Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
PFC Charles L Bailey of the 123d Signal Company Army in June 1964 served as electronic instrument repair man. He trained at Fort Knox Kentucky and participated in a December field exercise in Korea. Pvt Gordon B Porterfield, son of Beckley residents, completed an 11 week radio teletype course at Fort Gordon Georgia after enlisting in May 1965. He earned teletype operation skills and basic combat training at Fort Gordon and is a 1961 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate who attended Beckley Junior College. An airman, a 1964 Clear Fork School graduate, finished basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas and attended Beckley College. Staff Sergeant Frank G Harvey, husband of Mary Burke, has been awarded the U S Air Medal at Columbus Air Force Base Mississippi for outstanding military flights as a KC 135 operator in the Strategic Air Command. Harvey attended Man High School. his wife’s mother Lilly Burke resides in Eccles and his brother Johnie W Harvey also lives there.
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Charles L. Bailey
Sone
Gyoming
I Corps
Korea
123D Signal Company
Army
Fort Knox
Pvt
Gordon B. Porterfield
Beckley
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Porterfield
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Junior College
Frank G. Harvey
Mary
Garland A. Burkeles
Columbus Afb
Jaeons Harvey
Strategic Air Command
America
Harvey
Man High School
Lilly
Stereo Station Planned Here
WBKW FM owner Joe L. Smith Jr. announced plans to install a new transmitter and antenna at Flat Top to upgrade WBKW FM. The change requires a three phase power supply and new antenna polarization. operation timing hinges on weather and power facilities, but the station will remain a super power station with improved signal realism.
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WBKW
Joe L. Smith Jr
Fiat Top
Smith
WNKA
Charleston
WJLS
Gene Morehouse
Federal Communications Commission
Interim Panels Meet Monday in Raleigh and Charleston
Legislative interim panels convene for a two day meeting to review state tax structure conflict of interest and control. Senator James Davis and Delegate Ned Payne report on talks in New York and suggest studying Kentucky economy for comparison.
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Seneara
James Davis
D-Kanawha
Del
Ned Payne
Raleigh
Charleston
Payne
New York
Kentucky
Rockefeller Discusses Youth Confidence Talk at Rotary
John D. Rockefeller IV spoke at Beckley Rotary Club on Youth and How They Can Gain Self-Confidence. He leads Action for Appalachian Youth in a WV rural coal area, guiding self-help techniques amid unemployment. Also note: 666 Cuban refugees arrived in two weeks during the Miami airlift. 92 refugees landed Friday. ninth flight since Dec. 1 planned for Monday.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller IV
Beckley Rotary Club
Action For
Appalachian
West Virginia
Miami
API
Texa Light Means a Prayer for Peace Event
The event titled A Prayer for Peace runs December 22 and 23 from 6 30 to 9 p m at a venue in Texas presented by the decorators. Details on the overall winner and participant names are unclear in the readable text.
Supermarket Robbery Reported in South Charleston
A gunman robbed the A and P Supermarket of 200 to 300 dollars on Saturday evening. Police described the suspect as a white man with sandy hair and a crew cut. Roadblocks were set up and a manhunt began after the report.
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South Charleston
UPI
A&p
Repeat Is Unusual By DR WAYNE BRANDSTADT
Readers ask about pityriasis rosea recurrence in a daughter and infectious mononucleosis in a 5 year old. The doctor notes pityriasis rosea usually clears in six to seven weeks with rare second attacks and suggests stopping meds two weeks then seeking a skin specialist if it persists. Mononucleosis is mild and rare to recur. diabetes traits are inherited but not sex linked. heredity may contribute to diabetes risk in the child. The column provides medical guidance and reassurance.
New Tiny Hearing Aid Promises Crystal Whisper Clarity
A small energized unit developed by a man hearing impaired for over ten years offers clear whispers. Interested readers are urged to write HEARING P. O. Box 4217 Charleston, W. Ve for full information at no cost.
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P. O. Box
Charleston
W. Ve
Curtain Callers Seek Actresses for Rashamon
Curtain Callers' Rashamon needs cast members especially women. Preliminary readings drew good turnout per Director Robert R. Brown. Rehearsals begin Jan 10. cast announced then. first-week March tentative. Roles include mother, daughter around 20, a medium, six men. Samurai prince, robber, Buddhist priest, woodcutter, wig maker, and court deputy. This amateur production is among the troupe's most ambitious.
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Rashamon
The
Credeiaiens
Robert R. Brown
Brown
Rahsamon
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Deeds On File records in Beckley West Virginia detail real estate transfers. Lilly Land Co grants quitclaim rights to a 12 foot alley between blocks 5 and 13 in Section 29, Beckley Town Addition No 2. Alvie W Walker and Mettie Walker convey surface rights to two parcels on Winding Gulf waters in Slab Fork District to Selby and Gracie Blevins for 800.
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Lilly Land Co
Illy Land Co
Beckley
Alvie W
Mettie Walker
Selby
Gracie Blevins
Gulf of Slab Fork
Dr Wilbur Optimistic About Accreditation
Weston State Hospital Superintendent Dr. Cornelia Wilbur is optimistic that three West Virginia mental health facilities can become accredited by national associations and gain federal eligibility. She aims to have Weston accredited and believes changes at Spencer and Huntington State Hospital can follow, though extra funds may be needed. West Virginia has no prior accredited mental institution and only once had such status.
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Weston
UPI
Weston State Hospital
Cornelia Wilbur
West Virginia
Wilbur
Spencer and Huntington State Hospital
Denmar
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Clear Fork School
Lac Afb
Tex
Beckley College
Gordon Porterfield
Roger Carter
Rodger E. Carter
Hobert E
Air Force
Ises Rotary Club
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Pityriasis Rosia
South Kanawha
Dr. Wilbur
Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican
Cohen Prescription Drug Stores
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