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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
3
The House passed a bill to move three national holidays to Monday and add Columbus Day as a Monday observance, creating four long weekends starting January 1, 1971. It shifts Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veterans Day to the nearest Mondays amid debate over tradition and efficiency.
The Federal Aviation Administration Leesburg Center observes its fifth anniversary with public open house over Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Guided tours and display of new Marine Corps and Air Force helicopters mark the event. Joseph R. Wilson, facility chief, notes the center provides instrument flight rules separation over 19 650 miles of airways in 100 000 square miles of airspace. Ford Foundation pledges a 5 million grant to aid New York City in government effectiveness, officer training, police community relations, urban design and architecture projects.
In Los Angeles Romania's ambassador Cornelius Bogdan says Ro mania defends mutual respect among nations. In Dallas Ed M Harrison, 81, completed a 50 mile swim in small daily steps, shouting praise for his side. In South Africa officials plan a 32 foot Paul Kruger bust in Kruger National Park, costing 140000 dollars and to take over three years.
Paris prepares for Vietnam peace negotiations as the Majestic Hotel is decorated with flowers and tapestries. Reporters and officials observe the conference room set for talks, seating about 40 with interpreters’ booths, while Paris faces student protests and a capitol of peace mood.
A Virginia Conservative party newsletter accuses the Andrews Hudgins group of steering the Virginia Committee for Wallace, an offshoot of George Wallace's American Independent Party, and claims Democratic politicians seek to destroy Wallace gains in Virginia. Hawthorne chairs the state party in Chesterfield County and notes tensions with Reid Bedford.
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