Powhatan County Faces Federal Hiring Bias Probe
Powhatan County in Virginia is accused by the U S Treasury Department of hiring discrimination with potential loss of federal revenue sharing funds if no affirmative action program is created. The county reportedly has no minorities employed in the sheriff s department and faces investigations of four other Virginia localities.
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Ky says executions blocked by communists goals in Vietnam
Former South Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ky told reporters in Harrisonburg that mass executions of hard core anti Communists who stayed after Saigon fell have not occurred because it would jeopardize Communist aims. He said survivors are being sent to re education camps and warned such mass actions would hinder UN recognition and U.S. aid. Ky cited top military leaders including Nguyen Van Thieu as to blame for the fall.
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Kleindienst Suspended For Month
Richard G. Kleindienst former attorney general was suspended from practicing law in Washington for one month by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for direct and repeated misrepresentations regarding White House involvement in the ITT antitrust case. The court noted his high professional stature but ordered Aug 15 as the start and cited prior 30 day suspended sentence for a misdemeanor tied to Senate testimony.
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SPCA Warns of Animal Neglect Amid Rising Feed Costs
Richmond area residents face neglect of horses and other animals as feed prices rise. SPCA executive director Joseph Hilpert notes more cruelty and neglect charges, mainly backyard horses. horses now suffer in poor condition due to high hay costs. He cites cases in nearby Amelia County and warns neglect is widespread but not always intentional.
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Joan Little Testifies She Felt Unbelieved Over Race
In a Raleigh court the 21 year old Joan Little testified she did not report the jailhouse assault by white jailer Clarence Alligood because she believed a black woman's word would not be believed against a white man's. She described a confrontation, the stabbing with an ice pick, and her flight from Beaufort County Jail after Alligood reportedly forced her into a sex act.
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Steel Firm Plans to Revise Prices
Republic Steel Corp. will revise prices over the next six weeks in step with U.S. Steel Corp. price increases of 3.8 percent announced Friday. Armco and Wheeling-Pittsburgh will adjust down their earlier 9 percent increases to align with U.S. Steel. Republic will implement immediate reductions on some items and increases on others by December 1, with further rises possible as costs rise.
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Weather Preview for Winchester Valley and Surrounding Area
The forecast shows a fair night with lows in the 60s, followed by mostly sunny and warm Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. The extended outlook calls for continued warmth with a chance of showers Thursday and Friday, then cooler yet fair Saturday. Sunrise at 6 23 a m and sunset at 8 13 p m today. First Quarter Wednesday.
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Rainfall Figures For Past 24 Hours And Historic Averages
Rainfall data show 0.69 inches for August 5, 1975 as the latest 24 hour total. The year to date reaches 30.50 inches with 62 year average at 36.76 inches. Five year totals include 1974 36.16, 1973 42.45, 1972 53.02, 1971 38.28, 1970 41.42 inches. Monthly averages list January 2.36, February 2.15, March 3.01, April 3.16, May 3.71, June 3.85, July 3.82, August 3.79, September 2.78, October 3.03, November 2.63, December 2.47 inches. Highest annual rainfall in 62 years is 53.02 inches in 1972. lowest is 17.15 inches in 1930.
First Black Representative Joseph Rainey From South Carolina
Joseph Rainey became the first Black member of the U S House when elected in 1870 to serve in the 41st Congress. He was reelected four times, continuing his service in Congress.
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