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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1968
Page
7
The Associated Press reports that Virginia authorities press two fronts in alleged vote fraud cases. A Lee County grand jury convened as prosecutors pursue charges and possible indictments, with officials saying the process moves slowly while reviewing ballots and procedures.
An ad lists Cape patterns with pricing and mailing details from the Winchester Evening Star. Separate dispatch notes begin with hearings on absentee ballot irregularities in Dickenson and Lee counties, detailing bipartisan investigations and grand jury actions amid political tension.
The Defense Department lists six Virginians among Vietnam casualties. Killed in action are Army Spc. 4 Lewis N. Langford, Army Pfc. Larry R. Moore, and Navy Seaman Kenneth C. Lockwood. Transferred from missing to dead are Army 1st Lt. James E. Mullins, Army Staff Sgt. Curtis R. Patton, and Army Spc. 4 Donald L. Herndon.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare began in 1953 as the Department of Education Health and Social Security.
Jackie Robinson Jr. bonded at $5,000 after arrest on possession of heroin and marijuana with a .22 pistol found in his Stamford apartment. He faced arraignment and pledges to enter a plea later. his father, Jackie Robinson Sr., spoke of concerns and his son’s war wounds in Vietnam. The case was scheduled for March 11.
The Roanoke Ministers Conference urged members to alert congregations to looming racial disorder risks in the Roanoke Valley this summer. Dr. Richard R. Beasley of St. John's Episcopal chaired the resolution citing a National Commission on Civil Disorders report. An interracial committee of clergy and business leaders was authorized to address unsettled elements of society.
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