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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
3
A San Juan report claimed 12 Cuban women athletes fled a bus and defected to the United States causing a daylong scare. Police and immigration officials questioned the tale as hours passed with no sightings and officials called it another Cuban rumor. Public officials urged patience as events remained unconfirmed.
Reported mass defection fears overshadow a Cuban team’s departure for the Central American Games. Cuban officials deny the 12 defections, while witnesses describe a bus melee as athletes sought asylum, with some fleeing to U.S. protection and others escorted to ships for surveillance.
Aide testifies that Senator Thomas J. Dodd flew to West Germany to present Chicago lobbyist Julius Klein in the best possible light before Bonn leaders. The Ethics Committee heard that Dodd used Klein supplied material in speeches, hosted social events, and recommended Klein to two government commissions as part of investigations into official misconduct.
Selective Service director Lewis B. Hershey testified before the House Armed Services Committee that a second draft lottery would cause a national shortage of professional men and reduce voluntary enlistments. He defended college deferments, warning that removing them could threaten doctors, teachers, and other trained professionals and lessen enlistment incentives. Rivers proposed a substantially lower draft eligibility age from 26.
UPI reports the State Department says North Viet Nam refused to soften its stance toward peace talks despite Canadian mediation and a letter from Ho Chi Minh. Washington notes Hanoi remains unreceptive to reciprocal reductions and continues bombing as bargaining leverage.
In Pampano Beach Florida police restrain a Black woman after a white grocer allegedly slapped a 10 year old boy, triggering a riot as about 500 Black residents attack the storefront. The incident follows racial tensions and a separate political inquiry involving Senator Dodd and lobbyist Klein.
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