VALC Keeps Close Guard on Fiscal Report
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council chair Senator Edward E. Willey refused to discuss a statewide grants-in-aid and state local fiscal report after a closed session. He said the council has concluded its work and would not confirm if a sales tax is included or when the report may be delivered to the governor and General Assembly.
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Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
VALC
Edward E. Willey
eThe Walc
Willey
Governor
General Assembly
Albertis
Harrison
Gov
Mills
God
Win
School Board Bans To Kill a Mockingbird in County Libraries
Ashland County school board voted last night to remove Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird from county library shelves after a resident condemned it as immoral literature and inappropriate for children. The action follows a debated petition and council discussion.
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Ashland
Hanover County School Board
Harper Lee
Indiana man indicted in Gloucester murder case
Barry Clinton Johnson, 24, itinerant from Indiana, was indicted on a murder charge in the death of Mrs. Shirley Healy Healy 30. Johnson has been sent to Central State Hospital in Petersburg for a mental examination and no trial date will be set until exam results. Mrs. Healy was shot on Gloucester's main street while driving with her two young sons.
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Indiana
Gloucester
Central State Hospital
Petersburg
Barry Clinton Johnson
Johnson
Gloucester County
Shirley Hall Healy
Quick simple knit slipper patterns and catalogs
Cozy instruction for flat piece knitted slippers sized for women and men with cable trim. Includes mailing details for Pattern 7258 and offers Needlecraft catalogs and quilt pattern collections with prices and order methods.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
America
New Museum
Fly-by-Night Kindergartens Draw Fire in Virginia
Virginia Education Association official Dr. Robert Williams denounces many private kindergartens as unregulated and poorly taught, arguing they harm children's reading development. He promotes state support for public kindergartens, noting only five of 132 divisions run public programs.
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Richmond
Virginia Education Association
Robert Williams
WEA
VEA
Virginia School Boards Association
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
Erncr Mills E. Godwin Jr
Lynchburg
Arlington
Falls Church
Harrisonburg
Williams
Prisoners Die, Ill In Wood Alcohol Poisoning at Capron Farm
Tests identified wood alcohol as the poison that caused the death of 21 year old Jessee Joe Joyce of Virginia Beach and left four others ill at the Capron prison farm. Seven prisoners drank the toxic fluid during the weekend. four remain hospitalized and two did not become ill.
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Richmond
Capron
Jessee Joe Joyce
Virginia Beach
State Penitentiary Hospital
Harrisonburg Native Wins Virginia Agriculture Service Award
S Hollis Shomo of the Virginia Department of Agriculture wins Progressive Farmer magazine Man of the Year in Service to Virginia Agriculture for the past year. He is a Harrisonburg native and the first non poultry industry recipient of a Virginia State Poultry Federation award for outstanding service to the industry.
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Richmond
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Virginia Agriculture
S. Hollis Shomo
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Division of Markets
Shomo
Harrisoneburg
Virginia State Poultry Federation
Janet Ball Named Red Cross Executive in Clarke County
Janet Ball of Berryville is named executive secretary of the Clarke County Chapter of the American Red Cross. She succeeds Mrs. Dollie Ann Lonagerbeam. Also named were Col. J. H. Rothrock as Blood Procurement Chairman and Mrs. Merle Howland as Gray Ladies chairwoman, replacing Nell Kimball. The quarterly officers and directors meeting is set for Monday at 4 p.m. at the Red Cross office.
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Berryville
Janet Ball
Clarke County
The
American Red Cross
Dollie Ann Lonagerbeam
Graham Dougherty
J. H. Rothrock
New Blood Procurement
Wilbur French
Merle Howland
Gray Ladies
Nell Kimball
Red Cross
Virginia VALC proposes three committees for welfare
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council urges the governor and General Assembly to keep the Department of Welfare and Institutions intact while creating three three member committees on general welfare corrections and youth services to inspect institutions investigate issues and recommend rules.
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VALC
Department
Fire Auxiliaries Host Dinners to Support Enders Fire Truck
Berryville The John H Enders Fire Co Auxiliary prepared meals for events including a New Year dinner at Winchester Holiday Inn and a Dutch treat meat sale. They announced a new fundraiser to help cover costs of the ordered new fire truck and will serve at the Jaycees Distinguished Awards banquet at Berryville Community Building on February 9.
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Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Co
Winchester Holiday Inn
Enders Company
Jaycees
Statues in New Delhi urged replacement of George V with Gandhi
A government committee studying statues in New Delhi recommends replacing a statue of King George V with one of Mohandas K Gandhi, revered as the father of Indian independence.
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New Delhi
George V of
England
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Virginia press groups gather for meetings and banquet
Richmond AP reports that the Virginia Press Association and Virginia News Photographers Association hold meetings with many guests. A Saturday banquet will award outstanding writing to 80 newspaper staff members, with Gov elect and Mrs Mills Jr Godwin as guests of honor. Attendees will also join a Saturday budget preview at the State Capitol.
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Richmond
Virginia Press Association
Virginia News Photographers Association
Mills Jr. Godwin
Commission Eyes Educational TV in Virginia Plan
The Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government seeks 260000 for 1966 68 an increase over 1964 66 to explore educational television programs still in formative stage. The request also calls for a two year activity review.
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Richmond
Viteginia Commission
Center Now Giving Stamps for Puruses in Patoes Maahs
A local center announces stamp distribution to provide 6 and 4 penny stamps for specific purchases. Details unclear due to damaged text.
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Roticm
Lerman Decorsting Center
Maahs Tehomocher
Dom Ceketne
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