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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1966
Page
1
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara testifies on Capitol Hill amid a partisan clash over charges of shocking mismanagement of the Vietnam War. Senate Republican Leader Dirksen criticized House Republican Leader Ford for his harsh remarks during the dispute.
More than 100 Kami students occupied the Chinese consulate in Jakarta burning furniture and papers and painting anti Chinese slogans. Indonesian military officials allowed use of the building as a headquarters as protests against China surge after a coup attempt and a Chinese embassy attack.
Police chief and city treasurer warn drivers to remove 1965 license plates immediately or face towing at owner expense. Street checks begin today as state income tax deadline May 1 remains in effect.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said the United States can deploy 325000 troops to Vietnam without invoking reserves or harming the economy. He noted no other nation has been so strong in history and stressed the administration’s 917 million dollar military aid program to allies worldwide.
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen slammed the critics while praising Johnson and urged accountability. Ford pressed for Pentagon honesty as McNamara prepared to testify on a 917 million dollar Vietnam aid package.
Hoyt Smith 41 died of a apparent heart attack after his tractor trailer slid down an incline and struck the home of Mrs. Syvilla Muse at 522 N Cameron St. He was pronounced dead at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 8 45 a m. The damaged house suffered plaster and wiring damage.
Fidel Castro asserts the United States failed to make the Alliance for Progress work while Cuba reports economic gains without U.S. aid. The remarks frame Cuba as advancing independently amid tensions with Washington.
At Cape Kennedy Florida the International Union of Electrical Workers limited picketing to the south gate as UTC contractor policy shifted activity to Sunnyvale Coyote and Redwood City California. About 225 California members join UTC facilities pickets while local 1201 workers at Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island moonport press wage demands. contract expired Friday with UTC offering 19 cents and no differential.
A cold violent spring storm lashed the West and Plains bringing snow frost hail and tornadoes causing over 1.5 million in damage. Three men died in auto crashes in Colorado and Wyoming while at least five people were injured by a tornado. Overland Park Kansas and Lombard Illinois suffered extensive damage from twisters. Thousands saw a funnel near Kansas City as schools and homes endured destruction. Frost wiped out much of western Colorado’s fruit crop and orchards in Washington and Oregon were damaged.
A 32 year old Roanoke Virginia man Norman Bowles was robbed of 60 dollars and 3000 Travers checks and beaten by three youths in the 3000 block of Mount Pleasant Street Northwest early today. Bowles, threatened by a knife armed youth, was held while the others took his wallet and payments. He was treated at Washington Hospital Center and released.
Tonight at 7 30 a furniture and appliance auction features a divorce themed film Divorce Italian Style followed by a sale of furniture and tools. Marcello Mastroianni stars with a trade in offer and price 10 dollars for an old chair at Grove Furniture Co location in Winchester Virginia with a cable trade in sale also listed.
Pittsburgh AP reports railroads say they have lost millions since the soft coal strike began 10 days ago. The Pennsylvania Railroad notes 70 percent of normal coal-haul volume as hundreds of train crewmen idle and compares losses to last month’s $300,000 daily revenue drop during a firemen’s strike. The strike has affected major industrial users with stockpiles, while negotiations in Washington between the United Mine Workers and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association show no progress. The 45,300 miners on strike include 10,000 who briefly returned to work before reinitiating action.
Bertram W. Powers president of New York Typographical Local 6 said negotiations collapsed and predicted three merging newspapers could be unable to publish next Monday as scheduled.
U S Navy bombers pressed raids on North Viet Nam near Haiphong destroying a rail bridge span ten miles north of the port. Four Soviet missiles missed. Three U S jets were lost in 24 hours, two pilots presumed dead or captured. Viet Cong hit two Hercules transports at a central highlands airfield with no casualties.
Bob Baker a 19 year old high school dropout and purple heart recipient from Mission Bay High spoke from Balboa Naval Hospital where he recuperates from a shattered right arm. He described his Viet Nam experience teaching lessons in humanity after his unit adopted 600 orphans at Hue and organized a toy drive of 400 gifts. Baker plans college and a future in communications and electronics.
In Ankara Dean Rusk warned CENTO members that despite internal differences the Communist world revolution remains a threat. He cited calls for force and urged continued Western support as Pakistan’s Bhutto missed the opening session amid Saudi King Faisal’s visit. British Foreign Minister Stewart stressed vigilance against political pressure and subversion within the region.
AP reports a stationary frontal system keeps Virginia unusually warm with temperatures remaining high. No rain is expected as the weather pattern persists through today.
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