Planning grants set for Raleigh County soil center and fruit facility
Senate subcommittee approved a 70000 dollar planning grant for a soil and water conservation research center on Airport property in Raleigh County and a 200000 dollar grant for a fruit and berry research laboratory near Martinsburg and Kearneysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Martinsburg
Kearneysville
Beckiey
Raleigh
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Bureau of Mines Academy
Wswp-Tv
Collision Kills 12 in Roi Et Bus Truck Crash
A Bangkok based report says twelve people died when a bus collided with a truck in Roi Et province on a Saturday night. Seventeen of the sixty passengers were hospitalized in serious condition at Khon Kaen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
UPI
Roi-Et
Khon Kaen
Government Renews Contract For Federal Prisoners At Jail
Raleigh County Sheriff Zina French announced the contract to house federal prisoners at Raleigh County Jail was renewed effective July 1. Federal official Jack Killion cited jail improvements including repainting, a new washer and dryer, and a 500 book library as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Zina French
Raleigh
Federal Bureau of Prisoners of
U. S. Department of Justice
Jack D. Killion
French
West Virginia
Killion
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Sgt Larry L Campbell son of Basil and Mrs Campbell Mullens arrived for duty at Davis Monthan AFB Ariz. He is a weapons mechanic with a Tactical Air Command unit supporting U S ground forces and previously served at Phan Rang AB Vietnam. He attended Mullens High School and his wife Judy is the daughter of Lloyd Adkins Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry L. Campbell
Basil Campbell
Mullens
Davis-Monthan Afb
Ariz
Campbell
Tactical Air Command
U. S
Phan Rang AB
Vietnam
Mullens High School
Judy
Lloyd P. Adkins
Local Navy Graduate and Air Force Promotion Noted
Navy P. 0. 1 C. Barry S. Lawton, husband of the former Dorothy Neal of 409 Fayette Ave., Fayetteville, graduates from Aviation Maintenance School at the Naval Air Station Albany. William L. Price Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Price of 322 Brynwood Dr., Charleston, promoted to sergeant in the Air Force. Price serves as an inventory management specialist at Lockport Air Force Station, N. Y., with a unit of the Aerospace Defense Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
C. Barry S. Lawton
Dorothy Neal
Fayette Ave
Fayetteville
Naval Air Station
Albany, Ga
William L. Price, Jr
W. L. Price
Brynwood Dr
Charleston
Air Force
Set. Price
Lockport Air Force Station
N. Y
Aerospace Defense Command
Adolphus Man Praises Preparation H For Hemorrhoidal Relief
Adolphus Kentucky resident Arlis Harmon says after trying several remedies, a friend advised Preparation H. He reports first applications produced marked improvement and doctors confirm the ointment helps shrink swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues caused by inflammation with prompt relief in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Adolphus, Ky
Arlis Harmon
Adolphus
ARC Approves Nursing Home Building Grant
The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a $402,146 grant for Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas. ARC funds will be matched by $670,243 from the Public Health Service for a 62 bed one story facility. Also announced were $35,000 EPA for solid waste plan in West Virginia and grants totaling $601,516 for community action programs in Clarksburg and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Appalachian Regional Commission
Cortland Acres
Thomas
ARC
Public Health Service
Enviromental Protection Agency
West Virginia Department of Health
Central West Virginia Community Action Association
Clarksburg
Southwestern Community Action Council
Huntington
Surveyor Keeps Phone Nearby With Garden Box
Surveyor Eli Gottlieb installs a large telephone box in his garden and runs three lines with 17 extensions in his house to avoid walking indoors to answer calls. He cites a very long garden as the reason for the setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Eli Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Gas Company Drills to Record Depths in Appalachian Area
Columbia Gas System geologists target the Appalachian Basin as a major natural gas source. Deep drilling operations in this high risk venture aim to expand geological knowledge and boost supply, with 12 percent of Columbia's current gas coming from the basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
Gas Company
Columbia Gas System
Appalachian Basin
United States
Columbia Gas
Columbia
Klein Hochman Set for National Bridge Championship in Chicago
William Klein of 110 West Virginia St. teams with Sam Hochman in the American Contract Bridge League National Championship open pairs event in Chicago. About 3 000 competitors from the U S and Canada compete over 10 days at the Palmer House beginning Friday July 16.
