Servicemen Promotions and Assignments Recap
A series of military updates from Bluefield and Princeton details promotions, deployments, and training. James Wayne Akers earns airman second class in Okinawa. Stephen D. Thompson to Expo 67 aboard USS Ingraham. Douglas Roten Jr. serves as combat engineer in Dong Ha. Wayne A. Farmer at sea on USS Essex. Ronald Fisher trains at Fort Rucker. William Patton awarded Silver Star for action over North Vietnam. Davis and Tramel return to San Diego aboard USS Ticonderoga after Gulf deployments. Franklin Cunningham participates in Beau Charger operation aboard Whitfield County. Walter Bailey completes refrigeration course at Ft Belvoir. and multiple personnel receive police, reserve, and logistics assignments in Vietnam and elsewhere.
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William
Tom) Patton
Links Grove
Patton
North Vietnam
W. T. Patton
Mediterranean
Franklin E. Cunningham
USN
Annette A. Cunningham
Route 2
Princeton
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Whitfield County
U. S
Dmz
Free Zone
Ben Hai River
Third Marine Regiment
South China Sea
Tonkin Gulf
Army Pvt Robinette completes field communications course
Army Pvt Michael L Robinette, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Julius L Robinette Jr of Rt 1 Rock, completes an eight week field communications crewman course at Ft Jackson SC. Training included wiring from field to center, basic electricity, switchboard work and pole climbing. Sgt Ray E Burton reenlists for three years at Ft Benning GA. Burton, son of Luther J Burton, is assigned from 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam and resides with his wife Mary Ann at Fort Benning. Louis M Thompson, 20, son of Mrs Rose Thompson of Hartford CT, participates in Operation Malheur II near Duc Pho Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. They report 379 enemy killed in four weeks in North Vietnamese and Viet Cong territory. his father Charles Thompson lives at Bluefield WV.
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Army
Ronald Lee Fisher
Atlee Fisher
Sinks Grove
Fort Rucker
Ala
Fisher
Fort Bragg
N.C
Fort Eustis
Union High School
Walter R. Bailey
Timothy Bailey
Rt. 1
Lester
Army Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir, V
Army Pvt
Michael L. Robinette
Julius L. Robinette Jr
Rt.1, Rock
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Ray E. Burton
Luther J. Burton
Bluefield
U. S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Ft. Benning
Burton
Rhoss C. Lomax Jr
1St Air Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Mary Ann
Louis M. Thompson
Rose Thompson
Barbour St
Hartford
Renewal Of Confidence Drives Second Weekly Market Gain
New York markets surged as confidence returned, with volume hitting 5,757,250 on the NYSE and the Dow Jones up 10.11 to 885.00. The AP 60-share average rose to 327.8 as gains in housing, personal income, and railroad equipment supported a bullish sentiment despite ongoing Middle East concerns.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Dow
Associated Press
Standard Rollsman
Pittston Co
Avco
Gulf & Western
Hunt Foods
Pan American Shulphur
Middle East
Federal Reservers
For Sinners Only A Faith View in the Space Age
The essay argues that belief about God shapes life and worship, warning that literalist interpretations mislead. It notes science and astronomy reveal a broader cosmos, challenging traditional Bible timelines and ages, while asserting no conflict between Bible truth and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Copernicus
Galileo
Joshua
Pascal
Monroe Countians Earn Degrees in Spring Graduation
Two Monroe County residents were among area students receiving degrees in spring ceremonies. Donald R. Upton, son of Jack and Mrs. Upton of Maine, graduated from Marshall University in Huntington. Karen Widener, daughter of Jim and Mrs. Hill of Union, earned a B.S. in medical technology at Concord College.
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Monroe
Moorefield Man Elected WVU Board President
Ralph J. Bean of Moorefield was chosen president of the West Virginia University Board of Governors for the coming year. Bean, a Hardy County attorney and former state senate president, is a 1934 WVU graduate who joined the board in 1963. Other officers elected: K. Douglas Bowers of Beckley as vice president and Mrs. Gilbert S. Bachmann of Wheeling as secretary.
