Record Low SRC bid opening tops 20 million
Charleston AP reports the State Road Commission received a record 20,551,734 in apparent low bids for five Interstate projects and six federal aid projects. The bids total below SRC cost estimates of about 24 million. Notable bids include I-64 and I-79 segments with bidders Kanawha County and Marion areas.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
SRC
Kanawha
Nitro
Lanes Road
W. N. Green and Central Asphalt Paving Co
Marion
Hollywood Oscar guesses and a mash of road projects
Sheilah Graham catalogs 1963 film contenders for Best Picture with nods to Tom Jones Hud and Cleopatra and outlines likely acting nominations. The column shifts to highway and bridge projects across West Virginia and surrounding states with multiple firms and large federal aid contracts.
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Hollywood
Nana
New York
United States
Tom Jones
Hud
America
West
London
Atlantic
McDowell
W. Va
Jaeger
Oscar Cevillie
Beckley
Pendleton
U.S
Franklin-Ruddle Road
Keeley Brothers
Clarksburg
Raleigh
W.va
Crab Orchard
Sophia
Vecillio and Grogan Inc
Tucker
U.S. 219
Roaring Run
Terra Alta Limestone Co
Aurora
Wayne
Dock Creek
L. S. Coleman Co
St. Albans
State Construction Co
Huntington
Speedy Ruling Could Alter West Virginia Apportionment Suit
Oral arguments in a suit challenging West Virginia Legislature reapportionment are set for Saturday before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Frank L. Taylor. A ruling on the 1963 act could shape a final Supreme Court decision and possibly force a February special session to revise filing dates for the May 12 primary.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Frank L. Taylor
State Supreme Court
Donald Robertson
Preston
Brooke
Marion
Logan
Fayette
Boone
Robertson
Taylor
House
Supreme Court
Morton Speaker For Republican Dinner
Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky will be principal speaker at a Republican fund raising dinner in Clarksburg on January 31. State GOP officials described his appearance as part of a drive to bring leading potential presidential candidates to West Virginia. He will speak at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel.
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Clarksburg
Thruston B. Morton
Virginia GOP shifts as Goldwater loses ground after Kennedy death
An Associated Press poll in October and December shows Virginia Republican leaders moving away from Goldwater toward Nixon as the party contemplates the 1964 nomination. Despite shifts, Goldwater remains the top choice of about half the GOP officials, with Nixon rising and Rockefeller, Scranton, and a potential dark horse also discussed.
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Arizona
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Goldwater
San Francisco
Virginia
Kennedy
Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
GOP
Horace E. Henderson
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Southside
Harry Vaughan
Walter R. Gambill
Richmond
A. Linwood Holton Jr
Roanoke
Nile Straughan
Fredericksburg
Rockefeller
Straughan
Students Recognized Sunday at John Stewart Church
John Stewart Church observes Student Recognition Day with 12 college students from Bluefield State College West Virginia University Hampton Institute Knoxville College West Virginia State College Indiana Institute of Technology Western Reserve University Marshall University and others plus six area high school seniors. The 11 am service features remarks by Mrs Panzine Jones executive director of the Bluefield Community Center and a 6 pm vesper followed by fellowship. J R Washington serves as minister and the Women’s Society and Local Commission on Education sponsor the event.
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John Stewart Church
Mary F. Brown
Jeanie Fleshman
Geraldine Haislip
William Moon
Annie E. Neal
Joyce Parham
Bluefield State College
Madline Sinkford
West Virginia University
Brenda Wisdom
Hampton Institute
Brenda Hairston
Knoxville College
William Green Jr
West Virginia State College
Jerry Whittaker
Indiana Institute of Technology
Patricia Sinkford
Western Reserve University
Wendell English
Children’s Choir
J. R. Washington
Mexico predicted to add Quintana Roo as 13th state
President Adolfo Lopez Mateos plans a Gulf Coast visit to Quintana Roo in April sparking predictions the territory will be named Mexico's 13th state. Local sources in Mexico City cite constitutional steps and regional growth as drivers of statehood prospects.
