State colleges ease entry rule for some new students
The State Board of Education temporarily relaxes the 17 unit college preparatory requirement for Marshall University and eight state colleges. Registrars may admit freshmen next fall without all credits if the shortage is not the student’s fault. action applies for one year with documented cases. The move follows requests by college presidents and the Department of Education.
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Charleston
Marshall University
State Board of Education
Department of Education
Rex Smith
Harry B. Keflin
Glenville State College
Heflin
West Virginia Tech
Council of College and University
West Virginia
Park Central Hosts Area Students For Collegiate Testing
Park Central High School hosted a regional Cooperative Intercollegiate Examination with students from Conley, Excelsior, Elkhorn, Griffin, Kimbell, Stratton, Pall Central, and Woodrow districts. Winners earn scholarships to sponsoring colleges as names from multiple schools are listed for qualification.
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Park Central
Park Central High School
Conley High School
Edgar Richardson
Rickie Price
Gloria Pennix
Barbara Robinson
Kay Booker
Edna Levis
Excelsior High School
Nona Jean Street
Janet Hawkins
Jowine Crosby
John Mackey
Bon&er Stephens
Woodrow Padgett
Willie Carrington
Wilbur Cunningham
Kenneth Gray
James
Scotl
Barbara Wilson
Reginald Bess
Elkhorn High School
Winston 3
Tyree
Donald Milner
Marie Melride
Anita Williams
Brenda Henry
Brown Wayne
Pritveton High School
Marilyn ¥. Lisisay
Carolyn E. Livisay
Brenda Wisdom
Tassie Harris
Theresa Sper
Howard Pater
Deaths and Funerals Compile Local Notices
Obituaries report the deaths of Sherrie Ann Niswander 18 of Bramwell Glendle Belcher 26 of Princeton Maggie Smith 90 of Grundy and other area residents Funeral services are set across Bramwell Pisgah Richlands and Staffordsville with burial in local cemeteries. several survivors listed including family members and spouses Funeral homes direct services and callers for viewing times and locations with pallbearers named for several services
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Glendle H. Belcher
Pisgah Road
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
Mason Ward Belcher
Dollie Belcher
Athens Road
Delma Bailey Belcher
Glen
Douglas Belcher
Debbie Belcher
Elizabeth Belcher
Athens
Road
Bill, Gale
Robert Belcher
Jewell Belch
Huntington
Delbert Belcher
Bedford
Funeral rites for Mrs Helen Smithdeal set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Helen Smithdeal of 400 Stowers Street Bluefield will be held Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home with Dr James T Browning officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers include Marvin Wilburn J G Conner C B Cromer E B Meadows Weston Willis and Donald Weiser.
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Pisgah Methodist Church
Glen Quessanberry
Quentin Hughlett
Paul Bohn
Pisgah
Walton Faulkner
Carl Pack
Kenneth Martin
Carfig Caldwell
Hubert Pettrey
Elridge Quessenberry
Leah Emilina Boyd
Raven
Robert Boyd
Maven
Buchanan County
Liam
Elizabeth Street Boyd
Sherman Boyd
Richlands
Taberpaole Church
Grat Horton
Elijah Boyd
Davis
Hurst - Scott |Fair
Edward Lewis Johnson
Levi Johnson
Elk Ridge
Kenneth Lee Johnson
Judith Ann Johnson
John Johnson
Mra
Johnson
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Washington Funeral Home
Keystone
Monarchs Meet Yellow Jackets In Little Eight Showdown
Norfolk William and Mary visits Randolph Macon in Ashland for a pivotal Little Eight clash that could shape the title race. Both squads won their first two games with the Monarchs beating Hampden-Sydney and Baltimore while the Yellow Jackets defeat Bridgewater and Lynchburg.
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Richmond
Baltimore
Yellow Jackety
Bridgewater
Lynchburg
Leo Anthony
Monarchs
Randolph Macon
Aires
Medion College of Virginia
Emory and Henry
Lincoln Memorial
Roanoke
Maroons
Long Island University
Richmond Professional Institute
Frederick College
Furman
Erskine
Paladins
Charleston Banker Dies At 65 In Charleston Hospital
Ronald Earl Plou, vice president and trust officer of Kanawha Valley Bank, died in Charleston hospital after a long illness. He began banking in 1992 as treasurer and assistant secretary of Central Trust Co., later absorbed by Kanawha Valley Bank. He served as state treasurer of the Wass Virgie Heat Fund for 13 years.
