State To Seek $300 Pay Hike For Teachers
The plan calls for a $500 yearly raise for teachers and authority for the State Education Department to invest 2.4 million dollars in a statewide comprehensive educational program. Minimum teacher pay would rise from 350 to 400 dollars monthly, with programs to begin in fall 1965. The move follows a Jacksons Mill conference and targets a uniform statewide initiative with expanded curricula and job skills.
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Charleston
UPI
William Hamilton
State Education Department
Hamilton
Rex M. Smith
Europe
Jacksons Mill
Jackson's Mill
Wirt County
Wirt
Eisenhower urges Republicans to act beyond general principles
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told Chicago reporters that the Republican platform should do more than merely state principles and general ties. He emphasized concrete policy aims and actions to distinguish the party’s program.
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Chicago
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Two Killed In Head On Crash Near Nitro
A Mason County man and a Kanawha County woman died in a head on collision on West Virginia 25 east of Nitro. The victims were Paul B. Harless 31 Leon and Elizabeth M. Shamblin 34 Sissonville. A third vehicle driven by Vance 23 Charleston struck the wreckage and suffered minor injuries. A Shamblin passenger Orville Harding 26 Charleston was in serious condition with chest injuries and a concussion. The 1964 WV traffic toll rose to 232 on this date.
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NITRO
UPI
Mason County
Kanawha County
W. Va. 25
Here
Paul B. Harless
Leon
Elizabeth M. Shamblin
Sissonville
Vance
Charleston
Shamblin
Orville Harding
West Virginia
Teacher Loses Purse With 950 Dollars in Cash and Checks
Mrs. Charles Clemens reported to state police that her purse containing 710 dollars in cash plus salary checks totaling 240 dollars was lost Wednesday afternoon near Stamford Road. She claims a foreign car stopped, a passenger picked up the purse, and the vehicle headed toward Piney View. A reward is offered. contact 252-2047.
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Charles Clemens
Stamford Road
Ohio Locks It Up For Barry Goldwater
Ohio Republicans surrendered 58 delegates from Gov. Rhodes, clearing the path for Barry Goldwater to win on the first ballot at the GOP convention. Scranton’s hopes to block a Goldwater triumph fade as Ohio joins Wisconsin in boosting the Arizona senator’s momentum toward the nomination.
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Raymond Lahr
San Francisco
UPI
Ohio
Barry Goldwater
James A. Rhodes
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Rhodes
Scranton
Arizona
Washington
Wisconsin
Girl Aerialist Falls To Death After Act Ends
Betty Bergen, 34, an aerialist with The Silver Condors, died after falling 40 feet from a high platform at a Cheektowaga NY shopping center show. Her husband Fred Bergen watched as she slipped after unhooking her safety belt. No net was used and a guide wire worsened the fall. Doctors said a broken neck caused the death. The Hell and Wallace Circus tour, based in East Palatka Florida, had performed three shows nightly with Bergen noting no prior accidents.
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Cheektowaga
UPI
Betty Bergen
St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital
Pen Set Missing After Office Break-In
Thieves broke into the Professional Park building on Thursday night by forcing a back door lock. Offices of Dr. Donald Neil Dr. Charles Merritt and Dr. Warren Elliot were entered. An undisclosed amount of money in Dr. Merritt's file cabinet was left undisturbed. State police believe intruders spent about an hour inside. investigation continues.
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Professional Park
Donald Neil
Charles Merritt
Warren Elliot
City to Act to Collect Past Due Sewer Bills
Mayor John Wesley Smith announced the city will seek liens against property owners with past due sewer bills at the next City Council meeting. Notices have been sent and many residents have not paid.
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John Wesley Smith
Heiress Killer Says He Lied
A Korean War veteran, Dick W. C. Anderson, repudiates his confession in the murder of heiress Carol Thompson, saying he killed her during a daylight robbery alone and not as part of a $1 million murder for hire plot. Thompson’s husband, T. Eugene Thompson, is a convicted mastermind seeking insurance payout and a new life. Mastrian, the alleged middleman, also serves a life term.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Carol Thompson
Dick W. C. Anderson
St. Paul
T. Eugene Thompson
Anderson
Thompson
Norman Mastrian
AAY Seminar Group Tours Beckley Area
The Action for Appalachian Youth summer seminar centered in Charleston visits Beckley today for a field trip to Exhibition Mine and Stotesbury Museum and a slide show Promise of a Plateau. Eighteen students including three internationals study Appalachian problems under Miss Elinor McLaughlin with Mrs Virginia Schoonover and plan a Washington visit to meet President Johnson.
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Action For Appalachian
Charleston
Beckley
Stotesbury Museum
Appalachia
Elinor McLaughlin
Virginia Schoonover
Rural Letter Carriers convention opens in Beckley
Mrs. June Clay chairs the W V Rural Letter Carriers Association convention at Beckley Hotel with about 100 registrants. Notables Max Jordan and William Geddes to speak at the Beckley Hotel banquet as John Slack and Burl Sawyers attend Saturday’s session starting at 9 a m.
