Utility Keeps Lines Far From JFK Estate In Virginia
Virginia Electric and Power Co faces wealthy landowners opposing a 500000 volt line from Mt. Storm West Virginia to VEPCO lines near Richmond. The plan to reroute to skirt Fauquier county estates adds about 4 million dollars in cost and avoids view of President Kennedy’s Rattlesnake Mountain home where the Kennedys rent for the summer.
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Virginia Electric & Power Co
Mt. Storm
W. Va
VEPCO
Washington-Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
West Virginia
Free World
SCC
Rattlesnake Mountain
Fauquier County
Fauquier
Washington
A. Dana Hodgdon
Kennedys
Squaw Island
Hyannis Port
Mass
Lightning kills five in Kelantan Malaya
A freak storm struck Kelantan Malaya last week. A hut sheltering 15 people was hit by lightning killing five and wounding ten. The Straits Times reports the incident.
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Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Kelantan
Straits Times
Norfolk babysitter held after fatal shooting of infant
In Norfolk a 16 year old babysitter claimed he was practicing fast draw with a .22 pistol when a bullet fatally struck 9 month old Larry Ann Heath. The mother, 21, was charged with contributing to the neglect of a minor while the boy faced homicide charges. hearings were postponed to July 9.
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Norfolk
Larry Anne Heath
William H. Heath
Larry Ann
WVU Established As Research Center On Education Problems
West Virginia University will host a cooperative center for research on higher education problems, established by the WV Association of Colleges and Universities during a summer session at Blackwater Falls State Park. The center, led by Dr. Stanley Ikenberry, will study prospective students alumni faculty curriculum and finances with Carnegie Corp of NY considering funding. Final funding decisions expected in fall with hopes Carnegie support covering initial three years.
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W.va
West Virginia Association of Colleges and Universities
West Virginia University
Blackwater Falls State Park
Stanley 0. Ikenberry
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Graham Bandsters Attend Southeastern Baton Clinic
Graham High School majorettes Sue Tuell Rita Matthews Mary Corder Jan Dudley Regina Ealy Diana Jones and drum major Larry Tabor attend the Southeastern Area Baton Twirling and Majorette Clinic at Concord College this week.
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Graham High School
Sotheastern
Concord College
Graham
Sue Tuell
Rita Matthews
Mary Corder
Jan Dudley
Regina Ealy
Diana Jones
Larry Tabor
Grundy Mining Closes For Day In Honor Of Slain Watchman
Grundy Mining Co closed for the day to honor Aaron Presnell, a watchman killed near work. Three Palmer, Tennessee men, including constable Paschal Sissom, face murder charges. all are United Mine Workers members. The strike across southeast Tennessee's coalfields has seen sporadic violence since December 26.
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Grundy Mining Co
Tennessee
Aaron Presnell
Presnell
Paschal Sissom
Palmer, Tenn
James Meeks
Lissom
United Mine Workers Union
Palmer
Joe Earl Morrison
Pepper Sanders
UMW
West Virginia signs spur industrial growth along highways
A baker's dozen large billboards reading We Like West Virginia have been erected by the West Virginia Manufacturers' Association along highways from Martinsburg to Huntington. The signs display participating WVMA firm trademarks as part of the drive to spur industrial development in the state.
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Charleston
Baker's Dozen
West Virginia
West Virgina Manufacturers’ Association
Martinsburg
Huntington
Virginia Board Integrates 11 Local Schools
The State Pupil Placement Board assigned 199 Negroes to white or predominantly white schools across 11 Virginia localities. Powhatan welcomed 56 Negro students, while five further applicants were denied. Other localities include Martinsville Surry Greene Albemarle Spotsylvania Loudoun Montgomery Danville Grayson and Amherst counties with multiple assignments and several deferrals amid ongoing desegregation efforts.
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Virginia
Powhatan County
Powhatan
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Albermarle County
Powhatan School Board
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Martinsville
Surry County
Loudoun
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Middleburg
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Montgomery County
Margaret Beeks
Blacksburg High
Danville
R. E. Lee
Grayson County
Elk Creek
Baywood
Galax High
Amherst Elementary
Elon
Amherst High
Hopewell
Montgomery
Board of Supervisors
West Virginia Road Deaths Soar This Year
State Police at Charleston report 167 people killed on West Virginia roads so far this year, compared with 193 a year ago, highlighting a decline but ongoing danger on highways.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Woman Charged With Deserting 8 Kids
Chesapeake Virginia AP report says Joyce Virginia Galee 28 a beer tavern waitress was charged with desertion and delinquency of minors after police found eight hungry frightened children ages nine months to 10 in s Norfolk borough apartment. She may appear in Chesapeake Juvenile Court July 31. husband Leo Galye at sea. Children housed with welfare officers and will be placed in foster care after medical care.
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Norfolk
Joyce Virginia Galee
Chesapeake Juvenile Court
Leo Howard Gallee
Navy
Galee
Jennings
W. D. Clark
Clark
Winchester Woman To Be Charged In Slaying Of Hartack
Mrs Frances Brant 47 of Winchester Virginia will be charged with murder after an inquest required by West Virginia law. The FBI reports on a .22 caliber revolver and six bullets delayed the inquest and potential charges. William Hartack Sr 55 was found dying near his pickup after a shooting at his Jefferson County home.
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Charles Town
W.va
Frances Brant
Winchester
Bill Hartack
Jefferson County
John C. Skinner Sr
Charles Town General Hospital
Hartack
30 Countries Attend Film Archivist Meet in Belgrade
The 19th congress of the International Federation of Film Archives adopted regulations for cooperation with television on exchange of old films. Cuba and Israel joined as new members, with 30 countries represented at the Belgrade meeting.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
International Federation of Film Archives
Cuba
Israel
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