Civic Leaders Endorse Levy for Airport Improvements
Beckley civic leaders unanimously backed a 1.2 million three year levy to fund Raleigh County Airport improvements including a new north south runway and terminal. FAA funding and a 6.4 million matching estimate from Dewberry Nealon Davis were discussed as the plan progresses toward its 1975 terminal build out and expansion phase.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Ramada Inn
Raleigh County Airport Authority
Commission
ARC
iWilmer A. Stanley
Beckley Water Co
Federals Disseminating Information Combination Administration
FAA
Noab
Raleigh
Hutchinson
Airport Authority
Bureau of Mines Academy
Agriculture Soil and Water Research Center
Wswp-Tv
Lewis N. McManus
Lewis
Public ‘Service Commission
C. M. Elmore
Cranberry
Taxpayers Protective Association
Washington
Bill Whittle
West Virginia
United States
Whittle
FFA
Pengwemeenng
Vernon Gingell
Angles
Police Beat Beckley Area Briefs Hit by Multiple Charges
Beckley area arrests include Bobby Holtzapfel jailed for reckless driving leaving the scene and property destruction. James Lambert and Markley of Shady Spring posted bonds after robbery-related charges and a felonious assault case involving a Beckley boy. Additional citations cover drunken driving, gun possession, and hit and run warrants with various releases and bond payments. Weather and river updates accompany the crime notes.
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Mabscott
Bobby Holtzapfel
James Lambert
Markley
Shady Spring
Beckley
Raleigh County
Lorena State Police
Wallace
Talmadge Daniels
Beaver
John Johnson Daniels
Glen Morgan
Lanark
Locke
Billy Ray Doss
Ridge
Ave
Teachers Explore In Service Workshops At Park Junior High
Raleigh County educators attend two day in service sessions at Park Junior High and Woodrow Wilson High School. They study individualized instruction through learning centers and stations in science math language arts and career education. Dr James F Bottoms outlines career education concepts and implementation strategies for the Town District.
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Park Junior High
Raleigh County
Maxwell Hill
Jeannette [Bond
Language Arts Workshop
Woodrow Wilson High School
James F. Bottoms
Georgia
James D. Robinson
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Richard Mann
Career Education Project
Bottoms
Na Davis
Park Junior High School
Clergy join Berkeley summer school on alcohol study
Jed Griswold of Berkeley and 49 other Protestant and Catholic clergy from 14 states completed the Berkeley Center for Alcohol Studies summer school at the Pacific School of Religion. Dr. Herman J. Kregel described findings on alcohol education gaps and the social cost of drinking while urging a nonmoralistic clergy stance.
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Jed Griswold
Berkeley
Calif
Beckley
Berkeley Center For Alcohol Studies
Pacific School of Religion
Griswold
Herrick Hospital
California
Herman J. Kregel
National Institute of Mental Health
The
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Kregel
Center
Mills in Hospital After On Street Collapse
Raleigh County Democratic sheriff nominee Okey Mills was taken by ambulance to Raleigh General Hospital around 3 p.m. Monday after collapsing on Main Street. Spokesmen say Mills is in good condition and resting comfortably his wife cites food-related cause for the collapse.
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Raleigh i General Hospital
Okey Mills
Raleigh County
Labor Council To Sponsor Union Education Series
Beckley Area Labor Council to co sponsor six weekly workers education classes starting Sept 22 at a pending location. Tuition is 10 dollars per course with emphasis on labor law and safety and OHSA implications. Contact David Lilly for details at Carpenters Hall or 252 8051. James Nelson reported on statewide federation activities. Delegates endorsed Eustace Clay of Rock Creek for the West Virginia House of Delegates in November.
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Labor Council
Beckley Area
Labor, Council
Woodrow W. Cooke
Lee Balliet
West
Virginia University
Junion
Balliet
Cooke
K. K.keatley
Keatley
David Lilly
Carpenters Hall
Allen Avenue
Worley Road
James Nelson
West Virginia Labor Federation
Council
Eustace Clay
Rock Creek
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Boyle Seals Narrow Victory With 67 Local Endorsements
Tentative returns show union president W. A. Tony Boyle ahead in UMW District 29 nominations with 67 local union endorsements. Arnold Miller trails with 12 endorsements as weekend nominations conclude and unions across Goodwill 6040 to Wallscreek 6715 back Boyle.
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UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Arnold Miller
Boyle
Goodwill
Affinity
Ashland
Coalwood
Amonate
Squire
Slab Fork
Ostego
Bishop
Superior
Thorpe
Wallscreek
Miller
Beckley Civitans Picnic Set At Little Beaver Park
The Beckley Civitans will stage their annual picnic at 2 p m Wednesday at Little Beaver Park. The event is for Civitans and their wives, per president Judge C Berkley Lilly. The regular Thursday meeting is canceled this week.
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Beckley Civitans
Little Beaver Park
C. Berkley Lilly
Civitans
Now You Know by United Press International
Manufacturers of soda ash in the 19th Century used waste fumes to produce hydrochloric acid and dumped it at sea. The practice ended only after a method was developed to use the acid in chlorine production.
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