Red Targets Hit by Series of Air Strikes in Vietnam
In Saigon area and central highlands a Red battalion attacked Binh Chanh near Saigon but repelled by six U S helicopters with no reported casualties. U S Navy Air Force squadrons conducted round the clock missions against North Vietnam amid heavy raids. A Marine fliers plane crashed off the coast killing two, raising American deaths to 566.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Binh Chanh
North Viet Nam
R Ngai
Can Tak
Son
U.S
Ca de Song River
R. Taylor
Pueblo
Colo
Pineville Graduate Accepted to United States Military Academy
James L. Smith of Pineville has been accepted at West Point becoming the first Pineville High School student to gain an appointment. He joined the Army in 1963, trained at Fort Knox and Fort Sill earning two trophies, and will report July 1 after being nominated by Rep. James Kee.
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James L. Smith
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Pineville
Smith
U. S. Army
Fort Knox
Fort Sill
Oklo
Pineville High School
Dobie Gillis
James Kee
State Police report 169 traffic deaths this year
State Police at Charleston report 169 people killed on state highways to date this year, down from 187 at this time last year.
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Charleston
Baileysville High School Awards Assembly Highlights
Baileysville High School held an awards assembly listing valedictorian Jancie Branham salutatorian Alice Morgan senior class president Steve Rose yearbook editor Jackie Basham Lester scholarship award Larry Hatfield oratory award Dennie Rose Student Council Jancie Branham track award Lonzo Kennedy outstanding student Jackie Basham Lester math award Jancie Branham English Alice Morgan science award Jancie Branham best sportsmanship Larry Hatfield service and character award Sue Atwell Bauch and Lamb honorary science Jancie Branham scholarship Douglas Toler outstanding library science service Patsy Gail Holcomb social studies Jancie Branham Dana Lester Dana Lester Betty Crocker Award Dana Lester basketball award Lonzo Kennedy band letter Teddy Lively vice president of senior class Linda Daniels all county band letter Janell Brewster school spirit award Margaret Rose citizenship award Deborah Shields photography Eddy Avant service award Jackie Basham Lester
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Baileysville High School
Jancie Branham
Alice Morgan
Steve Rose
Jackie Basham Lester
Larry Hatfield
Dennie Rose
Lonzo Kennedy
Sue Atwell
Bauch and Lamb
Douglas Toler
Patsy Gail Holcomb
Betty Crocker
Dana Lester
Teddy Lively
Linda Daniels
Janell Brewster
Margaret Rose
Deborah Shields
Eddy Avant
Baileysville High Names 1965 66 Student Council Officers
The Baileysville High School Student Council elects officers for 1965 66 with Carolyn Mitchell as president James King as vice president Stephine Lester as secretary and Theresa Morgan as treasurer. They are listed with parental ties to Brenton Ikes Fork Baileysville and Clarence Lester Oscar Morgan respectively.
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Baileysville High School
Carolyn Mitchell
Dewey Mitchell
Brenton
James King
King
Ikes Fork
Stephine Lester
Clarence J. Lester
Baileysville
Theresa Morgan
Oscar Morgan
Charles Scott Named United Fund Campaign Chairman
Charles R. Scott, vice-president and general manager of Betsy Ross Bakeries in Bluefield, was named general chairman of the 1965 Greater Bluefield United Fund Campaign. He succeeds Joseph Hindsley and was announced at a United Fund Officials meeting at First National Bank. Scott, a Pike County Ky native, Navy veteran, and longtime Bluefield business leader, and his wife Betty Jane Feuchtenberger reside with their three sons at 1417 Lebanon, Bluefield.
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Charles R. Scott
Betsy Ross Bakeries
Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
Pike County
Kentucky
New York
Beaver High
United States Navy
University of Virginia
Notre Dame University
Southwest Pacific
Naval Reserve
Scott
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Men of the Church
Bluefield Sales Executive Club
West Virginia Bakers Association
Betty Jane Feuchtenberger
Lebanon, Bluefield
Greek Roots Linger in Southern France Place Names
Ancient Greeks left marks on the southern coast with names like Nice derived from Nikeia and Antibes once known as Antipolis illustrating Hellenic influence on modern toponymy.
