08 May 1967
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1967
Page
1
Former President Harry S. Truman marks his 83rd birthday in Independence without fanfare. He has limited public appearances, with health concerns keeping him home as friends plan an annual Foreign Policy Award, continuing the Eddie Jackson Memorial Foundation luncheon tradition.
The Apple Blossom Air Show, rained out last weekend, will take place on June 4 at Winchester Municipal Airport. Chairman Jay Lowden said Bevo Howard and Scottie McCray will perform, with more confirmations awaited. All advance tickets will be honored.
Tornadoes lashed the South and Midwest over the weekend causing deaths and injuries. In Birmingham, Nora Peeler, 59, died and at least 25 were hurt as twisters struck the west side Saturday night. Damage reached $250,000 with seven homes destroyed in Clay Kentucky.
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison plans a full Senate inquiry into the CIA and FBI involvement in concealing facts from the Warren Commission and the public about Kennedy assassination. He says Kennedy died in a plotted attack and expects to prove CIA knowledge of the report’s inaccuracy.
A car hit a utility pole on W Main Street Berryville downing lines and forcing traffic detours on Route 7 from 7 p.m. to 3 10 a m. Natalie Lapid Oakes was injured with dental and chin wounds, husband Howard unhurt, and their child treated for a minor elbow bump. The car rested in the Presbyterian Church yard.
A Virginia storm Sunday produced at least one tornado near Keller on the Eastern Shore causing minor trailer and car damage and two injuries. Gale winds and hail affected Radford Roanoke South Hill and Virginia Beach with power outages due to falling trees and poles.
A Town Crier note warns rain speeds grass growth yet hinders cutting when wet. Also advertised is a Beauty Mist Hosiery Sale at Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop through May 22 with regular 1.00 value now 79 cents per pair, six pairs totaling 4.70.
Rain totals rise to 1.96 inches for May and 10.59 inches for the year as a partial lunar eclipse is forecast for 9:16 a.m. tomorrow. Strong winds damage a glass facade at George Washington Motors and snap two city trees on Stewart and Cameron Streets.
The Supreme Court left standing the 17 demonstrators conviction for protesting U.S. policy in Vietnam at a Times Square street rally in New York City.
The article notes a three hour clash ending with a Vietnamese withdrawal and outlines local policy items on a one percent sales tax vote at the Frederick County board meeting. It covers the tax plan to raise over 200000 for schools and the Aug. 1 effective date if approved and mentions related county budget actions and requests for a General Registrar.
President Eisenhower remains under care at Walter Reed Army Hospital with officials reporting he can take liquids and had a comfortable night. Lt. Col. Costello said the general slept well and that Mamie Eisenhower is at his side, with no word on discharge timing or diagnosis updates.
Unofficial battlefield counts put 179 enemy dead after a three hour attack by North Vietnamese 324B Division on the Con Thien camp, with heavy Marine, Navy Seabee, and South Vietnamese forces holding the line. Marines reported 35 killed and 89 wounded. South Vietnamese losses were 14 dead and 16 wounded.
A rapidly moving cold front sweeps eastward into Virginia bringing increased cloudiness and possible thunderstorms across the state affecting weather conditions today.
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