Perpetual cold war GI Bill moves toward reality in Senate
Senate acceptance of House changes clears path for a permanent new GI Bill of Rights for modern era veterans. It eliminates six months active duty minimum, retroactive to Jan 31 1955, and provides up to 3600 dollars for single veterans and 5400 dollars for those with dependents plus home loans job counseling and government job preference.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Ralph W. Yarborough
Dtex
Yarborough
Korea
Congress clears bill for college benefits hurdle
Congress passes the measure on a unanimous 381 to 0 vote. The first beneficiaries should start drawing college benefits by summer.
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House
Extra large gunmen rob Foodlands in Follansbee
Police search for two armed men after a Foodlands robbery that netted about $4,500 in cash and checks. Manager Pearley Burns was beaten and forced into his car. two teenage workers witnessed the scene as the bandits fled in a dark green station wagon.
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Follansbee
UPS
Foodlands
Pearley Burns
Burns
Wage Policy Committee Meeting Set by UMW
The 150 member Wage Policy Committee of the United Mine Workers will convene in Washington next Monday to discuss new contract proposals for 100 000 soft coal miners. President Boyle called the meeting before contract talks, signaling authority and aiming to avert potential wildcat strikes after the 1964 agreement.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Boyle
Jurors Excused as Criminal Court Dockets Cleared
Jurors for the January term of Criminal Court were discharged after waiting hours for action. The court granted continuances and dispositions on 32 cases show no jury needed. Several cases set for Feb 14 or March term. some were dismissed or remanded.
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Taylor Short
Harry Dickens
Harry L. McCreery
Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
James O. McGraw
Clifford Richards
Robert Beckner
Ether Chandler
Billy How
Thirteen Candidates File Mail-In Nominations in West Virginia
Thirteen candidates mailed filing notices to the Secretary of State announcing bids for statewide and legislative offices. Included are William L. Jacobs Democrat for Congress 4th District and K. Brent Johnson Republican for House of Delegates 1st District, among others from Martinsburg Bluefield Beckley and surrounding counties.
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Charleston
UPI
Secretary of State
William L. Jacobs
Parkersburg
Congress
Rudolph D. Jennings
Bluefield
William Kidd
Sutton
Albert A. Minnich
Martinsburg
George T. Aldridge
Wellsburg
Greenbrier County
House of
Senate
William L. Rhodes
Clay
House Drops Government Printing for Charitable Groups
The House will stop printing at taxpayers expense the annual reports of groups such as the Grand Army of the Republic the Girl and Boy Scouts and the American Legion and similar bodies. Senate urged to end printing of Daughters of the American Revolution proceedings and other groups as well. If enacted these groups would bear the cost. government savings estimated at about 30000 dollars.
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Washington
UPI
House
Grand Army of the Republic
Girl and Boy Scouts
The
American Legion
Senate
Daughters of the American Revolution
Next Red Moon Moves Outlined
Soviet planners after Luna 9 success outline steps for manned moon program. Proposals include landing and ascent rockets, scout ships to select landing sites, and sending living organisms to the surface before a manned expedition. Tass predicts interplanetary travel by 1976. U.S. aims for moon by 1970 with Surveyor missions after April 1.
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Moscow
UPI
Koday
Russia
Kremlin
Tass
United States
U S Announces Ongoing Attacks Across Vietnam
U S officials reported continuing bombing campaigns in Vietnam with nineteen missions flown by Navy and Air Force crews on Monday. Targets included military installations and communications sites though specific strike details were not released.
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U.S
Navy
Air Force
Do false teeth drop or wobble with daily actions
FASTEETH offers an irkaline powder to sprin kle on plates to keep false teeth more firmly set and provide a confident, comfortable feel. It promises no sticky taste or mouthfeel and is available at drug counters everywhere.
West Virginia Boots Beer Licenses Penalties
State Beer Commissioner Davis issued penalties to several West Virginia outlets. Revocations: The Hayloft Morgantown for gaming devices. Club 89 Cameron for gaming devices and alcohol. Mary's Inn Charleston for bogus license fee payment. Knotty Pine Oceana for underage beer sales. Suspensions: C. C. Club Wellsburg indefinite for gaming devices and alcohol. Barb's Place Wheeling 15 days for alcohol issues. Blue Crystal Beckley indefinite for permitting liquor consumption. Red Dog Bar Chester 30 days for liquor sale. Blue Ridge Lunch Inwood 60 days for underage beer sales. Club 250 Bartow indefinite until health permit restored for unsanitary conditions and after hours sales. Flamingo Club Fol llawsbee placed on 60 days probation for gaming devices. Royal Bar Wheeling, Libby's Wheeling, Reilly's Service Center Glen Dale on six months probation for sale and possession of alcohol. Lindy's Petersburg and My Brother's Place Morgantown for underage beer sales.
