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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1968
Page
14
Terrorists had been on alert for days as anger rose in neighboring black Africans who were to die but five others were sentenced Thursday to hang for bringing weapons of war into Rhodesia. No one knows the exact locations of the White House Capitol Treasury and Washington Monument corners.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey prepared makeup for ABC Issues and Answers. Senator Robert Kennedy, seeking the Democratic nomination, appeared on NBC Meet the Press. Senator Eugene McCarthy, another presidential hopeful, joined CBS Face the Nation. AP Wirephoto.
In Havana the first dry weekend disrupted life as Fidel Castro closed private and state bars and cabarets while beer and wine with meals remained allowed. Citizens faced empty streets and long lines at theaters and beaches as government programs to harvest sugar and coffee occupied many, with officials among the surprised.
Handley High School Glee Club led by Mrs Mary Hall Quigley opens the program. Representatives from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia participate with floats and Miss Apple Blossom contestants for the May 3 Grand Feature parade. A radio and TV dinner will be held by the Festivals Department. Michael W OBrien directs Public Information. Rally Day dates to the 1924 Harrisonburg meeting that sparked Winchester Apple Blossom Time.
The American Red Cross, at the Army and Navy request, began large scale blood collection in February 1941. The wartime program gathered 13,326,242 units, with 12,628,645 units processed into plasma and serum albumin.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said democrats heal wounds quickly after conventions and predicted Johnson’s renomination. Kennedy and Johnson aides clashed over Kennedy’s offer to step aside if a blue ribbon Vietnam commission is created. Kennedy urged de escalation, while McCarthy supported deescalation ideas. A Wisconsin poll showed McCarthy leading Johnson ahead of the April primary. Rockefeller weighed a presidential bid with Oregon looming, while Reagan was considered a possible candidate.
A compact list of crossword style clues spans terms for school life and mythic figures. Entries include marks, ages, prefixes, damages, feelings, and various abbreviations with scattered references to geography and science symbols.
Northern Virginia Firemen's Association and Ladies Auxiliary to meet in Harrisonburg with Hose Co No 4 hosting. Registration starts at 4 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, committee meetings 5 to 6, banquet at 6:30, with a dance at 9.
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