Virginia colleges confer over 3500 degrees in 1960s era remarks
More than 3,500 degrees were awarded by a dozen Virginia colleges and universities as commencement speakers urged foresight in energy, education, and state finances. Roanoke College honored Rear Adm. Lewis L. Strauss with a future‑focused address. Governors and professors questioned pay‑as‑you‑go budgets and called for self‑funded projects, while graduates at William and Mary, UVA, Hampden‑Sydney and others received notable diplomas with strong rhetoric on democracy and national aims.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Lewis L. Strauss
Roanoke College
Atomic Energy Commission
Colgate W. Darden Jr
University of Virginia
Lynchburg College
Darden
Joseph C. Robert
Hampden - Sydney College
University of Richmond
Madison College
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
William and Mary
Hampden- Sydney
Old Dominion
Madison
Medical College of Virginia
Lynchburg
Randolphe Macon Woman’s College
Randolph - Macon
Roane Loke
Eastern Mennonite
Mary Baldwin
Miles to Lead Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Campaign
Waldo Miles Jr., a 53 year old Bristol attorney, was named campaign director for the Godwin Pollard Button ticket. The appointment aims to unite factions in the southwest ninth district and reflects Miles’ moderate Byrd organization alignment.
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Richmond
Godwin-Pollard - Button
Southwest Virginia
Waldo Miles Jr
Bristol
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Miles
Byrd Organization
del. Fred Pollard
Godwin
Robert Y. Button
Pollard
Button
Watkins M. Abbitt
Corber Criticizes Harrison Funds Move as Too Little Too Late
State Republican Chairman Robert J. Corber said Governor Harrison's speedup of funds to state institutions is too little and too late. He urged a crash program and a call for a special legislative session to approve immediate plans for 1965 56 and future college applicant needs.
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Arlington
Gavy. Harerison
Robert J. Corber
Corber
Harrison
Crossword Clue Pack for Swiss River and More
A compact set of crossword style clues covering a Swiss river, a painter, a clamp, Roman numerals, flavor variants, a depot abbreviation, and related terms plus a list of down entries including willful destroyer and nitrogen form.
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Switzerland
George Washington
Crossword Clue Fragments From a Partial Entry
A list of crossword style clues with numbered hints includes terms like Emissary Barney tea era fulcrum to oar organ of si and other entries such as Extinct bird Color Woody perennial Dutch painter Negative vote Saltpeter and South Pacific island. The readable text presents a mixture of clues and partial answers without a cohesive article narrative.
Strike Looms at Newport News Shipyard After Offer Rejected
About 15 000 members of the Peninsula Shipbuilders Association plan a mass meeting at Warwick High School stadium to consider a possible strike against Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co after rejecting the firm’s final offer. The current contract expires Friday and the union seeks fringe benefits with a 3 percent wage increase declined by management.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Warwick High School
L. W. Gaulay
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
Exeires
Virginia
Gaulay
Conservative Council Sets July 10 Convention Date
Virginia Conservative Council fixed July 10 for a convention to nominate state officers. Chairman John W. Carter said talks with Republican gubernatorial candidates to decide backing are ongoing. The group distances itself from the Democratic ticket led by Mills Godwin Jr., Fred Pollard, and Robert Button.
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Richmond
Virginia Conservative Council
John W. Carter
Danville
Carter
A. Linwood Holton
Roanoke
Vincent F. Callhan Jr
Dortch Warriner
Mills E. Godwin Jr
del. Fred Pollard
Robert Y. Button
Negroes to Advise on Agriculture in Virginia
An advisory committee on state agriculture will include three Negro members. Appointments were announced by James E. Warren, chair of the Virginia ASCS State Committee. The appointees are Willard Smith of Dry Fork Pittsylvania County pastor of New Hope Baptist near Danville Oscar Beverly Brown Jr of Abingdon elementary school teacher and Lloyd Sykes of Capron principal of Drewryville District School Southampton County. Warren said the appointments mark another ASCS step in equal opportunity progress.
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Danville
James E. Warren
Virginia Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Willard Smith
Dry Fork
Pittsylvania County
New Hope Baptist Church
Oscar Beverly Brown Jr
Abingdon
Lloyd Sykes
Capron
Drewryville
Southampton County
Warren
ASCS
Two Virginia Officials to Leave Public Service
Richmond AP reports two veteran state officials will retire on June 30 upon reaching the mandatory age of 70. W Frank Smyth Jr heads the Virginia correctional system with 46 years of service, while David N Huddle directs engineering for the State Highway Department with 33 years. Smyth’s retirement was postponed at the request of welfare department director William L Painter.
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Richmond
W. Frank Smyth Jr
Virginia Correctional System
David N. Huddle
State Highway Department
Smyth
Huddle
William L. Painter
State Department of Welfare and Institutions
Arrests and questioning tied to Chesapeake family death
Welton Etheridge 27 was charged with murder and two aggravated assault counts after a weekend quarrel that left James Patterson 26 dead and brothers William 31 and Isiah 22 wounded. Police also questioned two other men as the investigation continued.
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Chesapeake, Va
Chesapeake
Welton Walter Etheridge
Rt. 2
Box 139
James Patterson
Box 217
William
Isiah
Navy Plane Crew Survives Forced Ditching at Sea
A navy amphibious plane from Bermuda to Norfolk suffered loss of control as a liferaft entangled the tail. The craft ditched in 15 foot Atlantic seas eighty miles east of Cape Hatteras. Lt Cmdr Philip C. Smith Jr and Lt Cmdr Robert Bue led a 14 man crew to the tug Hoist and were later towed to Norfolk Naval Air Station after spending the night aboard the tug.
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NAVY
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Atlantic
Bermuda
Philip C. Smith Jr
Cmdr
Robert Bue
Smith
Bue
Hoist
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