Virginia urged to allocate million for tourism promotion
A Virginia study commission urged the General Assembly to set at least a $1 million yearly budget for travel promotion. It noted tourism growth and the need for a separate travel promotion division with an executive assistant and advisory board, while officials split on liquor-by-the-drink proposals. Tenor stressed returns to the economy and tax revenue.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Commission On
Commission
Garland Gray
Waverly
State Department
Lly
Transit Contract Ends Bus Strike Threat in Virginia
Transit Union members in Richmond and Norfolk voted to accept a new two year contract with Virginia Transit Co. The pact includes a 20 cent wage increase and cost the company about 535000. No fare increase is planned at this time.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Virginia Transit Co
WTC
K. A. Bradshaw
Archie V. Iddings
Amalgamated Transit Union
VTC
World News Roundup from Various Cities
AP dispatches report austerity limits in Bangui banning officials from bars and dance halls while daytime tomtom drumming is restricted except weekends. Italy sees 1965 auto purchases rise 6.81 percent but motorcycle purchases drop 28.02 percent. Canada nears 20 million population around August 1. Norway population up 30,000 to 3 738 000. In Italy a grandmother defends her chickens from an eight-foot wingspan royal eagle. Yugoslavia attracts 7 768 000 visitors in 11 months of 1965, led by West Germany Austria and Italy. Germany’s Anita Mayier shaves her head in protest against beer price hikes.
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Banguj
Central African Republic
the Revolutionary Council
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
West Germany
Austria
Italy
Saarbruecken
Germany
Anita Mayier
Anita
Sarrland Breweries
North Carolina State Parks Hit Over Two Million In A Year
Attendance at North Carolina state parks totaled 2,092,519 last year, the first time surpassing two million. Ft. Macon near Morehead City led with 578,691 visitors, followed by Morrow Mountain in Stanly County with 332,744 and Mount Mitchell with 304,875.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Ft. Macon
Morehead City
Morrow Mountain State Parks
Stanly County
Mount Mitchell Park
Kosygin Pushes India Pakistan Talks on Kashmir Stalemate
In Tashkent Soviet Premier Kosygin moved the stalled India Pakistan conference forward with private talks between Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri totaling about two hours. Kashmir remains unresolved as both leaders push for a solution while Kosygin acts as the sole link.
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Tashkent
U.S.S.R
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Kashmir
Himalayas
Kasygin
Ayub
Shastri
Yub
Kosygin
Tashkent Opera House
Bobby Bakers Arraignment Set for January 24
Bobby Baker, former Secretary to Senate Democrats and a Johnson aide, has an arraignment set for January 24 before Chief Judge Matthew McGuire. He faces nine federal counts including tax evasion, grand larceny, fraud and conspiracy. Former Nevada Lt. Gov. Clifford Jones is slated for arraignment the same day on three counts of perjury.
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Bobby Baker
Matthew McGuire
U.S. District Court
Baker
Senate Democrats
Johnson
Clifford Jones
Nevada
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