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Charleston
Ronald Earl Plou
Kanawha Valley Bank
Vesoeary
Central Trust Co
Wass
City of Bluefield Wins Damages Suit In Mercer Court
A Mercer County Circuit Court jury ruled for the City of Bluefield in a $50,000 case filed by Fannie Hoops over a fall on Wyoming Street. Jurors deadlocked Tuesday and returned Wednesday to deliver verdict for the city just before noon. The session also consolidated several unrelated damage actions from a Charleston traffic collision and a civil suit by Doe E. Cook against Haun Motors Inc. and Haun for $12,000, with Cook alleging arrest and wrongful actions damaged his credit and caused financial loss.
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Mercer County
City of Bluefield
Fannie Hoops
Lawrence L. Saunderson
Benjamin R. Cawthorne
H. H. Craft
Skyline Cab
Herbert Craft
Cawthorne
Charleston
Tony Veneri
W. E. Bailey
John L. Hancock
E. N. Reid
Hancock
Reid
F. Morton Wagner
Ius Instituvea
Doe E. Cook
Haun Motors, Inc
Andames C. Haun
Cook
James E. Belchner
Compromise Plan Aims to Balance AAU and NCAA Control of U.S. Basketball
A proposed compromise plan by Louis G. Wilke seeks to balance power between the AAU and NCAA over U.S. basketball representation within FIBA. The plan, welcomed cautiously by many, would create a National Amateur Basketball Council including high schools and NAIA to give voice in basketball affairs, with comments due by Dec. 27 after study by stakeholders.
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Washington
Amateur Athletic Union
U.S
Louis G. ‘Wilke
AAU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Wilke
Bartlesville
Okla
FIBA
U.S. Basketball Federation
NCAA
Body For Solution
N. J. Barack
Columbus
Ohio
Barack
Walter Byers
United States
Clifford B. Fagan
National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
John J. Knight
National Association of Inter- Collegiate Athletica
National Amateur Basketball Council
NAIA
92 Horses Entered In $145,000 Handicap
Arcadia California AP reports a field of 92 horses entered for a $145 000 handicap with major contenders from the Kentucky Derby winner among the lineup and other top claimants contesting the race at Santa Anita Park.
Khrushchev Says U S Stirs Things Up
In Moscow Khrushchev told U S ambassador Thompson that Americans are the ones stirring things up and can be quieted if needed. The exchange occurred at a Finnish party honoring 44 years of Finnish freedom as Thompson sought a rest and hints of Berlin talks.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S
Llewellyn R. Thompson Jr
Supreme Soviet
Thompson
Washington
Berlin
29 Formosan Hotels Meet International Standards
Taipei Formosa Tourist Association says the island has 29 hotels with over 1,000 rooms that meet international standards for tourists. The report highlights the hotels as evidence of improving tourism infrastructure on Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chicago Livestock Market Report With Varied Hog Prices
The Chicago hog market was steady with slower trade. Top hogs reached 17 106 per head for select 6.1 grade, others in 16.85 to 16.25 range. Slaughter steers remained steady to slightly lower, prime weights around 27.50, heifers and vealers steady, and slaughter lambs strong with good to prime grades.
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Chicago
Weather summary for Virginia and West Virginia by AP
Virginia forecast calls for fair skies and some afternoon clouds with highs 42 to 54, turning partly cloudy and colder Thursday night. Friday should be fair and colder. West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with a chance of scattered snow flurries in the mountains, highs in the low 40s, and continuing cold Friday.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Carol Program Set At Grundy Virginia Cantata
The "Carol of the Bell" Christmas choir cantata by Lee Rogers will be presented Sunday December 10 at 8 p m at Buchanan First Presbyterian Church Grundy Virginia. Guest members from local churches and Highland Presbyterian Church Canada Kentucky will join the choir.
