Dismissal Ruling Highlights Desegregation in Giles County
Federal Judge Thomas J. Michie ruled that Giles County public schools desegregation last year discriminated against seven Negro teachers when they were not rehired. The decision bars further discrimination in personnel practices and notes the need to evaluate teachers on individual merit. The Virginia Teachers Association welcomed the ruling as a precedent for integrating faculties and protecting dismissed or discriminated teachers.
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Giles County
Charlottesville
Virginia
Thomas J. Michie
Virginia Teachers Association
Michie
Murder Charge Will Be Heard In State Court
In Richmond, Judge John D. Butzner Jr. orders a murder case against Harold Lee Jones to be heard in Richmond Circuit Court rather than Federal Court. Jones, 32, faces death if convicted for the Sept 8, 1963 slaying of prison guard Hilton Bland. His appeal to the 4th Circuit is noted.
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Richmond
John D. Butzner Jr
Richemond
Harold Lee Jones
Federal District Court
Jones
Hilton E. Bland
Howard H. Carewile
Monsday
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Butzner
Willie M. Moore
Dinwiddie County
Sussex County
Moore
Governor criticizes trend in public thinking and freedoms
In Richmond AP report Governor Harrison condemns a new definition of freedom shaping public opinion. He cites discontent voices demanding instant freedom, cites Black Muses in federal prisons, college placards with four letter words, and peaceful assembly rights. He notes courts tightening evidence and arrest rules and doubts on confessions as evidence.
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Richmond
Alebertis S. Harrison Jr
Southern States Probation and Parole Conference
Southern States Prison Association
Callifornia College
Harrison
Methodists Hear Sales Tax Report Virginia Beach
A Virginia Conference report urges next year enactment of a statewide sales tax and access to birth control information. It also calls for mental health funding boosts and improved state hospitals. The conference released funds for Virginia Wesleyan College on the Norfolk Beach boundary, with $792,544 raised locally and $1,261,250 deposited. Judge Jerry G. Bray elected state lay leader, succeeding A. G. Jefferson.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia Methodist Conference
Conference Board of Christian Social Concerns
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk Beach
Tidewater
Joseph S. Johnston
Norfolk
Jerry G. Bray
Chesappeake Corporation Court
A. G. Jefferson
Lynchburg
Jumbo Knit Look Knit Shell and Jacket Pattern 7123
Advertisement for needlecraft patterns from 1965 listing pattern 7123 for jacket and shell in two pieces plus one piece construction, sizes 32-38. Price 35 cents per pattern with 15 cents extra for mailing, order from Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star New York address.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Broken Bones and Scratches Fail to Dampen Horse Show Fun
Two entrants at the Blue Ridge Hunt Horse Show at Carter Hall Grove returned to the saddle after minor injuries. Linda Denny of Berryville broke a leg warming up Sparkey for the Junior Working Hunter, while Patricia Donovan Guest of Front Royal sustained a facial cut and arm abrasions. The event drew 256 horses from six states with two rings in operation and a full day of competition and spectators.
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Millwood
Carter Hall Grove
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Linda Denny
Berryville
Sparkey
Carter Hall
Patricia Donovan
Front Royal
Red Cross
Frank Christopher
Parachutes Use Large Sides To Channel Air Like Jet Engine
The sky diving sport parachutes have wide panels that let air escape and push the canopy opposite the hole, functioning like a small jet engine according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Va Shipyard Won't Close Amid Strike Warning
Newport News shipyard officials warn the Peninsula Shipbuilders Association that the plant will stay open, even if a historic plantwide strike occurs. A. Albert Giese says the firm will continue current terms only if PSA stalls talks and lets the contract expire. union seeks piecework plus overtime alongside straight time while management offers piecework but rejects overtime.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
PSA
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Norman Haymaker
Lanham
Jacques Jenny
Unionville
William G. Miller, Jr
Herndon
Jack Prestage
Boyce
Eric Myers
Jack Holland
George Estep
Charles Stuart
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Union
A. Albert Giese
L. W. Gauley
Sherwin-Williams
Excello
LE Xe
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Sherwin-Williams Paints
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