Principal Geer faces new charges from Cobb parents
In Marietta Georgia parents at a school board hearing leveled fresh accusations against William A Geer principal of Richard B Russell School They accuse him of coercive control eavesdropping devices and harsh punishments including tying children to seats and taping mouths during incidents Geer who admitted one prior doll punishment denies most charges and says the school is run for students while about 90 parents petition for his removal and 16 teachers signed a precursor petition
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Marietta, Ga
Smyrna
William A. Geer
Cobb County
Geer
Peter Zack Geer
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
Sen. Russell
Charles Phillips Jr
Georgia Tech
Crisis in World Communism study urges US Soviets trade terms
The AP reports a 1970s study says Soviet economic failures may open trade talks with the United States. It warns the USSR risks losing leadership to Red China and must gain US tech to lead world Marxism. The study calls for the Soviet Union to embrace free world trade and abandon hostile coexistence, with conditions as a path to ending the Cold War.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
China
U.S.S.R
America
Nikita See
Frank O'Brien
CEO
Europe
Associated Press
Vest Will Speak To Young GOPers
A. Harry Vest former mayor of Bluefield will address Mercer County Republican Club at the county Health Center in Green Valley. He will urge precinct level campaign organization as the club plans for the 1966 elections. The meeting starts at 7 30 p.m. and club president Earl Landers asks members and prospects to attend.
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A. Harry Vest
Bluefield
Mercer County
Republican Club
Green Valley
Vest
Earl Landers
Landers
Blind Traveler Given Help After Mercer County Incident
An unnamed blind man, claiming to be a traveling salesman with a deputy partner named George, was helped by Mercer County officers and Constable Richards. A collection at the courthouse raised bus fare to Roanoke plus 2.45 in cash, and he was jailed for a place to sleep after being found near Bluefield. He planned to reach Richmond, Virginia, on his own if set on the highway.
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Mercer
Albert Richards
Richmond
Mercer County
Richards
Roanoke
Bluefield
Kentucky
George
Johnson Wooes Businessmen for Tax Favor and Bank Cutbacks
President Johnson proposed a 700 million dollar tax break on Wednesday as he prepares for a White House meeting with 300 banking and industry leaders. He seeks a larger tax saving in return and urges bankers to reduce long term loans abroad and U S firms to cut investments in foreign plants to shrink the payments deficit.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Rane
U.S
Man Killed by Train in Huntington
Roy Skeens, 70, of Huntington died after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad switch engine on Wednesday. Relatives say he had poor hearing and may not have heard the approaching locomotive.
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Huntington (Ap
Huntington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Roy Skeens
Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
The Associated Press reports Virginia will be partly cloudy with considerable cloudiness in the south and highs mostly in the 50s. Somewhat cooler Thursday night, Friday partly cloudy and somewhat colder. West Virginia shows variable cloudiness and mild Thursday with highs in the upper 40s or low 50s, colder Thursday night, and Friday more cloud cover, colder in the north and east.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
House Roll Call On State Sweeps Takes Center Stage
The legislature conducts a decisive house roll call on sweeping state measures. Key figures include Fanica and other lawmakers as votes determine the fate of proposed state reforms.
Ripplemead Shooting Probe Continues In Virginia Home
Giles County sheriff investigators pressed a probe into a reported shooting at a Ripplemead residence Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported and no arrests had been made as of Wednesday night.
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Giles County Sheriff's Department
Ripplemead
U S Officials Accused of Genocide at Africa Meeting
Dispatch notes a United States genocide accusation by an African village raid report, provoking a walkout by U S and Congo delegates. Caracas witnesses disrupted by about 100 Venezuelan leftists throwing ink bottles at the U S Embassy before police cleared the area.
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Sion
Africa
United States
U.S
Congo
Caracas
Hospital Head On The Stand In $25,000 Suit
Dr. Charles Scott, president of St. Luke's Hospital in Bluefield, testified in Mercer County Circuit Court in Princeton as Rex Marsh and others sue the hospital for failing to pay five months salary at 1300 per month plus a share of the profit system. The trial opened Tuesday and is expected to run about two weeks with Mrs Frances W. Scott testifying earlier.
