Halt Ordered To Contested C&P Charges
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ordered immediate halt in collection of higher C&P charges after SCC approval. The court directed the SCC to stop further collection and report action forthwith, with October hearing set and potential refunds to be decided later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
C&p of
SCC
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Ralph T. Catterall
Jesse W. Dillon
H. Lester Hooker
Atty
Andrew P. Miller
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
C&p
Supreme Court
Thomas Ooraas
Ter
Miller
Howell
More Groups Seek to Halt Viet Election
South Viet Nam groups urge Thieu to call off the one man presidential poll while Vice President Ky calls the move dangerous. Thieu shakes up the police leadership and contemplates a referendum as observers doubt broad support.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Bengal floods drive millions from homes amid war and disease
Floods from the Ganges push 4 million more Indians from homes, with total homeless in West and East Bengal rising to about 26 million. Cholera outbreaks multiply as 68 deaths are officially reported, while unofficial counts suggest up to 1,000.
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Calcutta
Ganges
West
East Bengal
Katwa
Murshidabad
West Bengal
East Pakistan
Bihar
Assam
Bengal
West Pakistan
Total Employment At All Time High
The August report shows total employment at an all time high of 80 million with the labor force reaching 84.3 million, while the unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent as more job seekers entered the market. Wages rose modestly and the gain was driven largely by women in part time work, with men and teens seeing higher unemployment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Bureau
FBI extends leak probe to White House and Pentagon
An FBI inquiry into government officials who leaked sensitive information to reporters stretches to the White House and Defense Department, with State Department personnel questioned and asked to sign affidavits while lie detector tests were used to verify their denials. The probe follows a July 23 New York Times story on a secret arms talks proposal in Helsinki and sparked by concerns over security breaches during the Helsinki discussions.
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Washington
FBI
White House
Pentagon
State Department
New York Times
Helsinki
Justice Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Times
William P. Rogers
Defense Department
United States
Soviet Union
Ambassadors Sign Berlin Agreement
US Britain France and the Soviet Union signed a Berlin accord to ease tension and connect West Berlin with the outside world. The four power pact, signed in Berlin with East and West German TV coverage, marks a de facto Western recognition of East Germany.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Europe
Allied Control Council
West Berlin
Pyotr Abrasimov
East Germany
Kenneth Rush
Sir Roger Jackling
Great Britain
Jean Sauvagnargues
West Germany
Sauvagnargues
Accident Awareness Drive Returns for Labor Day Weekend
The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad and Hoppers Auto Club staged a staged accident at Ward Plaza to mark Highway Safety Week. Ted Morgan says the event, in its 11th year, aims to alert motorists and encourage reporting of dangerous traffic spots to local departments for safer travel.
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Connie Mauzy
Hoppers Auto Club
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Ward Plaza
Mauzy
Hank Leland
Winchester
Ted Morgan
Hoppers
Winchester Civic Tar Aes
Civitan Club
Jaycees
Civitan
Rt. 50
Morgan
Hoppers ‘Club
School Opening is Postponed At Norfolk
Norfolk school officials postpone the Tuesday opening while awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on an appeal of a circuit court order directing a desegregation plan. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a stay on the plan involving 24 000 pupils and bus transfers.
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Norfolk, Va
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appals
U.S. District Court
John A. MacKenzie
Virginia Virginia Transit Co
VTC
Nixon
MacKenzie
Norfolk
E. L. Lamberth
Dudley Considers Run If Poff Resigns From Congress
Roanoke Democrats weigh fresh bid for Congress as Rep. Richard H. Poff may resign to accept a court appointment. Del. William M. Dudley of Lynchburg says he will seek the Democratic nomination if Poff resigns. Fellow Democrat Willis M. Anderson of Roanoke also plans to run if the seat opens. Republican Del. Caldwell Butler is the leading GOP contender, with no decision yet.
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Roanoke
Del
William M
Bill’’ Dudley
Lynchburg
Congress
Richard H. Poff
Poff
Roanoke World-News
Dudley
Willis M. Anderson
Anderson
House of Delegates
del. M. Caldwell Butler
Three Year Sentence on LSD Charge in Winchester Court
David R. Crawford, 18, was sentenced to three years in prison after a Guilty verdict on possession of LSD. Co defendant Peter L. Foster, 19, faces trial September 10 on a charge of distribution. Police found 29 packets of foil with a white powder, a knife, a nylon hose on a hanger, and two small measuring spoons at Crawford home.
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David R. Crawford
Bellview Ave
Winchester
Winchester Corporation Court
Crawford
Peter L. Foster
Rt. 11 North
Foster
Alvin H. Crawford, Jr
Richmond
Virginia Weather Brings Scattered Showers Across State
Moist air over Virginia causes variable cloudiness with a chance of widely scattered showers in the west and central regions. Sparse text notes unrelated items like food prices and a fashion mention mixed into the clipping.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Vietnamese Confederation of Labor
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
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Nguyen Khac Binh
Allan G. Donn
Warren Burger
Vincent J. ‘Thomas
Ward
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