Virginia Governors Race Heats Up As Candidates Campa ign
Virginia Democrats Henry Howell Fred Pollard and William C Battle resume campaigning focusing on state issues. Howell plans a Feb 1 meeting to decide primary or independent bid. Pollard urges building on prior programs and education highway reform while Battle criticizes welfare failures and calls for new poverty strategy.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Henry E. Howell
Hampton Roads
Charlottesville
Howell
Fred G. Pollard
Kiwanis Club
Norfolk
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Pollard
Godwin + Pollard
Petersburg
William C. Battle
Petersburg Jaycees
Battle
Virginia Episcopalians Approve Budget and Leadership Moves
Delegates of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia approved an $881,333 budget by voice vote at the 174th annual council in Fredericksburg. The meeting discussed a $7,500 pledge to a national program, rejected a recall resolution, and planned for electing a new suffragan bishop as Sam Chilton retires. They also lowered congregational voting age to 16 and deferred a capital funds campaign of up to $2 million.
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Fredericksburg
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
W. Thomas Rice
Richmond
St. Stephen’s Church
Rice
National Church
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Fulton Sec
This Day in History Friday Jan 24 1969
Highlights include 1648 gold nugget found near Coloma sparking the California Gold Rush, 1898 USS Maine ordered to Havana, 1908 Boy Scout organization, 1915 Dogger Bank naval battle, 1945 Oder River crossing, 1946 UN Atomic Energy Commission creation, and 1889 Eiffel Tower design for Paris Exposition.
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Associated Press
John Sutter
Coloma
Calif
California
U.S.S. Maine
Havana
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
England
Dogger Bank
North Sea
Oder River
U.N. General Assembly
U.N. Atomic Energy Commission
Pakistan
Kenya
Harold Wilson
Moscow
Vietnam
Corporate human resources as asset measure urged
A group of professors and accountants argues that corporate reports overlook human resources. Dr. R Lee Brummer says value of people affects profits and morale and urges measurement tools to value employees, loyalty, and reputation, with pilot work at R G Barry Corp. and others.
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John Cunniff
New York
R. Lee Brummer
University of Michigan
Brummer
R.G. Barry Corp
Columbus
Ohio
Automobile Sales Rise In Mid January At Detroit
Detroit dealers moved 194,139 new American made cars in eight selling days mid January, an 8 percent gain from a year ago. General Motors led the uptick with Chrysler and American Motors also advancing, while Ford lagged behind last year’s pace amid prior strike effects.
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New York Times
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford
Heloise tips to anchor chair cushions with key chains and pins
Reader shares a fix using a key chain threaded through a safety pin to fasten chair cushions, preventing back cushions from slipping. Also notes turning square cushions upside down periodically to protect fabric and edges across various fabrics and frames.
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Virginia Episcopalians
M. Gustave Eiffel
PiXies
By Wohl
E.R. Rhine
Piccadilly St
Winchester
Plymouth
Valley Ave
Hart
Heloise
Bonnie Lambert
Linda May
Barracuda
Fury Ill
Chrysler Motors Corporation
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