Four Lane Route 7 Plan Draws Mixed Reactions
About 125 Loudoun residents attended a Purcellville hearing on a State Highway plan to four lane 12 miles of Route 7 from the Clarke-Loudoun line to west of Clarkes Gap. The proposal by by passing Round Hill Purcellville and Hamilton with a northern bypass draws support from Purcellville and Hamilton leaders and opposition from Round Hill residents citing impacts on growth and land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun County
Purcellville
State Highway Department
Clarke-Loudoun County
Clarkes Gap
Loudoun Valley High School
Donald B. Hope
Culpeper
W. M. Jeffries
Henry M. Snead
J. D. Yeatts
Richmond
Rt. 7
Round Hill
Rt.7
Hamilton
Yeatts
Bluemont
Snickers Gap
J. D. Tribby
Lawson Coward
Highway Department
William D. Kuhlman
Washington & Cld Dominion
Elizabeth Givney
Taylor Holt, Jr
Clarke-Loudoun Line
Virginia
Leesburg
Clarke County
State Highway Commission
Virginia 7
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Virginia habitual offenders bill gains legislative backing
Republican candidate Delmar Robinson Jr and Democrat F. L. Largent backed a Virginia House bill to label habitual traffic offenders and revoke driving privileges for a decade with prison penalties. The measure targets repeat offenses such as drunken driving, hit and run, and felonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Delmar Robinson, Jr
F. L. Largent
General Assembly
Division of Motor Vehicles
Kendrick Addresses Valley Builders on Equal Employment
William J. Kendrick, head of the EEO C Technical Assistance, spoke to Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association on the Act’s application and enforcement. He urged employers to use all labor pools including minority groups on fellowships and described compliance steps. Robert W. Smalley led the association, while John F. Anderson introduced the speaker. Judge Marshall set a hearing for tomorrow on E. Eugene Gunter’s motion to quash the Cornell arson indictment, noting Cornell’s lack of counsel and delayed hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Kendrick
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Washington, D.C
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association
George Washington Hotel
Kendrick
Mr. Kendrick
Johnson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commission
Sec
Elliot D. Marshall
E. Eugene Gunter
Robert Edward Cornell
Gunter
Cornell
Corporation Court
Virginia Aerosol, Inc
Virginia cities seek new taxes and state aid in fiscal woes
At the Virginia Municipal League meeting in Norfolk delegates backed state takeover of welfare costs and backed a proposed local payroll tax on city workers. opposition warned of suburban dominance. The group also urged tax base reforms and utility property assessments while rejecting food tax exemptions. Philadelphia's mayor warned poverty and slums threaten cities and urged mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
Virginia Municipal League
League
Richmond
Hen-rico County
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
V. A. Etheridge
Etheridge
General Assembly
VML
Registration Set for Adult Classes in Winchester
The Winchester Frederick County Adult Education program for 1967 68 begins tomorrow at 7 PM at Handley School. Persons interested in a ceramics class at James Wood should register tomorrow evening at Handley. all other courses will be taught at Handley.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Handley School
James Wood
Handley
Winchester Officials Attend 62nd Virginia Municipal League Meeting
Winchester officials join the 62nd annual Virginia Municipal League convention in Norfolk. Attendees include City Manager Wendell Selden and City Auditor, with other local leaders such as City Solicitor J. Randolph Larrick and Councilmen Ben Dutton Jr. and Wayne Whitham. The program covers air pollution control, finances, law enforcement relations, water pollution, and various group discussions leading to officer elections and a banquet and dance to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia Municipal League
Norfolk
Wendell L. Seldon
B.M. Perrero
S. L. Grant
James T. Swiger
J. Randolph Larrick
Es FE. Barnett
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Wayne A. Whitham
Mills
Godwin, Jr
Virginia
Insurance Man Nabs Bandit in Danville Robbery
Insurance man Ernest Rowland chased and arrested Herbert Hope 37, a former Danville teacher from Milton North Carolina, after a River side Drive branch bank robbery netted $5000. Hope wore blue pants green shirt and a white painter's cap then surrendered after a high speed pursuit on U.S. 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ernest Rowland
Riverside Drive
Danville Security Bank & Trust Co
Herbert Hope
Milton
N.C
Hbpe
Winston Salem State Teachers College
North Carolina State
Rowland
U.S. 58
Hope
Circuit Court Jury Summoned For Frederick County
The following persons have been summoned to serve on a Frederick County Circuit Court jury tomorrow: Lucian R. Preffitt Courtney A. Bennington Mrs Peggy Hahn Jesse Himelright Ray A. Miller Frank Smith Mrs Betty Affleck Ray E K Boyce Sherwood Puckett C Lucian Brumback Louie Stelzl H E White Mrs Esta J Scot horn Harano E Childs Mrs Ruth Barley Robert B Dale Jr Mrs Rosie M Hott Robert Lockhart George C Wright and Robert Sandy. Jurors report to City Hall at 10 a.m. The bathyscaphe invented by Auguste Piccard descended 10 339 feet in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Lucian R. Preffitt
Courtney A. Bennington
Peggy Hahn
Jesse Himelright
Ray A. Miller
Frank Smith
Betty Affleck
Ray EK. Boyce
Sherwood Puckett
C. Lucian Brumback
Louie Stelzl
H.E. White
Esta J. Scothorn
Harano E. Childs
Ruth Barley
Robert B. Dale, Jr
Rosie M. Hott
Robert Lockhart
George C. Wright
Robert Sandy
City Hall
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Loudoun
Kuhlman
Michael Granata
Pennsylvania University
Corps of Engineers
Lold
Col. Granata
Washington
Rts
Snead
Loudoun CO
Clarke-Loudoun Co
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
Albertis Harrison
VAIA
Chester H. Lamb
Charles W. Woodson
State Police
Victor Arthur, Jr
Robinson
Largent
Arthur
Ond
John F. Anderson
Association
Robert W. Smalley
Aft
Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Ameri
Tate
Auguste Piccard
France
Robert B. Baldwin
John K. Beling
Forrestal
Baldwin
Beling
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