Virginia memo says colleges cannot justify race based admissions
A 20 page confidential memo from Virginia Solicitor William Hurd says state supported colleges cannot justify admitting students by race or ethnicity as a remedy for past discrimination. The document notes Norfolk State and Virginia State will get 10 million dollars to upgrade programs, and allows limited considerations for first generation and top high school performers with lower tests.
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Richmond
William Hurd
Center For Equal Opportunity
U.S
Department of Education
Virginia
Hurd
Norfolk State
Virginia State
Woman charged in bank robbery in Inwood West Virginia
Diana Lynn Barrow 39 of Bunker Hill was charged with aggravated bank robbery after robbing the F M Bank in Inwood. She surrendered to Berkeley County deputies and was held on a 100000 dollar bond. Barrow armed with a .38 gun wore a camouflage hood and gloves and fled with 9422 dollars. Police linked a red Jeep to Barrow. If convicted she could face up to 20 years in prison.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Bunker Hill
F&m
Inwood
Diana Lynn Barrow
Berkeley County
Barrow
Randy Smith
Trial date set for Air Force sergeant in espionage plot
Brian Patrick Regan, a retired Air Force master sergeant tied to a spying scheme for Iraq, China, and Libya, faces possible death penalty. Judge Gerald Bruce Lee scheduled Jan 13 as the start date. Regan allegedly sought 13 million Swiss francs and offered Saddam Hussein secret satellite details. He worked at the National Reconnaissance Office and TRW, pleaded not guilty to three espionage counts.
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Alexandria
Air Force
Iraq
China
Libya
U.S
Gerald Bruce Lee
Brian Patrick Regan
Regan
Lee
Randy Bellows
Nina Ginsberg
Saddam Hussein
National Reconnaissance Office
TRW Inc
Hussein
USS
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Lottery Commission inches toward Putnam HQ deal in park
The West Virginia Lottery Commission signed a letter of intent to build a 70 000 square foot headquarters in the Advantage Valley Putnam County business park. If terms are met soon the state may buy 10 acres by June 30 with work funded from lottery profits. The project includes 94 staff and is managed with Silling Associates Inc. architectural services.
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Charleston
W.va
The
Lottery Commission
Putnam County
Commission
Advantage Valley
John Musgrave
Cabell
Mason
Wayne
Putnam
Kanawha
Advantage Valley Inc
Interstate 64
Musgrave
Silling Associates Inc
Florida man arrested in 1985 Virginia Beach wife shooting
William Allen Morgan, 66, was captured in Florida on charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and identity theft. He faces malicious wounding charges in Virginia Beach for the September 24, 1985 attack on his wife Doris Morgan, who survived. Detectives linked funds to Morgan before tracing him with help from federal agents.
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Virginia Beach
Florida
William Allen Morgan
Pinellas County
Fla
Don Rimer
Doris Morgan
Norfolk
Independence Junior High School
Morgan
Cal Dennie
Secret Service
FBI
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