Holm Named Acting Virginia Planning Director and New Foundation Members
Gov. Godwin appointed Edwin E. Holm Jr. acting director of the Virginia Division of Planning on an interim basis. Joseph G. Mamrick remains director of the Division of Industrial Development and Planning. A 15 member Virginia Agricultural Foundation was formed to fund agricultural research via a 5 cent per ton feed and fertilizer tax and gasoline tax refunds. Members include Turner Gilmer Jr., Leonard Carter Jr., G. Ralph Metz, Phillip Glaize, Elmer Clay, R.H. Strickler, George Ligon, Rose Godsey, M. Willard Miller, Carl Flemer Jr., Hunter Greenland, Paul Bird, E.T. Baker, R.S. Ellis Tl, and A.L. Glascuckatuck.
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Richmond
Edwin E. Holm Jr
Division of Planning
Godwin
Joseph G. Mamrick
Industrial Development
General Assembly
The
Virginia Agricultural Foundation
Turner A. Gilmer Jr
Castlewood
Leonard H. Carter Jr
Blairs
G. Ralph Metz
Martinsville
Phillip B. Glaize
Winchester
Elmer T. Clay
Blackstone
R.H. Strickler
Harrisonburg
George B. Ligon
Emporia
Rose M. Godsey
Early
Cops Seek Back Pay After 20 Month Suspension
Former Huntington police Capt. Herman A. Frazier and Lt. Alfred Nelson Paden appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court seeking back pay from a 20 month suspension after being acquitted in Nashville related to juror tampering in the Hoffa case.
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Charleston
Herman A. Frazier
Alfred Nelson Paden
State Supreme Court
Huntington
E. E. Harper
Frazier
Paden
Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Civil Service Commission
Presbyterian Pastor To Address Guard
Rev. Richard F. Rovocie of First Presbyterian Church will speak to the Bluefield Old Guard at 10 30 this morning in Trinity Methodist Church Men's Bible classroom. A. B. McMullin arranged the program. Mrs Walter V Bourne arranged for Atty Robert W Hensley to address the Auxiliary in the Christian Action classroom at Trinity at 10 27 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Rovocie
First Presbyterian Church
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity Methodist Church
A. B. McMullin
Walter V. Bourne
Robert W. Hensley
Christian Action
Trinity
Virginia Robber Indicted In Miami Bank Heist
Charles Abbott Lauritzen, who confessed to a Winchester bank robbery, was indicted in Miami on a bank robbery charge for the Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association branch in West Miami. Police said $2,475 was taken. He also faces charges connected to a separate over $8,000 robbery of a Hagerstown, Maryland bank.
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Roanoke
Charles Abbott
Lauritzen
Miami
Fla
John Edward Marsh
Winchester
Coral Gables
Hagerstown
Mingo Defense Seeks Dismissal of Confession in Fire Case
Williamson AP The defense moved to throw out the written confession of Raymond Fitch of Lobata charged with starting a fire at the Alvon Hotel in Williamson that killed one person. Fitch faces arson trial first as a grand jury has indicted him for murder. Judge Friedberg anticipated ruling Wednesday after a Supreme Court decision on defendants rights.
Slum Measure Advances to Floor for City Renewal Plan
The House Banking Committee approved the slum clearance bill 17 to 8, sending it to the floor. It authorizes a demonstration program in about 60 cities with future appropriations to be set by later legislation. Administration officials cite a potential six year 2.3 billion program but seek only planning money this year starting July. Johnson calls the measure vital for American cities. the plan also rejects special aid for building new towns.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Johnson
Meadows Attending Seminar At WVU
M. Octarious Stovall Meadows of Bluefield State College attends a special seminar on physical education for the mentally retarded at West Virginia University. About 40 educators from 15 states and the District of Columbia participate, funded by a Joseph P Kennedy Jr Foundation grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Octarious Stovall Meadows
Bluefield State College
West Virginia University
District of Columbia
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Freighter Charged With Oil Dumping at Sewells Point
The Li berian collier Pheax was charged by federal authorities with dumping oil into the Elizabeth River while tied up at Sewells Point on May 18. The ship sailed before papers could be filed and returned to Norfolk on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Pheax
Elizabeth River
Sewells Point
Pope Receives 800 Page Birth Control Report
Pope Paul VI was handed an 800 page final report from the two year study on birth control. Cardinal Dopfner delivered recommendations reflecting differing views as he met the Pope. The pontiff will study the arguments this summer and decide in the fall perhaps via an encyclical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
Julius Cardinal Dopfner
Munich
Germany
Paul
Man Commission
Alfredo Cardinal Otaviani
Vatican
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Cardinal Ottaviani
Wallace's Line Imaginary dividing fauna regions
The Wallace line marks a boundary in the southwestern Pacific separating Australian and Asian animal life. It denotes a biogeographic separation with distinct faunal zones behind and ahead of the line.
Gentle reminder for FASTEETH denture powder use
Don’t be embarrassed by loose teeth as FASTEETH powder keeps plates steady while you eat talk or laugh. Sprinkle a little on dentures for comfort and security without a pasty taste or acidic feel. Available at drug counters.
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Samuel I. Slifkin
Bluefield
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Baltimore
Slifkin
Building Fund
Ner Israel
Eliezer Rabinoquitz
Presbyterian
Virginia
Miami Bank
Mingo
Dacron
Polyster
cOx
Meadows
WVU
Judson Lambert
Odell Hoffman
Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer Dav
Mayor Lambert
H. J. Crute
DAV
James E. Tilley
Matoaka
L. C. Stroupe
Bluewell
Wallace
Son Plaid
Black Stewart
McLeod
Riveria
Cox’s
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