FCC review targets Johnson family TV interests in Austin dispute
The FCC weighs a complaint against Johnson family TV holdings including KTBC TV and KHFI TV in Austin. Southwest Republic Corp accuses KTBC’s dominance and KHFI’s bid to improve competition. Capital Cable seeks CATV waivers amid concerns over program carriage and duplication.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Johnson
Austin
Tex
FCC
Southwest Republic Corp
Khfi-Tv
Ktbc-Tv
Community Antenna Television System
CATV
KTBC
KHFI
Texas Broadcasting Corp
Lady Bird Johnson
Texas Broadcasting
Capital Cable Co
Capital
Hawthorne Nabbed in Germany After Bail Jump
James Russell Hawthorne, former manager of the Nineteenth Hole in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was arrested by federal agents on bail-jump charges after a gambling proceeds case. He returned from Frankfurt, was escorted through Kenedy Airport health and customs, and sent to the Federal House of Detention. He had been convicted in Charleston federal court and sentenced to two years, with a $5,000 bond forfeited.
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New York
James Russell Hawthorne
Germany
U. S
Hawthorne
Kennedy Airport
Frankfurt
Federal House of Detention
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Charleston
John A. Field Jr
West Germany
Boys State To Start Sunday At William and Mary
More than 600 Virginia high school students begin a week long Boys State program at the College of William and Mary. Sponsored by the American Legion, the event forms two parties Nationlists and Federalists and will elect local governments, nominate top officials, and hear speakers from city and state government. Representatives Downing of Newport News and Dorn of South Carolina will speak.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
College of William and Mary
W. Glen Bardin
Roanoke
Boys State
Thomas N. Downing
Newport News
Willian Jennings Bryan Dorn
Ds.c
Virginians Push Access Road Through Cumberland Gap Wilderness
At a public hearing in Lee County Virginia lawmakers urged carving 80,000 acres from a 9,000acre wilderness plan to allow an access road to Hensley Settlement Sand Cave and White Rocks within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Virginia officials warn the proposal would bar park access on the Virginia side and burden residents with long travel to main attractions.
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Tom B. Fugate
Virginia
Gov. Godwin
Fugate
Cumberland Mountain
Hensley Settlement
Sand Cave
White Rocks
William C. Wampler
Edgar Bacon
S. Bacon
Lee and
Wise
Norton
The
Wilderness Society
Sierra Club
Arch M Cantrall Dies At Clarksburg
Arch M Cantrall 70 former president of the West Virginia State Bar and prominent Clarksburg attorney died Friday of a heart attack. He was partner at Strathers and Cantrall and led Harrison County Bar Association. He served as IRS chief counsel for two years under Eisenhower. Born in Danville Kentucky he studied at Parsons College and WVU Law. Survived by widow Grace Maxwell Cantrall and two daughters.
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Clarksburg
Arch M. Cantrall
West Virginia State Bar
Canrall
Strathers and
West Virginia University
Grace Maxwell Cantrall
Kiwanis Club Chooses Delegates for International Convention
The Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club selects M. Neal Lohr and Jack Nestor as delegates to the 52nd Kiwanis International Convention in Houston June 25 to 29. About 16 000 Kiwanians and families are expected to attend from 5400 clubs across the world. The event features sessions in Sam Houston Memorial Coliseum and the 1966 67 theme Quality Leadership Key to the Future led by Dr. Glen Reed Jr. of Marietta Ga.
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Princeton - Athens
Kiwanis Club
M. Neal Lohr
Jack Nestor
Houston
Tex
United States
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
Europe
Far East
Central American
Sam Houston Memorial Coliseum
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
Glen Reed Jr
Marietta, Ga
Breakaway Sign Idea Aims To Improve Virginia Road Safety
In Virginia breakaway sign supports may appear on interstates to prevent vehicle damage. Post signs will yield on impact and be thrown clear, while double post signs pivot if struck. The plan covers future projects where 30 feet clearance or guardrails are impractical and a review of existing 560 miles of interstates is underway.
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Richmond
Virginia
Esther Circle Plans Bazaar and Cooking Extract Sale
Esther Circle of Princeton Kee Street Methodist Church outlines a June bazaar and sale of cooking extracts at Friendship Hall. Program chair Mrs. R J Boles led devotion and read a poem titled What Does the Clock Say. Leader Mrs Porter Johnson presided over the business session.
