Virginia News Briefs Touch on Busing and Local Affairs
Virginia congressman Thomas Downing urges Nixon to declare a moratorium on busing until a proposed constitutional amendment to ban busing is voted on. FBI reports the arrest of Arthur Sturgis and Richard Auldrige in a bank robbery case in Virginia. several regional contracts and college leadership changes are noted along with a fatal fall in Richmond and a school ID card program planned for secondary students.
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Newport News
Thomas N. Downing
Dva
Nixon
Downing
United States
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Virginia
FBI
Arthur Sturgis
Galveston
Tex
Richard Thomas Auldrige
Kensington
Sturgis
First Virginia Bank
East Falls Church
Fairfax Drive
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Mary Ellen Baugham
Miss Baugham
Grove Avenue
Advisory committee aids board in reorganization meeting
The advisory panel includes Dr. Irving Silverman senior dean two senior professors and presidents of the alumnae association and student body to assist the board committee. The board at its annual reorganization elected John W. Stanley of Galax as the new rector succeeding Muse who served since 1964. S. Maynard Turk of Wilmington Delaware was
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Radford College
Charles K. Martin Jr
Martin
Virginia Tech
T. Marshall Hahn
Tech
Leonard G. Muse
Irving Silverman
John W. Stanley
Galax
Muse
S. Maynard Turk
Wilmington
Dela
Daybook profile of Galusha Pennypacker. a Civil War hero
The Daybook highlights Galusha Pennypacker born June 1884, a Quaker turned soldier who rose from quartermaster-sergeant to brigadier general. It notes his Civil War exploits, seven wounds, Medal of Honor, and postwar service in the 16th Infantry, his retirement due to war wounds, and his simple Philadelphia burial. It also mentions Adna Chaffee’s ascent to lieutenant general through Civil War and Boxer Rebellion service.
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Buffalo Bill” Cody
Galusha Pennypacker
Cody
Buffalo
Pennypacker
Nashville
Tenn
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Volunteers
16Th Infantry
Philadelphia
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Adna
Romanza Chaffee
Peking
Record Average Paid For Tobacco On Border Markets
The Associated Press reports a new all time high average price for tobacco leaf on South Carolina and Border North Carolina Belt markets. Monday sales totaled 10.2 million pounds at $77.34 per hundred, above prior records and with season totals at 47.2 million pounds and $75.09 season average. Georgia Florida flue cured markets posted 10,375,273 pounds at $77.82, surpassing the prior record and lifting season totals to 47,261,162 pounds at $75.68. Prices for most grades stayed near highs, with some slight losses in a few grades.
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North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
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Valdosta
Psychiatrists Say Sweeney Couldn't Follow Code in Vietnam
Three psychiatrists testifying for the defense described Marine Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney 21 of West Babylon New York as suffering gross stress reaction and acute psychotic states after North Vietnam captivity. They said he was unable to adhere to the military Code of Conduct and faced ongoing psychiatric treatment.
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Quantico
Jon M. Sweeney
Vietnam
Kenneth R. Locke
de Witt Army Hospital
Ft. Belvoir
Sweeney
United States
North Vietnam
West Babylon
N.Y
U.S. Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Locke
Chaim Felix Shatan
New York
Shatan
Peter Bourne
Atlanta,Ga
Bourne
Quang Tri Province
Sweden
B. Raymond Perkins
Tom
Picking a Retirement Home Influences by Emotional Factors
The article explains how emotional factors affect retirement housing choices and may cause costly mistakes. It advises making side by side pros and cons lists from AARP guidance, questioning attachment to current home, and considering personal needs over past patterns. It notes ten housing types and practical move tips within AARP publications.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C
Kennedy Visit Canceled by Pakistan Over Pro India Statements
Pakistan abruptly halted Senator Edward M. Kennedy's Pakistan trip citing biased remarks in Calcutta and fears of demonstrations. Kennedy, in Calcutta to witness East Pakistan refugee camps, had criticized Pakistan's army response and U.S. arms shipments, plans for further camps then Delhi. He met refugees near Boyra and urged action to aid malnourished children.
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Kennedy
Calcqua
India
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Calcutta
East Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Subcontinent
U.S
Tripura
New Delhi
Senate Subcommittee On
Boy
Scrimshaw
Boyra
North Carolina group sues to halt New Hope Dam project
A coalition led by Conservation Council of North Carolina filed suit in U S District Court in Greensboro seeking to stop the New Hope Dam Lake in Chatham County. They argue the 40 million dollar project is an outdated plan, and demand a full NEPA review and possible abandonment or major modification. The action targets construction by the Army Corps of Engineers, with opponents citing land takings and environmental harm.
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Raleigh
New Hope Dam
Chatham County
U.S. District
Greensboro
Army Corps of Engineers
The
Conservation Council of North Carolina
James C. Wallace
Chapel Hill
Paul E. Fearrington
Agnes M. Sparrow
New Hope Valley
Ecos Inc
Research Triangle
Wallace
North Carolina State University
New Hope Project
Haw River
Durham
New Hope River
Fearrington
Sparrow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Delegate Questions Need For Free Books For All Pupils
Richm ond AP Del Roy Smith of Petersburg questions the need for free public school textbooks and says the roughly nine million dollar price tag might be better spent elsewhere. He notes the State Board of Education approved a three million dollar elementary text item, but estimates total cost for free texts for all students could reach eight to nine million.
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Richmond
Board of Visitors
Marlin
del. W. Roy Smith
Petersburg
Smith
House Appropriations Committee
State Board of Education
A Thought to Remember About Personal Visits
A doctor can cure little with pills alone and many shut ins in nursing homes hospitals and homes need more than medicine. Personal visits offer real comfort by proving someone cares. If you know someone ill visit soon. Frank Swicegood Swicegood Funeral Home Danville Va adv note about brother Dewey’s column next week.
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Frank Swicegood
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