Cuban Doctor Urges Batista Return A Noted Cuban Doctor Speaks To Lions
Dr Jose Estevez Jr a pathology professor who fled Cuba in 1960 told the Danville Evening Lions Club that Batista was not good yet most Cubans would welcome him back before Castro era reforms. He described Cuba under Castro as underdeveloped with shortages rationing and surveillance by vigilante committees.
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Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Danville
the Lions
United States
America
Dr. Estevez
Estevez
Batista
Iit
Castro
U. S
Red China
China
Lions
Lions International
Martinsville CATV rights awarded to Clearview
City Council granted the Martinsville CATV franchise to Clearview Cable and TV, rejecting WLW Corp’s bid on a technicality. Dissenting Councilman T. J. Burch argued WLW would yield higher city revenue. Clearview plans 60 day hookups, with $20 installation and $5 monthly fee, targeting over 5,000 subscribers and using Anglin’s Collinsville tower.
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Martinsville
Clearview Cable and TV Company
Clearview
WLW Corp
Danville
Booth American Corp
Detroit
Mich
T. J. Burch
Irving Cubine
WLW
Burch
Cubine
Charles A. Womack
Council
Harry Anglin
CATV
Cleariview
Anglin
Collinsville
Booth American
Smith River
DuPont
James McHugh Construction Company
Prillaman
Pace
Public Works Department
Morse Reiterates Viet Nam Policy At Wake Forest
Senator Wayne Morse reinforced his stance that U S involvement in Viet Nam would lead to a long term American presence on the Asian mainland. He said Asians seek to control their affairs whether under Communist or non Communist leadership and warned of a 50 year policing commitment if the U S won military battles. Morse challenged Dean Rusk on unilateral action eroding mutual defense. About 500 students and townspeople attended at Wake Forest College.
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Winston - Salem
Wayne Morse
D—Ore
Viet Nam
Morse
United States
Asia
Wake Forest College
County 4-Hers To Compete In District Contests
Six Pittsylvania senior 4-H Club members will represent the county in 16 county district demonstration contests at Roanoke. County winners were determined by last Saturday’s city contests. Participants are Billie Ann Evans public speaking Pam Keants clothing Susan Evans canning Jackie Roach dairy foods Bonnie Wells home grounds beautification Phyllis Turner room improvement. District winners attend the 4-H Short Course at VPI June 28 July 2.
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Pittsylvania
Roanoke
Priscilla Matthews
Billie Ann Evans
Pam Keants
Susan Evans
Jackie Roach
Bonnie Wells
Phyllis Turner
VPI
$97,180 Award For Henry County Schools Approved
The State Department of Education approved a $97,180 grant to Henry County Schools under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Funds will finance special reading improvement programs for all grades and start March 15. Officials plan a summer program under additional federal funds.
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Martinsville
State Department of Education
Henry County
Army
Downing Decision In Virginia Senate Race Nears
Washington AP Rep. Thomas N. Downing D Va will announce Thursday whether he seeks the Democratic nomination for Senate. A news conference at 1 p.m. in the John Marshall Hotel Richmond will disclose his position after consultations with supporters.
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Washington
Thomas N. Downing
D-Va
Virginia
Downing
Monroe
John Marshall Hotel
Richmond
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Robertson
Robbertson
William B. Spong
Portsmouth
Sidney Kellam
Kellam
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Byrd
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Democratic Organization
Shenandoah Valley
Tidewater
Spong
Pilot's Stroke Blamed for Plane Crash Near Petersburg
The Civil Aeronautics Board reports pilot incapacitation due to a cerebral hemorrhage and a massive stroke caused the plane crash returning to South Boston after ferrying Rep. William M. Tuck to Washington on Nov. 3. Pilot Frank Sadler, 40, was unconscious at the scene and died the next day. The engine stop followed an ignition turn during erratic maneuvers.
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Washington
D. C
South Boston
William M. Tuck
Civil Aeronautics Board
Frank Sadler
Petersburg
Sadler
Tuck
Halifax County
Tobacco plant beds seeded by majority in Pittsylvania County
Assistant County Agent Wayne Brown reports about half of area farmers seeded their tobacco plant beds before January snows. Wet ground since January poses limited risk, with concerns over seed depth from melting snow and cautions on Enid herbicide usage due to insufficient testing on tobacco seed germination. Brown advises small trials before wide use.
