10 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1968
Page
1
City school budget for 1968 69 totals 1 767 292 up 131 547 from current year. Education official Garber cites state tax shares and state funds as key drivers with raises for bachelor and master degree holders and added library and supply costs.
Red Cross invites qualified water safety instructors to contact the Red Cross office at 662-5412 for immediate enrollment. Samuel Bill, band director of Brownsville Area Senior High School, visited Winchester to arrange his band’s Apple Blossom time performance May 2 3 4. Brownsville band, 107 members, has won St Patrick’s Day parade prizes three years and will represent Pennsylvania in the 1969 Festival of States at St Petersburg Florida.
About 100 contestants plus 41 leading women pros compete in an 18 hole pro am to start the first O Sullivan LPGA Open at Winchester Golf Club. Pros begin Friday in a three day 54 hole event for 12500 dollars with proceeds to Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Easter corsage special includes 2 Cymbidium orchids for 3.50 at Berryville Florist. Howard Johnson's offers tomorrow’s luncheon with veal steak in tomato sauce for 1.10. Sears summer sale catalog prices now in effect, shop the catalog by dialing 662 2526.
A 614 passenger Wahine ferry ran aground and capsized in Wellington harbor amid 123 mph winds. Officials feared about 150 dead with 42 bodies recovered, while a rescue flotilla plucked survivors from the icy waters and shore. Hospitals housed injured and exposed survivors as night fell and searches continued.
Rioting linked to King assassination continues for the sixth night with 34 deaths nationwide and fresh outbreaks in Trenton Jacksonville and Kansas City. Fires arson and looting terrorize Newark Pittsburgh Wilmington and Chicago as National Guardsmen and police restore order.
Police Karl investigation widens as officials sift clues in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination case. Reports say a police radio frequency and a white Mustang may have influenced officers, with Lt. Bradshaw in car 160 tied to transmissions after the shooting as investigators review the chase.
The City Council approved a one per cent local use tax to fund the general fund effective July 1, added to the state tax. It targets out-of-state purchases used in the city to level competition with local merchants. The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a similar tax.
Uniformed police guard the tomb of Dr Martin Luther King Jr at South View Cemetery Atlanta as mourners view the crypt after dusk. King’s funeral drew vast crowds and legendary tributes as leaders like Benjamin E Mays urged rioters to seek change without violence. A large memorial service at Ebenezer Baptist Church featured Hubert Humphrey, John and Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy and other dignitaries.
Auction announced for Denny's Comm featuring furniture appliances and tools set for 7 PM tonight. Items include household furnishings and workshop gear from local estates. Bidders advised to arrive early and inspect at preview.
More than 100000 troops from five nations fanned out across the Saigon area and 11 provinces as the largest allied operation, Toan Thang, began to clear Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. The U S command reported limited action and a lull elsewhere, with no major clashes or shelling at Khe Sanh in 24 hours.
Hanoi government presses Cambodia as the likely venue for first Vietnam war peace talks. North Vietnamese sources from Phnom Penh say Cambodia’s willingness to host removes the need to search elsewhere. Hanoi had proposed Phnom Penh or any mutually agreeable Asian location. The Hungarian news agency notes U.S. reluctance to send representatives to Phnom Penh amid no diplomatic ties.
Moist air from a cold front off the North Carolina coast will bring cloudy skies cooler temperatures and a chance of showers across Virginia today. The forecast notes possible drizzle but emphasizes lingering overcast conditions and modest temperature drops.
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