Medicare bill to be presented to Legislature for aged and welfare
Charleston UPI reports the 57th Legislature will see a medicare bill allowing the State Welfare Department to contract with Blue Cross or similar non profits to provide medical insurance for the aged and welfare recipients. Also discussed were a proposal to convert industrial savings and loan associations into state banks with limited powers and related banking implications amid opposing and supporting testimony from state officials and industry groups.
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Charleston
State Welfare Department
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
West Virginia
Ray N. Wells
Parkersburg
F. M. Davis
Wheeling
E. H. Camp
West Virginia Industrial and Loan Association
Robert E. Stealey
State Bankers Association
Davis
Stealey
Mutual
Saul R. Klaman
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Klaman
West
New Procedure Outlined Here For Court Cases
In Raleigh County Criminal Court a new docketing method for January term arraignments was announced by Judge Harry McCreery and Prosecuting Attorney C Berkley Lilly. Three arraignment days Friday Tuesday January 19 and Wednesday January 20 will host defendants and attorneys to enter pleas and possibly other dispositions. After pleas a trial date will be set to speed jury duty and cut county costs. About 32 arraignments on Jan 15 38 on Jan 19 and 23 on Jan 20 involve those indicted by Grand Jury appeal cases and holds from October term. Previously pleas and dispositions occurred before trial with juries waiting through pleas.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry McCreery
C. Berkley Lilly
McCreery
Criminal Court
State Not Getting Its Share Of Urban Renewal Funds
UR Charleston official Clarence E. Moran argues West Virginia ranks 45th in UR funding with under 8 million, saying the program favors big cities. He notes Pennsylvania and New Jersey receive far more relative to population and questions WV cities’ staff capacity to compete amid mounting program complexity.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Clarence E. Moran
UR Authority
Est Virginia
Moran
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Immigration quota reform could pool admissions countrywide
Officials propose consolidating nation quotas into a single central pool expanding annual admissions from about 300,000 to roughly 350,000. Preference would go to relatives and skilled workers while unused Western European allocations would be reassigned to countries with long waiting lists, potentially leaving Italy with the sole remaining preferred waiting list after five years.
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U.S
Britain
Germany
Ireland
Italy
St Albans Man Wins State Cooking Contest
A drug salesman from St Albans was named West Virginia winner in the Men s National Cooking Championship with Chipperesque Creambean Casserole. Robert L Raybourne, Kentucky graduate and father of three, was among state winners named by women food experts. West Virginia runner up was Howard J Weekly of Bridgeport.
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New York
UPI
St. Albans
West Virginia
Robert L. Raybourne
Howard J. Weekly
Bridgeport
Raybourn
University of Kentucky
Final rites for Rev. T. R. Cooper at First Baptist Church
The Rev. Thomas R. Cooper 78 of 214 Westwood Drive dies after brief illness. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Dr Kenneth Swank officiating. Burial in Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor. He served as a minister 40 years in Raleigh and Fayette Counties and belonged to Beckley Masonic Lodge 95 Beckley Chapter Mount Hope Commandery Beni Kedem Shrine and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Pallbearers listed.
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T. R. Cooper
Westwood Drive
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Swank
Mount Tabor
Cooper
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
Beckley
Samuel Thompson
Russell M. Simms
J. Everett Shrewsbury
T. V. Hutchinson
Alex George
Mrs Goldie Cole dies after long illness at 62
Mrs Goldie Faye Cole 62 of 105 Lauren Ave died at 10 am Thursday after a 21 2 year illness in a local hospital She was born June 8 1902 at Pax Branch daughter of George and Sarah Minnie Bragg Kincaid She was a Church of Christ member Survived by husband Howard J Cole and four sisters Nora Fitzgerald Maxwell Hill Maude Paul Georgia McCoy Mount Hope and Chloe Thompson Harper Funeral 2 pm Thursday Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with A H Stages of Beckley in charge Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Pallbearers William Scott Richard Spears Harold Hanks Joe McCoy Billy Wright W E Lunstrum mentioned for services</S>
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Goldie Faye Cole
Lauren Ave
Pax Branch
George and
Sarah Minnie Bragg Kincaid
Church of Christ
Howard J. Cole
Nora Fitzgerald
Maxwell Hill
Maude Paul
Beckley
Georgia McCoy
Mount Hope
Chloe
Final rites for Mrs Minerva Brown Foster in Harvey
Mrs Minerva Foster 79 of Harvey will receive funeral services at 2 p m Thursday at Harvey Methodist Church with Revs C D Walker and Ray Hanson officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. She died Monday at an Oak Hill hospital after a short illness. She was born December 6 1885 in Monroe County daughter of Washington Brown and Susan Hines Brown. Survived by four sons Jess Oak Hill Watson Fort Oberlin Theodore Yuma Ariz LeRue Kentucky seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill for viewing after 4 p m today.
