Roanoke High School Closed After Racial Fights
William Fleming High School was closed as plainclothes police patrolled Roanoke area schools after Thursday racial assaults that injured several white students. Three blacks were arrested. one nonstudent, Mark Anthony Brown, faced trespassing and drug charges.
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William Fleming High School
William Fleming
M. Don Pack
Roanoke City
Patrick Henry High School
Fleming
Patrick Henry
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James Wood
Wood
Richard Via
Virginia Eyes Washington Liaison Office To Shape Federal Policy
A Virginia study recommends establishing a Washington DC liaison office under the governor to monitor federal legislation, track funding sources, and inform state agencies. The report argues on-the-ground presence aids early influence, strengthens ties with Congress, and improves access to federal grants. Del Baliles supports the plan as a first step in efficient federal state relations.
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Washington
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State Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
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Gerald L. Baliles
Richmond Henrico
Winchester Through the Years charity orchid?
Mrs Phil H Sprenkle scheduled a winners ribbons at Winchester Through the Years hosted by five local garden clubs. Proceeds aid Abram's Delight gardens restoration. John J Hawse to lead Public Employees Division of Winchester Frederick County Community Chest. Clarke County stocked with 100 Tranian blackneck cross pheasants. WMAL TV filmed apple processing at Robert Solenberg orch near Round Hill. First privately owned mechanical harvester in area in use.
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Winchester
Abram’s Delight
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John J. Hawse
Winchester Frederick County
Clarke County
Wmal-Tv
Washington, D.C
Robert Solenberger
Round Hill
Senate votes to raise minimum wage to 3.40 by 1981
The Senate approved a plan raising the current 2.30 floor in steps to 2.65 on Jan 1 1978 2.85 on Jan 1 1979 3.05 on Jan 1 1980 and 3.40 on Jan 1 1981 while House leaders push labor law changes and tough penalties for anti union conduct and a teen wage proposal.
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Second Legionnaires death in Kingsport may signal outbreak end
A man in his late 50s died at Holston Valley Community Hospital after a respiratory arrest amid an outbreak in northeastern Tennessee. The CDC team has tracked six cases among 35 people, most treated at Holston Valley, with 19 test results pending. Officials say transmission appears to have slowed as new atypical pneumonia cases decline.
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Kingsport
Holston Valley
Charles Chapman
Sullivan County
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
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