Lady Delegates Not Getting Equal Treatment Under Convenience Code
In the Virginia General Assembly now co-educational, four women in the House of Delegates face cramped facilities. Only one public ladies’ room exists on the ground floor, often crowded with visiting schoolchildren, while a private staff room on the mezzanine requires keys. Delegates urge study of facilities. quotes from Marion Galland and others reflect a sense of unequal convenience and surprise at the issue.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Assembly
House of Delegates
Capitol
Lf Wit
del. Marion Galland
Alexandria
Virginia Lawmakers Laugh as Bounty Bill Passes
In Richmond the House of Delegates erupted in laughter as Clerk George R. Rich struggled to read the title of a Senate bill raising bounty payments for foxes and cats from 3 to 5 dollars and capping other rewards. The amended version trimmed prices and dropped payments for crows and owls, provoking further amusement before passage.
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Richmond
George
R. Rich
House of Delegates
Rich
Senate
James W. Davis
Monroe
Davis
del. C. Harrison Mann
Arlington
del. J. Lewis Rawls
Suffolk
No Indictments in Vote Fraud Probe Ends Lee County Hearing
A circuit Court grand jury ruled against indictments after a four day Lee County vote fraud probe. Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr announced further action with state police, attorney general, and elections officials set for March 11. The panel faced protests over alleged bias and replaced three jurors during proceedings in the county courthouse. The evidence collected by state police remains unspecified.
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State Police
Attorney General
States, Board of Elections
Superintendent of State Police
Lee County
Godwin
Grand Jury
Committee Kills Lee Referendum Bill
A Virginia Senate committee killed the House passed Lee County referendum bill after a three man subcommittee released a report censuring witnesses at a public hearing. The measure aimed to block a referendum to change Lee County's form of government and was opposed by Republicans who had gained control of the Lee Board of Supervisors in 1967.
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George M. Warren Jr
Bristol
Bacon
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Bacan
Maldwell Butler
John Gray
Hampton
Richmond
Senate General Laws Committee
W. Roy Smith
George
Aldhizer II
Rockingham
Smith
Senate
Lee
House
Lee County
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Senate Committee On
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Jon
Senate Committee
State
Hopkins
Lee Board of Supervisors
del. Edgar “Bacon
Subcommittee
Restaurant Case Ruling Under Study
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considered an appeal by John Moore of Barbecue Restaurant in New Bern North Carolina who argues the 1964 Civil Rights Act does not apply because his business lacks interstate commerce. Plaintiffs say six out of area white customers were served and nearby military bases place the restaurant in interstate commerce, making the federal act applicable.
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Richmond
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
North Carolina
John Moore
New Bern
Moore
Cherry Point Naval Air Station
Camp Lejeune Marine Base
iSchool Officials Warned Of N C Teacher Complaints
Dr Lester Ball of UNC Chapel Hill warned Lincolnton district delegates that officials must heed teacher complaints or risk a teachers union. He described the modern teacher as a new breed who demands engagement and recognition beyond passive praise.
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iSchool
N. C
Lincolnton
Lester Ball
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Proposal To Modify State Liquor Laws is Revived
A Senate revival of a House approved bill by Norfolk Delegate Thomas Moss would allow licensed retailers to sell fortified wines in restaurants under local option liquor by the drink rules. The measure, opposed yet supported as a temperance bill, faced a prior 25-14 vote and a later reconsideration attempt before a 23-11 tally. The bill, previously killed, could return for a Friday decision after Senate adjournment.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Virginia Advisory Re Council
Arlington
Wallace Dickson
House
WALC
Finit
Ricamondap
Virginia Senate
Norfolk del
Thomas Moss
Senate
ABC
Bristol
George M. Warren Jr
Norfolk
Edward L. Breeden Jr
Charles F. Fenwick
Alexandria Sei
Leroy
Bendheim
Tiy
Breeden
Finance Committee
Washington County
Abingdon
Del
Joseph PY. Johnson Jr
Southampton
William VY. Rawlings
Rawlings
State Highway Department
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del. Edgar Bacon
Two Hills
Norfok
Edward L
Virginia
U.S.’ Supreme Court
William Zeckendorf
New York
Air France
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Chile
Paris
Zeckendorf
Martin
Oftea
Ballou Park
N. Union ST
Cal
Eastern Virginia
William V. Rawlings
Peter K. Babalas
Leslie D. Campbell Jr
Hanover
F.H.A
Danville Vault Corp
North
Riverside Drive
Tony Tims
Raasen
High Street
Ba Eels
Towra
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