The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-01-02
n. V. LANCASTER, II.
:. NUCLEAR TESTS
} ALGERIAN SOLUTION
} VIRGINIA INAUGURATION

U. S. RESUMPTION Of nuclear
tests In the atmosphere is be-
Heved to be imminent. Although
President Kennedy has not yet
made the decision, the Defense
Department Announced Friday it
is forming q joint task force to
carry out the operation II 1t is so
ordered. The reasons for the re-
sumption of the tests after a
three-year lapse are the breaking
Of the voluntary test ban by the
Soviets last fall and the progress
which they have apparently made
In nuclear weapons. An analysis
Of more than so of their atmos-
pheric blasts indicates significant
progress in triggering devices and
In packing more explosive power
into smaller warheads. The tests.
If they are conducted. will proba-
bly, be near British-controlled
Christmas island in the Pacific.
PRESIDENT DE GAULLE of
France announced Friday night
that he intends to withdraw most
of his troops from Algeria as a
step toward peace in the seven
year war against the Algerian ma
tionalistS. But his words brought
violent and bitter reaction from
the French settlers in Algeria who
want to keep the country under
French control at all costs. Six
persons were killed in the Alger-
ian port of Oran in less than "a
hours after the announcement.
Representatives of the Algerian
nationahSts in TuniS took de
Gaulle'S statement as a sign of
good faith. Officials Of both sides
have repeatedly been meeting Sc
cretly for several weeks to help
arrange for a formal settlement.
THE INAUGURATION of Gov
elect Albertis S. Harrison Jr. will
take place in Richmond Jan. Is,
and "a units are scheduled to
march in the inaugural parade.
The parade will be led by Rich
mond's platoon of mounted police
and Brig. Gen. F. Henry CARRIER,
commander of troops, according
to the Adjutant Generals office.
An 18-gun salute will be fired by
units Of the 1st Howitzed Batta-
lion. 111th Artillery, after the oath
of office is taken.
FINANCING is expected to be
the biggest problem facing the
1862 General Assembly, according
to a survey of the states law
makers by the Richmond News
Leader. Three-fourths of those
responding said they did not favor
adopting a sales tax at this ses-
sion. though many added it is just
a matter of time before such leg
islation is passed. Another three
fouIthS thought a Withholding tax
plan would help raise needed rev.
enues during the next two years.
The second major worry of the
legislators, according to the sur
vey. is redistlicting; some were
afraid they'd lose their jobs if the
Assembly adopts commission S
recommendation to decrease ru-
raj representation while increaS-
ing the number of delegates from
urban areas.
A CRACKDOWN by Congress
on the operations of nonscheduled
airlines has been urged by Rep.
Francis E. Walter (D-PaD. Wal
ter scored the Civil AeronauticS
Board for being so lax in certify
ing nonscheduled airlines opera
tons as to make effective safe
ty inspection a practical i'm
possibility" Walter headed a
committee which investigated the
crash Of a nonscheduled airliner
near Richmond Byrd field Nov.
s. Many Of the "a army recruits
killed were from Pennsylvania.