Clarke Plan Shows Population Changes
Clarke County plans a future land use strategy projecting 1980 population growth. Battletown and Long Marsh expected gains driven by Berryville's industrial concentration. The plan outlines urban expansion rules, minimum residential lot sizes, and cross-county commuting influences with Winchester and Frederick County.
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Clarke County
Berryville
County Planning Commission
Battletown
Long Marsh
Rights Bill Impasse May Be Cracked
Washington AP report says Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen plan a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill as the 39th day of debate opens. The bid aims to resolve the lingering jury trial issue, with hopes of a quick disposition once the substitute for Talmadge’s amendment is called up.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Earelier
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Mansfield-Dirksen
Dirksen
Mansfield
Talmadge
Jennings to be nominated for sixth term in 9th District
Abingdon Virginia AP Rep W Pat Jennings will be nominated for a sixth term as 9th District Democrats hold their convention and Jefferson Jackson Day dinner. 657 delegates from 12 counties and two cities are expected for the 2 PM session, Gov Terry Sanford will speak at the 6 PM dinner. Jennings, former Smyth County sheriff, first won election in 1954 and has no announced opposition.
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Abingdon
W. Pat Jennings
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Jennings
Smyth County
Pocahontas First Convert to English Church in Virginia
Pocahontas is identified as the first Native American convert to the English Church in Virginia, marking a notable moment in early colonial religious encounters.
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Pocahontas
Virginia
Editorial Opposes Virginia School Bible Reading Amendment
The Religious Herald, weekly Virginia Baptist publication, attacks a proposed constitutional amendment permitting voluntary Bible reading and prayer in public schools. It defends the Supreme Court First Amendment interpretation while arguing a captive audience cannot be made to participate voluntarily.
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Richmond
Religious Herald
Virginia Baptists
U.S. Supreme Court
Bake Sale At Zion Church In Boyce
A bake sale will be held tomorrow starting at 12 noon at Zion Baptist Church in Boyce. The event is sponsored by the Senior Choir.
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Zion Baptist Chuch
Boyce
Population shift drives new homes east of Winchester
Clarke County sees more families seeking housing with spillover into Long Marsh, Chapel and Greenway Districts as residents work in Arlington Fairfax and Loudoun Counties and nearby West Virginia. Frederick County maps project growth east and southeast of Winchester along Highways 7 50 and 522 by 1980.
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Battletown
Long Marsh
Berryville
Chapel
Greenway
Clarke
Arlington
Fairfax
Loudoun
West Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester
Sikes Urges Reversal on Prayer Ruling
Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes urged a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court ban on official school prayers. He argued religion belongs in public spaces and education, as hearings on the issue continue with mixed reactions from lawmakers.
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Sikes
Washington
Supreme Court
House
Our
America
Robert L. F. Sikes
de Fla
House Judiciary Committee
John W. Davis
DeGa
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Windmill
Hosmer
Congress
Emanuel
Russia Views Peking Third World Concept With Alarm
AP correspondent Williams reports Moscow fears China aims to break out of isolation and build a third world bloc to challenge the United States and the Soviet Union. Soviets call it the intermediate zone theory and warn of a potential alliance with France, Japan, West Germany, and Italy, with broader outreach to Britain and Latin American nations.
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Williams
Ryan
Moscow
Red China
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party
Kommunist
Japan
West Germany
France
Britain
Italy
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Washington
Khrushchev
Ifrom
Noathol
Drunk Driving Case Will Go To High Court
The State Supreme Court agreed to review Everett Watson Croft of Roanoke's conviction for violating the implied consent drunk driving law. Croft challenged the magistrate’s warrant for failure to require a signature or refusal certificate, arguing noncompliance with the statute.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court
Everett Watson Croft
Roanoke
Croft
Roanoke Hastings Court
Commonwealth
Celler Defends Prayer Variants in Bible Controversy
Representative Celler of New York says prayers and Bible versions vary and a school board may impose a prayer or Bible acceptable to some parents while others disagree, highlighting constitutional and community concerns.
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Celler
D-N.y
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Middletown
Farmers Livestock Exchange
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Zuckerman
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Perry Engineering
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James Wood High School Glee Club
David Stewart
Ray Price
Censors
Winchestery Armory
R.J. Alford, Jr
Branner Ave
Winchester, Va
Russia
International
Martinsburg Pike
Rt. 11
N. Winichester
A. Mie
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