Senate kills conflict of interest amendment in local option bill
In Richmond AP reports the Virginia State Senate approves a House local option bill 24 to 16 but rejects a proposed conflict of interest amendment. The measure would bar officials from holding licenses or significant stock in licenses. Senator Caton urged deletion after consulting the ABC board.
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Richmond
State Senate
Edward T. Caton I
Virginia Beach
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
H. Clyde Pearsson
Roanoke
Edward L. Breeden
Norfolk
ABC Board
Caton
Luther remembered as a powerful TV drama
AP review praises John Osborne and Robert Shaw in ABC’s Luther as a memorable 90 minute adaptation from Broadway material. Shaw’s stern, defiant Luther confronts papal indulgences and political power while Morley’s cameo as Leo adds weight. production is somber and well cast overall.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
John Osborne
Robert Shaw
Monday Night
Luther
ABC
the Stern
Martin Luther
Germany
Osborne
Shaw
Saxony
England
Robert Morley
Pope Leo
Henry VII
Three Year Old Girl Attacked by Collie Dog
A 3 year old girl, Christine Paige Hubbard, suffered facial and neck lacerations when a collie escaped its yard pen and attacked her in a Montrose area yard in Henrico County. Police report she was in satisfactory condition at Medical College of Virginia Hospital. The dog, vaccinated for rabies, was taken into custody.
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Richmond
Montrose
Henrico County
Christine Paige Hubbard
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Henrico
W. J. Hedrick
Break-in at store door pried off for 40 cents
A break-in damaged a building on Valley Ave to access a soda machine. About 40 cents was taken from the money box and 30 bottles stolen. Repairs around $40. Raymond Galliday of Old Mill Storage reported to Deputy Sheriff McIlwee that the incident happened between 5 PM yesterday and 7:30 AM today. The front door was pried off with a screwdriver or bar and the sheriff's office investigates.
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Raymond Galliday
Old Mill
Valley Ave
Charles R. McIlwee
Sheriff’s Office
Middletown Council Shifts to Tuesday Meetings
Middletown Town Council will meet on the first Tuesday of each month through June, announced Mayor Archie Manuel. The Feb 6 session starts at 7 p.m. with a public hearing at 7:30 on two ordinances setting personal property and real estate tax rates and curb gutter and sidewalk regulations.
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Middletown
Archie Manuel
Annexation Bill Debate Highlights City Boundary Struggles
Richmond leaders push for statewide annexation legislation as costly lawsuits over expanding city lines loom. Mayor Crowe describes housing and service pressures while opponents point to high legal costs and limited gains from annexations across Virginia counties and towns.
Registration for Adult Classes Continues at Handley High
Area residents may still enroll in two adult courses taught at Handley High School cafeteria from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Superintendent Jacob L Johnston announced the classes open for the second semester and begin this week with registration continuing tomorrow night.
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Handley High School
Ity School
Jacob L. Johnson
Fete Plans Pushed At 2 Hour Meeting For Shenandoah Blossom
Planning session for the 41st Shenandoah Blossom Festival on May 3 and 4 drew 55 people at Frank Armstrong II’s home. Officials highlighted bands from multiple states and Canada, new parade entrants, and ongoing efforts by city and regional groups to organize queen, court, and pageant events.
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Fete
Frank Armstrong
Briarmont Drive
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
E. E. McIntyre
Philip A. Colclough
States
Canada
A. Ryland Conner
Hialeah
Fla
Miami
Coral Park
Athens
Ala
Reading
Lenoir City
Tenn
Millsboro
Del
Queen Anne’s County
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Paul B. Noble, Jr
Conservatory
Arthur W. Spaid
Shenandoah College
Maryland
West Virginia
George W. Clowser, Jr
Paul Schneider
Lord Nominated For National Raritan Post
Edward L. Lord of Stephenson was nominated as a national director of Raritan at Virginia Beach during the 40th annual Raritan National Convention. The event runs through today with awards planned and a luncheon with Miss America.
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Edward L. Lord
Stephenson
Raritan
Virginia Beach
Lord
Stonewall
Rappahannock
Raritan National
Tom Rosenberger
Frederick County
Charles E. Marston
North Garden
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Richmond Eyes Wallace Address For Virginia Assembly
Former Del. T Coleman Andrews of Richmond says Gov. Mills E Godwin Jr will decide today if Alabama Gov. George C Wallace will be invited to address the Virginia General Assembly. Andrews suggested Wallace speak after Arthur Goldberg declined.
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Richmond
del. T. Coleman Andrews
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Andrews
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Virginia General Assembly
Godwin
Gov. Wallace
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Ore
Alexandria
Hahn
Chesterfield County
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Gunter
Crowe
State of
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Winchester - Frederick County
New Market
Abington
Suffolk
Manassas
Fairfax County
MR. Battaile
J. Randolph Larrick
Ben B. Dutton
J. Robert Russell
Gainesboro
Mr. Gunter
Potomac Edison
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Allegheny Power System
Winchester Evening Star
Shenandoah XLI
Pennsylvania
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Margaret Flickinger
L. W. Brown
Lamar Sloan
William M. Battaile
Wendell Seldon
Francis Funk
F. J. Woolf
Virginia State Police
National Raritan Post
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