Union Officer Outlines RR Workers 1966 Goals
M L Mel lett of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men met Mullens union officers to outline 1966 goals including restoration of locomotive helper jobs, a 25 percent wage hike, and settlement of the helper dispute via bargaining. The union seeks staffing parity, reemployment of separated workers, and compensation for those harmed by the 1964 two year arbitration ruling. With about half of freight and yard locomotives operating without helpers, the train accident rate has risen per the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Brothe
Mellett
Ers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Senate Committee On Commerce
Blf&e
Roy Stover Birthday Party Honors Young Child
Roy Clin ton Stover celebrated his fourth birthday with a party at Mrs. Mable Reynolds home in Mullens. Hosts were Mrs. Stover, Mrs. Reynolds, and Mrs. Peggy Wilcox. Guests included Kelli Donn Stover, Joni Wilcox, Jerri Joan Wilcox, and other attendees as listed.
Youths Honored at Mount Hope Church Social
Rev Ralph Thompson Jr pastor of Mount Hope Methodist Church and assisting with the Minden Church entertained 13 youths Friday evening in the Mount Hope Social Hall. Helpers were W L Martin and Miller Gwinn. Refreshments were made by Mrs Julia Steplow.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Ralph Thompson Jr
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Minden
Mount Hope Church
Thompson
W. L. Martin
Miller Gwinn
Julia Steplow
Return of Mrs Lambert From Elkton Md
Mrs. Fred Lambert returned home Thursday from Elkton Maryland where she was called due to the illness of her sister Mrs. Harry Bera a patient in Union Hospital. She traveled with her brother and sister in law the Rev and Mrs Johnny Grey Matoaka. Mrs Dawson is the former Myrtle Grey daughter of Mrs Emmett Grey the late Mr Grey of Garwood.
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Corinne
Rns
Fred Lambert
Elkton
Harry Bera
Union Hospital
Johnny Grey
Matoaka
Dawson
Myrtle Grey
Emmett Grey
Lincoln Gordon to lead inter American affairs post Vaughn
Ambassador Lincoln Gordon returns from Brazil to become assistant secretary of state for inter American affairs. He will succeed Jack Hood Vaughn, named Peace Corps director by President Johnson.
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Vaughn
Washington
UPI
Lincoln Gordon
Brazil
Jack Hood Vaughn
Johnson
PTA Guest Shows Slides Of Tobacco Field Work
Rod ney Scott spoke at the Glen Fork PTA to discuss five summers directing youth in tobacco fields in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He described the program at Camp Amherst with safety, insurance, and travel perks, plus activities like church, trips, and camps, highlighting responsibility and saving. The PTA set plans for a school dinner to fund new cafeteria tables and approved a March of Dimes mothers march on January 29.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Rodney Scott
Matheny
Parent - Teacher Association
Scott
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Camp Amherst
Mass
Wyoming County Toys
Company
Kelly Sizemore
Paul Brooks
PTA
Brooks
John B. Pizzino
Rs. Louis Jenkins
John Pizzino
Lawrence Parnell
Dennie Acord
R. Schlager
David E. Lay
Lester Blevins
Jack Irick
Oe Francis
Roy FrancoThe
December gain tops yearly average as jobs and hours rise
The Commerce Department reported a $4.4 billion December increase over November, about $1 billion more than the year’s average monthly gain, reflecting stronger employment and longer hours.
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Commerce Department
Computers Reach Small Firms With Pocketbook Focus
The article notes affordable computers now serve medium and small businesses and homes. A Seattle electronics firm invested 5000 monthly, a Wright, Pa pharmacist outsources accounting to a data center, paying under 120 monthly. Time sharing lets many users access a single machine, and service bureaus offer outsourced data processing nationwide.
