Pranksters and Kluckers Face Burn Law Rewards
Governor Goowin in Richmond offered a $1000 reward for information leading to conviction of anyone burning a cross on property without owner consent. The move aims to enforce Virginia’s cross burning statute against Ku Klux Klan harassment, while warning pranksters of potential felony charges.
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Brotherhood
Richmond
Goowin
Virginia
Ku Klux Klan
Cuse
Bar of Justice
Virginia Top Ten Cities Show Shifting Population and Annexation
Virginia’s top ten city rankings from 1950 1960 and 1966 reveal rapid growth and shifting order driven by suburban annexation. Norfolk Richmond Portsmouth Newport News Roanoke Alexandria Lynchburg Danville Petersburg Charlottesville dominate, while Richmond loses population and others risk slipping without expansion into surrounding counties.
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Virginia
Roanoke
Magic City
Alexandria
Washington
Danville
Petersburg
Tidewater
Bureau of the Census
Richmond
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Lynchburg
Newport News
Charlottesville
Roanokes
Hampton
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
Bedford
Campbell
Amherst
Virginia NHD Sign Change Sparks Rural Pride Debate
Residents of Matoaca Chesterfield County object as Virginia Department of Highways moves place name signs closer to homes and stores and cites sidewalk end rule. Fire department and villagers urge local sign autonomy while citing community identity and potential for sidewalk expansion. Charlie, a grand old name, becomes broader Vietcong reference in opinion column.
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Virginia Department of Highways
State Department of Highways
Fire Department
Matoaca
Chesterfield County
Vaccine proves measles protection in large Arkansas trial
Current Opinion notes the vaccine prevented measles in 34 vaccinated children during a school outbreak while unvaccinated exposed pupils contracted the disease. The piece praises mass immunization akin to polio campaigns and urges NIH approval for measles vaccination.
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Arkansas
National Institutes of Health
Data Bank privacy attack threatens Johnson era rights
Ralph de Toledano warns that a federally organized data bank could centralize all personal information from tax, credit, and government records, eroding civil liberties. He cites House subcommittee chair Cornelius Gallagher and Carl Kaysen as proponents of centralized data collection, while credit bureaus already misuse data.
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Mittee
Federal Gov
Bureau of the Budget
White House
Kaysen Com
Congress
Cornelius E. Gallagher
House
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
New Jersey
Federal
Carl Kaysen
Kay- Princeton
Institute For Ad Jion
Gallagher
Mc.Gallagher
UN votes block Peking entry amid Cold War row
The United Nations again rejects Communist China’s admission as Britain and France vote in favor and the U S ambassador hints at a two China policy. Western allies fear boosting Red China while India and Soviet allies show limited enthusiasm. the piece cites a Constructive Action book criticizing appeasement of Beijing and naval the logic of opposing UN seating for Mao’s regime.
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China
United Nations
Britaan
France
Peking
America
Goldberg
Security Council
Friends of
Red China
UN General Assembly
Mao Tse-tung
Chumsi
Tibet
Constructive Action
Whittier
California
Arthur Radford
Albert Hunter
Forrest Davis
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States
Philippines
Guam
Gilbert, Marshall
Mariana
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Roosevelt
League of Nations
Lake Geneva
Tokyo
Thailand
Malaysia
Australia
New Zealand
East River
Parental Brutality and Circling Fads Echoes
Observers note a child’s clipped privileges lead to a sign reading Parental Brutality. Commentary argues Nazism resurgence is overstated, while nostalgia frames it as familiar. Witty quips about generations, rail mergers, and Moon pictures hint at public gripes and changing norms amid satire.
Head-Butting Bloc in an Imperfect Society
In Washington hearings, Roy Wilkins and David Rockefeller clash with Senator Ribicoff over ghetto policy. The debate centers on urban renewal, federal subsidies, and the limits of non-government sources, with Irreconcilable views on housing, poverty, and race.
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Washington, D. C
Stone
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Bob Kennedy
Ribtcoff
Connecticut
Ribicoff
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Democratic Party
Satorard
Busi
Rocket
Chase Manhattan
Stona
Breakthrough by Negro Self Helpers in Queens Hospital
Dr Thomas W Matthew a Negro neurosurgeon builds an interfaith hospital in Queens aiming to serve white and Black patients with private finance and earned fees He enlists volunteer Black labor and scarce funding while seeking white support and corporate backing The plan transfers 100 chronic patients from municipal hospitals to his facility generating about 700000 yearly and easing city costs He foresees expansion to rebuild slums and establish hospitals in other cities and draws attention from politicians and groups nationwide
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Stokely Carl Michael
Thomas W. Matthew
New York City
Queens
Matthew
Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael
Nelsor Rockefeller
John Lindsay
Bobby Kennedy
Dr. Matthew
U.S. Congress
A. Philip Randolph
Rockefeller
State Health Department
Lindsay
Health Service
Howard Brown
Harlem Hospital
Matthew Hospital
Sha
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Buffalo
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