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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
6
A Cripple Creek discovery in 1891 is hailed as one of history’s greatest gold strikes, generating about 400 million dollars in district yield and reshaping Colorado mining history.
About 7,500 Virginians received diplomas across eight colleges and universities in Virginia. Sen. Vance Hartke urged graduates at the University of Virginia to face social issues, while Sen. William Spong addressed Old Dominion University graduates on realistic solutions to race, drugs, and poverty. Mary Baldwin College honored Kenneth L. Jones for community service. other ceremonies included Virginia Commonwealth University, Madison College, George Mason, and Hampden-Sydney.
In the 1836 election no vice presidential candidate earned a majority of Electoral College votes. Richard Mentor Johnson was chosen by the Senate and served a single term, the only vice president elected directly by the Senate.
A snippet describes Harrisonburg Hose Company No. 4 using a fire hydrant as a drying rack. Despite its sturdy exterior the hydrant can still be turned on by a handy wrench.
The 1836 postal rate set two cents per letter and one cent per newspaper delivered. John Randolph, an early Virginian, studied at three colleges but claimed he learned more from his own library.
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