School board weighs Hewmont bid for new high school
The board authorized two firms to prepare documents to enter a contract with Hewmont for a new high school and gymnasium. Bids opened Nov. 5 were under analysis. a one month investigation was projected to finalize terms. The project sits on 98 acres near Beckley ARH, with completion targeted for 1967-68.
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Culloden
Leslie C. Gates
William Marshall
Folk Architects
Marshall
Hewmont Company
Hewmont
Wipperman Construction
Beckley
Southeastern Construction Co
Charleston
Stamford
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Leo Vecellio
Carl G. Jarrell
J. A. Blackburn
A. Mac Carpenter
E. R. Hartson
E. B. Wray
Belew's Arraignment Expected In Charleston
Belew's forgery case against George Lester Belew may be decided today as Attorne John Kay of Charleston and U S District Judge John A Field meet. Kay said Belew's case will be disposed of soon, with arrangements still to be worked out.
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George Lester Belew
Attorne
John Kay
Charleston
U. S. Southern District
John A. Field
Kay
Belew
Berlew
Bradley named director at C and O and B and O
Donald S. Bradley, 45, Huntington, named director of data processing for C&O and B&O. He will keep Huntington offices after previously serving as manager of data processing services since Feb 1964. Bradley joined C&O in May 1955 as computer applications officer and rose to senior positions in Cleveland and Huntington. He is a Harvard Business School attendee and former Army Air Force Major.
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Donald S. Bradley
Huntington
Chesapeake Ohio
Baltimore
Robert C. McGowan
Bradley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio
Randolph Macon College
Harvard Business School
Army Air Force
Belew Forgery Trial Settings Shifting Between Cities
Belew, formerly of Des Moines Iowa, faces forgery charges with a tentative Nov. 26 trial date in Beckley Federal Court. He was returned to Charleston and may be arraigned there, according to Kay. The case involves moving arraignments between Charleston Beckley and the federal court system.
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Charleston
Kay
Belew
Des Moines
Iowa
Beckley
University Doctors Bring Hope for Blinded Boy Ron Custer
Ronnie Custer nine year old from Martinsburg lost sight in one eye after a fork accident and a Venetian blind strike. Doctors at Virginia University Hospital Eye Clinic are attempting to salvage usable vision in his right eye with planned surgeries. A year of treatment will determine success as staff, nurses and doctors rally behind his fight to see again.
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Ronnie Custer
Ronnie
Willhis
Martinsburg
Kenny Virginia University Hospital
Roale
University Hospital
Ne Center
Univers Hospital
County Welfare Cases Down in Raleigh County October
Raleigh County welfare statistics show a 0.02 percent decline in October assisted cases to 1,876, about 4.13 percent of West Virginia’s 45,349 cases. September statewide total fell by 251, with local breakdowns: Old Age 516, Aid to the Blind 32, AFDC 610, Work Program 342, Disabled 298, General 71, Other 7. Nearby counties Fayette 2,204 and Wyoming 1,047.
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Department of Welfare
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Injury to Carl Riddle at McAlpin Worksite
Carl Riddle of McAlpin sustained a hand injury while at work Tuesday at the McAlpin coal mine near Winding Gulf. Riddle was treated at Beckley Hospital. The Costa Rica area described compares in size to New Hampshire and Vermont together.
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Carl Riddle
McAlpin
Winding Gulf Coals
Ne Riddle
Beckley Hospital
Costa Rica
New Hampshire
Vermont
Cigarette Package Hoax at Beckley College
Beckley College learned reports of a scheme offering 75 000 cigarette packages in exchange for a seeing eye dog were false. The plan drew student and business support before RJ Reynolds officials confirmed no such program existed, leaving the hoax origin unclear.
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Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Ef Il
Beckley Jaycees
Beckley Area
Shroyer
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
Precautions Against Tuberculosis and Home Hygiene
A family should manage exposure to an arrested TB case by ensuring the patient has no cough with sputum and no afternoon fever above 99.6 F. Maintain sunlight and ventilation, limit to two persons per bedroom, practice hygiene, wash hands often, eat a balanced diet, rest adequately, and schedule annual chest X-rays for all family members.
Doctor Shortage Is Exaggerated in West Virginia
Charleston report from UPI notes the West Virginia Medical Journal argues the physician shortage is not as severe as claimed. It cites a patient physician ratio of 1050 to 1 versus a 750 to 1 national rate, adds that 200 foreign graduates and about 100 osteopaths lower the ratio to 850 to 1, and says rural areas feel the impact least due to better roads and transport.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Medical Journal
West Virginia
Operation Christmas Star Begins Today
Martinsburg West Virginia A C 121 left the airport bound for Viet Nam carrying Christmas parcels in the first of 15 flights by Air National Guardsmen Maj Harold N Miller led today and Brig Gen Williams noted two or three flights will be flown under Department of Defense authority The program aims to deliver packages to troops and to use hometown guardsmen for delivery while giving them practice opportunities.
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Martinsburg
UPS
West Virginia
Viet Nam
Air National Guardsmen
Harold N. Miller
Williams
Department of Defense
Licenses Revoked From Three West Virginia Inns
State Beer Commissioner Grover T. Davis revoked the retail licenses of Triangle Inn in Clarksburg Del Monico in Charles Town and Stone House Inn in Burlington Mineral County for false statements selling beer after hours and possession and sale of liquor The revocations take effect immediately and affect three establishments in Clarksburg Charles Town and Burlington.
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Charleston
UPI
Grover T. Davis
Clarksburg
Charles Town
Burlington
Mineral County
Triangle Inn
del Monico
Stone House Inn
Davis
First Black Capitol Guide Joins Coins of Guides
Doug las Gee Jr a 34 year old Milwaukee native and office aide to Rep Henry S Reuss becomes the first Negro member of the Capitol s 25 person Coins of Guides program The guides conduct tours for visitors to the Canvites each year Gee s appointment was arranged by House Speaker John W McCormack
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Negro Guide
Washington
UPI
Douglas Gee Jr
Milwaukee
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Capitol
Canvites
Gee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Mrs Goldwater Undergoes Tumor Removal Operation
Mrs Barry Goldwater, wife of the former GOP candidate, was in good condition after a two hour operation at St Joseph's Hospital. The surgery on Tuesday removed a non malignant tumor and followed her Monday hospital admission.
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