Youth Charged In Threat On Deputy Life
A 15 year old youth was arrested last night and charged with threatening the life of a Pittsylvania County deputy sheriff in a telephone call. The deputy and his daughter were targeted. the youth admitted making the threat and was placed in the county jail awaiting Juvenile court orders. The caller's identity remains withheld due to juvenile status and ongoing investigation.
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Pittsylvania County
Sheriff's Department
Dodson
Danville
Pittsylvania
Langston high school game violence and local arrests
Danville police reported a fight among Langston High School basketball spectators with officers struck during the disruption. In other actions, Rennie Edward Hunt Jr was charged with bigamy. Lonnie Louis Miller faced four tire larceny charges. Carson Edward Hall was charged with grand larceny for $100 taken from Seminole Esso with James Kenny Gatewood accused of aiding and abetting and later delinquency acts.
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Danville
Langston High
McCain
Langston
Rennie Edward Hunt, Jr
Danville Rt. 3
Rosabelle Hampton
Ella MaeLogan Hunt
Lonnie Louis Miller
Blairs Rt. 1
Loftis Tire Co
Union St
Seminole
James Kenny Gatewood
Dan Ville Rt. 3
Hall
Gatewood
Textile Official Gets N. C. Award
LAURINBURG North Carolina Gov Dan Moore awarded the Distinguished Service Award to H W Close Fort Mill South Carolina textile executive for outstanding services to the State of North Carolina and its people
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Laurinburg
N.C
Dan Moore
North Carolina
H. W. Close
Fort Mill
S.C
Farm Economy On Upswing as Delegates Hear Hopeful Outlook
Horace D. Godfrey told 1,600 rural delegates in Jekyll Island that farm income rose to 14 billion in 1965, up 2.3 billion in five years. He cited new farm programs under a Johnson bill, a long term land policy, and a shift from mandatory programs toward global competition and aggressive international merchandising.
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Jekyll Island
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Horace D. Godfrey
Washington
Johnson
Godfrey
Better Understanding Between Groups Discussed By Civic, Religious Leaders
Civic and religious leaders gathered to discuss promoting better understanding in a pluralistic society. National Conference of Christians and Jews officials outlined youth seminars and a recognition program, with support from local leaders and potential statewide and regional partnerships.
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National Conference of Christians and Jews
Virginia
North Carolina
Peter Meliette
James H. Crawford
Brotherhood
Mellette
Richmond
Roanoke
Charcoal House
Jack Childs
Danville Register
Benjamin Kelson
Temple Beth Sholem
Doyle Thomas
Loyal Baptist Church
Louis Berman
Peter Mellette
Virgins
National Conference of
New entomologist Matheny named state post
NEW ENTOMOLOGIST Matheny was named state entomologist Monday succeeding C. R. Willey who retired Dec. 31. Matheny will assume the post Feb. 1 after serving since 1955 as supervisor of the Virginia Department of Agriculture plant pest control program. A Cumberland County Tennessee native, he moved to Virginia in 1935 and is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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Matheny
Monday
C. R. Willey
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Cumberland County
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Donald Shepard Named To Phi Theta Kappa at Ferrum
Donald Shepard, son of Naomi D. Shephard of Danville Virginia, has been elected to Ferrum Junior College’s Mu Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. A business administration sophomore, he ranks in the upper 10 percent with a BA average, joining a national honor society founded in 1962 at Ferrum College in Franklin County Virginia.
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Ferrum
Donald Shephard
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa
Donald
Naomi D. Shephard
Wood Avenue
Danville
Mu Zeta
Virginia
Franklin County
Fer- Tum
United States
Stackpole to Open Farmville Electronics Plant in Virginia
Stackpole Components Co of St Marys Pa announces a new electronics plant at Farmville Virginia. The facility will start in temporary quarters while a 60 000 square foot building on a 40 acre site is completed. Production will include resistors and switches for the electronics industry.
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Richmond
Stackpole Components Co
St.Mary’s
Farmville
George E. Ritter
Stackpole
Stackpole Carbon
Former Gov Stanley backs subdivision ordinance
Stanley Towns former governor Thomas B. Stanley urged Hen3 ry County Supervisors to back a subdivision ordinance and deplored reprisals against its supporters. He cited economic pressure leading to a supervisor’s resignation and voiced support for the executive secretary form of government while backing a county public hearing date. Local business leader Roy Stone and Emory Goode joined in backing the ordinance, while critics argued it hurts workers and limits home buying. opponents urged a public vote.
