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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
3
Charleston AP report says the Board of Public Works rejected using 20720 from salaries to buy land for Athens campus enlargement. A July 1 appropriation will fund the purchase, but Concord’s option expires July 9. The board deferred 75628 in next year’s dues and similar requests.
An Associated Press survey of 10 cities finds police recruitment under pressure in half the locations, driven by retirements and better industry pay rather than the recent Supreme Court confession ruling. Detroit and St. Louis report retirements and salary competition. Boston and Los Angeles show mixed or stable trends.
Established 1493 Daily Telegraph Printing Co publishes in Bluefield West Virginia. The paper lists carrier and mail subscription rates and provides contact phone numbers for subscriptions and service inquiries.
Interior Secretary Udall said the department will participate in hearings on the Moores Ferry pumped storage project on the New River in Virginia. Udall emphasized developing all resources, especially water quality control, and stated waters belong to the people with a duty to ensure full resource development.
Senate aide Boyd testified at the first public session of the Senate Committee on Standards and Conduct about Dodd's six day trip to Germany starting April 6 1964. He said Julius Klein pressured Dodd to visit Germany to polish Klein's image and that the trip aligned with a Senate inquiry into a Soviet agent case.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey told a House committee that lottery selection or a centralized computer method would substitute chance for judgment, preferring local boards and human error over a digital system. He defended local classifications and educational deferments as fair and effective, while acknowledging no two cases are alike.
West Virginia State Police announces July 1 promotions for three officers. Nathan C. Reger will become lieutenant colonel, a new rank. Terrence A. Welty will be repromoted to major and W. L. Pike will move to captain. Reger has 27 years in service, Welty 25, with Pike overseeing the criminal identification bureau.
The Army will demothball 11 World War II oil tankers to convert them into floating power plants for Vietnam. Each ship can generate continuous electricity for about two years without refueling, using its 150000 barrel cargo capacity. Conversions will occur in Seattle Beaumont area and Norfolk region, with ships deployed to five Viet Nam sites to support troops and operations.
Miss Nelly C. Preston a member of a renowned Southwest Virginia family died Wednesday at her Prominent Virginia Woman Nelly Preston Dies at Home home in Seven Mile Ford. She authored Paths of Glory a biography of Elizabeth Henry Russell Madame Russell and served as past president of the Virginia United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC, reflecting her long involvement in Confederate heritage circles.
The Bluefield Lions Club will install officers at a banquet and hold a dance Saturday at the West Virginian Hotel. Activities start at 6 30 p.m. with music by Paul Thomas and his Orchestra, as announced by Secretary Preston Hamilton.
A 46 year old Russell County Virginia man Preston Howard Hess died Monday from injuries after a wreck in the Mount Vernon area Ohio He was a Drill native World War II veteran husband of Ethel Johnson Hess and father of Donald Hess Funeral services set for Thursday at 11 am at Drill Chapel Church with burial in Baldwin Cemetery Adiil survivors include five sisters and a son Funeral home Honaker is handling arrangements
Charleston AP reports State Fire Marshal Lewis E. Myles warns sparklers are banned in West Virginia and details confiscations. He cites cherry bombs imported from the Far East and notes thousands of U.S. cases last year due to child injuries. Violations can bring up to nine days in jail and a $100 fine.
Cindy Fairburn of Bland County was elected president for 1965 67 at the Roanoke hotel. Other Virginia FHA officers include Molly Penley Betty Jo Richardson and Patricia Stevens named to vice president posts. The four Misses Fairburn Pensley Stevens and Richardson will attend the national FHA convention in St Louis July 11 18.
The Senate approved 85 to 0 a bill to prevent theft of pets for research and to improve care of research animals. It directs the agriculture secretary to regulate transport sale and handling of dogs and cats used in experiments and requires licensing of animal dealers.
World War I veterans from Mercer County Barracks No 1450 will hold their monthly meeting tonight at 7 in the Memorial Building. Barracks commander Clarence L. Smith urges all members to attend to discuss matters related to the recent election of state officers in Charleston.
Obituaries list Merle Anderson of Cedar Bluff VA who died after a brief illness in Richlands hospital with services at Hurst Scott Funeral Home. Clarence L. Riffe 62 of Beckley formerly McDowell County died after a long illness. services at Tice's Fork Freewill Baptist Church. Requiem for Joann Bearzi 12 of Welch celebrated Friday in Welch with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Raleigh M Holley a native of Tazewell Virginia and Columbus Ohio resident died at St Anthony Hospital Columbus following a brief illness. He was the son of the late E N Holley and Sally Bandy Holley. Survived by his wife Lennard Dillard Holley stepmother Bettie Holley six sisters and one brother. Ducted today at 1 30 p m in Columbus and burial in Columbus. Family may be contacted at 416 Eldridge Street Columbus.
Myrtle Elizabeth Hawley 73 of Bluefield dies. funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Brushfork Methodist Church with burial at family cemetery. John Thomas Breth 74 of Bluefield funeral Thursday 3:30 p.m. at Pyott Funeral Home Burnside Pa with burial at Mount Zion. Alta Helen Wallace 78 of Honaker Va funeral Friday 2 p.m. at First Methodist Church Honaker with burial at Fuller Cemetery.
Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee will discuss Farmers Home Administration loans and programs on the Kee Report. The Friday 11 p.m. WHIS TV program will cover loan types and eligibility for family type farms, noting FHA offices in Fayetteville Union Princeton Beckley and Wayne.
A 1953 car driven by Norman Wayne Cullop, 28, of Buellfield Virginia ran off Rt. 102 near Pocahontas West Virginia, down an embankment in Mercer County. Police say the driver failed to have his vehicle under Pope 1, with $150 estimated damage and no injuries reported.
Hubert Eugene Payne 30 of Paynesville charged with murder in a fatal shooting of Leslie Vance 25 during a weekend dispute over a $3 debt. Payne arraigned before Justice of the Peace Okey Stafford and held for McDowell County grand jury action. Vance died Sunday at Stevens Clinic Welch.
In Pompano Beach Florida Negro leaders and police reached a compromise to end 24 hours of violence. Patrols pulled back once streets quieted around Hammondville Road as a moratorium was proposed through Saturday. A white store owner faces an assault and battery trial linked to the unrest.
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