Virginia Assembly Considers Advisory Poll Tax Bill
Virginia’s General Assembly opened a three day special November session and will consider an advisory referendum on a poll tax as a prerequisite for registering or voting. Delegations from Southwest and Northern Virginia back the measure amid broader budget and traffic bills in the opening days.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Dada
Orr
Northern Virginia
Assembly
Finance Committee
Va Democrats Reconsider Plan for Convention Delegates
Virginia Democrats will reexamine their delegate apportionment plan amid intra party controversy. Rep. Watkins Abbitt, new state party chairman, will ask the Central Committee to revisit the plan before the Feb 22 Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, aiming for peace and harmony during an election year. The plan links delegate strength to 1961 vote totals for Harrison versus Avas, drawing criticism as potentially penalizing less conservative areas.
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Richmond
Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee
Watkins M. Abbit
Harrison
Avas
Norfolk-area
Southwest Virginia
Stephens
W. Pat Jennings
del. C. Harrison Mann
Abbitt
Central Committee
State Central Committee
South Korean F86 Shot Down Over Western Front
Reports from Seoul say a South Korean air force F86 Sabrejet piloted by a captain was shot down by North Korean ground fire over the western front and crashed in Communist territory. Other items describe a Buddhist monk's suicide near Saigon, anti-Japanese protests in Formosa, and a name change for Sotto Il Monte in Italy to honor Pope John XXIII.
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Seoul, Korea
Rome
Pope John XXII
Sotto Il~ Monte
Sotto Il Monte
Giovanni
John) XXIII
Antonio Segni
Pope John
Child's Voice Last Contact With Sinking Schooner
Five aboard the 58 foot Camp schooner including two children, radioed from 180 miles east of Jacksonville as 35 to 40 knot winds and 15 to 20 foot seas battered the Atlantic. Coast Guard and Navy units searched overnight while temperatures neared freezing, the last call heard at 5 17 p m.
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Navy
Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Jacksonville
Valley Town Considers Recodification Without Re advertising
The Valley front Royal Town Council asked its General Assembly representatives to propose legislation allowing recodification of the town code without re advertising ordinances. The unanimous vote supports dispensing with advertising for recodification to save about $5,000 in publishing costs.
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Front Royal
General Assembly
Duncan C. Gibb
Gibb
Walter M. Duncan
William A. Lillard
Permits Drop in Woodstock and Shenandoah County
Building permits issued by Woodstock and Shenandoah County fell sharply last month totaling $50,437 versus $156,937 in December 1962. The decline shows reduced activity in residential and commercial projects across the area.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Snowstorm Closes Schools as 14-Inch Blanket Hits Martinsburg
A Sunday snow storm dumped at least 14 inches over the Martinsburg area. Driving was hazardous with many back roads blocked by drifts. Schools in Berkeley Jefferson and Morgan Counties were closed yesterday though Shepherd College near Shepherdstown held classes since half its students live on campus.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan Counties
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
JCC Names Outstanding Young Men of 1963
Ten men named outstanding young men of 1963 by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce will be honored at a televised ceremony Jan 25. Recipients include Jerome M Yerkdrat of Terre Haute director at Columbia University research institute on Communist affairs and consultant to the State Department and Rand Corp. John Mack Carter editor of McCall's magazine. Detroit mayor Jerome P Cavanaugh. Rep Edgar Foreman of Odessa Texas. A Leon Higginbotham Jr FTC member. Thomas S Mackey of Texas City general manager of the world’s largest tin smelter. George Stevens Jr producer director for the US Information Agency. James W Whittaker who climbed Mt Everest. and Ted Yates television documentary producer in Washington.