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Charles Scott
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield
Rex Marshall
Mercer County
Princeton
Scott
Frances W. Scott
Marshall
Choral Festival Heads to Graham High School
More than 150 choral students from 20 schools across Southwest Virginia travel to Graham High School Bluefield Virginia for the Virginia All State West Choral Festival. Activities run Friday to Sunday February 19 to 21 with daily rehearsals 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and a free public concert at 3 p.m. Sunday. Bee Richardson Graham High choral director leads the event with Dr A J Peterson Concord College directing. Students stay with local host families and attend a Saturday night party hosted by Graham National Honor Society.
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Virginia
Graham High School
Bluefield
Bee Richardson
Graham High
A. J. Peterson
Concord College
Graham
National Honor Society
Wandering Trusty Caught At Tazewell
An inmate at the Tazewell County Jail slipped away after breakfast but was returned to custody by dinner time. Bill Noel, jailed for breaking and entering, was working in the jail kitchen when he tried to travel and was spotted by Sam Yost before Sheriff Clarence Davis recaptured him along Witten Valley Road.
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Bill Noel
Cove
Ichind
Clarence Davis
Sam Yost
Noel
Witten Valley Road
Hoosegow
Collision on East River Drive prompts $1200 damage charge
A two vehicle wreck on East River Drive at College Avenue Wednesday at 6 41 p m caused about 1200 in damage with no injuries. Kathryn Mays 16 and James Russell 29 were involved and Mays was charged with failing to yield right of way by Patrolman Paul Oliver.
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East River Drive
College Avenue
Kathryn Alva Mays
Dogwood Lane
East River
College
James F. Russell
Christie Manor Drive
Bluefield
Paul Oliver
Mays
State Salaries Under Scrutiny In West Virginia Budget Talks
The West Virginia Senate questioned the Board of Public Works about wide salary disparities across agencies. Del. Knight pressed for reasons while the board, criticized for a non-attendance vote, eyed revenue forecasts and a plan to standardize pay scales. The Finance Committee also sought details on the WVU Medical Center budget, noting its earmarked tax revenue and six jobs paying over 25 000 yearly.
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Del
Thomas A. Knight
Dhanawha
Smith
Board of Public Works
Ivor Boiarsky
D-Kanawha
D-Webster
J. Frank Deem
R-Ritchie
Deem
Maiming Case Held For Jurors In Bluefield
Ernestine Lewis of Bluefield is held for Mercer Grand Jury after a razor wound incident on February 6 at The Hole on North Mercer Street. The victim Janet Houser, 43, required over 40 stitches for a slashed throat. Bond set at $1,000.
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Ernestine Lewis
Bluefield
Mercer
Charles Caffee
Janie Houser
Church Street
Club 201
Mercer Street
Houser
Canvass For Heart Fund Planned Sunday
The Mercer County Heart Fund Campaign will hold a Sunday house to house canvass dubbed Heart Sunday. Over 1,000 volunteers will visit homes allowing residents to contribute to heart and respiratory disease research and treatment. Lane Murphy presides over the Mercer campaign.
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Mercer County Heart Fund
Lane Murphy
The
Mercer
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield Area
Obituaries report Paul Douglas Guynn owner of cement plants in Kissimmee Lake Wales and Melbourne Florida died in Melbourne aged 55. Survivors include wife Ruth and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements handled by Riedel Kissimmee. Also listed are Gracie C Hagy of North Tazewell and Robert Jarrell Bluefield senior citizens with service details at Clinch Valley Advent Church Mercer Funeral Home and Bryant Cemetery. Final notices include Elizabeth Stewart and John Henry Stevens with service details in Bluefield area.
