Work Strike at Virginia Prison Enters Second Week
Convicts at the State prison in Virginia enter the second week of a work strike after demanding raises for shop labor. About 800 of 1,350 inmates participate while 22 agitators are in solitary. Officials cite disciplinary measures and halted meals as negotiations stall. External groups condemn alleged abuses including solitary confinement and restricted rights.
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Virginia Prison
Richmond
Philip J. Hirschkop
American Civil Liberties Union
W. Lester Banks
NAACP
Frank T. Adams
Virginia Council of Human Relations
Cincinnati
Cunningham
Troxel Reelected To Academy Of General Practice
Dr. James Roy Troxel of 117 West Boscawen Street has been reelected to active membership in the American Academy of General Practice. Re election confirms 150 hours of accredited postgraduate study in the last three years. Members face triennial reelection on the original election date. The academy, second largest in the nation, requires ongoing medical education.
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James Roy Troxel
West Boscawen St
American Academy of General Practice
National Association of Family Doctors
The
Academy
National Medical Association
Purcellville Cow Sets Milk Record
Purcellville cow Keystone Kandy 5977049, a three year old Registered Holstein owned by Center Field Farm H Ralph Fields, produced 13 370 lbs of milk and 678 lbs of butterfat in 309 days. Virginia Tech supervised the tests in cooperation with Holstein Friesian America breed programs. Arlington reports school costs over 700 per pupil, the highest in Virginia.
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Brattleboro
Center Field Farm
Godwin to keynote Virginia Democratic convention
Virginia Democrats head to the state convention with a unifying keynote by Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. Abbitt named Godwin to avoid intraparty rifts as younger Democrats seek party posts. Potential clashes loom for Abbitt’s chairmanship and national committee seats.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Watkins M. Abbitt
Godwin
Abbitt
Sidney S. Kellam
Virginia Beach
Virginia Legionnaires Back Asian Policy at Convention
Virginia members of the American Legion voiced full support for the government’s Southeast Asia policy and called for resumed bombing of North Vietnam after a reasonable time limit on Paris peace talks. The group also backed military action to recover the USS Pueblo if talks fail and urged Gov. Mills Godwin to fire state employees who violate Selective Service laws.
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Richmond
Southeast Asia
Virginia
American Legion
North Vietnam
Paris
Legion
National Security Committee
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Lewis B. Hershey
Legionnaires
Hershey
Congress
Forrestal Returns to Sea Duty After Fire Disaster
The carrier Forrestal leaves Norfolk for Mediterranean duty with Carrier Air Wing 17 aboard and a crew of about 2,700. This marks a return a year after deadly fires in the Tonkin Gulf in July 1967 that killed 134 sailors and caused extensive damage.
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Norfolk
Forrestal
Mediterranean
Gulf of Tonkin
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Caribbean
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Carrier Air Wing 17
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
State agencies to buy own cars under plan in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky AP The state finance department orders all 120 agencies to purchase their own automobiles rather than leasing from the highway department motor pool Commissioner Albert Christen says the change will save a substantial amount of money.
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Frankfort, Ky
State Finance Department
Highway Department
Albert Christen
Battle Raises Possibility Of Virginia Governorship
William C. Battle of Charlottesville hinted he may run for Virginia governor in the future after addressing the Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce. He noted Sen. Henry E. Howell's strong organization and Negro vote appeal, aided by Stant’s congressional primary win backing Howell. A side note warns skin lacerations on the hand are particularly risky due to tendon and nerve exposure.
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Norfolk
William C. Battle
Charlottesville
Australia
Virginia
Battle
Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
John S. Battle
Henry E. Howell
Howell
Frederick T. Stant
John F. Rixey
Stant
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Penney
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Mattre
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Alexandria
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E. Boscawen
Miller
Anderson
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