02 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
1
Clarke County faces a dying oak problem with leaves shriveling and branches bare as residents suspect chemical 2 4 D. The county and state highway crews and utilities use it to control growth. A prior pilot program urged landowners to spray or mow, as officials search for answers.
The 90th Congress returns in September to tackle key bills and a looming Supreme Court nomination fight led by President Johnson. Senate leaders warn of extended debate as elections approach, with potential for the longest election-year session since World War II and action on gun control, the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, and Viet Nam financing.
The town crier notes the first rain yesterday afternoon and last night, totaling .41 inches at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory and lifting the 1968 year-to-date to 19.48 inches. A warm humid weekend with possible thundershowers is forecast and temperatures are predicted to stay above normal for five days.
North Vietnamese forces attacked two U.S. Marine units south of Da Nang in northern South Vietnam, killing 14 Marines and wounding 22, with 19 enemy reported killed. In one dawn clash, a platoon of Marines and South Vietnamese forces repelled infiltrators after fighting with Bangalore torpedoes and charges.
Auctioneer Jimmy Smith hosts a sale at 7 30 P M on Airport Road featuring household items and collectibles. Local bidders and buyers welcome with doors opening before the auction start.
President Johnson authorized a boycott strategy to pressure steel firms not to raise prices. Defense orders may be shifted away from companies that announce broad price hikes, with the aim of limiting inflation and saving government spending. The move follows Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and U S Steel price boosts, signaling broader industry impact.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey declared he would remove Lewis B. Hershey as head of the Selective Service if elected president. He criticized Hershey’s remarks praising George Wallace and pledged a change in the draft system after noting Hershey’s criticisms of reform measures.
Prague reports that Dubcek said reformist leadership agreed to deepen economic and military ties with the Soviet Union and other Communist nations under COMECON and the Warsaw Pact. He praised sovereignty protection and suggested no Soviet troop stationing.
A powerful 6.0 quake struck Manila at 4 21 a m collapsing a five story apartment building in the Chinese quarter. Police estimate about 200 dead with many more missing as fires and destruction spread across Luzon.
Winchester leader Germelman argues for a Regional Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for Winchester and Frederick County citing 150 juvenile cases in six months at municipal court. He says early intervention and community programs like TAC Club can deter delinquency and notes the new court will be housed in the refurbished Frederick County Courtroom.
Soviet sources publish detailed autopsy findings linking Hitler’s death to cyanide poisoning. The Bezymensky account asserts dental identification and places the bodies in a shell crater near Hitler’s Reich Chancellery bunker. Smersh and a top forensic team examined the remains in Berlin Buch as investigators moved the bodies.
Tomorrow is the final day for the white goods sale at Penneys with discounts on major appliances and home equipment. Customers are urged to hurry to take advantage before the store closes the promotion.
An Alitalia jetliner en route from Rome to Montreal crashed while landing in a violent storm at Malpensa Airport Milan. The plane carried 95 aboard with at least 25 survivors reported and likely more. Authorities pursue details on casualty counts and rescue operations.
AP reports a warm air mass over the Southeast separated from unseasonable cool air from the Midwest to New England by a nearly stationary front. The front is expected to drift south across Central Virginia tonight, bringing cooler weather to the northwest and northern parts of the state.
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