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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1966
Page
1
U S Marines seized a fortified village south of the demilitarized zone after four days of heavy ground and air assaults. Flame throwers aided Leathernneck riflemen as jets and artillery targeted North Vietnamese positions. losses and aerial actions were reported on both sides with several aircraft missing.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile at Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Frederick County fell short of its 160 pint goal, with only 106 pints donated yesterday. Sponsored by five Frederick County Ruritan Clubs, the event faced wet weather and low turnout.
Separate clashes in Roanoke and Fredericksburg and a charge of racial prejudice by Republican senatorial candidate Lawrence M. Traylor marked a busy day in Virginia politics. Traylor filed a complaint with the Fair Campaign Practices Committee accusing Harry F. Byrd Jr. of appealing to prejudice.
AP reports Surveyor 2, after a mid course maneuver, began tumbling in space due to a failed No. 3 vernier rocket. Attempts to stabilize by firing all three verniers failed, casting doubt on a safe lunar landing at Sinus Medii and prompting reevaluation of the mission timeline.
The revolt against Rep. Adam Clayton Powell takes a new turn with a plan by 13 Democrats on his Education and Labor Committee to impose majority rule on key actions. The proposal would allow a 11 member coalition to overrule Powell on scheduling legislation staff hiring and budget decisions, aiming to avert a Thursday vote clash. Powell's stance remained noncommittal though some believed he would accept the reforms.
Senate members debated alternatives to the Supreme Court rulings on school prayer. Senator Birch Bayh urged a nonbinding resolution supporting voluntary prayer and meditation in schools while Dirksen pressed a constitutional amendment requiring two thirds approval, with predictions of rejection and no immediate effect.
Ford Motor Co. announced 1967 price increases averaging about 11 percent, roughly $25, with some models rising more due to standardizing safety items. The move follows similar estimates from GM Chrysler and AMC, as automakers adjust to add safety equipment across 1967 models. A correction note also revises prices for Montgomery Ward freezers.
Two people died in separate crashes on Route 11 yesterday and five were injured, three seriously. Dennis Proffitt 16 of Route 1 James Wood High School student died at City Hospital Martinsburg at 2 a.m. after a one car crash near Inwood. Elmer Lunceford 50 of Delaplane died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a two car collision north of Winchester. Five others including Lawrence Plaster 19 and George Neff 18 were hospitalized in fair to serious condition. The Lunceford wife Jean 40 remained in good condition in ICU. Investigators said wet roads contributed and the driver remains undetermined. Funeral plans for Proffitt are pending with Jones Funeral Home.
President Johnson announced Katzenbach will resign to become undersecretary of state while succeeding Ball. He declined to confirm a tax increase, saying revenues and expenditures will be balanced as bills pass, with Viet Nam costs projected through June 1967 and no election-era backlash expected.
The Defense Department announces a plan to draft 20,000 men for special training and eventual regular service by June 30, with a goal of 100,000 per year by 1968 69. The change lowers the minimum mentally eligible bar, removing the need to pass a general knowledge test and requiring fewer of six other aptitude tests.
Heavy rains push September totals in Winchester to 8.01 inches and Berryville to 7.31 inches. A second round of downpours adds 1.68 inches in Winchester, with mist and a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures expected 3 or 4 degrees below normal for five days.
A complex low pressure system over the southeastern U.S. brings another rainy day to Virginia with showers likely throughout the day before tapering off later.
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