported as heavy in follow up actions across Tuy Hoa and Da Nang areas.
Russellville Kentucky AP reports bifocals found near an abandoned rural church solved the long mystery of banker Edgar C. Harper Sr and his daughter Eustive Givens 49 last seen December 12. Their bodies were later found by farmer Vane Brown near a wooded area and old cemetery.
A puzzle weekly offers $750 for correct dollarwords entry. Readers are told to find the Sunday Gazelle relation, solve the dollarwords puzzle in the woman’s beels, and mail entries by Wednesday midnight.
In Milwaukee a Defense Order banning color yellow margarine at 70 cents a pound sparks heated debate across Wisconsin where margarine is banned. Citizens frame the move as government overreach while dairy interests warn of market disruption and potential farmer departures.
Three people died when a pickup left highway 702 near Ninety Six and crashed into a tree. Toye C. Kyet ing, 32, of Joanna, remained hospitalized in Greenwood in critical condition. Killed were Roy Ellison Jones, 25, of Greenwand, Robert Allen Tatum Jr, 36, of He. 3, Green woul, and Mrs. Hattie Fowler Black, 27.
Premier Ky urged speeding up National Assembly elections and said civilian rule could be possible this year if military and civic actions work. Buddhist and student groups demand civilian government, while Ky vowed to hand over power to civilians at any moment and warned against infiltrations by communists and corrupt elements.
A young US Marine, James R. Reilly, 19, of Esopus New York, smothered an enemy grenade with his body to save a foxhole mate he barely knew, Edward E. Muresh, 20, of Portland, Ore. The act occurred during a Viet Cong assault near Da Nang as they manned a machine gun position with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Reilly’s sacrifice left Burgess, Biggers, and others stunned, with hopes he would be awarded the highest commendation for valor.
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Major David Scott recount the Gemini 8 mission abort after a hostage spin caused by a short in a propulsion system. The Agena booster remained docked, the craft tumbled, and reentry controls saved the crew before a dramatic emergency landing in the Western Pacific.
Moscow ap report on the Soviet Communist party congress opening Tuesday outlines a five year plan to regulate production across factories and farms. Western economists expect the plan to curb Khrushchev era boasts of catching up with the United States by 1970 while stressing steady growth and economic reform at home.
Pittsburgh chemist William C. Carr of the Molny Chemical Co reports a breakthrough using chemicals from pine stumps to make foam plastic foams. The material, cheaper by up to twenty percent, promises durable, flame resistant panels for apartments, curtain walls, and expandable building components shipped compact and erected on site.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Red China shows no serious interest in improving relations with the United States. He noted Beijing’s military posture and warned allies while expressing hope for progress toward a nuclear arms ban. He also referenced Viet Nam talks and possible French moves regarding NATO.
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