Eccles Mines Sold to Winding Gulf in New Year Change
The Eccles operation of the Eastern Associated Coal Corporation, hit by a wildcat strike, will pass to Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. at the start of January. Winding Gulf acquires Eccles No. 5 and No. 6 shafts and will employ about 300 workers with a daily output of 3,500 tons. Superintendent C. A. Perdue will remain, and no major workforce changes are planned.
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Eccles
Eastern Associated Coal Corporation
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Haslam
Winding Gulf
C. A. Perdue
Eccles No
Miners Strike Continues at Eccles Mines
Miners at the Eccles No. 5 and No. 6 mines of Eastern Association Coal Corp. remain on strike after a mass walkout Wednesday involving about 250 workers. Eastern, based in Pittsburgh, covers contracts with Eastern customers by an exclusive sales agreement with C. H. Sprague and Son Co. to sell part of Eccles coal through May 31, 1970. The Wind ing Gulf Coals group operates multiple Virginia mines, with Sprague No. 3 and Clifftop mines also noted.
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Eccles No
Eastern Association Coal Corp
Rown Coal Resources
Eastern
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Eastern Management
C. H. Sprague and Son Co
Boston
Winding Gulf
Eccles Coal
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Tams
Ases
Clifftop Smokeless Coal Co
McAlpin
Winding Gulf No
East Gulf
West Gulf
Maben
Besoco
Sprague No
Ameagle
Hoe
Clifftop
Nigeria faces civil war threat over disputed parliamentary poll
In Lagos a government leader pledged to honor results after a fraud charge and boycott by the opposition UPGA. The 12 region vote left NNA with 92 seats, UPGA 25, and 1 independent in a 312-seat parliament amid regional tension, boycotts, and calls for dissolution of federated states.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPI
United Progressive Grand Alliance
UPGA
Nigerian Federation
Nigerian National Once
NNA
Britain
Congo
Katanga
Mnop
Nigerian National Alliance
Slate Fall Claims John Sorrels at Maben Mine
A slate fall at 12:30 p m Wednesday at the Maben Mine of the Winding Gulf Coal Co in Wyoming County killed John Andrew Sorrels 57 of Midway and injured two others Robert Lee Lewis Jr 48 of Crab Orchard suffered a fractured skull and is listed in fair condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after surgery Silas Bowers 37 of MacArthur is reported in good condition at Appalachian Regional Hospital where he was admitted
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Raleigh County
Maben
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Wyoming County
John Andrew Sorrels
Midway
Robert Lee Lewis Jr
Crab Orchard
Bluefield Sanitarium
Silas Bowers
MacArthur
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Weather Fair And Cool Beckley And Vicinity
Beckley and vicinity forecast sunny and cool this afternoon with a high near 50. Tonight will turn cloudy and slowly rise in temperature. Friday expects clouds and a high in the mid fifties with a 60 percent chance of rain by evening.
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Beckley
Hinton
Late To Pearly Gate Captures Liars Title 1964
A Pilot Rock, Oregon writer won the Burlington Liars Club Award as world’s champion liar for 1964 for a tall tale about a lady late for everything including her trip to the Pearly Gates. Honorable mentions went to four entrants from Texas, Washington, D C, and California for stories about drought, police, Congress and a worn Model T tire tale.
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Burlinton
Wis
UPI
St. Peter
Keng G. Spencer
Crane
Tex
Texas
Chicago
Alfred Frisano
Dick Phillep
Washington, D. C
Viet Victory Is Costliest Yet To U.S.
Saigon reports the four day clash at Binh Gia Town near Saigon ended in a government victory. Viet Cong forces withdrew before dawn as fighting persisted. government troops retook the town, with eleven U S advisors wounded and six others injured.
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Saigon
VPI
U.S
Binh Gia
Inmate Died Of Natural Causes In Hancock Jail
Inmate Clifford Vincent 27 of Weirton died of natural causes in Hancock County Jail Christmas Eve. A coroner's jury found an autopsy showed a pulmonary blood clot caused death while he was being held on breaking and entering charges. The inquest considered narcotics role in the death but details were not disclosed.
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NEW Cumberland
UPI
Hancock County
Clifford Vincent
Weirton
Vincent
Former Delegate Dies in Huntington at 85
T E Holderby of Cabell County, a five term Republican member of the House of Delegates and former House Rules Committee member, died today in a Huntington hospital after years of ill health. A retired supervisor for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, he had surgery to install a pace maker and had withdrawn from a May primary race due to illness.
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Huntington
UPI
T. E. Holderby
House of Delegates
Cabell County
Holderby
House Rules Committee
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Chiang Kai-shek vows to halt Communist atomic progress
Nationalist China aims to stop Communist China from developing nuclear weapons and destroy their installations before completion. Chiang Kai-shek kept details secret in New Year message from Formosa.
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Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Formosa
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Ford
Halleck
UPI
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Stuart
Fla
Wilson
Elkview Man Dies in West Charleston Crash
Elkview resident Robert R. Shaffer, 27, was killed when his car collided with another at a west Charleston intersection. The crash raised West Virginia 1964 highway deaths to 461, with police noting a red light likely ran. A separate death, Ronald A. Armstrong, 7, died after being hit on West Virginia Route 28 in Mineral County.
