Racial Disorders Close Wisconsin University in 1968
Oshkosh State University shut down until December 2 after a sit in by about 100 students, mostly Black, and vandalism of offices. President Guiles suspended 96 students and warned of expulsion after demands for more Black instructors and a separate student union.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh State University
Roger Guiles
Colorado State University
Dow Chemical Co
San Francisco State College
Black Students Union
Black Panther
Easter Seal Campaign Receives 83000 in Mercer County
Mercer County raised 3341.99 in the 1958 Easter Seal Campaign. C Alden Shields Jr reported at the November meeting of the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Dr Charles D Pruett was elected president for the coming year with F B Wimmer as vice president and Ruth A Richmond as secretary. New board members include Mrs Jean Gaither William Jones Buddy Frye Mrs James H Elmore Marilyn Weimer Calvin Belcher and Howard M Jarrett. The society aided the Mercer County Opportunity Workshop for the Handicapped funded hearing evaluation and an artificial limb while sponsoring a speech and hearing clinic at Mercer School Princeton and the Mercer County Health Center.
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Mercer County
C. Alden Shields Jr
Easter Seal Society
Charles D. Pruett
Bluefield
F. B. Wimmer
C. Alden Shields
Ruth A. Richmond
Jean Gaither
William Jones
Buddy Frye
James H. Elmore
Marilyn Weimer
Calvin Belcher
Howard M. Jarrett
The
Society
Mercer School
Princeton
Mercer County Health Center
France Faces Monetary Crisis and Potential Devaluation
The article outlines a tense international monetary crisis centered on France and West Germany. Pressure to revalue the mark and avoid franc devaluation shifts as German and allied actions, including export cuts and a $2 billion credit pledge, influence France. Paris rumors suggest a 7 to 20 percent trimming, while de Gaulle condemns devaluation as the worst possible absurdity.
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Strauss
France
West Germany
Paris
de Gaulle
Hinefield Daily Telegraph Notice and Billing Rates
The Hinefield Daily Telegraph lists publication details for 1893 including office at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and AP affiliation. Rates show daily and Sunday by carrier 60 cents per week and mail within West Virginia 31.20 yearly with other zones on request.
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Hinefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circular
The
Katz
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and nearby towns
Obituary notices for Stanford Barksdale and many others recount funeral services in Bluefield Bluewell and nearby communities. The section lists services at John Stewart Methodist Church Lovely Zion Baptist Church and Church of God of Prophecy with burial at Oak Grove Fletcher and Monte Vista memorials.
Mrs Lina H Walker 72 Wallscreek dies after short illness
Lina H Walker of Wallscreek dies at 72 after a brief illness in a Huntington hospital. She was longtime Wallscreek resident, member of First Baptist Church, Excelsior Star Court No. 64 and Daughters of the Elks. Survived by husband Sam Walker daughter Fannie Mae Sanders six grandchildren. Body at Page Funeral Home Welch awaiting arrangements. Hugh Wagner of Wilco dies at home after apparent heart attack. Funeral arrangements also at Page Funeral Home Welch.
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Lina Hardin Walker
Wallscreek
Huntington
First Baptist Church
Excelsior Star Court No. 64
Daughters of the Elks At
Sam Walker
Fannie Mae Sanders
Caretta
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Hugh Wagner
Wilco
Arthur Coleman dies in Richlands hospital
Arthur Coleman of Berwind died Friday afternoon in a Richlands hospital following a home in Welch pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Arthur Coleman
Berwind
Richlands
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Funerals for Ezra Hankins and Sarah Elizabeth McDonald
Ezra Paris Hankins 84 of North Tazewell Va. funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. Greever Funeral Home Chapel Tazewell with Rev Lawrence Clark officiating burial Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today Pallbearers Tom Tinsley Claude Morrison Doug Wolfe Lee Turt Leon Yost Cris Hawkins Doug Morrison. Mrs Sarah Elizabeth McDonald Bluefield funeral today 11 a.m. Mercer Funeral Chapel with Rev William Slates Rev Richard Rouque Roselawn Cemetery Bluefield Pr Princeton Road Pallbearers James Pile Don Neal L D Mattox Jr James Mattox Heber Stafford A F Stafford Flowerbearers women of Grace Methodist Church.
