Corber Steps Down as Virginia GOP Chief
Virginia Republicans gather for the State Central Committee meeting as chairman Robert J. Corber of Arlington announces he will not seek reelection in 1968. Corber cites leadership renewal and says no one should serve more than one four year term. The meeting will set the 1968 convention site and time.
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Richmond
Whenirginia
GOP
State Central Committee
Robert J. Corber
Arlington
Corber
Northern Virginia
Central Committee
Virginia
Coal Loading Record Set by Norfolk and Western
The Norfolk and Western Railroad reported a new single day coal loading record of 7,131 carloads moved to mines served by the railroad. The previous high was 7,082 cars set on June 21, 1966, with mines in Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio served by N and W.
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Roanoke, Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
N&w
Byrd accuses FCC of overstepping Congress on cigarette ads
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. charges the FCC with flouting Congress by ordering broadcasters to provide free time for anti smoking messages. He says 1965 law forbids statements about smoking and health in cigarette ads and warns the move undermines the public education campaign funded by Congress. He adds advertisers may shift to other media.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Congress
Byrd
Senate
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Virginia
College Officials Attend Conference on Higher Education
Three Bluefield College administrators attended the second National Study Conference on Baptist Higher Education in Nashville. Dr Charles L Harman accompanied by Primitivo Delgado dean Dan Parrish businessman served as recorder for the study group on academic freedom and reliability. They returned to Bluefield Friday.
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Bluefield College
Nashle
Charles L. Harman
Primitivo Delgado
Dan Parrish
Privo Delgado
Jewish Scholars Inspect Captured Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
Jewish scholars led by Dr. Avraham Biran entered the Old City of Jerusalem to inspect fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls captured with the area. Records and catalogues were missing, hindering exact identification of the scrolls and their origins.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Avraham Biran
Israeli Department of Antiquities and Museums
Palestine Archeolog
Ical Museum
Brian
John D. Rockefeller Jr
William F. Albright
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Albright
Long Rages In Defense Of Weary Thomas Dodd
Senator Russell Long defended Thomas Dodd amid censure charges in a dramatic Senate session. Long disputed the case for double billing, argued mistakes by an ex-aide, and pressed Dodd to prepare a final plea as the chamber postponed judgment to next week.
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Long
Weary Thomas Dodd
Washington
Russell B. Long
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Capitol Hill
Dodd
Senate
Louisiana
Senate Ethics Committee
Ethics Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Suit Filed In Store Contest In Mercer County
A $1,000 lawsuit plus three property transfers and two applications to wed were filed in Mercer County Courthouse Princeton. W. O. Underwood of Matoaka sues Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Inc seeking jury trial over $1,000 alleged eligible payoff in A P and P Billford Bingo contest. Transfers: Hancock to Lee Warden $400 Beaver Pond. Hall to Glen Hall $2,500 Beaver Pond. Hylton to Randall and Evelyn Cooke $2,500 Matoaka. Weds filed for Kenneth Beard and Brenda Davis Bramwell. Richard Seibbins Newport News Virginia and Judy Crews Bluefield.
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Mercer County
Princeton
W. O. Underwood
Matoaka
The
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Inc
Billford
Jake
Dorothy Hancock
Lee Warden
Beaver Pond
G. A
Lona B. Hall
Glen E. Hall
James E. Hylton
Randall and
Evelyn Cooke
Wed
Bluefield Supply Co Declares 25 Cents Dividend
The board of directors of Bluefield Supply Co. Friday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on 649,675 shares of common stock to stockholders of record June 23. Announcement was made by J. Taylor Frazier, president. The dividend is payable June 30.
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Bluefield Supply Co
J. Taylor Frazier
Greenbrier Educator to Head Resource Center
Wilton E. Cooper is named director of the Learning Resource Center to begin in Bluefield on July 1. The Greenbrier County schools veteran lowers his post as superintendent after a 12 year span of service and will oversee staff for eight southern West Virginia counties.
