Grandview Road revival eyed under ARD Act plan
The Prince to Grandview road could reopen via ARD Act funding. Bulldozers would clear a 30 mile route across a state park, saving travel time and serving Babcock training programs. Local residents cite a 2.5 mile gap and historic scenic value as preparations for modernization continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Grandview Road
Grandview
Babcock
Ists
Destiny State Park
ADC
Prince
R. B. McClure
McClure
Hodel
Beckley
Beaver
Space officials set Gemini 5 launch for Saturday
NASA announced preparations would proceed for the Gemini 5 mission carrying Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad at 10 a.m. EDT Saturday after radio and electronics trouble forced a Thursday postponement. A flight simulator session was planned as the astronauts run through eight days in space amid other updates and fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ape Kennedy
UPI
Space
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ENASA
Cooper
Conrad
Cape
Mrs. Sauerwein Leads West Virginia At Mrs America Contest
Mrs. Carolyn Sue Sauerwein, a Clarksburg housewife and West Virginia entrant, opens at San Diego for the Mrs. America contest with 20 000 in prizes and a year of travel. She is wife of Karl P. Sauerwein, gas company accountant, and mother of three under ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
UPI
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Carolyn Sue Sauerwein
Final Vatican Council session to wind up work
Vatican radio reports the Ecumenical Council will close at the session opening next month in St Peter's Basilica. Pope Paul VI had said the council would end this fall, despite rumors. Eleven documents remain, including declarations on conscience worship, Jewish guilt in Christ's death, and church engagement with modern world challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Vatican Radio
Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
Paul VI
Snake Cultists Reject Medical Help in Alabama Tragedy
In Kilpatrick Alabama a two year old boy Philip Hamilton died after a truck struck him. His parents Rev Otis Hamilton and his wife refused medical aid citing faith. Neighbors urged hospital care and court orders were discussed but the child died before action could be taken. Authorities investigate possible charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Fielder
Philip Hamilton
Otis Hamilton
Alabama
Hamilton
Fielder
W. G. Hawkins
Fort Payne
Kilpatrick
Richard Hunt
DeKalb County
Hunt
Frame contraption helps riding by upside-down setup
Neal, a Trap Hill High sophomore, uses a homemade bicycle frame with 26 inch wheels to reach pedals. Workman notes the device makes learning to ride feel like starting over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workman
Neal
Trap Hill High School
Greece swears in new cabinet as protests erupt
Athens reports violent protests after King Constantine swore in Premier Elias Tsirimakos and 14 ministers to form a new government. Police and civilians are injured and 25 demonstrators jailed as supporters of ousted Premier Papandreou clash with students. The cabinet, with Tsirimakos as foreign minister, faces a crucial confidence vote next week needing 151 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
UPI
Constantine
Elias Tsirimakos
George Papandreou
Royal Palace
Tsirimakos
Papandreou
Center Union Party
Diploma Mill Hearing Postponed to Sept 10 in West Virginia
Cabell County Circuit Court Judge John Hereford postponed the hearing on an injunction against Cabell Christian College to Sept. 10. The state seeks to halt diploma sales, citing a preliminary order that blocks new degrees while the state reviews the college’s books. Education officials say degrees are offered for as little as 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
Cabell County
John Hereford
Cabell Christian College
Hereford
Attr
C. Donald Robertson
Banks Given Until Tuesday To Report
Charleston West Virginia banks must report the amount of state money on deposit as of June 30 by next Tuesday. Sixty six banks were warned by Secretary of State Robert Bailey that noncompliance could lead to disqualification from holding state funds. The order followed the Charleston Daily Mail disclosure that 68 of 185 banks with state funds had not complied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Board of Public Works
Robert Bailey
Bailey
Charleston Daily Mail
Marines Press Vietnamese Stronghold On Van Tuong Peninsula
U S Marines widened a three day operation on Van Tuong peninsula killing 563 Viet Cong and wounding about 1 000 while taking 116 captives. About 5 000 Marines faced heavy casualties with 75 percent shot in the back. Other actions included a token raid over North Viet Nam and strikes on Thanh Hoa bridge and Ha Thon barracks amid Typhoon Mary weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael T. Malloy
Saigon
UPI
U.S
van Tuong
Viet Nam
da Nang
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thailand
North
U.S.S. Oriskany
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Ha Thon
Ameri
KKK lawyer Murphy dies in Alabama wreck
Matt H. Murphy, the Ku Klux Klan's flamboyant attorney, was killed in a car truck collision on U.S. Highway 11 near Tuscaloosa at about 4 a.m. CST. Murphy gained national attention for defending Klansman Collie Wilkins Jr. in the Liuzzo case, delivering a fiery summation that sparked widespread criticism. the trial ended in a mistrial and a new trial was scheduled for Sept. 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa, Ala
UPI
