Clarke County Farm Bureau Elects Digges President
John C. Digges Jr was reelected president at the Clarke County Farm Bureau annual meeting held at Boyce Fire Hall with over 60 attendees including 16 of 18 candidates and state senate hopeful Robert Smalley. New officers named and resolutions adopted push thistle control land use tax, eminent domain tweaks, and local state income surtax enabling legislation. Delegates and alternates chosen for the Virginia Farm Bureau convention in Norfolk November 17–19.
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BOYCE
John C. Digges, Jr
Clarke County Farm Bureau
Boyce Fire Hall
Robert Smalley
State Senate
Carlton Emmart
Butch McKay
Douglas McIntire
Arthur Weiss
Wilson Travers
Floyd Cumming
Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Mills Draft Push Surges Toward Possible Presidential Run
Washington reports aDraft Mills for President Committee operates near the White House with about 30 volunteers led by Charles Ward and George Jernigan. Mills weighing a bid amid Democratic split and Nixon tension as speculation grows on a brokered convention or vice presidential role.
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Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Nixon
Arkansas Democrat
House
Ways and Means Committee
Draft Mills
Draft Mills For President
White House
Charles Ward
Searcy Ark
George Jernigan
Little Rock
Washington Post
Committee For Action Now
Bill Signed Aims to Protect Endangered Wildlife
Gov Francis W Sargent signed a bill to protect endangered wild animals. The act bans sales in Massachusetts of products made from species believed to be at risk of extinction.
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Boston
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Controversial Stafford County Dog Pound Closes
Stafford County closes its controversial dog pound after reports of severe overcrowding and neglect. Warden James E. Lambert said about 50 dogs were disposed of in various ways, with two moved to new homes and others reportedly shot and buried at nearby dumps. An HSUS investigator called conditions among the worst seen.
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Stafford
Stafford County
James E. Lambert
Raymond Cash
Falmouth
Cash
Fredericksburg
Seal drifts into boat in Pamlico River scene
Billy Bosman spotted a 150 pound seal in the Pamlico River near Bath North Carolina while cruising in a small boat. The seal jumped aboard and dried on his shirt before Bosman took it home and fed it fish. He plans to release it back to the river if needed.
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Bath, N.C
Billy Bosman
Pamlico River
Pamlico Sound
Bosman
UVa Expansion Protest Puzzles Shannon Over Growth Plans
Charlottesville AP University of Virginia Provost David Shannon says he is puzzled by a student protest planned to dramatize campus growth strain. The Sleep-in and parking dining and library tieups are set for next week as the council seeks to halt enrollment increases until facilities meet student needs. The protest involves 15 campus groups and centers on housing, food, and transport concerns alongside academic issues.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
David A. Shannon
Shannon
Thomas C. Collier
Linwood Holton
Telegraphs Spark News Coverage in Early American Growth
The telegraph transforms American journalism by speeding reporting and expanding reach. Rapid wire service development in the late 19th century connects distant towns, enabling real time updates and a new era of coordinated news dissemination.
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