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Martha. Esther
Princeton
Kee Street Methodist Church
Friendship Hall
R. J. Boles
Porter Johnson
Fugitives Captured in WV after prison break
Two escapees from the West Virginia Medium Security Prison were recaptured. John C. Redden, 23, was arrested in Cleveland on breaking and entering charges and awaits detainer. John Denver Canterbury, 19, surrendered in Upshur County after a getaway during a prison baseball game. Canterbury had a 110 year sentence for breaking and entering in Mingo County.
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Leo Callison
John C. Redden
Cleveland
Ohio
Callison
Redden
John Denver Canterbury
Rock Cave
Upshur County
Canterbury
Buckhannon
Elkins
Mingo County
Raleigh County
Missing Boy Walks Out Of Woods Okay
A 10-year-old Montgomery County boy named Robert Lee Drove Jr reappeared near his Christiansburg Mountain home after an all-night search. He disappeared at 4:37 p.m. Thursday and was found about 9:30 a.m. Friday tired but unharmed, with his mother noting he had slept little.
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Christiansburg
Montgomery County
Robert Lee Drove Jr
Christiansburg Mountain
Rangers Hold 188 For and Against In 70 NHL Games
The New York Rangers finished the season with 188 goals scored and 189 against across 70 NHL games.
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New York Rangers
C&O Must Run Six Passenger Trains for Six More Months
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to continue operating six passenger trains for at least six months, including the Fast Flying Virginian and the Sportsman, after hearings on a petition to discontinue service. Separately, Virginia Brown urged a one year continuation, citing rising ridership and regional growth.
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Washington
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
FFV
Sportsman
Ashland
Toledo
Ohio
Virginia
Charlottesville
Portsmouth
C&o
Tuggle
Willard Deason
Virginia Mae Brown
Cincinnati
Charleston
Huntington
Fire Safety Steps Urged for Mercer County Nursing Homes
State Fire Marshal inspectors found 47 nursing and custodial homes in Mercer County, Princeton area, mostly neat but with safety gaps. Upgrades needed include more patient area doors and outside entrances, water access in many locales, and multiple exits. Agencies will coordinate with the Health Department, offer days to correct, may issue warrants, and marshal action if noncompliance continues.
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Mercer County
Collett Taylor
State Health Department
Health Department
Taylor
Princeton Nursing Home
Princeton
Bluefield
Matoaka
Camp Creek
Freeman
Nemours
Oakvale
Athens
Rock
Lashmeet
Crystal
Mercer Street
Welfare Department
Orander Named To Bluefield Bluefield District Manager
Donald W. Orander longtime division traffic superintendent for General Telephone Co of the Southeast is named Bluefield District manager. He will oversee all phone operations in Bluefield Bramwell Maybeury and Bluefield Virginia Rocky Gap Pocahontas. Orander succeeds Johnny Caldwell who resigned. He previously served as Welch and Bluefield district commercial manager. Orander is a Crump native, Louisville alumnus, married to Mabel Roland with two children.
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General Telephone Co
Donald W. Orander
Bluefield
W. N. Scholl
West Virginia
Company
Boyd .H. Parker
General of the Southeast Headquarters
Durham
N. C
Orander
Crumpler
Northfork High School
University of Louisville
General
Welch
Mabel Roland
Donna 12
David
Installation of Ruby Bailey Circle at Princeton First Methodist
Mrs Clyde Elmore was installed as president of the Ruby Bailey Circle of Princeton First Methodist Church at the home of Mrs D J Bailey Circle Drive. Other officers were installed and pledges for the year were collected in a candlelit altar service with readers and prayer partners designated for the year.
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Clyde Elmore
Ruby Bailey
Princeton First Methodist Church
D. J. Bailey
Circle Drive
Pearle Faulkner
A. W. Turner
Beulah Kailing
T. C. Malcolm
Laura Blanchard
C. B. Collins
Methodist Woman Magazine
Mary Walters
Collins
Elmore
Treasury
Route 4 Man Hurt In Wreck
Archie Miller a 53 year old from Bluefield was hospitalized with a back fracture after a three vehicle crash on Route 52 near Bluewell. Elizabeth Greshby 39 from Roderfield and Hershel Burks 30 of Kimball were involved as the vehicles collided with Miller’s southbound truck. Damages were about 1800 dollars.
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Bluewell
Mercer County
Archie Miller
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Miller
Elizabeth C. Greshby
Roderfield
Greshby
Hershel B. Burks
Kimball
A. P. Stanley
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