Boy Recipient Of 931 Transfusions
Fred Wallace, a 17 year old with hemophilia from Muskogee Oklahoma, received a world record 931 pints of blood transfused over six months at Baylor University Medical Center. A new clotting factor concentrate slowed his bleeding, though he will live with the inherited condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston McGraw
United Press International Dallas
UPI
Fred Wallace
Muskogee
Okla
Baylor University Medical Center
Fred
Baylor Medical Center
Gus Bethel
Oklahoma City
David E. Soules
Wadley Research Institute and Blood Bank
Wadley Research Institute
Dr. Soules
Doctors Strike Ends In Italy
Italy's 83,000 doctors reached a peace with the government ending their health insurance protest. Agencies say insurance firms offered a generous fee boost. Details remained unclear as doctors had been setting their own fees rather than those mandated by insurers. Police clashed for hours with rioters in Taranto protesting the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
UPI
Italy
Taranto
Old Soldier Honored By Chair At Columbia
Columbia College will establish the Gen Douglas Macarthur Chair in History to honor the late general on the 12th anniversary of his congressional speech. A sponsoring committee has raised part of the $500,000 endowment. President Kennedy leads the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Douglas Macarthur
Congress
Columbia University
Columbia College
Kennedy
Japan
Judge Faces Same Judge After Car Crash Near Court
Indianapolis report describes Earl Milam appearing in city court with Judge William Sharp as the other driver in a collision on a North Side street. Police said Milam’s car struck the back of the judge’s vehicle, creating a courtroom déjà vu scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Earl Milam
William Sharp
Milam
Soviet A Subs Alarm Marine Commandant
Gen. David M. Shoup, Marine Corps commandant, warned that the United States should fear Russian Polaris type submarines off the coast more than a few Russians in Cuba. Testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee, he said submarines with Polaris missiles could be just 344 miles away and that such a threat will come to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
United States
Cuba
Shoup
House Appropriations
The Fuzz Got Hep Snow Pusher Nabbed
New York police nabbed William Yeugelvitz, 28, after weeks of surveillance and eavesdropping on a lower East Side narcotics ring. Detectives bought three heroin balloons at $6 each from Yeugelvitz, who pedaled a bicycle through the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Schiano
Manhattan
Lower East Side
William Yeugelvitz
Yeugelvitz
Toy Plant Workers Agree On Wage Cut
In Wheeling unions say 700 of 900 Marx Toy Co workers in Glen Dale voted to accept a wage cut to keep the plant running. A decision by the remaining three unions is needed before the company decides whether to reopen the plant closed since December.
Appalachian Seeks Second Rate Cut for Electric Heating
Appalachian Power seeks authority to reduce rates for commercial and small industrial customers using electricity for space heating. Applications filed today with Virginia State Corporation Commission and West Virginia Public Service Commission, plus five other AEP states. Estimated total annual savings 250,000 dollars, with Appalachian customers saving 110,000 dollars. The Electric Heating General rate would apply to virtually all electrically heated commercial and small industrial sites, plus schools churches and hospitals, and target an average 20 percent reduction. Effective date requested May 23, second rate cut in two years following residential rate cut on March 1. Other AEP companies making similar filings: Indiana & Michigan Electric, Kentucky Power, Ohio Power, Wheeling Electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Power Company
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
Richmond
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
Charleston
American Electric Power System
Appalachian
AEP
Joe P. Gills
Appalachian Powers
Years-Long Space Trips Said Possible
Breen, 36, who spent five months in a 12 by 12 foot steel chamber at the University of Maryland, says five year space voyages beyond the moon could be feasible for men. He left the isolation on stress after the longest known study of solitary confinement in a human.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
UPD
Whilden F. Breen Jr
Breen
Birmingham
Ala
University of Maryland
Wrecks Claim Two Lives in Marion County
In Fairview area, Joseph Herman 52 of Grant Town died Monday after his cart left a highway and struck a tree. Another Marion County crash killed Robert Van Gilder 42 of Fairmont, who died in hospital from injuries suffered in an Erer morning car wreck on the East Grafton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
UPI
Joseph Herman
Grant Town
Fairview
Marion County
Robert van Gilder
Grafton
Hollywood Ward Scene Reveals Grimy Pace of Filmmaking
In Universal Studios Hospital Ward set for Captain Newman M D, Gregory Peck Angie Dickenson and Bobby Darin endure a marathon shoot day as director David Miller seeks perfection. Rehearsals, multiple takes, and quiet on set test their endurance while a five minute screen moment inches toward release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood
