Capon Bridge’s Homegrown Library Builds Community Pride
In Capon Bridge Hampshire County about 150 residents create a library from a vacant 1800s medical office. Duke Simons of the Ruritan Club leads locals who convert the old site despite tax worries and lack of funds. The project reflects pioneer ingenuity and town cooperation.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
Hampshire County
Romney
Duke Simons
The
Capon
Gardner Medical Office
Dr. Gardner
Opposition Forms Against Carswell Fueled by Labor Civil Rights
The AFL-CIO and civil rights groups unite to oppose Judge G Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court nomination as Senate hearings begin. George Meany calls him below standard. Sen. Proxmire criticizes his mediocre credentials. The ABA backs Carswell amid controversy over 1948 white supremacy pledge and Florida segregation links. Carswell was nominated January 19 to fill Abe Fortas's vacancy.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Senate
Carswell
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
Florida
Lawrence E. Walsh
Bar
Committee On the Federal Judiciary
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abe Fortas
Pileated Woodpecker Seen By Mrs Hobbs In Ohio Yard
Mrs Frances Hobbs of 10 S Euclid Ave reports spotting a Pileated Woodpecker in her yard. The bird stayed about 30 minutes with a scarlet crown and dark gray body. Weather outlook suggests mild temperatures, possible showers in the next two days with highs in the 50s.
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Frances Hobbs
S. Euclid Ave
Eight true bills handed down by Winchester grand jury
Indictments include murder arson bigamy forgery grand theft and purse snatching. Gary Wayne Jones 19 faces fatal stabbing at Wadsworth's Grocery January 7. Arraignment postponed for mental competency evaluation as Dr A C Kiczales weighs possible state hospital confinement. Franklin Dean Smoot about 25 charged with fire at Glaize and Brothers Lumber Co warehouse October 10 causing 75000 in damage. Capias issued. earlier July 8 blaze under review.
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Audrey Coleman
Winchester Corporation Court
Gary Wayne Jones
Woodland Ave
Lawrence Edward Wadsworth
Wadsworth
David G. Simpson
Elliott D. Marshall
Benjamin M. Butler
Mr. Jones
A. C. Kiczales
Kiczales
Jones
Southwestern State Mental Hospital
Franklin Dean Smoot
W. Whitlock Ave
Glaize and Brothers Lumber Co
Capias
Derailment Kills Three. Sixty-Plus Hurt Near Alexandria
A six car Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac passenger train derailed south of Alexandria killing three and injuring at least 57 as most cars plunged over an embankment. Tenacious hospital reports note 39 treated at Alexandria Hospital with two admitted and 13 treated then hospitalized at Fairfax County facilities. The Gulf Coast Special from Jacksonville to New York City derailed behind an industrial area as investigators probe cause with state police at the scene.
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Alexandria, Va
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Fairfax County Fire Department
Alexandria
Fairfax County Hospital
Gulf Coast
Jacksonville
Fla
New York City
Charleston
S.C
Edgar L. Vaughn
Legislature Reopens with Nine Committee Meetings
The Virginia General Assembly begins a busy week with nine committee meetings planned including a joint House Senate session on proposed Virginia Constitution revisions. A Wednesday joint Democratic caucus will discuss judicial nominations for Virginia courts, with action possible on Judge Jesse W. Dillon.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
Virginia
Democrats
Jesse W. Dillon
The
State Corporation
Nixon Vetoes Major HEW Bill In Televised Address
President Nixon rejected the 19.7 billion HEW education and health appropriations in a televised veto the first of his administration. He said the bill was inflationary and excessive, urging Congress to reconsider the amount and timing. House action to override begins Wednesday with Senate prospects uncertain.
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Washington
Nixon
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
House
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
HEW Funding Fight Shows Nixon Veto Sparks Budget Clash
A 19.7 billion appropriations bill for Labor Education and Welfare and the Office of Economic Opportunity faces a presidential veto after Congress added 1.3 billion to aid education and health research. The dispute centers on national priorities and funding shifts, with Democrats seeking cuts to military spending and overrides likely if Republicans side with Nixon. The House plans a veto vote, with possible continuation of last year’s spending.
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Labor
Office of Economic Opportunity
House
Con
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Congress
Nixon
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Virginia Line
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James Caudy
Duke
Uritan Club
Raritan Club
C. E. McKeown
Raritan
Capon Bridge Elementary
Mary Helen Massie
American Bar Association
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Virginia Beach
Navy
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Little Creek Amphibious Base
Cape Charles
Mid- Atlantic States
Valley Avenue Delicatessen
Howard Johnson
Departments of Health, Education and
Ronald L. Ziegler
Associated Press
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