Parking Rules for New Bridge Area Approved
Civil defense bids discussed for the west site near the tree. Garbage collection scheduled for Saturday December with routes moved. Two firms Construc tion and Corte of Binsfield bid to finance the full cost of the project. Directors approved a depository bond for local groups including the Jaycees Pioneer Club Old Guard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satur Aee Coe
Construction and Corte
Binsfield
Es Jaycees
Dr. Wallace Pioneer Club
H. L. Man Old Guard
Ira Bennett
Humphrey Plans Asia Visit With Mrs Humphrey
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will undertake an official foreign trip to Manila Seoul Tokyo and Tokyo area with wife Mrs Humphrey. The tour set for late December to early January will include visits to the Philippines Korea and Japan. Moyers said no Vietnam trip contemplated.
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Washington
Ace
Hubert H. Humoy
Frina
Korea
Manila
Dee
Marcos
Humphrey
Eeane
House
Republic of China
Japan
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Viet Nam
Mers
Adenauer to Yield Final West German Party Post
Former chancellor Konrad Adenauer will give up his last major political post next year. He will resign as chairman of the Christian Democratic party, a spokesman said, two years after stepping down as chancellor.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
oe _ 9
Ead
The
Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Mrs Redmond Leads Vespers and Poem by Patricia Bandy
Mrs Redmond leads vespers in a program that included Patricia Bandy reading a poem titled Once in a Boy Civid City. Other participants were Mrs Julia werd Mrs Helen White Mrs Annie Hill Mrs Emma White Mrs Marie Marshall and Mrs Jones. After refreshments Mrs Woods gave out presents.
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Patricia Bandy
Julia Werd
Helen White
Annie Hill
Emma White
Marie Marshall
Jones
Woods
McNamara Halts 500 Construction Projects in Defense Cuts
Secretary McNamara announced a 42 percent budget tightening that defers about half of approved military construction. The Army bears the largest impact with many barracks dormitories and dining facilities delayed, while Air Force Navy cuts reach 132 million and 121 million respectively. Some safety and combat support items remain active at critical locations.
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Washington
Hubert
McNamara
Army
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
States
District of Columbia
Congress
Philip J. Philbin
Massachusetts
House Armed Services Committee
Grateful Troops Help Junction City with Donations
Members of the 1st Infantry Division who served in Vietnam receive two community checks totaling 2004 dollars from Junction City residents. Harold Wright of the Salvation Army accepts the donations on behalf of the United Services Organization.
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Junction City
Kan
1St Infantry
Ft. Riley
Viet Nam
Harold Wright
Salvation Army
United Services Organisa
Pocahontas Elementary Hosts Holiday Party
Homeroom mothers organized a Christmas party for Pocahontas Elementary School students. The event provided festive activities and treats for the children.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Elementary School
Confession Ruled Invalid in Gessner Desertion Case
The U.S. circuit court of appeals ordered a new trial for George J. Gessner after ruling his 1961 confession to counterintelligence agents was coerced. Gessner, an Army nuclear weapons technician, deserted Fort Bliss Texas in 1960 and was convicted in Kansas City Kansas on five counts of violating the Atomic Energy Act for passing secrets to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City. The ruling centers on the coerced confession and its use at trial.
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Denver
Colo
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
George J. Gessner
US. Army
Mexico City
Gessner
UB. District Court
Kansas City
Kaw
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Situation muddled at Aussie race station
In Brisbane Australia an on air announcer caused confusion by declaring the races off and telling listeners with car radios to seek information in the next town. The broadcast advised those with radios to switch on and listen, while those without radios were urged to stop and inquire locally.
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Brisbane
Australia
Bbe
Pineville Plans Extension Class Meetings for Second Semester
Marehall University extension classes announce organizational meetings for the second semester in Pineville. The Pineville High School gym will host the meeting at 6 30 p m with attendees deciding which courses to offer at the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marehall University
Pineville
Pineville High School
Rhodesia Oil Shipments Stopped by Kuwait Firms
Foreign oil firms in Kuwait halted shipments to Rhodesia on Tuesday, sources said, as political pressure and embargoes impact trade. The move affects crude supplies and highlights ongoing international responses to Rhodesia's status.
