How Legislation Fared In 76 Assembly Session
Virginia lawmakers introduced over 1300 measures in 1976. Key actions included raising auto inspection fees from 3 to 4 dollars, backing parimutuel racing but dying in the House, creating a Joint Underwriting Association for malpractice insurance, and capping nonprofit hospital liability at 100000. Pay raises were approved for state workers in year one, with year two awaiting federal funding. Rights bills, taxes, criminal penalties, and public notices drew mixed votes, with several items carried to 1977 or defeated.
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Spouses of Hearst Trial Jurors Adapt to Sequestered Waiting
Sequestered for five weeks in the Hearst trial, jurors wives and husbands face loneliness and disrupted plans. Some write ardent letters, plan routines, and hire help to cope while spouses remain in the hotel visiting room. Frank Nieman and others describe missed milestones, busy households, and efforts to preserve families amid the extended absence.
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More Blacks Enter Colleges Universities
Washington AP reports progress in dismantling racial barriers to higher education with a government study showing in 1972 more poor blacks than whites enrolled in college or vocational schools. Over 41 percent of black high school graduates from families under 3000 income pursued postsecondary education, vs 30.2 percent of poor white males and 38.4 percent of poor white females. The National Center for Education Statistics notes real progress in access, though entrance rates for black females and males did not align consistently with income changes.
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National Center For Edu
New Hair Growth Claim Prompts Free 32 Day Trial in Houston
An advertisement from Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc. invites readers in Houston to try a 32 day treatment for hair loss at their risk. It promotes a method to stop baldness and grow hair, urges early action, and requests personal details to assess suitability.
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