Holton Forms Executive Cabinet With Six Appointees
Governor Linwood Holton announced a minicabinet of six appointees and two private citizens to begin July 1. The panel includes T Ed ward Temple, Otis L. Brown, Maurice B. Rowe, Walter W. Craigie Jr, Wayne A. Whitham, and Earl J. Shiflet, with Temple carrying cabinet duties and Whitham and Shiflet new to Holton’s administration.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
General Assembly
State Capitol
T. Edward Temple
Holton
Otis L. Brown
Department of Welfare and Institutions
Maurice B. Rowe
Agricuture and Commerce
Walter W. Craigie Jr
Wayne A. Whitham
Winchester
Earl J. Shiflet
Virginia Association of Electrical Cooperatives
Whitham
Whitham and Shiflet
Virginia
University of Virginia Law School
J. Kenneth Robinson
Shifler
Henrico County
Craigie
Brown
Rowe
Sewage and Flooded Basements Remain Major City Problems
Star Staff Writer reports the Wood Ave sewage backup and Hillman Drive flooded basements are the sole major issues after last week’s storm. Raymond Sandy Jr the Frederick County Board of Supervisors chair says no aid requests have been received and county sewer systems were unaffected. City firefighters continue pumping a Wood Ave sewer line as officials urge parents to keep children from stream play.
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Raymond Sandy, Jr
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Whittier Ave
Glen Burnie
Drug Fair
Town Run
Wendell Seldon
A. L. Schelle
Health Department
Scheele
Warren Cleanup Hindered By Guard Withdrawal Controversy
Warren County officials face difficulty organizing flood cleanup after Gov. Holton vetoes keeping the National Guard. Sheriff Keyser cites assessors expected today and notes 21 homes destroyed, 150 seriously damaged, 50 with minor damage, plus crop and livestock losses. Clarke County reports limited damage. officials press for Guard deployment to aid recovery.
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Star
Warren County
Linwood Holton
National Guard
Warren
Gary Keyser
Keyser
Clarke County
Albert Nicodemus
Clarke
Nicodemus
Dels
Duncan C. Gibb
Raymond Guest
Gov
Holton
Civil Defense
Camp Drum
New York
Neighborhood meetings wrap up Winchester development series
About 30 residents gathered at Friendship Fire Hall to conclude a second series on Winchester’s future. City planner Jim McHenry reviewed a 113 page report and outlined next steps including consolidating neighborhood input, presenting a formal plan to the Planning Commission in July and again by late summer or early fall.
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Dean Havron
Friendship Fire Hall
Winchester
Jim McHenry
State Division of Planning and Community Affairs
McHenry
City Planning Commission
Airstrike Hits Bac Mai Airfield Near Hanoi Center
U S warplanes bombed Bac Mai airfield two miles from central Hanoi and nearby warehouses. The raid marked the closest in the current offensive with four warehouses destroyed and nine damaged as American raiders returned to the Hanoi Haiphong region for a fourth straight day.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Hanoi-Haiphong
Bac Mai
McGovern Retreats From Nomination Claim
Sen. George McGovern backed off a claim of enough delegate votes to secure the Democratic nomination, saying the prize remains just out of reach. AP tallies show McGovern with 1,338.15 first-ballot votes, 171 short of the 1,509 needed.
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George McGovern
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Humphrey
South
South Dakota
Associated Press
Supreme Court upholds Richmond annexation ruling
The Supreme Court with an 8 to 0 vote affirmed the 1970 Richmond annexation of 47 000 residents and 23 square miles from Chesterfield County. The ruling leaves in place the Fourth Circuit findings and confronts ongoing Voting Rights Act challenges filed by Curtis Holt Sr. The decision affects Richmond's racial makeup and municipal politics while a related deannexation suit remains pending.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richmond
Chesterfield County
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Curtis Holt Sr
Thomas Bliley
Holt
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Richmond School Board
Virginia
U.S
Flood damages in Virginia may reach 300 million
Tropical storm Agnes floods threaten Virginia with possible $300 million in damage after surveys revise estimates from $160 million to as high as $300 million. Gov. Holton praises agencies while relief centers open across nine localities. Water shortages persist in Richmond and SBA loan applications rise.
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Associated Press
Agnes
Linwood Holton
Holton
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Appomattox
Waynesboro
Fredericksburg
Alexandria
Manassas
Lynchburg
Richmond
Salem
Covington
Albemarle County
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