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Stanford Curtis Barksdale
Bland St
Bluefield
John Stewart Methodist Church
Fred Villinger
C. W. Tiffany
James Davis
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Elkhorn
John and Mary Barksdale
Eva Williams
Buffalo
N. Y
Bluefield Masonic Lodge No. 3
Gate City Elks Lodge
John Stewart Church
Charles French
Thomas Godfrey
Albert G. Morrison
James Anderson
William White
William Love
Winston Q. Jones
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Church
Rose Wilson
Janie Hawthorne
Easter Fields
Virgie Love
Nora Cawthorne
Gladys Harris
Lucille Hairston
Mary Hendricks
Edith English
John Fleshman
Vivian
Welch Hospital
Appomatox
Tom
Harriet Fleshman
UMWA
Superior
Zion Baptist Church
Estella Fleshman
John Henry
William Fleshman
New York City
Robert Fleshman
Chicago
Mary Russell
Minnie Grafty
Jean Fleshman
Anna McGee
Edith Mann
Capels
Helen D. Fleshman
Huntington
Nathan Fleshman
Betty Floyd
Lynchburg
Bessie Fleshman
Appomattox
Lovely Zion Baptist Church
William Turner
James Wormley
Wade Taliaferro
Kimball Funeral Home
Missionary Society
Miley Mullins
Carswell
Kimball
Welch
Wyoming County
Henry
Martha Mullins
Lake Superior Coal Company
Carswell Community Church
Nora Jane Mullins
Riley Mullins
Robert Mullins
Lacey Mullins
Ethels Simmons
Virginia Sisk
Hurricane
Opel Widner
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Kopperston
Rosa MecClure
Appalachia
Douglas Williams
Belcher
Belcher Mountain
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Paul Pensale
Bill Foster
Kenneth Williams
Anderson
Mason Rotenberry
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Charles Dean Plummer
Double Gates
Vietnam
Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel
Richard Foil
Bluefield College
Intombment
Monte Vista Park
Tazewell
George Lawson
Richmond
Vester Dean Plummer
Marcia Annette Surface Plummer
April Annette Plummer
Donald P. Plummer
Gary J. Plummer
Dannie L. Lawson
U. S. Army
Frankie D. Lawson
Stephen Lawson
Clayton Patterson
Linda K. Lawson
Gilbert van Hoy
Marion
Mary Elizabeth Rankins Dalton
Narrows
Pearisburg
William Sanders Dalton
Jack Dalton
Snowville
William Dalton
Dave
Walter
Robert Dalton
Josie Felts
Ethel Meadows
Iva Edwards
Pulaski
Bertha Ratli
Annie Hunt
Allen Street
Frankin County
Kate
John Brown
Snow Creek
Lugo
Sonny Street
E. T. Jones
Mamie Byers
Thorpe
McDowell County
Trinity Baptist Church
Frederick Byers
Frank Martin
Trinity Baptist
Charlie Whitt
Big Rock
Claude Coon
Taylor Cemetery
Home Creek
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Hankins
Ezra Paris
North Tazewell
Greever Funeral Home
Lawrence Clark
Maplewood Cemetery
Tom Tinsley
Claude Morrison
Doug Wolfe
Lee Turt
Leon Yost
Cris
Steve Hawkins
Doug Morrison
Thousands pay homage at Kennedy grave on anniversary
At Arlington National Cemetery visitors placed chrysanthemums and flowers on the grave of John F Kennedy. Jacqueline Kennedy visited the site as did Mrs Rose Kennedy who spoke of his joy in serving as president. November 22 to be observed as Flame of Hope day honoring candles for the mentally retarded. The eternal flame burned as a crowd reflected on the former president.
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Kennedy
Washington
Potomac River
Hugh Auchincloss
Jacqueline
Rose Kennedy
Hyannis
Mass
NBC
Jaycee Survey Begins Today in Bluefield
The Greater Bluefield Jaycees start a weekend Community Survey to evaluate assets and identify areas needing study. The survey runs through Sunday with brief questions on services, schools, and jobs. Participants wear armbands. results will be shared with groups. Mayor Clyde J. Stephens proclaims the weekend as Community Survey Days.
