Virginia weekend road toll rises with seven deaths
The Associated Press reports seven weekend highway fatalities in Virginia raising the year total to 427. Victims include Machael Line don Redwood 42 and Anita 13 of Lynchburg killed near Lovington Nelson County. James Calvin Foxx 25 Mt Solon and James Edwin Christian 22 Weyers Cave killed near Bridgewater. Susan Kay Sexton 4 Wytheville run over by a truck. Victor Joseph Paradis 48 Colonial Heights dies from a crash near Chesterfield County. Emma Hancock Vaughan 58 Rich Square NC among the injured.
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Machael Linedon Redwood
Anita
Lynchburg
U. S. 29
Nelson County
Bridgewater
James Calvin Foxx
Mt. Solon
James Edwin Christian
Weyers Cave
Rockingham County
Wytheville
Susan Kay Sexton
Charles Sexton
Richmond
Victor Joseph Paradis
Colonial Heights
Virginia 10
Chesterfield County
Suffolk
Emma Hancock Vaughan
Rich Square
N. C
Suffolk Hospital
U. S. 13
Nansemond County
VMI Foundation names Gen Lemuel Shepherd chairman
The Virginia Military Institute Foundation elects Gen Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. as chairman of its board of trustees for the first time since Gen George C. Marshall's death in 1959. Shepherd, a 1917 VMI graduate and retired Marine Corps commandant, leads the endowment group.
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Virginia Military Institute Foundation
George C. Marshall
Marine Corps
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VMI
Southern Presbyterians Open 3 Day Conference
Delegates to the Virginia Synod of the Southern Presbyterian Church gather for a three day session at Hampden Sydney to back President Johnsons war on poverty and condemn right wing extremists. About 500 ministers and lay leaders represent 499 churches and 123000 members as conferences open with talks on college status and church related education.
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Southern Presbyterian Church
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Danforth Foundation
St. Louis
Marvin B. Perry
University of Virginia
Jack M. Bevan
Florida Presbyterian College
St. Petersburg
Fla
Synod
Committee On Christian Relations
Two Die in Virginia Water Accidents
Two people died in separate water incidents in Virginia. Homer Bland, 49, a Williamsburg garage owner, was killed after his boat was struck by Calvert Cleveland Johnson during a Gold Cup Regatta warmup at Hopewell Yacht Club on the Appomattox River. Johnson survived the crash. A 16 year old, Steven Stefurak of Henrico County, drowned at Westhaven Lake near Mechanicsville after jumping from a low board.
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Steven Stefurak
Henrico County
Westhaven Lake
Mechanicsville
Hanover County
Virginia voter registration unchanged despite poll tax issue
About 1.3 million Virginians remain registered as of last October. No breakdown on how many have paid the poll tax. Federal elections require poll tax payment only for state and local ballots, while the 24th Amendment bans such taxes for federal contests.
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Richmond
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Earey
Road Fund Sought for Recreation Areas
Bedford County Democrat Del. Lacc ey E. Putney proposes a special state road fund to aid recreation areas similar to industrial access roads. The plan calls for at least $3 million from general revenues without diverting gasoline or license tax funds.
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del. Laccey E. Putney
Bedford County
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Puteney
General Fund
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Law Defiance Assailed by Wa. Governor
Governor Harrison condemned open defiance of law at a ceremony in Tazewell unveiling portraits of Supreme Court Justice Archibald C. Buchanan and former Governor George C. Peery. He warned that citizens or groups choosing which laws to obey threaten government by law itself.
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Harrison
Supreme Court
Archibald C. Buchanan
George C. Peery
Artesian Well Definition In Plain Terms
An artesian well is created by boring into a porous rock layer where water flows under natural pressure. The water rises to the surface without pumping due to the hydraulic pressure in the aquifer. It forms when confined water is trapped between impermeable layers.
Virginia Bankers to Meet at Hot Springs
The 72nd annual Virginia Bankers Association meeting opens Wednesday in Hot Springs with over 700 Virginia and out-of-state bankers and guests. Speakers include K. A. Randall chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and Admiral Arleigh Burke former Chief of Naval Operations.
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Virginia Bankers Association
Virginia
K. A.randall
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Roadeo Won By Roanoke Teenager
Beverly T. Fitzpatrick Jr. of Roanoke won the Virginia Teen-Age Safe Driving Roadeo with 508 of 550 points. His father is Municipal Judge Beverly T. Fitzpatrick. Curt Glenn of McLean took second and Mark Catron of Gate City finished third.
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Beverly T. Fitzpatrick Jr
Beverly T. Fitzpatrick
Roanoke
Washington, D. C
Curt Glenn
McLean
Mark Catron
Gate City
Virginia colleges grant 2000 plus degrees in notable commencements
More than 2,000 graduates from VMI, Virginia Tech, and Richmond Professional Institute received degrees as Col. John H. Glenn spoke at VMI. Gov. Albertis S. Harrison Jr. addressed Tech graduates, urging them to stay in Virginia and pursue opportunity. Rep. David E. Satterfield III spoke at RPI urging active citizenship and vigilance over federal power.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Richmond Professional Institute
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RPI
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Lexington
Blacksburg
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Tech
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