Gregory Peck
Angie Dickenson
Bobby Darin
Universal Studios
Bobby
Peck
Angie
Captain Newman
M.D
Darin
David Miller
Miller
Grip
Joan Kennedy in Washington Forms New Family Chapter
Joan Kennedy, newly arrived in Washington with Ted Kennedy, embraces life in Georgetown while expecting her third child in August. She charms Democratic women with her cooperation on fund drives, notes her two children Kara and Ted Jr., and shares her wish to stay in Washington long term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
White House
Joan
Washington
UPI
Boston
Ted
Kara
Caroline Kennedy
Ted Jr
Joan Kennedy
Georgetown
Candy
Robert McMurrey
University of Texas
Ted Kennedy
Manhattanville College
Jean
Harry Wiggin Bennett
New York
Death notices and funeral announcements list fire victims and services
John Edward Hart, age 3, of Lester formerly Newport Tennessee. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday April 24 Melton Mortuary Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park arrangements by Melton Mortuary. Elder Silas Urke Burke 68 East Beckley funeral 12 noon Wednesday April 24 Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel burial Greenwood Memorial Park with Rev Willie Moore. Mary Carr age 70 Metal ton funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday April 24 Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel burial Greenwood Memorial Park. James Elmer Mackey age 50 404 Paint Street died 1:30 p.m. Friday in local hospital body remains Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel until 1 p.m. Monday April 22 Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park. Florists ad for bereaved lasting spray Dial Florals 345 City Ave 253-4561.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Hart
John Edward
Lester
Newport
Tennessee
Melton Mortuary
Sunset Memorial Park
Urke Burke
Silas
East Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Willie Moore
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Carr ‘'Carr
Mary
Metalton
Ritchie and Johnson
Printing Trades Ads Burst With Local Opportunities
Local classifieds list job openings and service offers across numerous trades. Listings include bookkeeping and tax services, haircuts, mower repairs, bicycle repairs, appliance service, plumbing heating, welding and small engine work, sales positions, delivery and route work, and used furniture buying.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trieste
Navy
Auguste Picard
Jacques
Jacques Picard
Don Walsh
Marianas Trench
Guam
Wadley
Columbia
Indiana & Michigan Electric Company
Fort Wayne
Indiana & Michigan
Kentucky Power Company
Ashland
Kentucky
Ohio Power Company
Canton
Ohio
Wheeling Electric Company
Wheelting, W. Va
West Virginia
Hopkins
Valley Drive South
Beckley
Rhodes Supply
Pat Lawford
Harless W. Stover
Glen White Road
Kyle Davis
Old Eccles Road
Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield
Virginia
Barre Guild
R. C. Egnor
Charles Lively
Crab Orchard
Dial Beckley
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Foster Hardware CO
Main St
Beckley PLC
John Persinger
Mabscott
Montgomery Ward
Oak Hill
Urs O. Heath
Scarbro
W. Va
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
P. O. Box
Nashville 2
Professional Directory
Bair
Kidd’s
Oakwood Ave
Ashworth
Stone
Ashworth’s
Sparks
Prince St. Ph
Evinrade
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St
Wright
Dial
Rural Equipment CO
City Avenue
Bill’s
Pineville
Briggs & Stratton Sales & Service
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Halstead
John W. Eye Television
Neville St
Williamson
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Bruce Martin
Jan Campbell Music Co
Kanawha
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Beckley, Ph
David L. Smith
Sophia Finance Co
Business Confidential
Jim Green
Thompson’s
Crest Mfg
Commercial Road
Cathedral City
Calif
My Brothers Drive Inn
Shady Spring
Bostick Avenue
Tip Top
Neville Street
Glen Daniel
Lewisburg
North Court Street
Harrell Nursing Home
Virginia St
Standard Coffee Company
T. R. Lilly
Hotel Hill
P. O. Box 4
Barberton
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
Favotte Motor Co
E. Robinson Ave
Joanna Duncan
Box 105
Meadow Bridge
E. Mahone
R. E. Bare
H. Bennett
E. Beckley
L Stinson
Myers Ave
J. T. Morgan
Chihuahua
Jerry Todd
Sullivan
John
Amoco
Pri-Way Shoe
Corner Valley Drive
Belle Furniture Co
Foster Hardware Inc
Main Street
Remington
McCreery St
Harper Road
Kirby
Spalding Dot
Slazenger
Maxili
U.S.S
the Fairway Co
Tenth Ave
Marlinton
Heywood-Wakefield
Singer
Pound
Best Furniture Co
S. Fayette St
Smith-Corona
A.B. Dick
Walker
Stanaford
I. H
Hudson
International Cab
J. Walker
McCulloch Chain
Basham
White Oak
S. Oakwood
South Kanawha
Raleigh County Bank
J. C. Brown
Kurfeel
Means Lumber Co
Sisson St
Beckley Maytag
Maytag
J2-Lp
Southern Cross
Matt
Edward Snuffer
Dry Hill Rd
American Glass & Mirror Co., Inc
Beckley Mt. Hope Rd
Foster’s
Foster Hardware
Gray Lumber CO
Beckley Ph
Prince St. Dial
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
City Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!