Beckley Motel Move Triggers Turnpike Clash
Beckley innkeepers fight a 100 unit West Virginia Turnpike motel after the Turnpike Commission approved an access road from the Glass House parking lot to a nearby tract. Charleston city manager B I Gentry owns the land and sought linkage seven months ago. the decision passed 4 1, with George Richardson Jr. dissenting. Supporters cite potential extra revenue for the turnpike amid financial difficulties.
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Charleston
Beckley
Turnpike Commission
Glass House
M. W. McCollum
Raleigh County Hotel and Motel Association
McCollum
Belives
West Virginia
B. I. Gentry
Gentry
U.S. Bureau of Roads
Commission
George Richardson Jr
Bluefield
Garden Club Holds Yale Party Tonight
The Mountain State Garden Club hosts a Christmas meeting at 6 p.m. at Mrs. H. S. Gay's home in Princeton. A Dutch dinner is planned and members will exchange gifts. Mrs. Everett Keesee and Mrs. Gay will be hostesses.
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Garden Club
Yale
Mountain State Garden Club
Everett Keesee
Gay
New York Bar Admits Nixon as Member
Richard M. Nixon, former vice president, became a member of the New York bar. President Justice Bernard Botein led a panel of five state Supreme Court Appellate Division justices for the ceremony in a Manhattan courthouse.
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New York
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Bernard Botein
State Supreme Court Appellate Division
Manhattan Court House
Dentist’s Escape From German Jail Breaks Window
A prisoner awaiting transfer leaped from a two story window during a dentist appointment in Loerrach Germany. He landed unharmed and fled past a stationary guard in the waiting area.
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Loerrach
Germany
Order of Good Cheer in Moose Jaw A male club
The Moose Jaw group known as the Order of Good Cheer meets monthly to sample members recipes and twice yearly invites their wives for tips. The event centers on cooking and shared meals in a male led club.
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Moose Jaw, Sask
Pope Paul VI’s Holy Land Visit Foreshadows Jewish Muslim Dialogue
In Jerusalem and Jordan, fear for the Pope’s safety blends with hope for improved Roman Catholic relations with Jews and Muslims. Officials vow tight security as Pope Paul VI’s January trip, described as a peace gesture, would visit holy sites in Jordan and Israel.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Middle East
Holy
Jordan
Israel
Hussein
Jordan Quarter
Vatican
Vatican City
Holy Sepulchre
Old City
Bethlehem
Jesus
Bethsemane
Nazareth
Sea of Galilee
Avikarem
John the Baptist
Rise In Bituminous Production Is Noted
The National Coal Association reports weekly bituminous output for the week ended Nov 30 at about 6,935,000 tons, down from 8,939,000 a year earlier due to Thanksgiving and a national day of mourning. Jan 1 through Nov 30 production stands at about 414,603,000 tons versus 389,354,000 tons last year. Week ending Nov 23 produced 9,975,000 tons.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Kennedy
Six Deeds Filed At Courthouse In Mercer County
Six deeds were recorded at the Mercer County Courthouse on Thursday. Transactions include transfers of parcels in Bluefield, Lilly Grove Addition to Princeton, and a park lot, with two deeds listed as no consideration and others for nominal sums. Names include Harry R Kennedy, Clara Bell Kennedy, Arch B Hare, May P Hare, Garnet Harman, Elsie Harman, Guy Oscar Harman, Elizabeth Harmon, Dellford A McGraw, Elizabeth R McGraw, Sidney Lott McGraw, and Lerona District properties.
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Mercer County
Harry R
Clara Bell Kennedy
Arch B
May P
Hare
City of
Bluefield
Guy Oscar Harman
Garnet Elsie Harman
D. A. Johnston
Garnet
Elsie Harman
Lilly Grove
Princeton
Woodlawn Memorial Parks Corp
Elizabeth Harmon
Park
Dellford A
Elizabeth R. McGraw
Churchill Back in House of Commons for Second Consecutive Day
Sir Winston Churchill, 89, appeared in the House of Commons for a second day in a row. He had not attended since July, with prior attendance spaced by weeks or months.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Leftists Take Over In Italy Leftists Take Over In Italy
Rome AP reports Premier Aldo Moro’s left leaning government formed by Christian Democrats and Marxist Socialists takes office after weeks of bickering. Pietro Nenni’s Socialist party reenters government while Togliatti leads opposition. stock markets fall and doubt about the coalition’s durability grows.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrats
Pietro Nenni
Hammer and Sickle Socialist Party
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Nenni
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
de Gasperi
Milan
Charles Town Man Killed In Highway Crash
Charles Town 25 year old Jerry Lee Viands was killed when his car crashed into an embankment after swerving to avoid another vehicle. He was thrown from the car in Charles Town W V AP report says his death occurred Wednesday night.
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Charles Town
W.va
Jerry Lee Viands
Viands
Dean Lockwood Accepts Dean Role at Union College Schenectady
Dr Theodore D Lockwood dean of the Concord College faculty is named dean of the Union College Schenectady New York presidency. He will start February 1 and relocate with his family from West Virginia. Concord College president Joseph F Marsh praises his leadership and career.
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Theodore D. Lockwood
Concord College
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
Lockwood
Trinity Graduate
Concord
Ae College
Phi Beta Kappa
Dartmouth
Juniata
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U. S. Department of State
West Africa
University of Deeply Regret
Joseph F. Marsh
Dean Lockwood
Concerd College
Dartmouth College
West Virginia
Athens
Lockwoods
Colonalp Introduces Nerve Stimulus for Constipation Relief
A new Colonalp tablet claims to ease constipation by a colonic nerve stimulant and bulking action. It promises overnight relief and restores normal bowel function, with doctors reportedly recommending the product. Introductory size 436.
Nitrocellulose Fuel Propellants Highlighted in Rockets
Nitrocellulose sourced mainly from wood pulp is identified as a major component in solid fuel propellants used in rocket systems.
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Santon’s
Princeton, W. VA
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Sines
W. VA
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Lincoln Homes
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