Matt H. Murphy
Ku Klux Klan
U.S. Highway 11
Tusaloos
Murphy
Detroit
Viola Liuzzo
Liuzzo
Alabama
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Wilkins
Dry Northeast Gels Inch Rain
Stormy weather was ending in the parched Northeast today but thundershowers dumped about an inch of rain on the area Thursday. Salisbury Maryland led with 1.15 inches. funnel clouds were seen in Connecticut and near Buffalo. Oklahoma City had 50 mph winds. Tinker Air Force Base received nearly 2 inches. Birmingham saw 0.8 inch in a half hour. Jackson reported hail and wind. the forecast called for sunny nationwide with scattered afternoon showers in the Southeast, Western Plains, and Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Salisbury
Connecticut
Buffalo
N.Y
Oklahoma City
Okla
Tinker Air Force Base
Birmingham
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Weather Bureau
Western Plains
Rocky Mountain
Marriage counselor planned for Marina Oswald Porter and husband
Justice of the Peace W E Richburg said Marina Oswald Porter and Kenneth Jess Porter planned to seek counseling after a domestic dispute. He dismissed a 1500 peace bond, noting the couple’s love had prevailed and they intended to reunite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Justice of the Peace
W.E
Bill) Richburg
Marina Oswald Porter
Kennedy
Richburg
Kenneth Jess Porter
Marina
Porter
Lee Harvey Oswald
Congress Farm Bill Clears House On Narrow Vote
Congress approved Johnson's four year omnibus farm bill by a 221 to 172 vote, backed by urban and rural House members. The measure, worth four billion dollars annually, heads to the Senate for study by agriculture experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
APL
Johnson
House
Senate
Wilkinson Testifies In Athletic Feud Sparks Senate Hearing
Washington reports former Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson testified before the Senate Commerce Committee seeking solutions to the NCAA and AAU feud over track and field jurisdiction. Asa Bushnell and others appeared as witnesses as part of lengthy congressional inquiry into amateur athletics governance. The story also notes related Senate actions on poverty programs and pretrial information leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Bud Wilkinson
Senate
State Delegation Split On Farm Bill Vote
West Virginia delegation split on the farm bill as House passed it 221 to 172. Democrats for Kee and Slack joined Staggers, while Jer and Moore voted against. Hech vote unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
West Virginia
House
Kee
Jer, Slack
Staggers
Moore
Debated Farm Bill Advances Amid Bread Price Concern
Democratic leaders drop a provision that could raise bread costs by one or two cents after criticism. The four year measure passes House and goes to the Senate, where Agriculture Committee members will study it for days before early hearings. It would extend subsidy payments to wheat, cotton, feed grains and wool while funding retirements of cropland and milk stabilization programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
House- Senate
White House
Shriver
Agriculture Committee
Pleasant Beckley area forecast with sun and highs near 79
Weather summary for Beckley and vicinity notes mostly sunny and pleasant conditions this afternoon with a high near 79. Tonight will be fair and cooler with valley fog by morning. Saturday remains mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s and cooler conditions expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Wichita Falls
Tex
Hibbing
Mich
West Virginia
Sayre Resigns Post at Marshall to Join NIU
John M. Sayre, longtime director of development and alumni affairs at Marshall University since 1959, resigned Thursday to become an assistant for development at Northern Illinois University. He helped organize 40 Marshall alumni chapters as the development office budget grew from $1,000 to $21,000 under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
John M. Sayre
Marshall University
Northern Illinois University
Sayre
Marshall
Byrd Signals Cautious Support for Anti Poverty Plan
Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia says he is not presently an enthusiastic supporter of the current anti poverty program after backing President Johnson's 1965 amendments to the Economic Opportunity Act. He spoke during Senate debate, indicating hesitation despite earlier support.
Him Tops Washingtons Top Dog List Of 1965
The DC Department of Licenses and Inspections released its 1965 top dog list with Him the presidential beagle and Blanco the First Family’s collie sharing Nos. 1 and 2. Beau the White House poodle joins at No. 10 after the Beagle Her’s death, while two cairns owned by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover hold Nos. 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
District of Columbia
Department of Licenses
Him
Luci B. Johnson
Blanco
White House
Executive Mansion
Cairns
G Boy
Cindy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Hodel
the Register
Hulett Smith
Smith
Grandview State Park
Appalachian Regional Commission
Rees
Gemini
Police
King
Big Liar
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Martin Luther King
Watts
William H. Parker
Yorty
Parker
Marquette Frye
Frye
Air Force
Offi
Kilpatrick, Ala
Neal Workman
Bee Branch
Bill Bruno
Ohio
Raleigh County
Mary Workman
Greece
van Tuong Peninsula
KKK
Congress
William L. Marbury
Maryland State Bar Association
House Agriculture Committee
Bank of Raleigh
F.D
Byrd
D.C
Beau
Omar N. Bradley
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!