Tuck Day honors William M. Tuck at Halifax Fairgrounds
A crowd near 1,000 gathers at the Halifax Fairgrounds for Bill Tuck Day as Virginia leaders praise the former governor and congressman. U. S. Sen. Byrd Gov. Godwin and others recount Tuck's plain citizen image, staunch character, and impact on Virginia public life.
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South Boston
William M. Tuck
Tuck
Bill Tuck
Halifax Fairgrounds
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
India
Mills E. Godwin
Colgate W. Darden Jr
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
W. C
Dan’’ Daniel
D-Va
Watkins M. Abbitt
Andrew P. Miller
Byrd
Congress
Washington
Commonwealth
Godwin
Virginia
Darden
Almond
Harrison
Virginia Supreme Court
Daniel
Abbitt
Richmond
Miller
Honeymoon Held Up for Paroled Bride and Groom
Roberta Belford married Ralph Banks in Harrisburg only after a judge delayed the couple’s honeymoon. Judge Duane Leach wed them an hour after Belford was sentenced to one to three years at Dwight Women’s Reformatory for parole violation. Belford, 27, had pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a credit card. Banks, 42, is a coal miner from Eldorado.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Roberta Belford
Ralph Banks
Circuit Court
Duane Leach
Women’s Reformatory
Dwight
Eldorado
Child Dies After Being Struck In Driveway
A 7 year old Hanover County boy died from injuries after stepping in front of his mother's car in the family driveway Saturday. Police confirmed the incident occurred after the mother, Mrs Marvin Snelson Jr, returned from a grocery trip.
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Beaverdam
Hanover County
James Raymond Snelson
Marvin Snelson Jr
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Jack F. Davis
Virginia
Davis
Robert P. Mason
State House
Weather outlook with rain chances and past rainfall records
The forecast calls for rain tonight and tomorrow with cool temperatures high in the upper 60s to low 70s. Rainfall figures show 1972 reaching 53.02 inches, with 62 year averages around 36.76 inches and recent yearly totals ranging from 38 to 53 inches.
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Handley High School
George Craig
Mike
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Jacob Johnson
Gene Rhodes
J. Miles Cory
Robert Donnelly
Associated Press
State Auditor
Harrisonburg
Joseph S. James
Auditor of Public Accounts
Madison College
ODS Garona Home
Amherst ST
Ial
Ray Hoover Bailey
Omps Funeral Home, Inc
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Joseph Puckett
Mount Hebron
Harold Milton Lamp
Chestnut Grove
Rosa Mae Carper
Holmes Fries
the Oneed
Aah
Harland C. Hannum
Market Street United Methodist Church
James W
Willie” Hoar
Jones Funeral Home
City of
Winchester
Frederick County
Middletown
Clarke County
Front Royal Hospital
Great Lakes Region
Gulf Coast
National Weather Service
Seabornd
Winchester Skies
Burtons
J.W. Arthur, Inc
E. Boscawen St
S. Braddock St
BUICK
Rousse Avenue
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Carl Hamilton
Triangle
Buick Incorporated
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