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Greater Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefield
Jaycee
Clyde J. Stephens
School Head May Resign Berwind Principal Robert McCoy Tendering Resignation
Berwind Elementary and Berwind Junior High Principal Robert McCoy says he has tendered his resignation to the McDowell County Board of Education. He sent a letter to County Superintendent Perce K. Martin stating the move would take effect if and when requested or desired by the board amid ongoing disciplinary dispute at the school. The board will hold its next regular meeting December 16 to consider the case.
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Berwind
Robert McCoy
McDowell County
Board of Education
Man Convicted In Sex Slaying
A Kanawha County jury convicted Charles G. Plantz of first degree murder in the December 1967 stabbing death of 9 year old Helen Louise Miller in Charleston. The jury recommended mercy, making parole possible after 10 years. Sentencing deferred for a post verdict hearing.
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Charles G. Plantz
Charleston
Kanawha County
Plantz
Helen Louise Miller
George W. Wood
Wood
Princeton Hit And Run On North Walker Street
Princeton Police report a hit and run occurred on North Walker Street Thursday night. A 1960 model car was struck around 12 15 p m on the left rear. owner is Andrew J Lilly of 1302 North Walker. Damage estimate not provided. Patrolman G E Anderson investigated.
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Princeton City
North Walker Street
Andrew J. Lilly
North Walker
G. E. Anderson
Virginia Marine Corps Corporal Killed in Vietnam
Washington AP reports Marine Cpl. Robert B. Markum of Norfolk was listed as killed in action in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Markum of Main Street, Norfolk.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Vietnam
Marine Cpl
Robert B. Markum
Anthony S. Markum
Main Street
Norfolk
Basket Ball Named After Two Peach Baskets
History notes that the game earned its name from two peach baskets fixed to a Springfield gym balcony. The baskets served as the original hoops for early play, defining the sport's identifiable origin.
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Springfield
Mass
Bluefield State College Closed After Bombing and Protests
Bluefield State College closed as Gov. Arch Moore announces a $5000 reward for those involved in a recent bombing and campus disturbances. State police, Bluefield police and campus guards tightened security while officials call for a full investigation and possible removal of leaders amid student unrest and external pressure from the NAACP and Human Rights Commission.
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Hardway
Charleston
R. E. (Ray) Barnett
Bluefield
BSC
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Barnett
Bluefield State
Human Rights Commission
NAACP
Smith
T. A. Welty
Claude Joyce
Arch A. Moore Jr
Andrew Dodson
Dodson
Rail Union Strikes Blasted in White House Board View
A railroad industry spokesman blasted the AFL CIO Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen for trying to restore about 8000 jobs through a whipsaw pattern of strikes against railroads. The speaker urged the presidential emergency board to end the decade old dispute by granting railroads authority to set workforce needs. The board, appointed by President Johnson on November 6, was to stop the Belt Railway of Chicago strike and a Louisville and Nashville strike, and to handle a threat against Illinois Central.
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Washington
White House
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Belt Railroad
Chicago
J. E
Wolfe
Presidential Emergency Board
Johnson
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Welch Approves Co-Op On Gas
In McDowell County residents vote to form a community gas cooperative to supply natural gas. About 75 people attended a Welch Armory meeting where Mayor W. B. Swope, serving as temporary chairman, pushed coop formation to secure fuel from Cabot Gas Co. and a local well.
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Welch
McDowell County
Cabot Gas Co. of
Charleston
W. B. Swope
Welch Armory
Swope
Cabot Co
Co-Op
Lions Hold Annual Thanksgiving Dinner At Lutheran Church
The Bluefield Lions Club hosted their yearly Thanksgiving dinner at the Lutheran Church serving turkey to 110 Lions and guests. Afterward a turkey shooting match was won by Mrs. Eric De Brick and Brent Johnson.
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Bluefield Lions Club
Lutheran Church
Eric de Brick
Brent Johnson
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Trenton
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