Massive Southwest Virginia moonshine raid nets 16 arrests
In six counties Wise Scott Dickenson Buchanan Washington and Tazewell officers seized seven cars trucks four stills and more than 80 gallons of untaxed whisky. Sixteen people were arrested and seven sought as federal state and county officers coordinated the operation beginning at 5 am. Bond set for those arrested and all to appear in Abingdon on April 9 for grand jury action.
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Norton
Virginia
Wise
Scott
Dickenson
Buchanan
Washington
Tazewell
W. E. Sully
ABC
Big Stone Gap
Coeburn
Damascus
Bristol
Abingdon
U. S
Grand Jury
Sully
WV educators study bond financing to speed campus construction
Charleston AP report notes West Virginia lawmakers reviewed options to fund growth at state universities and colleges through revenue bonds backed by future capital improvement funds. Two funds tied to WVU, Potomac State, Marshall and eight colleges could use bonds at 3 percent over 10 years, with receipts potentially redirected to projects.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Sully
Subcommittee
Legislative
Richard N. Dunkle
Senate Finance
Hans McCourt
D-Webster
West Virginia University
Potomac State College
WVU Board of Governors
Marshall University
State Board of Education
State General Revenue Fund
Capital Improvement Funds
McCourt
Dunkle
Bluefield Daily Telegraph United Press Teletype Feature
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines its establishment in 1893 and its affiliation with the Associated Press, noting exclusive rights to publish AP news. It mentions morning production from 412 Bland Street and emphasizes its role as a regional newspaper in West Virginia.
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Daily Fi Ce
Bland Street
W.va
Virginia 4-H Winners Return From National Event
Virginia 4-H delegates return from Chicago with ten national winners in achievements share-the-fun public speaking entomology canning bread safety forestry forestry dairy goods and more. Eight alternates named across foods nutrition home economics clothing recreation improvement beef and electric. Virginia Livestock and Poultry judging teams take overall first at the international exposition.
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Chicago
Virginia
Windy City
Old Dominion
Emily Jean Thomas
Floyd County
Dorcas Campbell
Rockbridge County
Linda Ann Arnett
Washington County
Roger Starkweather
Fairfax County
Rosalind Johnson
Bedford County
Canning
Margaret Jean Raines
Russell County
Bobby Cofer
David Gray
Gloucester County
Jacob Shaner
Augusta County
Joel Steele
Newport News
Loma Gilliam
Prince Edward County
Gaynell Gibson
Albermarle County
Shirley Williams
Southampton County
India waits as Red China pledges pullback along Himalayan front
Tensely Indian troops hold defences awaiting Chinese withdrawal promised along the border after a ceasefire. Beijing claimed a 12% mile pullback from the Nov 7 control line while urging India to accept a demilitarized zone and checkpoints. Verification will be hampered by terrain and poor communications in northeast India.
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Red China
Peking
India
Assam
Defense Ministry
Peking Radio
Chou Enlai
Nehru
Chou
New Delhi
Ladakh
Conrad Fink
Tezpur
Himalayan
Mines Disorganized By McDowell Strike
In McDowell County miners face a disorganized shutdown with no quick return to work expected even if the strike ends. Between 600 and 1,000 miners are walking out after the United Mine Workers withdrew welfare benefits from nonpaying operators. Roving pickets were active but no violence reported.
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Welch
MccDowell
Sore
Leger
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Virginia GOP Maps Plans After Gains in Elections
Virginia Republicans will hold meetings in Richmond to outline 1963 and 1964 election plans. Horace E. Henderson says district chairmen and state officers meet at 11 a.m. and the State Central Committee at 2 39 p.m. The agenda includes campaign committees, a permanent HQ, expanded publication, a general counsel, and party plan amendments.
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Richmond
Virginia
Horace E. Henderson
McLean
GOP
Henderson
General Assembly
Mechem Chosen to Fill Chavez Seat in Senate
Edwin L. Mechem resigns as New Mexico governor and is appointed to the late Dennis Chavez's U.S. Senate seat. Republican Mechem, in his fourth term as governor, was defeated in the November 6 election by Democrat Jack M. Campbell. The appointment came from Tom Bolack, who became governor after Mechem.
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Sen. Chavez
New Mexico
Washington
VPI Grad Aide To Ag Commissioner
Mau rice B. Rowe age 40 was named executive assistant to State Agriculture Commissioner Richard D. Chumney. The appointment takes effect January 1. Rowe joined the department in 1948 after graduation from Virginia Tech. He previously led fertilizer lime and motor fuel programs and is a James Monroe High School graduate.
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Maurice B. Rowe
Richard D. Chumney
Rowe
State Agriculture Department
Virginia Tech
James Monroe High School
Fredericksburg
Foreign ministers of Big Four to meet at dinner
Paris AP report says the foreign ministers of the United States United Kingdom France and West Germany will dine at the French Foreign Ministry on December 12. Berlin is expected to be the top topic of discussion.
