Disston Lagoon Cleanup Bids Hinge On State Board Review
Disston Inc and a major local manufacturer plan bids for cleaning two waste lagoons and lining them after groundwater contamination concerns. The State Water Control Board will hold a conference with the firm to review bids while health officials urge Greenwood Drive residents to voluntary medical exams and blood testing as a precautionary measure. The board will sample wells on Greenwood Drive to track contaminant movement and assess lagoon leakage sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disston Inc
State Water Control Board
Richard E. Peltier
Peltier
Water Control Board
State Health Department
Greenwood Drive
Danville
Charles F. Lovell Jr
Health Department
State Water Central Board
Lovell
Charles W. Mays
Roanoke
Maus
Driver Improvement Program Cuts Virginia Traffic Points
Virginia drivers may reduce penalties by joining the Driver Improvement Program run by the DMV. Analysts explain qualifying rules, interviews, and clinic formats, noting point thresholds and potential license suspension. The program aims to educate offenders and offer alternatives to automatic revocation under the new law effective January 1, 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doe
Doe
Virginia
Division of Motor Vehicles
K. Wayrie Crawford
Tn Richmond
Crawford
Lean
Danville
J.J. Walker
B. C. Elliott
Chatham
Chase City
Martinsville
Rocky Mount
Boston
Stuart
Victoria
Charlotte
DMV
Atte
New WIN Program Sets Its Sights On New Jobs
Virginia Employment Commission and Danville Pittsylvania social services launch the Work Incentive program on June 1 to screen AFDC recipients. The aim is immediate job placement and removing barriers to work with training opportunities, outreach, and close welfare agency cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIN
Ralph Price
Center
Danville
Virginia Employment Commission
Pittsylvania County
Social Services
Social Service
AFDC
VEC
Price
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Marshal Lowney
Averett College
Brenda Elliott
Lowney
Elliott
Richmond
Norfolk
Virginia General Assembly
WEN
Eva Perkins
Marilyn Strouse
Bettye Crocker
Social Service Bureau
Chatham
Social Services Bureau
U.S. Departments of Labor and of Health, Education and Welfare
Bernice Williams
Eugen Roth
Duncan Candidly Speaks Of His Contradictions
Linwood Duncan, a 29 year old radio voice on WBTM, is noted for quirks and contradictions. He cherishes close friends, precise grammar, and honesty while dreaming of a secret passage home and admiring Diana Ross. He plans to move to Virginia for graduate study in drama next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood Duncan
Diana Ross
Duncan
WBTM
Danville
University of Virginia
Duncan on Danville Life and Theater in the 1960s
Duncan reflects on his Danville roots, radio career at WBTM and UVa, and a lifelong bridge obsession. He discusses leadership in Danville, his teaching dream, and theater as a life focus alongside memories of Motown era and Diana Ross. He envisions a dramatic, secretive yet simple dream home.
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Swas
Danville
Seriou
Danyle
Duncan
WBTM
WUVA
Uva
Iine
Danny Stoner
Bea
Stoner
Ernest Bata
Bryan Tate
Aubrey Goodson
Jim Crawford
David Luther
Leon Smith
David Weiss
Jerry Meadors
Hey
Supremes
Four Tops
Stevie Wonder
Motown
Diana Ross
Weil
Mae West
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Disston
Lagoon
Lavell
K. Wayne Crawford
Lee Crawford
Marsha Lowney
WEC
Southsiders
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