Mercer County Board Rehires Non-Teaching Staff
The Mercer County Board of Education re-employed all non teaching personnel and hired eight new teachers. W B Chappell, Park Central High principal, resigns to join Ohio County in Wheeling after 26 years service. Multiple resignations and transfers approved plus leaves of absence for four staff. A 20 passenger bus for the Exceptional School Program was bid to Evans Chevrolet for 4855.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Cooke
Park Central High School
W. B. Chappell
Ohio County
Wheeling
Chappell
Dianne C. Martin Graham
Bluefield
Frank A. Gibson
Fairview
Wila S. Hatcher
William Henry McComas
Central
Patricia L. Harris
Katherine Peck Carrigan
Memorial Elementary
Karen Susanne Holbrook
Bluewell
Dorothy A. Hetzel
Bluefield High
James E. Harvey
Carol Heide
Spanishburg
Judith Lambert
Gladys L. Gibson
Georgana B. Simmons
Princeton Junior High
Fairview Junior
Fairview Junior High
Frances Jean Rondella
Ramsey
Carla Hugh Shaw
Bluewell School
Bobby Lee Burton
Howard Beckett
Wade School
William Jackson Wyrick
Glenwood
Princeton
W. C. Houchins
Evans
Matoaka
Calvary Baptist preacher guest speaker at Old Guard meeting
Rev. Robert P. Steinmetz of Calvary Baptist Bluefield spoke on Eye Witness at the Bluefield Old Guard gathering held Wednesday at Trinity Methodist Church. Fifty-three attended including 51 members, the speaker, and pianist Mrs. Eugene Winzenrith.
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Calvary Baptist
Robert P. Steinmetz
Calvary Baptist Church
Bluefield
B52 Squadron at Altus Recast as Refueling Wing
The Air Force will inactivate the 26th Bomb Squadron at Altus Oklahoma this summer and redesignate it as the 11th Air Refueling Wing. Fifteen B52E bombers will be phased out while fifteen KC135 tankers will join next spring, increasing Altus base strength by about 400 personnel.
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Washington
Air Force
Altus
Okla
11Th
Pentagon
916Th
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
McCarthy Silent on Backing Humphrey After Kennedy Assassination
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy suggested a possible post-convention split if Hubert Humphrey maintains support for Vietnam policy. He said he would focus on delegates and party officeholders in a limited campaign and aimed to win Kennedy’s delegates while not seeking a third party run. He dismissed the impact of Kennedy’s assassination on the race and planned speeches in New York and Western states.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S. Vietnam
McCarthy
Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Narty
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Comtine
Snowort
New York City
Idaho
Montana
Arizona
Tazewell County Summer School Sees Strong Enrollment
Tazewell County Schools anticipate high turnout for the 1968 summer program beginning June 17. Kindergarten reading and recreation are planned at multiple campuses with adjusted bus routes based on enrollment. The high school program returns to Tazewell High School with buses from centralized points. Summer closes August 13 with July 4 and 5 off. Schedule variations apply across sites for kindergarten reading and recreation sessions.
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Tazewell County
Tazewell High School
Abb’s Valley
Bandy
Bishop
Cedar Bluff
Cove
Falls Mills
Graham
Jewell Ridge
North Tazewell
Raven
Richlands
Rivermont
Springville
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Raven and
Rockefeller Campaign Swing Draws Warm Welcome in Watts
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller spoke in Los Angeles at Centennial High School drawing a friendly reception from about 300 locals in Watts. He urged candidates to engage with the people like Kennedy and signaled openness to debates with Nixon if offered. Rockefeller spoke of a summit to forge an Atlantic partnership and traveled with security detail as he mingled with students.
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Los Angeles
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen
Kennedy
Watts
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Bahamas
Rockefeller
Secret Service
Centennial High School
Keratolytic T-4-L Ad at Taylor's Drug Store
An advertisement promotes T-4-L keratolytic cream for athlete's foot with quick drying and claims fast relief or 48 cent back. It urges purchases at Taylor's Drug Store and notes sloughing and dissolving of infected skin to expose it to treatment.
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Taylor’s Drug Store
Virginia Marine Lance Cpl Donald L Smith Killed in Vietnam
Washington AP reports a Virginia Marine Lance Cpl Donald L Smith was killed in action in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd W Smith of Box 70 Center Cross Essex County.
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Washington
Virginia
Vietnam
Defense Department
Marine Lance Cpl
Donald L. Smith
Lloyd W. Smith
Box 70
Center Cross
Essex County
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