West Virginia Wins Forest and Mines Research Funds
U.S. House and Senate conference funds total 7.08 million for Forest Service and Bureau of Mines projects in West Virginia. Morgantown coal research gets 2.41 million with 158 500 for sulfur removal. Princeton timber utilization lab receives 708 000 with 30 000 for personnel and equipment. Harper’s Ferry Park adds 970 150, and a 618 00 boost funds Park Service interpretive center construction to start soon. Byrd notes broader coal and timber research gains and new recreation facilities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. House of Representatives
Senate
West Virginia
Forest Products Marketing Laboratory
Princeton
Robert C. Byrd
Department of Interior
Bureau of Mines
U. S. Forest Service
Byrd
Forest Products Lab
Forest Service
Harpers Ferry National Park
Morgantown
Bureau
Mt. Hope
Office of Coal Research
Crescent
FMC Corp
Park Service
Itam
U. S. Park Service
Tax Burden Is Moderate Says Fowler in Wartime Context
Fowler said the tax burden remains moderate but wage price guideposts are needed to sustain growth and stability. He spoke at an annual prewar meeting after Pearl Harbor era controls, noting wartime surcharges and a 11.1 percent price rise in early Korea War months, urging responsible government to set benchmarks as a matter of conscience.
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Fowler
Pearl Harbor
Regional Port Setup Moves Toward Southern West Virginia Jet Airport
FAA official says forming a regional airport authority is first step toward a regional jet airport for southern West Virginia. Kanawha County demands others fund first. project cost cited at 19 million at Putnam site with additional regional shares from Lincoln counties and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Federal Aviation Administration
West Virginia
FAA
Kanawha
Putnam, Cabell
Putnam County
Lincoln
Ohio
Kentucky
Ground operations in Vietnam report high mission totals and losses
U.S. pilots conducted 110 missions over North Vietnam on Thursday targeting trucks and cargo barges while 46 barges were damaged. A ground fire downed an F4C Phantom near Da Nang after evacuations. Overall losses include 576 planes and 6 helicopters over North Vietnam and 184 planes and 42 helicopters over South Vietnam. Saigon loses downtown power as lines were shut.
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North Vietnam
Kam Banks
Memphis
Tenn
da Nang
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Vietnam
Morgantown Restaurant Owner Shot. Critical Condition
The Monongalia County sheriff's office investigates a Friday shooting of 58 year old Morgantown restaurant owner Thomas Scarrariello. He was struck twice by .38 caliber bullets from a passing car on US 119, and taken to West Virginia University Hospital in serious condition.
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Morgantown
Monongalia County
Thomas Scarvariello
West Virginia University Hospital
Here
US. 119
Dendy Elected Presby Moderator in Narrow Vote
The Rev. Marshall Coleman Dendy won the Presbyterian Church moderator post by one vote over Dr. Patrick D. Miller. Delegates at the General Assembly cast 22 percent for Dendy and 225 for Miller. Dendy, 65, has led the Church's Board of Christian Education in Richmond for 14 years.
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Bristol, Tenn
Marshall Coleman Dendy
Presbyterian Church
U.S
General Assembly
Dendy
Patrick D. Miller
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur
Church
Board of Christian Education
Richmond
West Virginia Forecast Sees Warm Week With Showers
The Weather Bureau projects above normal temperatures in West Virginia through next Wednesday with daytime highs in the 20s and night lows in the 60s. Scattered showers start this weekend and become more general Monday and Tuesday with rainfall around half an inch to one inch.
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The
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Kepler Mine Ground-breaking Planned in Pineville
The Kepler Mine ground-breaking at Pocahontas Fuel near Pineville Wyom ing County will include remarks by Pocahontas Fuel president Ferretti Fifth District Rep Jim Kee and Governor Smith. Judge Worrell will preside as master of ceremonies with limited production slated to begin in July 1968.
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J. W. Kepler
William H. Pope Jr
Philadelphia
P. P. Ferretti
Bluefield Country Club
Pineville
Pocahontas Fuel
New
Kepler
Henry F. Warden
Ferretti
Pocahontas
Henry Warden
Jacob W. Kepler
New Kepler
Wyoming County
William H
Nancy) Pope
Bluefield
Peter P. Ferretti
Jim Kee
Hulett Smith
Wyoming
Robert M. Worrell
Miss Clinch Valley Bathing Beauty Contest 1967
More than 30 contestants parade at Richlands High School to crown Miss Clinch Valley 1967. The 15th annual event, sponsored by the Richlands Kiwanis Club, offers 109 to first, 50 to second, and 25 to third place, with proceeds supporting local charity activities.
