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'Returned To Normal'

However, the Governor added that "as long
as they (the students) stay peaceful, it's alright
with me." He then promised that all state
educational institutions "will stay open" for
those who chose to take advantage of them.

Mr. Holton stated that, just as he wants to
protect the right of dissent for some people, he
also intends to protect the right of those people
to dissent from the opinions of those who are
dissenting.

Mr. Holton said that "the situation has
returned to normal in Virginia." He also called
for an end to the strikes which have effectively
shut down, the state universities.

"It's time, my friends, to go back to the
classes, to go back to the books," the Governor
stated. Mr. Holton expressed his confidence
that the situation is in hand by saying that he
plans to travel to France on a mission with a
number of governors for the State Department.
He leaves today.

While the Governor claimed that normalcy is
returning, he did admit that he would not
demand that the State Police be removed from
Charlottesville and that he would fly back to
the States if the situation were to flair up again.