27 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1968
Page
1
Elizabeth Lee Holland, soon four, assists with decorations for Thanksgiving at home in Boyce. Her father, Marine Capt. A G Holland, will miss the holiday at Da Nang Vietnam as he serves overseas. Star Photos by Mary Helen Massie.
Senate Majority Leader Mansfield said Nixon can expect Senate support for policies reflecting today’s world. He urged continued backing of Vietnam settlement and foreign affairs reforms to streamline administration, cut overseas military use, and increase European NATO contributions.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.6 percent October rise in living costs, the largest in eight years, pushing 1968 price hikes to a 17 year peak. Clothing and transportation up 0.9 percent, food and housing 0.4 percent, medical care 0.7 percent, with year total around 4.5 percent. The index reaches 122.9.
The Star will not be published tomorrow due to Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday.
Four year old John Dove nearly stepped on a yellow and green striped snake about 18 inches long while visiting Gore. He and his family captured the snake and plan to donate it to a Rockville Maryland school science lab.
Old fashioned Thanksgiving Day menu offering roast turkey or country ham with all trimmings. Adults $1.50 comp, children 75 cents plus drink. Location two miles south of Winchester on U.S. Route 11.
Miners' families face a somber Thanksgiving as 78 workers remain trapped for a week after a Mountaineer Coal No. 9 mine explosion. Only 21 escaped or were rescued. contact with the rest has been lost despite around the clock efforts.
Early morning fire at the Valley Dairy Bar Restaurant north of Mt Jackson caused more than 25000 in damage. Police say a break in preceded the blaze and items missing include a cigarette lighter three watches two cartons of cigarettes and a .22 caliber pistol. Sheriff Phil Crisman and Trooper M H Ashley investigate the incident.
San Francisco State College ousted six month president Robert R. Smith amid protests and financial strain. Gov Reagan and trustees named Prof S I Hayakawa acting president. Protests, strikes, and demands from minority groups and Black studies persist as campus classes remain closed.
Morning church service at Grace Lutheran Church kicks off Thanksgiving observances led by Rev. Paul D. Martin. Union Thanksgiving Service, with choirs from Grace Church, follows at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran. Afterward, diners at Howard Johnson's and other venues offer turkey meals as area firms close for the holiday.
President Thieu said a South Vietnamese delegation would head to Paris within 10 days but cautioned that peace would not come quickly. He named Vice President Ky as overall coordinator, urged patience, and said talks would proceed while fighting continues. He cited Viet Cong and Hanoi as obstacles and reported civilian casualties since a bomb halt.
Robert Tomberlin of Newberry's won the Winchester Retail Merchants Association presidency for 1969 at a War Memorial Building meeting. He will work with Richard Lucas and John Reid as vice presidents, Harry Carpenter as treasurer, and Mrs Jane Lucas as secretary.
Thanksgiving special ad states Miss Pappagallo men’s shoes sale price drop from 14.99 to 9.99 at Wilkins Shoe Center Virginia Ham House next to Jumping Drive-In with ham at 99 cents per pound.
Advertises a six pack sale limited to Thursday with a five dollar purchase at The Glass Barn on Route 11 one mile south of Winchester. Open seven days from 9 to 11.
Denny's Commercial Auction announces a sale at 7:00 p.m. featuring furniture appliances and tools. Local bidders invited to attend and bid on available items.
A police source says 85 Viet Cong cadres have been rounded up in Saigon over two weeks begun Nov 11, including 15 women, all with criminal or pro Communist records. The crackdown followed the arrest of a senior lieutenant who exposed 16 Viet Cong cells in the city.
Highlights of a Thanksgiving concert at 8 p.m. tonight and a complete concert tomorrow at 8 p.m. TV Cable Channel 6 lists holiday hours for Qwik Shop Market open until 10 p.m. Thanksgiving and closed all day. A public notice states no garbage collection or buses on Thanksgiving, with collection shifted to Monday December 1. SNAG'S SPORT SHOP promotes Christmas golf gear at Braddock and Boscawen Streets.
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