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Tom Nolan
Seattle
W Rt
Eee i Asain
Rea
New York
Charles Ward
Milford
IBM
Study Presented At CWF Meeting
The Mount Hope Christian Church Christian Womens Fellowship met Monday evening in the Fellowship Hall. A study titled Let Us Bow Down and Worship by Margaret Hocista was presented by Mrs. James D. Lowe Jr with assistance from Morton Givens and several members. Plans Were discussed for a Fellowship Dinner on February 2 with Charles C. Crank as guest speaker, executive secretary of Christian Churches in West Virginia.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Christian Berges Fellowship
Mount Hope Christian Church
Fellowship Hall
Margaret Hocista
Follawsbee
CWF
James D. Lowe Jr
Morton Givens
E. W. Dunkley
Albert Booth
C. H. Jones
Page Humphrey
Christian Churches
West Virginia
Circle No. 2
Dunkley
Bertha Trent
Fred Thompson
Elsie Bryant
Lowe
Humphrey
Carol Roles
Deck Vance
A. Maude Roby
Marvin Beverley
J. B. Helton Jr
M Falletty
Booth
Jones
Beverley
Helicopters in Viet Nam prove vulnerability, says Army expert
Col. George W. Putnam at Ft. Rucker said helicopters in Viet Nam suffer an average loss of one in 18 000 flights, but the Army now graduates about 3,500 copter pilots yearly, more than triple the number before last summer. He added that nearly all pilots are serving in Viet Nam, where copters have become an accepted way of life.
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Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
Army
George W. Putnam
Army Aviation School
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Now You Know By United Press International
The White House was designed by James Hoban an architect who was for the loco to the World Almanac.
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United Press International
White House
James Hoban
Aar
Loco
West Virginia Churches Target 400000 for Presbyterian Fund
Seventy six Presbyterian churches in West Virginia join the Fifty Million Fund for new churches colleges seminaries schools hospitals and other facilities in the United States and 27 other nations. The state goal is 400000 with canvasses through spring. Local leaders include Rev. Dr. Donald Lester of Wheeling and George A. Stevenson of Parkersburg. National figures head the drive including Dwight D. Eisenhower William Hudnut and Henry Luce. </s>
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Wheeling
West Virginia
United States
Donald Lester
Vance Memorial Church
West Virginia Synod
United Presbyterian Church
Robert Rasmussen
Colcord
Synod Fifty Million Fund
George A. Stevenson
13Th Street
Parkersburg
Penn Metal Co
First Church
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William H. Hudnut Jr
Henry R. Luce
Time, Inc
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Tha Hill
Canyon
Rock Forge
Morgantown
Mountain
United Presbyterian
Clear Creek
Nellis
Montroal
Orange
Orgas
Brush Creek
Ridgeview
Camp Creek
Stickney
Whitesville
Marfork
Inter-Faith Meet Set At Catholic Church
Scarbro news reports a Jan 24 inter faith panel discussion and social at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church joining the Harlem Heights Baptist Missionary Society and the Blessed Sacrament Guild. The event aligns with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the Chair of Unity Octave per Bishop Hodges.
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Scarbro
Leo Werner
Sts. Peter and Paul
Women of the Missionary Society of Harlem
Ann Judson Guild Met at Oak Hill Baptist Church
Gail Mauritz hosted the Ann Judson Guild meeting at Oak Hill Baptist Church. Jeannie Williams opened with prayer. Miss Mauritz read minutes in Kathy Grabosky absence. Beckly Lively presented the program New Year In Many Lands. Jennie Williams led the devotional and refreshments were served to Louise Walsh Jennie Williams Kathy Webb Becky Lively Karen Kennedy and Mrs. Carl Williams.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Gail Mauritz
Ann Judson Guild
Wyoming County Principals Plan Local Tournaments
Wyoming County Elementary Principals Association discussed two county basketball tournaments for schools above and below 200 students and a science camp for seventh to ninth graders at Glen Rogers High School after the 4 H camps. They heard updates on language arts, music, Head Start, and Keep Wyoming County Green contests with several school leaders in attendance.
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Pineville
Wyoming County Elementary Principals Association
Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers High School
Roscoe Plumley
George M. Nolley
Wyomingstar
Lan
Fred Shannon
Wyoming County
Jesse W. Morgan
Wyoming ‘County
Draft extends to medically allied fathers in 1965 deferments
President Johnson announced a change in draft policy extending deferments to fathers in medically allied fields including doctors dentists veterinarians and related roles such as male nurses and pharmacists who were previously deferred in Class II-A, altering the automatic status for these professionals.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
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