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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1968

Page

7

State Senator Fears Charged With Unethical Conduct

ACCOMAC VA State Sen William E Fears a reform candidate who backed conflict of interest laws faces unethical conduct charges. The 1st District Bar committee alleges he solicited business from Anthony C Silvert of Haleysville Mutual Insurance in a Oct 24 1967 letter potentially warranting disbarment or suspension. The case moves to Hampton Chancery Court with Judge Edgar Massenburg and two others to be named.

Accomac William E. Fears Accomack County 1St District Committee of the Bar Fears Anthony C. Silvert Haleysville Mutual Insurance Co Legal Profession Code of Ethics Silvert Wiliam E. Fears Charles M. Langford Jr Accomack Commonwealth Atty Wescott B. Northam Edgar Massen

Ground Broken For Swimming and Wading Pools at Lynchburg

Men broke ground at Lynchburg Training School and Hospital for two new pools donated by the Virginia State AFL CIO. Brewster Snow signed a contract with Royal Pool Inc for 30 000 dollars to build a 35 by 25 foot swimming pool with 40 inch depth and a 25 by 25 foot wading pool, ready for patient use by early August. The project grew from a 18 month interest by the state labor group after a member noted no cooling area for patients in summer.

Lynchburg Virginia Afl&licq AFL Cio Brewster Snow Royal Pool Inc Salem

Crochet Pattern Catalog Ad from Winchester Evening Star

An advertisement promotes crochet and knit patterns in white and colorful designs. It lists Pattern 7334 with sizes 32-46, pricing 50 cents plus 15 cents for mailing. Requests full name, address, ZIP and pattern number. Also features 1968 Needlecraft Catalog and several pattern books priced at 50 cents each.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y

Peninsula Labor Leader Gauley Dies at 63

Leonard W. Gauley, founder and longtime president of the Peninsula Shipbuilders Association, died at 63 after a suspended jail sentence for leading a 15 day strike. The PLA, created 29 years ago, then grew to 15 000 workers at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. He was born in Cambridge Massachusetts and moved to the Virginia Peninsula after World War I.

Newport New Leonard W. Gauley Peninsula Shipbuilders Association Gauley PLA Mammoth Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Cambridge Mass Virginia Peninsula Hull PSA Donald A. Holden Shipyard

Father of 5 Drowns While Swimming

Three Virginians drown in separate incidents. Edward Mills, 34, of Chesapeake, a father of five, drowned in the Elizabeth River and his body was not recovered. Willie Beal, 16, of Virginia Beach, died when his rubber raft overturned. his body was found in shallow water offshore. French Ellis, 45, of Fredericksburg, drowned in the Rappahannock River near City Dock. his body recovered about an hour later after he went under around 3 p.m.

Associated Press Edward Mills Chesapeake Elizabeth River Willie Beal Virginia Beach Fredericksburg French Ellis Rappahannock River City Dock

Rocky Calls for Strict Gun Control Legislation

New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller urged strict gun control legislation in a Helena Montana AP report. The call emphasized comprehensive measures and possible reforms to secure public safety.

Rocky Helena Mont New York Nelson A. Rockefeller

Castro Claims Guevara Assassination Details From Bolivia

Fidel Castro states Bolivia's president and armed forces chief ordered Ernesto Guevara killed after capture, with two drunken soldiers carrying out the act. He accuses Mario Monje of sabotaging Guevara's campaign and notes the diary was seized by Bolivian authorities.

Havana Fidel Castro Bolivia Ernesto Guevara Castro Mario Monje Latin America la Paz Rene Barrientos Cuba

Marines Take Heaviest Viet War Casualties

Washington reports Marines suffer 8,445 killed and 55,480 wounded, about one third of U.S. combat deaths and injuries. Army bears about 61 percent of deaths and 60 percent of wounded as total U.S. force in Southeast Asia nears 615,000. Navy and Air Force suffer lighter losses.

Washington U.S Southeast Asia Army Air Force Navy Pentagon United States Vietnam Thailand

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