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Charleston
UPI
Grover T. Davis
West Virginia
Hayloft
Morgantown
Club 89
Cameron
Mary’s Inn
Knotty Pine
Oceana
C. C. Club
Wellsburg
Barb’s Place
Wheeling
Blue Crystal
Beckley
Red Dog Bar
Chester
Blue Ridge Lunch
Inwood
Berkeley County
Club
Bartow
Pocahontas County
State Health Department
Flamingo Club
Follawsbee
Royal Bar
Libby’s
Reilly’s
Glen Dale
Lindy’s
Petersburg
Birth Control Bill Pushed Back Into Calendar
The tightened birth control bill was moved to the inactive calendar in the House of Delegates as backers seek more support. Amended by the House Judiciary Committee it now requires married indigents living with husbands to join the state program and tightens rules against coercion while sterilization and abortion are excluded as approved methods.
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Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Local man Walney found dead in truck after family troubles
Police report indicate the death was self-inflicted as witnesses noted Walney had been despondent over recent family problems. Local residents quoted. Authorities stated all evidence supports suicide.
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Walney
Deaths and Funerals Rudolph Walney 50 Prosperity
Rudolph Gabriel Walney 50 of Prosperity died at 2 a.m. today from a gunshot wound. Born September 20, 1916, in Sprague he was a Clifftop Coal Co. foreman and St Francis de Sales parish member. Survived by five sisters and one brother. Requiem Mass Thursday 10 a.m. at St Francis de Sales. Burial Mount Calvary Addition, Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Call after noon Wednesday.
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Rudolph Gabriel Walney
Sprague
Rudolph and
Mary Podesea Walney
Clifftop Coal Co
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Walter
Cranberry
Violet Hovanski
Calloway Heights
Lillian Bogusky
Agnes Walney
Frances Christopher
Prosperity
Elizabeth Anderson
Baltimore
Thomas Kerrigan
Edward Burley
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral Services for Frank G. Smith Held in Oak Hill
Funeral services were held for Frank George Smith 81 of Oak Hill at the Jones Avenue Church of God with Rev. Phillip Hoosier presiding. Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial Park. Smith a retired miner died Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness and leaves a wife five daughters two half-sisters 414 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He belonged to UMWA Local 5948 and formerly worked for New River and Pocahontas Coal Co. at Minden. The body was moved from Tyree Funeral Home to the church an hour before the service and friends may visit after 5 p m Wednesday.
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Frank George Smith
Oak Hill
Jones Avenue
New River and Pocahontas Coal Co
Minden
UMWA
Nellie Hall Smith
Stella Rade
Dayton
Ohio
Mabel Price
Orlando
Fla
Edith Claypool
Ruth Dillon
Akron
June Dorton
Grafton
Ruby Winston
Anie Turley
Tyree
John D Vest Funeral Held in Union
Funeral services for John David Vest 87 of Union were held at 11 a.m. in the Broyles Funeral Home Chapel Union with Rev Billee Scott Mick in charge. Burial followed at Ballard Cemetery near Union. Vest died Sunday morning in a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness. He was a retired farmer and Lillydale Methodist Church member born May 6 1879 in Virginia. He was the son of the late John D West and Elizabeth Wood West. Survivors include his wife Lovelia Newman West two sisters a son and four daughters fifteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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John David Vest
Union
Broyles Funeral Home
Billee Scott Mick
Ballard
Vest
Ronceverte Hospital
Lillydale Methodist Church
Virginia
John D. West
Elizabeth Wood West
Lovelia Newman West
Green Underwood
MacArthur
Miles Sizemore
Oak Hill
John Frank Vest
Longhorn
Mamie Cecil
Carl Hutsen Miller
Culpepper
Addison Miller
Tiny West
Roger Harsanyi
Allen Junction
Welton Chapel
Harry Pilkington
David Pollock
Saeger
Joe
Dorothy Virginia Cooper Harsanyi
Billy
Jerry
Goldie King
Cleveland
Ohio
Ethel Harsanyi
Robertfield
Sam Fogesong
Nease
Neely
Mullens
Obituary notices for Dobbins and Wills with funeral plans
William Dobbins 60 of Glen White died en route to a hospital after a short illness. Survived by wife Logena and a grandchild. body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements. Helen Marie Wills 37 of Arnett died. funeral set for 1 PM Thursday at Arnett Chapel with Rev Wade Webb officiating. burial in Honaker Cemetery. She left husband Joe R. Wills and five sons plus a daughter and siblings. Bodies to be moved to residence and church for services. Melton Mortuary viewed by family.
