Fiddlin’ Weekend Ends as Galax Clears After Big Festival
About 15,000 visitors from near and far packed Galax for the 42nd Old Fiddlers Convention final night, with 1,100 contestants competing for 4,560 dollars in prizes. Police reported 40 arrests mostly for marijuana or alcohol as politicians canvassed the crowd and John Warner hosted a GOP reception.
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Reston Residents Protest Sambo's Name in Community
Reston Virginia residents denounce Sambo's Restaurants citing racial insensitivity and the image of a lazy black man. Fairfax County officials defend the chain's name as derived from founders Sam Battistone and F Newell Bohnett.
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Sam D. Battistone
Sambo’s Restaurants, Inc
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