Courtroom Repairs Near Completion
The Franklin County courtroom renovations near finish amid a steel haulers' strike delay. The committee led by Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A. Massie Jr and Deputy Clerk George B. Whitacre reports most work done except lighting. Contractors expect arrival today. board approves judge bench and front paneling plus a vacuum, buffer, and sheriff's office repainting under $100. Exterior work waits until spring due to winter weather.
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Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth’s
George B. Whitacre
Circuit Court
Massie
Glenn Horst
B. B. Horst & Son
W. P. Anderson
Sheriff’s Office
One Way Change Planned For Gibbons Street
The police department announced that Gibbons Street at Town Crier will become one way eastbound at noon tomorrow. JoAnn Logan Michael thanks Back Creek voters for their support, and H. W. Ebert Buick will close Wednesday 1 to 3 pm for the funeral of longtime employee John W. McKown.
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Gibbons
Back Creek
JoAnn Logan Michael
John W. McKown
H. W. Ebert
Released Prisoners Return Home From Vietnam War
Three U S Army sergeants freed from Viet Cong captivity arrive at Ft Bragg after years in prison. Ssgt James E Jackson Ssgt Daniel L Pitzer and Ssgt Edward R Johnson are greeted by fellow soldiers and civilians including Thomas Hayden and Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Johnson is reported malnourished and ill, Pitzer shows vitamin deficiency, Jackson receives emotional welcome.
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Daniel Lee Pitzer
Spring Lake
N.C
James A. Jackson
Talcott
W. Va
Ft, Bragg
Special Forces
James E. Jackson
U.S. Army
The
United
Jackson
Ft. Bragg
Pitzer
Cambodia
Edward R. Johnson
Seaside
Calif
Washington, D.C
Walter Reed Army Hospital
New York
Thomas Hayden
Newark
N.J
Hayden
Martin Luther King Jr
Benjamin Spock
Joan Baez
King
Bishop Backs His Clergyman Over Vietnam Remarks
The Rt. Rev. George P. Gunn of Southern Virginia defended Rev. Cotesworth Pinckney Lew is after Lew is criticized President Johnson over Vietnam. Lew is said Johnson failed to provide a full explanation of the U S role as he spoke from Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg with the Johnsons in attendance.
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Williamsburg
Johnson
Vietnam
George P. Gunn
Episcopal Diocese
Southern
Virginia
Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis
Lewis
Bruton
Political killings deepen in Philippines election
Manila reports five deaths from political violence as about 80 percent of eight million voters cast ballots. Ambush gunfire killed two members of the commissions on elections, with 4 others wounded. total politically motivated deaths this year reach 56. Eight Senate seats, 65 governorships, and nearly 14,000 local offices were at stake.
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Manila
Philippines
Commission On Elections
Democrats Fear McCarthy Challenge Upset in 1968 Primaries
Democratic strategists warn intraparty friction could complicate Senate picks next year as Eugene McCarthy ponders a Johnson challenge in presidential primaries. Wisconsin lingers as the toughest battleground with Senator Gaylord Nelson facing a possible McCarthy split that could aid Governor Warren Knowles's challenge. Kennedy standby talk arises if McCarthy enters Massachusetts balloting.
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Washington
Senate
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Wisconsin
Gaard Nelson
New Hampshire
California
Oregon
McCarthy
Warren P. Knowles
Nelson
United States
North Vietnam
South
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Massachusetts
Indiana
Johnson’s Political Stock Seen Near the Bottom
AP analysis notes President Johnson’s public backing at a low point with 1968 looming. It cites voter polls, Glassboro talks with Kosygin, and Johnson’s reluctance to address the Vietnam war publicly. The piece contrasts private talk with public speaking and labels him a weak orator.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Glassboro
N.J
Louis Harris
Johnson
Harris
Gallup
Privace
U S General Hochmuth Killed In Vietnam Helicopter Crash
Maj. Gen. Bruno A. Hochmuth 56 commander of the 3rd Marine Division dies when his helicopter explodes and crashes north of Hue. Four others perish. Earlier Maj. Gen. Crumm died in a B52 collision over the South China Sea. Communists shoot down two U S helicopters and damage five more as fighting continues near the coastal lowlands 365 miles northeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
United States
Bruno A. Hochmuth
3Rd Marine Division
Hue
William J. Crumm
U.S. Air Force
South China Sea
South Vietnam
Crumm
Strategic Air Command
3Rd Air Division
Guam
U.S. Command
Hochmuth
U.S
da Nang
Dak To
Highlands
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
State Affairs Forum Seeks Citizen Topic Proposals
Six panelists including two legislators and local officials discuss upcoming Assembly issues at the State Affairs Forum held at the George Washington Hotel. A coupon invites citizens to propose topics for discussion, aiming for swift civic input to influence 1968 General Assembly thinking.
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State Affairs Forum
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Chamber
Hubert Stratton
Expelled Student Triggers Riot at Central State
In Wilberforce Ohio students rioted after an expelled student incident. Police and National Guardsmen patrolled the predominantly Negro Central State University campus as 91 arrests were made. Dozens injured among officers and students, with several fires reported and a storefront window shot.
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Central State
Wilberforce, Ohio
Central State University
Ohio
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
National Guardsmen
County Fairgrounds
Dwight Carey
The
Highway Patrol
Virginia Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures
A weak low pressure area moving off the coast brings cloudiness to Virginia with clearer skies and below normal temperatures expected to prevail later in the day.
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Richmond
Virginia
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