Unlikely Downturn in Virginia Wheat Prices and Harvest Outlook
Virginia forecasts a slight 1 percent drop in total wheat production to about one billion bushels. No. 2 Red Winter wheat prices ranged from 1.76 to 2.00 per bushel across Richmond Norfolk Rapidan and Rockingham. Eastern Shore potato production is seen up about 2 percent at 3,150,000 hundredweight with heavy rains reducing tomato acreage by about 7 percent. Harvesting of tomatoes and wheat begins this month and yields depend on weather.
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Virginia
Virginia’s
Richmond
Norfolk
Rapidan
Rockingham
Chicago
Baltimore
Drought Relief Aid Canceled in Nine Va Counties
Virginia agriculture officials canceled drought relief for nine counties while urging faster aid for 56 others. The list was reduced from 65 counties drawn May 24 and now requires approval from the disaster committee and the secretary of agriculture.
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Richmond
Haverie
Virginia
Ivania
Southampton
Isle of
King & A Surry
Washington
James E. Warren
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
New Chinese Stamps Feature AP Photographs
The Nationalist government to issue postage stamps on June 27 to honor refugees arriving in Hong Kong from the Communist mainland in May 1962. The first set, 80 cent denomination, highlights Lee Ying crying as she is told to return to China. 2 million copies. The second set, $3.20 denomination, shows a refugee leading his ill wife back to the border. 600,000 copies.
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Taipei
Formosa
Associated Press
Red China
P. C. Lee
Hong Kong
Tiger Standard
Radiophoto
Chiang Kaishek
Lee Ying
China
U.S
High Court Sets Redistricting Case for Nov 12
The High Court fixed November 12 for a redistricting case as the 1962 legislature drew lines in northern Virginia and certain areas, with the ruling stayed while appeals proceed. Richmond Circuit Judge E W Hening Jr heard Norfolk residents’ bid to halt elections under the 1962 acts and to declare them unconstitutional. No decision timetable given.
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Virginia
Richmond
E. W. Hening Jr
Norfolk
Heniig
River Dragging Resumes for Two Young Drowning Victims
In Thurmond Fayette County West Virginia a search resumed today for Sammy Howington 12 and Elizabeth Howington 8 who drowned yesterday in the New River. Witnesses said Elizabeth fell in while playing and Sam rushed to help before both disappeared.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
Thurmond
Fayette County
Sammy Howington
Elizabeth Howington
Elizabeth
Green Grow the Lilacs Tour by Academy Graduates
A production of Lynn Riggs play Green Grow the Lilacs tours clubs schools and colleges next October and November under the sponsorship of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The bus truck company will employ recent Academy graduates.
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New York
Lynn Riggs
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Virginia Farm FFA members honored for forestry dairy and safety
The Rural Retreat FFA chapter of Wythe County was named outstanding in forestry and received 275 dollars. Fisher's ache, B. L. Albrite, earned 125 dollars in special recognition. New London Bedford and Buffalo Gap high school FFA chapters won 100 and 0 dollars respectively for dairy and farm safety achievements. Floyd County was also mentioned in the award event.
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Land County
FFA
Fisher’s Ache
B. L. Albrite
Rural Retreat
Wythe County
New London
Bedford Yi
Buffalo Gap High School
Floyd County
Mikoyan Returns to Work as Deputy Premier
Anastas Mikoyan resumes duties as first deputy premier in Moscow after weeks of illness. Reports say he joined Khrushchev and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in discussions, following a trip where he met Fidel Castro in Murmansk. He had a bad cold that developed into kidney issues.
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Moscow
Anastas Mikoyan
Valentina Tereshkova
Khrushchev
Mikoyan
Fidel Castro
Murmansk
Spicing Canned Beans With Chili Powder and Cumin
A quick tip suggests kicking canned baked beans in tomato sauce with a dash of chili powder and optional cumin for extra warmth. The note favors simple pantry seasonings to elevate a basic side dish.
Roanoke Moves To Integrate School Faculties
The Roanoke school board plans to desegregate two junior highs and two elementary schools this September. The minister praised integration, while the NAACP urged hiring on merit, not race. The board postponed a decision on removing a pupil transfer clause amid federal pressure.
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Roanoke
Wilkinson
NAACP
Thomas Michie
U.S. Supreme Court
Sugar Topping Tips for Rolled and Drop Cookies
The guide suggests brushing rolled and cut cookie dough with lightly beaten egg white before adding sugar for a glossy finish. It notes some drop cookie doughs accept sugar without egg white. Colored sugar provides an attractive topping for vanilla cookies.
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