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Paris
Berlin
Housing Order To Be Enforced
Federal Agencies outline strict enforcement of Kennedy housing order on federally financed homes. Regulations for FHA and VA promise informal negotiations first, with sanctions such as withdrawal of lender approvals if discrimination persists. Homeowners with one or two family residences remain exempt, and civil rights advocates push for broader coverage beyond conventional financing.
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Washington
Kennedy
Federal Housing and Veterans Administrations
FHA
Neal J. Hardy
Philip N. Brownstein
Hardy
Winnie 88 Is Given Ovation on Churchill Birthday
London AP report shows Sir Winston Churchill at 88, waving to a crowd from his window in Downing Street. He walked unaided with a walking stick, recently recovering from a hip fracture, as family and close friends gathered for a quiet birthday at his London home.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Monte Carlo
Sir Winston
Lord Moran
Churchhill
House of Commons
Conservative
Labor
Churchill
Associated Press
Litwar Pioneer Dies At Age 101 In Litwar Wyoming Co
Henderson Belcher 101-year-old resident of Litwar near Jaeger died at home after a lingering illness. Born November 4, 1861 in Burkes Garden Virginia, he lived in Litwar since childhood and was a pioneer of the area. Survived by his wife Frances Roberts Belcher, four daughters, one son, 33 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. at the home of Boyd Belcher with burial at Roberts Cemetery near Johnny Cake. funeral home assisted.
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McDowell Co
Henderson Belcher
Litwar
Jaeger
Burkes Garden
Virginia
John
Nancy Blankenship Belcher
Big Cub Creek
Wyoming County
Frances Roberts Belcher
Harrison Muncy
Boyd Belcher
Emmerson Cline
Davy
Cry In the Night shown at Salvation Army church
A Cry in the Night, an hour-long missionary documentary by World Vision, will be shown Sunday at 7 p.m. at The Salvation Army, 605 Commerce St. The film, shot in color across Asia, features Bali demon possession, a temple cockfight, Tokyo’s revival after defeat, riots, and a nurse caring for leprosy patients. It won first place at Winona Lake Film Festival and is part of a church distribution effort. World Vision president Dr. Bob Pierce notes the organization's aid to 13,000 children in 156 Orient orphanages. Public invited.
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Salvation Army
Commerce St
World Vision, Inc
Los Angeles
Asia
Bali
Tokyo
World Vision
Bob Pierce
Orient
League of Virginia Counties to Meet in Natural Bridge
The League of Virginia Counties will hold its annual meeting in Natural Bridge from October 13 to 15, 1963. J Clifford Hutt of Westmoreland County was elected president and presided over the executive board meeting in Charlottesville where most of the 25 board members attended.
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Charlottesville
Mexico Celebrates Scout Anniversary
Mexico City marked the 25th anniversary of its Boy Scout movement by unveiling a bust of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the world organization.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Robert Baden-Powell
The
World Organization
Forfeiture of 1962 Andrew Lewis football games
The Virginia High School League rules that Cecil Blankenship’s eight semesters of eligibility ended with the 1961 62 school session after evidence showed he first enrolled in September 1958. The committee unanimously states no intent to violate rules, but all 1962 Andrew Lewis High School games in which Cecil played shall be forfeited.
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Andrew Lewis
Virginia
Andrew Lewis High School
Cecil
Cecil Blankenship
Virginia High School League
Weather Outlook Virginia West Virginia Weekend
The Associated Press reports Virginia will be mostly sunny with some cloudiness in the extreme southeast and Saturday highs around 58 to 64. Sunday remains fair and mild with continued clouds southeast. West Virginia looks fair and mild through Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 60s except higher elevations.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
SRC Army Prepares for Winter Snow Battle Costs
The State Road Commission mobilizes 668 trucks 396 snow plows 279 cinder spreaders 203 power graders 52 bulldozers and 33 shovels for winter road upkeep. About 15 000 tons calcium chloride 7 750 tons sodium chloride 110 000 cubic yards cinders 4 500 cubic yards sand 41 000 cubic yards sawdust 1 000 cubic yards slag chips 81 000 cubic yards stone chips will be used totaling over 3.25 million dollars in payrolls equipment and materials with regional costs listed for Preston Randolph Pocahontas and Tucker counties.
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SRC
Virginia redistricting debate tests state political balance
Virginia lawmakers face a Supreme Court influenced battle over district lines after a prior decision allowed federal review of state redistricting. The General Assembly in spring used a token reapportionment shifting seats from Southwest Virginia to Northern Virginia and the Norfolk area, prompting a suit led by Northern Virginia legislators and private citizens. Special sessions in 1952 cost considerably less than current efforts.
