Roanoke City Lines Faces Strikes and Subsidy Clash
Roanoke officials refuse a blank check as the city contemplates options after Local 1544 of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union votes to strike if a new contract is not reached by next Monday. The city subsidizes the line at $18,000 monthly while seeking federal funding to buy the privately owned bus system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Roanoke (Ap
Robert Garland
Transportation Committee
Roanoke City Lines Co
Winstair Stowe
Bus Company
Amalgamated Transit Workers Union
Stone
Garland
Deaths And Funerals In NC and VA Areas
Two obituary notices record Mrs. Susan Spangler Bayes of Pelham North Carolina and Mrs. Della Lindsey Wilson of Pittsylvania Virginia. Bayes, born 1900, widow of Charles F Bayes, survived by children and siblings, is at Swicegood Funeral Home awaiting arrangements. Wilson, a 1909 Pittsylvania native and Bethel Baptist member, survived by four sons and four daughters, among others, is at Beavers Funeral Home with viewing 7 to 8 p.m. today and other times at 414 Bradley Road.
Death of Hugh Elliott in South Hill area
Union Level born 1905 Pittsylvania County resident Hugh Elliott died yesterday in a South Hill hospital. Survived by wife Sarah, son Robert of Danville, brother Earl of Danville, sisters Virgie Wells Naomi Gregory Bessie Wyatt, and one grandson. Funeral services tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from Crews Funeral Home in South Hill with masonic rites at Andrews family cemetery.
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Union Level
Woodard Hugh Elliott
South Hill
Pittsylvania County
Peter H
Susie Aaron Elliott
Sarah A. Elliott
Robert H. Elliott
Danville
Earl Elliott
Virgie Wells
Naomi Gregory
Bessie Wyatt
South Boston
Crews Funeral Home
Andrews Family Cemetery
Mrs Pelliccia Dies In Florida
Ella Wilkerson Pelliccia died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital Pensacola Florida after two months of declining health. Born March 11 1917 in Halifax County she lived in Danville most of her life and worked at Dan River Inc. She is survived by husband Raymond Pelliccia two sons Charlie N. Lester Danville and William B. Lester Myrtle Beach South Carolina three daughters Annette L. Snead Danville Mattie L. Keys Gibsonville North Carolina and Dorothy L. Young Eden North Carolina five brothers James E. Wilkerson Richard A. Wilkerson Charlie B. Wilkerson John R. Wilkerson William T. Wilkerson all of Danville three sisters Alease Matherly South Boston Dora Doss Virginia Beach Josie Shellhorse Norfolk 33 grandchildren and three great. Funeral services were held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Danville Memorial Gardens. The body was at the funeral home with visitation today 7:30 to 9 p.m. The family will also be at the residence of Mrs Snead 1302 Kemper Road Ext and James E. Wilkerson on Sutherlin Rt. 2 at other times.
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Della Lindsey Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
James M
Narcissus Ferguson Lindsey
Bethel Baptist Church
William E. Wilson
Clarence F. Wilson
David L. Wilson
Danville
William Wilson
Stratford
Mamie Simmons
Evanston
Ill
Chams Clark
Bridgeport
N.Y
Janie Carter
Portsmouth
Celesta Lindsey
Washington, D.C
Marie White
Lynchburg
Lucy Lindsey
Bronx
Gertrude Fallon
Clara Jamison
Beavers Funeral Home
Bradley Road
Ella Wilkerson Pelliccia
the Baptist Hospital
Pensacola
Fla
Halifax County
Edward Wilkerson
Mattie Elliott Wilkerson
Dan River Inc
Florida
Raymond Pelliccia
Chalie N. Lester
William B. Lester
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Annette L. Snead
Mattie L. Keys
Gibsonville
N.C
Dorothy L. Young
Eden
James E. Wilkerson
Sutherlin
Richard A. Wilkerson
Charlie B. Wilkerson
John R. Wilkerson
William T. Wilkerson
Alease Matherly
South Boston
Dora Doss
Virginia Beach
Josie Shellhorse
Norfolk
Wrenn-Yeatts
John Williams
Danville Memorial Gardens
Snead
Kemper ‘Road
Ext
Sutherlin Rt. 2
S. C. Hubbard Rites Tomorrow
Final rites for Stanford C. Pete Hubbard will be conducted tomorrow at 2 30 p.m. from Townes Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Edmond Rowell. Interment will be in Highland Burial Park. He died in Memorial Hospital yesterday after declining health since February. Born October 13 1904 in Spray North Carolina, he was a son of William P. Hubbard and Ada Adams Hubbard. A Danville resident since early childhood, he worked with Dan River Inc. before retiring in 1969. He was Baptist. On January 2 1927 he married Maude McBride of Danville. He is survived by his wife of the home one sister and one brother Mrs. Dojlie H. Jackson and Hobson W. Hubbard, both of the home. The family is at 835 Stokes.
