Cities Should Be Alert For Action Limiting Tax Authority
Virginia Beach AP reports city officials fear any General Assembly move to curb local power to levy taxes. Norfolk City Manager Maxwell urged local focus on if a statewide sales tax passes, localities should keep authority to impose local taxes and benefit from a two cent local share. He cited protections for revenue and noted existing exemptions erode city income, urging legislative support for local option.
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Harrison Hails Interstate Growth Exceeding Hopes
Virginia Governor Harrison praised the interstate and arterial road networks for boosting the economy and reducing traffic deaths during National Highway Week. He noted 370 miles of interstates open, 610 miles under construction, and $294 million invested, with arterial development expanding multi lane routes beyond the system.
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Virginia News In Brief From the Associated Press
Virginia toll remained 733 as on the prior year. A Virginia Beach man died in a two car crash near Franklin on Virginia 189. Other injuries reported. In Cumberland, a Fort Belvoir soldier died in a two vehicle crash on U S 60 near Cumberland Courthouse. In Norfolk, three men pled guilty to an $11,000 Bank of Sussex and Surry robbery and drew ten year terms. In Berryville, Mary Matilda Shupe changed pleas in a Boyce bank robbery case. her husband faces 15 years. In Front Royal, fines totaling 592 dollars were imposed on a union local and an employee for operating a pharmacy without a permit.
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Fifty School District Hearings Over Civil Rights Aid
Washington AP reports hearings ordered for 50 school districts in Alabama Arkansas Georgia Louisiana and South Carolina to determine eligibility for federal aid under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Similar orders for 20 Mississippi districts ready for mailing as a team works to resolve differences. First 15 orders issued Monday to districts in Alabama Arkansas and Georgia with hearings set in Washington next month.
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Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact list of crossword hints covering Across and Down entries. Clues range from weathered Latin prefixes to film industry taunts, with terms for geography, professions, and linguistic notes, offering varied wordplay and term matches for the puzzle grid.
Billy Graham in good condition after surgery
Rochester Minnesota AP reports evangelist Billy Graham, 46, recovering from prostate surgery, is in good condition and expected to leave Mayo Clinic hospital over the coming weekend. He was returned to surgery Monday for cauterization of a clinic procedure.
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Racial riot case yields two-year term for Plymouth man
In Plymouth North Carolina on Tuesday a 33 year old man was given a two year active sentence and a suspended five to seven year term after pleading guilty to wounding a white man during a race riot on August 31. Albion Arrington faced a concealed weapon charge and assault with intent to kill and pleaded guilty to the weapon charge. He must obey federal and state laws to avoid the suspended term. Mike Farley an 18 year old white civil rights worker from San Francisco was jailed after failing to appear in court and awaiting trial for demonstrating without a permit. Shirley and Arrington sought jury trials in Recorder's Court as their cases moved toward Superior Court.
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Greene County
Mike Farley
Plymouth
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San Francisco
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Goren On Bridge Classic Lesson in a Spade Slip
East West vulnerability frames a bridge problem where South loses a four spade contract. North pressures South to speak again after a two spades rebid, West covers with a sequence helping declarer, East ruffs, and South is forced to jover ruff. A simple heart discard by South on the third round saves the contract.
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Britain recognises Dominican provisional government
The British Foreign Office announced recognition of the Dominican Republic's provisional regime led by Hector Garcia-Godoy. The act was conveyed to Mr Godoy's government late Monday, joining 32 nations that have recognized the administration formed earlier this month.
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