Breakaway Poles Proposed to Cut Road Crash Injuries
Virginia officials urge breakaway wooden utility poles to reduce injuries in crashes. State Highway Safety Director John T. Hanna cites 49 fatal pole crashes in 18 months and recommends a breakaway design similar to metal poles to lessen passenger harm.
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Richmond
John T. Hanna
Hanna
Virginia
Williamsburg
Eastern State Hospital
James Taylor Hyde
Williamsburg-James City County
Robert T. Armistead
Hyde
Thelma Earl Ottoway
Newport News
David K. Wicking
Virginia Medical
Ottoway
Welfare Board
State Welfare Board
William J. Leidinger
Leidinger
William L. Lukhard
John W. Williams III
Charlottesville
GED Tests Set For Dec 6 13 At Front Royal High School
A GED testing session will be held December 6 and December 13 at Warren County High School Front Royal beginning at 9 a m Attendance at both sessions is required to complete the five tests English composition social studies natural science literature and mathematics The program offers a high school equivalency certificate for adults meeting age residency and test requirements with fees 7 50 for the battery and 1 50 per retest Applications accepted through December 4 1975 Supporting local contact numbers are listed by county.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Luray Ave
Adult Education Service
State Department of Education
SD of E
United States
Armed Forces
Virginia
Superintendent of Schools
Frederick County
Winchester City
Clarke County
Shenandoah County
Rappahannock
Warren Counties
Smith to Visit Clarke County on Pre-Legislative Tour
Del. Alson H. Smith plans a Clarke County tour with stops at Triple J Grocery Village Market Berryville Post Office Boyce Post Office Locke's Market Millwood White Post Service Station and Shenandoah Farms Fire Hall. Schedule runs 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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del. Alson H. Smith
Clarke County
Triple J
Village
Berryville
Boyce
Locke's
Millwood
White Post
Shenandoah Farms
Hike Sought in W V A Malpractice Insurance Rates
Major firms seek large rate increases for malpractice insurance in West Virginia with proposed jumps from 57.3 to 71.4 percent. The plans were presented Monday to Insurance Commissioner Donald Brown and would take effect January 1 unless approved. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company and ISO spoke for four insurers citing nationwide claim growth rather than state history.
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Charleston
W.va
Donald Brown
Brown
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Insurance Services Office
ISO
West Virginia
Princeton
Princeton Area Citizens Association
Public Service Commission
Mercer County
Sports Columnist Nick Kenny Dies at 80 in Sarasota
Nick Kenny, 80, noted sports columnist and songwriter of Love Letters in the Sand and Goldmine in the Sky, died Monday in Sarasota Florida. He contributed many sports pieces and popular songs during a long career.
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Sarasota
Fla
Nick Kenny
Warren Hospital expansion plan approved for Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital administrator John Blankenbeckler announced state approval of a $6 million phase 1 expansion spanning Nov 22 1975 to May 22 1976. The plan converts 40 Lynn Care Center beds to nursing home use and replaces them with 40 new in-patient beds, totaling 151 beds when complete, with upgrades across multiple hospital departments.
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Front Royal Warren Memorial Hospital
John Blankenbeckler
Mack I. Shanholtz
Blankenbeckler
Lynn
FBI Accused of Inaction During KKK Violence on Film
Former FBI informant Gary Rowe testifies that the FBI had advance notice of Klan violence in 1961 and did little to stop it, instead filming the attackers during a Birmingham incident. He recalls only one occasion the FBI acted on his warnings. The same report covers Nixon era wiretap files and Helen Gandy’s testimony on Hoover records.
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FBI
Freedom Riders
Birmingham
Ala
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Viola Liuzzo
Selma
Justice Department
John N. Erlich
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Erlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Mardian
J. Edgar Hoover
House
Hoover
Helen Gandy
Government Operations Subcommittee
Clarke Frederick Warren Tri-County ASCS News Highlights Farm Taxes and Spending
County Executive Directors for Clarke Frederick and Warren Counties report farmer tax payments totaling billions and big annual outlays. Farmers pay multiple taxes and spend large sums on equipment feed seed fertilizer fuel maintenance and services while employing many in farm machinery and tool production.
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Clarke
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Frederick
Warren
ASCS
Weather forecast and rainfall records for Winchester area
The forecast calls for continued cold with cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with lows in the low 20s to 30s and highs in the 40s. Extended outlook shows more clouds with light precipitation possible and temperatures trending up to the 40s. Rainfall figures show none in the last 24 hours, December total 19, five year rainfall patterns, and historic highs and lows, with January to December monthly averages listed. Sunset and moon phase noted for Winchester skies.
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Virginia
Court Rules Woman May Go Back to Maiden Name
Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upholds a married woman may legally revert to her maiden name if no illegal motive exists. The ruling affirms prior Atty. Gen. Miller position and contrasts Charlottesville Circuit Court precedent requiring divorce for name changes. The decision also addresses admissibility of a psychiatrist’s testimony in a separate murder case, rejecting doctor patient privilege in criminal trials.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court
George M. Cochran
Andrew P. Miller
Charlottesville
George M. Coles
Coles
High Court
South Richmond
Harry L. Carrico
William E. Spain
Theodore Roosevelt Gibson
Gibson
James C. Dimitris
Central State Hospital
Spain
Dimitris
Carrico
Virginia
Laos King Abdicates as Coalition Government Ends
Sources say King Savang Vathana will abdicate and the 19 month old neutralist coalition led by Prince Souvanna Phouma will be ousted as Laos moves to conclude the government. The Communists are preparing to announce the end of the coalition.
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Vientiane
Laos
Savang Vathana
Souvanna Phouma
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