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Stanford C
Pete Hubbard
Townes Funeral Home
Edmond Rowell
Highland Burial Park
Memorial Hospital
Spray
N.C
William P. Hubbard
Ada Adams Hubbard
Danville
Dan River Inc
Maude McBride
Dojlie H. Jackson
Hobson W. Hubbard
Stokes
Wells David Wells Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for David Wells will be held tomorrow at Moffett Memorial Baptist Church conducted by Dr Victor Mantiply and Rev Robert Russell. Interment follows at Wells. He died yesterday at his home after six months ill health. Born January 5 1922 he was a World War II veteran who lived in the Danville area all his life. He left wife Eunice Pauline Anderson Wells two children Patricia Wells Fillion and David Michael Wells one sister Ruth Collie one brother Harold D Wells and one grandson Bryan Fillion. The family is at the North Avenue residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David . Wells
Moffett Memorial Baptist Church
Victor Mantiply
Robert Russell
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Wells
North Ave
Pittsylvania County
Gertie Bell Shield
Brad Beverly Wells
FBI Agents Sent To Williamsburg on SLA Report
FBI agents were dispatched to Williamsburg Virginia to pursue nebulous reports that SLA members were seen in the area. Witnesses described a black man and two white women believed to be SLA members buying gas near Toano with Patty Hearst possibly among them. An anonymous caller taunted police, saying they do not have the van but an automobile and that Patty Hearst is with them.
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Williamsburg
FBI
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Toano
Here
Interstate 64
San Francisco
Patty Hearst
Charles X
WMBG
Pat Collins
Collins
California
James J. O'Connor
Norfolk
Miss Hearst
William
Emily Harris
Harrises
O'Connor
Harrise
Virginia
Jesse Altizer
Altiver
Fieldcrest Sets Vacation Pay in Eden NC
Fieldcrest Mills Inc will pay 874 914 in vacation pay this week to 3 063 production workers in Eden North Carolina. The two day payroll totals 2 353 540 including regular wages. Employees with 15 or more years receive six percent, five to fifteen years four percent, one to five years two percent. Eden plants close for vacation end of second shift June 28, resume July 7 at 11 p.m.
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Eden
N.C
Fieldcrest Mills Inc
North Carolina
Fieldcrest
Military Judge Dismisses Case On Abusive Language
In Norfolk a military judge dismissed a charge against Seaman Noah C. Williams for profane comments to a base policeman, ruling the speech violated the First Amendment. Lt. Hopkins said the charge was an unconstitutional intrusion, while noting tensions in the Navy between sailors and base security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
U.S. Supreme Court
New Orleans
Joseph T. Hopkins
Navy
Judge Advocate General Corps
Noah C. Williams
Williams
Fane
Horace C. Hill
Naval Base
Peter Upton
Upton
Hopkins
Hill
Godwin Abandons Peer Grouping Pay for Virginia Teachers
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin rejects the peer grouping pay system for state colleges and assigns salaries to four groups for 1974-75. The plan freezes VMI and George Mason targets, boosts Christopher Newport, and grants UVA and Virginia Tech equalized averages. Salaries reflect 1973-74 peers plus a 4.8 percent biennial raise.
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Godwin
Richmond
Mills Godwin
Virginia
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
UVA
Thalhimer Brothers Declares Quarterly Dividend
Thalhimer Brothers Inc. announces a regular quarterly dividend of $9.125 per share on preferred stock and 15 2/3 cents on common stock. Dividends payable July 31 to holders of record at the close of business July 19, according to William B. Thalhimer chairman and CEO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thalhimer Brothers, Inc
William B. Thalhimer
Residential General Service Customers To Pay Bulk Of Vepco Increase
Virginia Electric and Power faces a 28.3 million rate hike with residential and large general service customers shouldering 24.2 million. Residential bills rise mainly for those using over 600 kilowatt hours in summer. industrial large general service bills see a higher demand ratchet from 50 to 90 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vepco
Richmond, Va
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Virginia
SCC
City council weighs state plan threat to local grievance rule
Council members debate July 1 deadline for finishing a grievance procedure and the risk of a state imposed plan. City Attorney Bascom notes potential state action. Anderson laments the prospect of a worse plan. Margie Rigney elected to the Danville Highway Safety Commission to fill the unexpired term of Robert L. Moffatt as he moves away. Committee of the Whole rescheduled to July 3 due to Independence Day.
