Urban Solons to Have Farm Say
Urban House Members mobilize against farm subsidy programs in a widening split with rural allies. The debate centers on payments to cotton wheat and feed grain farmers, with urban Democrats and some Republicans backing a $20 000 cap per farmer as Congress eyes 1969 farm legislation.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
Paul Findley
R, Ill
Findley
New York City
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Pinch of Daylight for Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange marks a watershed as a new trading floor expands capacity and hours for the first time in years. It outlines long range planning, a $155 million building letter of intent with New York, automation investments, and a push toward central stock certificate vaulting.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Robert Haack
Haack
City of
Roanoke Candidate Sees Mixed Reaction to Desegregation Deadlines
Roanoke Republican William B. Robertson reacts to the federal policy ending arbitrary school desegregation deadlines. He questions the track mentality while urging swift integration and quality education for Virginia youth. Robertson wires President Nixon and asks HEW for updates on the policy’s implementation.
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Roanoke
House of Delegates
William B. Robertson
White House
Nixon
Virginia
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robertson
HEW
Virginia approves 10 teacher training projects
The Virginia Department of Education announced 10 Education Professions Development Act projects to train 350 teachers and aides. Wise County leads with 82,000 for a regional program serving Dickenson, Scott, and Lee. Buchanan County gets 50,786 covering Tazewell and Russell, with several other counties and cities listed for specific grants.
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Richmond
State Department of Education
Virginia
Wise County
Dickenson
Scott and Lee
Buchanan County
Tazewell
Russell
Bedford
Chesterfield
Page
Stafford
York
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Stafford Receives Flying Tiger Pilot Trophy in Ojai
Col. Thomas P. Stafford commander of Apollo 10 accepts the Flying Tiger Pilot trophy at the 27th Flying Tigers reunion in California. He salutes the World War II group under Lt Gen Claire Lee Chennault noting their wartime effort and the half a million volunteers who aided them. Also mentioned is the 1953 Artmobile gifted by Miller and Rhoads to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Ojai
Calif
Thomas P. Stafford
Asia
Claire Lee Chennault
Stafford
Flying Tigers
America
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia
Miller and Rhoads
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By Barbara Coleman
Winchester
Boscawen and
Washington Sts
Winchester, Virginia
Federal Home Loan
Fslic Secondary Reserve
General Reserve
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Robert B. Dale, Jr
Exec
Earl W. Foreman
Ass’t
Maurice W. Perry
Vayne B
Omps
Mildred K, Ellers
Richard E, Byrd
Jo Shoan Kuykendall
William L, Perry
Vayne
Robert B, Dale, Jr
J.T, Kremer
Maurice W, Perry
James R, Wilkins
Flying Tiger Pilot Trophy
Boscawen Sts
Raf
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