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William Klein
West Virginia St
United States
Canada
Chicago
Palmer House
ACBL
Klein
Hochman
West Virginia
Jacobys
Mabscott-Sophia Name New Policemen and Chiefs
Mabscott names Billy Sullivan as new Mabscott chief of police and constable. Sophia appoints Eddie Jones to join Police Chief Carl Bowman. Former Mabscott chief Boyd Hutchinson retires after 12 years. Roscoe Denny and Irvin Simmons resign from Mabscott and Sophia posts respectively. Both towns vow strict enforcement of new motorcycle laws and speeding prohibitions.
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Mabscott
Sophia
Billy Sullivan
Slab Fork
Lake Stephens
Sullivan
Boyd Hutchinson
Ewart Ave
Irvin Simmons
MacArthur
Simmons
Eddie Jones
Coal City
Carl Bowman
A. P. Haga
Deeds On File Records Of Real Estate Transfers
Deeds on file record real estate transactions in the clerk’s office. Lee O Sarrett and Virginia to Ronald Dickens and Charlotte Dickens for 1000 dollars in Marsh Fork District. H B Atkinson and Jane to Frank Kyle and Mae Kyle for 19000 dollars for Lots 4 and 5 in McClung Subdivision. Macie M Toney and Cecil Toney to Ocie Etta Sanders and Leon Sanders for 300 dollars for Lot 9 in Rhodell Slab Fork District. Kenneth H Jennings to Robert P Hall for 1850 dollars for Lot 12 in Pleasant Valley at Eccles. William H Webb to Shelva Jean Flack for transfer from parents to child of Lot 34 Section 4 Whitestick Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee O
Virginia Sarrett
Ronald
Charlotte Dickens
Marsh Fork
H. B
Jane Atkinson
Frank and
Mae Kyle
McClung
Macie M
Cecil Toney
Ocie Etta
Leon Sanders
Rhodell Slab
Fork
Kenneth H. Jennings
Robert P. Hall
Pleasant Valley
Eccles
William H. Webb
Shelva’ Jean Flack
Whitestick Addition
ABA warns civil liberties under greatest threat in US history
A committee of the American Bar Association says civil liberties face a danger greater than at any time since McCarthy era. The 29 page report cites attacks on dissent, surveillance, citizen dossiers, informers on campuses and activist groups, and Agnew remarks critical of the media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Liberties Threat
New York
UPI
American Bar Association
ABA
United States
Joseph R. McCarthy
Spiro T. Agnew
Miner Bursts House After Argument in Burgdorf
A 42 year old miner Paul Weikum blew himself and his house in Burgdorf lower Saxony Sunday after a quarrel with his wife Ruth 47 and his mother in law 70 were seriously injured. Police said dynamite was used.
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Berserk
Burgdorf
Germany
UPI
Lower Saxony
Paul Weikum
Ruth
Minnesota Speaker Set for West Virginia Funeral Directors Meet
Robert C. Slater of the University of Minnesota Government Mortuary Science will be guest speaker at the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association convention in Huntington from Wednesday to Friday. Beckley’s Price H. Caffee Jr. presides, with sessions at Hotel Fredreich. Other speakers include state tax, vital statistics, social security, labor, and embalming officials. General chairman is Robert D. Carpenter with E. E. Allen as co chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
Robert C. Slater
West Virginia
Funeral Directors Association
Huntington
Price H. Caffee Jr
Beckley
Association
Fredreich
John J. Curtis Jr
State Tax Department of
Paul B. Shanks
Division of Vital Statistics
Jack L. Waters
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Beckley National Bank
FDIC
Federal Bureau of Prisons
West Virgin
Wisconsin
Inia
Bureau of Prisons
Charleston High School
Marshall University
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Gloria
H. T. Pritchard
Cook St
C. Thomas A. Thorne
E. DeLuca
Daniels
Western Pacific
Midway
U S. Seventh Fleet
U. S. Army Training Center
Armor
Ft. Knox
David A. Furrow
Estel W. Furrow
Shady Spring
Lonnie E. Callahan
Alvin J. Callahan
Stanaford
Oral C. Richardson
Ferman Richardson
David R. Sweeney
Vivian A. Sweeney
Rt. 2
Harlen R. Jones
Bruce E. Jones
Pvt
Furrow
Nancy
Beaver
Callahan
Carol
Miller Street
Dana A. Wood
J. B. McConnell
Rhodell
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
Carl L. Jones
Anna L. Jones
Route 2
U. S. Seventh Fleet
America
Marble Cliff
Ohio
Klein, Hochman
Oswald
Jim
Raleigh Register
Omar Shariff
Beckleyan
Minnesota
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Commerce Square
Registerad Kervice
American Hospital Association
Registerad Service
National Agaociation
Mlua
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