WVU Surgeon Performs Deep Freeze Brain Surgery in Parkinson’s Cure
Morgantown report details George Grow of Grafton undergoing awake deep freezing brain surgery at West Virginia University Hospital. Neuro surgeon Dr. Robert Nugent uses a nitrogen cooled probe to lesion the thalamus, halting tremors in George’s right arm and leg during a two hour procedure with his responses monitored.
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West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown
George Grow
Grafton
University Hospital
J. E. Lennons
Phillips
George
Robert Nugent
Nugent
Dr. Nugent
Extended Phone Service Possible For Glen Daniel
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company may extend area calling to Beckley. Commercial manager E. J. Berger said the move could take several years and requires a public service commission ruling. Current Glen Daniel calls are tolls. if approved, calls would be free but Beckley rates apply. Annual increases range from 12 to 64.20 dollars. A mail survey will be sent to 596 customers. 90 percent approval is needed.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Glen Daniel Exchange
Beckley
E. J. Berger
Berger
Trap Hill Country Life Group
Trap Hill High School
Public Service Commission
Glen Daniel
Underwood Hearing Delayed Until May
Ka nawha Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Taylor postponed a hearing on a $1 million slander suit against former Gov Cecil H Underwood to May 4 to allow both sides to prepare briefs. The suit was filed by former State Fire Marshal Richard Kyle over remarks made during last year’s election campaign. Kyle resigned after Underwood alleged Kyle sought state business for a former contracting associate.
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Charleston
UPI
Cecil H. Underwood
Kanawha Circuit Court
Frank L. Taylor
Taylor
Underwood
Richard Kyle
Kyle
County Library Added To United Fund Budget
The 1966 United Fund budget includes a $7,000 allotment for the Raleigh County Library Book Mobile and sets a $76,250 goal, $7,050 above 1965. Harry C. Culp was named campaign chairman as the UF board approved reports and budgets, with Leslie C. Gates announcing action. The library’s status as an agency remains temporary until county finances recover, while other allocations and reductions across agencies were approved.
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Raleigh County
United Fund
UF Board of Directors
Harry C. Culp
Leslie C. Gates
John W. Kern
Guy Amato
Gates
Children, Inc
Golden Age Club
Salvation Army
USC
Raleigh County Dental Health Council
Red Cross
Raleigh County Cancer Assn
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
Camp Galahad, Inc
YMCA
East Beckley
Belew Waives Hearing On Federal Charge
Belew waives preliminary hearing in U S. District Court after FBI arrest at Ury on charges of transporting a forged check across state lines. He faces trial in Charleston May 11. Belew, sought since October 1960, was also charged under a parole violation.
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George Lester Belew
U. S
Paul J. Fourney
FBI
Ury
Fourney
Belew
Charleston
U.S. Board of Parole
Federal
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Lody
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Lodie
Jewel
Price
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Colonial
Jewelers
NENS
West Virgins
Mystery Packs
WVU
Warren Echard
Buckhannon
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
James H. Robinson
Glen Morgan
Robinson
Cunningham and Sporacino
Paul Revere Life Insurance Company
Dorothy N. Young
New River Company
Buel M. Young
Young
Sayre and Sayre
Arthur M. Hunt
National Education Society
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Blue Jay
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