Rising artist dreams of art career after high school
Dennis Adkins, a "B" average student from Hollywood, plans a career in art after high school. He displays a crucifixion scene in his Sunday school class at Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church. He has drawn since about age eight, mostly with chalks, and likes mathematics and sports.
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Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church
Hollywood
Dennis
Calvin Adkins
Helen
Detroit
Mich
Raleigh County
Bonds
Dennis Wayne Adkins
Hollywood School
Everett Bonds
Good Friday: Why Christians Glory in the Cross
Louis Cas serson discusses the paradox of Good Friday and the Christian belief that Christ died for humanity. He notes Christians honor crucifixion with worship centered on the Eucharist, while theologians frame forgiveness as costly but loving intervention by God in Christ.
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Christ
Mediator Sets Talks to End Five County Phone Walkout
A federal mediator planned a Winchester Virginia session with AFL-CIO Electric Workers and General Telephone Co management to resolve a week long dispute. About 80 workers left Monday, and staff from Tennessee and North Carolina operated switchboards in unserved areas. No new line breaks were reported after Wednesday cuts. a dozen towns across Grant Hardy Jefferson Mineral and Hampshire counties faced outages over wage and holiday issues.
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Romney
UPI
General Telephone Co
Panhandle
Winchester
Afl-Cio
Tennessee
North Carolina
Grant
Hardy
Jefferson
Mineral
Hampshire
West Virginia Weather Forecast Fair and cool weekend
Fair and cold conditions across the state with mid day cloudiness. Highs 50s to 60s, lows 20s to 40s, weekend turning cooler then rising early next week with possible showers. Beckley office closed. Oak Hill high yesterday 56, low 36. Greenbrier River and Lake conditions normal and clear. Hinton gauge at 2.5 feet.
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Beckley
OAK Hill High
Hinton
BPW Silent On Fund Search
The State Board of Public Works met in two closed sessions to locate funds to maintain full payments under aid to dependent children and work and training programs. Officials declined comment on progress while last week’s 23 percent welfare cut restoration stands, with potential transfers within Welfare and contingencies funding from Governor Barron and BPW.
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Charleston
UPS
State Board of Public Works
Gov
A tactful person changes subject without changing mind
A concise aphorism notes tact as the ability to shift conversation while preserving core beliefs, illustrating foresight in interpersonal dynamics. The line underscores social skill over opinion alteration.
Christians Commemorate Crucifixion Across Nation
United Press International reports Good Friday observances nationwide as churches from Marble Collegiate in New York to a Yaqui cavalcade in Arizona mark Holy Week. Clergy led services, altars stood bare, bells were silent, and union services from noon to 3 p.m. reflected Jesus life and the Passion.
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United Press International
New York
Marble
Arizona
Christ
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Marble Collegiate Church
Norman Vincent Peale
Stainer
Brick Presbyterian Church
Bach
Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
Woman 85 Held For Shoplifting in Denver
Maggie Margaret Diaz of Denver was held today on shoplifting charges. The complaint lists a flashlight pliers cotton gloves and a paint brush as items taken from a Denver Syncs. Diaz who uses a crutch stands 4 feet 10 inches tall and is 85 years old. A jailer noted she likely set a record for oldest suspect.
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Denver
UPS
Maggie Margaret Diaz
Surface Ships Begin Grim Search For Thresher Graveyard
Navy destroyer Hazelwood pushed through high seas carrying sounding gear to aid the Thresher search in the North Atlantic. Weather hampered recovery efforts as ocean depths of around 1.5 miles held the 129 sailors lost. A Navy board in New London opened hearings to determine the tragedy’s cause while oil slicks and debris were examined.
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UPS
Hazelwood
North Atlantic
Navy
Atlantis II
UPI
William J. Eaton
Thresher
Boston
Navy Board of In
Quiry
New London
Conn
U.S
Navy Laboratories
Adm
Bernard L. Austin
Austin
Port City In Mourning Over Thresher Loss
Portsmouth residents grieve on Good Friday as the nuclear submarine USS Thresher and 129 crewmen are presumed lost in the Atlantic. Widows and families face the empty rooftop widow walks and await word while a city of 25,833 recollects its shipbuilding heritage and the missing crew.
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Dallas
UPI
U.S.S. Thresher
Thresher
U.S
P.O
Groton
Conn
Portsmouth
N.H
Portsmouth ‘Naval Shipyard
iThresher
Atlantic
King Leads Prayer March Despite Court Order in Birmingham
In Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr plans a prayer march on city hall despite a temporary circuit court injunction. An aide said kneel-ins are planned Easter Sunday as protests continue, with about 50 volunteers joining Good Friday actions and 163 arrested so far in nine days of demonstrations.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
City Hall
King
Deep South
Steel City
Auto Tag Sales Start In May
Charleston based report notes applications for 1963 64 passenger car license plates will be mailed by the Department of Motor Vehicles starting the first week of May. Commissioner Jack Nuckols says the DMV will mail all applications, with a private firm no longer handling the process at a cost of eight thousand dollars annually. He adds plates may not be displayed before June 1 and present licenses must be replaced by June 30 for cars, while trucks may use current tags until July 31. Owners urged to mail applications with a receipt showing personal property tax payment. New tags are blue numerals on a gold background and will reverse each year under a 1963 Legislature change.
