Holton Labels Nudge a Wakeup for Virginia Voting Act Fight
Holton told about 300 Halifax County residents at Virginia Elementary School that Governor Harrison’s administration woke up after his nudge to oppose the federal Voting Rights Act. He criticized registrars registering illiterate voters and cited newspaper headlines about Virginia challenging the act in court. He praised Harrison for reversing a former stance.
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Boston
Linwood Holton
Gov. Harrison
Virginia
Halifay County
Virginiia
GOP
Harrison
Holton
Levin Nock Davis
State Board of Elections
Helton
Richmond
Rev Charles A McCormick Jr Funeral Services Set
Funeral rites for Rev. Charles Albert McCormick Jr. are set for 11 a.m. at Calvary Methodist Church where he served as pastor for two years. Interment follows at Buena Vista Cemetery at 4 p.m. He died after a cerebral hemorrhage at Memorial Hospital aged 55. A Methodist minister for 31 years he led pastorates in Cambria Eagle Rock Dry Fork Toana Gretna Courtland Bayside Richmond and Danville. The body lies at Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home and the family residence is 924 N Main St.
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Charles Albert McCormick, Jr
Calvary Methodist Church
Buena Vista Cemetery
McCormick
Memorial Hospital
Cambria
Eagie Rock
Dry Fork
Toana
Gretna
Courtland
Bayside
Richmond
Danville
Wrenn- Yeatts Funeral Home
Main St
First Evangelical Methodist Service Times Stated
First Evangelical Methodist led by Pastor Frank E. Washburn with Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. E.M.Y. at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer and Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Also First Christian with Carroll T. Givens at church school 9:45 a.m. worship titled What Are You Planting at 7 p.m.
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First Evangelical Methodist
Frank E. Washburn
E.M.Y
First Christian
Carroll T. Givens
Bishop Chosen To Open Chowan Year At Murfreesboro
Dr. Curtis Bishop of Averett College will speak at Chowan College Murfreesboro NC to open its 117th year with a faculty workshop August 31 to September 3. The President's Dinner August 30 features Ben C. Fisher. Enrollment expected around 1190 with five new faculty additions.
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Curtis Bishop
Averett College
Chowan College
Murfreesboro
N. C
Bishop
Chowan
Ben C. Fisher
Council of Christian Education
North Carolina State Baptist Convention
Bruce &. Whitaker
Clowan
W. Clayton Morrisette
Dr. Whitaker
Development Plans Pushed By Authority (Continued)
The authority advances recreational lake plans with a police power for enforcement of boat, swimming, and skiing restrictions. A new park is proposed on Rt 57 between Cobbs Creek and North Hyco, with camping, picnicking, swimming, and playgrounds. Plans include zoning and marinas, aiming to open next year.
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Rt. 57
Cobbs Creek
North Hyco
North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development
Division of Community Planning Committee
Carolina Power and Light Co
Tech Graduate Plays Key Role in Gemini Five Flight
Benjamin H. Vester Jr., a 1950 Virginia Tech graduate, serves as program engineering manager of Gemini Rendezvous Radar in Westinghouse Defense and Space Center Baltimore. He holds eight patent disclosures on electronic devices and techniques.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Benjamin H. Vester Jr
Gemini Rendezvous Radar
Aerospace Division
Westinghouse Defense and Space Center
Baltimore
Vester
Story Charges Democrats Neglecting White Voters
Chesapeake conservative William Story accuses Democrats of neglecting white voters while boosting Negro registrations. He cites Lt. Gov. Godwin and candidates Kellam Hodges Spong, calling for increased white registration and opposing a rally at Mt Olive AME Church South Norfolk. Story’s campaign kicks off August 19 with plans for a broader effort to counter Black voter registration.
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Chesapeake
William J. Story
Mills E. Godwin Jr
William B. Spong
Portsmouth
Del
William P. Kellam
Virginia
Mt. Olive Ame
South Norfolk
Democratic State Senate
Moses Riddick
Nansemond County
Virginia Independent Voters League
Story
Richmond
Randall Earles Last Services Planned Today
Final services for C. Randall Earles of Chatham, 50, will be held today at 4 p m from Scott Funeral Home chapel with interment at Chatham Burial Park. He died about 5 30 a m yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. native of Axton, son of Ella Dillon Earles and the late Gus J D Earles. longtime Dan River Mills employee. Surviving: mother, two brothers G Lindsey Earles and Kelly Earles both of Chatham. five sisters F L Heath Lynch Station, H F Reedy Jr Altavista, A A Mitchell Rt 6, Howard Pruitt Chatham Rt 2, Frank C Crowder Norfolk.
