3 000 Rally for ERA in Virginia
Television actress Barbara Feldon joined about 3,000 demonstrators at the Virginia State Capitol rally urging ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Feldon urged legislators to consider how their votes affect voters in upcoming elections and called for a national amplification of the issue.
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Richmond
Barbara Feldon
Virginia
Iss Feldon
Jerry Gordon
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
United States
Gordon
Labor For Equal Rights Now
Raymond E. Vickery Jr
D-Fairfax
House of Delegates
Carrington Williams
U.S. Senate
Flora Crater
ERA
General Assembly
Marianne Fowler
Virginians
Equal Rights Amendment
Mary Harwood-Futrell
The
Virginia Education Association
State Senate
Virginia Farmers Ramp Up Washington Lobby for Parity Bill
Virginia farmers joined others in Washington to press for federal parity guarantees for farm products. Chester Carter said each state will run offices in the capital and about 100 Virginia farmers will be there this week to meet with lawmakers and push for a parity bill with a February 15 deadline.
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Associated Press
Sussex County
Chester Carter
Virginia
Washington
Carter
AAM
Harry F
Byrd
William L
Scott
Dorm Fires At Radford Prompt State Fire Marshal Probe
Investigators from the state fire marshal in Richmond were called to examine three early morning fires in Muse Hall Radford College dormitory. The fires on the 9th, 11th and 12th floors forced evacuation of about 1,000 residents with no injuries reported.
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Radford
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Richmond
Radford College
Radford Fire Department
Muse Hall
Alexandria Lee home bought to preserve as shrine
The boyhood residence of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Alexandria was purchased for 170000 dollars to preserve the 1795 brick house where Lee spent nine of his first eighteen years. The home, now a historic shrine, reflects its 18th century origins and Lee’s early life in Virginia.
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Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Lee
ERA Demonstration Draws Virginia’s Largest Crowd
A supporter waves a sign as more than 3,000 rally at Capitol Square Richmond for the Dual Rights Amendment. Organizers hailed it as the largest ERA demonstration in the Commonwealth.
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Richmond
Capitol Square
Commonwealth
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National Organization For Women
Grace Lutheran Church
Sears
Piight
Kenmore
Avai
Towtanen
Parts Organs
Threesetting
N. Loudoun ST
Ford
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