17 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
1
Apollo 7 nears end of 11 day mission as observers in California glimpse the ship at dawn. Navy Captain Walter M. Schirra Jr Donn F. Eisle and civilian Walter Cunningham report smooth operations while conducting the televised cabin tour.
Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey says he trails Nixon in polls but foresees a hair breadth victory in November. The two campaigns traded jests at the Alfred E. Smith dinner as President Johnson praised peace efforts and urged focus on minority and deprived Americans. Nixon outlined youth service and a volunteer army while Wallace pushed for electoral strength in the South and border states.
Soviet Premier Kosygin says most occupation troops including those from Poland East Germany Hungary and Bulgaria will withdraw soon after signing a pact with Czechoslovakia. Details to be released Friday as ratification looms and Moscow plans staged pullouts.
Farmers and Merchants National Bank plans to change its structure to become a bank holding company. President Wilbur M Feltner announced the board approved unanimously and the plan will go to shareholders in coming months. The bank will seek OCC approval to charter an interim bank to enable a share exchange.
Stockholm AP reports Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata, age 69, won the 1968 Nobel Prize for literature. He becomes the first Japanese laureate to receive the world’s most valuable literary award, cited for narrative mastery and sensitivity to the Japanese mind.
The Boy Scouts will skip Berryville Saturday paper collection due to this weekend Camporee near Winchester. Rain is forecast starting tonight through Saturday with heavy showers at times tomorrow. Temperatures will be in the 60s tonight and reach the 70s tomorrow.
American fighter bombers pressed attacks on North Vietnam and planned raids for Friday as discussions about halting the bombing circulated. U S air and naval units hit trucks, supply boats, highways and bridges below the 19th parallel while reports of a possible peace move circulated after talks between Ellsworth Bunker and Nguyen Van Thieu. South Vietnamese forces reported heavy DMZ fighting with 400 government troops advancing and 75 North Vietnamese killed along with 5 soldiers dead and 12 wounded.
Hurricane Gladys veered westward sparing the Tampa Bay area from 90 mph winds and headed toward north Florida. Forecasters kept warnings north of Naples and the Keys while Cuba reported one death and crops damaged as the storm moved offshore.
Tonight The Italian Villa Lasagna offers a complete meal with lasagna salad and drink for 1.25 dollars. The deal focuses on a simple Italian supper option calling attention to value.
Winchester merchants report annual losses near 1 million dollars from shoplifting based on national averages. Irvin Shendow led a Chamber Retail Committee meeting with police, the school superintendent, and Commonwealth attorneys to outline an anti shoplifting program. A pamphlet for youths, costed at about 200 dollars for 10,000 copies, will be distributed through schools with assemblies and lectures.
Fall bulb shipment has arrived at Winchester Feed & Seed Co located at 402 N Cameron St. The delivery signals new stock for gardeners and local customers.
President Johnson struggles to secure North Vietnamese assurances to advance Paris peace talks and halt bombing. South Vietnam seeks guarantees not to escalate the war, while Thieu presses conditions. U.S. and North Vietnam dispute terms amid ongoing air strikes and weather-related sortie reductions.
An area of high pressure moving to the Atlantic allows a ridge to recede and bring more warm moist air into Virginia. Occasional rain is possible in the western portion as the day unfolds.
The Village Shop at 11 West Boscawen Street offers Gestume Jewelry Gifts Glassware and pierced earrings. Store hours are 9 AM to 9 PM on Monday and Friday.
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