Byrd Wins Approval For Health Center Amendment
Senator Robert C. Byrd announces a senate-house conference approval of his amendment to the 1966 appropriation bill. It provides 20000 to begin plans for an Appalachian Regional Environmental Health Center at Morgantown, WV, with WVU donating land. The center would focus on sanitation research, air pollution, occupational health hazards, and training, employing about 200 people and costing around 4 million dollars.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Senate-House
Morgantown
Appalachian
Byrd
Appalachia
West Virginia
Senate
Ad Health Service
House of Representatives
West Virginia University
Eight Speeders Are Caught By Beckley Police
Beckley Police nabbed eight speeders Thursday using radar. Six arrests occurred within 45 minutes. Names listed include Ralph F. Poole Oscar S. Suttle William C. Warden Kermit E. Hill Patrick E. Sullivan Robert E. Freeman Jr Glenn A. Shepard and Jimmie L. Summers. All face Beckley City Police Court on August 19. Two nonfatal accidents reported with modest damage. Earl Clay Jr. of Naoma jailed for driving without license or registration.
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Beckley
Ralph F. Poole
Bellevue Lane
Oscar S. Suttle
Hedrick St
William C. Warden
Hull St
Kermit E. Hill
North Oakwood Ave
Patrick E. Sullivan
Mullens
Robert E. Freeman Jr
Beaver
Glenn A. Shepard
The
Meadows Oil Co
South Kanawha
Church Streets
Harry E. Bryant
Mabscott
Phyllis L. Ewing
Piney View
Earl Clay Jr
Naoma
Mallee fowl keeps eggs at steady temp by soil depth
The mallee fowl of Australia adjusts incubation by varying soil depth to stabilize egg temperature. This method shields eggs from cold and heat, reports Natural History Magazine, reflecting adaptation to extreme temperature changes.
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Australia
Natural History Magazine
Health Clinic Schedule Told
Raleigh County Health Department lists the week of August 16 clinics. Prenatal care with Dr. Kessel Monday at 9, Well Child for birth to 6 years Wednesday at 9, immunizations for 3 months plus children 1 to 4 p.m., and General Health Clinic Thursday 1 to 3 p.m. with Dr. Heagarty.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Clark Kessel
C. A. Smith
General Health Clinic
J. P. Heagarty
Grimaldi and Astley’s Amphitheatre Pioneered Talking Clown
Joseph Grimaldi known as Joey Grimaldi shaped modern clowning and traditions while the first circus clown emerged at Philip Astley’s riding school in England, later Astley’s Amphitheatre. He became the first talking clown and comic on horseback per Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Joseph “Joey” Grimaldi
Philip Astley
England
Astley
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pilot Hobbyists Stir Beckley News in Flying Day
Pauline Haga reports Beckley flyers like Pat Hall and A G Wilcox Jr. logging hours at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Zahns Airport Long Island N Y. Wilcox, head of Wilcox Manufacturing Co, flies for business with a Helio Courier 150 mph five seat craft. Beckley police officer Joe Cottle resumes flying with student license, while the state agriculture department uses planes to combat oak wilt, marking trees with toilet tissue near Montgomery Fayette County.
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Pauline Haga
Pat Hall
Beckley
Robert P. Hall
Burgess St
Hall
Zahns Airport
Long Island N. Y
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
A. G. Wilcox Jr
Shady Spring
Wilcox Manufacturing Co
Wilcox
New York
Nimitz
Summers County
T. G. Todd
Todd
Helio Courier
Island Creek Coal Co
Amherst Coal Co
Gallipolis
Ohio
Joe Cottle
Cottle
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Fayetteville
George Priester
Kimberly
Montgomery
Fayette County
Plant Pest Control Division
Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Officials Say Soviets May Tone Down Attacks
In Geneva the Soviet Union, pressed by neutral nations such as Sweden and India, may ease propaganda attacks on the United States at the resumed disarmament talks. Western officials note neutrals’ hints influence Moscow, though Moscow is unlikely to abandon polemics on Vietnam and West Germany.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Sweden
India
Moscow
Russia
Viet Nam
West Germany
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Zoning Hearings Are Scheduled for Special Use Permits
The Raleigh County Zoning Appeals Board will hold hearings at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Raleigh County Court Room on requests to issue special use permits after a zoning ordinance change. Two applicants seek new trailer accommodations: Toney and Josephine Ciciuccio for a six-trailer site on Cohen Street and Raleigh Stone Co. for a 40-space trailer park on West Virginia Route 25 near Sullivan. Ernest Taylor of Crab Orchard plans to ask for a waiver of the 40-foot setback rule for highway-adjacent buildings.
