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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1969
Page
6
Mamie Eisenhower and her son John D Eisenhower U S Ambassador to Belgium meet photographers at the U S Embassy in Brussels yesterday Mamie arrived last Sunday night and will stay about one month with her son AP Wirephoto
Virginia authorities say they will not deploy field men to curb Tennessee cigarette smuggling after Tennessee hikes taxes to 13 cents per pack. Officials note Virginia law allows prosecution of untaxed cigarette possession but cannot confiscate cigarettes or vehicles. Tennessee seeks three full time freventoors to curb cross state smuggling, with Virginia cooperation expected only on specific bootleggers.
President Nixon proposes a reform to assign each man a specific draft year from age 19 to 20, using a lottery system to order inductees by birthday and name initials. The plan aims to reduce uncertainty while keeping a one-year age group.
In Nashville, state corrections chief Harry S. Avery says inmates in the state penitentiary threaten to kill James Earl Ray, the admitted slayer of Martin Luther King Jr. The threat surfaced in a telephone call and influenced Avery to extend Ray’s stay in a maximum security cell beyond his six week period. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported no knowledge of the threat.
Howard Sackler's The Great White Hope based on Jack Johnson's career is named best play by the New York Drama Critics Circle, completing a drama triple crown after Pulitzer, Tony, and critics award. 1776 by Peter Stone with Sherman Edwards also won a Tony.
The text identifies Death of a Salesman from 1949 The Teahouse of the August Moon from 1954 The Diary of Anne Frank from 1956 and Long Days Journey into Night from 1957 as the only other triple crown winners.
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