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Ate i Wn
Columbia University
Research Institute
State Department
Rand Corp
John Mack Carter
New York City
McCall's Magazine
Jerome P. Cavanaugh
Detroit
Edgar F. Foreman Jr
Odessa
Tex
A. Leon Higginbotham Jr
Philadelphia
Fedederal Trade Commission
Commission
Thomas S. Mackey
Texas City
Bolivia
George Stevens Jr
Washington, D.C
Hollywood
George Stevens
U.S. Information Agency
James W. Whittaker
Redmond
Wash
Ted Yates
NBC
David Brinkley
Journal
Virginia Senate introduces gun victim reporting bill
The Virginia Senate opened with a flurry of bills including a measure requiring hospitals and physicians to report names and addresses of gunshot stabbing or cutting victims to law enforcement. The bill, dropped in by Sen. Fred W. Bateman, was co sponsored by Sen. Campbell and Sen. Andrews. Other bills included a 3 percent tax on highway construction and exemptions for Augusta County constitutional officers and the Hopkins House Association of Alexandria.
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Richmond
Virginia
Senate
Fred W. Batemaan
Newport News
Leslie D. Campbell
Hanover
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
William F. Stone
Martinsville
Augusta County
Hopkins House Association of
Alexandria
One Month Anniversary Dam Disaster Destroys Homes
Bulldozers clear wrecked houses on Bald win Hills after the December 14 flood killed five and damaged thousands of dwellings. Crews estimate damages near 50 million with 41 homes swept away, 1 500 damaged and 3 000 autos submerged. Investigations seek causes and accountability.
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Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills
Mollie Kaplan
Boy Buried in Snowbank Rescued in Ephrate Pa
A nine year old boy Reed Gehr of Ephrate was rescued Monday night after being buried for hours under a five foot snow bank near his home. He was in satisfactory condition and treated for exposure at a local hospital. His parents said he left home around 6 45 p m to shovel snow and neighbors joined a late search when muffled cries were heard from beneath the snowbank across the street.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Thich Giac Nguyen
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ephrata
Reed Gehr
Tie
Reed
Arthur Gehr
Staunton Bill Would Add to 18th Judicial Circuit
A bill by Del. George Cochran would place Staunton in the 18th Judicial Circuit, adding a judge to an already 18th Circuit comprised of Augusta Highland Rockbridge counties and Buena Vista. Sen. Curry introduced the Senate version after the Staunton Corporation Court vacancy from Judge J. H. May’s death remained unfilled by the State Supreme Court.
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Staunton
18Th Judicial Circuit
Richmond
del. George Cochran
Augusta, Highland and
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Sen. Curry
Senate
State Supreme Court
Staunton Corporation Court
J. H. May
Moore Makes Committee Assignments
Richmond AP nine House committees got new chairmen Monday as Speaker FE Blackburn Moore announced assignments. The chairmen rose by seniority to fill vacancies from death or election defeats. New chairs include Courts of Justice George M Cochran Staunton Enrolled Bills Harrison Mann Arlington Game Paul Manns Bowling Green.
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Virginia
Ohan
Cence House
Senate
Stainton
18Th Judicial Circuit
del. A. L. Philpott
Bassett
E. Blackburn Moore
Courts of Justice and Game
House
Del
George M. Cochran
Staunton
Th Courts of Justice
Paul Manns
Bowling Green
Méfitis
Cochran
Richmond
Blackburn Moore
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House Appropriations
Howard H. Ad
Ams
Albertis
Harrison Jr
Hodges
Defense Auorneys
Dpl
Harrison Mann
Arlington
Mann
Gi Ste
U. S
World News
Taipei
Formosa
Japan
Red China
Peking
Jacksonville, Fla
United States
JCC
Santa Monica
Calif
U.S
Junior Chamber
Terre Haute
Riviera
H. W. Ebert Garage
Loudoun St
Col
Earl Peace
Es Army Eee
Moore
Courts of Justice
Caldwell
Paper Mill
Clarke County Motors
Berryville, Va
Potomac Edison System
Clark’s Electric Service
Berryville
Firestone Store
Winchester
Frye Farm Service
Wardensville
B. F. Goodrich
Moore’s Wholesale
Montgomery Ward & Co
Schowels Furniture Co., Inc
Sears Roebuck & Company
Southern States Co-Op
Stephens City
Lyle P. Strosnider
Western Auto Store
Valley Gas Company
Northern
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