Governor's Board Hears AVa Needs
The Virginia budget advisory board heard reports on overcrowding at the Lynchburg Training School and Hospital and Longwood College Farmville as part of a tour. Overcrowding at Lynchburg rose to 3,222 patients from a design of 2,640, with requests totaling 12.6 million for operating expenses and 3.6 million for capital outlay including 950,000 for a 200-bed girls building. Longwood College confirmed it cannot add 150 more students next year and requested 3,081,120 for 1966-68.
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Charlottesville
Governor's Budget Advisory Board
University of Virginia
Harrison
Lynchburg Training School
Longwood College
Farmville
Lynchburg
Benedict Nagler
Nagler
Longwood
Francis G. Lankford Jr
State Coleges and
Governor Hulett Smith Reports 120 Days in Office
Governor Hulett Smith presents a 15 minute taped update on his first 120 days in office. The address, planned as the first of several, will be broadcast by 36 radio stations and 9 television outlets across West Virginia Virginia and Ohio at varying times after 6 p.m.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Accused Man Undergoing Medical Tests
Carl David Whittaker the 21 year old Marine charged with murder in the death of a Williamson housewife is undergoing medical tests at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Williamson Kentucky at the request of his lawyer.
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Williamson, W. Va
Carl David Whittaker
Williamson
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Williamson, Ky
Marine
Youth Is Indicted For Arson In Hanover County
A Hanover County grand jury indicted 17 year old Lewis Randolph Frazier Jr. of Mechanicsville on four counts of arson for fires that destroyed two barns on August 15 1964 at Flat Point Farm. One barn owned by Thomas Lowry was valued at 3000 to 5000 dollars and the other owned by Frank B Bradley was valued at 10000 dollars. He is also charged with setting fires in a school and a house. neither caused major damage.
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Richmond
Hanover County
Lewis Randolph Frazier Jr
Mecheanicsville
Thomas Lowry
Attlee Road
Frank B. Bradley
Flat Point Farm
Byrd Attacks Fiscal Mumbo Jumbo in Virginia Speech
Virginia senator Harry F. Byrd assailed Washington brain trusters as fiscal mumbo jumbo during a brief Alexandria speech after receiving the Virginia Citizen Award. He contrasted liberty with freedom and criticized the voting rights bill and federal registrars on voting qualifications.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Grand Council, Order Fraternal Americans
Our
Commonwealth
United States
Byrd
Washington
Senate
New York
Alabama
Haddock to Challenge Virginia Loyalty Oath in Federal Court
Richmond physician Dr Edeward Haddock plans a federal suit to test the Virginia Democratic loyalty oath after an appeals committee barred him from the July 14 primary for failing to meet the party’s requirements. C Floyd Bagley of Dumfries was barred, Del Roy Smith of Petersburg deemed eligible despite not pledging support for Johnson. The committee upheld the oath’s stance that candidates must support all party nominees but need not back Democratic presidential candidates.
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Richmond
Edeward E. Haddock
Haddock
C. Floyd Bagley
Dumfries
Johnson
Congress
del. W. Roy Smith
Petersburg
Virginia
State Senate
Bagley
Prince William Loudoun
David Satterfield III
Reepublican
Mother of 3 Is Placed On Probation
Beatrice Sproles Brown a 49 year old mother of three pled guilty to embezzling 7195 from the Bristol post office branch. Federal District Judge Ted Dalton placed her on three years probation and ordered repayment within 30 days.
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Abingdon
Benhams
Bristol
Beatrice Sproles Brown
Ted Dalton
Richmond Sales Tax Hearing Set
Richmond City Council will hold a public hearing next Monday on a substitute 2 percent sales tax with a $4 limit per transaction. Retailers supported the cap to prevent shifting large purchases elsewhere, replacing an earlier no-limit ordinance by City Manager Horace Edwards.
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Richmond
Horace Edwards
Merchants Close Convention Backing State Sales Tax
Roanoke AP Vir ginia Retail Merchants Association winds up a three day convention and is expected to reendorse a statewide sales tax. Del Fred Pollard of Richmond questioned necessity of the tax, saying fall timing and funding unknown. He supported a general sales tax over local levies if current funds fall short.
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Roanoke
Virginia Retail Merchants Association
Association
Pollard
Seminary Plans $19 Million Expansion at Union Theological
Union Theological Seminary in Richmond unveils a three phase $19 million building program during commencement. The expansion aims to boost enrollment from 207 to about 500 and broadens facilities for the seminary affiliated with the Southern Presbyterian church.
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Richmond
Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological
Southern Presbyterian Arch
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Republican Party
Edith Collier
Petersburg Democratic Committee
State Committee
del. Smith
State Appeals Committee
Fred Stant
Armistead L. Boothe
Tom Fugate
Johnny
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Dodge
Polara Pine Motor Co., Inc
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