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Morgantown
Ralph J. Bean
Moorefield
West Virginia University Board of Governors
A.B.C. Bray Jr
Logan
Bean
Hardy County
State Senate
W.V.U
K. Douglas Bowers
Beckley
Gilbert S. Bachmann
Wheeling
Conviction in Collegiate Slaying Shocks Uniontown Area
Gerald E. Walls, 20, Uniontown, found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of a Salem College student. Fayette County jury of eight hours deliberated before verdict. Vincent Del Verne, 23, Allison, accused of involvement. Harry Bryte, 41, Uniontown, indicted. Sentencing delayed. defense plans appeal.
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Uniontown
Gerald E. Walls
Salem
W.va
Fayette County
Vincent del Verne
Allison
Harry Bryte
R. D
Walls
Samuel J. Fargus
William E. Duff
Banking History Is Reviewed at Virginia Bankers Meeting
Hot Springs Virginia Senator Sparkman traced banking origins from 1694 Bank of England to 1804 Virginia Bank, declaring Virginia’s system by 1860 the world’s most perfect. He praised Virginian figures like Carter Glass and A Willis Robertson and noted William B. Spong Jr. as a new Senate Banking member. He called tax and appropriations bills crucial for a sound economy with full employment and rising living standards.
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Hot Springs
Virginia
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Virginia Bankers Association
United States
Sparkman
Bank of England
Virginia Colony
Virginia General Assembly
Bank of Virginia
John Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass
A. Willis Robertson
Senate Banking Committee
Alabama
William B. Spong Jr
Congress
Minnesota Votes For Water Fluoridation Policy
A Minnesota ballot measure would require fluoridation of public water to prevent dental cavities. The proposal aims to standardize fluoride levels across communities and reduce tooth decay nationwide.
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Minnesota
David L Smith Honored At Virginia Tech Engineering
David L Smith graduates with honors top student in the mechanical engineering department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He completed the cooperative program at NASA Langley and will return there Monday. He earned honors at Princeton High School, was a dean's list student at Bluefield College, and joined Pi Tau Sigma Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi. He is the son of Felix F. and Mrs. Smith of Bluefield and married to Teresa Kay Wimmer of Princeton.
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David L. Smith
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
VPI
Nasa-Langley Research Center
Hampton
Smith
Pi Tau Sigman
Tau Bata Pi
Phi Kappa Phi
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Princeton High School
Bluefield College
Felix F. Smith
Rt. 2
Bluefield
Ceres
Teresa Kay Wimmer
Princeton
Welfare Tab Scars New York
Public spending on social welfare programs in the United States has surged from about 1 billion dollars in 1913 to roughly 80 billion dollars annually, with about half funded by the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
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America
James Wayne Akers
Lucille Tabor
Rt. 1, Bluefield
U. S. Air Force
Okinawa
Columbus Afb
Miss
App
Stephen D. Thompson
Fielder A. Thompson
Route 1
U. S. Navy
Montreal
Canada
Ingraham
Dong HA
Douglas L. Roten Jr
Douglas L. Roten
South St
Third Marine Division
USS
Essex
Uss Essex
Wayne A. Farmer
Hershel E. Farmer
Atlantic Ocean
Aviation
Ernest W. Davis
Charles Wright
Sussex St
Fredrick R. Tramel
Ray Anderson
San Diego
Calif
Ticonderoga
Gulf of Tonkin
William T. White Jr
Blanche L. White
Preston St
William T. White Sr
Ft. Gordon
340Th Military Police Reserve Company
Bhuefield
Camp Drum
N. Y
John W. Meadows
Jessie L. Meadows
Phu Bai
Force Logistic
Force Logistic Command
Pvt
Charles R. Riling Jr
Pineville
Army Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Kirk E. Spitzer
Edgar E. Spitzer
Cumberland St
Marion
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Blacksburg
Marine Cpl
Ronnie D. Jonson
Pangie L. Sneed
Spanishburg
da Nang
Marble Mountain Air Facility
Marine Air Base Squadron-16
MABS-16
Marine Aircraft Group - 16
the Complete Building Service
W. Va
Ve. Wer
Benning
Malheur
Israali
Russia
Earth
Mark Twain
The
First National Bank OF
Bluefield, W. VA
F.d.1.c
Bluefield Music
Bland Street
Wvii Board
Spong
David Smith
Warlick
Woolworth’s
PSE
Beatles
Paul McCartney
Says “the Hofner
Hofner
Elec. Ie
Nec
GEM Trading & Loan CO
Princeton Ave
Aises
Jolworths
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