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West Virginia
Greenbrier
Wilton E. Cooper
Bluefield
Cooper
W. R
Pete) Cooke
Mercer “County
Greenbrier County
Williamburg
Concord College
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia University
American Association of School Administrators
West Virginia Educational Association
National Education Association
U. S. Air Force
Princeton
Ramsey School
Cooke
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Monroe
George Bryson
McDowell County
Ike L. Mitchell
George Nolley
Arts Council Considers 17 Grant Applications
The West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council reviewed 17 applications for performing arts funding at Concord College Student Center. Grants were approved for Greenbrier Repertory Theater Caldwell Parkersburg Fine Arts Council Charleston Art Gallery Mountain State Art and Craft Fair Cedar Lakes Middle Island Creek Fair Morgantown Town and Country Players and others. A major grant supported a coordinated concert program across 13 colleges and universities for 1967 68. The next meeting is July 16 17 in Charleston.
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West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council
Concord College
Greenbrier Repertory Theater
Caldwell
Parkersburg Fine Arts Council
Charleston Art Gallery
Mountain State
Cedar Lakes
Middle Island Creek
Middlebourne
Greater Huntington
Kersburg
State Council
The
Arts and Humanities Council
Charleston
Martin Siegel
Wheeling
Concord
Carl Little
Division of Arts and Crafts
Special Panel Sought in N and W Plea
Roanoke Virginia AP Judge Clement F Haynsworth was asked to appoint a three judge panel from the 4th U S Circuit to hear Norfolk and Western Railway s suit seeking reversal of an Interstate Commerce Commission order. The order requires N and W to take in Erie Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson and Benton and Maine railroads.
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Roanoke
Clement F. Haynsworth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Norfolk and Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
N&w
Erie-Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Benston & Maine
N& W
U.S. District Court
John D. But
Moonshine cases dominate sentencing in U S Court in Bluefield
In Southern West Virginia federal court two defendants received prison terms while eleven were put on probation for moonshine liquor violations. Arthur E. Wright and Harland A. Lewis each draw multi year terms with June 26 start dates, and Constance Dianne Lawrence and Lucy Parks received probation with restitution or fine orders.
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U. S. District Court For
West Virginia
Bluefield
Arthur E. Wright
Huntington
Wright
Harland A. Lewis
Keystone
Constance Dianne Lawrence
Mercer County
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
Lucy Parks
McDowell County
Jacob R. Prunty
Page G. Gentry
Gary
Walter Smith
Maybeury
George Hairston
Twin Branch
O'Dell F. Moore
Anawalt
Alvie Mullins
Charley A. Scott
Ben F. Brooks
Wolf
Brooks
Geologists Train Dogs to Sniff Ore Deposits
Russian geologists trained dogs to locate ore deposits. One dog detected a sulfide ore seam 10 to 12 feet thick beneath seven feet of soil. In Finland, a dog reportedly found ore containing rocks totaling 1230 units versus 270 found by a man.
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Finland
Glenwood Home Topic Discussed by Bluefield Lions Club
John Lambert of Glenwood Park Methodist Home spoke at the Bluefield Lions Club luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel about the need for larger spaces for aging parents and rising costs for retirees. He outlined a facility opening in September serving 50 residents and 50 in nursing care, noting past experience with a 500-person home in Charlotte, NC. The meeting also covered an upcoming installation dinner planned for Saturday at 6 30 p.m. at the West Virginian.
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John Lambert
Glenwood Park Methodist Home
Bluefield Lions Club
West Virginian
Lambert
Methodist Home
Chatelotte
N. C
Dinne To
Dancer
Blacksburg Sheet Metal Worker Fatally Shot
Blacksburg sheet metal worker Melvin Vaught, 49, was shot once in the stomach outside the Sports Center on Main Street at about 11 45 p m and died en route to Radford hospital. Marvin Snyder, 26, a laborer, was arrested about 20 minutes later and charged with murder, held on 35000 cash bond. Police said the shooting stemmed from an argument but offered few specifics.
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Blacksburg
Main Street
Melvin Vaught
Radford
Marvin Theodore Snyder
Vaught
Snyder
William C. le Bleu
Governor to Review 2,500 Virginia Guardsmen Saturday
Gov Godwin and top military officials will review about 2,500 Virginia National Guard members during the two week summer encampment. Units from Norfolk Portsmouth Newsport News Richmond Roanoke Chatham and Manassas will participate at the State Military Reservation with Maj. Gen. Paul M. Booth Maj. Gen. A A Sproul and Lt. Gen J C Seaman in attendance.
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Virginia Beach
Godwin
Virginia National Guard
State Military Reservation
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Newsport News
Richmond
Roanoke
Chatham
Manassas
Paul M. Booth
Virginia
A.A. Sproul
Staunton
J.C. Seaman
1St Army
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