CATV Committee Delays Council Decision for More Study
A Danville study committee will ask City Council for more time to assess the Booth Broadcasting CATV proposal. The group seeks legal and engineering details, pole space with C&P, and potential franchise implications before a recommendation. Booth proposes a 3 percent profit share and a tower, while opponents warn of regulation gaps and tax consequences.
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CATV
Robert H. Clarke
Clarke
Detroit, Mich
Booth Broadcasting Co., Inc
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Georgia
James A. H. Ferguson
Booth
Holton Campaign Trail Arrives in Danville for Coffee Tours
Republican candidate Linwood Holton visits Danville for a plant tour at Porter-Disston and a series of informal coffees with local hosts Mrs Kenneth Burkhardt Mrs Ronnie Williams and others. He concludes with a noon luncheon and press conference at the King of the Sea as he campaigns against Mills E Godwin and William J Story. Holton, a Roanoke lawyer and WWII Navy veteran, has long been active in Virginia Republican circles.
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Linwood Holton
Republican Party
Danville
Talmadge Jones
Porter-Disston
Roanoke
Jones
Holton
Kenneth Burkhardt
Rambler Drive
Burkhardt
D. L. Arey
Ronnie Williams
Stormont Drive
King of the Sea
Mills E. Godwin
William J. Story
H. Clyde Pearson
Washington and Lee
Harvard Law School
Roanoke City
Republican Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia Bar Association
Washington and Lee Alumni Association
Let It Ripen Urged for Tobacco Growers in Old Belt
Danville Virginia August 10 1965 tobacco growers urged to let crops ripen in fields before pulling to meet Georgia and South Carolina demand. Warehouseman George A Myers Jr urged spread of ripeness message while noting price gains for ripe leaves with top grades reaching $68-$72 per hundred. County Agent J F Blair backed cautions about overripe tips and labor issues affecting harvest quality as acreage controls reduce fertilizer use and yellowing progresses.
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George A. Myers, Jr
Georgia
South Carolina
Myers
Danville
J. F. Blair
Blair
Old Belt
City planning seeks 30 day delay on funeral home permit
The City Planning Commission asked the City Council to postpone a decision on a special permit for a funeral home on West Main Street between Stuart and Aiken streets for 30 days to allow further study. Memorial Hospital's interest in the site is cited, while opposition argues the hospital has no authority to condemn property. A public hearing proceeds at tonight's Council meeting, with Council barred from acting until the 30-day period ends.
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Clarke
CATV
Danville
Booth
Clark
Theodore P. Huggins
James A. H. Ferguson
Yates Brothers
City Planning Commission
West Main St
Stuart and
Aiken Streets
Planning Commission
Memorial Hospital
F. W. ‘Townes and Son
Townes Funeral Home
C. Stuart Wheatley
Townes
S. Main St
S. Main
Memorial
Edwin B. Meade
Meade
Wheatley
W. Main St
F. W.townes
Ill
South Main
Main St
W. Main
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