Norfolk City Manager Opposes Harrison Sales Tax Plan
Norfolk City Manager Thomas F. Maxwell joins Mayor Roy B. Martin Jr. and Virginia city executives in blasting Governor Harrison's 2 percent statewide sales tax proposal. Maxwell says the plan would cut Norfolk's tax revenue from 6.25 million to about 1.77 million this year and strips cities of home rule by granting only 1 percent of net proceeds to cities. He calls the plan financially disastrous and attacks the loss of local taxing power.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Harrison
Thomas F. Maxwell
Roy B. Martin Jr
Virginia
Merrill Crowe
Richmond
Benton O. Dillard
Roanoke
Martin
Maxwell
Virginia higher education urged for full state funding
Virginia University of Virginia President Edgar Shannon Jr. urged the state to fully fund higher education, arguing it would spark unprecedented economic growth. He spoke at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, calling for larger financial support and for Virginia to elevate its universities to national prominence. He also criticized a study commission for favoring more low quality institutions.
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Richmond
Virginia
University of Virginia
Edgar F. Shannon Jr
Shannon
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Richmond Chamber
Virginia Higher Education Study Commission
Hunting Season Across Word Puzzle Clues
A mixed list of crossword style clues covering animals plants and actions. Includes shaggy mammal bobcats meadow trundle and nautical terms plus legal and driving terms and names.
Salesman Fined 500 For Bomb Hoax On NEA Flight
U S District Judge John D Butzner Jr fines Henrico County salesman Maurice F Nagle 500 for falsely claiming a bomb in his baggage on a Northeast Airlines flight from East Boston to New York The government sought 1000 and settled for the reduced amount The incident prompted a return to East Boston for a baggage search by an airline stewardess Miss Sally Richards
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Richmond
U. S
John D. Butzner Jr
Henrico County
Congress
Maurice F. Nagle
Northeast Airlines
Boston
Mass
New York
Nagle
Sally Richards
Danville College Students Fight to Stay With VPI
Danville Community College student senate urges that the college remain a division of Virginia Tech after a poll showed most students would have studied elsewhere if the school were not part of VPI. The Virginia Higher Education Study Commission proposed a statewide community college system with two year branches under four year institutions.
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Danville
Danville Community College
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Virginia Higher Education Study Commission
University of Virginia and
William & Mary
VPI
Coral Snakes Rarely Strike Unless Touched
Coral snakes rarely strike and do no harm unless stepped on or handled, a caution about their behavior and safety around humans.
Reunion Brings Virginia Tech Student and Cuban Parents
Sebastian Almazan, a Virginia Tech junior from Blacksburg, was reunited with his mother, father, and grandfather in Richmond after four years, five months, and one day apart since fleeing Cuba in 1961. The Almazans arrived with Mrs. Almazan's 83 year old father. The family shared a quiet, emotional airport reunion.
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Richmond
Sebastian Almazan
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Sebastian
Cuba
Pedro Almazan
Havelara
Byrd Airport
Young Se
Proposals for Virginia Economic Growth by Chamber Panel
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce's Department of Industrial Development issued 12 recommendations to spur growth. They call for orderly planning of the urban corridor, stronger ties with western Europe, support for the Virginia Ports Authority, promotion of Dulles airport, research on satellite industries, rural food processing, and locating compatible industry in lagging regions, plus coordinated industrial development.
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Richmond
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Department of Industrial Development
Europe
Virginia Ports Authority
Hampton Roads
Dulles
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Geértah
Indiana educator faults Virginia budget analysis process
An Indiana educator criticizes Virginia's Division of the Budget for lacking professional insights to analyze college budget requests. The consultant's report to the State Higher Education Study Commission says no staff member is an authority on college finances to advise on appropriations.
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Richmond
Virginia
Indiana
Virginia Council of Higher Education
General Assembly
Russell
State Higher Education Study Commission
Foo
Park Authority Formed By Rockingham Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County agreed to form a regional park authority ahead of a planned state park. Each side will appoint four members, with formalization later. Augusta Shenandoah and Page counties and the cities Staunton and Waynesboro would be invited to join the authority.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
County Board of Supervisors
Augusta
Shenlandoah
Page Counties
Staunton
Waynesboro
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OPEL
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Reeth
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