01 May 1966
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1966
Page
1
Photographer Wayne Lawing captured a lakeside scene by Chimney Rock with colored rocks and lush greenery. The piece notes May 1st as the day to receive promised shoes after a May afternoon tease.
Federal observers likely will enter several Alabama counties Monday to oversee polling practices for Tuesday's Democratic primary. Justice Department civil rights attorneys surveyed 20 counties, with Attorney General Kattenbach to decide where observers are needed. Civil service examiners in Atlanta this weekend support the effort across four Southern states.
Philadelphia AP report: a young girl with bone cancer, missing a leg, visits the newly built USS Duluth at Philadelphia Naval Base as a guest of the crew. Lae vonne Sluiter, 11, in a wheelchair, calls the visit wonderful. Leonard Bollinger, 20, helped arrange the trip after learning of her sickness.
Senate investigators led by Ernest Gruening report millions of dollars in surplus defense items found overseas including Jeeps bulldozers and generators that could aid Viet Nam. Public hearings will detail the apparent disposal misuse as Gruening urges a worldwide freeze on overseas surplus sales pending review.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara returned from London convinced NATO allies accept a carefully controlled response to any Communist attack on West Europe. Officials noted the US rejects a shift to automatic nuclear use, stressing a mix of nonnuclear and nuclear forces and strengthened conventional defenses to deter escalation.
Gastonia Armory hosts the Home Furnishings Show May 6 to 8 with 14 participating dealers from Gastonia and nearby towns. The display features 14 rooms of furniture, mattresses, and carpets, many pieces shipped from manufacturers for the first time. Prizes include an Admiral color TV, a gas range, a Berkline recliner, and Sealy bedding sets. admission is 25 cents with hours 1 to 9 Friday and Saturday, 1 to 5 Sunday.
A morning after pill able to be taken six days after intercourse shows promise in trials. Yale researchers Drs John M Morris and Gertrude Van Wagenen report success in rabbits monkeys and limited human testing. The pill aims to prevent implantation rather than ovulation, with potential use for rape victims and population control debates. Further work seeks safer formulations and FDA approval.
Six youths heading for a day of fun at the coast died in a two car crash on U.S. 26 nine miles west of Port Townsend near Elsie. Two people in the other car also died. Seven children were injured. State police said tire marks show the youths’ car went out of control on Rapaport straight stretch, no witnesses reported.
Washington AP report says a new study of drug effectiveness will evaluate up to 4000 drugs. Commissioner Goddard and Dr Seitz announced the project as the most extensive and significant ever, under Kefauver Harris amendments. Results will guide FDA in final determinations on drug efficacy.
A brief item from the RED HOWE crime beat notes a halayse moment on Spatch. Yi Sporta Block headlines a TV matchup and weekenter details with a local angle and sparse facts.
In a dog fight 100 miles northwest of Hanoi, Air Force Phantom pilots downed another MIG fighter as losses rose to three American planes in the engagement. Ground fire remained the major risk amid broad air actions and Viet Cong activity near Saigon and along the Rach Beg Go.
In Washington the Senate Ethics Committee will hold public hearings on the Dodd Klein relationship. Klein, a retired general, said Dodd never helped him. He recalled interactions with Dodd regarding a 1962 West Germany reunification proposal and a 1963 inquiry by the Foreign Relations Committee.
Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan died Saturday night at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke. The 10-year Senate veteran had been treated since March 11 following a thyroid condition and other health issues. The obituary notes his long service and final illness, with limited details due to garbled text in the source.
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