Supreme Court rejects Wansley rape case on appeal
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Thomas Carlton Wansley, who was 17 when tried in 1963 for rape and robbery and later given life plus 20 years. Civil rights figures supported his case. the ruling leaves him facing a life sentence. A church meeting and surplus materials auction are announced for Ebenezer Church.
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William Kunstler
Ebenezer Church Board and Trustees
Garland seeks GOP backing in Senate bid as Democrats contest
Virginia politics report Garland, a Roanoke college teacher and businessman, heads to Washington to rally National GOP support for his U S Senate campaign. Democrats hold a statewide primary in two weeks as Roy White calls for repealing right to work and Taft Hartley Act Section 14 B to boost industry and jobs.
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Washington
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Roanoke
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University of Virginia
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House
Congress
Cooking Preacher Feeds Thousands at Jehovah Assembly
Carlton Cecil, a cooking preacher from Brooklyn, plans mass meals for a Jehovah’s Witnesses assembly in Buffalo last year and will feed about 9,000 people for four days this year. He oversees 900 volunteers, 12,000 pounds of meat, four ovens, and three refrigerated trucks, aiming for balanced menus and budget efficiency.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Langley Research Center
Raccoon Roughs Formed Under Gen Gordon From Raccoon Mountain
The Civil War unit called the Raccoon Roughs organized by General John Brown Gordon hailed from Raccoon Mountain in Alabama.
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John Brown Gordon
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Covington Plans 14.7 Million Air Cleaners at Westvaco
Westvaco Corp announces a 14.7 million air cleaning upgrade for Covington Virginia as the State Air Pollution Control Board conducts an inspection. The plan replaces 13 small furnaces with a 23 story boiler and high efficiency precipitators to reduce smoke and odor and lessen potential river pollution. Major Mosby Barracks No 1526 and its Auxiliary will meet Thursday at 2 pm at the War Memorial Building. Meats will be served.
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