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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1968

Page

11

Godwin Delays Decision on Assisting Voting Probe

Richmond AP report states Gov Mills E Godwin Jr did not commit to providing special legal help for the Lee County voting scandal probe similar to the Dickenson County case. A request from L Stanley Hardaway surfaced at a Monday conference with election officials as Republicans and Democrats trade accusations over absentee ballots and polling place handling.

Richmond Mills E. Godwin J Lee County Dickenson County L. Stanley Hardaway State Board of Elections Godwin Ership C. Bascom Waddell General Assembly Commonwealth Atty Victor McFall McFall Crockett Lee

Dear Abby 1968 column excerpts on personal advice

The letter column covers an unmarried secretary facing gossip about her close companionship with her boss, plus readers share experiences of hardship and friendship. A Berkshire reader recalls supporting a marginalized girl, and Abby advises managing talk by transparency, while urging kindness and boundaries in teen matters.

Abigail van Buren Chicago Tribune-N. VY. News Abby Christ Matthew

No Confidence Vote in South Vietnam House Dropped

AP reports a petition to bring a no confidence vote against President Thieu's government was withdrawn by several signers. Backers had more than 50 signatures, but pressure and timing led to cancellation. Thieu’s government also fired six province chiefs, with up to 15 more targeted.

Saigon House of Representatives House Nguyen van Thu Thieu South

Stabbings as Prisoners Are Returned to Cells

Salem Oregon prison officials moved 178 inmates back to their cells after a weekend riot that left two prisoners stabbed. Delmar Wayne Dubray, 30, suffered a superficial puncture to the right kidney while Melvin Newell, 36, was stabbed in the abdomen. Guards were held hostage as damage from the disturbance was estimated between 1.8 and 6 million dollars.

Salem Ore Oregon Delmar Wayne Dubray Melvin Newell

Ownership Share in Vire Homes Reaches 61 Percent

About 61 percent of the more than one million houses in Vire are owned by the occupants. This figure highlights a high level of owner occupancy in the city.

Vire The Occuepants

Marines Read Amid Artillery at Khe Sanh

At Khe Sanh Marine base a young U S Marine shields from shelling with sandbags while sharing a book with fellow GIs. The scene shows troops passing the well read volume amid rocket and artillery bombardments from North Vietnamese forces.

U. S Khe Sanh

256 Year Old Treatise on Politzarlying toresatexe

London AP reports Sothebys will auction a 256 year old first edition discourse on political truth and lies titled A tise on the Art of Political King. The manuscript, likely Swiftian, argues private and economic truth exist while political truth is denied and that public lies can topple regimes.

London Sothebys Ly Drayton

Man Indicted in Shotgun Slaying of Wife

Waynesboro Circuit Court grand jury indicted Henry Boyd Painter, 34, of Stuarts Draft on a murder charge in the December 26 shotgun slaying of his wife Vallie May Simmons Painter as she walked from her car to her job at a Waynesboro shopping center. Painter is free on $20,000 bond and his trial is set for May 1.

Waynesboro Henry Boyd Painter Stuart Painter Vallie May Simmons Painter

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