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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1968
Page
5
The hospital plans an expanded extended care facility to address urgent patient needs and create a larger treatment area for psychiatric care. Budget delays and federal funding considerations have slowed construction, with a fifth floor under discussion to house additional physical therapy and patient care spaces.
Charlotte AP reports a spring start on a $1 million Holy Angels Nursery for men tally retarded children. Founder Sister Marie Patrice says the facility will replace the Belmont campus at Sacred Heart College with 35,000 square feet, 84 beds, on 2,106 acres donated by two sisters. Planning includes a fund drive after the new year.
The article examines tensions in Temple's city government as City Manager Faison asserts authority, seeks power to suspend bowling, and faces staff loyalists and cliques. It contrasts Faison with former manager Temple, notes aides Glidewell and Robinetti as loyalists, and discusses council dynamics, efficiency aims, and staff reactions.
Raleigh AP report states Gov Dan Moore will open the final week of his administration with a year end report at 10 a.m. in the state administration building. The piece notes retirement system reforms effective Jan 1 and hints at ensuing pay raises to ease discontent. It also mentions power dynamics in City Hall as Faison asserts authority amidst employee tensions.
North Carolina prepares for a historic inauguration as Bob Scott 39 and Lt. Governor Pat Taylor who will both assume posts held by their fathers. Scott to be sworn in at noon by Chief Justice R Hunt Parker and later receive the state seal. Public events include a communion service, a parade and an inaugural ball.
Dr. LeoJenkinssays East Carolina University plans a medical center in eastern North Carolina is essential for the region’s development. He noted poor roads force patients to Chapel Hill and Durham and hinted at a forthcoming chemical complex. Jenkins spoke at a careers conference with about 125 attendees and cited Coastal Plains Regional Commission plans to seek $160 million for highways, education and health facilities, with over $1 billion expected in the coming years.
Danville area schools plan a 3-acre driving range near GW to boost teen driver education. The setup will allow 12 students to train simultaneously via observation towers and radios, with five hours behind the wheel and five hours observing on the range, plus two highway hours. Federal funds cover half the cost. local schools cover instruction and car costs.
Mansfield state police tentatively identify the slain man as William Eis Jr., 29, of Warren ton Virginia. An Illinois teenager, Mark Hainds, 19, is being questioned in the homicide after admitting Ellis picked him up while hitchhiking. Hainds faces drunken driving and investigation charges, with a blood-stained pillow and mattress found near the scene suggesting the body was dumped in a cemetery after being killed elsewhere.
Republican Del John S. Hansen, representing Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights since 1966, will resign effective Jan. 3. A 34-year-old chemist with Hercules Inc., he will join Hercules sales in Wilmington, Delaware, starting Jan. 6 to pursue a return to work.
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