Virginia Board Seeks Relieved From Governing Three Colleges
Virginia state Board of Education votes to relinquish governing authority over Madison Hairsonburg Longwood Virginia State Colleges and to seek a separate board for those institutions The resolution also asks removal from governance of the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center and the vocational rehabilitation program The measure now goes to Gov Harrison and requires General Assembly action for implementation
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Madison
Longwood
Virginia State
Abertis S. Harrison Jr
General Assembly
Woodrow Wilson
Fishersville
John Galleher
State Board
Harrisonburg
Farmville
Petersburg
Norfolk
Commission On Public Education
Commission
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education
Education Department
J. G. Blount
Bland Russell
Bland
Caroline
Craig
Russell
Fendall Ellis
State Education Department
Hope Responds to Light Treatment for Eye Clot
In San Francisco Bob Hope received a photo coagulation treatment for a left eye retinal blood clot. The 10 minute procedure aimed to halt further bleeding and improve vision. Doctors will assess results this morning and decide on any further steps in two to three days.
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San Francisco
Bob Hope
Children’s Hospital
Hope
Somber Dallas Night Spots Reflect Kennedy Assassination
In Dallas supper clubs and honky tonks the mood remains somber after President Kennedy's assassination. Promoters expect a pick up after December 22 when mourning ends, while venues like The Carousel attract a curious mix of visitors and regular convention crowds as gloom lingers.
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Dallas
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Kaiser Aluminum rescinds planned ingot price hike
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp says it will not raise the price of aluminum ingot to 24 cents a pound as planned for December 16 after Aluminum Co. of America declines the move citing supply demand and current prices. Alcoa will keep ingot price at 23 cents while Reynolds had boosted to 23 cents earlier.
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New York
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Kaiser
Aluminum Co. of America
Alcoa
Reynolds Metals Co
Aluminum
Flower Show At Matoaka Opens For Weekend Viewing
A flower show titled Just Fore Christmas opens today in Matoaka at the Murphy Insurance Agency. Sponsored by the Matoaka Garden Club, hours are 2 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
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Matoaka
Murphy Insurance Agency
West Virginia name change to Kennedy prompts mixed reaction
Charleston AP reports proposals to rename West Virginia Kennedy or Kennediana drew strong opposition. Governor Barron’s office received many letters. only a minority supported the idea. Respondents cited sentimentality and state pride, with residents and former West Virginians weighing in from various states.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kennedy
Kennediana
Searcy
Ark
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
Emile J. Hodel
Beckley Post-Herald
Barron
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Post-Herald
Lincoln
Hodel
Glenn M. Jones
New Orleans
Beckley
Kennedy, Post-Herald
West
New Beds For Vet Hospitals
The Kennedy administration allocated 2000 nursing home type beds to 37 VA hospitals across 37 states. No new construction. facilities will convert existing space. Admissions stay within the VA system, moving patients ready for nursing home care from acute hospital beds. Martinsburg VA Hospital to receive 40 beds.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Kennedy
John S. Gleason Jr
Gleason
Johnson Won't Move To White House Yet
Washington AP says the Johnson family will not move into the White House for a few days possibly Monday. Mrs Kennedy and her two children moved out Friday and Johnson belongings have begun arriving, with more to come over the weekend.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Kennedy
Johnsons
Beating Fatality at Evreux Air Base Tribunal
A US airman died after a barracks scuffle at Evreux US Air Force Base in France. Two Black soldiers, Raymond C. Bost Jr. and Robert C. Burrell, face unpremeditated murder and assault charges, with others awaiting separate trials. Witness J C Robert Padgett, of Woodlawn Virginia, died several hours after the incident. Airman J C Harry Brown, Edward Spears and John Marks testified about the confrontation and prior altercations.
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Eureux
France
U.S
J.C. Robert Padgett
Woodlawn
Evreux US. Air Force Base
Raymond C. Bost Jr
Pittsburgh
Robert C. Burrell
Philadelphia
J.C. Harry Brown
Charles Town
W.va
Evreux Air Force Base
J.C. John Marks
Cranberry
Marks
Pfe
Edward Spears
New York City
Spears
State Capitol News Roundup from Charleston
Two former state troopers joined the Public Service Commission as field investigators covering Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Ritchie, Nicholas, Braxton, Webster, Gilmer and Calhoun counties. Milk packs labeled Twin Pak drawn up for illegal separation face condemnation and action. commissioners cite retailer responsibility. State institutions’ farm dairy output valued at 731000 with 635000 to be consumed. remaining 96000 sold to other facilities.
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Charleston
State Capitol
NEW Workers
Joseph E. Hodgson
Public Service Commission
Frederick J. Patton
Parkersburg
Charles G. McClain
Summersville
Patton
Wood
Wirt
Pleasants
Ritchie
McClain
Nicholas
Braxton
Webster
Gilmer
Calhoun
PSC
Motor Carrier Department
Lawrence Barker
Willard Moore
Huttonsville
West Virginia
Moundsville
Moore
Hollywood Beat gossip from Rome to Broadway and beyond
Sheilah Graham notes Richard Harris roaming Rome in a red robe during a conference at the Hilton. She cites projects and stars including Dylan with Alec Guinness, The Red Desert filming, West Side Story translations in Moscow, Peter Sellers with Dean Martin, The Con fessor with Frankenheimer, Irma La Douce success in Germany, Natalie Wood’s home sale loss, Billy Wilder’s Beverly Hills mansion as investment, Glynis Johns’ actor son at Oxford, and Bing Crosby’s Rainmaker role in 110 in the Shade.
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Hollywood
Nana
Richard Harris
Hilton
Rome
Richard
Red Desert
Cleopatra
Dylan
Alex Guinness
Peter Glenville
Warners
Tony Curtis
the Confessor
Shirley MaeLaine
Jack Lemmon
Germany
Natalie Wood
R. J. Wagner
Billy Wilder
Beverly Hills
Reer
Bing Crosby
David Merrick
Bing
Hal Wallis
Burt Lancaster
Robert Horton
Broadway
Inga Swenson
Land Hearing Will Resume for Bluefield Police Officers
A reinstatement hearing for Ted Land and fellow officer Roby Brown resumes Tuesday at 9 30 am in the Federal Courtroom Bluefield. Land and Brown seek reinstatement with full back pay and pension rights after being dismissed Jan 2 1963 amid the Bluefield Police Scandal. Both deny wrongdoing. trials in 1962 ended in hung juries.
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Bluefield Police Civil Service Commission
Ted Land
Bluefield
Brown
Land
Phil Lilly
Mercer County
Randolph G. Whittle
Jane
Police Civil Service Commission
Jerome Katz
Walter V. Ross
Land and Brown
David Bell
Frank Smoot
Randel O. Bond
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