Mercer County Education Board Approves Staff Moves
Mercer County Board of Education approved resignations, new hires, transfers, and a leave of absence at a regular meeting in Princeton. Key changes include George D. Erps replacing retired Miss Lee Fretwell at the school level and Dillard Shrewsbury moving to Cumberland Heights, plus multiple transfers across high and elementary schools and two foremen seeking pay raises for Morial and Bramwell projects.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Amuraay Migi
George D. Erps
Lee Fretwell
Dillard Shrewsbury
Lashmeet
Cumberland Heights
Charles Moore
Billy G. Moore
Oakvale
Princeton Junior High
William W. Baker
Milton Edwin Brookman Jr
Marylyn W. Lackey
Marilee Wilson
Central Junior High
William W. Perry Jr
Bluefield High
Kathryn Lilly
Mercer School
Jean Houchins
Bonnie S. Goosman
Matoaka High
James M. Skeens
Princeton High
James D. Roberts
West Virginia University
Dianne Martin
Athens High
Billy Joe Norton
Bramwell High
Randolph White
Joan Elizabeth Byrd
Sarah S$. Dunkle
Matoaka
Joe Bowen
Kathy M. Epperly
Central
Joan B. Wright
Thorn
Joyce Ann Hill
Spanishburg
Kenneth KE. Munsey
Martha Fowler Perdue
Montcalm High
Frances Lee Alexander
Park Central High
Vicko Rinchich
Rosalie Andrew
Kenneth Eddie West
Dennis D. Maxey
Spanishburg High
Chester A. Pettrey
Katie Johnson Neal
Montcalm Elementary
Bramwell Elementary
Parnie C. Shrewsbury
Pinoak
Lillian C. Kanade
Bramwell
Montcalm
Jessie Mae Horton
Willowton
Stinson
Florena Duling
Mercer
Kelly Wooten
Rich Creek
Hilda Bailey
Springton
Kathryn T. Bradley
Sun Valley
Dorothy G. Montgomery
Charles R. Blankenship
Rita A. Hill
Jack Byrd
Fairview
Lois Gail Rector
John Allen Scott
Virginia Bradley
Cumberland
Homer Wyrick
Warren Pettrey
Wyrick
Memorial School
Pettrey
Naval Academy to restrict field for graduates to Navy and Marines
Admiral Charles C. Kirkpatrick announces that starting with the class entering June 26, Naval Academy graduates will go only to the Navy or Marine Corps. The 1963 class will be the last to have members entering the Air Force or Army, though rare transfers may occur for compelling reasons. In 1962 the trend peaked with top graduates choosing the Air Force and Army.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Air Force
Army
Charles C. Kirkpatrick
Navy
Marine Corps
Kirkpatrick
Kennedy Seeks Labor Help on Civil Rights Jobs Plan
President Kennedy asked AFL CIO leaders for ideas to create jobs for Negroes and held talks with bipartisan congressional leaders on civil rights proposals. He urged a national drive to fight job discrimination, voter registration boosts, and greater minority roles in international unions, with Truman and Eisenhower involved in related discussions.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Federal Fair Employment Practices Commission
Congress
Afl-Cio
Trade Union Movement
House Extends Korean War Tax Rates for Autos and More
The House approved a one year extension of taxes kept since the Korean War on autos and parts cigarettes alcoholic liquor airline tickets general telephone service and corporate income. The measure likely costs the Treasury about 4.2 billion in revenue. Some members favored expiration to aid the upcoming tax overhaul. Rep Wilbur D Mills opposed cutting the extension now.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Kennedy
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Mississippi Hunt Pressed: Evers Murder Probe Continues
Jackson officers pressed their hunt for Medgar Evers' killer as NAACP leaders warned of possible violence after his murder. A fingerprint was lifted from a .30.06 Enfield rifle found near the home while a $24,250 reward was posted for information leading to the slayer. Funeral planned for Saturday at the Masonic Temple.
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Jackson
Miss
Medgar Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Evers
Masonic Temple
NAACP
Gloster Current of
New York
Current
Cabinet Ministers Debate Walkout In Profumo Scandal
London AP report on Thursday night showing Health Minister Enoch Powell and Education Minister Sir Edward Boyle weighing resignation amid the Profumo affair. Prime Minister Macmillan faces pressure as Cabinet aides warn any broader involvement could topple his government.
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London
John Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
All Britain
Enoch Powell
Edward Boyle
Cyril Osborne
Powell
Boyle
Profumo
Biology Pet Rasputin Slips Free From Mullens High Cage
Rasputin the 53 inch boa constrictor, a biology pet at Mullens High School, disappeared from his cage while sunning. Updated by biology instructor T C Wyatt, the snake’s disappearance prompted area searches as students hope for a safe return for use in the laboratory. Mrs Wyatt recalled initial fear turning to acceptance of the pet.
