Heart Fund Drive launched in Raleigh County with first Heart Princess
About 50 volunteers and physicians met at the Glass House in Raleigh County on Thursday night to kick off the 1965 Heart Fund Drive. Kristina Jo Meadows, two, was crowned Heart Princess and is the daughter of Harry I Meadows and his wife. She faces open heart surgery. Cecil Miller, president of the Raleigh County Division, and Barbara Minton attended. In 1964 the drive raised 5699 with 1425 for the American Heart Program and 570 for fund-raising costs. The Rheumatic Fever Prevention Program used 1771 and 123 people are enrolled, the second highest in the state. Also 750 funded public and professional education materials and a nurse conference. 2000 from prior funds went to WVU Medicine research. 500 will support a new grant. A Closed Chest Cardiac Resuscitation training was started, and a low-cost Rheumatic Fever Prevention Program is planned.
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Glass House
Raleigh County
Kristina Jo Meadows
Harry I
Jack) Meadows
Carter
Green Valley
Kristina
Cecil Miller
West Virginia Heart Association
Barbara Minton
American Heart Program
Raleigh
West Virginia University School of Medicine
GM Science Show Heads to Beckley Area Schools
General Motors Previews of Progress will visit Beckley area schools next week with demonstrations of fuel cells, solar powered Sunmobile cars, air bearing platforms, and guidance system lessons. The 45 minute, non commercial program aims to inspire careers in science and engineering to help keep pace with future promises.
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Beckley Area
General Motors
Sophia High School
Shady Spring High School
Stoco Junior High School
Beckley Junior High School
Stratton High School
Mark Twain High School
America
John F. Gordon
Dick Poole
Joe Shaw
B. C
Latin America
Europe
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
U. S. Department of Commerce
South America
Near East
No Buyers For Atom Smasher
The University of Chicago dismantled a 100-million volt betatron after failing to find buyers. Described as a bargain since its 1951 creation, the 200-ton device would cost about $1 million to rebuild today and was offered with premium shielding.
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Chicago
UPS
University of Chicago
Enrico Fermi
General Electric Co
Clement Mokstad
Mokstad
Bald Knob Ski Slopes Open Weekend Skiing Planned
Bald Knob Ski Slopes will open at 7 p m tonight and 9 a m to 5 p m Saturday and Sunday with excellent conditions a light snow cover and minimal chances of rain. Co managers Ralph H Jackson and Paul Sanna note strong crowds last weekend and plans to install functional snow making gear next year at this southern Appalachian resort near Flat Top off Rt 1921.
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Bald Knob
Ralph H. Jackson
Jackson
Paul Sanna
Rt. 1921
Flat Top
Carolinas
Virginias
Curtain Callers Cancel Tuesday Rehearsal for Teahouse
Curtain Callers director Robert R Brown announced the regular rehearsal for Teahouse of the August Moon scheduled for Tuesday evening February 16 has been cancelled. Cast members with Beckley Community Concert Association subscriptions may attend this season’s second concert attraction, the Greenwich Quartet, at 8 15 p.m. in Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium.
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Robert R. Brown
Teahouse
Beckley Community Concert Association
Greenwich Quartet
Woodrow Wilson High School
Thomas Jones Injured In Mining Accident
Thomas Jones, 49, of Beckley, is listed in fair condition at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after chest injuries from a Mary Ann Coal Company mine accident at Maben. He was admitted at 11 50 a m Wednesday following the incident.
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Thomas Jones
Beckley
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Mary Ann Coal Company
Maben
Jones
Kosygin Trip Seen as Kremlin Initiative in Asia
Observers in Moscow view Premier Kosygin s mission to North Viet Nam as the Kremlin s boldest move since Khrushchev s fall. They expect Moscow to offer anti air guns and MIG fighters to Ho Chi Minh, intensifying pressure on the United States as North Viet Nam backs guerrilla war in the south. The stopover in Beijing precedes the North Viet Nam visit.
