Special Session Enacts Major Virginia General Laws
Dal Duncan Gibbs of Front Royal notes the longest special session in history as the Virginia General Assembly enacted key measures. Most items covered tax relief for the elderly and agriculture lands, 26th Amendment adoption, sewage and welfare funding, new state troopers and investigators, education funding enforcement, pari mutuel betting study, health insurance reviews, and tax form alignment with the federal system beginning 1972.
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Virginia
Susie Remains Calm Amid Tire Cutting Ordeal
Susie faced a tense episode as a hacksaw and knife were used to cut the tire. Her even temper kept the situation under control and she never lost her composure during the lengthy ordeal.
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Virginia Attorney General to Seek Supreme Court Stay
Virginia Attorney General Andrew P. Miller plans to petition Chief Justice Warren E. Burger for a stay before the U.S. Supreme Court next week, with possible action as early as the coming days.
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Richmond
Andrew P. Miller
Warren E. Burger
U.S. Supreme Court
General Assembly
Miller
Butler Reunion and Yard Party Announced In Local Notices
Butler Reunion set for Sunday at Key Club Shelter 1 Winchester Recreation Park with lunch at 1 p.m. Burnt Factory United Methodist Church hosts Yard Party Saturday with dinners from 5 p.m. featuring country ham and barbecue. Proceeds fund the church building. Open to the public. Meanwhile a federal stay request delays reapportionment appeals as courts consider district maps and potential 1990 elections.
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Burnt Factory United Methodist Church
Dear Abby Hair Dispute Between Father and Son
A family debate centers on Sam 18 who wears hair past his collar prompting his father to threaten ribbons and curlers. The sister offers philosophical views on hair and society while readers suggest naming Abyssinian kittens Dear Abys. A reader notes Illinois shotgun weddings allow use of the father’s name on birth certificates without marriage.
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Dad
Jong
Abys
Illinois
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1900 Horses May Die In Two Texas Counties
Harlingen Texas AP health official warns 1900 horses may die from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis spreading in Hidalgo and Cameron counties. Officials report human cases and hospitalizations, while spraying and vaccination efforts target pests and livestock.
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Tex
John Copenhaver
Hidalgo-Cameron
Central
Southerica
Mexico
U.S. Office of Veterinarian Public Health Service
Latin America
U.S. Air Force
Cameron County
Hidalgo County
Richard Parker
Atlanta
Whence Their Name Tars From Tarpaulin Sailor Garments
In early sailing days sailors wore tarpaulin cloth treated with tar for water resistance. The fabric earned them the nickname tarpaulins, which was soon shortened to tars.
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