Battle of New Orleans 150th anniversary urged by Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Martha Robinson travels from New Orleans to Britain urging participation in a 1965 sesquicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans. She highlights ties between nations, notes support from officials, and mentions plans including a monument at Chalmette National Park to honor war dead.
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London
New Orleans
Martha Robinson
Robinson
United States
Canada
British Foreign Office
Imperial War Museum
Union
Edward Pakenham
Louisiana
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pakenham
Andrew Jackson
Diers
Chalmette National Park
New Orleans Park
Danville Gas Blast Death Toll Climbs to Two
In Danville the Yates Brothers Grocery explosion and fire killed two people, William Clinton Yates and Mrs. Sallie H. Brown, with Burns and injuries across the two story brick building. A gas leak in front of the store prompted an on the way repair crew and a collapse left the storefront as rubble.
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Danville
Sallie H. Brown
Pulham
N.C
Ae Herman
Brown
Yates Brothers
Robertson seeks new James River study by Army Corps
Senator A Willis Robertson said he asked the Senate Public Works Committee to authorize a new James River basin study by the Army Corps of Engineers. In Richmond Samuel M Bemiss, head of the Richmond James River Association, expressed surprise at strong support for addressing water control issues. The group urged Senators Robertson and Byrd to pursue the study.
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Washington
A. Willis Robertson
Senate Public Works Committee
James River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Richmond
New Richmond James River Association
Samuel M. Bemiss
Sons
Robertson
Byrd
UVA Tops Virginia Colleges In Faculty Salaries
A State Council survey shows the University of Virginia pays the highest faculty salaries among Virginia state supported colleges. UVA leads in 9 to 10 month pay with an average of 10 013 dollars and tops the medical school professor scale at 35 000 dollars per year. Other top institutions include Virginia Tech and Longwood College with varied mean salaries across 9 to 12 month contracts.
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Richmond
University of Virginia
Virginia
UVA
School of Medicine
State Council of Higher Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
VPI
Longwood College
Mary Washington College
College of William and Mary
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House of Lords
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Canal Street
Jean LaFitte
Pirates
Jackson
Nylonaire
Firestone
Terry
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Estee
Winchester
Braddock St
New James
Doan
Kidney
Abbott, Proctor & Paine
New York Stock Exchange
S. Braddock ST
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