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Supreme Court
Virginia
Tennessee
General Assembly
House
Norfolk
Senate
Northern
House of Delegates
Deaths and funerals notice from Bluefield area
Augustus T Witten 61 died at sister's home in Canebrake. Survivors include three daughters, two sisters, three brothers, and two grandchildren. Service at Missionary Baptist Church Canebrake. burial Witten Cemetery Pisgah. Body returned from Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands. John R Rutherford 73 of Excelsior died in Welch hospital. Survived by wife and six children. service at Calvary Baptist War. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Polly Curto 80 of Coalwood died in Princeton. Surviving daughters and sons listed. funeral at Christ The King Catholic Church War. burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Monroe Grimes 63 died in Cleveland. body arriving Pocahontas for funeral plans. Mabel Watkins died in Bluefield. services pending at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home.
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Pauline Waddell
Canebrake
Tazewell County
J. Wilk
Minnie Wilson Witten
Memorie
John R. Rutherford
Excelsior
Welch Hospital
Coal Creek
Tenn
Fred
Nancy Nelson Rutherford
Ethel Brown Rutherford
Cleo Hively
Latha Bosell
Wayne, Mich
Bonnie Evans
War
Cletus
Ernest Rutherford
Wayne
J. R. Rutherford
Inkster
Mich
Charlie
S. R. Rutherford
Yukon
Calvary Baptist Church
S. L. Kelker
F. B. Overbey
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Polly Curto
Coalwood
Princeton
Clifford Thomas
Italy
Pauline, Curto
Alex Funari
Bluefield
Leonard
Joe Curto
John Curtol
Christ, the King
Peter di Stefano
Woodlawn
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Giles Monroe Grimes
Pocahontas, Va
Detroit
Cleveland
Ohio
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Mabel Watkins
Baldwin Ave
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Albert L McCall of Tazewell Dies at 61
Albert L McCall 61 executive vice president of Tazewell National Bank died Friday at Jeffersonville Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Tazewell Baptist Church with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. He served the bank since 1921 and held multiple community roles. Survivors include wife Bess Neel McCall. sons Albert L McCall Jr and Edwin McCall. daughter Mrs Frank Pyott. siblings and several grandchildren.
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Albert L. McCall
Tazewell National Bank
Tazewell
Tazewell Baptist Church
Russell Asbury
W. J. Carter
Maplewood Cemetery
Peery-St. Clair Funeral Home
Jeffersonville
North Tazewell
Jesse
Annie Kiser McCall
Bank
Bluefield College
Bess Neel McCall
Albert L. McCall, Jr
Edwin McCall
Norton, Va
Frank Pyott
Marsh H. McCall
New York
Jesse McCall
Newton
N. J
Bane G. Peery, Jr
Gertrude Chambers
Robert Johnson
Bernard Beaver
West Virginia Women Work Outside Home Less Than Nation
A Women's Bureau study shows West Virginia in 1960 had the lowest share of working women among states at 24 percent, with state earnings averaging 1873 dollars in 1959, below the US average of 2230. The number of WV women workers rose 18 percent from 1950 to 1960 to 162,446, with married women comprising 85,693 of workers in 1960.
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Washington
West Virginia
Women’s Bureau
The
Department of Labor
Nevada
United States
U.S
Arizona
Alaska
Obituaries for David Umberger and Everett Stone
David Walter Umberger of Wytheville Virginia dies Saturday with service at Red Oak Church near Ceres conducted by Rev Kenner Kitts and Rev Roy Clemons. Burial follows in church cemetery after body is taken from Newberry Funeral Home in Bland. Everett Eugene Buck Stone of Louisville Kentucky dies Saturday at 2 pm at Duhling Street Baptist Chapel with Dr Marcom Fuller officiating. Burial in MonteVista Park Cemetery with Blsfield Masonic Lodge pallbearers and graveside rites. Body to be taken to church at 1 pm from Mercer Funeral Home. Pallbearers named W P Hoback John Dedus W C Forlines W V Bourne L R Atkins and Hugh Spangler.
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Umberger
David Walter
Wytheville
Red Oak Church
Ceres
Kenner Kitts
Roy Clemons
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
W. V. Bourne
L. R. Atkins, and
Hugh Spangler
Byzantine Church Unearthed Near Amman Amphitheater
A Byzantine era church has been unearthed in the Amman citadel area, a few hundred yards north of the Roman amphitheater, announced by Jordan's Antiquities Department.
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Amman
Jordan
Amman Citadel
Antiquities Department
Frances Harrison Crowned Miss Pocahontas High School
Frances Harrison, an 18 year old senior, was crowned Miss Pocahontas after beating nine rivals at the school Friday night. Second place went to Juanita Yates, with a bouquet of red roses as consolation. Harrison won in three categories evening gown bathing suit and talent earning a crown and loving cup.
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Frances Harrison
Charleston
Africans Increase Informer Reward
In Pretoria police raise the informer reward to 1400 dollars amid a campaign against a new wave of sabotage attributed to African nationalist underground elements.
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Pretoria
South Africa
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