William A Cobb dies at 49 in Caswell County
William A Cobb 49 a petroleum distributor died yesterday in Morehead Memorial Hospital Eden after a five day illness. He owned Cobb Oil Co Casville and Reidsville served as Caswell County Recorders Court solicitor for eight years and was active in the county Democratic Party. He was a Mason and veteran U S Navy hospital corpsman in World War II. Survived by his wife Leona Clayton Cobb daughter Leona Gail Cobb two sons James W and Joseph E Cobb four grandchildren and his mother Ruby Cobb Gammon. Funeral at Locust Hill United Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 pm with Masonic graveside rites. Citty Funeral Home Reidsville to receive friends tonight 7 to 9.
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Calville
N.C
William A. Cobb
Morehead Memorial Hospital
Eden
Rockington County
Ruby Cobb Gammon
William Archie Cobb
Cobb Oil Coz
Casville
Reidsville
U.S. Navy
Locust Hill United Methodist Church
Leona Clayton Cobb
Leona Gail Cobb
James W. and
Joseph E. Cobb
Ruffin Rt.1
Acie Davis Rites Sunday
Funeral for Acie Davis set for 2 p m Sunday at Callands Baptist Church with Rev James Venable leading burial in the church cemetery Davis former Chatham resident died Wednesday night in Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital He was born August 6 1921 in Pittsylvania County World War II veteran member of Callands Baptist Church Survived by wife Mary Davis of Philadelphia four sons and a daughter six grandchildren and several siblings The family at the residence of Miss Viola Davis Miller s Funeral Home Gretna handling arrangements
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Chatham
Acie Davis
Callands Baptist Church
James Venable
Davis
Philadelphia
Veterans, Administration Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Leonard and
Susie Wright Davis
Mary Davis
Aci Davis Jr
Ronald Lee Davis
Leonard T. Davis
Harold D. Davis
Nancy Sell
Cinnaminson
N.J
Spencery Davis
Ringgold
Henry Davis
Leonard Davis Sr
Chatham Rt
Monroe
Richard Davis
Viola Davis
Chatham Rt. 4
Irene Pinkett
Virginia Carter
Martinsville
Miller
Gretna
J. S. Blackwell Rites Tomorrow
Graveside rites for James Spencer Blackwell, 74, will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery, with Rev. Harold Pickett officiating. He died Wednesday in Ruffin, lived in Jacksonville, Florida, until 1965, and moved to Ruffin a month ago. He is survived by his wife Bertha Daniel Blackwell, three sisters, three brothers, and other relatives. The family will receive friends today at Hooper Funeral Home in Yanceyville.
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Ruffin
Wn.c
James Spencer Blackwell
Bethel United Methodist Church
Harold Pickett
Mr. Blackwell
Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Bertha Daniel Blackwell
Melissa Torrance
Evelyn Staley
Charlotte
Margaret J. Blackwell
Ruffin Rt. 1
Albert T. Blackwell
Hanover
Herbert A. Blackwell
Aubrey Richard Blackwell
Hooper Funeral Home
Yanceyville
Impeachment Vote Shift by Butler Reflects Nixon Support
Rep. Caldwell Butler of Virginia, once a staunch Nixon ally, signaled he leans toward recommending impeachment after outlining a 50 percent persuasive case against the President. He noted Watergate as a shared shame and urged clearing up abuses of power in government.
Virginia SCC to Review Utility Rate Making Procedures
The State Corporation Commission of Virginia will re evaluate its rate making methods with Van Séoyce & Wiskup. Chairman Preston C. Shannon says modernization may be needed to keep utilities financially healthy and provide dependable service to the public. The study will examine historic test periods used to set fair returns and note inflation and investment pressures.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Commission
van Séoyce & Wiskup
Washington, D. C
SCC
Preston C. Shannon
Dixon Leaves City Utility for Aramco Post in The Netherlands
Richard M. Dixon, electrical engineer with a VMI degree, has resigned from the Danville Electric Department to join Arabian-American Oil Co. in The Netherlands. He and his wife will reside in The Hague after leaving Danville earlier this week. Two other local men, Jack Mobray and Dr. W. Herbert Dixon Jr., also work for Aramco in Ras Tanura and Dhahran respectively.
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Richard M. Dixon
Danville Electric Department
Arabian-American Oil Co
Aramco
Netherlands
Dixon
Danville Social Service Bureau
Hague
VMI
VPI
General Electric Supervisory Control
Lynn
Mass
Danville
Ara
Nevin Named To Committee Of Cancer Unit
Dr James E Nevin Jr named to the Professional Education Committee of the American Cancer Society Virginia Division He is among 62 state physicians in the Cancer Curriculum for Practicing Physicians continuing education program providing physician speakers on the current status of clinical cancer for county medical societies hospital staffs and related groups
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James E. Nevin Jr
American Cancer Society
Virginia
Nevin
ACS
Leaf Prices Unchanged To Higher In NC Belts
The flue-cured tobacco markets in North Carolina ended with prices unchanged or higher across three belts. In the South Carolina border area prices for tugs and cutters rose about 1 to 2 per hundred pounds, with Border Belt gross sales at 4,996,174 pounds averaging 87.95 dollars. Middle Belt grades gained 2 to 4 dollars over surplus rates, with primings and logs selling within the cited ranges. Eastern Belt averages improved about 1 to 2 dollars, and demand stayed strong though without major quality changes.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Market News Service
Allotment Increase Untimely Claims Huddleston
Sen. Walter Huddleston of Kentucky condemned Earl Butz for raising this season tobacco allotments as unwise and against Agriculture Committee advice. He spoke in Raleigh at a fund‑raiser for Robert Morgan and linked higher allotments to low market prices and longer seasons. He also supported Supreme Court actions, while Morgan defended them but opposed busing for racial integration. Morgan declined to comment on impeachment.
