24 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1965
Page
1
Space Center Houston reports Gemini 5 pilots shivered overnight in chilly suits but warmed by dawn. They received clearance to continue the eight day mission for a fourth day, with Commander Gordon Cooper leading the crew.
The compromise foreign aid authorization bill faces a final Senate vote with Sen. Morse urging rejection of the $3.36 billion one year plan as a vehicle for blank check spending. Fulbright argues for passage to enable a broader review and potential reforms next year.
A well known local couple touring Europe will miss the Clarke County Fair but has secured reservations for next spring's Apple Blossom Festival at the Apple Capital. The Clarke County Band cannot perform tonight as scheduled, prompting Ruritan president Dave to adjust plans.
A U S Labor Department program deploys two coordinators to Virginia and Martinsburg to recruit 2500 workers for apple crops in Virginia and West Virginia. Surveys are under way at 46 points in seven states with shipments starting next week, targeting peak arrivals after Labor Day.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says Communist China threatens but avoids full war in Southeast Asia. He notes Beijing aims at southeast Asia while seeking prudence to prevent a broader conflict. President Johnson and aides stress cautious peace, with Hanoi showing no peace talks interest.
House Republicans press to cap immigration from Canada, Mexico and other Western Hemisphere nations as a bill to end the national origins quota system advances. The plan seeks an overall 170 000 annual ceiling with a 20 000 per country limit and preference for relatives of U S citizens.
Pittsburgh AP reports continued stalemate in steel contract talks eight days before a potential strike. Top union leaders and executives from ten major firms met for 144 hours before breaking for the night with no breakthrough.
U S and Vietnamese officials said B52 bombers attacked a Viet Cong target 85 miles south of Da Nang in Quan Tin Province. The Air Force did not disclose the number of planes or bombs, or their base of origin, though Guam was presumed.
The Rev. James Roger Jackson of Tampa has accepted the call as minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Winchester. He succeeds Dr. George Denning Jackson who moved to Danville last September. Jackson, a Charlotte native, graduate of Davidson College, has done graduate work at UNC and Union Theological Seminary, and previously led Jefferson and Temple Terrace churches. He is married to Mary Naomi Day and they plan to move to Winchester around September 15 with two children, James Roger Jr and Deborah Lynne. He will preach his first sermon September 19.
Richmond dispatch notes continued showers and thundershowers forecast for the southern Virginia region as a frontal system stalls off the North Carolina coast.
The Johnson administration allies with a white paper after Republicans plan a counter pamphlet on Viet Nam. Eisenhower letters from 1954 1959 frame proposed U S aid to South Viet Nam while GOP labels stress neglected aspects and a history tone dominates the dispute amid campaign year tensions.
Fifty eight U S servicemen mostly Marines on a C130 Hercules returning to Da Nang after leave in Hong Kong are feared dead after crashing into the harbor shortly after takeoff. At least 13 survivors reported. two bodies recovered. Divers and cranes removed wreckage and survivors were treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kowloon.
Richmond Professional Institute announced it is purchasing the Scottish Rite Temple in Richmond. The deal transfers ownership to RPI, signaling a new use for the historic venue.
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