West Virginia Board weighs branch colleges and admissions changes
The West Virginia State Board of Education may act today on branch college plans amid talks with the Council of State College and University Presidents. The panel also relaxed one year of new entrance requirements to admit some seniors conditionally and prepared a bid re-advertisement for Greenville State College renovations.
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Charleston
UPI
State Board of Education
West Virginia
Council of State College and University Presidents
Joseph C. Jefferds Jr
Jefferds
Marshall University
Logan
WillidInson
West Virginia University
Parkersburg
W. W. Barron
Board of Higher Education
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Grlenville State College
Driver Executes Bonds After Hit and Run Arrest
Dickie Tennant of Toway Heights released from Raleigh County Jail at 3 a.m. after posting bonds totaling 93 dollars on hit and run and drunken driving charges. Magistrate Joe Rodriguez set the case, following an 6:45 p.m. Valley Drive crash with B H Cook of Beckley. Additional notices include Larry C. Tonen released to military police for desertion, David Waselchalk jailed for fleeing AWOL, and Jesse Hill ordered to appear in Police Court for auto tampering.
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Dickie Johnnie Tennant
Cal“Toway Heights
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguéz
Tennant
Beckley
Valley Drive
B. H. Cook
Larry C. Tonen
David Waselchalk
MacArthur
Jesse Hill
Bair St
Rail Merger Moves Forward with Nickel Plate Link
Hearings on the merger applications of the N&W Nickel Plate and Wabash will resume in Washington on December 11. The N&W has eased opposition by agreeing to include other roads under its proposed system and previously signaled it might add the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie line.
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Sandusky
Pennsylvania Railroad
NEW
N&w
Nickel Plate
Wabash
Washington
N&ww
Pittsburgh
ADC
Kennedy plan for drastic overhaul of U.S. welfare
The Kennedy administration moves to overhaul public welfare with executive orders and proposed legislation aimed at reducing costs, cutting abuses, and promoting self sufficiency. Key changes include work requirements on community projects, ADC reforms for unemployed fathers and foster care, voucher system, and easing incentives to work.
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U.S
Louis Cassels Washington
UPI
Kennedy
America
Abraham Ribicoff
Congress
ADC
AFL-CIO Split Deepens Over Teamsters and Arbitration
Reuther dismisses exclusion from Kennedy platform as Hoffa-led Teamsters face possible return to the federation. Meany backs construction unions against arbitration while Reuther pushes compulsory arbitration to settle interunion job rights disputes. McDonald pledges Steelworkers support for a Reuther led convention challenge.
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Reuther
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Hoffa Meany
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Territoy
Afl-Cio Building Trades Department
Federations Executive Council
Meany
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers
McDonald
West Virginia Railway backs merger amid Erie-Lackawanna plan
The West Virginia Railway supports the consolidation plan with Erie Lackawanna as the merger proceeds. The main opposition remaining is from the New York Central, challenging the proposal.
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West Virginia Railway
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
New York Central
Chorus Girl Murder Case Solved After 42 Years
Scotland Yard solved the Mamie Stuart case when a Swansea cave skull with her rings matched the missing chorus girl who vanished in 1918. George Shotton, her small husband, died years ago in Bristol welfare care, ending a long pursuit that began with bigamy charges and a presumed perfect crime.
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Harry Ferguson
London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Mamie Stuart
George Shotton
Mamie
Swansea
Shotton
John Gerke
Brancy Cove
Sherlock -Holmes
Bristol
Navy Watchdog Warned of Impending Japanese Strike
Admiral McCollum recalled warnings of a near Japanese attack likely within hours targeting Southeast Asia first, possibly Britain's. He noted code orders to burn records across the Far East and Guam, with U.S. Asiatic Fleet ships relocating from Manila before the Pearl Harbor assault. The attack left 18 vessels sunk, eight battleships lost, and 2,403 Americans dead.
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McCollum
U.S
Tokyo
Southeast Asia
Siberia
Far East
Navy
Guam
U.S. Asiatic Fleet
Manila
High Seas
Southwest Pacific
Washington
Pearl Harbor
China Edits Tense Border Dispute Remarks
China's editorial argues no security threat from India near the northern border while Beijing condemns India's repeated border violations as dangerous. The Foreign Ministry warns against perceiving China's restraint as weakness and asserts firm resolve.
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United States
India
Foreign Ministry
China
Katanga Crisis Deepens as UN Moves Civilians Out
Katanga President Moise Tshombe rushes home from Paris as UN battle against secessionists widens. Rebels burn fuel depots, and Katanga vows to resist with a scorched earth stance. Four Katanga Fouga jets were destroyed at Kolwezi airfield by UN forces.