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Martinsville
Thomas B. Stanley
Henry County Board of Supervisors
Stanley
F. J. Fuller
Fuller
Stanleytown
Chamber of Commerce
E. ©. Carver
Roy Stone
Stone Trucking Co
Emory Goode
Guy Wood
Cecil Brown
Charlie Finney
Public Service Authority
Sleet Snow Freeze Rain Forecast In North Carolina
The Associated Press reports a Weather Bureau forecast of freezing rain sleet and snow for late Tuesday in North Carolina. Western counties keep schools closed through Tuesday as residents dig out from weekend snow up to a foot deep in higher elevations. Highway Patrol urges chains for mountain routes while coastal areas face cold, cloudy skies and temperatures in the 20s.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Ashe
Alleghany
Wilkes
Watauga
Buncombe
Haywood
Alexander
State Highway Patrol
Purchase Of Blazers Questioned ee Blazers Questioned
Danville Little League suspended Treasurer W H Luther amid an audit pending report by President James T Canupp detailing a 150 dollar blazer purchase charged to league funds though only 75 dollars had been authorized. City Manager T E Temple oversees the broader department probe, with Luther admitting an error on check stubs as the books are audited.
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Danville Little League
Parks and Recreation Department
W. H. Luther
Lite League
Little League
James T. Canupp
Canupp
League
Luther’s
Luther
Temple
Wilson Newell
Camp Shelton
Luether
Silvermans
T. E. Temple
Shelton
Newell
City Hall
Jim Newell
Wilson
Canpp
Bill Wells
Wells
Jury Accepts Self Defense Pleading In Fatal Stabbing
Evelyn Wilson KK, 36, was acquitted by a Cook County Court jury after an hour and 35 minutes of deliberation in the Oct 27 fatal stabbing of Franklin Covington. The verdict accepted her claim of self defense citing fear for her life amid alleged long term abuse by Covington. Prosecution sought a second degree murder verdict citing jealousy over a 17 year old girl and Covington’s boasts of dating the teen. Two co-defendants received penalties: Maggie Green Gunner pleaded guilty to discharging firearms and was fined 100 dollars with a six month suspended sentence. Elizabeth Hall Eastridge got six months, suspended on good behavior for two years, for perjury connected to whisky-case testimony. Police testified she was given money to buy whisky at a bootleg place. she denied it in court.
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Corporation Court
Evelyn Wilson KK
Franklin
The
Commonwealth
Covington
Maggie Green Gunner
Elizabeth Hall Eastridge
Apportionment Before 1972 Is Ruled Legally Doubtful
Atty Gen Button said Virginia cannot reapportion before 1972, citing constitutional limits and other state rulings. He noted the 1982 and every ten year redistricting rule restrains the legislature, impacting Richmond and Henrico County representation. Chesterfield County would receive the ninth seat under current plans.
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Richmond
Button
Virginia General Assembly
Henrico del. J. Sargeant Reynolds
Assembly
Reynolds
Richmond City
Henrico County
Henrico
Chesterfield County
Virginia Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Child Injured In Car Accident In Pelham NC
Five year old Virginia Dianne Shelton of Pelham NC sustained a head bump when her mother Virginia Gibbs Shelton's car was struck by Lelia Gatewood Gunn's vehicle on South Main Street. Total vehicle damage was $130 with other early morning crashes causing $350 damage as Herman Connell says he fell asleep at Craghead Street.
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Virginia Dianne Shelton
Pelham
N.C
Rt. 1
South Main St
K. J. Burchett
Lelia Gatewood Gunn
Avondale Drive
Virginia Gibbs Shelton
Herman Matthews Connell
Brodnax Rt. 1
Craghead St
R. E. Bell
Connell
Road Fatality Toll Hits 48 In Virginia This Year
Virginia’s highway death toll rose to 48 with two new fatalities reported Monday. One crash occurred during weekend snow near Woodstock Shenandoah County injuring 18 year old Carol Winifred Turek of Norfolk and Reno, Nevada as a passenger. Another fatality came when Walter Turner, 42, of Alexandria, crashed off U.S. 1 in Fairfax County, hitting two utility poles. A separate freak accident near Petersburg killed Glenn Boyd Auton, 37, of Belmont, North Carolina when a trailer separated from a car on I 95 and struck the vehicle he rode in.
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Virginia
Woodstock
Carol Winifred Turek
Norfolk
Reno
Nev
U.S. 12
Shenandoah County
Ft. Belvoir
Walter Turner
Alexandria
U.S. 1
Fairfax County
Petersburg
Glenn Boyd Auton
Belmont
N.C
Auton
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