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Moscow
Tpi
Alexei N. Kosygin
North
Viet Nam
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Kosygin
Ho Chi Minh
North Vet Nam
Radio
Peking
Chou En-lai
Tokyo
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
United States
Bids Approved For Stephens Lake Highway Work
The Housing and Home Finance Agency recommended awarding contracts to Vecello & Grogan Inc for highway and heavy construction at Stephens Lake and to Wipperman Construction Co for the park center building. Bids for the bath house and superintendent’s residence were rejected as too high. Lake Stephens Tourist Development Authority has 60 days to award, with delays due to re-bidding.
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Philadelphia
Vecello & Grogan, Inc
Stephens Lake
Wipperman Construction Co
Lake
Robert L. Davis
HHFA
Lake Stephens
Oscar Vecellio, Inc
Wipperman
Park Center
Davis
McGraw Brothers Construction Co., Inc
Basile N. Meadows Construction Co
M. A. Johnson
Authority
Beckley Post-Herald
Radford and Farley, Inc
Vipperman
SRC To Study Chamber of Commerce I-64 Route
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce highway committee announced that the State Road Commission will study the chamber proposed I-64 routing within the next month. The plan suggests routing from Bragg School near Abraham through Crow north of Beckley, presented at a January 26 Meadow Bridge hearing.
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Highways and Roads Committee
Beckley-Raleigh County
White Sulphur Springs
al Benton
Leslie Gates
I. D. Christian
Christian
Small Nations In UN Seek Temporary Financial Accord
At United Nations headquarters smaller members push a last minute bid to compel the major powers to agree on a temporary financial settlement. Mexico and El Salvador back a drive to rally up to 80 nations, led by Latin American and Afro Asian groups, to appeal to the United States, Russia, and France with a Latin American meeting underway and a plan to broaden to other blocs if needed.
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United Nations
UPI
United Nations Today
General Assembly
Mexico
el Salvador
U.N
United States
Russia
France
Revival in Progress at Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church
A revival is in progress at Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Eldon Pauley as guest speaker each evening at 7 15 p m. The two week series invites public attendance. Rev Wesley Grose of Crab Orchard is pastor.
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Revival IN Progress
Fairdale
RNS
Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church
Eldon Pauley
Wesley Grose
Crab Orchard
Federal Court Trial Delayed Nears Finish
The trial of William A. Gearhart, charged with promoting a gambling operation and using mails to send gambling receipts across state lines, faced a delay as conferences were held in Judge Thomas J. Michie’s chambers. The jury will hear closing arguments, receive instructions, and deliberate this afternoon after defense rested with Edward L. Johnson and Don H. McGuire testifying.
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William A. Gearhart
Thomas J. Michie
Jerome Katz
Morris Kantor
Bluefield
Mose Boiarsky
Charleston
WVU Creates Student Educational Services Office
WVU Board of Governors approves creating an office of Student Educational Services. Dr. David Hess named director as the plan aims to coordinate undergraduate learning experiences and reforms across campus. President Paul A. Miller calls it a creative experiment and a pioneering concept to bridge classroom and informal learning.
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Morgantown
UPI
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
David Hess
Paul A. Miller
Miller
Hess
WVU
Training Courses Slated For New Social Workers
About 70 new social workers from the State Department of Welfare will report to West Virginia University in Morgantown on February 8 for a three week training in social welfare theory and techniques. The program is part of a seven month indoctrination to expand staff and reduce dependency, with ongoing regional workshops and on the job instruction across the state.
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State Department of Welfare
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WVU
Department of Social Work
Welfare Agency
Department of Welfare
State Office
Charleston
Department
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Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi River
China
Okehed
Stephen’s Lake
SRC
Chamber
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Pho
Marie Coutlee
Robert Frilen
Don Boyd
Virginia Bliss
H. D. Warren
George Puckett
Artain
Beckley Art Group
Playhouse
Muriel Hodel
Pearl Rohter
Ginger Patterson
Child Welfare and Family Services Division
Fairmont
Emerson Imperial
Universal Corporation
S. Kanawha St
Serta
Neville Street
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