Freddy the ferret expelled from Roanoke College dorms
Freddy the ferret, owned by Lynn Huntrey of Baltimore, is expelled from Roanoke College dorms after repeated violations of dorm pet rules. He was seen at a gym concert, prompting officials to banish him from campus. Lynn will take Freddy to Baltimore this weekend to be cared for by her boyfriend.
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Salem
Freddy the Ferret
Roanoke College
Freddy
Weasel
Marion Hall
Lynn Huntrey
Baltimore
Lynn
Nancy Luehman
Athens
Greece
Nancy
Ferret
Lynn Huntley
NC State Honors Three Men With Watauga Medals
Chancellor John T Caldwell honored three North Carolina natives Thursday for contributions to NC State. Roy H Park of Ithaca NY received the medal named for the founding Watauga Club. The late Richard J Reynolds of Winston Salem and former Chancellor Carey H Bostian of Raleigh also were recognized for distinguished service.
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Raleigh, NC
North Advancement of the
Univer- Carolina State University
John T. Caldwell
Roy H. Park
Ithaca
N.Y
Richard J. Reynolds
Winston Salem
N.C
Carey H. Bostian
Raleigh
Watauga Club
N.C. State
Hartford Foundation Grants UV Vascular Disease Study
The John A. Hartford Foundation awarded the University of Virginia School of Medicine a 180181 grant to continue lupus erythematosus research begun in 1972. Eight physicians from multiple disciplines collaborate at the Medical Center to explore genetic viral factors, circulating immune complexes, and cellular immunity, aiming for rational therapies and potential broader rheumatoid arthritis implications.
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Charlottesville
John A. Hartford Foundation Inc
New York
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Hartford Foundation
John S. Davis
Davis
David Horwitz
Picnic Captivates Averett College Audiences in Danville
Elizabeth R. Smith starred in William Inge's Picnic at Aycock Auditorium with Averett Players. Tom Wilson's set and cast brought a sleepy Kansas town to life on a hot Labor Day morning. Strong portrayals by Joe Gillie as a drifter and Phyllis Tatum as a longing girl drove the production, with solid supporting work from Missy Mellor, Melissa Boone, Ashley Wells, Susan Cork, Gary Hill, Jane Phillips, Donna Oakes, and Gary Johnson.
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Elizabeth R. Smith
Danville
Aycock Auditorium
William Inge
Inge
Averett
Tom Wilson
Kansas
Joe Gillie
Gillie
Phyllis Tatum
Missy Mellor
Melissa Boone
Ashley Wells
Susan Cork
Gary Hill
Alan Seymour
Jane Phillips
Donna Oakes
Gary Johnson
Funeral services for Pinkney O Peatross at 3 p.m.
Funeral services for Pinkney O Peatross 24 will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at L H Brooks and Bros Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Dillard Fitzgerald officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday night after a lengthy illness at Memorial Hospital. Survived by three daughters Florence Stokes Rosa Robinson Ruth Prilland two sons William and Harvey Peatross a sister Berda Porter 35 grandchildren nine great grandchildren. The family will receive friends tonight 7 to 8 at the funeral home and at the residence of Florence Stokes later.
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Pinkney O. Peatross
L. H. Brooks and Bros. Funeral Home
Dillard Fitzgerald
Oak Hill Cemetery
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Cora Peatross
New Bethel Baptist Church
Mary Breedrove Peatross
Florence P. Stokes
Danville
Rosa —. Robinson
Hampton
Ruth J. Prilland
Philadelphia
William H. Peatross
Harvey A. Peatross
Berda B. Porter
Arista
W. Va
Garnder Rd
Mrs Waller Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Waller 65 of Danville Rt 1 will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Guildfield Baptist Church with burial in the Waller family cemetery. She died Tuesday at home. Survived by husband Sammie A. Waller three daughters two sons two sisters a brother sixteen grandchildren and five greats. The body lies at Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home where the family will receive friends tonight 7:30 to 8:30.
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Lillie Waller
Danville
Guildfield Baptist Church
Waller
Pittsylvania County
Charlie
Nellie Carter Inge
Sammie A. Waller
Clara Millner
Nellia Tarpley
Henry County
Ophelia Waller
Washington, D. C
Harry Waller
Conrad Wailer
New Jersey
Lucy Breedlove
Edna Jones
Charlie Inge
Martinsville
Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home
Appalachian State Presses UNC For More Funding
Appalachian State University trustees condemned the UNC system 1975-76 funding as inequitable, arguing ASU lags in per capita, student-teacher, and in-state student measures. They urged talks with UNC leadership and approved a $74 fee increase for the next year, boosting freshman costs to about $1,599.50.