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Kuwait
Rhodesia
Teachers Hired In Wyoming Leave Absences Reported
Elbert Patton assistant principal at Herdon High School and Kay Stewart and Ann Garland teachers at Glen Rogers High School were granted leaves of absence.
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Glen Rogers
Elbert Patton
Herdon High School
Kay Stewart
Ann Garland
Glen Rogers High School
Wythe Man Wreck Victim Dies After Fort Polk Injury
Sergeant Cecil Clarence Stroupe twenty one Wytheville Virginia died in an Army hospital Fort Polk Louisiana from injuries sustained in a wreck near the fort. He is survived by his stepfather J W Akers of Wrapover and two sisters Mrs McPeak and Virgie Bell Havaco. Funeral arrangements are pending through a local funeral home.
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Cecil Clarence Stroupe
Wytheville
Armyospital
Fort Polk
Georgie Daie Akers
Wrcbovibe
J. W. Akers
W . Two Deters
McPeak
Virgie Bell
Havaco
Cona Iam
Jane Funeral
Ag Naire Bonlawn
Princeton
Floridian Demands 8.25 Million Over Detention
Paul Gordon of Venice Florida sent Greenfield Massachusetts a bill for 8.25 million claiming compensation for time lost after police detained him for three days for driving without a license. Police confirmed he was held until he produced a valid license. Town treasurer said payment unlikely.
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Greenfield
Mass
Paul Gordon
Venice
Fla
Gordon
John Kiley
Heroism in Firewoman's Sacrifice Saves Child
The mother of 4 year old Sandra rushed into a burning building to rescue her daughter. Police confirm the daughter was saved and treated at a hospital while the mother returned inside and did not emerge. Firefighters later pulled Sandra from the blaze as others were saved from the building.
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Sandra
Arthur Holsburg
Sunset Green
Sacks
Gerald Novick
Prison Terms For Forgery and Escape
George Belew faces extended prison terms after forgery and escape convictions. Prosecutors say between parole and arrest last spring he forged about 4000 checks across states, excluding Washington. Supreme Court Judge Field presided as Belew received sentences tied to his transit of forged instruments and escape charges.
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Charleston
George
Watpping
Ccut
Jom A. Pied
Des Moines
Laws
Belew
Jurge Field
Wer
Washington
Sopreme
Washington editor urges Johnson on Christmas cease fire plan
The editorial calls President Johnson to accept and extend a Christmas truce in Viet Nam. It warns that a 20 hour pause could become a true cease-fire if field commanders refrain from resuming combat unless directly attacked. Blair of Urbana DL is noted as manager of a central plant.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Jonson
ADA
Blair
Urbana
NLRB cites Big Bear firm over employee harassment
In Cincinnati an NLRB ruling cites a Big Bear firm for harassment of employees. One worker faced discharge threats and another endured onerous, harsh conditions as part of alleged labor violations.
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NLRB
Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Vinerga
U N Urges Boycott Break With Portugal
The General Assembly condemned Portuguese colonial policy and urged UN members to sever diplomatic relations and boycott trade with Portugal. It asked NATO allies to halt any assistance enabling Portugal to repress Africans in Angola Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.S
General Assembly
U.N
Portugal
Assembly
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Angola
Mozambique
Portuguese Guinea
Actress Peg Ashcroft Divorces Third Husband in Britain
London AP report says Dame Peg Ashcroft, 57, the Shakespearean actress, was granted a divorce Tuesday from her third husband, lawyer Jeremy Hutchinson, on grounds of his conduct. They were married in 1960s era.
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London
Peggy Ashcroft
Jeremy Hutchinson
Deaths and Funerals Notice Roundup
Death notices from Welch and Bluefield report services for Willie Bire y dc a Mortem and others. Surviving relatives include a wide network across Bluefield Newport News and Rocky Mount with multiple children and siblings. Burial is in Horse Creek family cemetery and services are at Creven's Funeral Home with pallbearers named for local families.
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Willie Bire
Y dc
Ed Bevel
Robert Ques
Unclear OCR fragment references Princeton mining group
Fragmentary text mentions United Mine Workers and Princeton ties but lacks coherent events or names to form a complete item.
