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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
5
The 21 gun salute on Boston Common each Jan 8 to mark the Battle of New Orleans would be repealed by a bill filed in the legislature. Gen. Joseph M. Ambrose notes the salutes are costly and use scarce ammunition while a state law requires them.
AP News Analysis details President Johnson's reliance on ambiguity as his administration nears end. The piece notes no set plans for a missile summit or a special Senate session to ratify a nuclear treaty, with officials avoiding firm commitments while hints of possible meetings persist. Johnson's past surprise moves and swift public access to information are highlighted as context for ongoing strategic ambiguity.
A reader asks about a mother-in-law living with his family and seeking a caregiver. Abby replies with practical advice pointing to newspaper want ads and agencies, then offers broader guidance on Thanksgiving tension and service-member letters.
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Jimmy Jones of Lawrenceville was captured after a high speed chase in South Hill following a drunken driving stop. He disarmed two officers, stole and wrecked a patrol car, wounded 55 year old Nettie Crafton of Kenbridge, and fired at a car containing Mrs. Edwin Gill and others. Jones was arrested hiding in a field and faces armed robbery, traffic offenses, and car theft charges with attempted murder added.
Virginia state and federal highway officials plan a meeting next week to resolve a dispute over equal employment opportunity pledges. State Highway Commissioner Fugate and Federal Highway Administrator Bridwell, meeting during an AASHO session in Minneapolis, discussed 52 pledges rejected by the Bureau of Public Roads and 24 later resubmitted pledges now under review for federal fund projects. In Memphis, two armed women robbed a liquor store of 167 dollars in a pink sedan, an unprecedented incident noted by police.
The State Corporation Commission will hold a public hearing on a 9.7 percent statewide rate increase for burglary and theft coverage. The Insurance Rating Board requested the hearing citing inflationary loss costs and a spike in burglaries and thefts. The session is set for January 28.
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