Navy enlistees join Buddy Plan from Bluefield area
Six of seven recent Navy recruits from Bluefield and nearby enlist via the Buddy Plan. Members include Stephen D Thompson and Edward E Warden who head to Great Lakes for nine weeks of basic training. Joined by Joe G Day Vernon F Woods David K Keys James S Ritter and John M Bishop they train together under Navy instructors with help from local recruiters Chief Petty Officer Robert D Bell and Petty Officer Jim Eubanks.
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Bluefield
Stephen Duane Thompson
F. A. Thompson
Princeton
Edward Eugene Warden
L. L. Warden
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Princeton High School
Warden
Bluefield College
Joe Gary Day
Edith Day
Vernon Franklin Woods
Albert Woods
Park Central High School
Navy
David Kyle Keys
D. K. Keys
James Stanley Ritter
J. A. Ritter
Keys
Ritter
Bluefield State College
John Michael Bishop
Herbert
Bishop
Matoaka
Matoaka High School
Sieteepee
Naval
Robert D. Bell
Jim Eubanks
Bluestone Swimming League Opens at Princeton Pool
The Bluestone Swimming League Summer program starts today at Princeton pool with two teams, Princeton and Oak Hill, facing off at 5 p.m. Pearlsburg and Tazewell were listed in opening action but Tazewell has withdrawn from the league.
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Bluestone Swimming League
Princeton
Oak Hill
Pearlsburg
Tazewell
Pentagon eyes thin antimissile shield against small Chinese ICBMs
Officials weigh a new approach costing about ten to twelve billion dollars to deploy 12 Nike Zeus batteries with improved radar along the U S north to thwart a limited Chinese attack. A Sprint interceptor would catch any warheads that slip through. Dr John S Foster Jr says the system could offer high assurance of stopping most ICBMs from the Chinese mainland.
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Washington
Pentagon
Red China
United States
Polar Cap
John S. Foster Jr
Foster
Congress
Mansfield Seeks Adjournment After Labor Day Amid Legislation
Senate leader Mike Mansfield says Congress should finish heavy bills and adjourn after Labor Day. He lists actions for the week including foreign aid at 3.4 billion and a 1.7 billion poverty program, with daily sessions planned through Friday and a July fourth vacation ahead.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Montana Democrat
Mansfield
House
Auto Collision Causes $200 In Damage On Bland Street
James Patrick of Occe Florida parked in front of Hawkins Funeral Home with his rear four feet from the curb. Elmer Neal of 201 Fourth St left turns on North Street and hits the parked car causing about $100 damage to each vehicle. Neal charged with failure to keep vehicle under control and Patrick with vehicle more than 12 inches from curb.
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Bland Street
James Patrick
Occe
Fla
Hawkins Funeral Home
Elmer Neal
Fourth St
North Street
Bland
Mack Tolely
Bluefield
Neal
Patrick
Tolley
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Alvin Delang
Green Valley
Princeton Rd
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Carl Gordon
J. H. Stout
Northfork
Rock Hudson
Claudia Cardinale
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Doug McClure
Glenn Corbett
Patrick Wayne
Rosemary Forsythe
Katherine Ross
Ana Gent
Wendell Corey
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Kroger
Money Savers
the Kroger Co
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MRS
Ottee
Kroger Angel Food
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Robert Leeson
Kanawha River
Charleston
Leeson
Stephen Noble
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
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Arizona
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Dept. V-2 Pheonix
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