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Minerva Rhoda Brown Foster
Harvey
Harvey Methodist Church
C. D. Walker
Ray Hanson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Washington
Susan Hines Brown
Jess
Watson
Fort Oberlin
Ohio
Theodore
Yuma
Ariz
LeRue
Kentucky
Violet Lane
Irene Dumar
Schenectady N. Y
Faye Mercer
Bowling Green
Tyree
Services for W H Rogers in Keystone
W H Bill Rogers aged 62 of Keystone dies and his funeral is set for 1 p m Thursday at Keystone Methodist Church with the pastor officiating. The obituary notes he was a community member and will be laid to rest in the local cemetery.
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W. H
Bill) Rogers
Keystone
Keystone Methodist
the Rey
Frank P McLaughlin 67 Marlinton dies after heart attack
Frank P McLaughlin of Marlinton aged 67 died at 10 30 p m Monday in a Marlinton hospital after a heart attack. He was director of Livestock Marketing with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and a Marlinton farmer. He served as a Deacon of Marlinton Presbyterian Church and was a director of First National Bank of Marlinton. His body lies at Smith Funeral Home Marlinton.
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Frank P. McLaughlin
Marlinton
Irene Logan McLaughlin
Beckley
Dunmore
Edward F
Margaret Mann McLaughlin
West Virginia
Norris Rites Held for Mount Hope Resident Charlie F Norris
Funeral services for Charlie F Norris 67 of Mount Hope were set for 2:30 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church Mount Hope with Rev Braxton Brody presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Norris retired coal miner died Monday after long illness. He left Mayette Norris of Mount Hope three sons, two daughters, two step-sons and three step-daughters, plus 35 grandchildren. The body lay in state at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Charlie F. Norris
Mount Hope
First Baptist Church of
Braxton Brody
Greenwood Memorial Park
Norris
Mayette Norris
Charlie Norris Jr
Clarence Norris
Alfonzo Norris
Cleveland
Ohio
Elizabeth Jones
Harper Heights
Mercey Marshall
Cincinnati
Lester Scott
Neal Scott
Chicago
Ill
Ella Owens
Arene Shannon
Rena Rhenold
Final rites for Mullens man John W Shufflebarger
John W. Shufflebarger 84 of Mullens will be laid to rest at Mullens First Methodist Church with Rev. R J Matheny directing burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield. Graveside rites are by the Mullens Masonic Lodge. He died Monday evening in a Mullens hospital. Friends may call at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens this afternoon.
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John W. Shufflebarger
Mullens
Mullens First Methodist Church
R. J. Matheny
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Mullens Masonic Lodge
Shufflebarger
Sam Foglesong
Mrs Anna Snead Dies at 78 in Oak Hill Heart Attack
Mrs Anna Snead 78 of Oak Hill died Tuesday morning at her daughter Thelma Roope s home in Belle from a heart attack. Survived by son John of Oak Hill brother William Bridges Ferrum Virginia sister Lizzie Cooper Ferrum Virginia two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Anna Snead
Oak Hill
Thelma Roope
Belle
John
William Bridges
Ferrum
Lizzie Cooper
Rites for Vadis Oscar Bunch Held in Oak Hill
Vadis Oscar Bunch 50 of Oak Hill dies of a heart attack at home. Final rites set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Central Avenue Church of God with Rev. Huston Hall presiding. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors include father Oscar of Oak Hill, brothers Howard in Hawaii and Vernon of Hawaii, and sister Mrs Lorene.
