Vatican Library Guards Ancient Scrolls and Plastics Ban
European correspondent reports the Vatican Library, founded about 1450, preserves manuscripts with parchment scrolls and bans ball-point pens and plastics. Father Ferrari leads a century‑long inventory of miniatures while restoration labs halt rot by adding parchment and gauze, as relics like Codex Vaticanus B and 16 Henry VIII letters on display. Excommunication awaits anyone who harms a book or scroll.
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Tom A. Cullen
Rome
NEA
Vatican Library
Guy Ferrari
Vatican
Henry VIII
Henry
Anne Boleyn
Martin Luther
Galileo
Savonarola
Thomas Aquinas
Sixtus V
Kincaid Girl Enlists in Women Army Corps
Miss Janice D Gilbert of Kincaid enlists in the Women's Army Corps as a communications specialist. She will attend Fort McClellan Alabama for basic training and receive 11 weeks and four days of advanced schooling at Fort Gordon Georgia. A 1963 Collins High School graduate, she previously worked at Oak Hill Hospital and earned the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Award. Also enlisting at Beckley were Miss Nancy L. Smith of McCorkle.
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Kincaid
Janice D Gilbert
Bynum Gilbert
Women's Army Corps
Ft. MacClellan
Ala
Ft. Gordon
Gilbert
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Board of Correspondence
Coed Magazine
Army
Beckley
Gilbert Friday
Nancy L. Smith
McCorkle
Hunter Of Spanish Gold Near Cache In Salado Texas
Dallas liquor store owner H D McCord and partner Les Guerra dig 82 feet into a limestone cave near Salado in search of a rumored 35 million dollar stash of gold and silver bullion. Local residents warn of danger while sheriff notes the long legend has drawn hundreds to the area over the years.
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Salado, Tex
UPI
H. D. McCord
Dallas
McCord
Les Guerra
Guerra
Salado
Texas
O.W. Mellon
Mellon
Rick
Belton
Balcones
Parading Starts At Mardi Gras
The masked krewe of King Freret led the first torch light parade through the French Quarter in New Orleans. Thousands watched in 45 degree weather as the Mardi Gras season began its nine day run with nighttime parades set to culminate on Mardi Gras night, March 2, with more processions planned through the week.
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New Orleans
UPI
King Freret
Birthday Honoree Mrs Lester Pennington Is Surprised
Mrs Lester Pennington of the Hatcher section was the surprise birthday honoree Friday. Attending were Mrs Parley Musick hostess Mrs Clarence McMann Mrs Ed Tankersley Mrs Jack Taylor Mrs Warren Stewart and Mrs Bill Repass. Games and refreshments followed.
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Oceana
RNS
Lester Pennington
Hatcher
Parley Musick
Clarence McMann
Ed Tankersley
Jack Taylor
Warren Stewart
Bill Repass
Males Follow Fashion Dictates Of Teens And Wives
Chicago report from 50th anniversary convention of Menswear Retailers of America finds 14 million fashion conscious teens lead trends while women account for half of men’s purchases. 75 percent of buys involve male decisions with female consultation. Fitting items remain the final male domain.
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Chicago
UPI
America
Controversial Play To Open In Remote Town
In Teramo near Rome, producers stage The Deputy ahead of Rome ban. The play, critical of Pope Pius XII for not denouncing Nazi massacres, faces government limits under concordat rules. Clandestine Rome protests and Vatican bombing links cited.
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Rome
UPI
Pius XII
Teramo
Vatican
Pius
News tips invited from Raleigh Register regional readers
Residents in Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties are urged to share news with Raleigh Register correspondents. Contact nearest reporter listed with local area names and phone numbers to file stories quickly for Regional News Service.
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Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Raleigh Register
Marge Rhodes Rowe
Fairdale
Glen Daniel
C. W. Walker, Jr
Fayetteville
Claudette Nichols
Klaiber-Blackwell Vows Read In Itmann
Miss Melanie Blackwell and Raymond Klaiber wed in Cassell Methodist Church Itmann in a candlelit ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Blackwell Washington DC, wore satin with Chantilly lace and carried a white Bible. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Klaiber Mullens. The couple planned a Southern wedding trip after a reception at the groom’s home.
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Mullens
RNS
Melanie Blackwell
Raymond Klaiber
Cassell Methodist Church
Itmann
Stanley H. Slayton
Joe Blackwell
Washington, D.C
Corinne
Guyandotte Avenue
Alena Short
Nelson Short
Mullens High School
Pep Club
Future Homemakers of America
Tri-Hi-Y
Washington
Mullens High
Ft. Benning
U. S. Army
McDonald Seeks Early Resumption Of Talks
McDonald, whose fate as USW president is decided by ballot, hopes to quickly restart contract negotiations with the steel industry. He rejected extending present basic contracts as premature. Meany had urged extension beyond May 1, but USW declined. McDonald plans to contact industry leaders soon to resume bargaining as ballot counting continues.
