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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1968

Page

14

Humphrey Condemns Dzu Sentence as Backward Step

South Vietnam’s Humphrey says Dzu’s five year jail for advocating talks with the Viet Cong Front is unfortunate. Ton That Thien defends harsh stance arguing morale and battlefield resolve require strong government position on negotiations.

Saigon Hubert H. Humphrey Truong Dinh Dzu Humphrey Dzu South Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation, Front Cli Ton That Thien National Liberation Front

Space program halts four Saturn boosters amid budget cuts

AP reports NASA ordered contractors to stop work on four Saturn rockets after congress cutbacks. The Apollo program remains on track for moon missions by 1970, while Saturn V power for Apollo continues. Draft Director Hershey cancels suspending pre induction exams but Pentagon objections block full shutdown of centers.

Washington National Aeronautics and Space Administration Moon Lewis B. Hershey Hershey Pentagon Defense Department

Splash Party Off No Water In Clinton

Vandals broke into the Clinton pool filtration room and opened water valves draining about 400000 gallons of the 750000 gallon pool into the Mississippi River. The Friday night splash party was postponed for a week due to the loss of water.

Clinton Iowa Clinton Municipal Pool Mississippi River

Construction activity in June slips to 81.3 billion

The Commerce Department reports June construction spending fell to 81.3 billion dollars, down 2.3 billion from May. Sen. Joseph S. Clark calls for a complete bombing halt in North Vietnam, warning the U S may escalate the war. Johnson praises Eisenhower after a White House hospital visit, expressing boosted resolve after meeting the former president.

Commerce Department Joseph S. Clark D-Pa North Vietnam Clark Senate United States Associated Press President Johnson White House Dwight D. Eisenhower

World in Turmoil as 1968 Campaigns Dominate News

The nation watches the 1968 political scene with Nixon favored on ballots and Rockefeller leading polls for the Republican convention in Miami Beach. Pope Paul VI rejects artificial birth control while Sino-Soviet clashes ripple through Eastern Europe and a Manila quake and Alitalia crash punctuate a fraught news week.

Paul VI

Goldwater backs Nixon on first ballot at convention

At Langley Air Force Base Goldwater predicts Nixon will win the Republican nomination on the first ballot in Miami. He calls Nixon his personal choice among contenders and urges no more bombing pauses in Vietnam, saying the U.S. should take decisive action if Paris talks stall.

Langley Afb Arizona Barry Goldwater Richard Nixon Paris Goldwater Air Force Reserve Gabriel P. Disosway Tactical Air Com Nixon Miami Vietnam

First Male Nurse Graduates From Brackenridge School

Austin AP Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing graduated its first male nurse in 53 years. Paul Bass, 29 and married, a former Air Force hospital orderly, will work for a local urologist after three years of training. Bass is a Jacksonville Texas native who also worked at the Austin State Hospital.

Austin, Tex Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing Air Force Hospital Paul Bass Austin State Hospital Brackenridge Jacksonville Tex Bass Air Force

Rail carriers seek Virginia intrastate rate increase

By petition filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bates B Bowers as representative for The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and other Virginia carriers request authority to raise intrastate freight rates by the same percentage approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission in Ex Parte No 259 Case No L 47. Hearing set for October 2 1968 in Richmond Blanton Building 10 a.m. Interested parties should appear with testimony.

Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission Bates B. Bowers Southern Freight Association, Et al Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Virginia Interstate Commerce Commission Blanton City of Richmond

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