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Richlands High School
Clinch Valley
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
Richlands
Musical Programs Set at Bluefield Church Sunday
Two musical programs are planned at Bluefield Presbyterian Church on North Mercer Street. The Mighty Pilgrims of Cincinnati will perform at 7 30 p.m. sponsored by the Union Gospel Singers. The Women in White sponsor a 3 p.m. program with guest groups scheduled to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Half Of Motorists Still Need Tags
West Virginia drivers have not reached the halfway sales mark for new automobile licenses. Motor Vehicles Commissioner James K. Thomas said on Friday that more than half of motorists still need to purchase tags with three weeks left before the 1967 license expiration on June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
James K. Thomas
Thomas
Salvation Army Work Outlined for Bluefield Lions Club
Maj. Robert Boyce of the Salvation Army spoke at the West Virginia Hotel luncheon outlining Camp Joy now in its eighth year with 724 children last year. He described pool rebuilding, camping programs, and a world wide reach in 86 countries. the Bluefield unit has operated in three locations and plans a building program. The club donated 180 dollars to fund camping for 15 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bluefield
Maj. Boyce
Lion
Lindsay Duln
Boyce
Lambert Arrington
Civic Welfare Committee
Speck says there was blood on his hands in murder confession
In a Chicago jail transcript read in court, Richard Speck claimed eight nurse killings plus family and others, saying anyone opposed to capital punishment deserves the chair. The remarks were recorded by jail psychiatrists and entered during a motion to suppress Speck's statements.
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Chicago
Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
Peoria
Gerald
Feierman
Skid Row
Nasser cites ceasefire call amid raid and Israel blame
Nasser claims an air raid occurred without identifying raiders while denying Egyptian charges in London and Washington. He accuses Israel of massive military gains with US and British air support and notes UN calls for cease-fire after statements from Soviet and French governments. Arabs see the moment as pressuring Israel to relinquish territories seized in the four day blitzkrieg.
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Nasser
London
Washington
Moscow
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Welch to Galion
Sidney Moore Sr 75 of Anawalt dies after three month illness in Welch hospital. Services at Fanning Funeral Home Welch at 2 pm with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell. Survivors include wife Florence and ten grandchildren. John M Hankins 83 of Richlands dies in Middlesboro hospital after short illness. Survivors include wife Mary Belle and two daughters and three sons. Miles Newton Wingo 75 of Richlands dies in Richlands hospital after long illness. Bertha Burkhart 1400 Stadium Bluefield dies at Hopemont Sanitarium. George W Burkhart and Bertha’s family noted in arrangements. William A Brown 81 of Cashmere dies at home with multiple survivors. Nellie Hogshead Ruddell 64 of Second Creek dies at home after short illness. former Kanawha teacher. George Fickeisen 77 of Galion Ohio dies in Chillicothe veterans hospital. former GMAC rep in Bluefield.
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Sidney Moore SR
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Anawalt
Johnson Wilson
Russell Spence
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Moore
Ivanhoe
Thomas
Elizabeth Moore
UMWA
Jenkin Jones
Florence Stiff Moore
Talmadge
Donald Moore
Norman D
Sidney Moore Jr
Baltimore
John M. Hankins
Richlands
Middlesboro
Paint Lick
M. M
Maggie Elizabeth McGuire Hankins
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Amonate
Peoples Life Insurance Co
Lynchburg Christian Church
Mary Belle Altizer Hawkins
Jeanette Yeager
Richmond
Midge Blankenship
Johnny Hankins Jr
Castlewood
Henry Hankins
Roanoke
Narcie Hankins
W. J. Hankins
T. P. Hankins
Williamson
W. H. Hankins
Venice
Fla
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
E. E. Chafin
Charles Vaughn
Hawkins Cemetery
Raymond Kimbel
George Wyatt
George Harshbarger
Bill Allison
Curtis Allison
Lowell Compton
Raymond
Earl Horton
Haze Gilrt
Miles Newton Wingo
Tazewell County
John C
Maggie Lowe Wingo
Methodist Church
Viola Gross Wingo
Mervin Wingo
Huntington
Charles Wingo
Florida
Ruth Johnson
Beulah Adkins
Merle Hartburger
Ethel Pauley
Cleveland
Ohio
Frances Butcher
Raven, Va
Annie Bell Ball
Bristol
Mary Southern
Bill Wingo
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Doran
E. E. Price
Perry Herndon
Johnny Herndon
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
Bertha Burkhart