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William Dobbins
Glen White
City Grove Baptist Church
UMWA
Tams
Logena
Wright and Anderson Funeral
Helen Marie Wills
Arnett
Wade Webb
Honaker
Maple Fork
Marie Bailey Stout
Charles. E. Lucas
Stephen
Michael
Joe R. Jr
Vaden
Gregory
Joetta Marie
Charles Lucas
Toledo
Ohio
Maxine Cook
Jane Honaker
W. R. Stout
Melton Mortuary
Danny MillerFinal rites for Danny Miller
Danny Miller 83 of Oak Hill dies at home Monday. Born in Romania on September 15 1882 he was a retired farmer and member of St Peters and Pauls Catholic Church in Scarbro. Final rites set for 10 a m Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Burial to follow. Funeral home visitation after 5 p m Wednesday.
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Danny Miller
Oak Hill
Tyree
Leo Werner
High Lawn Memorial Park
Miller
Monay
Romania
St. Peters and Pauls Catholic
Scarbro
Carpenter Aaron A. Young Dies at Work in Virginia
Aaron A. Young 63 of Norfolk Virginia formerly of Princeton and Mullens died at 8 a m Monday while at work. He was a carpenter by trade born in Welch in 1902 son of Samuel and [unreadable] Young. He belonged to Princeton DOKK Mullens Moose Lodge. Survived by wife Eva Thompson Young a son Gary Young of Blacksburg and sister Mabel Reeder Beckley. Body to be returned to Bailey Funeral Home Princeton.
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Aaron A. Young
Norfolk
Princeton and
Mullens
Welch
Samuel Young
Princeton Dokk
Mullens Moose Lodge
Eva Thompson Young
Gary Young
Blacksburg
Mabel Reeder
Beckley
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Trial reveals murder plot linked to Mossler heirs
Testimony links Melvin Powers and Candy Powers to a 1964 murder plot against 69 year old Messler, head of a banking empire. Ex-convicts recount offers of 10,000 dollars to kill Messler, with Powers allegedly seeking help to finance the crime and Candy aiding the plan.
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Powers
Messler
Candy
Mossler
Edward Bart Diehl F
San Francisco
Galveston
Tex
Diehl
Thhat Powers
Burgling Career Down The Drain
Dale Frank lin Magley, 23, unemployed janitor, attempted burglary at Den Bar. After drinking, he hid under a storeroom sink and found only 1.67 dollars at the cash register. His leg became trapped when his foot stuck in a sewer pipe, forcing him to call police for rescue.
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Denver
UPI
Dale Franklin Magley
Magley
Reynolds Woman Dies After Long Illness in Warren
Mrs Anna Reynolds aged 64 of Warren Ohio formerly of Fayette County died Monday in a Warren hospital after a long illness. The body is being returned to her hill.
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Anna Belle Reynolds
Warren
Ohio
Fayette County
Tyree
Oaks Hill
Final rites for William Black burn McKinney
William McKinney 94 of Basin died at 6 30 a m Monday. Funeral services are set for 11 a m Wednesday at Old Spruce Grove Church Basin with Rev Phillip Graham officiating. Burial follows in Spruce Grove Cemetery Basin. Body at Sam Fogleman Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens.
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William Blackburn McKinney
Basin
Spruce Grove
Phillip Graham
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Mullens
Rns
Final rites for Rev James C Clark in Mount Hope
Rev. James C. Clark 77 of Derrydale Fayette County will be buried in Meadow Haven Cemetery after services at 3 30 p m Wednesday in the First Baptist Church Mount Hope officiated by Rev N G Harris of Youngstown Ohio. The body was taken to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greenstown and will lie in state one hour before services.
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James C. Clark
Derrydale
Fayette County
First Baptist Church
Death notices Mrs Dixie Grover of Tuskegee Ala
Mrs Dixie Grover of Tuskegee Alabama died Monday at her home after a brief illness. Her niece Mrs Jesse Hodge of 113 Truman Ave. received word. she was a frequent visitor to Beckley.