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Oscar Bunch
Oak Hill
Central Avenue Church of God
Huston Hall
High Lawn Memorial Park
Bunch
Oscar
Sgt
Howard Bunch
Army
Hawaii
Vernon Bunch
Lorene
West Virginia Budget Battle Looms For 1965 66
Legislature faces its largest and most troublesome bill next Tuesday as the Board of Public Works delivers the fiscal 1965 66 budget. The BPW trimmed requests from 213 million to 174 million, with education seeking 15 million to modernize public schools. Lawmakers expect a light week ahead but anticipate many bills filling the hopper before Friday adjournment and return next Monday.
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Board of Pulic Works
BPW
West Virginia
United Nations Debates US Plan on Voting and Deficit
The United States warns that a first ballot at the United Nations would strip Russia of its General Assembly vote under Article 19 for being two years in arrears. Backers propose a seven month recess to break the financial deadlock caused by Soviet refusals to fund peacekeeping missions.
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United States
Russia
General Assembly
U.N
Long Island Man’s Body To Be Taken For Funeral Service
McOsker of Long Island New York. The body will be moved from Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill to the church an hour before the service. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
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McOsker
Long Island
N. Y
Tyree
Oak Hill
Marvin Lilly Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Marvin L. Brad Lilly, 71, found dead Monday at his Powleys Creek home, death attributed to a heart attack. Born in Raleigh County, Lilly a retired Chesapeake and Ohio Railway conductor. Survived by son Robert M. Lilly of Ashland Maine and daughter Mrs. Mabel Bennett of Buck Route Hinton. Body held at E. M. Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton.
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Marvin L
Brad) Lilly
Powley’s Creek
Raleigh County
Lilly
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Mazzie Elizabeth Lilly
Robert M. Lilly
Ashland
Maine
Mabel Bennett
Buck Route
Hinton
Chattanooga Begins Desegregation Teacher Instruction Plan
United Press International reports Chattanooga Tennessee launches one of the Souths first desegregation instruction programs for teachers in a peaceful 1962 desegregation effort. A laborat ory center will train teachers of both races for desegregated schools as about 900 black students attend some previously all white elements and 55 white pupils move into formerly all black schools.
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United Press International
Tennessee Mountain
Chattanooga
South
Rev
H. H. Battle
Sato Urges U S Patience on Viet Nam Conflict
Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato urged the United States to exercise Asian type patience in South Viet Nam. He met with Defense Secretary McNamara for 45 minutes and planned talks with President Johnson and Secretary Rusk. Sato cited forebearance to win public support and noted no fundamental clash between Japanese and U.S. policy toward Red China while seeking greater Okinawa influence.
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Washington
UPI
Eisaku Sato
U. S
Robert S. McNamara
United States
South Viet Nam
Sato
McNamara
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
National Press Club
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White House
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
John Foster Dulles
Johnson Sato
Japan
Okinawa
Pacific
U.S
VA to Consolidate VA Offices and Close Some Facilities
The Veterans Administration plans moving and closing several regional offices including Juneau to Seattle and Philadelphia transfers from Cheyenne and Wilkes Barre. Albany Syracuse will close with functions shifted to New York City and Buffalo, while others shift to Los Angeles Denver and Cleveland. The moves aim to concentrate care near teaching hospitals, with 170 VA hospitals nationwide.
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Waco
San Antonio
Houston
Wilkes Barre
Philadelphia
Cincinnati VA
Cleveland
Kansas City
House Veterans Committee
Freighter Splits Apart in Heavy Seas Off Tokyo
A Nationalist Chinese freighter with 44 aboard split in two 320 miles east of Tokyo in heavy seas. The US Air Force reported 23 survivors were rescued and rushed to the scene.
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Tokyo
UPS
US Air Force
Man Shot 29 To 'Save Innocents'
A 70-year-old former Crete machinist, Louis Koullapis, is jailed in Gardena after shooting 29 poker players and workers across three clubs. He left a misspelled note claiming to sacrifice his life to close the clubs, saying he aimed to save innocents while criticizing the clubs’ impact on homes and families. Police disarmed him. he was injured in a struggle and is treated at Los Angeles County General Hospital. Four victims were seriously wounded, including 74-year-old Arthur Archibald in critical condition.