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Raleigh
N.C
Walter Huddleston
D-Ky
Earl Butz
Huddleston
Senate Agriculture Committee
North Carolina
U.S. Senate
Robert Morgan
Bula
Agriculture Committee
Morgan
Supreme Court
Puppet Class To Be Held By Rec Dept
Danville Recreation Department drama specialist Miss Lee Lewis will offer two two week puppet making classes for children aged 6 to 12 from July 29 to August 6 at the City Auditorium. One session runs 10 a.m. to noon and the other 1 30 to 3 30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A Sesame Street style show, Who are the people in your neighborhood, will be presented at the city wide playground Fun Day in Ballou Park. Miss Lewis will be assisted by Miss Clarissa Tanner with music and special effects. Patti Cassada and Donald Merricks, who will wed August 11, were honored at a cookout hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A W Saunders.
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Lee Lewis
Danville
City Auditorium
Ballou Park
Miss Lewis
Clarissa Tanner
Jearn Tal
Miss Tanner
Patti Cassada
Donald Merricks
A.W. Saunders
Miss Cassada
E.B. Cassada
Joseph G. Merticks
Barbara C. Scarce
Cassada
Private care use rises as draft ends for Virginia military families
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia reports military dependents and retirees increased use of civilian health care under CHAMPUS and CHAMPVA. Claims rose from 47,951 to 36,402 in six months, up nearly 18 percent, with Tidewater hardest hit as bases close and personnel transfer. bases now treat active duty only, dependents accepted space available.
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Richmond
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Virginia
Champus
Champva
Health Insurance Organization
Tidewater
Robert G. Edwards
Four Held For Larceny In Hardware Heist
Danville police prepared warrants for two adults and two juveniles for grand larceny of two chain saws from Mobley Bowen Hardware on Union Street. Arrests were made about 10 p.m. on Union Street Bridge by Detective M Q Dalton along with Detective Hugh Wyatt and Officer Wayne Willis.
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Danville
Mobley-Bowen Hardware
Union St
Union Street Bridge
M. Q. Dalton
Hugh Wyatt
Wayne Willis
Caldwell Butler backs impeachment in House debate
Representative M. Caldwell Butler of Virginia 6th District, a freshman on the Judiciary Committee, tentatively backs articles of impeachment against President Nixon. He warns outcomes could be frightening if impeachment does not proceed, citing the president's alleged misuse of IRS and other agencies. Butler notes his stance may evolve as evidence is weighed, while Ford cautions against arm twisting and questions sufficiency of evidence.
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Washington
Caldwell Butler
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Virginia Republican
Butler
Bul
Congress
M. Caldwell Butler
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Internal Revenue Service
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
IRS
Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Eastern Virginia Medical School Award Brings 5.8 Million Grant
Norfolk AP The Department of Health Education and Welfare approved a 5.862 million grant for Eastern Virginia Medical School toward an 18.5 million science and medical education building. The grant covers 66 percent of costs, with Norfolk Area Medical Center Authority funding the remainder. The decision may delay construction and upcoming programs, depending on HEW negotiations and possible phasing of the project.
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Norfolk
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Robert T. Manning
HEW
Norfolk Area Medical Center Authority
Manning
UVa Awarded HEW Grant For Primary Care Unit
The University of Virginia received a 6.46 million dollar HEW grant to build a primary care center at the medical center with a project total around 9.23 million. The facility will streamline outpatient care and support education for doctors and nurses while improving costs. University president Edgar F. Shannon Jr praised federal and state funding and the revenue bonds that will finance the project.
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Uva
Edgar F. Shannon Jr
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General Assembly
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Committee of Cancer
Kentucky
Sen
Richard Nixon
Rec. Dept
Merricks
DCC
EB. B. Fitzgerald Jr
Danville Community College Board
E. L. Thoms
the Bible Pavilion
E.L. Thoms
Branch and
Foster Streets
Va. Med
Dick Hill
Health Professions Section
Health Manpower Branch
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
University Medical Center
J. Kenneth Robinson
Gregory General
Java
Allright Auto Park
Main Street — Arcade
Victor Lobs
Mgr
State of Virginia
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Swicegood Funeral Home
Danville Vault Corporation
Chatham Road
Meron
Southern Squares
King’s Fairgrounds
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