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France
Nice
Riviera
Nikeia
Antibes
Antipolis
Coercion Hearing Reset For Aug. 2
Federal court in Huntington rescheduled the coercion hearing for Gilbert Lewis Spears of St. Albans to Aug. 2. Spears had pleaded guilty to robbing Huntington Federal Savings and Loan Association of 6627 dollars and was later ordered to Washington DC for a psychiatric evaluation before serving a 15 year sentence.
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Huntington
Gilbert Lewis Spears
St. Albans
Spears
Washington, D. C
Huntington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Permits To Wed Issued In Wyoming County
The Wyoming County Clerk issued marriage licenses to several couples. Names include Jackson Lee Perry and Charlotte Sue Daniels both of Cyclone, A B Tilley and Ora Goodman of Hatcher, and others from Basin Bud Herndon Marianna Welch and Detroit pairs, Dehue De Soto area residents, with ages ranging from 16 to 63.
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Wyoming
Jackson Lee Perry
Cyclone
Charlotte Sue Daniels
A. B. Tilley
Davin
Ora Goodman
Hatcher
Arthur Blaine Buchanan
Gilbert
Victoria Elswick Buchanan
Marianna
Charles A. McKinney
Basin
Demsey L. Shrewsbury
Raymond Colbird
Bud
Frances Reed
Herndon
Gerald Carlton Titta
Dana Arron Graham
Jerry Donald Noel
Welch
Rosemary Cox
Wolf
Pen
James B. Ward
Detroit
Mich
Etta Ward
Thomas Edward Hopeck
Dehue
Syvonia Marie Miller
Marshall Lee Mullins
Corinne
Charlene Elizabeth Blankenship
Mullens
Switchback Church To Mark 12th Year
Memorial Baptist Church of McDowell County marks its 12th anniversary with two services. Rev. J C Jackson of Princeton preaches at 11 a.m. A guest group with P D Edwards of Bluefield brings the 3 p.m. sermon and singers.
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Memorial Baptist Church of
McDowell County
Sander
J. C. Jackson
Princeton
Om P. D. Edwards
Bluefield
Lions International Convention Opens in Huntington
The 43rd annual state Lions International convention began in Huntington and runs through Sunday. More than 800 delegates and wives are expected to attend as four district governors are nominated without opposition: John D. Heron New Cumberland J Truman McCauley Bunker Hill A R Tucker Beckley and Ralph Frame Belle.
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Huntington
Lions International
John D. Heron
New Cumberland
J. Truman McCauley
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
A. R. Tucker
Beckley
Ralph Frame
Belle
Renick to Speak at Bluefield Kiwanis Meeting Monday
Myron R. Renick of Charlton WV will be guest speaker at a Bluefield Kiwanis noon meeting Monday. He chairs the West Virginia Public Service Commission and has ties to Concord College Ohio State WVU and WVU College of Law. He was national vice commander of the American Legion in 1948 and is active in Boy Scouts.
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Myron R. Renick
Charton
West Virgin Water Co
Bluefield Kiwanis Cs
West Virginian Hotel
West Virginia Public Spice Commission
Renick
Concord College
Athens
Ohio State University
West Virginia University
West Virginia Universit College of Law
Buckskin Council
Boy Scouts of America
Salem to honor Morse at college graduation ceremonies
Wayne Morse, a Democratic senator from Oregon, will be honored Friday night at Salem College’s graduation and baccalaureate service in Salem, West Virginia. Opera star Phyllis Curtin of Clarksburg will receive an honorary degree during recommencement exercises.
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Salem
W. Va
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Salem College
Phyllis Curtin
Perfer
Clarksburg
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RED Barn Supper Club
Switchback Church
New Graham Phcy
Bluefield, Virginia
Lions International Convention Stated
UES
Karl H. Frye
Karl H. Frye, Inc
Bluefield Ave
Warlick
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