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Mullens
W. Va
Rasputin
Mullens High School
Dickie Thompson
Cape
T. C. Wyatt
Wyatt
Marshall University
Marshall
Negroes Camp On Steps Of Danville's City Hall
Police sealed a four block downtown area as about 100 Negro demonstrators sat on the city hall steps in Danville Virginia overnight. Barricades blocked streets while food was brought to the group and police kept bystanders a block away. The vigil aimed to press for lowering racial barriers and followed previous sit in actions in the city.
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Danville
Municipal Hall
Virginia City
Stinson
Kennedy to Attend West Virginia Statehood Day Ceremony
President Kennedy will visit Charleston on June 20 for Statehood Day ceremonies marking West Virginia's centennial. Attending with him will be Attorney General Robert Kennedy, while Justice Arthur Goldberg canceled plans to join due to a heavy court calendar. Governor Barron called the visit a source of prestige and anticipated a record crowd.
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Kennedy
West Virginia
White House
Barron
State Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Wheeling
Cleveland M. Bailey
Dw.va
Bailey
Arch A. Moore Jr
R-W.va
First
Robert Kennedy
Kennedys
U.S. Supreme Court
Arthur Goldberg
French German pact ratified by Paris Assembly votes for ratification
The French National Assembly approved the French German cooperation treaty by 325 to 107 with 42 abstentions. The vote followed a foregone conclusion as President de Gaulle's followers hold the Assembly majority. The West German Bundestag had ratified the treaty on May 31.
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Paris
National Assembly
Bundestag
Charles de Gaulle
Ex Solons Guilty In Influence Case
A U S District Court jury found former Congressmen Thomas F. Johnson and Frank Boykin guilty of attempting to influence the Justice Department to drop a mail fraud charge against Miami savings and loan operator J Kenneth Edlin. Also convicted were Edlin and his attorney William L Robinson. Sentencing delayed pending motions for new trial with July 10 deadline.
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U. S. District Court
Thomas F. Johnson
Maryland
Frank Boykin
Alabama
Justice Department
Miami
Fla
Johnson and Boykin
J. Kenneth Edlin
Miami Savings and Loan
William L. Robinson
Johnson
Boyken
Congress
Boykin
Mobile
Ala
Edlin
Robinson
Tennessee Lad Champ Speller
Glen Van Slake III of Oak Ridge Tennessee wins the National Spelling Bee after a two day contest with 69 competitors. He earns 1000 dollars for first prize by correctly spelling biliousness amid a dramatic North South final with Elaine Piecuch of Winslow Maine who takes second prize of 500 dollars. Gary Barringer of East Liverpool Ohio finishes third earning 250 dollars after 33 rounds and 752 words in the record speller event started in 1925.
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Glen van Slake III
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Rice Institute
Texas
Glen
Paula
Elaine Piecuch
Winslow
Maine
Elaine
Chaiman
Gary Barringer
East Liverpool
Ohio
Artemis Sub Loses Contact Triggers Allied Rescue
The British submarine Artemis vanished from surface contact during coastal maneuvers off Nova Scotia and New England. Canadian Captain McPhee declared the sub sunk prompting rescue efforts by Canadian, French, and U.S. navies before Artemis surfaced an hour later. Communications breakdown remains unexplained.
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Nova Scotia
Artemis
Nova Scotian
New England
Roya Canadian Navy
A. D. McPhee
U.S
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
Defeat of bill clouds Presbyterian hospital takeover plan
The defeat of the low income areas bill in the House raises doubt that the United Presbyterian Church U S A can take over 10 United Mine Workers hospitals in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia. ARA funds and a potential loan are now in jeopardy and Rep. Patman warns of rapid depletion of resources unless new legislation passes. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr questions expenditures to other regions as the church move faces funding hurdles.
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Ara Bill
Washington
House
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Area Redevelopment Administration
Wright Patman Jr
House Banking Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Women’s
Democratic National Club
Hawaii
Alaska
Roosevelt
UMW
Board of Missions of
The
Barron Seeks Federal Aid After ARA Bill Defeat
Gov. Barron expressed optimism that many West Virginia aid applications to the Area Redevelopment Administration can be salvaged after the House rejected a $450 million appropriation. He cited about $40 million in pending WV ARA projects and said most could still win approval from fiscal 1963 funds.
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Charleston
Barron
West Virginia
House
Area Redevelopment Administration
Inside Abby Add Years Classified Comics Editorials
The item lists sections including Goren 16 Movies 16 Princeton and notes additions to Inside Abby with years and classifieds. Each entry references features such as comics and editorials within the publication.
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Abby
Goren
Princeton
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