Smith Mountain Dam gets new information center contract
Sollitt Construction Co of South Bend Ind has won the contract to build a public information center at Appalachian Power Company Smith Mountain Dam on the Roanoke River. The project includes a visitors' center with exhibits, ramps, an esplanade and viewing walks overlooking the dam and lake. Completion is targeted for late September.
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Sollitt Construction Company
South Bend
Ind
Appalachian Power Company
Smith Mountain
Roanoke River
Joe P. Gills
Appalachian
Sallitt
Madden Criticizes Truth-In-Packaging Bill at Aircade Meeting
Raleigh panelists at Aircade in Memorial Auditorium urged 650 businessmen from nine states to tell Congress views on spending and packaging policy. Dr. Carl H Madden of the national chamber said the proposed truth in packaging law is unnecessary and would burden lending. He argued education via industry groups could better address consumer issues, while others criticized federal control over unemployment compensation and labor unions.
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Raleigh
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Memorial Auditorium
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Lst
Roscoe L. Egger Jr
Price Waterhouse & Co
Washington
Carl H. Madden
National Chamber of Commerce
Madden
American Bankers Association
Robert T. Thompson
Greenville
S.C
Jompson
Funeral Rites Set Today For Mrs Edwards
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Gammon Holley Edwards 73 are scheduled at 2 p.m. at Wrenn-Yeatts chapel with burial in the Holley family cemetery. She died yesterday morning at Memorial Hospital after two months of declining health and four weeks as a patient. A Pittsylvania County native who lived most of her life in Callands, she was a Liberty Baptist Church member. Surviving: husband Olander C. Edwards. son Earl Kenneth Holley. daughters Stella Adkins and Helen Anderson. seven stepchildren. five siblings. seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body lies at the funeral home and the family will be at the residence on Axton Rt. 2.
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Cora
Gammon Holley Edwards
Wrenn-Yeatts
Holley
Edwards
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Callands
Liberty Baptist Church
Thomas C. Holley
Olander C. Edwards
Earl Kenneth Holley
Danville
Stella Adkins
Chatham
Helen Anderson
Richmond
Fletcher
Frank
Gid Edwards
O. C. Edwards Jr
Sandy Level
Glover Edwards
Axton
George Edwards
Dry Fork
Lester Gammon
Charlie Gammon
Pelham
N. C
Walter Gammon
J. L. Allen
LaCross
Myrtle Gammon
Axton Rt. 2
Axton Rt. Zz
Alton Vaughan Dies At Age 43
Alton Lee Vaughan 43 of Scottsburg Rt. 1 died Tuesday in a South Boston hospital. He was an automobile salesman. Survivors include his mother and father Mr and Mrs William E Vaughan of Scottsburg two sisters Mrs Jefferson D Bull of Williamsburg and Mrs Hugh L Sprowl of Groton Conn one brother William E Jr of Scottsburg Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. from Powell Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Scottsburg Cemetery.
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Scottsburg
Alton
Tech History Class Examines U S Use Of Atomic Bomb
Virginia Tech freshman engineering history course led by Prof. Herbert Winsik will explore the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. The two credit class meets twice weekly and uses primary sources, including Hiroshima documents and John Hersey's Hiroshima, to assess scientific and diplomatic issues.
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U.S
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
America
Herbert
Winsik
Japan
Tech
Ql. News
Onu Fy UK
Ithe
Winnik
Purdue
Iter
Legtic Hecht
Fam
Yale University
Havison
Wisconsin
Laura Fermi
Fermi
Enrico Fermi
Hiroshima
John Hersey
Area Job Total Continues Rise Despite Layoffs
The Danville area reports a January unemployment rate of 3.4 percent, below the national rate of 4.4 percent. Seasonally, tobacco processing layoffs added 520 to unemployment, totaling 2,560, 230 fewer than a year earlier. In 1965, gains occurred in textiles 71, apparel 240, chemicals 18, rubber Stone clay and glass 18, other manufacturing 110, and lumber and furniture 40. nonfactory gains 600. construction up 260. new restaurants added 160 to trade. government 150 and services 110 also rose, while transportation fell 60. Weather-permitting activity is expected to rise with continued construction and apparel expansions planned.
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Danville
Virginia Employment Commission
Goodyear
Chimney Fire at James Browder Farm No Visible Damage
A chimney fire at a tenant house on the James Browder farm in Mountain Hill Ringgold community caused no visible damage. Ringgold volunteer Hremen responded to the 8 30 a m call.
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James Browder
Mountain Hill
Ringgold
Hremen
National FFA Banquet Speaker Tunstall at Tunstall FFA event
Howard Williams national president of the Future Farmers of America will speak at the Tunstall FFA Parent-Son Banquet in the school cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Williams, a 19-year-old dairy farmer from Olin North Carolina, was elected president at the Kansas City national convention last October. He has served as North Carolina state FFA president and runs a 50-cow Holstein dairy herd with his father J A Pollard Pittsylvania County School Board chair. Pollard will also speak on agriculture's future. The banquet plans include multiple chapter awards and many guests, with leaders recognizing stars in farm education and activity.
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Howard Williams
Future Farmers of America Organization
Tunstall Ffa
Olin
N. C
Howard
Kansas City
North Carolina
FFA Association
Williams Farm
Williams
J. A. Pollard
Pittsylvania County
Pollard
Halifax County
Haseen
Future Farmer Organization
Agricult
RRS Rece
Ture
Rural Electrification Foundation
Kay Rexall Drug Co
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Sollitt
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Gills
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Smith Mount
Prestain
Leesville
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John D. Richmond
Leesville Lake
Pittsyl
Vania County
Smith Mountain Dam
Meade Palmer
Warrenton
Esplanade
McHugh and deWolff
Arlington
Carl Madden
Mrs. Edwards
Alton Vaughan
National Ffa
Tunstall
OUR Services
Bob Murray
Peoples Industrial Loan Corporation
Market ST. Danville
Clements
Main St
Belk
Leggett
Dacron
DuPont
Archdale
Belks
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