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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1955
Page
12
Richmond Virginia born Henry G Gilmer a Democrat retiring as Virginia state comptroller after 14 years of service He is 74 and has been active in politics for nearly 40 years He claims a knack for predicting election outcomes and grew up amid Republican surroundings
Studies in Rochester Minnesota show people are most stimulated by the smells of valerian coffee lilac perfume cloves benzene peppermint lavender and lemon. The nose can detect as little as a billionth of a milligram of an aromatic vapor.
The Virginia Department of Highways invites sealed bids at Room 400 Central Office Building Richmond until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday August 24 1955 for numerous road and paving works including soil aggregate base bituminous mixes and bridge approaches across Fauquier Stafford Lancaster Mecklenburg Russell Scott Shenandoah Southampton Madison Waynesboro and other counties with multiple project numbers. Plans and specs are on file at Richmond and local district offices. bid guaranty required. commission may reject or waive proposals as in public interest (8-5-12-21).
A Navy F2H 2P Banshee from Jacksonville flies toward Hurricane Connie’s eye about 420 miles east. A radar image from the Hurricane Hunter Squadron shows the eye and cloudy belt as the Navy monitors Connie’s path. The Bahama Islands appear as bright areas in the scene.
In Wichita Falls Texas a woman's prosthetic leg with nylon stocking was found suspended from a street sign and has not been claimed by anyone.
President Eisenhower says Congress should act at the earliest opportunity to revise the housing bill he signed, citing serious objections to slum clearance limits and redevelopment provisions. The plan expands FHA mortgage insurance by four billion dollars and permits 45 000 low rent units, with federal grants subsidizing rents. He argues for a two year period to implement a fuller program with local and federal cooperation.
The legacy rule requires two programs be planned together and reserves public housing for families displaced by slum clearance. Local agencies must align development with redevelopment needs, ensuring housing for those displaced by urban renewal.
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