Beckley May Get Small Business Development Center
West Virginia officials map a statewide anti poverty program to create six regional Small Business Development Centers in Beckley Charleston Morgantown Parkersburg Romney and Weston. The centers would screen loan applicants and guide small businesses in poverty areas with loans up to 25000. Approval hinges on federal agencies and WVU research support.
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UPI
West Virginia
Beckley
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Romney
Weston
Paul Crabtree
Hulett C. Smith
Small Business Administration
West Virginia University Center For Appalachian Studies and Development
Two Dead Several Missing As Twisters Hit Minnesota
Tornadoes and strong winds ripped through Minnesota and South Dakota early Monday night. At least two people died in Cosmos Minnesota when a barn roof collapsed under hay bales. White Bear Lake saw people clinging to a tipped canoe as Ramsey County hunted for missing. In Prinsburg near Stillwater and Red Wing areas, barns toppled and fields were leveled by rain and wind. About 200 homes lost power in Golden Valley and Twin Cities outages reached two hundred across the metro.
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South Dakota
Black Hills
Minnesota
Ropert Schoeder
Cosmos
Minn
White Bear Lake
Twin Cities
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office
Prinsburg
Stillwater
Litchfield
Red Wing
Golden Valley
Scenic Highway 14A
Cheyenne Crossing
Black
Factory Jobs In June Near All Time High
Washington reports that more than 18 million Americans held factory jobs in June, an all time high, with average pay of 108.21 dollars per week. Gains in steel auto and machinery sectors show strong manufacturing growth as production expands with a 244000 rise to 18,068,000 jobs. The average work week reached 41.3 hours and overtime 3.6 hours setting peacetime records for June. Harold Goldstein notes manufacturing employment remains near its peak level.
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Washington
API
Labor Department
United States
Harold C. Goldstein
Labor Statistics
Beckley Area Weather Summary and Extremes
Beckley area weather calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures this afternoon with a high near 83, followed by a fair mild night. Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies and a mid 80s high. Last 24 hours show 77 at 3 PM and 60 at 6:30 AM. Precip none, humidity 58 percent at 12:30 PM. River Greenbrier normal and cloudy, Lake normal and clear, 5 gates open, new gauge at Hinton 3.0 ft. Today’s extremes: high 108 at Presidio Texas, low 35 at Livingston Montana.
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Beckley
Uteasbetsharens
Hinton
Presidio
Tex
Livingston, Mont
Logan County Feud Plays Out In Supreme Court
In a continuing Logan County political feud, Prosecutor Ov al D. Damron asked the State Supreme Court to compel Sheriff Jack Ferrell to endorse a $1,379.91 check to attorney James McIntyre for a 1965 flood relief investigation funded by a $5,000 county allocation. Ferrell disputed the legality and said the move was political harassment. Damron argued Ferrell knew his 1963 duties tied to the inquiry and questioned the county court order. He noted a prior investigation by his staff and referenced a February remark by former Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith.
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Charleston
UPI
Logan County
State Supreme Court
Oval D. Damron
Jack Ferrell
Damron
Ferrell
James MceIntyre
McIntyre
Demron
State Road Commission
W. Bernard Smith
Groundbreaking site mapped for Highlands Scenic Highway
The project runs along U S 50 and U S 39 near Richwood in Nicholas County, with a new Forest Service visitor center under construction. The Highlands Scenic Highway will be designated West Virginia 10.
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Richwood
Nicholas County
W.va. 39
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W.va. 10
Appalachian North South Highway to Link Beckley and Sutton
Appalachian Regional Commission action this week will approve a nine county direct north south highway in West Virginia. Rep John M Stack Jr says 90 miles would join Sutton near Interstate 79 with U S 19 toward Summersville Beckley and a link to Interstate 77. The plan uses 70 30 federal aid matching funds and would be built to high type primary standards with room to add two lanes later.
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Pennsylvania Line
Appalachian Regional Commission
John M. Stack Jr
D-W.va
Appalachian Body
Slack
Appalachian Development Highway System
West Virginia
Sutton
Summersville
State Road Commission
Toronado to be 1966 model with front wheel drive
Oldsmobile plans this fall to debut the Toronado a 1966 model car in Milford Michigan. It will be the first American production car with front wheel drive since the 1930s Cord and aims at Buick Riviera and Ford Thunderbird. Priced around 4500 dollars the car features a sleek six passenger hardtop design with front engine front drive. Newsmen praised its stability and security noting the drive concept as its standout feature.
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Detroit
UPI
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Comsat seeks new ground stations to expand network
Comsat filed with the FCC to build two new ground stations in Washington state and Hawaii at a cost of 6 million dollars each, hoping to be operational by fall 1966. The company also applied to expand the existing U S ground stations at Andover Maine as part of a worldwide commercial satellite system.
