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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1969
Page
14
Passengers on a stalled 8 car Interboro line train were evacuated after a fire halted service in midtown Manhattan. About 1,200 riders were moved to safety along a catwalk while one passenger stumbled but was uninjured.
Apollo 10 astronauts will use a Westinghouse color camera improved for space. The device transmits at 525 lines, reducing jerky movements to normal action, with a 10 second Houston to earth delay. It features a ninefold zoom and a three pound monitor for flexible viewing.
A teenager identified as Leon Mebane was killed by police during looting at a small Burlington grocery. Ten youths were involved as National Guardsmen patrolled an area hit by arson and clashes linked to a school integration dispute.
James Roosevelt, 61, eldest son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, is recovering in Geneva from a back stab wound received during a family dispute at his home. Doctors say he remains hospitalized and will not be discharged this weekend. His wife Gladys, 47, was taken to a psychiatric clinic after the event. Police reported no charges. The incident followed news of divorce proceedings in a Geneva court. Mrs. Roosevelt is his third wife, married since 1956 with one child.
President Nixon presided over Armed Forces Day duties including a ceremony on the White House South Lawn to award the Medal of Honor to Army Chief Warrant Officer Frederick E. Ferguson and Army Spec. 4 Thomas J. Kinsman for acts in Vietnam. He planned a naval visit aboard the carrier Saratoga off Norfolk to view a strike group demonstration and then retreat to Camp David for weekend activities.
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