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June Clay
Harper
W. Va
Rural Letter Carrier Association
Beckley Hotel
Robert Saddler
Beckley
Rex Post
Sec
Retary
Buckhannon
Marvin Brissey
New Milton
Herb Jones
Fairview
Earle Eyre
National Auxiliary
Assn
Clay
Beckley Exhibition Mine
William H. Geddes
Washington Regional Post Office Department
John Slack
State Road
Burl Sawyers
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Flaming United flight crash kills 39 in Smoky Mountains
United Airlines Viscount with 39 aboard erupts in flames over the Great Smoky Mountains near Newport Tennessee. FBI CAB and National Guard investigate possible federal violation or bombing though no bomb found. Pilot Capt Oliver Sabath e, 41, reported no trouble before the 7 15 p m crash. Eyewitnesses alternatingly describe an air explosion or fireball as bodies and debris fall.
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Newport
Tenn
FBI
United Flight 823
Philadelphia
Huntsville
Ala
Oliver E. Sabathe
Washington
East Tenessee
Knoxville
Alvin Webb
Lema Leads Open After Third Round At St Andrews
Tony Lema fired his second straight 68 to hold a four stroke edge in the British Open with 209 at St Andrews. Jack Nicklaus matched the course record with 66 to rise to second at 216 as officials planned a final round today.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
UPI
Tony Lema
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Beckley Area Weather Forecast With Showers Possible
Beckley and vicinity expect variable cloudiness this afternoon through Saturday with only a chance of afternoon thunder showers. High today around 82, low 56, highs in the low 80s Saturday. Last 24 hours show 75 at 3 pm and 53 at 5 am. River Greenbrier low and clear, Lake normal and clear, Hinton gauge at 1.57 ft. Five day WV forecast calls for cooler than normal temperatures with scattered thundershowers and about an inch of rainfall.
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Beckley
Beckley High
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Centrex System To Be Installed At University
West Virginia University will switch to Centrex direct dialing starting August 30. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of West Virginia installs Centrex, a telephone system for large institutions, eliminating extension numbers. University numbers will use a different exchange than other Morgantown lines.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Centrex
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Tshombe Sworn In As Premier Of The Congo
Moise Tshombe was sworn in as premier of the Congo by President Kasavubu after returning from exile. He led Katanga’s secession bid years earlier and now forms a central government amid rebellion. Armed guards restrained cheering crowds as he pledged peace and unity.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Tshombe
Katanga
United Nations
Europe
Joseph Kasavubu
Kasavubu
Goldwater Urges GOP Platform Unity and Generalities
Sen. Barry Goldwater urged the GOP Platform Committee to close ranks and avoid detailed planks, favoring a broad campaign document to guide party leaders. He criticized talk of explicit civil rights language and warned against treating communism as negotiable, stressing unity over factional fights.
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San Francisco
UPI
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Congress
Secranton
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Dwight Eisenhower
Convention City
Stassen Reveals Subtle Plan to Stall Goldwater
Hopeful Harold Stassen aired a cautious campaign strategy in San Francisco. He aims to appear out of the race to lull Goldwater supporters, telling delegates they can back Scranton, Lodge, Nixon or Romney on ballots one through four, then reassume control on the fifth ballot. He dismisses opening San Francisco headquarters, arguing against exposing a modern campaign technique.
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Goldwater
Stassen
Scranton
Lodge
Nixon
Romney
San Francisco
Platform Committee
Luxembourg
Heart Attack Caused Death Of Motorist
CHARLESTON UPI A heart attack was the apparent cause of death of Elmer B. Hunt 56 who died at the wheel on the Patrick Street Bridge in Charleston on August 60. Witnesses said Hunt slumped in his car before it crashed into a bridge abutment. His death will not be counted in the 1964 highway fatality toll which stands at 230, up from 177 last year.
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Charleston
UPI
Credean
Patrick Street
Elmer B. Hunt
President Harding Love Letters Revealed by Historian
New York Times reports historian Francis Russell found over 250 love letters from Warren G. Harding to Marion Ohio woman during both spouses marriages. Letters date 1909 to 1920, with claims of money offers to keep romance quiet after Harding became Republican nominee and later president.
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New York
UPI
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
New York Times
the Times
Francis Russell
Harding
James Phillips
White House
Phillips
Russell
The
Times
R. W. Apple Jr
Senate ends brief session before party event in San Francisco
Washington UPI reports the Senate met 12 seconds then adjourned for a full recess until July 20 after the Republican party function in San Francisco. The brief session preserves no major bills and sets the legislative pause through mid-summer.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Republican Party
San Francisco
Congress
Auto Tag Extension Ends At Midnight
CHARLESTON API All West Virginia automobiles must display the new 1964 65 license plates by midnight tonight the cutoff date of the 10 day extension granted to motorists. The extension was approved by State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuckols after about 20000 auto owners could not obtain the gold and blue tags because their names were dropped from title transfer files earlier in the year. All other types of vehicles must bear the new tags by Aug 1.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia
Jack Nuckols
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