117Year-Old Essex County Courthouse Burns
TAPPAHANNOCK AP The 117-year-old Essex County Courthouse burned after 11:35 p m top rafters collapsed within ten minutes. Interior fire spread after midnight and was not controlled until 12:45 a m. Pose of rebuilding placed at 150000 dollars. Fire department captain noted water and smoke damage to some records from 1652.
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Tappahannock
Essex County
Ously
Jack Andrews
Board of Supervisors
Capt. Fire Department
Aes
Esha
Complaints Of Bias Investigated At Norfolk Naval Yard
A special federal investigating committee questioned a Negro employee of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth about racial discrimination. Federal officials offered no comment after day one, with a statement expected late Tuesday afternoon from committee member Joseph Cirillo of the Office of Industrial Relations.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk Naval
Joseph Cirillo
Office of Industrial Relations
Record Low 1g August Heat In Valley Sets 76-Year Mark
The Valley reports a 39 degree low Sunday at the Dale Enterprise weather station, a 52 degree drop from Saturday’s 91 high. In Shenandoah and Stan ley, new mayors take office tomorrow night at council meetings, with U S Rinaca Jr succeeding Clyde Griffith in Shenandoah and Frank Aleshire taking over in Stanley. A 27-year-old Bobby Lee Hoover is jailed on 3000 bond for stabbing two men, Simmers and High, in Harrisonburg. Simmers in satisfactory condition. Bruce F Begole from Chicago Heights joins Shepherd College faculty to teach regional general geography.
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Reading
Dale Enterprise
Shenandoah
Stanley
U. S. Rinaca, Jr
Clyde Griffith
Frank Aleshire
Bobby Lee Hoover
Route 4
Rockingham County
Hoover
Charles Eugene Simmers
James High
Simmers
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
High
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Bruce F. Begole
Chicago Heights
Ills
Shepherd College
Oliver S. Ikenberry
Begole
Highway toll rises as three deaths push Virginia total to 674
The Associated Press reports three traffic deaths yesterday and a belated death raise Virginia's yearly toll to 674, down from 687 last year. Bedford County records Herman Sprouse 21 and Blair Gordon 18 dead after a Virginia 297 rollover near Bedford. Nelson County reports Joe Meredith 29 killed in a car truck crash on U.S. 29 near Lovingston. Augusta County notes Nany Moffett 77 from Staunton died from injuries this weekend from a July 20 collision on Virginia 608 near Fishersville.
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Herman T. Sprouse
Blair Kent Gordon
Lynchburg
Virginia
Bedford County
Lovingston
Joe Lewis Meredith
U.S. 29
Nelson County
Charlottesville
Search Continues for State Farm Escapees
State Farm escapees remain at large after a Monday breakout. Two fugitives were recaptured late Monday when bloodhounds led searchers to their hideout. Delbert Cline and Robert Sifford were seized. Authorities list remaining suspects Mitchell Tampa Kost and others, all white, with long prior records.
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Delbert Cline
Crites
W.va
Robert
Prison Farm
Virginia 6
Henry Mitchell
Roanoke
Gary Tampa
Bristol
Servin
Arthur Kost
Wise County
Cline
M.L. Royster
Virginia Asks Dismissal of Poll Tax Suit
Virginia asks a three judge U S court to dismiss a constitutional test suit against the poll tax filed by the U S Justice Department. The suit names the state board of elections and the electoral boards of Richmond and Henrico County as defendants. Attorney General Button urged dismissal citing a similar court ruling upholding the tax in a prior case.
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Virginia
U.S
U.S. Justice Department
Board of Elections
Henrico County
Atty. Gen. Button
Virginia Creeper VI Poised for Final Training Run
Chincoteague based Virginia Creeper VI prepares for the 1965 National Hard Crab Derby at Crisfield Maryland with a morning gallop and saltwater rubdown in final week of workouts. Trainer J W Thornton and manager W E Nichols praise self discipline as Chesapeake Blue Sprinter or rain could shift odds. Virgin ia Creeper VI descends from Virginia Creeper V and Virginia Creeper II, a local derby favorite.
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Virginia Creeper VI
Chincoteague
Virginia
W. E. Nichols
Thornton
Nichols
Maryland
Callahan Roasts Democrats on Eve of Virginia Session
Fairfax AP Vincent F. Callahan Jr the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor blasted Virginia Democrats for redistricting methods on the eve of a General Assembly session. He said Privileges and Elections Committee members have quietly done the nuts and bolts of drawing districts and that public hearings are only for show.
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Fairfax
Vir
Gina
Democrats
Vincent F. Callahan Jr
General Assembly
Privileges and Elections Committees
Sutton Seeks Ballot Spot In Virginia House Race
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is asked for a second time in four days to place Del. T. Dix Sutton on the November ballot. Sutton seeks a mandamus to force a special recount in the Richmond Henrico district after Skipwith precinct ballots went missing, changing the tally and leaving Sutton behind Dr. Ferguson Reid by 56 votes.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appencils
del. T. Dix Sutton
House of Delegates
Sutton
Richmond-Henrico
Skipwith
Ferguson Reid
Reid
Canada Origin Explained as Native Language Decree
A historic note argues Canada likely derives its name from a Huron Iroquois term meaning a collection of lodges. The etymology links the nation’s identity to indigenous language and settlement patterns.
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Canada
Civilian Federal Employment Rises by 34 471 in Latest Month
Washington AP report says the civilian federal workforce grew by 34 471 last month, the biggest monthly gain since June, lifting the total to 2 542 590. The Joint Committee on Reduced Fears noted the increase amid ongoing budget concerns.
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