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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1968

Page

13

Democrats Open Convention Faces Floor Fight Over Vietnam

Delegates struggled to draft a Vietnam plank as Humphrey and McCarthy supporters seek a compromise. Johnson stays at his Texas ranch on his 60th birthday with no convention plans. McCarthy and Humphrey vie for South support while bloc voting and seating fights loom.

Johnson Texas Humphrey McCarthy Edmund Muskie Maine Harold E. Hughes Town U.S Daniel K. Inouye

Mitchell Joins Local Law Firm in Winchester

Robert T. Mitchell Jr. joins Hall Monahan and Engle in Winchester after is graduation from Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee Law School. He served as a JAG captain and practiced in D.C. before moving home with wife Nancy and three children. His brother Albert works in Woodstock, Va.

Robert T. Mitchell, Jr Winchester Hall, Monahan and Engle S. Braddock Sr Mitchell Virginia Military Institute Washington and Lee Law School Judge Advocate General’s Corps United States Army Alexandria Mr. Mitchell Rolling Fields Nancy C. Mitchell Robert Theodore Mitchell Thomas Jackson Mitchell Amy Elizabeth Mitchell Albert Mitchell Marsh and Sarver Woodstock Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia S. Harrison Kahn Washington, D.C Law The Washington and Lee Review Order of the Coif Phi Beta Kappa Omicron Delta Kappa Student Bar Association

Maddox resigns from Georgia delegation to focus on race

Gov. Lester Maddox quit today as Georgia’s delegate to the Democratic National Convention to devote full time to his presidential bid. Credentials panel had urged splitting Georgia’s 43 votes between Maddox’s conservative trio and an integrated group led by Julian Bond. Stan Hathcock said Maddox seeks seating of the regular delegation and continuation of his campaign.

Hawaii Texas John B. Connally Johnson Georgia Lester Maddox Julian Bond Maddox North Carolina Connally McNair McKeithen Humphrey Muskie Fred Harris Oklahoma Richard J. Hughes New Jersey McCarthy Minnesota Chicago Daley Lester G Atlanta Stan Hathcock

Crossword Puzzle Clues Set

A dense list of crossword clues spans golf terms places foods and prefixes with entries such as Lyne, Athena, Portuguese coins, Hebrew and gambling venue. Includes birth, hole in one slang, and twice yearly events plus various short definitions for across and down entries.

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Misinformed Americans Lose Record Seesaw Attempt

Two 5 year old American boys, Ray Fisher and Jeff Newland, believed they set a new nonstop seesaw record with a 100 hour ride. Guinness later cited the 101 hour Ventur a Calif record from 1964, sparing them a likely hour more. Both boys said they would not try again.

Taipei Formosa Ray Fisher Tampa Fla Jeff Newland Fairfax Ventura Calif Fisher Newland Okinawa U.S. Air Force Col Jess Newland Army U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group

Protest Groups Zig Zag Through Chicago Night

Nearly 1 000 protesters flooded Chicago streets in a four mile zig zag through Near North and the Loop after peaceful daytime demonstrations. Police arrested about eight as crowds chanted free Huey and Humphrey as traffic stalled and hotels drew delegates.

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Czechoslovakia Protests as Warsaw Troops Occupy

Alarm bells rang across Czechoslovakia for 15 minutes protesting the occupation by Warsaw Pact troops. Reports said talks in Moscow included orthodox party leaders from four other Communist states that sent troops, with a source noting their arrival in Moscow.

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