Retiring Rep Downing Warns Conservatism May Lose Impact
Rep Thomas N Downing warned a Wakefield audience that conservatism may be losing impact as about 50 conservative lawmakers retire. He urged preservation of a strong conservative voice while noting a shift in a formerly all male, white gathering now joined by four Black attendees marking a first for the Wakefield Shad Planking.
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Merrill Hartson
Associated Press
Wakefield
Thomas N. Downing
America
Dowling
Byrd Organ
Virginia
Downing
Mills Godwin
John Dallon
U. S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
William J. Scott
Richard D. Obenshain
General Assembly
Washington
Yesteryear
Suspended CBS Reporter Speaks at Duke
Daniel Schorr, suspended CBS News reporter, told Duke University audiences that whistle blowers exposed abuses by intelligence agencies through assassination plots domestic surveillance and LSD experiments. He warned that self serving officials cause leaks while outraged servants drive unofficial leaks.
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Durham
N.C
CBS News
Daniel Scharr
CIA
Schorr
Duke University
New York
EEOC Office to Move from Washington to Richmond
District EEOC staff resist plan to relocate the office to Richmond with a May deadline for job retention, while EEOC says the move will occur in 60 days. Attorneys cite internal complaints and alleged retaliation amid an audit finding morale problems. Richmond lawyer argues the move serves victims, not staff.
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Waslington AP
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Richmond
EEOC
District Eroc
Virginia
District of Columbia
Thomas Gagliardo
Gay- Nardo
Keith McDonald
Washington
Gagliardo
U.S. District Court
Virginia Pupils Score Near National Averages in Four Grades
Virginia public school pupils in grades four six eight and 11 posted scores at or just below national averages on fall achievement and ability tests. Reading led with higher scores, while eighth grade social studies and 11th grade language arts and science lagged, and Richmond and nearby cities showed lower reading averages.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Department of Education
Suffolk
Norfolk
Petersburg
Franklin A. Cain
Cain
Charlotte Youth Killed In Crash
Larry Wayne Jeffers twenty of Charlotte died early Wednesday when his car left the road and hit a tree in a residential area seven blocks from Myers Park High School. Two passengers were hospitalized Scott Perry in critical condition with internal injuries and a broken shoulder Jeffrey Morris in satisfactory condition. Also reports on statewide reading scores show modest gains with few declines, and minor percentile shifts across grades.
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Charlotte AP
Larry Wayne Jeffers
Charlotte
Myers Park High School
Scott Perry
Jeffrey Morris
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