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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1966
Page
5
In Washington a nine day civil rights trial led by Julius W. Hobson challenges de facto school segregation. The suit seeks a ruling that segregation is unconstitutional and may set a nationwide precedent for city and suburb education in Virginia and Maryland.
Two hit and run incidents reported yesterday in the city caused minor damage. A Millwood Ave. parking lot backing car owned by Jack Haines had its rear fender and bumper damaged in a 10:30 a.m. strike with a passing truck, $10 estimate. A second parked car owned by Mrs. Charles McIntosh was struck at 4:35 p.m., tail light damaged, no estimate available.
Eleven jurors and a judge read aloud a 20 page pornographic novel each day as trial over interstate shipment of obscene literature continues. The defense argued for public access and mistrial motions were denied.
East Palo Alto begins a Stanford led study using a $3 million IBM computer setup to teach reading and arithmetic to all first year pupils for a full school term. The project relies on individual instruction with earphones two TV screens and keyboard learning stations. A million dollar grant funds a new building and 20 learning stations to tutor each child toward word sound and meaning with immediate computer feedback.
The State Corporation Commission approved the conversion of Harrisonburg Loan and Thrift into a commercial bank. The new entity will be Spotswood Bank, an affiliate of United Virginia Bank Shares Inc. of Richmond, with Fred O. Funkhouser announcing the plan.
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