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Raleigh County Court Room
Raleigh County Zoning Appeals Board
Toney
Josephine Ciciuccio
Cohen St
Raleigh Stone Co
West Virginia Rt. 25
Sullivan
Ernest Taylor
Crab Orchard
Local Model A Owners Attend Nitro Antique Show
Members of the Grandview Chapter of the West Virginia Model A Ford Club will attend the fourth annual Nitro Lions Club Antique Show this weekend in Nitro. Planned attendees include Clarence Gills Clarence Wilson and Earl Halsey. About 300 antique cars from a dozen states are expected to be entered.
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Grandview
West Virginia
Model A Ford Club
Nitro Lions Club
Clarence Gills
Clarence Wilson
Earl Halsey
Children tour City Hall with Mayor for a day
Mayor Carson Little Philip Carson of Broadway Street hosted a Head Start class at City Hall on Monday. Thirteen children accompanied by teacher Mrs. Dorothy Ryan were guided by Larry Stover, secretary of Beckley’s Sanitary Board.
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Carson
Little Philip Carson
Broadway St
City Hall
Dorothy Ryan
Larry Stover
Beckley’s
Beckley Businessman Heads McDowell Fashions Plant
A Beckley businessman and former legislator, A David Abrams, heads McDowell Fashions in Kimball. The women's blouse and dress factory, set up with $27,000 locally raised, plans expansion and training for 40 more workers. The operation, supported by state and local developers, employs mostly McDowell County women and aims to grow into a state wide sewing complex. Abrams also serves as president of Modern Furniture stores and the Raleigh County Development Association.
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Beckley
McDowell County
West Virginia
A. David Abrams
McDowwell Fashions
Kimball
McDowell Fashions, Inc
McDowell Fashions
Abrams
Frank G. Leonforte
Brooklyn, N.Y
Leonforte
County Industrial Development and Improvement Corp
Barley
McDowell Improvement Corp
State Commerce Department
Hulett C. Smith
Bailey
Smith
Hulett Smith
Pottsville
Federal Area Redevelopment Administration
Combat Engineers Arrive to Reopen Camp Prince Today
Camp Prince will be reactivated late today with advance units of a combat engineer battalion for a one month summer training period. The 170 men from the 91st Engineer Combat Battalion will train at Camp Prince, conducting bridge building on the New River through Sept. 16. The main units depart Fort Belvoir Aug. 18 and arrive Aug. 19, with visits by Maj. Gen. Frederick J. Clarke on Aug. 21 and Sept. 16. West Virginia gains include local food purchases and fuel assistance during the exercise.
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Camp Prince
Robert C. Byrd
D. W. Va
91St Engineer Combat Battalion
Fort Belvoir
Byrd
New River
Senate Armed Services Committee
Fort Belvier
Frederick J. Clarke
West Virginia
A Presidents Country film project debunked as Johnson focus
Washington reports USIA is filming a movie titled A Presidents Country about Southwest development rather than President Johnson. Senate discussion centered on a proposed amendment to bar public official centered films, linking the project to the Johnson family and the Texas Story.
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Washington
UPI
Pedernales River
LBJ
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
Johnson
Southwest
John J. Williams
Senate
Williams
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce
John O. Pastore
D-R. L
Texas
Pastore
Congress
Physical Education Added To Grade Schools Statewide
Raleigh County elementary students will receive 30 minutes daily physical education under a State Board of Education ruling. Sherman Trail, superintendent of Raleigh County Schools, notes the new curriculum requirement applies to grade schools across the state this year.
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Raleigh County
State Board of Education
Sherman Trail
Raleigh County Schools
Cincinnati Reds and Royals unite for Maurice Stokes fundraiser
Cincinnati Reds baseball players and Royals basketball players join to raise funds for Maurice Stokes, paralyzed by encephalitis. They will sell booklets featuring NBA all stars at 13 Greater Cincinnati drive-in restaurants.
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Joint Effort Cincinnati
UPI
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Royals
Royals
Maurice Stokes
Cincinnati
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