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Charleston
UPI
Robert R. Shaffer
Elkview
Ronald A. Armstrong
W. Va
Mineral County
Noah
Stover
Gallagher
Kanawha
Hansford
Hoover says he will carry on as FBI director
In a broad UPI interview John Edgar Hoover, marking his 70th birthday, says he plans to continue leading the FBI as long as health and public confidence permit. He spoke from Florida, defending his record amid civil rights critiques and foes, and noted President Johnson’s support.
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Hale Montgomery Washington
UPI
FBI
John Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
Miami
Fla
Morgan County Voters Approve Anmove School Levy
Berkley Springs APS voters approved a four year school levy of 96000 dollars by 89.14 percent in a record turnout of 1880 votes. The levy funds teacher salaries non teaching staff pay and textbook updates with only 204 against.
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Berkley Springs
APS
Morgan County
American Missionary McChesney Die From Congo Rebel Attack
UPI reports William McChesney of Phoenix, the last American held by Congo rebels, was trampled to death after being gored and abandoned in the Wamba region. Survivors recall the brutal killing on December 15 alongside a British missionary. Estimated white deaths since mid November reach 206.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
William McChesney
Congo
Pressure on Dixie to sign civil rights pledges
The U S Office of Education asks every school district receiving federal aid to sign pledges agreeing to Civil Rights Act compliance or face loss of funds. The HEW will issue pledges as notice of intent to comply. signing does not confirm compliance. Agencies with approved rules include HEW Interior Agriculture Labor GSA Housing and Home Finance NSF. In the South, continued segregation could cut vital federal funds for education and defense programs.
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Washington
UPS
U. S. Office of Education
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Education Office
Departments of Interior, Agriculture and Labor
General Services Administration
Housing and Home Finance Agency
National Science Foundation
South
Governor-elect Volpe fills Mass at St Marys Church
In Winchester Massachusetts Gov elect John A Volpe served as a substitute for a missing altar boy at St Marys Church Mass on Tuesday, assisted by Rev Francis X Turke. The incident highlighted Volpes unexpected participation in parish ceremony.
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Winchester
Mass
UPI
Francis X. Turke
St. Mary’s Church
John A. Volpe
Americans Prepare To Welcome New Year 1965
United Press International reports Americans count down 1964’s end with celebrations across the nation. Revelers toast at venues from Maxim's de Paris in Chicago to Times Square, while safety officials warn traffic fatalities may total 300 to 360 during the three day holiday period.
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Hilding Hagberg
Helsinki
Finland
Nikita Khrushchev
Sweden
Hagberg
Khrushchev
Chicago
Ereien
Johnson
Texas
Washington
Luci
United Press International
Maxim’s de Paris
Carterville
Douglas MacArthur
Herbert C. Hoover
Don Schollander
Alaska
Times Square
New York
State and
Randolph
National Safety Council
1964 In Review Highlights Local Political Clashes
The Raleigh Register lists top 1964 local stories including county budget cuts, Sunday closing law battles, YMCA lease controversy, Beckley hospital sale and labor strife, and a high-profile Turnpike crash. Notable items feature Hulett Smith’s gubernatorial win, annexation votes, and a dramatic union dispute at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.
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Raleigh Register
Memorial Building
YMCA
Beckley Miners Hospital
Appalachian Regional Hospital
James E. Wilder
Beckley
Charleston
Beckley Interchange
Blackberry
Skelton
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Beckleyan
Raleigh County Court
Lake Stephens
Raleigh County
Beckley-Raleigh County
Pioneer Resident Dies in Wellsburg West Virginia
The last surviving member of a pioneer West Virginia family, Louisianna Beall Paull, widow of Harry W. Paull, died in Wellsburg at age 92. Funeral services are set for Friday morning at the Paull home.
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Wellsburg
UPI
West Virginia
Louisianna Beall Paull
Harry W. Paull
Paull
Americans set record for liquor consumption in 1964
UPI reports the Distilled Spirits Institute estimates Americans drank nearly 271 million gallons of hard liquor in the year ending Oct 31, with California leading in total consumption. DC averaged 6.63 gallons per person, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire, as preferences favored spirit blends over champagne in 1964.
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Washington
UPI
Distilled Spirits Institute
California
New York
District of Columbia
Nevada
New Hampshire
Alaska
Connecticut
Government Involvement In Stephen's Lake Project Explained
CFA replies to circuit clerk details Stephen's Lake project financing and engineering fees. The letter confirms funds come from the applicant, outlines federal audit rules, and defends the Robert L Davis Engineering Company fees as realistic for a large accelerated public works project.
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Stephen's Lake
CFA
Circuit Clerk
Stephen’s Lake
Lake Authority
C. Harold Hanks
Robert L. Davis Engineering Company
Community Facilities Administration
Hanks
Davis Company
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Philadelphia
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Eccles Mines
W. B. Ross
EACC
W. A. Haslam
Winding Gulf Coals
Ross and Haslam
Sewell
Slate
John Sorrels
Bank of Raleigh
F.d.11.c
Pearly Gate
Viet Nam
John Wayne
Durango
Mexico
Defense Department
Frank C. DiLuzio
Kensington
Interior Department
DiLuzio
Charles F. MacGowan
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Susan
Eldorado Country Club
Palm Desert
Calif
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Bob Hope
Hollywood
Far East
A. W. Moursand
Johnson City
Morgan County Voters
Anmove School Levy
Wamba
Mungbere
Wamba River
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans
Miners Memorial Hospital
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Circuit and Criminal Courts
Mr. Hanks
Herbert S. Fuhrman
American Society of Civil Engineers
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