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Jesse Hodge
Truman Ave
Dixie Grover
Tuskegee, Ala
Beckley
Mrs Ela F Stover Dies After Apparent Heart Attack
Mrs Ela Florence Stover 70 of Beckley died at 8 p m Monday at home after an apparent heart attack. Born June 28 1895 she was daughter of the late Joseph and Cora Meadows. She was a Church of Christ member and survived by two brothers David Meadows Looneyville and Paul Meadows Beckley and two sisters Mrs Mary Arthur Oak Hill and Mrs Berta Kelly Beckley. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Ela Florence Stover
Beckley
Joseph and
Cora Stover Meadows
Church of Christ
David Meadows
Looneyville
Paul Meadows
Mary Arthur
Oak Hill
Bertie Kelly
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Army fire drill order posted in Frankfurt barracks
A U.S. Army barracks bulletin board in Frankfurt, Germany published an order outlining fire procedures. It directs personnel to stand in the hall and shout Fire in case of a fire, emphasizing immediate alert.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Prisoner Held After Larceny Charge at Denver General
Police brought a man to Denver General Hospital after an injury, then to city jail on larceny under $50 charges. Detective Benjamin Balay called the incident a harsher lesson than most.
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Denver General Hospital
City
Benjamin Balay
Johnson Thieu Ky Talks Begin With Emphasis on Understanding
The Johnson Thieu Ky talks opened Monday with sessions totaling over nine hours focused on mutual problems in Allied areas rather than military strategy. Officials described progress and noted top leaders of the United States and South Vietnam sat down with constructive exchange at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel oceanside club.
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U.S
White House
Oceanside Club
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
South Viet Nam
Congress Probes Klan Terrorism in Alabama and South
A congressional panel investigates Ku Klux Klan violence and intimidation in Alabama and neighboring southern states, examining terrorism links and regional activity. The inquiry targets Klan methods, supporters, and potential government responses.
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Alabama
Heir Charged in Dope Death of Girl in Trunk
New York police arrested Robert Friede, heir to the Annenberg fortune, on homicide and narcotics charges after Celeste Crenshaw’s body was found in his car trunk. Dudley Watson was also detained for narcotics possession and aiding in transporting the body. Authorities say Friede injected narcotics into Crenshaw weeks earlier.
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New York
UPI
Robert Friede
Annenberg
Friede
Moses Anenberg
Philadelphia
Celeste Crenshaw
Miss Crenshaw
Dudley Watson
Watson
Manhattan
Legislature passes amended bills amid Senate action
The Senate advanced a constitutional amendment lowering per member salaries from 2500 to 1500 and set sessions at 60 days starting second Wednesday of February with living expenses by general law. It also approved a school bond voting simplification and debated gambling, meat inspection, and newborn phenylketonuria testing measures.
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D-Kanawha
William Tempos
Hancock
Jack Miller
Wood
Randall Taylor
Mason
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
William Moreland
Judiciary Committee
Carrigan
Agriculture Department
Voting Light In Pineville Election
Voting was light at noon in Pineville as residents voted on whether to continue the current street improvement policy. A new plan would require homeowners to pay for improvements with a 10 year payment extension. Polls close at 7 30 p m.
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Pineville
RNS
Beckley Newspaper Credit Union Elects New Trustees
The Beckley Newspaper Corporation Credit Union elected a five member board at a Feb 7 meeting in its printing building conference room. New trustees are Donald Fannin James Fraley Nelle Bryson Evan Rice and David Rice. A Feb 14 meeting will select officers for the coming year. The union has about 25 members.
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Beckley Newspaper Corporation Credit Union
BNC
Donald Fannin
James Fraley
Nelle Bryson
Evan Rice
David Rice
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Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Erton
John Fox
Stover
Earl Lacy Long
Harold L. Davis
Elgie Lee Mathews
Thomas Dewey Treadway
William T. Blakely
Carlie O. Crouse
Justice of the Peace Court
Thomas Howard Crook
Gwinnie Matheny
JP Court
Samuel Lee Kinder
Robert Morgan
Audrey L. White
Henry E. Dunbar
Roy J. Stanley
Rachel Martin
Worley
Jasper Adkins
Amos McKinney
Lilly
C&p Telephone Company
Viet Nam
Beckley Spots
Rudolph
Frank Smith
Joe Kokoski
Carlisle
Lochgelly
Ambrose Kokoski
Elizabeth Burke Kokoski
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Elizabeth Kokoski
Ambrose
Mary Ann Simms
Middletown
Violet Treadway
Rose Marie Kokoski
Frank
Tony
Nellie Nowlin
John D. Vest
Helen M. Wills
Rial
Anna Reynolds
William McKinney
Mrs
Ela F. Stover
Myrl Boyd
E. A. Whitt
Montgomery
Oscar Staunton
Ingram Branch
Ingram Branch Baptist Church
Mattie
Winston
Irvin
Jamaica
N. Y
Levi
Daniel
Bronx
N. J
Charles
Pontiac
Mich
Elizabeth Daniels
Ezra Wells
Peggy Staunton
Thelma Staunton
Ingram
Pauline Garcia
New York City
Bessie Pecks
Columbus
Nellie Robinson
Youngstown
Anderson Land Hairston Funeral Home
Hawaii
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