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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1968

Page

4

Opinion Asked That Could Shorten Time For Start Of By Drink Sales

Richmond AP reports Del Bernard Levin seeks an AG opinion to allow signature gathering for a local referendum on liquor by the drink before the local option law takes effect. If allowed, the start could shift by about a month, potentially enabling some urban restaurants to serve on Labor Day.

Richmond Del Bernard Levin Norfolk Virginia Levin Atty Robert Y. Button John W. Hardy State Abc Board del. Bernard Levin

Key Rights Vote Today in Senate Civil rights push gains pace

President Johnson urged swift passage of civil rights legislation in a Dear Phil letter to Hart as Senate prepares to vote on ending debate. The measure would protect voting, schooling, housing access and public facilities while targeting violence and housing discrimination. Dirksen opposes cloture, Mansfield says two thirds unlikely without Dirksen, Hart seeks broad support.

John 500 Philip A. Hart D-Mich Senate Mike Mansfield D-Mont Everett M. Dirksen R-N Dirksen Mansfield Hart Johnson Phil Senate of the United States America

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House Finance Committee Kills Batch Of Tax Bills

In Richmond the House Finance Committee killed a batch of tax bills including a plan to raise more than 70 million from higher personal and corporate income taxes. The vote followed over an hour in closed session, with no opposition to the motion to kill, despite Godwin administration opposition.

House Finance Committee Richmond House

Virginia bills move on tobacco board and other measures

Richmond lawmakers advanced multiple broad proposals. A three member subcommittee will study a bill to create the Virginia Burley Tobacco Board of Trade within the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, with growers, warehousemen, a buyer and public representatives. Other actions include plans to phase out the Commission on Constitutional Government, study year round school calendars, conserve rivers, raise obscenity penalties, ease migrant labor camp rules, promote county outdoor recreation, and create an Eastern Shore economic study commission to tackle isolation and boost development.

Richmond Virginia Burley Tobacco Board of Trade House Agriculture Tom Frost Frost Senate Agriculture Committee Senate House Dels Edgar Bacon Jongsville James B. Fugate Gate City Don E. Farman Harrisonburg State Department of Agriculture and Commerce Commission On Constitutional Government Senate Courts of Justice Committee Edward L. Breeden Jr Norfolk Commission David J. Mays House Appliations Committee Mills BE. Godwin Jr Roanoke County John Hagen Hagen Clive DuVal Fairfax Outdoor Recreation Commission Virginia J. Kenneth Robinson State Health Department Virginia Employment Commission Maurice Rowe Robinson Rowe Wiliam Heartwell Virginia’ Farm Labor Advisory Committee William E. Fears Accomac Mills E. Godwin Jr Accomack Northampton

UNICEF Sends 10 Ton Air Aid to South Vietnam

The U N Children’s Fund announced an emergency ten ton shipment of drugs surgical equipment and medical supplies by air from Copenhagen to aid mothers and children in South Vietnam. The supplies were requested by Saigon and will be distributed with the International Red Cross. Additional shipments for Vietnam are being organized under a joint UNICEF Red Cross program.

United Nations N.Y U.N. Children’s Fund Unicef Copenhagen South Vietnam Saigon International Red Cross Vietnam Unicef Red Cross

Virginia Senate drops thirteen constitutional change resolutions

In Richmond the Senate Rules Committee removed thirteen proposed constitutional amendments from its docket for study by the Virginia Commission on Constitutional Revision, following Lt. Gov. Fred Pollard's suggestion. The panel left in place a study proposal on the commission’s functions and approved resolutions urging Congress to create a national university as George Washington envisioned, continue farm land tax study, and thank the Virginia Retail Merchants Association for explaining the sales tax.

Richmond Virginia Senate Rules Committee Fred G. Pollard Senate Virginia Commission On Constitutional Revision General Assembly Mills E. Godwin Jr State Supreme Court Albertis S. Harrison Jr Pollard Rules Committee Adelard L. Brault State Corporation Commission Brault SCC Commission Norfolk Edward L. Breeden Jr Constitutional Revision Commission Breeden Congress National University George Washington Virginia Retail Merchants Association

Hunt's Wife Threatened in Dallas Extortion Case

Police disclosed that the wife of billionaire H L Hunt was targeted by a telephone extortionist Sunday afternoon. A 32-year-old man was arrested at a downtown phone booth after a demand for 1000 dollars. no charges had been filed by Monday night.

Dallas, Tex H. L. Hunt J. C. Hibbard The Gospel Lighthouse Church Fritz Hunt Hibbard

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