Beckley Troop C Soldiers Return From Active Duty
Johnny Comes Marching Home Again Beckley citizens soldiers of Troop C First Reconnaissance Squadron 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment return from Ft Meade Md welcomed by City officials Major Cecil L Miller Randey Webb and Chamber of Commerce leaders at the Raleigh County Armory On arrival they unloaded gear and formed outside the domed drill hall The armory serves Troop C and shares space with the 10th Special Forces Group WV National Guard and U S Army Reserves
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Beckley
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Ft. Meade
Raleigh County
Berlin
1Éth Special Forces Group
W. Va. National Guard
U.S. Army Reserves
Hoover proposes council of free nations to preserve peace
Former President Herbert Hoover urged a “council of free nations” when the United Nations fails to act, arguing the UN has destroyed its usefulness in preserving peace. He spoke at his 88th birthday event in West Branch and called for a new appraisal of the UN while noting existing regional pacts and bilateral agreements among free nations.
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Washington
UPI
Herbert Hoover
Council of Free Nations
Congress
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
GOP
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Foreign Relations Committee
Clement, Zablocki
D-Wis
House foreign = Affairs
Hoover
Gore
United Nations
Zablocki
Gallagher
Cornelius Gallagher
Dn.j
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Sen
John J. Williams
R-Del
George Brown
West Branch
Iowa
CPI
Cuuniuh
Town Plains
Harry S. Truman
50 Nations
World Organization For Peace
League of Nations
Senate
World Court
Security Council
U.N
Motivate Teens Over Lunch Says Panel
Washington columnist notes a conference session on motivating teens for school lunch programs. Dr Francis Ianni says teens eat what they learn at home, while Tanun adds peer influence dominates. He warns high school menus may skew to pizzas and Coca Cola.
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Dick West Washington
UPD
Francis Ianni
U.S. Office of Education
Ianni
Tanun
Fanni
West Virginia Weather Outlook Turns Fair Cool This Weekend
The forecast calls for fair, cool conditions through Saturday with some cloudiness in the north area. Lows around 30s east and 50s west, highs in the 70s east and 70s west. Temperatures average slightly below normal, with little rain and a warming trend next week. River gauges show normal conditions on Greenbrier and Lake, with two gauges active near Hinton.
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Generelir
Rainfell
Beckley
Elas
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Cloudy Lake
Hinton
Groundwork Laid for New River Gorge Museum
A group in Beckley spaded groundwork today for the New River Gorge Museum at Beckley. The session focused on securing Area Redevelopment Administration funds and ensuring Armory building access from Beckley Armory Corp. and land from Beaver Coal Corp. Officials noted RA funds require private ownership be resolved and planned initial renovations with AMON to lead preliminaries.
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New River, Gorge
Beckley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Area Redevelopment Administration Associations
Park Avenue
Beckley Armory Corp
Beaver Coal Corp
Robert R. Bowers
State Department of Commerce
Bowers
Robert Hamilton
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Colts Amon
Couple Dies of Crash Injuries in Nicholas County
James A. Ried 68 and wife Ethel May 36 of Rachel died from injuries after a Monday crash near Gilboa. They passed away Thursday at Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Marion County
Laird Memorial Hospital
Nicholas County
James A. Ried
Ethel May
Rachel
Gilboa
Ex-Congressman Dies in Bellevue at 61
Former Oregon congressman Low ell Stockman died of a heart attack in Bellevue Washington on Thursday aged 61.
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Bellevue. Wash
UPI
Lowell Stockman
U.S
Oregon
Government funds for other nations or citizens?
A brief cryptic note quotes Chas suggesting the federal taxpayer may hope the government will transfer his money to a foreign country. The line reflects skepticism about government spending priorities and fiscal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Sherri Finkbine Faces Final Medical Board Test Today
Mrs. Sherri Finkbine, a Phoenix mother of four, undergoes a last physical exam in her appeal for a legal abortion. The state medical board will decide at its next meeting on the 30th whether to authorize termination, amid fears the fetus may be damaged by thalidomide. If approved, she plans immediate hospitalization for the procedure.
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Stockholm
UPS
Sherri Finkbine
United States
State Medical Board
Phoenix
Ariz
Medical Board
Prince Philip Survives Two Narrow Boatyard Close Calls
In Cowes Isle of Wight Prince Philip piloted sailboat Coweslip in Cowes Week final race when it struck another yacht and capsized dumping him into icy waters. Moments later a 20 foot boom winch crashed down missing him by inches as he walked a Cowes boatyard with Queen Elizabeth nearby. Asia Fox was listed as crew.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
UPI
Prince Philip
English Channel
Queen Elizabeth
Philip
Coweslip
Asia Fox
Bank Ordered To Produce Mann Records For IRS Review
United States District Judge John A. Field Jr ordered Raleigh County Bank to produce records of transactions by Fletcher W. Mann his son Jack A. Mann and their wives for IRS inspection. A Monday meeting will hammer out mechanics including whether only Mann accounts can be examined. If no agreement another hearing will be held in Charleston Tuesday.
