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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
1
Area residents can expect warm sunny weather for the holiday weekend, with earlier forecasts of clouds and possible thunder showers giving way to fair conditions across the state. The Virginia outlook predicts good weather tomorrow and Monday for all Old Dominion residents.
An Amelia couple, James Robert son 45 and Ester Dickerson 28, died when their car on Virginia 681 north of Amelia clipped another vehicle, ran off the road and struck a tree. The incident marked Virginia’s first highway fatalities of the Fourth of July weekend as overall toll rose to 483 for the year.
Chicago AP reports safety officials forecast higher holiday traffic deaths during a 78 hour period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday than the 1963 Fourth of July record. The National Safety Council cites improved highways as reducing head on crashes while warning motorists and boaters to stay vigilant amid expanding interstates.
Luther Durham Jr. was back in the state penitentiary awaiting an August 30 trial in Frederick County Circuit Court for the murders of Mrs. Waltine Hoover and her mother Mrs. E M Snow. He was rearraigned after changing his plea from guilty to innocent and was moved between Richmond and Winchester with deputies and a state investigator.
Luci Baines Johnson, on her 18th birthday, received her first communion at St. Ann's Infant Home in Hyattsville Maryland. The private Mass was conducted by Rev. James Montgomery with parents, sister Lynda, friends, about 20 nuns, and two Secret Service agents present. Luci had been instructed since September after joining the Catholic faith via baptism at St. Matthew's Cathedral.
American church leaders welcomed a possible Pope Paul VI visit this fall as a chance to strengthen Christian ties. It would be his first trip to the Americas and may include a UN General Assembly address. Church figures from Presbyterians to Lutherans praised the ecumenical potential and urged unity.
Grove Furniture Co. offers 20 percent off all summer furniture at 1258 Loudoun Street. The ad repeats the sale details and location. The message also notes office closure for Dr. William H. Shafer until July 19 for vacation. A separate public notice states a holiday affects garbage collection and city bus service. Garbage for Monday July 5 will be collected Thursday.
In Petersburg AP report Dr Martin Luther King Jr urged a negotiated settlement to the Vietnam War and proposed civil rights workers pursue talks with the Viet Cong if needed. He warned the war must end and stressed nonviolence to defeat communism, not force.
President Johnson announced plans for a national teachers corps to work with educators in city slums and rural areas, likening it to a Peace Corps for education. He also proposed fellowships to bolster elementary and secondary teachers, subject to congressional approval.
An eastbound Greyhound bus and a car collided on the New York Thruway near Waterloo killing five in the car and injuring 36 to 40 on the bus. The bus was en route from Chicago to Boston with a Cleveland stopover, and reporters described a head on impact after the car crossed the center divider on a rain slick highway.
Dr. Felix A. Goico, 60, a member of a wealthy Dominican family, emerged as the leading presidential candidate for a provisional government. Rebels and the civilian junta accepted him, with a six to nine month path to elections and a plan for rebels to disarm. Former President Balaguer commented on rebel weapons and political shifts.
Viet Cong mortars hit Can Tho and nearby outposts with no casualties. Government forces returned fire while warplanes and a dawn search failed to locate guerrillas. Three South Korean soldiers were wounded by a Viet Cong mine as Seoul prepared to deploy up to 15 000 troops to Vietnam. A Russian trawler was reportedly sighted off the coast near U S Seventh Fleet carriers amid daily air strikes on North Vietnam.
AP dispatch from Richmond says warm western Ohio air moved into Virginia today causing cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers across the state.
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