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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1968

Page

3

Rioters Seize Prison in Fire Driven Changeover

Prison riot ends after convicts burn facilities, seize control. George W. Randall agrees to reforms and a new warden. Hostages released with only minor injuries. six inmates represent 1,156 prisoners. Hoyt Cupp named acting warden as Board of Control plans permanent appointment.

George W. Randall Releas Randall Gladden Sion William Lowery Lowery Board of Control Hoyt Cupp Oregon Corrections Institution

Two More Africans Hanged in Rhodesia Amid Clemency Review

In Salisbury the white Rhodesian government executed Francis Chiresa and Taka Jeremiah for murder, while nine other condemned blacks had sentences commuted. The move follows recent hangings that drew international protests and U.N. pressure. Nearby, U.S. officials reviewed reports of an assault on visiting American schoolteachers, leaving three injured.

Salisbury, Rhodesia Rhodesia Ian Smith Francis Chiresa Taka Jeremiah Chiresa Jeremiah Elizabeth I Smith Britain United States Black African Nations United Nations Harold Wilson Clifford Dupont Dupont U.S Salisbury Par

District 10 DE Competition Winners Advance to State

The three first place winners from Wednesday's Broad Way District 10 DE Competition will compete at the state event in Norfolk in early April. From left to right: Jim Brown Handley public speaking, Cindy Shryock Handley Student of the Year, and James Wood Jim Reynolds Handley advertising layout.

Broadway Norfolk Jim Brown Handley Cindy Shryock James Wood Jim Reynolds

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