Principals Urged as Key to Higher Quality Education
Virginia's state education leaders urged principals to lead a statewide push for better schooling. Dr. Woodrow Wilkerson announced plans for enhanced government and economics instruction, broader vocational education, more in service training, expanded educational TV use, and improved science curricula in middle grades.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Woodrow W W
Wilkerson
Madison College
State Department of Education
Six-Car Pileups In Winchester Injure Six People
Six cars were involved in two separate crashes in Winchester yesterday. The first occurred at S Loudoun and Pall Mall during the noon rush, injuring four people: Holmes E. Yeakley, Otis Lee Hensley, Lucille B. Printz, and Charles Wesley Triplett. A second collision on S Kent near Sharp St at 12 10 p m involved Larry Eugene Rickard and Kenneth Preston Place with police estimating damages at 600 dollars.
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Winchester
S. Loudoun
Pall Mall St
Holmes E. Yeakley
W. Cecil St
Otis Lee Hensley
Bellview
Lucille B. Printz
Rawson
W.va
Charles Wesley Triplett
Parkway Ave
Warren L. Fogle
S. Kent St
Sharp St
Larry Eugene Rickard
Middletown
Kent St
Kenneth Preston
Sherwood Forest
Charles C. Hill, Jr
Sleeping Ban Enforced On Newport Jazz Festival Beaches
Tiverton Rhode Island officials ban sleeping on public beaches during the Newport Jazz Festival from June 30 through July 6. The measure targets the expected influx of high school and college age attendees, eliminating beach options near Newport during the event.
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Tiverton
R.I
Newport
Man's Body Recovered At Fauquier County Pond
Jay Paul Wilson 41 of Alexandria died after a pond accident near Markham Virginia. Wilson and his 17 year old son Larry were swimming at a Boy Scout campsite when he disappeared and was pulled under. State police divers recovered the body Monday.
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Markham
Jay Paul Wilson
Alexandria
Fauquier
Wilson
Larry
Vapor Trail Experiments Scheduled at Wallops Island
NASA planned a five flight high altitude vapor trail test at Wallops Island. Two sodium payloads would release near 9 p.m. EST to form pink clouds about 52 miles apart, followed by midnight methyl aluminum launches for bluish green clouds, and a sodium vapor test at 4:52 a.m. EST Wednesday to harness sunrise light. Sunlit plumes may be visible along the Atlantic Coast for hundreds of miles.
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Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic
Ministers Shifted in Baltimore Conference of Methodists
About 500 ministers in the Baltimore conference were reassigned by Bishop John Wesley Lord. Rev. C. S. Beck ley moved to the Jefferson County Circuit including Summit Point. Rev. Donald Stewart goes to Berkeley Springs Wesley Chapel charge and Rev. James W. DeMoss to the Darkesville Payne’s Chapel charge.
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Martinsburg
W. VA
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
John Wesley Lord
Jefferson County
Summit Point
C. S. Beckley
Donald Stewart
Berkeley Springs-Wesley Chapel
James W. DeMoss
Darkesville-Payne’s Chapel
Pharmacists Told of Mental Health Needs
In Roanoke Virginia pharmacists hear charges and denials that Gov. Albertis S Harrison and the General Assembly are ineffective in providing for state citizens mental health needs.
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Roanoke
Virginia Pharmacists
Albertis S. Harrison
General Assembly
Parsons May Enter State Senate Race
Norfolk AP reports L Shields Parsons Jr former U S attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is weighing a Republican bid for the State Senate in November He notes unresolved factors before deciding and remains in private law practice.
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Norfolk
L.shields Parsons Jr
U.S
Virginia
Senate
Parsons
Virginia Highway Users elects Bowman president
Shearer C. Bowman Jr., president of Virginia Hauling Co., Richmond, was chosen president of the Virginia Highway Users Association at its 35th annual convention. Robey W. Estes was named first vice president with J. E. McAboy, D. W. Brasley and W. H. Bingham elected as officers. Mason and Dixon Lines of Kingsport, Tennessee, earned the truck safety grand award for the second year and led haulers for general commodities in local and intercity service. Special commendations went to Dan River Mills Inc. of Danville and Lemon Transport Co. Inc. of Marion for low accident rates.
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Hot Springs
Shearer C. Bowman Jr
Virginia Hauling Co
Richmond
Virginia Highway Users Association
Bowman
W. B. Rawlings
Truck Safety
Mason and Dixon Lines
Kingsport
Tenn
Mason and Dixon
Robey W. Estes
J. E. McAboy
Winchest
D. W. Brasley
W. H. Bingham
Dan River Mills Inc
Danville
Lemon Transport Co. Inc
Marion
Dividend Rates Up in Richmond Savings Plans
All five major Richmond savings and loan associations announced July 1 increases in savings dividend rates from 4 to 4.5 percent annually. The move followed banks in Richmond boosting rates from 3.14 to 4 percent, announced last month by Richmond banks and mirrored by local thrifts.
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Richmond
Richmond Federal
Virginia Mutual Savings
Security Federal
Franklin Federal
First Federal
Search continues for Hampton youth missing after Buckroe swim
Hampton authorities resumed search today for 16 year old Charles Galland who vanished Saturday while swimming at Buckroe Beach. Parents reported him missing Sunday and friends said he swam with them Saturday afternoon. police note he may have planned to hitchhike to New York.
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Hampton (Ap
Hampton
Buckroe Beach
Charles Galland
Galland
New York
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