Stadium Drive
Bluefield
Hopemont Sanitarium
Bland
Pierce
Sarah Woodyard King
Trinity Methodist Church
Hannah Bible Class
Golden Age Club
George W. Burkhart
Herbert F. Wagner
William Brown
William A
Bill) Brown
Cashmere
James Brown
Orchard
C. A
Jenny Pack Brown
Rich Creek
Charles W. Brown
Athens
Virginia Cochran
St. Louis
Burke Bivens
Roy Brown
Cashmire
Cashmere Baptist Church
Howard Spencer
Charles Pollich
Ballard Church
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
John Woodson
Norman Robinson
Tommy
Hunter Bradley
Charles Hines
Bernice Farley
Nellie Hogshead Ruddell
Second Creek
Ronceverte
William Lacy
Ada Sampson Hogshead
Kanawha County
Charleston
New Lebanon Arp Church
West Virginia Educational Association
Byron Ruddell
Robert B. Ruddell
Calif
Christine Guthrie
Tampa
Elizabeth Boothe
Fairlea
Eva Grey
Rushville
Ind
Walter Hogshead
Marmet
James Hogshead
Union
George Fickeisen
George E. Fickeisen
Galion
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Leonard and
Bertha Gelsankter Fickeisen
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
James N. Fickeisen
York Richardson
Curtis Olson
Fairview Cemetery
Death of Meredith Chafin Jr. of Lebanon Va
Meredith Chafin Jr. 51 of Lebanon Virginia died Friday at home after a short illness. He belonged to Maple Grove Odd Fellows Lodge in Lebanon. Survived by sister Mrs. Brownlow Rise of Honaker Virginia and brothers John T. and Eddie Chafin of Lebanon. Body sent to Lebanon Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Meredith Chafin Jr
Lebanon
Maple Grove Odd Fellows Lodge
Brownlow Rise
Honaker
John T
Eddie Chafin
Mrs Meta May Payne Dies in Narrows Va Nursing Home
Mrs Meta May Payne of Bluefield died Friday in a Narrows Virginia nursing home. She was the widow of Samuel Barrett Payne who died in 1960. The body was taken to Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Meta May Payne
Bluefield
A Narrows
Samuel Barrett Payne
Hawkins Funeral Home
Funerals for Luther Owens and Lois Ward Scheduled
Luther Owens 66 of Birchleaf Va will be honored at 11 a.m. today at Sand lick Primitive Baptist Church with Elders Franklin Viers Henry Viers and Otis Fields officiating. Burial in the family cemetery at Birchleaf. Lois June Ward 28 of Savannah Ga will be buried following a 11 a.m. service at the Stacy Va home of her parents Mr and Mrs Huffard Ward with Rev Orville Thacker officiating. Virginia Funeral Home Grundy Va handles arrangements.
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Owens
Luther
Birchleaf
Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church
Franklin Viers
Henry Viers
Otis Fields
Haysi
Senior Choir to Sponsor Appreciation Service at Bethel A M E
Bethel A M E Church will host an appreciation program for Doris on Sunday at 3 p.m. The Senior Choir will provide special music and several brief talks followed by a reception in Doris's honor. Choir president is Mrs Elizabeth Graves.
Death Claims C C Christian Sr. 73 Princeton Resident
C C Christian Sr. 73 of Princeton died early Friday in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. Mercer County constable for 18 years and ABC Board member 3.5 years. Survived by wife Lola Mae Cook Christian, two daughters Ruth Mastin and Gwendonlyn Kegley, son Clarence C Jr., siblings, eight grandchildren and 13 greats. Funeral held Monday at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton.
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Co. C. Christian Sr
Beckley Road
Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Lerena
Robert Lee
Angela White Christian
First Christaan Church
Princeton Old Guard
Elks Lodge
Moose Lodge
Lola Mae Cook Christian
Ruth Mastin
Charleston
Gwendolyn Kegley
Point Pleasant
Clarence C. Christian Jr
West Virginia House of Delegates
Vida Keaton
Vada Robinette
Loy and
Paul Christian
U S Liberty attacked by Israeli jets near Crete
The Liberty sustained casualties as Israeli jets strafed it and fired torpedoes while the ship 15 miles off the Sinai in international waters. The vessel limped toward Suda Bay Crete for major repairs as White House and Moscow hot line alarmed officials.
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America
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Suda Bay
Crete
Pentagon
Sinai Peninsula
U.S
6Th Fleet
White House
Washington-Moscow
Mideast
Liberty
12 Mile
International Waters
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Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indiana
Jacksville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Anges
Louisville
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Winnipeg
Presby
Consolidation Coal Co
Information Ministry
John Hankins
Miles Wingo
Nellie Ruddell
Meta Payne
C.C. Christian
C. C. Christian SR
Bob Horton
Middle East
Russia
United States
State Department
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