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Charleston
API
Department of Motor Vehicles
Jack Nuckols
Nuckols
Vacationing Kennedy backs selective steel price rises
President Kennedy, arriving in Palm Beach for Easter, endorses selective steel price adjustments while opposing broad increases. He urges industry leaders to avoid across the board hikes and asks the United Steelworkers Union to moderate 1963 demands amid high unemployment.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Kennedy
Air Force
Jacqueline
Washington
White House
Wheeling Steel Corp
United Steelworkers Union
Afl-Cio
Firebombing hits civil rights figures in Clarksdale
A homemade firebomb crashed through a window at the home of Aaron Henry NAACP leader and touched off flames as Charles C Diggs on a civil rights fact finding mission slept nearby. Henry and Diggs woke and doused the fire with police investigating the incident in Clarksdale Miss.
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Clarksdale
Miss
UPI
Charles C. Diggs
Mississippi
Aaron Henry
National Association For the Advancement of Coloreds
NAACP
Diggs
D-Mich
Henry
W. R. Tutt
Tutt
Forest Fire Danger Rises Across West Virginia
State Forester Asher Kelly warned renewed forest fire danger as dry conditions persist in West Virginia. He cited 18 new blazes in southern counties Thursday, raising active fires to 32 with 25 under control. Investigations target four fires in Cabin Creek Kanawha County while Kanawha and Logan counties report five fires each. Lincoln, Mingo, Raleigh, and McDowell counties report four or three fires respectively.
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United Press International
Asher Kelly
West Virginia
Kelly
Cabin Creek
Kanawha
Logan
Lincoln
Mingo
Raleigh
McDowell
Pipe-Smoking Coed Fails To Crash Frat Barrier Join Frat
Shayne Schneider, a pipe smoking UW Madison student, admits she feared home reaction after attempting to crash a male fraternity’s barrier to join. University rules forbid women in housing, ending her bid though the effort drew nationwide attention. She remains one year shy of drinking legally and notes her mother’s supportive stance on the attempt.
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Madison
Wis
Shayne Schneider
Shayne
University of Wisconsin
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Shaynee
Udall Lists Eastern Kentucky West Virginia as Natural Playground
FRANKFORT, Ky. UPI Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall views eastern Kentucky and West Virginia as the natural playground of the eastern United States. In a meeting with Appalachian governors, Udall pressed conserving the region’s resources and beauty, urging vast programs and a potential Blue Ridge Parkway to draw tourism and spur industry. Officials suggested billions in Appalachian aid and rural renewal funds, with emphasis on education to enable retraining programs.
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Frankfort
UPI
Stewart Udall
Kentucky
West Virginia
United States
Edgar E. Easterly
Bert Combs
Easterly
Chian
Udall
Orville Freeman
Appalachian
Freeman
Anthony Celebrezze
Health, Education and Welfare
Unkle Nabob on Average Citizen and Congressmen
Sherwood Glutz quips that the average citizen cannot name his congressman. He mocks a statement a fellow who believes he belongs to the nation and defines a pollyushion as someone who thinks the nation belongs to him.
Levy Endorsements Grow for Stephen's Lake Facilities
Beckley Business Development Corp. Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph Beckley Civitans endorsed the 400000 levy to supplement a 1200000 federal grant for facilities at Stephen's Lake. The push highlights the need for recreational amenities to attract new industry and Raleigh County employment.
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Stephen’s Lake
Beckley Business Development Corp
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Beckley Civitans
Raleigh County
Endorsements Added for Stephen's Lake Levy by Local Groups
Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association and Black Diamond Lodge No 81 Fraternal Order of Police endorsed the Stephen's Lake levy late this morning. Roger Sharp of the dealers said the vote was unanimous and Fred Burdiss of the lodge urged a Yes vote, citing the need for recreational facilities to boost tourism and Raleigh County development.
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Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association
Black Diamond Lodge No
Order of Police
Stephen‘s Lake
Roger Sharp
Automobile Dealers Association
FDP
Fred Burdiss
Stephen's Lake
Burdiss
Raleigh County
County officials caution on public works levy failure
BBDC Secretary E M Payne III said the board approved measures while warning that failure of the levy would be a setback in attracting industry and creating Raleigh County jobs. Senator Byrd warned that without county funds the county could lose future Accelerated Public Works monies and one chance to proceed.
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BBDC
E. M. Payne III
Three Charleston Men Held In Local Store Break-In
Two Charleston men, Frederick Lorenzo Harris and Donald Roger Gwinn, were remanded to Raleigh County Jail on $10,000 bonds each after waiving to the grand jury for breaking and entering the Atkinson Super Market on Johnstown Road and Vance Drive. A third man, Ashley Hye, 23, was arrested and jailed with a hearing pending before Magistrate W A Burke.
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Charleston
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Frederick Lorenzo Harris
Donald Roger Gwinn
Atkinson
Johnstown Road
Vance Drive
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