GOP Support For Gun Control Law Grows in House
Washington AP reports House Republican leadership backs a bill banning mail order rifle and ammo sales to non joining states while facing 100 plus amendments. President Johnson’s proposal for mandatory prison terms for felons with a gun meets opposition over constitutional concerns. Rep. Gerald Ford supports the committee bill, opposing registration and licensing as risks to passage.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Judiciary Committee
Ford
Births and Discharges at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital reports births for multiple families including Sis son Jr Syracuse a daughter Gilbert Gallipolis a daughter Manley Gallipolis a daughter Johnson Mason a daughter Grow Jackson a daughter Daisden Thurman Morlen Rowland Coalton Goldsberry New Haven Teabald Rutland Smith Point Pleasant Hanson Patriot Watkins Ravenswood W Va. Discharges include numerous patients such as Anderson Bennett Bless Bowman Burchett Caldwell Cooke Derifield Elliot Evans Fadaly Filson Frank Fuller Gantz Green Grose Hardaway Herrmann Jones Kelly Kight King Lasseter Leslie Martin McGraw Neal Pickens Robinson Schoonover Stanley Zirkle Roush Cremeans Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Anderson
Wesley Q. Bennett
Karen D. Bless
William H. Bowman, Jr
Ollie M. Burchett
Gadys Caldwell
Brendans. Cooke
Arnold J. Derifield
M. Garnet Elliot
Horace Evans
Arlie M. Fadaly
Debora C. Filson
Clarence 5. Frank
Kenneth Fuller
Linda M. Gantz
John D. Green
Emily ©. Grose
Lucy Hardaway
Robert &. Herrmann
Frank L. Irion
Herston R. Jarvis
George W. Jones
Betty Kelly
Mark J. Kight
Kenneth King
Barna H. Lasseter
Melven J. Leslie
Norma J. Martin
Paul E. McGraw
James P. Neal
Eber Pickens
Marvin 4. Robinson
Walter F.schoonover
Ella Stanley
Paul Zirkle
Edison Roush
Rodney Cremeans
Georgia Fisher
Youth Corps Speakers Are Announced for Counseling Program
Charles Keefer, counselor for the Neighborhood Youth Corps, says speakers from local organizations will address enrollees. John Samsell of the Chamber of Commerce will speak on opportunities in West Virginia. Mrs. William Shuler of the Employment Security Department will show how to use services and how to fill applications.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Keefer
Neighborhood Youth Corps
John Samsell
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
William Shuler
Department of Employment Security
Yokum
Goodyear
Charles Lanham
Citizens National Bank
Keefer
Cyclist Hurt Near Point Pleasant After Motorcycle Crash
Robert M. Neal 19 of Henderson suffered head back and rib abrasions when his motorcycle left Route 2 three miles south of Point Pleasant near Salt Creek and struck a guard rail. He was taken to Pleasant Valley Hospital. Cycle damage estimated at 175 dollars. Mason County sheriff investigated the Thursday night accident. Building boom note reports sixteen buildings completed in Rio de Janeiro every 24 hours.
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Point Pleasant
Robert M. Neal
Henderson
Neal
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Salt Creek
Rio de Janeiro
Two Point Men Injured at Work in Marshall County
Two men were injured Thursday and treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Richard Knock 22 of Whipple Ohio worked for Madison Silo Co of Marietta Ohio and suffered lacerations to the right forearm when a sheaf of material fell on him while erecting a silo Route 2 south. Roscoe Sprouse 25 of Point Pleasant worked for Catalytic Construction Co and was injured climbing a ladder at the Goodyear plant at Apple Grove.
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Richard Knock
Whipple
Ohio
Madison Silo Co
Marietta
Knock
Roscoe Sprouse
Point Pleasant
Catalytic Construction Co
Goodyear
Apple Grove
Non-Support Arrests Reported in Gallia County
Gallia County sheriff arrested Herman Saunders on a non support charge. Saunders waived municipal court and pled guilty before common pleas court, released on his own bond with 60 days to pay. Willard Mohler, 45, of Millport, held on grand larceny with one year probation and 30 days to pay court costs. Mike Duffy, 18, of Gallipolis, jailed on misdemeanor charges of felonious assault and disturbing the peace.
