Johnson asserts artists must strengthen nation through culture
President Johnson defended a White House art festival amid dissent on Vietnam, saying artists bear responsibility to help build an American culture and strive for peace. Writers including John Hersey and Mark Van Doren praised art’s social role while Robert Lowell’s absence drew comment from peers and hosts.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
America
John Hersey
Mark van Doren
Viet Nam
George E. Reedy
Hersey
Hiroshima
Doren
iPresident
van Doren
New England
Robert Lowell
Gram. Lowell
Johnsons
Lowell
Saul Bellow
Herzog
Bellow
Virginia Gov rejects King visit proclamation request
Richmond report notes Gov. Harrison refused to proclaim July 2 Nobel Peace Prize Day in Virginia for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He also declined attending King’s SCLC address at Virginia State College Petersburg. The governor cited long standing practice of reserving official designations for events of historic significance.
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Richmond
Harrison
Virginia
Martin Luther King
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Virginia State College
Petersburg
Curtis W. Harris
Hopewell
Dr. King
Harris
Commonwealth
Transfer Of All Harrisonburg Negro High Students Approved
The State Pupil Placement Board approved Harrisonburg school desegregation, transferring 134 Negroes to Harrisonburg High School and abandoning the Negro high school. It authorized 26 to Chalkley Elementary and one to Meadowbrook High in Chesterfield, marking initial integration across Smyth and other counties with many transfers to all-white institutions.
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Richmond
Harrisonburg
Chalkley
Chesterfield County
Meadowbrook
Chesterfield
Smyth County
Smyth
Scottsville
Marion High
Marion Intermediate
Sugar Grove
Marion Junior High
Rich Valley High
Harrisonburg High
Spotswood
Louisa County
Louisa High
Louisa
Huguenot
Southampton
Matoaka High
Thomas Dale High
Midlothian
Elkhardt
Manchester High
Chandler
East End
Frederick County
Stephens City
Stonewall
Middleton
King William
King and Queen
Henrico Tax Plan Blocked by Virginia High Court
In a Virginia Supreme Court ruling, Henrico County cannot enact a local sales tax. The decision, written by Justice C Vernon Spratley, blocks the county from implementing the levy set to start July 1, affecting nearby Richmond. The court also addressed contempt of court for S Page Higginbotham, upheld a murder conviction, and ordered a Chesterfield couple to tear down a playhouse.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Virginia Supreme Court
High Court
C. Vernon Spratley
S. Page Higginbotham
Orange County Commonwealth
William Leon Barber
Chesterfield County
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
State Highway Department
General Assembly
Board of Supervisors of Counties
Norfolk
Higginbotham
C. Champion Bowles
Bowles
Barker
Barber
Norfolk County
Sadie
Dinwiddie
Rf&p Railroad
Highway Department
Henrico
Upham Brook
Horsepen
Supreme Court
Benjamin
Jean Holloway
Case Bill Seeks States to Fly Old Glory Nationwide
Senator Clifford Case introduces a bill to require flying the U S flag with state flags. He cites Alabama’s practice of displaying only the Alabama flag and the Confederate flag at its capitol and notes Flag Day falls on June 14.
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Washington
United States
Clifford P. Case
R-Nli
Alabama
Case
Senate
Three Carolinas Cities Win Urban Renewal Awards
Durham High Point and Spartanburg among nine Southeast cities honored by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials for urban renewal and community improvement. Durham earned an award for the most effective relocation program High Point for best residential rehabilitation and Spartanburg for a 10 year housing improvement program. Summer company in Seattle forms for a June start with plans to present non repertory works led by Dr Gregory Falls and William S Taylor.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Carolinas
Durham
High Point
N.C
Spartanburg
S.C
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Seattle
Gregory Falls
University of Washington School of Drama
William S. Taylor
Seattle Repertory Theater
Arthur Kopi
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
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