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Ward
Bluefield
Paul Douglas
Kissimmee
Lake Wales
Melbourne
Fla
Guynn
Rich Creek
Lindside
W. J. Guynn
Lakeshore Drive
Rotary Club
Osceola County
Earl
David
Marell
Myron
Donald Guynn
Joseph
Marvin Guynn
Narrows
Carl Guynn
Fort Mill
S. C
Elwood Miller
Durham
N. C
Gracie C. Hagy
North Tazewell
Richlands
Thomas G. Hagy
Stella McCann
Rt. 1
Tazewell
Margaret Tabor
Josephine Evatt
Butte, Mont
John Hagy
Norfolk, Va
T. George Hagy Jr
Harriman
Tenn
Bobby
Wayne
Paul Hagy
Mary Sheffield
Bristol, Tenn
Stella McGuire
Cedar Bluff
Sherman Haney
Claude Haney
Marion
Rob Haney
John Haney
Bristol
Clinch Valley
John H. Stevens
John Henry Stevens
Della Saunders
Logan St
Lugo
Funeral notices for Lilly Mooney and Roach in West Virginia
Funeral services are set for William H. Lilly of Winding Gulf at Midway Primitive Baptist Church with burial at John J. Cooper Cemetery. Also listed are obituaries for William M. Mooney of Hinton and Eddie Roach of Bluefield with arrangements handled by local funeral homes.
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William H. Lilly
Winding Gulf
Midway Primitive Baptist Church
John J. Cooper
Camp Creek
Amanda Cooper Lilly
Carlee Lilly
Vienna
Clifton Lilly
Midway
William Lilly, Jr
Pittsburgh
Robert Spicer
Cethus Fleshman
Joseph N. Lilly
Flat Top
Cora Cox
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Funeral services for Edna Mae Garrett in Princeton
Mrs Edna Mae Garrett of City View Heights Princeton will be laid to rest Friday at 2 p m in Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with Rev Charles Milam officiating. Burial is at Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers are Guy Callaway L R Pennington Emmett Cook James Harman George Morton and James Jones. Friends may call after 10 a m. Women of the Missionary Union Fellowship Baptist Church will carry flowers.
Soviet claims 100 megaton missile reach and more
Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky announced at a Red Army birthday briefing that the Soviet Union can strike any point on earth with a 100 megaton nuclear explosion and that intercontinental rocket troops and supersonic planes with nuclear tipped missiles underpin a virtually unlimited range navy built on atomic submarines.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Vasily Sokolovsky
Berlin
Red Army
Net
Sokolovsky
U.S
Marshal
United States
Police Probe Three Thefts In City
Police reports from Bluefield Police Headquarters detail three minor thefts in the past 36 hours and one vandalism incident. A rock was thrown through a residence window at 721 Bluefield Ave. by unknown vandals.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Ave
Missionary Dr Junkin to Speak at Local Church Tonight
An American missionary and chaplain from the Taiwanese University will address a family night program. Dr William F Junkin Jr has spent the past decade in Taiwan and will discuss his work at Tunghai University in Taichung.
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Cee
United States
William F. Junkin Jr
Taiwan
Junkin
Tian Movement
Tunghai University
Taichung
Taylor Speaks To Old Guard in Bluefield Meeting
Rev. French E. Taylor of Virginia Avenue Methodist Church in Bluefield Va spoke to the Bluefield Old Guards at Trinity Methodist Church on College Avenue. His talk It is Great To Be Alive urged keeping in tune mentally physically and spiritually and highlighted senior citizen knowledge for community improvement.
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French E. Taylor
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Bluefield
Bluefield Old Guards
Trinity Methodist Church
College Avenue
C. E. Tibbs
W. H. Jesse
L. Byrd
W. J. Ellis
Walter V. Bourne
R. J. Keys
C E. Tibbs
Park Avenue WSCS Meeting Today
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet in the Park Avenue Chapel on Thursday at 2 p.m. The program is Rekindling the Inner Life Through Prayer with a Lord's Prayer led by Mrs Clyde Crotty. Mrs R E Harbert will conduct the business meeting following the program.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Park Avenue Chapel
Clyde Crotty
R. E. Harbert
Unclear Meeting Notes Involving Cuban Figures
Fragmentary text describes a link between Ernesto Guevara and Fidel Castro and mentions Miss Duclos in U N social circles. It hints at planned travels to Canada in January and March to learn handling explosives, with references to undercover activity and training phrases.
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Ernesto Guevara
Fidel Castro
Miss Duclos
U.N
Collier
Canada
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Lizzie) Stewart
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