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Fletcher W. Mann
Jack A. Mann
Raleigh County Bank
Internal Revenue Service
United States
John A. Field Jr
Beckley
Manns
Charleston
Okey L. Patteson
TRS
Patteson
W. A. Thornhill
Percy Brown
IRS
Fletcher v. Mann
Thornhill
Roy E. Gorman
Nations confirm senior military chiefs in major reshuffle
The Senate approved Gen Maxwell Taylor as Joint Chiefs chair and Gen Earle Wheeler as Army chief of staff with Victor Longstreet named assistant secretary of the Navy. Other items include a East German defection, Panchen Lama’s Tibet return, Ida Cantor funeral plans, FDR Memorial Bridge dedication delay, Newport News school transfers for 27 Negro students, and Eisenhower Churchill reunion.
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Senate
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G.wheeler
George H. Decker
Army
Victor M. Longstreet
Navy
Tibet
China
Ida Cantor
Beverly Hills
Calif
Eddie Cantor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lubec
Maine
Campobello Island
Newport News
Centennial funds sought for West Virginia observance
Senators Byrd and Randolph proposed a Senate Joint Resolution to spend up to 100000 for federal participation in West Virginia 1963 centennial observance. The money would fund exhibits designed by the Commerce Department for the statehood anniversary and included on the centennial train touring the state starting May 1, 1963. The bill follows an earlier federal appropriation of 25000 for a study of participation scope.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Senate
West Virginia
Commerce Department
Israel Seeks Formula to Resolve Soblen Case Delays
Unofficial Tel Aviv sources say Israel’s cabinet found an acceptable formula to resolve the Soblen diplomatic deadlock with Britain over the return of convicted Soviet spy Robert Soblen to the United States. El Al delayed London to New York flight for two hours due to mechanical trouble amid emergency talks.
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London
UPI
Tel Aviv
Britain
Israel
Robert Sobien
United States
New York
el al
Tel ‘Aviv
Soblen
el al Airlines
Sobien
U.S. Pushes for U.N. Sanctions on Katanga
The United States proposes U.N. economic and other sanctions against Katanga to pressure the province to end its secession and join a federal Congo. Britain and Belgium oppose some stronger steps while France observes. Katanga, Congo’s mineral-rich secessionist region, has operated independently under Moise Tshombe for over two years.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPD
United States
Katanga
Britain
Belgium
France
Congo
Charles W. i Yost
U.S
Moise Tshombe
Weather and Economy Boost Turnpike Revenues
West Virginia Turnpike Commission reports higher toll income in the first half of the year with $1,916,908 collected versus $1,763,420 a year earlier. Operating expenses rose by $86,665 while accidents decreased by 15 from 121.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Commission I
Ior
4-H Agent Retires Replacement Named in Raleigh County
Clarence Wooten retires as Raleigh County 4-H agent after long service since 1946. William H. Wooten to assume duties, having worked in Monroe County since 1952. Raleigh County Extension Committee approved the change at a Thursday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Wonten
Raleigh County
4-H
Hezards
William H. Clark
Monroe County
Raleigh County Extension Committee
Wooten
Beckley City Planner LaBastille Dropped From Contract
Beckley moves to dismiss Fred LaBastille, resident planner under Michael Baker Inc. contract with West Virginia Commerce for the city master plan. Mayor Cecil L. Miller calls the action a surprise and fears delay. Baker will appoint a replacement as talks proceed.
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Beckley
Fred LaBastille
Michael Baker Inc
Rochester
LaBastille
Yeats
Cecil L. Miller
Department of Commerce
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission
Miller
Baker
Planning Agency
Rock Crushes Strip Miner Dies In Wyoming Operation
Gail C. Cecil, 27, of Covel, died at Wyoming General Hospital after a rock about 500 pounds fell from a hill while he greased a bulldozer at a Herndon strip mine. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. George Cecil, two brothers Ricky and Yerlin, and sister Janet Cecil. Funeral arrangements with Sam Fogleman Funeral Home in Mullens.
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Gail C. Cecil
Covel
Wyoming General ‘Hospital
Herndon
George Cecil
Ricky
Yerlin
Stamford
Soviets Test 3 Megaton Nuclear Blast In Siberia
The UPI report from Uppsala Seismological Institute says the Soviet Union detonated a 3 megaton nuclear device in Siberia at 5 26 a m EDT during a current testing series. The blast is described as smaller than the first test in the series estimated at 30 to 40 megatons.
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Uppsala
Sweden
UPI
Soviet Union
Siberia
Uppsala Seismological Institute
Judge grants temporary injunction on rail feather bedding changes
Federal District Judge Joseph Sam Perry issued a temporary injunction blocking sweeping anti feather bedding rules that would, if enacted, eliminate about 65,000 railroad jobs across the nation.
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Chicago
Joseph Sam Perry
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Caroline
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Tex
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Sobien Solution
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Raleigh County Board of Education
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Denny Phipps
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4-H Leaders Association
R. EF. Hicks
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Valley Bell Dairy
Clarence J. Wooten
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