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Gardena
Calif
UPI
Louis Koullapis
Koullapis
Crete
Louis Purcell
Donald Williams
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Arthur Archibald
Burbank
Bliss Emerges As GOP National Chair Candidate
Reported discussion centers on Bliss as a steady conservative choice for party unity with Burch seen as a potential replacement. Alabama's Grenier derides Burch resignation as unnecessary while North Carolina’s Broyhill warns chair power may swing liberal, and Wirt Yerger Jr. praises Bliss as a hard working conservative able to unify the party. Bliss is described as a behind the scenes organizational figure who has declined the role before.
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Bliss
Alabama
John Grenier
Burch
Ed Broyhill
North Carolina
Mississippi
Dock Strike Grounds Ports From Maine To Texas
The ILA strike tied up docks from Maine to Texas, costing an estimated 25 million dollars. It began after New York New Jersey locals rejected a contract that guaranteed 1600 hours of annual work to offset crew cuts from 20 to 17. Union officials launched Operation Facts to explain safeguards and revive support ahead of a revote with no date set for Newark locals.
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Maine
Texas
ILA
Econ
New York - New Jersey
Newark
Johnson Sees Private College Loans Up To Billion Annually
President Johnson forecasts up to 1 billion dollars each year in private loans to college students if Congress passes a phase of his education program. A top administration source says the government could spend up to 15 million annually to subsidize interest on guaranteed loans to make the plan viable. Johnson urges new federal aid to offset rising college costs and favors paying part of interest to expand private credit on fair terms. House sponsor Powell asserts the proposal will clear church-state concerns and gain votes in committee and Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Golden Glover in Critical Condition After Ring Collapse
Youngstown Ohio UPI reports 17 year old Jerry Como suffered a heart stoppage in the ring during the opening night of a local boxing program. Doctors revived him with immediate chest massage and oxygen therapy. he remains unconscious in very critical condition despite a functioning heart.
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Youngstown
Como
Harvey Christian
Space (Continued From Page 1) Mathews Sees Four-Man Rifle Limit
Mathews insists the program is not out of four manned space launches this year though the fourth shot remains a low probability. He is determined to stick to the schedule as planned and believes rapid future successes are possible if no major modifications are needed.
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Mathews
Industrial Accidents Kill 13 In December
West Virginia on the job fatalities rose to 13 in December from 11 a year earlier per the State Workmen's Compensation Department. Nine occurred in coal, with one each in four other industries. non fatal accidents totaled 3 822 versus 3 193 in December 1963.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Workmen's Compensation Department
Three Satellites Provide Major Navigation Aid
The Navy announced three orbiting satellites now supply Polaris submarine fleets and other U S vessels with highly accurate global navigation data. The system yields a ship’s latitude and longitude every nine minutes, improving position fixes during Pacific Atlantic and Mediterranean operations. The Enterpris e Long Beach and Bainbridge used the system on a recent world cruise.
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Washington
APS
Polaris
U.S
Navy
Pacific
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Enterprise
Long Beach
Bainbridge
Kiwi Safety Test Results Studied
In Kiwi-TNT safety test at Jackass Flats Nevada, AEC scientists began evaluating nuclear effects after detonating a peacetime reactor engine built as a moon program prototype. The blast released nuclear energy within treaty limits but produced a large flame. analysts expected two more days to assess potential hazards from reactor destruction.
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Jackass Flats
Nev
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Bids Sought On 1 Road Projects Across State
Seven road projects totaling about 11.3 million dollars will open for bids January 26 as the State Road Commission launches its 1965 contract program. Projects cover 5.8 miles of new or improved roads and eight bridges across Berkeley Ohio Greenbrier Randolph counties, including I-70, I-64, and routes 9 250 and 219 with multiple bridges and viaduct work.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Berkeley County
Mill Creek
W. Va
Ogequon Creek
Ohio County
Wheeling Island
Fort Henry
Dallas Pike
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier
Beverly
Elkins
Randolph County
China backs Vietnam in struggle against US forces
The news agency reported that Beijing informed Hanoi through a note from Foreign Minister Chen Yi that Pe king’s stance was clear. Chen called South Korea’s move exceedingly grave and said China and its people will stand with Vietnam to defeat U S imperialist aggression in the south.
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Peking
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Chen Yi
Chen
Berkeley County School Levy Defeated
Berkeley County voters rejected a proposed five percent levy for five years twice the size of the long standing levy. Unofficial results show 53.7 percent in favor, short of the 60 percent required for passage after 15 years of a three year levy.
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Martinsburg
UPI
Berkeley County
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