West Virginia Education Dept Faces Leadership Review
A 25 member team from the U S Office of Education conducted an on the scene review of the West Virginia Department of Education. The committee, chaired by George W Bryson, urged organizational changes to put the department in touch with policy making and provide ongoing advice to Superintendent Rex M Smith.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U.S. Office of Education
State Department
Rex M. Smith
US Office of Education
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Bryson
James A. Sensenbaugh
Maryland
Paul E. Farnum
New Hampshire
Robert Lindsey
Brooke County
Bryson’s
Public
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Lic
Sensenbauzh
Del
Kenneth Auvil
Dbarbour
House of Delegates
Auvil
Department of Education
Mollohan Seeks West Virginia House Seat Again
Fairmont West Virginia. Robert H. Mollohan 58 a former two term Democratic congressman in the 1st District announced Wednesday his bid for the Democratic nomination for the job next year. Mollohan served 1952 56 and later ran for governor losing to Cecil Underwood. He later led the Joint Industries Contract Committee for the coal industry in Washington and is now a legislative consultant with an insurance business in Fairmont. The 1st District has grown from seven northern counties to 13 since the state lost a district.
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Fairmont
Robert H. Mollohan
West Virginia
Mollohan
Congress
Cecil Underwood
Joint Industries Contract Committee
Coalion
Washoe
Aus
Ist
Daily Telegraph Bluefield News Brief
Local Bluefield paper notes AP affiliation and subscription rates for West Virginia delivery. Advertises mail and carrier options with weekly and annual pricing, and lists advertising representative.
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Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Majip
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circula
Kaw Agency
Inc
Heart Transplant Patient Shows Continued Improvement
Journal report quotes Barnard on the Cape Town operation as the donor heart runs in Washkansky at Groot Schuur Hospital. The patient eats solid food, faces possible changes in heart size, and uses cobalt radiation to suppress rejection. Mrs Darvall and her daughter died in the same car crash.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Barnard
Cape Town
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Miss Darvall
Edward G . Dorvall
Infant Heart Transplant Aims to Merge Two Failing Lives
Dr Kantrowitz describes a baby with a brain-dead condition and another two day old with a failing heart. After consent from intelligent parents, doctors plan to remove the young donor’s heart and create one viable infant. He notes the emotional and technical challenges of infant transplantation and regrets press focus on the research.
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Kantrowitz
Forty two join Bluewell junior service club presidency named
Forty two members attended the Modern Woodmen Junior Service Club meeting at Bluewell Baptist Church. Linda Farrington of Bluewell was elected first president with Mike Harris as vice president Joyce Firestine as secretary treasurer and Franklin Hollis as flag bearer. Paul Burdette discussed the group and its aims as Mrs Maxine Hornick led the pledge. Dates and schedules will be set later.
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Bluewell Baptist Church
Linda Farrington
Bluewell
Modern Woodmen of America
Bluefield
Mike Harris
Joyce Firestine
Franklin Hollis
Paul Burdette
Tazewell Board Considers School Additions in 1967 Plans
Tazewell County Board of Education discussed proposed additions for Dudley Primary Bluefield Richlands High and Graham High schools at its December meeting in Tazewell. No final decision was made. The board accepted Richlands Elementary from contractor Richard E Phillips as up to standards and set dedication for Sunday December 7 at 3 p.m. A teacher Rebecca Boyd resigned effective January 1 1968.
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Dudley Primary School
Bluefield
Tazewell
Richlands High School
Richlands
Graham High School
Tazewell County
Richlands Elementary School
Richard E. Phillipps
Rebecca Boyd
Tazewell Elementary School
Massive air strikes hit supply areas near Dong Hoi and Dak To
U S bombers released 150000 pounds of bombs on a supply area and truck parks 19 miles southwest of Dong Hoi amid a ninth major raid into North Vietnam. Reports say Dak To battles killed 1600 enemy and left 277 Americans dead with Viet Cong attacks on New Life hamlet near the Cambodian border.
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Mu Gia Pass
U.S
South Vietnam
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Dak To
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Laos
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New Life
Dakson
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Green Beret
Arnett
All-Night Service at Church of the Living God
An all night service with preaching and gospel music will be held Thursday at the Church of the Living God located at 207 Halifax Street Bluefield. The event begins at 7 30 p m Rev James W Dennis serves as pastor of the church.
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Church of the Living God
Halifax St
Bluefield
James W. Dennis
Deborahs Plan Party At Bluefield Christmas Event
The Deborah Club hosts a Christmas party Sunday at 7 p.m. at Mrs. Mary Collins home 218 Barger Street Bluefield.
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Mary Collins
Barger St
Bluefield
Assassination Threats and Monsoon Attack Target Dakson Village
Viet Cong assaulted Dakson, a Montagnard hamlet near Song Be in Phuoc Long Province. Survivors describe a torch assault that burned homes and bunkers, killing and forcing villagers to flee. Province chief Huy vows reconstruction to deter further Red coercion.
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Phuoc Long
Saigon
Song Be
Dakson
Duot
Huy
Man Suffers Gun Wound In Hunting Accident
Welrner Mitchem, 40, of Wilcoe in McDowell County, was treated at Grace Hospital Welch after a shotgun wound from a hunting accident. Walter Campbell, 62, of Capels, slipped and discharged his gun during rabbit hunting along Indian Creek in Wyoming County. No charges were filed. Trooper A. K. Dozier led the McDowell County portion of the inquiry.
