Draft Director Sees Complaints Yet Defends Lottery Fairness
Washington AP report shows draft director Curtis Tarr addressing concerns over the 1971 lottery for military inductions. He aims to prove fairness despite criticism that last year’s drawing was not random. The process used separate date and number capsules and computer tables amid extended delays and security sweeps. Tarr certified the results as official with no bomb found.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Order of Armed Forces
Tarr
Selective Service
Cape Charles asks industry to shut down plant odor
Cape Charles mayor and town council urged Haynie Products Co. to close the $1 million fish meal processing plant after ongoing offensive odors since its opening. The plant employs about 50 and the town will discuss the future only if odors end, with a definite closure request at present.
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Cape Charles
George E. Ward, Jr
Haynie Products Co
Ward
Honor America Day Parade Celebrations Across the Nation
Flags and patriotic events mark July 4 honors across cities. Waikiki leaders call a flag only march, Milwaukee hosts soul food picnics and dances, while Virginia scouts carry an American flag from Williamsburg to Washington. The Washington observance includes memorial services and a fireworks finale led by Billy Graham and Bob Hope.
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Associated Press
Robert E. Cole Jr
Ade
Waikiki
Milwaukee
Crispus Attucks
Boston
Virginia
Williamsburg
Washington
America
Continental Congress
Billy Graham
Bob Hope
Washington,d.c
Lincoln Memorial
Perry
Iowa
Train kills Norfolk girl at crossing
Deborah Ann Anderson, 13, of Norfolk was killed when struck by a Norfolk and Western train at the Granby Street Omohundra Avenue crossing. Witnesses said she and a group of children were headed to a department store and darted into the eastbound train’s path after waiting for a westbound train.
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Norfolk (Ap
Deborah Ann Anderson
Norfolk
Norfolk and Western
Granby Street
Omohundra Avenue
Coffee and Tea Culture Arrives in Virginia in 1700s
The record notes that coffee and tea failed to gain popularity in Virginia before the 18th century. It highlights the shift as colonial tastes evolved and these beverages started to become favored amid social and cultural changes.
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Virginia
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