Mrs. Alice Peters 93 Dies in White Gate Va
Mrs. Alice Pearl West Peters age 93 of White Gate Va died Tuesday at the home of her brother Sam West. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Charles Seymour Falls Church Va sisters Mrs. Jesse L Johnston Trigg Va and Mrs. Sidney Underwood Dublin Va two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 11 a m at Wesley Church Trigg with Rev James Crabtree officiating burial in the church cemetery. Body taken from A West and Sons Funeral Home White Gate to the church one hour before services.
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Alice Pearl West Peters
White Gate
Sam West
White Gates
Louisa
Charles Seymour
Falls Church
Jesse L. Johnston
Trigg
Sidney Underwood
Dublin
Wesley's Chapel Methodist Church
James Crabtree
A. West. and Sons Funeral Home
Obituary notices from Bluefield area list multiple deaths
W A Stanley 1 of Harmon Va died in Richlands Va hospital. Survived by wife Lillie Fair Stanley four sons Luther Parkes Tivis Stanley Tilden Stanley foster son Quincey Deel four daughters Maxie Braham Cora Inscore Edward Willis with Elders Martin Edwards Henry Viers Franklin Viers officiating. Burial Fuller Cemetery Bartlick Va. Ann Stevenson Hall Jr of Bluefield died in Bluefield Memorial grandmother Pearlie Mae Stevenson paternal grandparents Leonard Hall Sr Bluefield. Graveside today 10 am Monte Vista Park Cemetery Dr C H Patterson officiating Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield in charge. Mrs Lucy Hammond 92 Fayette St Princeton died at home of Minnie Hypes with two sons S H Hammond J A Hammond two daughters Mrs Sam Berkheimer York Pa Mrs R W Wafford D W Kanode Blacksburg Gilbert Kanode Blacksburg Funeral arrangements Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton. Death of Chester C Carter 71 Avon Park Fla former Bluefield resident retired Norfolk Western Railway employee. Mrs Margaret Walker Carter sister Mrs R B Wilson funeral and burial Thursday 2 em Avon Park.
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W. A. Stanley
Harmon
Richlands
Lillie Fair Stanley
Luther, Parkes
Tivis Stanley
Haysi
Tilden Stanley
Galax
Quincey Deel
Birchieaf
Maxie Braham
Route 1
Cora Inscore
Hinton
Edward Willis
Martin Edwards
Henry Viers
Franklin Viers
Fuller Cemetery
Bartlick
Ann Stevenson Hall Jr
Bluefield
Pearlie Mae Stevenson
Leonard Hall Sr
Monte Vista Park
C. H. Patterson
Mercer Puneral
Lucy Hammond
Fayette Street
Princeton
Minnie Hypes
S. H. Hammond
J. A. Hammond
Sam Berkheimer
York, Pa
R. W. Wafford
D. W. Kanode
Blacksburg
Gilbert Kanode
Chester C. Carter
Avon Park
Fla
Veteran's Hospital
St. Petersburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
Margaret Walker Carter
R. B. Wilson
Decoration Stirs Furor at Lt Gonding Home Display
A Monday night display at Lt. HR Gonding's home sparked mixed reactions as a neighbor called it aghast while another found it funny. Gonding, a naval science instructor at Ohio State University, said the signs were a playful rebuke of town decorations and the buy now atmosphere, urging neighbors it is just for fun.
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Gonding
Naval Science
Ohio State University
Worker Killed By Steel Beam At Henrico Construction Site
Richmond man James Allen Tucker, 48, died after striking his head on a steel beam while on a 16 foot scaffold at a lumber plant under construction on Laburnum Avenue. He told foremen he felt ill two hours later and died at a Richmond hospital.
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Richmond, Va
Laburnum Avenue
Henrico County
James Allen Tucker
Richmond
Tucker
Same Card Used By Scot Families Across Decades
London AP reports that for 21 years Scottish born Muriel Stray and Robert Stray exchanged the same Christmas card with a Scottish terrier. In 1945 they sent the card to Dr. and Mrs. James Alexander, reading This weesh for a Merry Christmas and signed in pencil as a canny Scot would do.
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London
Muriel Stray
Robert
James Alexander
Pocahontas Church Hosts Live Manger Scene
The Pocahontas Baptist Church presents a live manger scene open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. A recorded choir concert and narration will be played, according to Rev. George W. Barnes.
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Pocahontas Baptist Church
George W. Barnes
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