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Virginia, according to Gov. Gerald L. Batiks, has done ratber well since he took office in 1966. The Democratic governor all but predicted continued economic prosperity for Virginia through 1968 — but with a tow warnings that the state may have to assume some costly responsibilities that belong to the federal government This has been a “very good year for the commonwealth,’'the governor told more than 40 reporters who attended a one-hour breakfast meeting in the executive mansion on Dec. 22. Citing record employment, increases in persanal income and improvement in other economic indicators for 1966, Gov. Batiks buoyantly added: “All of those remain for 1967* But Gov. Batiks reported those developments with “the proverbial qualifiers,* as be put it. Parts of Virginia are wracked by high unemployment— sometimes surpassing 20 percent — and affordable housing has been the cause for consakrabk concern among many.
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