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Washington
UPI
Communications Satellite Corporation
Comsat
Washington State
Hawaii
Federal Communications Commission
U.S
Andover
Maine
FCC moves to curb loud TV and radio ads
The Federal Communications Commission warns broadcasters to reduce objectionably loud commercials after a two year complaints study. It prohibits ads delivered in a loud rapid and strident manner and condemns high volume spots following lower volume programming. Fines or license loss are possible for noncompliance.
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Washington
FCC
Reward Offered For Diploma Mill Proof At West Virginia College
Huntington report says Central Christian College denies diploma mill charges and offers a $5,000 reward to anyone who can prove violations or that a PhD can be bought for $50. The college allegedly granted doctor’s degrees in anything for $50 from a room behind a music store. The State Board of Education was briefed on the dispute.
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West Virginia
Beatty in serious condition in Ventura hospital
Clyde Beatty, 62, famed animal trainer, was reported in serious condition at Memorial Community Hospital in Ventura California with cancer of the esophagus. He had been hospitalized a week earlier.
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Ventura, Calif
UPI
Clyde Beatty
Memorial Community Hospital
Soviets Boost Aid to North Vietnam Amid Talks in Moscow
The Soviet Union will increase military and economic aid to North Vietnam, per a communique issued during Le Thanh Nghi’s Moscow visit. No specifics on type or amount were given. China signed a similar aid pact, while U.S. observers note Moscow’s vague assurances amid Hariman’s Moscow visit and reports of ready Soviet missile sites in North Vietnam.
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Johnson
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Kosyygin
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Peking
Nghi
Li Hsien-nien
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Hanoi
le Thanh Nghi
Viet Nam Workers Party
North Viet Nam
Navy Oil Spill Strains Franco American Ties At Cannes
An American sailor emptied 3000 gallons of diesel into the sea off Cannes at the Shangri La. Beachgoers fled, hotels sought legal relief, and the Navy sought remedies from Naples for sand to refill eroded shores.
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France
French Riviera
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Shangri-La
Navy
Naples
48 Cong Slain In Battle Near Da Nang
Five US Marines were killed and 17 wounded in two battles with Communist guerrillas near Da Nang air base. American planes raided Viet Cong positions, with estimated Viet Cong deaths ranging from 260 in one raid to 140 in another. A Marine counterattack near the old French fort yielded 26 guerrilla casualties, while one Marine died and three wounded in the fort area.
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Viet Nam
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Dinh Tuong Province
Peace effort fails as Wilson envoy returns home
London officials say Harold Davies the 61 year old left wing Labour MP and Wilsons special emissary to North Vietnam has ended his mission and is returning to Britain. Davies met party and government officials in Hanoi but did not secure talks with Ho Chi Minh or Phan Van Dong.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Viet Nam
Harold Davies
Hanoi
Wilson
Davies
Ho Chi Minh
Phan van Dong
Tragedy strikes former Countian in Michigan crash
A Raleigh County native, Mrs. Garland Conley of Narrows Virginia, was seriously injured in a Michigan auto wreck that killed her 15 year old daughter Judy Kay and her mother in law Mrs. Johnny Conley. Conley’s father A H Buchanan of Narrows suffered a heart attack upon learning of the accident and was hospitalized. Joint services will be held at Wolfe Creek Methodist Church in Virginia.
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Michigan
Raleigh County
Garland Conley
Pemberton
Judy Kay
Johnny Conley
Narrows
Mariner 4 Nears Mars For Historic Closeup Flight
Pasadena reports Mariner 4 moved within 300000 miles of Mars ahead of a planned 21 photo sequence. A 30 power telescope would capture Martian surface images from under 10000 miles, marking the first closeups of Mars.
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Calif
UPI
America
Mariner 4
Mars
Red Planet
Martian
Earth
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Johnson to face press on Vietnam and Lodge post
President Johnson warned of new and serious decisions in the Vietnam war as he prepared for a White House news conference. The session was set to cover Viet Nam and the appointment of Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador to Saigon, succeeding General Maxwell D. Taylor.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Merriman Smith
White House
Texas
U. S
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Maxwell D. Taylor
Defense
Pollution Charges Dismissed Against Crozier Coke Co
Charges of stream pollution against Crozier Coke and Land Co of Lynco were dismissed after a two hour hearing by Magistrate Jack Pizzino Glen Fork. The dismissal cited a warrant technicality against Crozier Coke now sold to Pocahontas Fuel Co. Parties agreed to halt pollution voluntarily and cease discharges.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Crozier Coke and Land Co
Lynco
Jack Pizzino
Pizzino
Clear Fork Creek
Guyandotte River
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney
Crozier Coke
Pocahontas Fuel Co
D. Grove Moler
Strother Crockett
Welch
Clarksburg Teen Dies From July 2 Car Crash
Kenneth Ray Richards 17 died from head injuries after a car in Clarksburg went out of control and veered into a ditch. The incident led to the 1965 traffic death toll reaching 219, with driver Brooks E. Sabel 17 charged with reckless driving. Richards had been unconscious since the crash.
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Clarksburg
UPI
Kenneth Ray Richards
Brooks E. Sabel
Richards
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Appalachian Project
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Mariner
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