Virginia 1964 Crash Facts Report Highlights Safest Spots
The 1964 Traffic Crash Facts report names Craig County as safest to live on Virginia roads and South Boston as safest city, Onancock as safest town, with Waynesboro and Chesapeake listed as most dangerous cities. It notes 109,336 crashes, 196,927 vehicles involved, $35 million property damage, $189 million economic loss, and 19.2 billion miles driven.
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Virginia Department of State Police
Charles W. Woopson, Jr
Craig
Virginia
Boston
Onancock
Waynesboro
Chesapeake
Essex
Bath
Danville
Martinsvile
U.S. 1
U.S. 11
U.S. 29
U.S. 58
Congress Advances Voting Rights and Medicare in Split Sessions
The House passed its voting rights bill 333 to 85, targeting seven Southern states including Virginia, with federal registrars to register Black voters and eliminate the poll tax. The Senate approved Medicare 68 to 21, funding with a 6.8 billion payroll tax. The piece criticizes centralization under HEW and President Johnson, predicting a political shift and continued national upheaval.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Virginia
South
House
Manny Celler
Wintram Canill
Pat Jennines
Ninth
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
The Danville Register Rates and Notices
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with in city carrier rates at 35 cents per week and mail options for one year at 15 dollars. It notes the paper’s AP affiliation, national advertising reps, and regional rate notes plus renewal guidance.
Youngsters Keep Winter Jobs Into Summer in Town
In the old hometown there was no problem finding summer work for youths as they simply continue their winter jobs through the season, maintaining steady employment.
Registered Letter Criticizes Church State Education Link
Victor E Mantiply, pastor, voices opposition to editorial urging federal aid for parochial colleges, arguing such support infringes church separation and risks state control. He cites ROTC, GI Bill funds, and federal loans as problematic, urging churches to fully fund colleges or cede control.
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L. D. Johnson
Virginia
Victor E. Mantiply
Moffet Memorial Baptist Church
Civilian review board debate becomes mayoral issue
William F Buckley Jr analyzes the push for civilian review boards over police in New York City, highlighting minority support, crime fears, and the political calculus. He argues boards aim to insert accountability between victims of police brutality and authorities, noting racial tensions and the risk of policy-driven disorder if expediency prevails.
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Kansas City
Philadelphia
Rochester
Washington, D.C
New York
Sion
Review Board
Charcoal Industry Surges in the Modern Cookout Era
The charcoal trade, once squeezed by coal, gas, and electricity, is reviving as backyard cooks popularize briquettes. Charcoal now fuels homes and industry, with kilns in use, and charcoal byproducts like methanol and acetic acid still valued. More than 100 companies sell fluids and gadgets to ignite charcoal.
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United States
Suburbia
Maine
California
Great Britain
John Evelyn
America
Pennsylvania
Catskill Mountains
New York
Bliss Faces Money Struggles in GOP Fund Raising Clash
A deep look at Ray Bliss head of the Republican National Committee amid fund raising friction with Barry Goldwater and conservatives. The piece weighs Bliss's moves, party factions, shifting alliances, and the dynamics between Rockefeller money, Dean Burch allies, and independent groups as Republicans navigate off year funding and campaign strategy.
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Ray Bliss
Republican National Committee
Barry Goldwater
New Free Society Association
Barry
Washington Desk
Dean Burch
Goldwater
Ohio
Connecticut
Republican Citizens’ Committee
Bliss
Rockefeller
C. Langhorne Washburn
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Extra
National Committee
Gaylord Parkinson
California
Monsey
Washington
Bob Wilson
Albert Watson
South Carolina
New
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Blackmail under HEW guideline pressure in the South
Thurman argues federal health and education policies amount to coercive use of grant power to shape hospital and school operations in Southern states. He cites a NAACP advisory board at a hospital, a federal memorandum on racial patient distribution, and claims constitutional overreach undermining local administration and civil rights progress.
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Hawaii
Maine
United States
Republic
South
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
US Office of Education
Act‘ng
White House
Oregon
Nebraska
NAACP
Atlanta Times
Jstates
Fragmented Opinion Snippets Reflect Social Tensions
A collection of quips and observations critique government power, funding, and cultural pressures in America. It cites tyranny fears in the South, bureaucratic overreach, and publicized social scenes, with satirical riffs on parenting, education, and media.
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Lyndon Johnson
THE
Danville Register
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
William F. Buckley, Jr
Tillie
National Geographic News
Auueteuus
John Chamberlain
Thurman
Soaper
Dr. Spock
Wisconsin
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