Rescuers Relentless In Virginia River Tragedy
In Front Royal Virginia Roy Smith’s Winnebago wagon stalled as heavy rain swelled streams. He ferried his wife and 3 year old Alexa Orantes to higher ground. Alexa swam back toward them and vanished in the swift current. Divers and dogs searched the Rockbridge area for days.
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Front Royal
Roy Smith
Alexa Orantes
Alexa
Anita Orantes
Virginia
Rockbridge
Bill Todd
Glasgow
James
Lin
Smiths
Judge Tours Virginia Program In Faulkner Case
Staunton Va. federal Judge C Weston Houck led a 40 point delegation to Mary Baldwin College to assess a women’s college program as an alternative to VMI for Shan non Faulkner. He toured classrooms dorms and facilities while court reporters and officials observed. The judge previously ruled VMI’s single gender policy unconstitutional and ordered Faulkner admitted by August if an acceptable alternative exists.
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Staunton
Shannon Faulkner
Citadel
Virgini Military Institute
USS
C. Weston Houck
Mary Balwin College
Houck
Faulkner
South Carolina
U.S. Circuit
Dealers react to tariff threat and August car sales
Local dealers voice relief at a settled dispute but warn tariffs could have shifted demand. Vic Weaver of Taylor Toyota notes tariffs would hit luxury Japan built models, not his inventory. Greg Hodges, with four CSRA dealerships, fears job impact and highlights diversification with Korea built KIA models priced 9 000 to 14 000 dollars.
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Ms. Taylor
Clinton
Ple
Lexus
Greg Hodges
Hodges
CSRA
Mitsubishi Automobiles
Japan
Augusta
Mately
Korea
KIA
Brooks to leave school post for private planning and teaching
Dr. Brooks, honored leader, will retire from the school district with plans to travel with his wife Fern this summer. He will spend Sept 15 as a part time consultant for a private education planning group in North Carolina and next year teach extension courses at the University of South Carolina or South Carolina State University.
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William Gallman
Brooks
Gallman
Fern
Aiken
North Carolina
University of South Carolina
South Carolina State University
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