Ray Price Orchestra hires Russ Hicks as steel guitarist
Russ Hicks son of Lawton and Mrs Hicks of Mabscott joins the Ray Price Orchestra as steel guitarist replacing Buddy Emmons. He tours major southern cities from Dallas to Miami on a two week run and Ray Price’s group appears on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show in late August. Hicks is married to Diane Stewart of Fairfield and they have daughter Angela Maria aged 21 2. He is a graduate of Aiken High School in Aiken South Carolina.
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Russ Hicks
Ray Price
Connie Smith
Nashville
Dallas
Texas
Miami
Fla
Hicks
Diane Stewart
Fairdale
Angela Maria
Aiken High School
Aiken, S. C
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Capt John J Brooks son of Mr and Mrs Doney Brooks of Wyoming helped his unit at Seymour Johnson AFB NC earn an outstanding rating for combat readiness. He commands a KC 135 Stratotanker in SAC and has served in Vietnam. Linda S Pittman daughter of Mrs Eva Pittman completed eight weeks of basic training at Ft McClellan AL. Thomas E Cook completed basic at Lackland AFB TX and furloughed at home in Pineville. Seaman Ret James K Salters USN, son of Mr and Mrs John W Salters Sr of St Mann, graduated Navy basic training at Naval Training Center.
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John J. Brooks
Doney Brooks
Wyoming
Seymour Johnson Afb
N. C
Eighth Air Force Headquarters
Strategic Air Command Force
America
Vietnam
Pineville High School
Glenville State College
Washburn University
Topeka
Kan
Eugenia
C. B. Rohr
Alum Bridge
Linda S. Pittman
Eva I. Pittman
Vine St
Beckley
Women’s Army Corps Center
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Lawrence E. ‘Pittman
Route 1
W. Va
Thomas E. Cook
jLackland Air Force Base
Texas
Jack Cook
Pineville
Cook
M. A. C. Charleston Air Force Base
South Carolina
Spec
James D. Cook
Greenland
U. S. Army
James K. Salters
USN
John W. Salters Sr
St‘Mann
Navy
Naval Training Center
Acme Wins road resurfacing contracts in state program
Acme Construction Co of Skelton received state road contracts for resurfacing 6.02 miles of Beckley Princeton Road and 3.01 miles of Surveyor Crab Orchard Road. Bids totaled 44 693 40 and 34 841 70. The State Road Commission awarded 21 contracts June 22 with State Construction Co of Huntington also bidding local projects.
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Acme Construction Co
Skelton
State Road Commission
Beckley Prince
Ion Road
Crab Orchard Road
Acme
Beckley,Princeton Road
Viewership for Honey at Cliffside Amphitheatre Surges
A Tuesday performance of Honey jin The Rock drew 205 attendees from 14 states and Yokosuka Japan. The audience included residents from California Delaware Washington DC Florida Indiana Maryland Massachusetts Missouri New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin and Yokosuka Japan. Total seen to date 3 869 people.
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States
Japan
Cliffside Amphitheatre
California
Delaware
Washington, D. C
Florida
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Yokosuka
Ginsberg Openly Questioned At Spoleto Festival
Police in Spoleto Italy asked a judge to charge the bearded American poet Allen Ginsberg with reading obscene verse at the Spoleto Festival. Festival chief Giancarlo Menotti said lawyers would be offered and no serious consequence is expected after a three hour meeting at police headquarters.
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Ginsberg
Spoleto
Italy
Upi
Allen Ginsberg
Giancarlo Menotti
Chicago judge warns of action over court cooling
In Chicago, Judge Saul delivers a sharp warning after advertising in two newspapers and threatening to picket if air conditioning is not installed in the city’s boys court north.
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Chicago
UPI
Saul
Boys Court North
King Pellinore Stars in Camelot at Charleston Guild
Frank Klages takes the lead as King Pellinore in Camelot the Charleston Light Opera Guild production with two weekend shows at 8 50 p m Reservations are available by calling 253 8315 or writing P O Box 1205 Beckley The show features the musical classic with Arthur Guenevere Lancelot and the round table in a lavish production
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Frank Klages
Pellinore
Charleston Light Opera Guild
King Arthur
Queen Guenevere
Lancelot
Knights of the Round Table
Klages
Guild
The
Kanawha Players
University of North Carolina
Air’ Force
P. O
Beckley
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Prince
Toy
Ade
BAYER
Gaene
Woodbury
Lotion
McCleans
Mennen
Ebede
Eee
C.isan Dop Lyary- tLe
LTS
Wwe
Sss Een
Reynolds
General Electric
Aluminum
AFG
Johnson
Neue
Simoniz
PGIO
Boc
Roy
Azy
Linda Pittman Thomas Cook
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