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Gallipolis
Herman Saunders
Saunders
Willard Mohler
Middleport
Mike Duffy
Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges List
The hospital admits Michael Wawlin Gallipolis Ferry J H Farley Point Pleasant Donald Humphrey Point Pleasant Marilyn Russell Point Pleasant Bobbie K Anthony Point Pleasant Mrs Norman Henry Gallipolis Ferry Angela Campbell Point Pleasant Discharged Millard Fleck George Bates Sharon Long Connie Long Addie Ohlinger
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Michael Wawlin
Gallipolis Ferry
J. H. Farley
Point Pleasant
Donald Humphrey
Marilyn Russell
Bobbie K. Anthony
Norman Henry
Angela Campbell
Millard Fleck
George Bates
Sharon
Connie Long
Addie Ohlinger
Area Servicemen Earn Military Training Honors
Private Starold R Brown 20 son of Mrs Esther S Browns Lau relville completed a mechanics course with honors at the Army Ordinance School Aberdeen Proving Ground Md Private Ollie G Elliott 18 son of Ollie G Elliott Gallipolis finished eight weeks of military police training at Fort Gordon Ga Archie W Stanley Jr son of Mr and Mrs Archie W Stanley Chauncey attends Army ROTC summer camp at Indian town Gap Annville Pa Ohio University student will receive a second lieutenant commission Stanley a 1965 graduate of Chauncey Dover High School William J Linn son of Mr and Mrs Robert F E Linn Cha grin Falls attends summer training camp in Annville Pa Linn is a 1964 graduate of Orange High School His wife Mareen lives at 30 Fort St Athens Staff Sgt John P Montgomery son of Mr and Mrs Francis R Montgomery Jackson named PRIDE man at McGuire AFB NJ Montgomery a jet engine technician recognized for reducing costs and boosting unit readiness
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Starold R. Brown
Esther S. Browns
Laurelville
Army Ordinance School
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Ollie G. Elliott
Gallipolis
Army Training Center
Ft. Gordon
Archie W. Stanley Jr
Archie W. Stanley
Chauncey
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Annville
Ohio University
Stanley
Chauncey Dover High School
William J. Linn
Robert FE. Linn
Chagrin Falls
Linn
Orange High School
Mareen
Fort St
Athens
John P. Montgomery
Francis R. Montgomery
Jackson
McGuire Afb
N. J
Montgomery
Lawrence Lieving Returns as Plant Construction Engineer
Lawrence H Lieving a Mason County native returns to West Virginia as resident engineer for Appalachian Power Col s John E Amos Plant located 28 miles south of Point Pleasant He previously led civil construction at Ohio Powers Cardinal plant and has worked on multiple Appalachian sites He served as US Marine Corps combat engineer at Iwo Jima and holds a commerce degree from Ohio University Now living in Steubenville Ohio he will move to the Winfield area with his wife Doris Capehart and two children Karen and David
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Point Pleasant
Lawrence H. Lieving
Mason County
Appalachian Power Co
John E. Amos
Lieving
Cardinal
Ohio Power Co
Appalachian
American Electric Power System
Letart
Wahama
Mason
Doris Capehart
New Haven
Karen
David
AEP
West Virginia
Phil
Chian
Glen Lyn
Smith Mountain
Virginia
Kentucky Power Co
Big Sandy
Ashland
U. S. Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
Ohio University
Amos
Hulett C. Smith
Oscar Causey Keeps Athens Dump Running Smoothly
Oscar Causey works at the Athens sanitary landfill handling over 50 truckloads of trash daily. He explains the complexity of the operation as wind from the east and the dozer operator’s chatter reveal the behind the scenes effort needed to maintain a sanitary dump.
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Oscar Causey
Oscar
Athens
Ground Broken For John E. Amos Power Plant
Ground was broken 28 miles south of Point Pleasant on Route 17 for the John E. Amos steam electric plant. The 1.6 million kilowatt, 200 million dollar station on the Kanawha River near Charleston will start with two 300000 kilowatt units in 1971 and 1972. It is designed for eventual 4.2 million kilowatts and a total project cost of 750 million dollars.
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Mary Hyre
Point Pleasant
United States
Guesis
West Virginia
John E. Amos
Kanawha River
Charleston
Appalachian Power Co
American Electric Power System
Donald C. Cook
AEP
Appalachian Power
John Amos
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GOP
Holzer Hospital News
Ernest E. Sisson, Jr
Syracuse
Milford G. Gilbert
Edward F. Manley
Edward W. Johnson
Dwight F. Grow
May Daisden, Jr
Thurman
Morlen J. Rowland, Jr. Coalton
Robert A. Goldsberry
Weber C. Teabald
Rutland
Dale L. Smith
John Hanson
Patriot
R. David Watkins
Ravenswood
W. Va
Youth Corps
Lawrence Lieving
Ip Sporn
Glasgow
Appala
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Intermont Lodge
Narrows
Steubenville
Shrine Club
Winfield
Ken Steinhoff
Boyce Griffith
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Joe P. Gills
Apalachian Power Co
Winfield High School
Raymond Peak
Hannan High School
West Virginia Army National Guard
D. F. Desist
Mitchell
Moundsville
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