Virginia Cliffs-Hanger Primary Tops 1966 News List
The year’s lead Virginia story is the July 1966 Democratic primary in which William B. Spong Jr. edged A Willis Robertson by 611 votes. Byrd Jr. also won a tight race, while George W. Rawlings Jr. upset Howard W. Smith in the 8th District.
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Virginia
Richmond
Old Dominion
Associated Press
Hampton
Altavista
James River
Ocean
William B. Spong Jr
Willis Robertson
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Armistead L. Boothe
George W. Rawlings Jr
Howard W. Smith
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Conserva
Spong
Byrd Jr
Senate
Appalachian Power seeks delay on Grayson Blue Ridge project hearing
Appalachian Power asks the Federal Power Commission examiner to postpone the Blue Ridge Pumped Storage and Hydroelectric Development hearings in Grayson County Virginia. The company seeks to file extra testimony by April 28 1967 and reschedule the hearing to expedite licensing and protect Grayson residents economically while continuing land purchases.
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Appalachian Power Co
Federal Power Commission
Blue Ridge
New River
Grayson County
Appa
Department of Interior
Appalachian
Joe P. Gills
FPC
REA
Pipestem
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Gills
EPC
Postmasters On Duty Spot Over School Board Service
Virginia postmasters from Skippers and Colonial Beach face scrutiny by the Post Office Department over serving on local school boards. W. Carson Browning Jr. says actions will follow the facts. Previously Roy Nicholls at Macon gave up a school board post to avoid controversy, replaced by his wife.
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Richmond
U.S. Post Office
Virginia
Post Office Department
W. Carson Browning Jr
Colonial Beach
B. A. Pepper
Skippers
Billy B. Vincent Jr
Greenville County
Roy Nicholls
Macon
Powhatan
Safety features drive up car costs and value
The piece weighs the trade off between safety and affordability, noting that enhanced safety features raise vehicle prices while potentially reducing financial strain from accidents. It contrasts arriving safely with arriving solvent, implying a cost‑quality balance in car buying.
No Suspects In Student Slaying at WVU Morgantown
Morgantown police said they have no definite suspects in the slaying of 22 year old Kenneth W. Carter of South Charleston whose body was found on a hillside in University Park. Funeral services are set for Tuesday. Carter was described by Police Chief John Lewis as affable with no known enemies.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Kenneth W. Carter
South Charleston
University Park
John Lewis
Carter
Red China leaders Liu and Teng predicted to be arrested
Belgrade dispatch reports from Peking say Liu Shao-chi and Teng Hsiao-ping face early removal as Red China’s purge intensifies. Posters blame them for capitalist deviations and sparking the Black Wind against Mao Tse-tung and Lin Piao amid a widening power struggle.
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Yugoslavia
Red China
Liu Shao-chi
Tanjug
Peking
Liu
Teng Hsiaopeing
Chinese Communist Party
Teng
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Lin
Mao
Politi
Cal Heir
Ing
Red Guards
Central Committee
Teng Hsiao-ping
Central Cultural Revolution Committee
Liu- Teng
Cultural Revolution
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Bonne Bell
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
ST. Joseph
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Helena Rubinstein
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