Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Rush Toward July Primary
Three Democrats Campaign with ten days left before the July 15 primary. William C. Battle campaigned in the Staun District and Vienna. Fred G. Pollard spoke in Portsmouth and Richmond and planned a West Virginia bar session. Henry E. Howell Jr. toured Roanoke and Stanley urging ROTC on campuses and access for recruiters, while Hicks and Miller promoted consumer protection and air pollution policy respectively.
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Lliam C. Battle
Stn
Fred G. Pollard
Chesapeake
Henry E. Howell Jr
Roanoke
Stanley
Howell
Lynchburg
Reserve Officers Training Corps
ROTC
Virginia
Norfolk
Armed Services
America
Battle
Vienna
U.S
C. F. Hicks
Portsemouth
Hicks
General Assembly
Andrew Miller
Lexington
State Air Pollution Control Board
Miller
Dear Abby panel advises aging lies and life lessons
A reader asks how to handle a sister in law who lies about her age and a teen who must balance babysitting with parental rules. Abigail Van Buren counsels Molly to act her age, advise Karen to clarify expectations, and endorses the husband's and wife’s communication on answering the phone. A final note rejects a rude thank you for flowers.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Molly
Desegregation Rules Not Weakened by Policy Change
Washington AP official says new policy does not lift 1969-70 desegregation deadlines. Letters will warn southern districts that timelines remain and funds threats still apply. Delays may be allowed for bonafide educational reasons, with more reliance on lawsuits than funding cutoffs.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Leon Panetta
Department
Office of Civilights
HEW
Robert Finch
Atty
John N. Mitchell
National
Finch and
Mitchell
Panetta
Johnson
Finch-Mitchell
Law professor argues against capitulation to dissenters
Cornell law professor Robert S. Pasley told the Virginia State Bar Association panel that yielding to student dissent undermines responsible control of schools. Virginia Lt. Gov. Pollard backed Pasley, saying Virginia will not let similar capitulations happen. The convention also covered judicial reform, bipartisan issues in the Assembly and other topics. The session noted the foot as a unit of measure prior to standardization.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Cornell University
Robert S. Pasley
Virginia State Bar Association
Cornell
Pasley
Association
Greenbrier
Monrad G. Paulsen
University of Virginia Law School
Virginia
Pollard
del. M. Caldwell Butler
Rooney Buys Inn Plans to Shoot Movies in Pa
Actor Mickey Rooney and Daniel Tabas say they bought the Downingtown Motor Inn to convert it into a motion picture studio in Pennsylvania. They plan to produce three to five films annually and hope to host a major golf tournament, bringing top level entertainment to the area. The inn features about 200 rooms, plus indoor and outdoor pools and a golf course.
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Rooney
Downingtown, Pa
Mickey Rooney
Daniel Tabasi
Downingtown ‘Motor Inn
Virginia adopts snooper bridge inspection equipment
The Virginia Department of Highways announced immediate use of a new snooper device to reduce inspection time by at least 25 percent and inspect bridge bottoms without scaffolding. Weighing 18 tons and costing $32,000, two units were bought. one will go to the District, with limited local use expected.
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Virginia Department of Highways
Flags to Fly Until War Ends in Edna Texas
In Edna Texas a daily flag display persists as a local protest against the Vietnam war. Mayor A D Tinker led a council resolution promising to display the U S flag along streets until an honorable peace is secured. About 130 to 150 flags rise each morning on main streets and in front of homes. Citizens have sent Texas flags to units in Vietnam upon request from received letters and the local American Legion post has grown.
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Edna
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Vietnam
A. D. Tinker
Tinker
University of California Law School
Berkeley
Navy
Army
United States of America
Steele Simons
Farres Drug Store
Main Street
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George Vaught
Ray Ewing
Raymond Sandy
Education Association
Finch
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Bill Bailey
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Bete
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Citizens Committee For
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