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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1968
Page
3
Pittsburgh AP report warns wildcat strikes loom over basic steel labor talks if incentives are not extended to all workers. Locals threaten picket lines. industrywide spread of incentive pay could follow if contract excludes some. Negotiators silent on overall monetary terms though optimism grows on an industry offer.
Smokey the German shepherd will receive a medal from the German Shepherd Club of St. Louis for saving 13 year old Marie Myers from a copperhead. Marie, son of a Jefferson County deputy sheriff, was walking near his Hillsboro home when the snake struck. Smokey knocked him down and fought the snake, receiving a bite on his foreleg that swelled but healed.
Mice Brookes promotes a selection of inexpensive needlecraft patterns and books. Reviews include transfers printed on one size pattern, 50 cent pricing, and mail order details through Alice Brooks at the Evening Star Needlecraft Dept. in New York.
In Richmond, 13 inmates returned to work at the Virginia State Penitentiary signaling a first crack in the 111 day stoppage over low wages. The walkout began July 16 affecting about 850 of 1,200 prisoners with head ringleaders in solitary.
Washington AP reports the Fortas bid for chief justice faces intensified opposition as Senate debate nears. Senator Miller accuses Fortas of eroding community standards, while Republicans rebuke Attorney General Clark for partisan remarks and civil rights criticism.
A 34 year old man Vladimir Vorlicek of Astoria Queens shot himself with a gun in Abercrombie and Fitch Madison Avenue gunshop after purchasing shells. The firm closed seven gunshops nationwide including Short Hills New Jersey Palm Beach Bal Harbour Chicago Colorado Springs and San Francisco.
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