The Shadow
75 Years Ago
March 17, 1947
“Early Meeting Is Expected Between Stalin And Marshall”
An early meeting between Prime Minister Stalin and Secretary of State Marshall, likely to have far reaching effects on Soviet American relations generally, was predicted in diplomatic quarters today as the Four Power Foreign Ministers’ Conference entered its second week.
Covington’s first post-war “trade-days” wound up Saturday afternoon, acclaimed by merchants without exception as “exceeding all expectations.”
50 Years Ago
March 17, 1972
President Nixon Asks Congress To Block Pupil Busing Orders
President Nixon formally asked Congress today to block temporarily all further pupil-busing orders by the federal courts while it wrestles with long range proposals to equalize the quality of education in all schools.
Pilot Plant To Open In Covington Monday
The pilot plant of Halmode Apparels, Inc. is planning to begin operations in Covington, Monday, according to Louis J. Turk, vice president of the Company. Eight or ten machines will be started at that time and about eight or ten machines a day will be added until the capacity of the building has been reached.
25 Years Ago
March 17, 1997
Over 400 Attend Highlands Annual Chamber Meeting At The Homestead: Awards Presented
Applied Extrusion Technologies and Jackson River Enterprises were among businesses and industries honored Saturday night by the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce during the 18th annual meeting. Executive Director Michele Wright announced AET as the winner of the Industry of the Year Award and JRE and Club Car as winners of the Business of the Year Award.
Bath County Business Owner T.R. Wallace Dies
Thomas Reamer Wallace, co-founder of the Bath County real estate firm Clarkson and Wallace, died today at Bath County Community Hospital in Hot Springs. He was 84.
10 Years Ago
Dublin Packed For St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Dublin was getting ready for its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade today which attracted a half-million onlookers, many of them wearing a corsage of shamrock, the lucky symbol of Ireland.
President Obama: Kill Oil Industry Tax Breaks
Pump prices on his mind, President Barack Obama says Congress should kill tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and help develop alternative sources of energy. Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address that he expected Congress to consider in the next few weeks ending $4 billion in tax subsidies, a move he has failed to persuade lawmakers to make during his term.
