Knauf Named NRA Certified Rifle and Gun Instructor
Knauf of Big Sandy has been appointed a certified rifle pistol and shotgun instructor by the National Rifle Association. The appointment follows proven experience and a rigorous examination enabling him to teach basic marksmanship and safe gun handling. He joins NRA volunteers across the country dedicating hours to the small arms education program active since 1876.
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Washington, D. C
T. A. Knauf
Big Sandy
National Rifle Association of America
Mr. Knauf
NRA
Gladewater Highs Ninth Grade Gridders Get Special Sessions
Gladewater High School will offer its ninth grade football team a first ever program of orientation and conditioning sessions with the full coaching staff led by Head Coach Jack Murphy. Athletic Director Bill Waters says 40 players turned out and the sessions stress conditioning fundamentals and mechanics under close coach supervision ahead of the regular training with Coach Richard Fenton. The new schedule aims to raise the profile of the ninth grade program as school starts August 21.
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Gladewater High School
Bill Waters
Jack Murphy
GHS
Richard Fenton
Waters
Iob Morris birthday supper coming to Gladewater
Gladewater Chapter 831 CES members observe the annual Iob Morris birthday with a covered dish supper in the Masonic Hall August 22. Eastern Stars and Masons plus families and friends are invited. note the meeting place change.
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Gladewater
CES
Iob Morris
Masonic Hall
KC Official Details Varied KC programs and enrollments
Dr. Mathews touts KC library with over 50 000 volumes for a teacher enrichment program while noting diverse supplemental programs in heavy equipment, police science, cosmetology, printing and watch repairing. Al Manning will head KC police academy. Dr. Watson expects 3000 plus students for fall, similar to last year with a slight rise.
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Mathews
FBI
al Manning
Tyler
Dr. Watson
Women bus drivers rare in cross country trucking
Florence Gaffney, a school bus driver and homemaker, has driven a truck from Atlanta to Neptune City and a travel trailer from Bangor to New Jersey. She notes courteous male drivers, difficulty with an auxiliary gas tank, and that school buses use standard shifts unlike many trucks. Two fellow Coast Cities drivers joined a factory convoy to Indiana and Ohio to bring in new buses, led by experienced drivers for safety.
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Kay Jones
Asbury Park Press
Neptune City
N. J
Florence Gaffney
Coast Cities Coaches, Inc
James Calhoun
Coast Cities Truck Sales, Inc
Atlanta
Gaffney
Greenville
Bangor
Auchincloss Less Than His Best
Review of Louis Auchincloss novel about Tony Lowder a 43 year old attorney tempted by easy cash and Mafia pressure. Max his partner drags them into margin stock and a restaurant scheme, a delay approved by Tony with later moral doubts as the crisis resolves.
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Tony Lowder
Tony
Max
Mafia
Return of Chalk and Slate Prompts Learning Theory
Psychologists from Technical University of Aachen report two year tests with 150 children suggesting slates and soft pencils improve learning by reinforcing writing resistance. The finding implies better spelling and reduced aversion to writing in early education. Women outnumber men in West Virginia by 50 to 47 per census. Recycling experiment at Edmonston Maryland processes incinerator residue to extract glass and metals, with How ard Heginbotham examining items such as hair clippers, coins, scissors, staplers, cow bells, crowbars, cutlery and grenade casings.
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Technical University of Aachen
Federal Republic of Germany
West Virginia
Howard Heginbotham
U.S. Bureau of Mines Solid Waste Research Center
Edmonston
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Desegregation Busing Rules Debated in House Vote
The House passed a 282 to 102 bill restricting crosstown busing and reviving desegregation orders to 1954. A Senate path is unclear as critics warn of unconstitutionality while Edith Green defends the amendment limiting busing to the second closest school.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Supreme Court
Edith Green
D-Ore
West Virginia Ranks Low In Per Capita Income
West Virginia sits 47th nationally in income per capita at 2600 dollars. Only Alabama Arkansas and Mississippi rank below the Mountain State.
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West Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
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