Risinger and Bare Named to Health Council Staff
Lyle Risemer Risinger from Webb City joins the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council as manpower and training coordinator after coming from Oklahoma University. He will help launch a college level program involving West Virginia Institute of Technology Bluefield State and Concord Colleges and establish auxiliary programs for nurses aides social workers psychiatric aides and janitorial training. Mrs Betty L Bare of Beckley is named public health information specialist formerly a Raleigh Register staff writer and member of multiple health groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risinger
Bare
Health Council
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Lyle “Tom” Risemer
Webb City
College of Continuing Education
Oklahoma University
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Bluefield State
Concord
Eastern New Mexico University
University of Texas
Betty L. Bare
Beckley
Raleigh Register
Clay County Receives Federal Grant for Admin Program
Washington UPI reports Clay County was awarded a 12 month federal grant totaling 103 880 to fund salaries and overhead for a three party Conduct and Administration program. The grant comes from the Office of Economic Opportunity and was announced Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Clay County
Office of Economic Opportunity
WVU Kanawha Valley Graduate Center Announces 50 Plus Courses
More than 50 resident graduate courses will be offered second semester by West Virginia University's Kanawha Valley Graduate Center. Eleven cross-listed courses count for credit at WVU and Marshall University. Programs span engineering and physical sciences, management and governmental sciences, and human resources and humanities. Registration in Nitro January 13–14, 1 to 10 p.m., with Marshall and WVU advisers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Kanawha Valley Graduate Center
Marshall University
WVU
West Virginia State College
Institute
Nitro
Marshall
Nitro Graduate Center
19Th St. W
BankAmericard to reach Beckley via Bank of Raleigh
BankAmericard the nation’s largest all purpose credit card will soon be available in Beckley through the Bank of Raleigh linking with other banks across the state and nation. The card issued to residents with good credit can buy almost anything and also provide cash advances. It originated in 1959 in California and expanded through BankAmerica Service Corp in 1966. Minimum wage changes under the Fair Labor Standards Act take effect Feb 1 1969 with guidance offered by the U S Department of Labor in Charleston to explain equal pay for equal work and overtime rules for salaried employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BankAmericard
Beckley
Bank of Raleigh
Jay Carr
United States
Carr
California
Bank of America
BankAmerica Service Corp
Barclay Card
Great Britain
Chargex
Canada
Sumitomo
Japan
U.S. Department of Labor
Suit Filed Over Egg and Feed Loss From Beckley Crash
O DELL Jessup of Merchant's Feed and Supply Co Beckley sues Walter Hairston and Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Raleigh Circuit Court to recover for damaged truck and lost eggs and feed after an ambulance driven by Hairston owned by the funeral parlor overturned Aug 19 1967 on U S 21 near Beckley Sayre and Sayre represent Jessup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Dell Jessup
Merchant's Feed and Supply Co
Beckley
Raleigh
Jessup
Walter Hairston
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Hairston
U. S. 21
Sayre
New York UPI Note on Baby Appetite Compared to Crow
A New York UPI report notes that a newborn whose appetite matched a crow over eight months would weigh about 200 pounds. The item comments on unusual infant feeding comparisons and health ideas from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Two Beckley youths charged with grand larceny
Police say Beckley youths Talmadge Ward Daniels and a 17-year-old from Bibb Avenue were arrested at 2 a.m. on grand larceny charges. They allegedly stole tires wheels tools tachometers gauges and auto transmissions from Raleigh Motor Sales and later entered Town and Country Superette stealing beer cigarettes and vending machine money. Police recoveries underway and a wider probe continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Tom Durrett
Talmadge Ward Daniels
North Oakwood Ave
Bibb Avenue
Raleigh
Durrett
Town and Country
Eisenhower Drive
Daniels
Davis
Phipps
Pauley
City Avenue
Denny Pauley
Jerry Goodwin
East Beckley
Fire Destroys CAA Health Center in Lanark
A Thursday fire at Lanark destroyed the Raleigh County Community Health Project Town District Center. Director Les Moore said records for both Town District centers were kept in the building, likely lost to the blaze caused by a faulty chimney. Duplicates are being copied at Mountainier Family Health Plan offices, Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Losses include desks, file cabinets, chairs, chairs, beds, medical supplies, stoves, and a refrigerator. The center may relocate to East Park Elementary School. funding and insurance status uncertain. Temporary arrangements will be made. call 252 6348 for nurse access until new plans are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Raleigh County
Moore
Project
William Bright
Bright
Terry
East Park
Office of Economic Opportunity
Hollywood
The Doctors Mailbag Advises Prompt Lung Lobe Removal
Wayne G Brandstadt M D addresses questions on tuberculosis and related conditions. He favors removing a diseased lung lobe without delay for active TB, explains tuberculin test scars are not TB signs, defines fibroid phthisis as non inherited chronic TB, discusses causes of coughing blood, and outlines treatment for vaginal discharge caused by trichomonas with metronidazole for both partners to prevent relapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Medicare Deductible Rises For 1969 Start Date January First
Medicare beneficiaries entering a hospital on or after January 1 will pay an initial deductible of 44 dollars, up from 40. The 60 day hospital and 20 day extended care costs rise 10 percent, with specific daily rates applying for prolonged stays and lifetime reserve days. Beckley Social Security Office offers guidance and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicare
Dwight Billings
Beckley Social Security District
Billings
Beckley Social Security Office
Howe St
Beckley Heads Committee Pre-Legislative Budget Hearings
West Virginia budget hearings open January 3 to aid finance work ahead of the 1969 Legislature. Lewis McManus leads the House Finance Committee with 25 members. акту commitments and a schedule include Welfare Len Vincent January 3, Air Control Carl Beard January 4, Commerce Angus Peyton January 6, Alcohol Harrison Everett January 6, Public Safety Col T A Welty January 7, Finance Joseph Peters January 7, Civil and Defense Mobilization J P McWhorter January 8, and the session resumes January 8 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
McManus
Raleigh
Finance Committee
Ivor F. Boiarsky
House
Len Vincent
Carl Beard
Air Control
Commerce
Angus Peyton
Harrison Everett
Col
T. A. Welty
Department of Public Safety
Finance
Joseph Peters
Department of Civil and Defense Mobilization
J. P. McWhorter
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The
Appalachian Bible Institute
Worthington, Pa
Richard Lynch
Elizabethton, Tenn
David van Pufflen
Michael Cavender
Mystic
Conn
Becky Humphreys
Huntington
Mike Wells
Beckley Recreation Building
Ross Patton
Appalachian Bible Fellowship
Lyle
Tom” Risinger
Clay
Grant
J. Wesley Smith
Federal Office
Quarrier St
Charleston
Thomas Wooten
D. E. Wright
Wooten
Wright
Joe Rodriguez
Detroit
Mich
Milton Edward Gillespie
Gillespie
Jimmy Ray Moter
Davis St
Joseph Scrooge Richards
Rodriguez
Davie Mae Phipps
Bernard G. Davis
Ethel M. Pauley
Goodwin
Nee Rat Acorris Ayloray
Wedenday
Donald A. Cook
Bill B. Shaffer
U. S. Army
Natalie Jean Milano
Reservation Ave
Junior Campbell
Bowling
Sunset Drive
Sunset
Reservation
Third
Second Avenues
Joseph Owens
Lewis Eugene King
Booth St
King
Owens
CAA Health
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Beckleyan
House of Delegates Committee On Finance
Lewis
Babcock & Wilcox
Dresden
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