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Boone, N.C
Appalachian State University
University of North Carolina
ASU
UNC
Appalachian
Clauis Williams
William Friday
N. C. State
Western Carolina
Cable TV Pays Franchise Fee on 1974 Sales
Danville Cablevision yesterday paid its 1974 franchise fee of 33,287.92 dollars to the city based on last year’s gross income. General manager Ron Ree called the 38,000 dollar fee the largest cable franchise payment in Virginia. The firm also pays about 15,000 dollars yearly in pole rentals, due each November. Danville Cablevision serves roughly 30,000 residents and plans expansion into Franklin Turnpike residential developments soon.
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Danville Cablevision
Ron Ree
Virginia
Roe
Franklin Turnpike
Phase-Out Of Inventory Taxes Proposed In N C Legislature
Raleigh AP Sen William Staton introduces a bill to phase out the manufacturers inventories tax over ten years with a 10 percent annual credit starting now. The program would cost the state up to 75 million by 1994 but aims to boost investment, jobs, and other tax payments. The Senate also approved a related franchise tax measure.
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N. C
Raleigh
North Carolina Senate
William Staton
Dlee
Senate
Stalin
Staton
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Kentucky
Florida
The
First Federal Names Three To Advisory Board
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Danville named Elton J. Toler Charles R. Hawkins and Kenneth P. Scott to the Chatham office advisory board. Toler heads Tune and Toler Electric and partners with Chatham Building Supply and serves on the Chatham Rescue Squad board. Hawkins partners at Thompsons Haberdashery and has National Guard service. Scott leads Scott Funeral Home chairs Byrd Business Forms and heads the Pittsylvania County Industrial Development Corporation and has 24 years on the Chatham Town Council including two mayoral terms.
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First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Danville
Chatham
Elton J.toler
Charles R. Hawkins
Kenneth P. Scott
Toler
Tune and Toler Electric Inc
Chatham Building Supply
Chatham Rescue Squad
Scott
Scott Funeral Home
Byrd Business Forms Inc
Pittsylvania County Industrial Development Corporation
The
Faith Home
Virginia Funeral Home Directors Association
Chatham Town
Wisecracking Legislators Fail At Bill Vote In NC House
In Raleigh the North Carolina House adjourned amid debate on a bill to require public schools to teach pupils about the free enterprise system. Lawmakers blocked several amendments including adding parts of the constitution and the Declaration of Independence. An amendment urged by Rep. Al Adams would guard against indoctrination against price supports, utility regulation, or other government intervention in the free market.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
al Adams
D-Wake
Fairfax Police Find Second Aerosol Death
Fairfax County police report a second teen fatality this year from inhaling fumes from an aerosol can. Stephanie Earles, 13, was found in her bedroom with deodorant and toilet paper used to inhale fumes. The medical examiner had not ruled the cause by Thursday. The earlier victim, an 18 year old, died from breathing fumes from a vegetable oil spray in a plastic bag. Authorities caution no confirmed trend yet.
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Fairfax (Ap
Fairfax County
Stephanie A. Earles
Carl Tharles
Demurrers Filed in Danville Police Case
Ten of thirteen named in a $1 million Danville Circuit Court suit have filed demurrers through City Attorney W Bascom Jordan on behalf of nine City Councilmen and Police Chief T Neal Morris. Plaintiff Andrew J Gross alleges three officers awakened him at 217 Meadowview Road on Sept 13 1974 and unlawfully assaulted him falsely arrested and imprisoned him and denied constitutional rights.
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Danville
W. Bascom Jordan
Sui
T. Neal Morris
Ten
Andrew J. Gross
Meadowview Road
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Tie
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Elizabeth Smith
S. D
Emmanuel College
Franklin Springs
First Pentecostal Holiness
North Main Street
Denise Aran
Jenny Mills
Miss Robywork
Steve Tatum
Axton
Newman
Miss Stowe
Gary Yeatts
Dry
Wilford Stowe
Eden
Formance
P. O. Peatross
Cable
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Carolina
First Federal
Hawkins
Thompson's Haberdashery
National Guard
Herbert Hyde
D-Buncombe
King's Dept. Store
Julius H. Spears
P.O
Chathem
Fairfax
Jackie Watts
County Police Organized Crime and Narcotics Section
Rexall
Riverside Center
M&m Furn
Monroe
S. Main
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