Desegregation Arguments Continue In Four Virginia Cities
Across Roanoke Norfolk Lynchburg and Richmond hearings proceed on desegregation plans as Judge Merhige weighs final ruling. He must set a busing pace by school openings while Richmond weighs plans potentially moving 13 000 to 21 000 pupils for racially balanced districts. Public protests erupt at Addison High in Roanoke where youths oppose closure. Republican Ray Garland argues against forced busing and urges upgrading substandard schools.
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Richmond
Roanoke
U.S. District Court
Norfolk
Lynchburg
U.S
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Merhige
Virginia
US S. Supreme Court
Federal
Addison High School
Buiding
Senate
Ray L. Garland
Nixon
Garland
Woodstock
Good Friday Reflections on Holiness and Observance
The text discusses why Good Friday is named and observed as a day of penance. It notes that ancient Catholic and other traditions require sin free conduct and personal goodness on this solemn Friday.
State reports $18 million investment earnings for year
State Treasurer Walter W. Craigie Jr. announced $18 million in interest earnings for the year ending June 30, well above forecasts and adding an unexpected surplus of about $4.75 million. He noted higher rates and better banking practices, with earnings flowing into the general fund.
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Richmond
Walter W. Craigie Jr
Craigie
Richmond Times-Dispatch
C&s Bank
C&s
Curt Wilson
Bob Manuel
Mary Williams
Jane Boyd
Turk Says Holton Relied On Legislature But Lacked Predecessors' Power
Virginia GOP minority leader Senator James C. Turk writes in the August University of Virginia News Letter that Governor Linwood Holton had a good working relationship with the legislature this year but did not wield the influence of Democratic predecessors. Turk notes rejection of Holton’s sales tax rebate proposal and tax hikes for cigarettes and gas, supports annual sessions to strengthen legislative power, and pins hope on more robust legislature in a GOP view forthcoming in September.
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Virginia General Assembly
Linwood Holton
Weild
James C. Turk
University of Virginia News
Turk
Virginia
Holton
Assembly
GOP
Legislative Branch
Theuniversity Institute of Government
Absentee Voting Expansion to Union Soldiers in Civil War
The article notes that absentee voting began during the Civil War era with 11 states allowing men serving in the Union Army to vote in presidential elections. It highlights early adoption of absentee ballots for military personnel and the expansion of voting access for soldiers.
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