10 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1968
Page
1
President Charles de Gaulle names Maurice Couve de Murville as new premier replacing Georges Pompidou. The move follows reported rifts over worker participation in industry councils and handling of May student worker strikes.
The Town Crier reports the Children’s Hour at Handley Library will run tomorrow from 10 to 11 a.m. The program, typically on Thursdays, was moved last week due to the Fourth of July holiday.
The council declined to buy the Blanche Carlisle heirs dump site off Rt 656 for 150000 with five year payments plus interest. Reports warned against use due to location. Work to clean and level the site continues before Aug 1 and a rat baiting program will follow.
Washington AP report shows Negro first term re-enlistments falling from 66.5 percent in 1966 to 31.7 percent in 1967, puzzling officials who cite risk of death or injury as major factors. White re-enlistments also fell but less sharply, while Marine trends show minor changes.
Lost approximately 300 pound Black Angus heifer near White Hall and Welltown Pike. Contact D. K. Russell and Sons or R and T Packing Co. for the animal. Call 869-1357 or 667-3123 for details.
Ambassador Xuan Thuy denounces U.S. claims of progress in the Paris peace talks and insists Washington must halt all attacks on the North now. Harriman counters with tempered optimism and urges coordinated steps toward Southeast Asian peace amid the 12th round of talks.
Richmond AP reports low pressure factors bring cloudiness and rainfall to Virginia with showers and possible thundershowers across the state today.
Washington AP report says Vice President Humphrey has not offered the vice presidential slot to anyone and will not name a preferred partner yet. Several names are floated including governors senators and an ambassador with suggestions spanning Kennedy Muskie Harris Connally Shriver and southern governors Sanders Sanford Breathitt and others.
Pravda reports two American students James Kratzer and Larry Watson, affiliates of a Vienna Stanford unit, were found with anti Soviet literature from the Chinese Embassy and Russian icons hidden in their car at Brest on the Soviet Polish border. The U S Embassy said it knew nothing and investigates. The paper says the men admitted violating Soviet rules and may face prison.
South Vietnamese troops clashed with a 200-strong Viet Cong force near Saigon while U S pilots reported shooting down a MIG17 in North Vietnam. Allied forces claimed 37 Guerrillas killed in nearby skirmishes as B 52s attacked routes and camps within 25 65 miles of the capital.
Sarah Zane Fire Co. announces a meeting scheduled for Thursday July 11 at 8 p.m. in Merriman’s Lane area. Call 662-0069 or 667-1743 for details.
A Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Circus tent collapsed during a violent thunderstorm in Auburn New York injuring about 85 of roughly 800 spectators. The 300 foot tent held 4000 and rains up to 2.9 inches caused flooding while workers freed trapped guests and treated many on site or at two hospitals.
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