Byrd and Glass push bill to keep Shenandoah park roads open
Senator Byrd with Senator Glass announces plans to reintroduce a bill requiring the Interior Secretary to keep Brown's Gap Road and Gordonsville New Market Road open into Shenandoah National Park. They argue current veto cost estimates were unsafe and that maintenance can be kept without new construction.
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Few Places Are Taking Advantage Of Planning Law
Virginia State Planning Board director Hugh Pomeroy says Virginia offers ample local planning authority yet few communities use it. At the League of Virginia Municipalities 34th annual convention Pomeroy warns planners to act, while Charlottesville City Manager Seth Burnley argues not to surrender local rights. He stresses strong local units and warns against trading birthrights for concessions.
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Virginia State Planning Board
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Would Construct Not Tear Down At Public Works Event
In Richmond on September 19 Col. E W Clark acting com mander of public works defended six years of Public Works Administration activity as life preserving not destructive He contrasted U S efforts with other nations that pursued armament building Clark spoke at the cornerstone laying for the Medical College of Virginia’s new 18 story hospital building introduced by Governor James H Price.
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James H. Price
Chinese Resist Attacks Of Japs In Kiangsi Province
Reports from Chinese army headquarters in Kiangsi province say Chinese forces resisted Japanese artillery during a major clash. In Salem New Jersey Mayor F Newlin and the city council awarded a 7486 dollar contract for a new ladder truck before the fire chief and city engineer revealed the fire house must be rebuilt to fit the vehicle.
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