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Rudy Cernkovic
Pittsburgh
UPI
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
USW
McDonald
Meany
I. W. Abel
Wayne Antimn
Hammond
Ind
International Teller Committee
Soviets Mark Army-Navy Day in Moscow Parade
In Moscow the Soviet Union marked its 47th armed forces anniversary with anti American rhetoric. Defense Minister Malinovsky said the nation possessed nuclear warheads and ordered 20 salvo artillery salutes in key cities as celebrations included parades and concerts. He warned Viet Nam hostilities could widen into a great war.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Communist Party
Pravda
Malinovsky
Leningrad
Sevastopol
Odessa
Bom
Viet Nam
Prince Hiro Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Toga Palace
Prince Hiro, heir to Japan’s throne, marked his fifth birthday with a cake baked at his palace home. The event at Toga Palace was hosted by his parents Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko and attended by relatives and friends. Hiro is the elder son and second in line to the imperial throne.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hiro
Japan
Toga Palace
Akihito
Michiko
Ravencliff Guests Visit Ohio Kin for Weekend
Ravencliff residents Mr and Mrs Kermit Gentry and children Mike and Angie traveled from Zanesville Ohio to stay with the Rev and Mrs Willis Wood. They spent the weekend with his parents at Herndon Heights and with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs A J Bailey before returning home Sunday.
George Washington sale rewards GW and Franklin shoppers
In downtown Mon Washington store, George Washington and Ben Franklin topped the annual sale. George Washington shopper, 42, bought a bed room set for 1.04 dollars and Franklin, 24, paid the same amount for a clothes dryer.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Monay
Washington
Franklin
Mount Hope Area Daily Notices and Health Updates
Substitute teachers filled Mt Hope Elementary on Monday with Mrs E W Dunkley and Miss Helen Thrasher standing in for absent staff. Illness kept Madge Warden at home while Mary Souk faced serious illness at her daughter’s residence in South Charleston. Family and friends visited Souk, including Eddie Souk and his sons Frank and Eddie Jr, plus Mrs Tony Sergi, all from Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Elementary
E. W. Dunkley
Fred Dixon
Helen Thrasher
N. L. Kemp
Madge Warden
Mary Souk
Della Graley
South Charleston
Eddie Souk
Frank
Eddie Jr
Tony Sergi
Provie Marchio
Eddie Richmond
Wayne Richmond
Webster Springs
Gladys Cadle
Maple Fork Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Bernard Dixon
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley
Ernest Underwood
Bethesda, Maryland
Carol Kuhn
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Ohio
O. L. Blake
Park Heights
Quincy Treadway
Monroe Street
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Jim Bebber
Paul Andrews
Janet
Steve
Cleveland
Bebber
Margaret Treadway
Andrews
Alice Treadway
Tony Magliano
Richwood
Price Hill
Thirteen Area Students On Concord Dean's List
ATHENS Thirteen area students were named to the Dean's List for the first semester at Concord College in Athens. Mark Edwin Long of Pineville was among nine maintaining straight A averages. Martha Elmore Cooke of Mullens earned Dean's List and a bachelor’s degree at mid term. Other honorees include Nancy J. Booth Mount Hope, Jesse M. Calvert Sophia, Meryl M. Hall Jr. Mullens, Sandra Rae Hall Layland, James B. Hatcher Beckley, Johnetta G. Matsko Oak Hill, Elizabeth Cozert McKinney Mullens, Charley Mulkey Wyoming, Jeane R. Roop Mullens, Frances M. Wilcox Beckley, and Judith Croft Wood Eccles.
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Athens
Concord College
Mark Edwin Long
Pineville
Martha Elmore Cooke
Mullens
Nancy J. Booth
Mount Hope
Jesse M. Calvert
Sophia
Meryl M. Hall Jr
Sandra Rae Hall
Layland
Weekend Visitors and Relatives Gather in Glen Fork
Glen Fork reporters note weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Burgess include their Arlington Virginia relatives Miss Bonnie Burgess and Mr Jackie Burgess. Ronnie Hurley visits from Hyattsville Maryland with wife and daughter Debbie after Florida trip. Charley Pizzino and Stella Workman head to Florida due to Zack Workman illness. Airman 2C William D Powers arrives to visit Beckley relatives including Glenn Tilley as he returns from Thule Greenland.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Jack Burgess
Inlaw
Jackie Burgess
Bonnie Burgess
Arlington
Mrs. Burgess
McGraws
Ott Brown
Nancy Hash
Jack Brown
Jacksonville
Fla
David Blevins
Ronnie Hurley
Avener Hurley
Debbie
Hyattsville
Frank Lester
Indian Creek
Charley Pizzino
Stella Workman
Florida
Primary Students Present Program
Mount Hope parents hear first graders marked with Valentine songs and readings. Second and third graders perform in the school auditorium under principal James Twohig, with Mrs Myrtle Flaherty and Mrs Jack Shockey leading first grade segments. The PTA meeting was canceled due to weather conditions.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Parent Teacher Association
James Twohig
Myrtle Flaherty
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