No Mowing Grass Just Isn’t Growing
Farmers suffer from drought while lawn care firms face pinch. Wright recalls no grass growth and layoffs, with two tree men idle. Lawn mower and sprinkler sales drop 20 to 30 percent. air conditioners and fans rise as people seek alternatives to mowing. Repair shops see three to four times fewer start-ups per day but expect a rebound if rain returns.
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Bill Wright
Wright
Wwe
Jerry Robertson
Kite
Link-Walson
Ballou Park
Lawinower
Robertson
Peante
Air Conditiver
Ed Hudson
OF. Newman and Sons
Wilson Street
Hudson
Unemployment in Danville Pittsylvania edges up in June
Virginia Employment Commission figures show Danville and Pittsylvania County’s jobless rate rising in June with Danville at 84 percent of the civilian labor force unemployed and the combined rate reaching 7.5 percent. The report covers May to June 1977 and provides sector by sector employment data including manufacturing, nondurable goods, textiles, tobacco, government employment, and total non agricultural wage earners.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
Virginia Employment Commission
VEC
Pitlsylvania
WEC
Danville Pittsylvania
Dalton States Visit To City
Gov. John N. Dalton, candidate for governor, will visit Dan River Inc. employees at gate number one on Monday morning. City officials will accompany Dalton on a walk through the Historic District at 3 p.m. Information available from Dr. Allan A. Hoffman, chairman of the Danville Republican Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N.dalton
Dan River Inc
Dalton
Allan A. Hoffman
Danville Republican Committee
Brief Shower Eases Danville Heat on Sunday
A short afternoon shower cooled parts of Danville and Pittsylvania County as heat remained intense across the region. Thunder was noted in North Danville while Chatham and nearby Java and Spring Garden saw light rain. highs reached about 105 degrees at Register Publishing Co. station, with Bridge Street station near 101. Monday forecast calls for continued hot, humid weather with highs near 100.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
North
Pittsylvania Conny
Wayne Brown
VPI
Chatham
Java
Nhy
Register Publishing Co
Bridge Street
Lonnie Pruett claims last character in Danville
Lonnie F. Pruett, 74, of 709 Edwin Court, says he is the last character left in Danville. He notes his many letters to The Danville Register’s Thin Éiter column, joking that they enjoy his letters but insists he told the truth. He criticizes the city council, stating they haven’t been good for 17 years.
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Lonnie F. Pruett
Edwin Court
Danville
Danville Register
Pruett
Counci
Panie
Majestic Theatre
Main Street
Greensboro
Danville's Pruett recalls nightlife and decline
The former hotel and restaurant operator Pruett recalls Danville in the early 20th century, noting lively streets, saloons, and celebrity visits. He recalls bootlegging and gambling eras, Elvis and Dempsey visits, and laments the loss of downtown vibrancy as buses and a civic center demand reshape the city.
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Danville
Pruett
Oace
Peuelt
Kazy Kitchen
Ford
Elvis Presley
Gene Aulray
Guy Lombartie
Tammy Dorsey
Spike Jones
Jack Dempsey
Willie McCovey
Ivis
Sale, Grounds
Boxer Dempsey
Prustt
Aubrey
Palace
North Carolina gains in migration study shows shift
NC researchers report that from 1970 to 1975 the state added 367000 residents to reach 5451000, reversing decades of losses in the 1960s. Counties like Wake and New Hanover grew around 15 percent, while Jones and Northampton areas now show reduced declines or growth, amid manufacturing decentralization and retirement area development.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
North Carolina State University
William B. Clifford
N.C. State
North Carolin
U.S. Census Bureau
N.C. Agricultural Experiment Station
Clifford
Jones and Nerthoropton
Bertie
Tyrrell and
Wares
Wake
New Hanover
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Guilford
Buncombe
NC Medicaid Claims Suit Seeks Delay of 1.1 Million Contract
In Raleigh, a Texas company seeks to block The Computer Company of Richmond Virginia from securing a 1.1 million North Carolina Medicaid claims contract. Electronic Data Systems Federal of Dallas filed in Wake County Superior Court alleging the bid was unacceptable and that the process may be outsourced to another firm. A hearing set for August 15 will decide if the contract should be delayed pending resolution. The suit also accuses the HEW department of interfering and cites prior state contracts as context.
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Raleigh, N.C
Texas
North Carolina
Electronic Data Systems- Federal
Dallas
Tey
Wake’ County
Superior Court
Computer Company
Richmond
Vai
Db.ferring
Virginia
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Berduse
Antonio Price
Oliver
Lonnie Pruett
John North
Southsiders
Tar Heel State
US Department of Health, Education’ and Welfare
Medical Mosaggnent
Silvie Martinat
Leesir
Nership
Willie
Tig
Hiacabe
Martinas
Pati
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