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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1965
Page
5
Six of ten Negro teachers who lost jobs when Wythe County integrated schools ask Federal District Judge Michie to order reinstatement. The Virginia Teachers Association joins the motion, noting a school board might view applicants who sue as undesirable.
The League of Virginia Counties backs a general retail sales tax if the state covers local school tax costs. A resolution asks the General Assembly to assume the burden and asks state pay for basic teacher salaries. The plan aims for uniform taxing authority and was discussed at the counties league meeting. Navy Lt. Raymond Ellis, husband of Virginia Beach resident Dorris Ellis, was killed in action in Vietnam.
The leading Republican ticket in Virginia clash with Mills Godwin Jr. over the poll tax. Linwood Holton says voters were barred from deciding its fate. Vincent Callahan accuses Democrats of defending the tax. D Dortch Warriner frames the race around Virginia's future greatness and attacks Godwin on education funding.
In Richmond AP report the federal government moves to dismiss Virginia's voting rights act challenge arguing the Federal District Court in Washington has exclusive jurisdiction. The case brought by Attorney General Button seeks to remove names from the roll and challenge registrar Vernoni Davis.
William J. Story, Conservative Party candidate for governor, admitted he is a member of the John Birch Society. He said in a Washington television interview that he joined to help stop Communist domination of the world.
In Newport News the Virginia Watermen's Association voted to end a planned strike by oyster rangers. Members instead pledged support for policy exploration to end the Virginia Commission of Fisheries 15 buy boat limit on seed buyers and focus on clean calls and oyster shipping. The buy boat limit serves to supervise inspect and tax oysters.
Edward H. White II and James A. McDivitt will present the United Nations flag carried in White’s space suit pocket during Gemini 4. White, first American to spacewalk, stayed outside the capsule for 30 minutes on June 3 at NASA’s space center in Houston.
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