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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
14
Don Jennings, outgoing president, hands the ceremonial gavel to Arthur Mum, named as the incoming 1968-69 president, at a Winchester Lions Club event marking the leadership transition.
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were proposed on September 25, 1789 and have been in force since December 15, 1791. Western State Hospital at Staunton opened on July 25, 1826.
In Savilton New York 75 year old Ramon Blanco resists a State Traffic Department crew cutting down an old maple tree between Route 32 and his two year old home He credits the tree with once deflecting a car that would have hit his yard Blanco vows legal action to stop removal while the highway plans focus on resurfacing and a wider shoulder leaving his home at risk of becoming unsafe shelter for the tree remains under dispute with local officials.
Staff Sergeant Merle A Robertson of Belfast Maine is in a unit that earned the U S Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious achievement in Middle East Crisis support while serving in the 1950th Communications Squadron at Wheelus AFB Libya. He has served in Korea and Vietnam.
Santa Monica workers wage six day strike demanding a 10.8 percent raise for about 1,000 city employees. Police support the walkout but decline to participate. Hospitals, streets, lights and emergency utility repairs risk halted services as negotiations continue. The City Council approved raises from 5.4 to 11 percent, but strikers say the average is under seven.
Sp 4 Carl Wayne Sampson has arrived from Fort Lee for a 26 day leave to spend time with family and friends before departing for Vietnam after basic training at Fort Benning and advanced infantry training at Fort Lee. Airmen Robert and William I Gibson, twin sons of Mr and Mrs Robert H Gibson, are on duty at Brook Air Force Base Canal Zone.
Isle of Wight sheriff reports 24 year old John P. Day allegedly killed his wife Mrs Christopher Mae Day at her grandmother’s home near Carrollton and wounded himself with a .22 pistol. Mrs Day died hours later. Day was treated in fair condition and no charges were filed yet.
Pfc. Kenneth S. Vaughn Jr of Middle Road is home on a 17 day leave before departing for Fort Lewis Washington and then Korea for 13 months. He completed basic training at Fort Benning Georgia and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
Army Private Wayne L Patterson son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Patterson of 303 Bellview Ave has completed a general supply course on June 7 at Fort Jackson South Carolina. The eight week course covered stock records maintenance receipt and issue of supplies and equipment storage procedures and Army supply channels.
Former U S ambassador to the United Nations Arthur Goldberg joins the New York firm Paul Weiss Rifkin Wharton and Garson. The firm will be renamed Paul Weiss Goldberg Rifkin Wharton and Garson.
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