Battle Cites Va Progress Under Demo Leadership
Virginia Democratic nominee William C. Battle urged progress under Democratic leadership at a Roanoke luncheon with Linwood Holton. He touted gains in education mental health and development, argued for reform of school aid and teacher pay, and criticized Holton for overpromising and debt. Battle planned stops in Harrisonburg and Richmond amid campaign rhetoric.
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Associated Press
Virginia
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Wood Holton
Virginia Food Dealers Association
Roanoke
Holton
Harrisonburg
Richmond
Gloucester
Knit and Crochet Needlecraft Catalog Offers Afghans Patterns
An advertisement for the 1970 Needlecraft Catalog with over 200 designs including afghans knit and crochet toys gifts and quilts. Includes 50 cent pattern prices and ordering details from the Needlecraft Dept box in New York.
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Sendalice
Becks Winchester Evening Star
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Old Chelsea Station
New York
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Nixon backs Haynsworth as senators stay undecided
President Nixon defended Judge Clement Haynsworth amid charges and said he will not withdraw the nomination. More than 20 key senators remain undecided with an expected vote about two weeks away. Some GOP leaders and Labor opponents question conflicts of interest while Nixon asserts Haynsworth is honest and deserving of support.
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Washington
Nixon
George D. Aiken
Vermont
John J. Williams
Delaware
Haynsworth
Aiken
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Fears of Vote Fraud Spread to Wise County
Wise County Virginia faces Republican claims of absentee ballot surges for the November gubernatorial race and lost printed ballots. GOP official Carlos Bolling alleges 600 absentee applications received and 220 ballots missing, prompting calls for election safeguards. No formal complaints reported. law requires strict ballot accounting.
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Linwood Holton
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Godwin
Wise
Virginia
Lee and
Wise County
Holton
Bolling
Wise County Commonwealth
Kenneth Asbury
Holton urges vigorous effort to attract industry in Virginia
Republican candidate Linwood Holton called for stronger economic development in Virginia including a new Economic Development Center at a state university financed with federal funds. He proposed a state Department of Transportation to coordinate agencies and a single port authority, plus a high speed transit system and an Office of Intergovernmental Relations to align local and federal plans. He opposed DC bank expansion and his lieutenant governor rival Dawbarn urged using bank holdings and rail assets to fund state needs and a sales tax refund plan.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Linwood Holton
GOP
Holton
Department of Transportation
Fincastle
Lexngton
Richmond
Congress
District of Columbia
H. D. Dawbarn
Lynchburg
Dawbarn
Framed Dollar Marks Longtime Local Grift
A framed one dollar bill hangs in a Louisville firm lobby with the caption this is the buck we ve been passing around here for years. The artifact signals a long running joke about past due payments or stalled financial dealings at the business.
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Louisville, Ky
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