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Lee Rogers
Buchanan First Presbyterian Church Grundy
Highland Presbyterian Church
Bari
Titone
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Seattle
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T-Trace
Mrs Payne Seeks GOP Nomination
Huntington AP Mrs E Wyatt Payne announced Wednesday her candidacy for Republican nomination to represent West Virginia 4th District in the state legislature. A former legislator and past state GOP Women president, she and her husband a Huntington real estate man are parents of three.
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Huntington
E. Wyatt Payne
Payne
GOP
Huntington Real Estate
Charleston
Barron
Executive Mansion
Kathryn Cale
John D. Morgan I
Barron Teter
Elkins
Traffic Snarled In Istanbul Fog And Aged Care Meeting
Dense fog paralyzed traffic in Istanbul delaying events at Union Baptist Church and injuring seven in accidents blamed on fog in the northwestern region. In Charleston, WV, a conference of county health officers and state officials will discuss caring for the growing aged population with Home care and nutritional services, and how to use new federal funds totaling about 2.6 million dollars to improve health services for the aged.
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Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Congress
Dyer
Istanbul
Turkey
Union Baptist
Tanbul
Helen Hunter
Mineral Street
WVU Board Approves Over 300000 in Gifts
The West Virginia University Board of Governors approved more than 300000 in gifts from individuals firms and governmental agencies at its November meeting. Acting President Clyde L Colson noted most gifts will support WVU scholarships and research projects.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Clyde L. Colson
Colson
WVU
Old Guard Told About Shelters In Bluefield Session
Bluefield Old Guard members and guests met at Trinity Methodist to receive instruction on shelter construction and atomic destruction types. Arnold G. Porterfield spoke as Civil Defense guest, 102 in attendance. new officers were named to be elected next meeting. Birthdays and sick-list updates noted. treasurer reported $116.50 balance.
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Bluefield
G. D. Spangler
H. V. Troutman
Dr. W. H. Carr
Buford T. Bourne
H. 5. Lambert
W. C. Crockett
J. M. Peake
A. F. M. Sands
Wade Frazier
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
W. R. Keys
Reece C. Anderson
St. Laure‘s Hospital
J. F. Peake
J. G. Litton
H. J. Havens
E. C. Caldwell
Harry Gordon
H. W. Miller
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Smith Explains
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Een
Oswe
Os Lharwin
Sherrie Ann Niswander
Edward
Athlene Niswander
Bramwell
Bramwell Methodist
Don Cale
W. FP. Nastwood
Woodlawn
Miss Niswander
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Future Homemakers of America
National Honor Society
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W. C
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Lakeworth
Fla
Thomas
Cora Niswander
Mercer Funeral Home
Don Murphy
James J. Collins
Leo Haynes
J. €. Newbold
Don Anello
Alfred Craft
Bramwell Methodist Church
G. H. Belcher
Mrs
Maggie Smutil
Maggie Smith
Grundy
Stuart, Va
Giles County
Abraham and
Eliza Jewell
Lorenzy Smith
John Smith
Elkhorn
Vira Johnson
Latlig Bradley
Mardella Springs
Venia Plaster
Patrick Springs
Hawkins Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Milt Osborne
Mrs. Lear Boyd
Jeanette Harrell
Staffordsville
Harrell
David
Pea- Tisburg
John Spangler
Staffordaville
Anna Marie
Deryl Gene
Alvin Spangler
U. S. Marines
Camp Lejeune
N. C
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Billy Spangler
Trower
J. D. Honaker
Harold Looney
Washington Street
Eastville
Standfield
Sam Standfield
Eckman
McDowell County
Landgraff
Sherrie Niswander
Norfolk W&m
Arcadia
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Atates
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UPI Telephote
Khrush
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Chicago Livestock
Alia Ladd
Tiffany's
Stone
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Selden
Fame Ameerstttt
W. B. Martin
Clyde J. Caviness
L. H. Saunders
J. L. Bradberry
L. C. Fowlkes
J. S. Dudley
W. H. Carr
Charles C. Lynch
D. W. Shupe
Dr. Carr
Dave Shupe
Walter C. Forlines
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