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Wilcoe
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Capels
Indian Creek
Wyoming County
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Three Hurt in Bluefield Collision Involving Bolton Car
Mae Bolton 51 of Bluefield and two female passengers were injured in a crash near Mooney's as a Boston car stalled by a novelty shop. Virginia Pennington remained unconscious at Bluefield Sanitarium, Fula Mathena hospitalized at Princeton Memorial. Ethel Mae Bolton charged with failure to yield right of way.
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Bluefield
Mooney’s
Ethel Mae Bolton
Deaths and Funerals in Princeton and Nearby Areas
Mrs Lala Elmer Cruise 70 of Princeton dies at home after heart attack. Survived by husband Lawrence K Cruise three daughters, one son, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at home with Dr J C Fisher. burial Rosetown Memorial Gardens. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs Lettie A Green 74 and Kelley Eugene Dixon 54 with service details and survivors listed.
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Princeton
Stewart, Va
Samuel Larkin
Verlinda Newman Howell
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D. W. Thomas
Jorell Gott
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Roanoke
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Charleston
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North Tazewell
Richlands
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Ernest Yost
Ella Mae Hash
Wade Lawson
Baptist Valley
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Robert Boothe
Baltimore
Dewey
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Warner Green
Floyd Green
Columbus
Maplewood
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Elmer Marrs
Herbert Thompson
Holland Farrey
Herman Bandy
Paul Bales
William Graham
Douglas Johnson
David Proffitt
Kelley E. Dixon Kelley Eugene Dixon
Hurt
Elkhorn
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Kelley G. Dixon
Catlett
Hurt Methodist Church
Ronald B. Dixon
U. S. Air Force
Okinawa
Ted E. Dixon
Louisville
Pauline Caldwell
Alice Ritchey
Jacksonville
Ala
Jimmie Herald
Akron
Zelphia Shaw
Falls Church
Virginia Lambert
Norfolk
Mildred Catron
Nokesville
Margaret Catron
James Dixon
Paul Dixon
Annandale
Finch and Finch Funeral Home
James Walter Meade
Rt. 1
E. J. Meade
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Lucy Meade
Clarence Meade
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Audrey Osborne
Henry Aldridge
Ohio
Four Way Assembly of God
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Spanishburg
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Kingsport
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Yukon
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Funeral rites for Franklin Harold Peters held in Grundy
Franklin Harold Peters, 56, Grundy Virginia, funeral today at 1 p m at Virginia Funeral Chapel with Rev George F Mullina. burial Mountain Valley Memorial Park Big Rock. Pallbearers named Harold Ratliff Arthur Woods Kerman Woods Elliott Dickey Lee Davis Paul Murphy. Maude M Stewart 83 Princeton funeral at 2 p m Seaver Funeral Chapel with Rev Eugene Smith. burial Oakwood Cemetery Princeton Pallbearers Holley Shrewsbury Carl Smith James Bayley Tony Taylor W J Nichols J B Richmond.
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Franklin Harold
Grundy
Virginia Funeral Chapel
George F. Mullina
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Harold Ratliff
Arthur Woods
Kerman Woods
Elliott Dickey
Lee Davis
Paul Murphy
Sleepy Driver Plunges Truck Over Embankment
Danie Lee Reed, 27, of Princeton, fell asleep at the wheel on Princeton Athens Road Wednesday at 4 30 am. The truck struck a guard rail and rolled over an embankment causing about 1000 in damage and minor injuries to Reed who was not hospitalized. State police Trooper Allen Stanley investigated with no charges filed.
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Princeton - Athens
Danie Lee Reed
Princeton
Allen Stanley
West Virginia Forecast Sees Mild Midweek Then Cold Weekend
Extended conditions project daytime highs generally 48 to 52 with night lows in the 30s through Monday. Mild Thursday and Friday, colder Saturday, then warmer Monday. Precipitation across Thursday through Monday totals under one inch.
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West Virginia
Bluewell Stil Needs Signers for Sewer Plan
Bluewell Public Service District reports 301 of 500 signatures collected for a $2.833 million sewer project with 10 days left before the Dec 15 deadline. Early signers pay a $20 connection fee, late signers $50, risking loss of a $1.7 million EDA grant and a $1.1 million Farmers Home loan. Signatures and fees can be filed at the Bluewell district office or Rock District Medical Center in Montcalm.
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Bluewell
Economic Development Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Carl Mariotti
Public Service District
Rock District
Montcalm
Hearing Reset for Bluefield Man
Johnny Johnson, 57, of Bedford Street Bluefield, released on 500 bond. Preliminary hearing rescheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. before Justice of the Peace Charles Calfee. Charged with felonious assault for allegedly striking Othelia Patterson with a hatchet during a Bedford Street argument last Saturday night. Arrested by Constable C. J. Harvey and Patrolman Kenneth Roberts Tuesday night after Patterson filed the complaint Monday.
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Bedford Street
Bluefield
Johnson
Othelia Patterson
Justice of the Peace
Charles Calfee
Calfee
C. J. Harvey
Kenneth Roberts
Huntington Firemen Overcome By Fumes
Ten Huntington firemen were overcome by chemical fumes while battling a minor blaze at the Holland Suco Color Co. The workers were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Officials said dust in a dust collector likely sparked the fire. no damage was reported and chemical names were not released.
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Huntington (Ap
Holland-Suco Color Co
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