Word: va
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...nearby boys' camp, and when Ike realized how close it was, he jumped at the chance to have David all to himself for the first time. Barbara Eisenhower agreed to let her son spend five days with Grandfather before he returned to his home in Fort Belvoir, Va. That night Ike set the table himself, and placed a steaming bowl of his vegetable soup in front of David...
Wesley Shrader looks at the ministry from a different perspective: he is pastor of the First Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. His slim book, Dear Charles (Macmillan; $2.50), is a light but merciless exposé of the rituals of tinkling cymbalism. It is more disturbing than Gantry because it could easily pass as the handbook of many a modern clergyman...
Died. Richard Samuel Reynolds Sr., 73, who began his business career at $50 a month, went on to build his own aluminum empire (Reynolds Metals Co.), still found time to turn out poetry for longhaired literary quarterlies; of a heart attack; in Richmond, Va...
...survey of 407,000 homeowners, the Veterans Administration last week reported on what kind of a man takes out a VA-guaranteed home loan. The conclusion: by any standard, he is a solid citizen. According to the VA, the average veteran with a VA loan is 32 years old and has a yearly income of $5,780, with another $2,000 socked away in the bank. He spends an average $11,640 for his house, pays $1,100 down and makes monthly payments of $95.15 for interest and amortization. Of all 407,000 homeowners, 60% bought new homes, 40% older...
...Deciding the second of the five original cases that led the U.S. Supreme Court to bar segregation in the public schools, a three-judge federal court in Richmond, Va. refused to force Prince Edward County to desegregate its schools this fall. Said the court: "It would not be practicable, because of the adjustment and rearrangement required for the purpose...