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C. Randall Earles
Chatham
Chapel of Scott Funeral Home
Chatham Burial Park
Mr. Earles
Memorial Hospital
Axton
Henry County
Ella Dillon Earles
Gus JD Earles
Keysville
Dan River Mills
G. Lindsey Earles
Kelly Earles
F. L. Heath
Lynch Station
H. F. Reedy Jr
Altavista
A. A. Mitchell
Howard Pruitt
Chatham Rt
Frank C. Crowder
Norfolk
Draft Notices To Rise Sharply In September
Seventy seven Danville men will be called to take their armed forces physical examinations next month nearly doubling recent months. The rise follows President Johnsons draft expansion as part of the Viet Nam combat effort. Inductions remain low with four in March and April, nine in May and June, and six in July. Mrs Ruby Woodall, clerk of the Danville Selective Service Board, notes no Washington quotas yet and mentions new assistant Mrs Della B Pruitt. She warns married registrants not living with their wives must notify the board.
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Danville
Armed Forces
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Ruby Woodall
Washington
Woodall
Della B. Pruitt
Final rites for William Ayler Vaden in Danville
Final rites for William Ayler Vaden, 40, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the Wrenn Yeatts chapel with interment at Highland Burial Park. A native of Danville, he died after a year of declining health and 11 days in Memorial Hospital. He was employed by R. B. Rodgers for 12 years and left no immediate survivors.
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William Ayler Vaden
Wrenn-Yeatts
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Vaden
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Martha Jane Wright Vaden
William Byrd Vaden
R. B. Rodgers
Tobacco price trends across border belt and Georgia Florida
Prices held steady to lower on Carolinas Border Belt markets with declines of 1 to 2 per hundred. Georgia Florida flue cured market showed similar trends, with most leaf grades down 1 to 2 per hundred and some small gains in smoking leaf and nondescript. Sales volume remained medium to heavy, totals for Thursday and season-to-date given by Federal-State Market News Service.
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Raleigh
Carolinas-Border Belt
the News Service
South Carolina
North Carolina
U. 8 S
Valdosta
News Service
Stabilization Corporation
Probationer Caseload Holds Steady in July District 14
District 14 Virginia Parole Board, headquartered in Danville, reports the July probationer caseload remained 349 as 17 new cases joined and 17 were removed. Harold Woodruff notes 16 new court-assigned cases and one transfer, with 11 served out, three moved, and three revoked. End of month parolees total 100, two pardon cases steady, and officers conducted multiple investigations. Earnings totaled 33,976.51 from 166 probationers and 14,466.61 from 71 parolees.
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District 14
Virginia Parole Board
Danville
Harold €. Woodruff
Parole Board
Woodruff
44th Annual Bible Conference Opens Monday At Massaetta
Final preparations are underway for the 44th annual Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs August 16 29. Notable speakers arrive Monday including Dr Carlyle Marney Dr Ralph W Lockman Dr Ernest T Campbell Dr David Stitt Dr James I McCord and Dr George M Docherty with lectures and Bible studies set for the open air auditorium and sessions through the week as Massanetta anticipates record attendance.
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Massanetta Springs
Carlyle Marney
Myers Park
Los Angeles
Ernest T. Campbell
First Presbyterian Church
Ann Arbor
Michigan
David Stitt
Austin Theological Seminary
Austin
Texas
North Carolina
Stitt
A Theological Seminary
James I. McCord
Princeton
Massanetta
George M. Docherty
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C
Charles C. Hirt
Calif
Seattle
Three Babies Picked To Play Virginia Dare
In Manteo North Carolina three infants were chosen to portray Virginia Dare in The Lost Colony on August 18 marking the 378th anniversary of Dare’s birth. Dolores Gates, Eegee White and Sandy Til let will play the christening lullaby and final march scenes with two alternates named as understudies Paula Midgett and Theresa Clark. An accompanying event will invite women named Virginia Dare to attend as special guests with families.
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Manteo
N.C
Dare County
Virginia Dare
America
Roanoke Island
Dolores Ann Gates
Billy Gates
Eleanor Dare
Eegee Mae White
Thomas White
Wanchese
New World
Sandy Lou Tillett
Fort Raleigh
United States
Virginia
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