Year-4 Oddities Snake Wiggle and West Virginia Pulse
West Virginia’s 1965 year in review highlights a flamboyant 10 foot boa constrictor named Marlane that drew crowds and sparked debates on liquor laws. Ex-stripper Marlane and escape artist George Belew dominated headlines as the state faces tourism boosts and law enforcement capers. A Charleston police chase, a jailbreak fugitive’s exploits, and a frozen snake scandal capped a colorful year of government, politics, and oddities.
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Dispatches
West Virginia
Ong
Ray Evans
Charleston
UPI
Ace
Tropic Zones
Marlane
Torridsville
George Belew
New River Gorge
Gov Hulett Smith
Long E
L. E. Crowson
Barton MacLane
Crowson
Mountain State
George Lester Belew
FBI
Belew
Beckley
Love Poems and Lost Grounders in an Odd Memoir
A fragmentary column reflects on memory and aging with a reference to storing lessons in mental “boxes.” It mentions a reader discovering a poem titled Love that celebrates various loves and concludes with a humorous, paradoxical line about love between two dead drunks.
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Washington
UPI
Fifteen Fallen Men Shape a Captain's Letters
AN KHE Vietnam NEA report portrays Capt Ray Nadal of Alpha Company writing heartfelt letters to families of fifteen men killed in action. He recalls each soldier, from a radio carrier to a map reader, and wrestles with how to convey loss while honoring their service.
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Tom Tiede
Ate
Nadal
Sorf
Columbus
Ray Nadal
Stillwater
Okla
Counterfeit Perfume A Smelly Business
Patricia McCormack reports on a multi million dollar Christmas season counterfeit perfume racket. Executives are targeted by counterfeiters rebottling cologne in small purses and using fake discounts to lure buyers. Experts advise buying from reliable dealers and checking for darker forgery bottles and oversized genuine print to detect fakes.
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Patricia McCormack
New York
UPI
Kenneth B. Willson
National Better Business Bureau
Yale Gypsters
Edouard Cournand
Lanvin-Charles
The
Ritz
Irving Ladimer
Better Business Bureau
Cologne
Cournand
Bazooka origins tied to Bob Burns horn name
The bazooka, a 2.36 inch bore rocket launcher used by the U S Army in World War II, got its name from its hornlike resemblance to Bob Burns popular radio comedian. A larger 3.5 inch bore version appeared late in World War II and served in Korea.
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U.S
Bob Burns
Police Court Collects 474 in Bond Forfeitures
City Police Judge George L Ballard collected 474 in bond forfeitures during Municipal Court Monday. Names and amounts include Roscoe Duboise 100 on permitting whisky in licensed premises. Herbert Samson Frank Southern and Mason Taylor 5 each on dog violations. Billy Boyd Rice 204 for being drunk shoplifting and obstructing an officer. William Ewing 21 for failing to control vehicle. James A Wiseman 21 for speeding. Kay Ann Caudell 5 for blocking traffic. Roberta Haynes 77 for failure to stop and reckless driving.
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George L. Ballard
Roscoe Duboise
South Fayette Street
Herbert Samson
Frank Southern
Mason Taylor
Beckley
Billy Boyd Rice
Crab Orchard
William Ewing
Cranberry
James A Wiseman
MacArthur
Kay Ann Caudell
Roberta Haynes
Grant St
Ann Sheridan eyes new TV role amid soap fame
Hollywood veteran Ann Sheridan, once a 1940s film queen, now stars in NBCs Another World and eyes a pilot for Pistols N Petticoats. She plays a mother to grown daughters and may move to Hollywood if the pilot sells, hoping the western spoof series becomes her next success.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
Ann
Nbc-Tv
New York
Universal Studios
Wretched
Colorado
Annie Oakley
Rhodell Officer Named Defendant In Two Suits
Rhodell City Policeman Irvin D. Simmons is named in two suits totaling about 20 000 by Charles L. and Ruby Lindsay alleging illegal arrest and assault in the July 18 incident. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. is named on the pistol coverage. The Lindsay case is represented by Anthony J. Sparacino of Beckley. A separate suit has Harry A. Gilbert Jr seeking 958.75 from Beckley man Charles R. Statzer for a promissory note of 665.75 dated July 5 1958 with interest and missed payments. Truman L. Sayre represents the plaintiff.
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Rhodell
Irvin D. Simmons
Charles L
Ruby Lindsay
Lindsays
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Connecticut
Simmons
Rhodes
Raleigh
Anthony J. Sparacino
Beckley
Harry A. Gilbert Jr
Charles R. Statzer
Truman L. Sayre
Bellevue Hospital
Tey
New York
Anthony Cieszko Jr
Acme Candle Co
Cieszko
Sporting Goods
Mayor Heads Horsemen in Raleigh County Election
Mayor John W. Smith was elected president of the Raleigh County Horseman's Association at a Wednesday meeting. New officers include Dr. Charles Merritt, Alan Susman, Nancy Johnson Thorne, and Fred Roschi. retiring officers received gifts. Six of 32 first place state winners were announced across divisions such as Equitation for ages 11-13 and 14-18, Three-gaited Pony, Western Pleasure Pony, Amateur Walking Horse, and Western Pleasure Horse. The group voted to hold the annual Class B show at Bradley in July 1966.
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Beckley
John W. Smith
Raleigh County Horseman’s Association
Charles Merritt
Alan Susman
Nancy Johnson Thorne
Fred Roschi
Grady Whitlock
H. E. Snuffer
J. E. Huffman
Ann Merritt
Joan Smith
J. K. Whitlock
Sammy Bair
Christy McNeely
Association
Bradley
West Virginia to get 161600 federal grant for development district
Appalachian Regional Commission will announce a 161600 federal grant to create a state wide local development district in West Virginia. Governor Hulett C. Smith and Senator Jennings Randolph said the state will provide 53866 in matching funds to support Appalachian Act provisions and establish sub district offices in coming year, possibly in Fairmont or Wheeling, to aid Wheeling and Ohio and Marshall Counties with regional planning and partnerships with Pennsylvania.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Hulett C. Smith
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
ABC
Appalachian Development Office
Smith
Randolph
Fairmont
Wheeling
Panhandle
Ohio
Marshall
Pennsylvania
Washington and
Greene
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Wheeling Creek
Smith and Randolph
AEC detonates two Nevada nuclear tests
The Atomic Energy Commission set off two nuclear blasts at the Nevada test site to study effects on weapons systems. One test used a low yield device under 20,000 tons of TNT, while the other employed a low-intermediate device between 20,000 and 200,000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Run On Candies and Gear Boom After Blackout Wake
Edward V McCarthy reports a surge in consumer demand after a major blackout. Candles, flashlights, batteries and portable generators see sharp sales gains while households stock food and warm blankets. Utilities caution another outage could occur.
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Edward V. McCarthy
New York
UPI
Mom
Dad
Junior
East Coast
E. J. Korvette
Ralph Harles
New England
Kohler Co
Harles
Norwood
Mass
Portland
Maine
Manhattan
Now You Know By United Press International
Coast to coast television began Sept 4 1951 with Tru mans address at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco per World Almanac. Public notice cites Railway Express Agency tariff changes filed with West Virginia PSC, with rate increases for 10 to 100 pound brackets and 101 pounds plus, protest deadlines and tariff dates.
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United Press International
Truman
San Francisco
Railway Express Agency, Incorporated
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Charles‘ton
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