Virginia colleges plead for funds to ease education crisis
Gov. Harrison and budget advisers hear capital requests totaling 15.5 million for Virginia Tech, Radford College, and off campus sites. Tech seeks 13.3 million for new buildings and expansions plus 5.7 million in dorms funded by bonds. Radford requests 6.7 million state share over six years. Goochland faces federal school desegregation suit as ninth Virginia locality.
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T. Marshall Hahn
Bure Russ
Tech
School of Arch
VPI
Hahn
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Wytheville
Roanoke Technical Insti
Radford
Bland
Freeman Hall Named for Richmond Editor Freeman
The University of Richmond will name a new dormitory Freeman Hall in honor of the late Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman a 1904 graduate and former rector of the board. The three story dorm will house 105 men and be ready for the 1965 66 session.
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Richmond
University of Richmond
Douglas Southall Freeman
Freeman
Richmond News Leader
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
University
Lynchburg Firm to Build 19.9 Million Boiler for TVA
Babe cock & Wilcox Co of Lynchburg won a TVA contract to manufacture a 19.9 million dollar boiler, expected to be the largest ever built, with option for a second unit at 19 million. The boiler will burn 10 500 tons of coal daily and produce 8 million pounds of steam per hour to power a 1 13 million kilowatt turbine from GE. Operation is slated for 1969 at an Oak Ridge area site.
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Lynchburg
Tennessee Valley Authority
Babecock & Wilcox Co
TVA
Babecock & Wilcox
General Elec
Bull Run
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Redistricting Suits Set For Mid-September
A three judge federal panel will hear redistricting lawsuits against Virginia Beach and Chesapeake in mid September. Judges Hoffman Butzner Bryan will oversee separate hearings on the same day. The suits seek reapportionment of city council seats amid financial and bond issues tied to the current layouts.
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Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
U.S
Walter E. Hoffman
John D. Butzner Jr
4Th Circuit
Albert V. Bryan
Ale Ready
Alfred Ethe Eridge
South Nore Folk
George Mason College Faces Faculty Revolt Investigation
AP reports University of Virginia President Dr. Edgar F. Shannon Jr. told George Mason College students and faculty that an inquiry is underway into a faculty revolt. Seven full time faculty members have resigned in protest of director Robert H. Reid, with others threatening to resign.
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Danville Technical Institute
Charles K. Martin Jr
Radford College
Harrison
University
Colege
Shannon
Robert H. Reid
Reid
Governor Reminded of Proposal by Virginia League
The Virginia League of Women Voters urged Governor Harrison to back permanent voter registration and signature based identification. The May 18 letter from League president Mrs. Richard F. Fletcher of Lexington called for automatic renewal via poll card signatures and removal of inactive names after notice.
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Charlottesville
Virginia League of Women Voters
Harerison
League
Harrison
Richard F. Fletcher
Lexington
eThey
Fletcher
Federal suit seeks reopening of Farmville High
The Prince Edward County Negroes’ counsel asks U S District Judge John D Butzner Jr to order reopening Farmville High School to ease overcrowding in four public schools now serving about 1600 Black students and a few White pupils. The petition argues white parents would enroll their children if the school reopened and notes private, whites-only schools remain.
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Richmond
Prince Edward County
Neegroes
John D. Butzner Jr
Farmville High School
U.S. District Court
Farmville High
Prince Edward
Henry L. Marsh
Marsh
Prince Dward Educational Foundtion
Stand Against HEW Draws Cheers at Town Meeting
Prince George County residents praised a stance against HEW over school aid during a town meeting at L L Beazley School. The session followed a county shutdown threat as officials sought released funds anddesegregation compliance. Officials warned the danger of a shutdown remained while HEW funds and vouchers were pending.
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Prince George
Commonwealth
Frank L. Wyche
Prince George County
L.L. Beazley
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Virginia surplus seen nearly meeting education needs
State Sen. William B. Hopkins of Roanoke predicts a near balance of the current biennium surplus with Virginia’s education expansion requests for 1966 68. He expects a 60 80 million dollar buildup by year end and notes prior surplus criticisms of Governor Harrison.
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Roanoke
Virginia
William B. Hopkins
Hopkins
Univer
Sities
Strasburg Man Injured in Farm Tractor Accident
Strasburg resident Strasburg-Rodney Racey was injured in a farm tractor accident at his Washington Street home. He received treatment at Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital in Woodstock and was released with dislocated ribs and possible additional fractures.
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Strasburg
Rodney Racey
Washington St
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Luray Boy Fatally Killed in Door Loading Accident
A 14 year old Luray boy, Thomas Parlett, died in Norfolk after a stack of 60 wooden doors fell on him during unloading from a truck. He had accompanied his father Harold E Parlett delivering doors from the Walled Lake Door Co of Stanley, and died less than an hour after the accident.
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Norfolk
Luray
Thomas Parlett
Harold E.parelett
Walled Lake Door Co
Stanley
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