Legislator Demands Free Textbooks For Virginia Students
Richmond AP report shows Delegate Lewis P. Fickett Jr. urging a House subcommittee to back a plan giving free textbooks to students qualifying for the free lunch program. He cites constitutional gaps and widespread lack of books, noting 35 states provide free texts and only 18 of Virginia’s 158 divisions do so locally.
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Virginia
Lewis P. Fickett Jr
Fredericksburg
House Appropriations Committee
Fickett
Mary Futrell
Virginia Education Association
Westmoreland County
Charles Pierce
Pierce
Potomac River Monster Reported By Locals In Virginia
In Heathsville Virginia Donald Ryker and nearby residents Mary Lewis and Myrtle Smoot reported sighting long dark aquatic creatures in the Potomac River. The Smoots described one large and two smaller beings, with the largest exceeding 36 feet in length. Mrs Smoot fired at a smaller creature but the object disappeared after diving.
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Heathsville
Donald Ryker
Myrtle Smoot
Mary Lewis
Potomac River
Ryker
Central Intelligence Agency
Kyker
Smoots
Annandale
Potomac
Smoot
C. Phillip Stemmer
Stemmer
Virginia colleges fret over travel costs as Gilley touts scrutiny
In Richmond AP report Secretary of Education J Wade Gilley says Gov Dalton crackdown on foreign travel is being enforced with careful screening. More than 400 educators received state funded travel approval this year, with 20 to 30 retroactive payment denials.
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Richmond
Virginia
John Dalton
J. Wade Gilley
Gilley
Dalton
Virginia Tech
Berlin
Philippines
Canada
Puerto Rico
University of
Old Dominion University
Tech House ends year of energy living at Langley
Dr Charles Swain a Florida State University counselor and his family completed a year in Langley Research Center's "Technology House" to study energy efficiency. The family saved about $100 monthly on utilities through solar energy and water recycling while paying $100 monthly rent and similar utilities. they called the setup a laboratory rather than a home and noted constant monitoring.
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Langley Research Center
Charles Swain
Florida State University
Langley
Swain
Elaine
Carol
Charles
Technology House
Florida State
Donald Hearth
Byrd Says Carter Veto Threatens Strong Defense Posture
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr criticizes President Carter for vetoing the defense procurement bill, arguing the timing shows indecision amid Soviet challenges. Byrd cites the rejected $2 billion nuclear carrier and warns of rising Soviet naval and strategic threats.
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
United States
Carter
Byrd
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Congress
Defense Department
U.S
Europe
16 Pounds Of Pot Is Seized In Pulaski
Virginia State Police and Pulaski County Sheriff's Department seized about 16 pounds of marijuana valued at $10,000 and arrested five people. Walter Thurman of Dublin faced six counts of feloniously distributing controlled drugs. His wife Ann Thurman was charged with marijuana possession and released on recognizance. Trial set for Oct 23. Ralph Choate, Roscoe Young, and others were also arrested on related charges.
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Pulaski County
Pulaski County General District Court
T.B. Beasley
Ralph Sabert Choate
Dublin
Roscoe Mace Young
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