Statewide Retail Sales Tax Urged For Va. By Group
A statewide sales tax was urged at a Virginia hearing by spokesmen from two counties and two education groups before a legislative study commission. Richmond and Chesterfield County representatives urged the measure, while education officials from Charles City and Brunswick counties backed it, arguing it would help fund schools. critics warned against shifting local burdens and urged careful structuring.
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Richmond
Virginia
Legislative Study Commission
Virginia State
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Commission On
Chesterfield
H.W. Burnett
Board of Supervisors
U-Nian Commission
Charles City County
Virginia Education Assn
Tmd
Brunswick County
Choo Supt
BF. Walton
Southside
General Assembly
Blate
Ken
J. D. Hagood
Crover
Blate Fen
Eugene Sydnor Jr
Gata Chamber
Eas
Barkley Dam Start Bill Clears First Hurdle in Senate
A bill to start construction of Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River in Kentucky won initial Senate approval. The subcommittee backed 1.1 million dollars for construction with 200 thousand planned for planning.(Clements) announced the Interior Subcommittee move and noted a separate bill to appoint federal commissioners for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park across Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Washington -Im
Barkley Dam
Repute
Sen
Clements
D-Ky
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Hisenhower
Bewer Cumberland River
Kentucky
Senate
Gen Robertsos
Virginia
Tennessee
Stern
Northern Dive
Salon
Tennennet
West Virginia
British Book Reveals Escape Aids for POWs
A London book titled The Hidden Catch outlines escape gadgets designed for Allied prisoners of war, detailing non rustling maps, concealed compasses, luminous tablets, and other devices by Major Hutton. The tips, said to be reprinted from wartime inventors, aim to aid future escapes though some plans were never fully practical.
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Tom A. Cullen
London
NEA
Fot i. Trussian
Cat
Cone
Clayton Hutton
British
Maj
Hutton
Clutty
Singfish School
British Museum
England
Royal Air Force
Hutton Cy
Doverda
Nying’ Beate
Connelly Testifies He Never Discussed Tax-Fix Case
Ex Truman aide Matthew J. Connelly testified he never discussed the tax evasion case involving Irving Schwimmer and a Bach cage matter before a grand jury. He indicated he did not know about an oil royalty deal allegedly tied to Schwimmer and said he did nothing out of the ordinary for anyone.
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Truman
Connelly
Louta
Matthew J. Connelly
White House
Ments
Joe
Connally
Calidde
Insi Ton
Union Department
Schwimmer
Sonnelly
Alleglion
Bache Cage
Bachs
Dwarmmer
Kensis City
Muellback Batel
George E.allen
Washington
Eisenhower
Moulder
D-Mo
Bath
Appalachian Power awards contract for Clinch River plant
Appalachian Electric Power Co awarded Green Construction of Oak-town Indiana the initial grading and excavation contract for the Clinch River plant near Carbo. The project calls for 600000 cubic yards of earth and 23000 cubic yards of stock removal. The 400000 kilowatt facility, estimated at 8 million dollars, is to be built in Russell County and expected to use about 1700000 tons of coal annually upon completion in 1988.
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Lebanon
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Clinch River
Carbo
G. L. Purr
Roanoke
Green Construction O
Oaktown
Ind
Russell County
Bids Sought for Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Work
The Virginia State Highway Department calls for bids to complete the 32 mile Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel project with bids due June 27 at 1080 hours. Bidders plan work on tunnel pavement and two approaches with options to supply incidental construction funds. Portsmouth and Norfolk merchants announce a joint challenge to the sales tax as hearings move to Norfolk and then to Alexandria.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Hampton Roads Bridge
Ingstad
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Alexandria
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Poly
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Schools
Industrial and Trade Bureau
Behools
Hornse
Richmord
Thomas F. Bryan
Bill
Pws
Con Alice
Tutton
Mutton
Avery Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Francia Cardinal Spellman
Fordham University
New York City
Young Dulles
Rene
Slinchtiela Drug Company
Charles Becawe
Gayer, Pleasanter
Amity Thors
Low Charles Peices
Appalachian Power
jOn Tunnel
Community Finance & Thrift Corporation OF Em
Market Street
Moore
Benjamin Moore
Elweys
Kingsport
E. C. Simmons
Paine
V Sue Pee
East Sullivan
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