School accreditation certificates presented to county principals
Dr. Melton F. Wright, Frederick County schools superintendent, presents the State Department of Education Certificate of Accreditation to John H. Lewis Jr., principal of Robert E. Ayler Junior High. Robert B. Harper and James C. Gordon display certificates for Frederick County Junior High and James Wood High School.
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Melton F. Wright
Frederick County
State Department of Education
John H. Lewis, Jr
Robert E. Ayler
Robert B. Harper
Frederick County Junior High School
James C. Gordon
James Wood High School
Mary Helen Massie
Resignation Sparks Turmoil in Nixon Black Capitalism Drive
A shakeup shakes the Office of Minority Business Enterprise as Arthur L. Ortiz quits as director of the Commerce Department program pushing minority participation in franchising. Ortiz returns to New Mexico as state personnel chief amid internal discontent that could threaten several OMBE staffers.
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Washington
Arthur L. Ortiz
Commerce Department
OMBE
Ortiz
New Mexico
Commerce
Thomas F. Roeser
Maurice H. Stans
Roeser
Peace Corps
Stans
Chicago
Professor Threatens Fight Over Nonrenewal in Lynchburg
Lynchburg College associate professor Morris M. Wilhelm says his contract was not renewed for political activities. He threatens a lawsuit and aims for a vote of censure by the AAUP and a review of the college's accreditation.
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Lynchburg
Lynchburg College
Morris M. Wilhelm
American Association of University Professors
Wilhelm
Lynchburg Coalition For
Brewer
Aylor Junior High Earns State Accreditation
R E Aylor Junior High School opened last month and is accredited by the State Division of Secondary Education. Superintendent Melton F Wright announced the visit and findings. James Wood High and Frederick County Junior High also received certificates earlier. A self study at James Wood is under way for a Spring 1971 evaluation by a state team. future evaluations will follow the new 1970 standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Aylor Junior High School
State
James Wood
State Department of Education
Wolverton Preliminary Hearing Set for Man Slaughter Case
A preliminary hearing for Roger Dale Wolverton, 25, of Mt. Falls Rt., on a man slaughter charge in the death of Raymond Wallace Beveridge last Sunday is scheduled for Tuesday in Frederick County Court. Wolverton, freed on $5,000 bond after a prior $10,000 bond reduction, is represented by H. Garnett Scott of Woodstock.
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Roger Dale Wolverton
Mt. Falls Rt
Frederick County
Raymond Wallace Beveridge
H. Garnett Scott
Woodstock
Wolverton
Winchester-Frederick County
Robert Mitchell
Winchester
Scott
Signing Brothers Lee Brothers of Virginia Signers of Independence
Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee of Virginia were the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence. The Lee family is highlighted for their pivotal role in the founding era and their joint signature on the historic document.
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Richard Henry Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Virginia
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Wright
James Wood—High School
Frederick—County
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Dr. Wright
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