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Pittsylvania County
Wayne Brown
Brown
Coker
Enid
Extension Service
Marine's Body To Be Buried In Reidsville
In Reidsville North Carolina the body of Marine Cpl Henry James Hooper age 23 is expected to arrive within ten days for funeral services. He died of gunshot wounds last Friday while serving with Company H Second Battalion Seventh Marines. He earned the Bronze Star last year for pulling a comrade from danger near Cu Mong. He is survived by his father Henry Thomas Hooper and one sister Elaine Hooper.
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Reidsville
N.C
Henry James Hooper
Seventy-Day Sentences for Traffic Offenses in City Court
Frank Anderson Fulton, 35, Mt Cross Rd, drew total 70 days with 60 days jail, a $200 fine, and three-year license revocation for a second offense drunk driving. A subsequent ten days and $18 fine followed a permit revocation for driving after revocation. John Thomas Webb, 57, 429 N Main St, was fined $200, 30 days suspended, and 32 months license revocation for drunk driving, plus $50 for a hit run in which Margie Reid, 301 Rhode Island Ave, was struck Feb 15. Shirley Ann Logan Woody, 22, 138 Bethel St, fined $50 for possession of a quarter pint of bootleg whisky. Thomas James Jr., 19, 338 Ridge St, fined $50 for possession of a pint of illegal liquor. he appealed.
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Frank Anderson Fulton
Mt. Cross Rd
John Thomas Webb
Main St
Icar
Margie Reid
Rhodemizer St
Shirley Ann Logan Woody
Bethel St
Thomas James, Jr
Ridge St
Tobacco meeting to be led by Brown at Chatham High
Brown will lead a discussion on tobacco production at a meeting next Monday night at Chatham High School. The event is sponsored by the school’s vocational agriculture department in cooperation with the Extension Service office.
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Wayne ‘Brown
Chatham High School
Vocational Agriculture Department
Extension Service Office
Danville Predicts Smooth Sailing for Amended College Bill
Sen. Landon R. Wyatt said the amended Virginia community college measure should pass the Senate after a unanimous committee vote. An advisory seven member panel would certify institutions for accreditation before transfer, addressing opposition over VA Tech and Eastern Shore branches.
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Landon R. Wyatt
Senate Education Committee
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Senate
Wyatt
Eastern Shore
Martinsville
Jarea
University of Virginia
Sen
Southern Association
William F. Stone
Marilinsville
Patrick-Henry
Stone
Community College
Virginia
University of Virginia and William and Mary
Community College System
Advisory Board
Patrick Henry
Danville
General Assembly
Virginia Tech
Daneville Technical Institute
Col Leges
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Wytheville
Clifton Forge-Coveington
Rotarians Hear FFA Training Gives Ag Insight
Danville Rotarians were told that vocational agriculture through the Future Farmers of America equips students with leadership, practical skills, and broad knowledge of the industry. Four Tunstall area FFA officers and advisors demonstrated class instruction, shop projects, crops, livestock, and record keeping while outlining career diversity in agriculture.
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Farmers of America
Danville Rotary Club
Tunstall Vong
Rotarians
Monte Keatts
Pitts Sylvania County Ff9 Federation
Keith Scearce
Tunstall
Richard Bailey
Sammy Ashworth
Tom Burgess
Voag
P. J. Myers
Pittssylvania County
FFA
U. S
Virginia
FFA Association
Future Farmers of America
Young Farmers Organization
Vocational Agriculture Department
George Congresman
Vong
Mount Hermon Riding Club To Be Organized
An organizational meeting of the Mount Hermon Light Horse and Pony Club will be held Friday night at 7 30 at Hughes Memorial School. Kermit Daw of Cascade will lead the meeting open to all 4 H Club members. The club aims to promote good horsemanship with guidance from trained adult leaders on riding feeding safety and pony care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hermon Light Horse and Pony Club
Hughes Memorial School
Kermit Daw
Cascade
Liberty Life reports 1965 growth and expansion plans
Liberty Life Insurance Co. reported strong growth at the 69th annual stockholders meeting in Greenville. Officials said 1965 in force gains reached 219 million dollars, lifting total life in force to 1.952 billion dollars, with plans for large scale expansion in the future.
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Greenville
S.C
Liberty Life Insurance Co
Convicted Youth Paroled to Former Deputy in Cascade
Randy Wilson, a Cascade youth, was placed in the custody of former Deputy Sheriff Harold Still after his County Court conviction for money theft from a Cascade resident. Wilson and a juvenile were arrested by Danville police last month, found with an unusually large amount of change. He received three months for theft and 10 days for receiving stolen property, both suspended, and was put on probation for one year with Still as custodian.
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Cascade
Randy Wilson
Harold Still
Chatham
Wilson
Danville
Willie Wilson
Still
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Holiday Inn Restaurant
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