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Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Gulf Coast
Quintana Roo
Mexico
West Virginia road deaths reach 425 this year
State Police at Charleston report 425 fatalities on West Virginia highways year to date, compared with the same date last year.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Blue Shield Rate Hike Request Turned Down
Charleston and Huntington Blue Cross hospital and Blue Shield medical service plans saw rate proposals rejected by State Insurance Commissioner Harlan Justice. Blue Cross would have raised hospital charges 8 to 16 percent and Blue Shield family policies up to 57 percent and unmarried up to 72 percent. Justice cited ample existing surpluses totaling about 1.04 million dollars under current rates and warned continued operation would grow the surplus further. he said the Blue Shield increase lacked added benefits and would raise doctors fees for hospital calls.
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Charleston
Charleston- Huntington
Blue Cross Hospital
Blue Shield
Harlan Justice
Justice
Blue Cross
Cient
Auto Insurance Plan Approved in West Virginia
West Virginia adopts a uniform premium rate for the assigned risk auto insurance plan affecting about 5,000 people. The plan, operating since 1947, covers drivers under 25 with disabilities who have been rejected by normal insurers. New rates will be set by the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters and hearings move to West Virginia for local cases.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Harlan Justice
Justice
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
New York
Insurance
Peace Corps Exams Scheduled January eleventh
Peace Corps placement examinations are announced for the Bluefield area. Applicants must take the placement test and submit a Peace Corps questionnaire. The test is Jan. 11 at 8 30 a m in the Federal Building Bluefield and lasts about 90 minutes with an extra hour if a foreign language is known.
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Peace Corps
Bluefield
Wright
Sorority Active in Christmas Gift Shop Drive
Beta Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha in McDowell and Mercer counties participated in the Christmas Gift Shop for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee Alabama. Members donated toys clothing toiletries and small items for women. Gifts were presented to patients who then selected items to send to their families. Co chairs were Soror Hattie Terrell and Soror Mollie Price.
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Beta Lambda Omega
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
McDowell and
Mercer
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beta Xi Omega
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Musical Program by Missionary Society at Reese Street Church
The Missionary Society of the Church of God In Christ presents a musical program on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Reese Street church. Performers include the Thomas Sisters Mrs Rob ert Williamson a spiritual singer and the Women in White. Elder J E Gibson serves as pastor.
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the Missionary Society of the Church of God In Christ
Reese Street
Thomas Sisters
Robert Williamson
Women In White
J. E. Gibson
Transition Year Looms For 1964
By 1964 the Soviet Union may pursue a smooth transition leading to Khrushchev’s replacement or delegation of power. The Chinese and Soviets face economic troubles while Asia, Southeast Asia, and India loom large in the evolving geopolitical landscape. Latin America suffers a Castro allied setback, and Europe seeks stronger NATO cohesion amid Moscow's peace offensive.
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Communist Party
Khrushchev
Free World
Asia
Southeast Asia
Indochina
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Nehru
India
Latin America
Venezuela
United States
Alliance For Progress
Europe
NATO
Moscow
China Says Oil Goal For 1963 Largely Met
In Tokyo AP report Communist China claims its 1963 crude oil production target has been more than fulfilled though figures were not released by a New China News Agency broadcast monitored in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
China
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Sheilah Graham
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Caesar
Jack Lemmon
Richard Harris
Leslie Caron
Natalie Wood
Leslie
Natalie
Jeanne Moreau
Geraldine Page
Dean Martin
Sidney Poitier
Shirley
Irma Lace
John Huston
Pat Neal
Margaret Rutherford
Maggi Smith
Miss Rutherford
Ingmar Bergman
Naples
Bentons Ferry Bridge
Anderson's
Black Rock, Inc
Bose and Ritchie
Ravenswood
Ohio
Fulton
C. J. Langenfelder and Sons
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Line
Nelson. Teer. Co
Durham
N.C
Wayne-Cabell
S. J. Groves and Sons Co
Minneapolis
Turman Construction Co
Marshall
McMechen-Benwood
L. R. Skelton and Co
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Senate
Munich
Freddy Quinn
Morton
Barry
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Insurance Department
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National Bureau
Sorority
Soror
Hattie Terrell
McDowell County
Soror Mollie Price
Mercer County
Russia
Peking
Red China
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