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Rhodesia
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Paris
U.N
Katangese
Elisabethville
Manono
Kokwezi
Oriental
Evariste Kimba
Kol- Wezi
IKE Aims at Trade Reform and Export Growth
President Kennedy urged bold steps to boost exports and capital investment. He called for replacing the reciprocal trade agreements act with a new approach aligned with the European Common Market. He pressed for freer trade with Japan and Latin America to counter the Soviet union's economic push.
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Japan
Latin America
Soviet Union
Missionary to Speak at Appalachian Bible Institute
The Rev. Robert Frazier a missionary to Dutch New Guinea will address the regular prayer service tonight at 7 30 o clock at Appalachian Bible Institute He will show a film about the area where Gov Nelson Rockefeller s son was lost and the public is invited.
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Robert Frazier
Dutch New Guinea
Appalachian Bible Institute
Nelson Rockefeller
Judge reviews evidence in road relocation case in Raleigh County
Presentation of evidence concluded Wednesday in Raleigh County Circuit Court before Judge Norman Knapp over the W V 16 relocation as a limited access highway. Professional Realty Co contends the State Road Commission erred in designating the route. Four other circuit cases were continued or settled, with two pending at February term.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
W. Va. 16
Professional Realty Co
State Road Commission
SRC
Ruby Shumate
Ruth Durham
Bobbie Lee Morris
Beckley News Papers Corp
Barbara Mackey
Ronnie G. Williams
James Harold Mackey
Mailbag condemns venal traffic courts and urges strict enforcement
The writer argues that unjust traffic court practices are common and can be corrected by judicial action when the public is willing. He cautions that drivers who break rules and speed evade due process while demanding leniency, urges a point system focused on moving violations, and warns that intense enforcement is needed to curb rising fatalities.
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United States
West Virginia
Notable deaths recall wartime radar pioneer and editors
Dr. Tom W. Bonner, 51, Rice Institute physics head and radar developer in World War I, died of a heart attack. Gilbert W. Remiley, 74, ex sports editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, died in Mercy Hospital. William A. Schudt, 83, former Western Union district superintendent, funeral set in Clearwater. Dr. Franz Omar Fanon, 27, Algerian National Front leader, died of leukemia in Bethesda. The first rural free mail delivery began in Charles Town on Oct 1, 1896 and spread nationwide.
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Houston, Tex
UPI
Tom W. Bonner
United States
Rice Institute
Pittsburgh
Gilbert W. Remiley
The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mercy Hospital
Clearwater, Fla
Wiliam A. Schudt
Western Union
New York
Wall Street
United Nations
Franz Omar Fanon
National Front
National Institute of Health Hospital
Bethesda
Charles Town
Deaths and Funerals: John Mahbes 66 Pickshin
Funeral services for John Mahbes, 66, Pickshin, will be at 3 p m Saturday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev. Nelson Staples. burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Died at 3 15 a m Tuesday after a long illness. body to remain at the funeral parlor. Graveside rites for infant James Edward Lemons, son of Harlan and Virginia Lemons, White Oak, at 11 a m Friday Sunset Memorial Park with Rev. Jim Franklin. The infant died in a Beckley hospital at 9 a m today. survived by four brothers and a sister and grandparents. body to remain at the funeral home.
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John Mahbes
Pickshin
Ritchie and Johnson
Nelson Staples
Greenwood Memorial Park
Mabes
James Edward Lemons
Harlan
Virginia Honaker Lemons
White Oak
Sunset Memorial Park
Jim Franklin
Beckley Hospital
David
Donald
Jerry
Roger
Patricia Ann
Guy Lemons
Alderson
Maurice Martin Former Fayetteville Police Chief Dies in Florida
Maurice Martin died Sunday afternoon en route to a hospital after an apparent heart attack in Eau Gallie Florida. Funeral services and burial were held Tuesday in Florida for the former Fayetteville police chief who also served as an officer in Indian Atlantic Florida before moving to Eau Gallie about eight years ago for health reasons.
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Fayetteville
Florida
Maurice Martin
Eau Gallie
Fla
Martin
Goldie Seay
Fayette Area
Indian Atlantic
Final Rites for Lonnie J Holley in Cotton Hill Church
Lonnie James Holley 45 of Beckwith dies in Montgomery hospital. Final rites set for Friday at Cotton Hill Baptist Church with Rev. William Seacrist. burial in Blake Cemetery. Survivors include wife Juanita, brother Albert, half brother H A Holley, sisters Ada Bennett Evelyn Kirk Christine Rhodes and Ora Crome. Funeral home in Fayetteville to hold body one hour before services.