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Bascom
Jordan
Anderson
Margie Rigney
Danville
Danville Highway Safety Commission
Robert L. Moffatt
Johnson Honored By Water Group in Boston Conference
Howard A. Johnson was named an honorary member of the American Water Works Association at the 94th annual meeting in Boston Massachusetts. Retired Danville water filtration superintendent Johnson was cited for major contributions to the water supply field and resource technology and noted as a longtime AWWA member since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Johnson
American Water Works Association
Boston
Mass
Johnson
Danville
AWWA
Virginia
Terrible Mistake Lets Names Appear On Nixon Ad Map
A mixup caused more than 100 Richmond area residents to have their names printed in a pro Nixon anti impeachment ad without consent. James Lockett said two handwritten lists were used to fill a nationwide map for the advertisement. Names of two deceased Democrats and others not affiliated with The Presidents Friends appeared in print.
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Nixon
Richmond. Va
Richmond Area
James A. Lockett
Jim Lockett and Associates
Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Lockett
George DuMas
DuMas
United States
Garland M. Harwood Jr
J. Vaughan Gary
CIC To Expand Summer Program At Gibson School
The Community Improvement Council will increase summer classes for youths ages 10 to 17. Two sessions of sewing drama arts and crafts run Tuesday and Thursday 10 to 12 at E A Gibson school. Instructors include Juanita White Sadie Allen Evernia Myers Isiah Cardwell and Edith Tracey.
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Community Improvement Council
Maxine L. Muse
E. A. Gibson School
Ms. Muse
Juanita White
Sadie Allen
Evernia Myers
Isiah Cardwell
Edith Tracey
Endorsements Pour In for Dismal Swamp Expansion Plan
Suffolk Virginia and Chesapeake endorse Interior Department plans for a 14 million expansion of Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge. Fire officials urge including fire protection and thorough study of peat fire hazards before land acquisitions. The plan envisions buying 32 000 acres in Virginia and 28 700 acres in North Carolina.
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Suffolk
Virginia
United States
R. H. Wooding
Interior Department
Elizabeth City
N.C
Chesapeake
Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission
SVPDC
Virginia Wildlife Federation
Izaak Walton League
Wooding
North Carolina
Livestock prices from Crom Page 1-B listing
Market notes show bids for cattle with steer and heifer ranges by weight. Dairy feeder steers price bands updated for 500 to 750 pounds and 800 pounds plus. Baby calves, cow calf pairs, goats, horses, ponies and sheep listed with per head ranges.
Bidgood elected president of Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association
Bidgood was elected president of the Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association yesterday in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. He succeeds Charles W. Howard Jr for a two year term. Bidgood is a Dibrell Brothers Inc director and veteran of World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Carrington Bidgood
Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Bidgood
Dibrell Brothers Inc
Charles W. Howard, Jr
Williams College
Babson Business Institute
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C. F. Bayes
Susan Spangler Bayes
Pelham
Rt. J
Bayes
Meadows of the Dan
Patrick County
Lindsey
Ellen Goin Spangler
Charles Fletcher Bayes
Margaret Pack
Glen Burnie
Jearleene Williams
Baltimore
Harrison Bayes
Washington Bayes
Hillsboro
Franklin Bayes
Durham
Charles F. Bayes Jr
Welcome
Harry Bayes
Gladys Stanley
Newport News
D. L. Wilson
W. H. Elliott
S. C. Hubbard
David
Wells
Naval Station
Christopher Newport College
University of Virginia
Thalhimer Brothers
Council
Water Group
David S. Wells
Danville Cancer Association
CIC
Thomas W. Higginson
Swicegood Funeral Home
Bidgood Heads Leaf Export Association
M&m Furn
Monroe St
St. Main St
Gregory General
Java
Dial
Ford Tractor
Ford
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