City council tackles traffic, meters, and street name changes
The council discussed visibility on Belleview Ave and recommended removing a tree. Parking meter revenue rose by 72.90 over last year with new meters on the Sarah Zane lot. 33 taxi licenses were approved or conditionally approved pending inspections and insurance. Other items included street-name changes, sewer and water main extensions, and subdivision revisions to free land for city use.
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Butler
Sarah Zane
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
St. Row
Haddox St
Chase Alley
Chase St
West Alley
West Lane
Kern Row
Kern Lane
Cupp’s Cab
Pat's Cab Co
Polly’s Cab, Inc
Royal Cab Co
Police Department
Gore
Chief of Police
Richards Ave
Frederick Heights
Frederick Development Co., Inc
Winchester
Pajan Hill
Helena K. Lupton
Handley Ave
W. Clifford St
Grant
Branner Ave
Nightly Revival Services at Montague Church
The Rev. Louis E. Carson leads nightly revival at Montague Avenue Methodist Church from 7 30 to 8 30 each evening. Carson, pastor of Lu ray Methodist Church, born near Lynchburg, is a Concord High School and Randolph Macon College alumnus. He has nine years in ministry and serves on multiple church boards and committees in Virginia. His topic tonight is Launch Out Into The Deep.
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Louis E. Carson
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Carson
Luray
Virginia Methodist Advocate
Virginia Conference
Winchester
Gillespie Appointed to State Health Board
Gov. Barron named C. Edward Gillespie of Charleston to the State Board of Health advisory panel to fill the unexpired term of the late Thomas B. Gilmore. The report notes the completed main for Roosevelt Boulevard in Pineville and street work on Elm Street and Hollingsworth Drive in Forest Hills. All councilmen attended the meeting.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. W. Barron
C. Edward Gillespie
State Board of Health
Thomas B. Gilmore
Huntington
Branner
Isaac St
Ridge Ave
Walker St
Whittier Acres
Frederick County
Roosevelt Boulevard
Pineville
Grant
Elm St
Woodland Ave
Franklin St
Elm
St. Hollingsworth Drive
Hollingsworth
Forest Hills
Secret U S Base Blast Shakes San Antonio
A blast at a Medina base facility of the Atomic Energy Commission near Lackland Air Force Base shook San Antonio at 10 30 am CST. No injuries reported. officials say the explosion’s extent is unknown as emergency crews respond and seal the area. The base conducts highly secret atomic projects.
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San Antony
Medina
Atomic Energy Commission
AL. Miller
Texas’ Department of Public Safety
San Antonio
Bexar County
Lackland Air Force Base
U.S. 90
Governor Harrison defends poll tax stance in special session
Governor Harrison says a special session should focus on poll tax reform, not broader legislation. He contends the tax is a legal debt owed by all adults, defends the certificate plan, and notes past voting fraud as the rationale for Virginia’s poll tax. He rejects claims it targets African Americans and cites widespread illiteracy and vote buying.
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Harrison
Virginia
Soviet Scholar Barghoorn Arrest Clouds U.S. Soviet Talks
Barghoorn, a 52 year old specialist on Russia and member of the Interuniversity Committee on Travel Grants, was arrested during a 30 day tourist visit. The case strains U S Soviet cultural exchange talks set to begin in Moscow next Tuesday. The incident follows recent spy arrests in New Jersey and may lead to a trade of Barghoorn for Igor Ivanov, with Russia hoping to use it as leverage in negotiations.
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U.S
Washington
Russia
Moscow
Barghoorn
Interuniversity Committee
Soviet Union
Barg
Englewood
N.J
Igor A. Ivanov
Kremlin
Ivanov
Mrs Nhu Leaves For Rome Blaming U S For Tragedy
Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu boarded a plane to Rome to reunite with her three younger children after the coup in Vietnam. She issued a three page statement blaming the United States for what she called the Vietnamese tragedy and saying she will return to awaken world conscience. She defended her husband and brother in law as martyrs of the deposed Ngo Dinh Diem regime and described the coup deaths. The Rome reunion will be at an unidentified convent and marks her first meeting with the children since the overthrow.
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Los Angeles
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Rome
United States
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nhu
Ngo
Ngo Din Diem
Viet Nam
Communem
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Rev. Louis. Carson
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General Assembly
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General Electric TV
Color
Lewice
E.boscawen ST
Kohler
Dargboren
Sadie
Earth
Route 42
Mt. Storm
Lindsey Coal Mining CO
Pepcom
OL Life Insurance Company
Washington, D.C
Shatockrae
District
Office
C. R. Barr
Peoples Life Insurance Company
Piccadilly Street
Winchester, Virginia
Rambler
America
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