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Lonnie James Holley
Ada Bennett
Evelyn Kirk
Fayetteville
Christine Rhodes
Beckwith
Ora Crome
Ottawa
Funeral set for Frank C. Harris prominent Cannelton leader
Frank C. Harris of Fayetteville longtime president and director of Cannelton Coal and Coke Co died after short illness at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery at age 84. He led the company for 50 years, retired 1956, and was a board member at death. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at B. C. Hooper Funeral Home Montgomery, burial Sunset Memorial Park South Charleston. Survivors include daughter Ernestine Miller sister and grandchildren. Funeral home arrangements pending.
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Frank C. Harris
Fayetteville
Cannelton Coal and Coke Co
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Harris
Cannelton Company
Staunton Virginia College
New York Central Railroad
Funeral arrangements set for Mrs Maude Oyler
Mrs Maude Oyler 78 of Richwood died on arrival at a Richwood hospital Wednesday. She was a member of Nei l Prospect Baptist Church La Frank near Richwood. Survivors include a daughter Goldie Hicks Richwood. three sons Frank Rome Georgia Harry Georgetown South Carolina Calvin St Albans. two sisters Anna Woolwine Roanoke Bessie Adkins Fayetteville. 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Body at Simons Funeral Home Richwood.
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Maude Oyler
Richwood
Neil Prospect Baptist Church
la Frank
Goldie Hicks
Frank
Rome
Harry
Georgetown
S. C
Calvin Oyler
St. Albans
Anna Woolwine
Roanoke
Bessie Adkins
Funeral services for Jessie Rowe at First Baptist Oceana
Jessie Rowe fifty died Tuesday after a long illness in a Beckley hospital. Funeral at 11 a m Friday at First Baptist Church Oceana with Rev Wayne Rollins. Burial Ward Cemetery White Wood Virginia. He was born April 27 1911 in Buchanan Virginia. Survived by father Reuben Rowe Oceana and the late Mattie Biers Rowe mother stepmother Hallie Rowe five brothers and one sister. Body to be taken to father’s home at 4 pm today from Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
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Jessie Rowe
Oceana
First Baptist Church
Wayne Rollins
Ward
White Wood
Rowe
Beckley Hospital
Buchanan
Reuben Rowe
Mattie Biers Rowe
Hallie Rowe
Link
Saeger
Cecil
Columbus
Ohio
Bradie
Gilbert
Kermit Rowe
Sumter
S. C
Woodrow Kennedy
Man
Evans Funeral Home
Rns
Funeral services set for Mrs Rhoda McGrady in Lester Church of God
Mrs Rhoda Ann Grandma McGrady 1863 62 Laurel Fork Va widow of John Dixie McGrady died in Beckley hospital pneumonia and broken hip complications. Funeral 1 p m Friday Lester Church of God Rev C G Eastwood. burial McDonald Cemetery Maple Meadow. Survived by 185 direct descendants. lifelong Bible reader crocheter and family friend.
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Rhonda Ann
Grandma) McGrady
Lester Church of God
C. G. Eastwood
McDonald Cemetery
Maple Meadow
Grandma McGrady
Beckley Hospital
Laurel Fork
Mark Bowman
John Dixie McGrady
Raleigh County
Final Rites for Ralph W Bailey at Mount Hope Church
Ralph W Bailey 70 of Mount Hope dies after long illness at home. Funeral at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Ray R Hanson Jr officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Bailey as sales rep for Banks Miller Supply Co Huntington 33 years retired 1950. Survived by wife Cora Howell Bailey. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope until service.
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Henry R. McCrea
Mount Hope
Tyree
Herbert Sutter
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Parkersburg
Olena
Linda
Ralph W.bailey
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Ray R. Hanson Jr
Bailey
Hardwick
W. M
Flora Martin Bailey
Banks Miller Supply Co
Huntington
Baileys
Sarasota
Fla
Cora Howell Baiey
Two Men Arraigned At Pettus In Reckless Driving Case
Two men appeared before Magistrate L. B. Daniel at Pettus and were sent to Raleigh County Jail. Henry D. Petty Armett was jailed at 10 57 A M on reckless driving with a 37 50 fine and 10 days. Glen Daniel Tan Charles Scott was fined 25 and sentenced to 20 days for disturbing a church. Details unavailable.
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L. &. Daniel
Pettus
Raleigh
Henry D. Petty
Armett
Glen Daniel Tan
Charles Scott
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Lawrence Bowman
Pemberton
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