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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
3
Verona AP reports Westinghouse Electric Corp ended a plant walkout after management agreed to halt making pictures of men at work. About half of 850 workers walked out. 300 members voted to return after cameras were removed.
Advertises crochet doilies patterns 21 and 12 inches number 7242 priced fifty cents each with 15 cents extra for first class mailing. Provides mailing address for Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star and lists additional 1969 Needlecraft catalogs and pattern books with prices.
A compact list of crossword style hints with missing letters and partial phrases. Clues cover definitions for various word lengths including math, language, geography, and culture points, inviting solving through context and common crossword patterns.
The Democratic National Convention buzz features nonstop social events in Chicago with Humphrey and McCarthy camps staging hospitality suites and performances. Hubert and Eugene venues join private brunches, dinners, and cocktail parties as delegates converge, while candidate wives attend a daily luncheon hosted by the DNC.
Dr Grayson Kirk retires as Columbia University president after leading during last spring's student protests. Acting president-designate Andrew Cordier, former diplomat, vows focus on human values and university participation amid ongoing campus tensions.
California lawmakers authorize judges to convert first time marijuana offenses to either felonies or misdemeanors and permit felony penalties for first time LSD and other dangerous drugs. Gov Reagan called the bill a step forward in recognizing the danger of illicit drug traffic.
Workmen uncovered a century-old cast iron coffin with the remains of a red haired blue eyed young woman during a sewer project in Belleville. Coroner Dr. C C Kane says the body is well preserved and speculation centers on identifying the deceased or reburying the relic.
The Rev. Edward W. Conklin, 46, is appointed chaplain at the State Farm in Goochland Powhatan effective Sept. 1. The announcement came from Rev. George F. Ricketts executive director of the Chaplain Service of the Churches of Virginia Inc. Conklin joins from the resident chaplaincy at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.
Rep. John O. Marsh Jr urged completing the Interstate Highway System within years to avoid lag in safe high speed roads. He spoke at Ingleside Resort during Staunton area link dedication to Interstate 81 and praised Virginia planners for driving regional growth and tourism.
The Virginia Conservative party asks the State Supreme Court to force the Board of Elections to place George C. Wallace and Ronald Reagan atop the presidential electors on the November ballot. Wallace and Reagan oppose the nominations and want their names removed. the Board, led by Attorney General Robert Y. Button, says they should not appear.
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