Virginia rural living push urged to curb urban drift
A Virginia commission led by Del. Lyman C. Harrell Jr. urged Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. to reverse rural population loss with 1970 session goals. Proposals include regional education units, expanded school funding, more kindergarten, rural health and housing plans, regional planning, library support, and a revolving fund for watershed projects.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
del. Lyman C. Harrell Jr
Emporia
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Commission
Division of State Planning and
Two Stephens City Men Held For Grand Jury Action
In Frederick County Court yesterday Kenneth W. Largent 21 and Robert G. Mauck 18 were held or waived for grand jury action after a preliminary hearing. They are charged with breaking into a Stephens City workshop owned by Albert McDonald on November 26 and stealing two Homelite chain saws a box of socket wrenches and a box of assorted tools worth 450. All stolen goods were recovered. Stephens City Sgt Harrison Foreman and Deputy Robert Kliner investigated. A separate hearing for Fred L Bowles of Arlington charged with armed robbery of Bob s Cash Grocery on Rt 7 E was postponed to December 22 with hearings set for that date. David G Simpson Benjamin M Butler and Edith Dinneen speak for the defendants.
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Frederick
Stephens City
W. Erle Edwards
Kenneth W. Largent
Robert G. Mauck
Albert McDonald
Harrison Foreman
Frederick County
Robert Kliner
Fred L. Bowles
Arlington
Rt. 7
Boston Tea Party Anniversary and Key 1773 Event
On this day in history 1773 colonists disguised as Indians boarded a British ship in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea. Other notes include Napoleon's divorce from Josephine in 1809 and Rasputin’s murder in 1916.
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Associated Press
Boston Harbor
Boston
Phone Hike Sought at Harrisonburg
The Harrisonburg Telephone Co asks the State Corporation Commission for rate increases averaging 65 percent. The company says the rise would add about 788000 dollars in annual revenue and yield roughly 9.2 percent return on investment. A commission witness proposed about 8 percent. The last hike was about 15 years ago.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Harrisonburg Telephone Co
SCC
Lago
Shawnee Fire Company elects new directors and members
At Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company monthly meeting three new directors James Lofton Roger Setman and Ralph Vardaro were elected to two year one year terms and three new members Lewis Lofton Larry Oates and Donald Horton joined. Fire Chief Charles Kerns said 12 fire alarms and three assist calls occurred last month.
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Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company
Fire Company
James Lofton
Roger Setman
Ralph Vardaro
Lewis Lofton
Larry Oates
Donald Horton
Charles Kerns
Lee Heller
Reuss Fire Squad
Shawnee Fire Company
Palace Theatre
Tax Payers Plan Look Into Dump Contract
The Frederick County Tax Payers Assn. formed a committee to probe why the board did not bid the 1970 dump contract before awarding it to H.C. Christiansen and to plan a query on annexation suit plans at the next meeting. The group noted a lack of prior notice on the award and discussed whether the contract violated code provisions.
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Frederick County
E. Eugene Gunter
Massie
Rhinehart
Gunter
Robert Luttrell
Virginia High School Dropout Rate Falls in 1968 69
Virginia reported a 4.5 percent dropout rate for 1968 69 totaling 17 120 students. This followed a 5.1 percent rate and 18 349 students in the prior year.
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Virginia
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Sue Glasser
State Capitol
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
David G. Simpson
Mr. Bowles
Benjamin M. Butler
Robert Varnall
Edith Dinneen
Walter Clifton
Napoleon Bonaparte
Josephine
New York City
Lillian Russell
Gregory Rasputin
Libya
U.S
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Mindoro
Tew
New York Harbor
Supreme Court
Japan
Harrisonburg
Heller
Fred Cameron
Brooklyn New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
American Ballet Company
Chelsea Theater Center
Winchester
Audrey Coleman
Mr. Rhinehart
John Whitacre
M.K. Apperson
Thomas Brumback
Winchester-Frederick County
Stonewall District
Brumback
Robert Reid
Leonard Ellis
Frank Fout
B.B. Hewitt
Iback
Caldwell-Sites CO
Paper Mill Road
United States Marine Corps Reserve
McDonald’s
McDonald's
Ronald McDonald
Marines
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