Presbytery Voices Deep Concern on NCC Link
Southern Presbyterians of Hanover Presbytery voted to express deep concern about some NCC pronouncements on social and political issues while rejecting withdrawal from NCC membership. The measure, sent to the General Assembly, also condemned the Ku Klux Klan and its allies and approved a $511,500 budget. The Rev. C Richard Slider was named moderator-in-nomination for next year.
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Richmond
Southern Presbyterians of Hanover Presbytery
Council of Churches
Presbytery
The
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Southern
NCC
Presbyteri’an
Third Presbyterian Church of
General Assembly
Ku Klux Klan
Allios
Godwin
KKK
C. Richard Slider
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
Diocesan Council to Open Session in Norfolk
The 74th annual Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia session begins Sunday at the Church of the Ascension in Norfolk. Bishop Thomas Wright will outline a Mutual Interdependence program and propose a $10,000 addition to aid Colombia missions, with plans for a Bogota parish house and a boys’ school project.
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Norfolk
Episcopal Diocese
Virginia
Church of the Ascension
Thomas Wright
Wilmington
N. C
Diocese of Columbia
South America
William Egelhoff
St. Martin's Mission
Willamsburg
Columbia
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Bogota
George P. Gumn
Episcopal Forward
Advanced Fund
National Council of Churches
Docese
National Council
Wright
Snowstorm disrupts Danville area schools and travel
A late night snowstorm churns through Pittsylvania and Danville delaying Monday openings. Road crews struggle to clear primary routes while farmers await moisture from the storm. Statewide arctic air drives freezing warnings as four local school days already lost, with Easter holidays extending the term if more weather days occur.
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Jack Hodge
Pittsylvania
Hodge
J. F. Bish
Blair
Nags Head
N.C
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf States
Florida
Danville
Veterans GI loan income and housing costs rise through 1984
A Veterans Administration survey shows average monthly income after taxes for a veteran with GI home loan rising from 473 in 1936 to 519 in 1984 while housing expenses climbed from 107 to 151. The GI program home price rose from 3679 in 1950 to just over 16000 in 1964, with over 71 percent bought with no down payment. Loan terms averaged 28 years and two months. MERMAN BACK AS ANNIE. NEW YORK AP The third Lincoln Center State Theater season will feature Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun from May 26 to July 3 with Toronto and Detroit engagements surrounding.
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Veterans Administration
D P Minichan Retires From APCO Position
D P Minichan executive assistant to Appalachian Power Co. general manager retires after 35 years in Roanoke Pulaski and Bluefield W Va. Roanoke native with degrees from VPI joined Appalachian in 1920 rising through roles including Roanoke division commercial manager and Bluefield division manager before returning to Roanoke as executive assistant to the general manager. He led extensive civic work including Rotary Pulaski Country Club Community Chest and Boy Scouts roles earning Boss of the Year in 1955.
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D. P. Minichan
Appalachian Power Co
Roanoke
Pulaski
Bluefield
W. Va
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Appalachian
Minichanl
Minichan
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Bluefield United Fund
Pulaski Land
Methodist Church
The
Elks
Performer of the Year honors for Heart Association event
Miss Holm, touring for the Heart Association in February, is named Variety's Performer of the Year. The award honors her acting work and advocacy for children's causes both in the United States and abroad. Backers include Jasper Cheek, Jesse James Garland, and Sharon Passley as local supporters.
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Jasper Cheek
Star Route
Jesse James Garland
Herman Garland
Rt. 1
Sharon Passley
M Mirs
James Passley
Rt. 2
Miss Holm
The
Heart Association
Variety
United States
Woody Eney
Virginia Museum Theatre
Richmond Junior Ballet Company
Delmini
Elmer Deffenbaugh
Magician's Guild
Churchwomen and Laymen Name New Officers in Diocese
Rass.F. Hershey of Waynesboro was reelected president of the Laymen’s group for the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia at its 47th annual council in Martinsville. Five board members were named as committee chairmen, including Mrs. John W. Myers and Mrs. Clarence Burrage. Delegates approved a $327,913 diocesan budget and discussed strengthening small churches. Mrs. Berberich spoke on world missions. Rev. Harold Frankham addressed delegates at a banquet as over 300 attended despite snow.
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Martinsville
F. Y.hershey
Waynesboro
Episcopal Diocese
Southwestern Virginia
Episcopal Churchwomen
Fhve
Tee
John W. Myers
Lynchburg
Clarence Burrage
Christian’ Education
Philip L. Lotz
Staunton
Murray
Newton
Pearisburg
A. H. Reeder
John Berberich
Lexington
Harold Frankham
Jess England
National Guard
Sign Up Now for Medicare Health Protection
The notice urges persons 65 or older not receiving certain benefits to enroll in Medicare as health insurance begins next July. It highlights two groups targeted by Social Security: those with retirement benefits but lacking enrollment and those with little work history, including aliens with five years of permanent residence. Detail by Danville Social Security Office, Sherwood Shopping Center, 792-0631.
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Congress
Social Security Administration
Hgar
Alexandria
Social Security Office
Danville
Sherwood
Old Papers Reveal Early Fight Over Mental Health Care
Years of discovered records at Western State Hospital unveil Dr Francis Stribling and Dorothea Dix as pivotal figures in the mid 1800s push for humane treatment. Letters show early APA roots and reforms, contrasting Civil War setbacks with modern rehabilitation goals.
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Slamniun Va
Western State Hospital
Francis Stribling
Western Lunatic Asylum
Stribling
Dr. Stribling
American Psychiatric Association
APA
James H. Croff
Dorothea Dix
Miss Dix
Ete
Wash
Ington
Druff
James M. Barnard
Barnard
Samuel B. Woodward
Philadelphia
Cansylvania Barracks Meeting Cancelled by Veterans Group
The Cansylvania Barracks 1081 and its auxiliary cancelled their Tuesday meeting. The next meeting is rescheduled for February 15. Court remarks note the need to assess time and methods for desegregation plans in school construction cases.
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Cansylvania
Butzner
Virginia
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Eet
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