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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1967
Page
8
Vietnamese prices rise sharply with food costs jumping 35 percent this year. economists divide on severity though some warn a 30 to 50 percent increase could be disastrous. Pork eggs fish and other staples have surged, while Mekong delta farmers face transport disruptions from Viet Cong mined highways.
House leaders bow to complaints about the 10 day Labor Day recess and will operate only on routine measures the week before the holiday. The recess runs from the Friday before Labor Day, with schools opening that week. Leaders say the dates were set with the Senate and cannot be changed, though members with out of town plans may skip duties. Civil rights Social Security and foreign aid bills loom in the next two weeks.
Nine British tourists were killed and 26 injured in a collision between a truck and a bus in Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands. Police said nine of the injured were in grave condition.
In St Louis police raids on unlicensed taverns seized contraband liquor which is now sent to four old folks homes. The police journal notes 18 cases of liquor 36 cases of wine and 109 cases of beer were delivered last month to the homes. A spokesman for the Masonic Home of Missouri said the liquor is issued twice yearly by the medical director to residents averaging 82 years old.
Negro demonstrators resume a 106 mile march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge camping on the capitol steps until Governor McKeithen hears their grievances. Troopers on horseback escort the line as the group grows from 25 to 75 and plans a rally on August 19 at Southern University before presenting complaints to the governor.
New Orleans AP reports the state advances its case in the Kennedy assassination probe. Judge Frank J. Shea keeps the trial moving with brief sessions and overruling defense objections. The jurors are kept overnight after a disputed remark from defense. Perjury carries up to five years in prison.
On a British warship during the September 12 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key penned the words to the Star Spangled Banner. The incident ties Key to the fort’s defense and the anthem’s origin.
Ten Frederick County 4-H Clubs will hold individual fairs during the week of Sept 30 to Oct 7, National 4-H Club week. Each fair will have official judges and ribbons awarded like larger fairs, funded by the Frederick County Fair Association. There will be no countywide fair this year due to lack of grounds and funds. The association remains active with 35 directors led by President E W Shank.
The Stephens City Lions Club hosted Winchester area donors for the Bloodmobile with guests Charles and Aaron Zuckerman William Keyton and Maurice Blosser. The drive aims for 150 pints with a 175-donor target and will run Tuesday 10 a.m. to 2 45 p.m. at the Episcopal Parish House.
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