Danville Pays Off Hydro-Plant Debt
Danville marked the final payment on bonds for its Pinnacles hydro plant in Patrick County. Mayor W C McCubbins presented Brantley F Barr of Danville's First National Bank a $75,000 check completing a $3,455,000 construction cost aided by a $1,925,000 city bond and a federal grant.
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Danville
United States
Pinnacles
Patrick County
Stuart
W. C. McCubbins
Brantley F. Barr
First National Bank
City of
Three Are Killed When Truck and Cars Collide
Three persons die in a Smyth County Interstate 81 crash near Chilhowie when a tractor trailer collides with two cars. Lawless Prejean 42 of Abbeyville Louisiana and two daughters Jo Ann 15 and Debra 13 perish.
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Associated Press
Chilhowle
Smyth County
Lawless Prejean
Abbeyville
Jo Ann
Debra
Prejean
Joy Richler
Mary Ann
Chilhowie
R.h.wimmer
Florida
Rush F.comer
Virginia
Wimmer
Cozy slippers pattern sale from Winchester Evening Star
Alice Brooks promotes quick knit double strand worsted slippers pattern 7326 in His and Her sizes S M L. Price 35 cents per pattern plus 15 cents shipping. Include name address ZIP and pattern number. Also advertises 1966 craft catalog with crochet fashions and decorative sewing patterns for 25 to 60 cents.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Eight injured as car hits diesel at Richmond crossing
A station wagon carrying seven children and a teenage babysitter collided with a diesel locomotive at a railroad crossing near the Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond. Eight people were hospitalized, three in critical condition, including Barbara Halder and the Hayes sisters. Laura Halder was treated and released.
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Kenneth R.copas
Baxter
Tenn
Comer
Roanoke
George Riley ‘Pott
Rt. 2
Floyd
Virginia
Linda Sue Smith
South Boston
John Richard Whitlow Jr
Highland Springs
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Atlantic Coast Line
Petersburg Turnpike
Barbara Halder
Mathew Halder
Justin Halder
Laura Halder
Halder
Jacob K.halder
Chester
Hayes
Brendran Hayes
Miss Andrews
Richard Bland College
Petersburg
Robbery at Consumers Fuel Co. prompts police hunt in Martinsburg
Martinsburg police search for two men after a gunpoint robbery at Consumers Fuel Co. Earl Strite of the company says he was robbed by a short barreled weapon. Investigators believe a safe break-in attempt preceded the incident and Strite's arrival may have spooked the suspects.
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Martinsburg
W. VA
Consumers Fuel Co
Earl T. Strite
Strite
Shenandoah County Schools open with 5002 pupils
A total of 5002 students enrolled on opening day across Shenandoah County Schools, up 63 from last year. Elementary enrollment reached 3190 versus 3115 a year earlier while high school enrollment fell to 1812 from 1824.
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Martinsburg
W. VA
Berkeley County Board of Education
Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Holton Amazed by Governor's Pledge on Virginia Crisis
Staunton AP A Linwood Holton Republican candidate for governor says he is utterly amazed by Governor Harrison’s claim that Virginia has no problems to address before the January regular General Assembly. Holton and GOP leaders say education faces a crisis and demand action at the current special redistricting session. He calls the Assembly vote to limit work a sad day and accuses the one party system of shutting the door by backing the gag rule.
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Staunton
A. Linwood Holton
Harrison
Virginia
General Assembly
Holton
Virginia Man Dies After Fall From Long Island Train
A 64 year old Virginia man, William Walker of Alexandria, died Tuesday night after falling from the rear platform of a Long Island Railroad train crossing Reynolds Channel. His body was recovered.
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Long Beach
N.Y
Virginia
Long Island
William Walker
Russell Rd
Alexandria
Reynolds Channel
Assembly To Elect Five Judges In Proposed Virginia Move
The General Assembly planned to elect five nominees Tuesday night by the Democratic caucus including Justice Thomas C. Gordon Jr. to the Virginia Supreme Court, William Eldridge Spain for Richmond Hastings Court Part I, Aubrey Matt Sweeney for the 6th Circuit and others for the 23rd and 31st Judicial Circuits.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Assembly
Thomas C. Gordon Jr
Virginia Supreme Court
Gov
Harrison
William Eldridge Spain
Hastings Court
Aubrey Matt Sweeney
6Th Circuit
23Rd
Judician Cir
Charles M. Lankford Jr
William W Whitney
31St Judicial Circuit
Fires Probed For Arson In Virginia Community
In Low Moor Virginia two fires 40 minutes apart destroyed three buildings including Mt. Olive Baptist Church recreation center. Arson is ruled at the recreation center fire and is suspected in the Clifton Forge Airport blaze that killed a plane and a new truck owned by the U.S. Air Force and used by the Alleghany Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. The recreation center sits at Mt. Olive Church in the town center about nine miles east of Covington near the airport.
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Low Moor
Clifton Forge
Recreation Center
U.S. Air Force
Alleghany Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Mt. Olive
No Childless Married Men Called in Va
RICHMOND AP No childless married men in Virginia will be called by the draft board for either September or October. Both quotas have been filled. Virginia Selective Service officials say they do not know if or when childless married men will be called.
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Richmond
Virginia
Draft Board
Selective Service
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Web Riley
Shenandoah County Fair Association
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Cline
Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Ae Lepart
Loudoun Street
Kiel Guoder Artatig, S” Eae
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HGS Schaeffer
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Swift Homes, Inc
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