Pate Chosen for West Virginia Forest Industries Camp
Richard Pate, 16, of Beaver, one of 50 youths selected to attend the West Virginia Forest Industries Boys Camp at Camp Wood in Alvon, W.Va. He earned his place through a 250 word essay on forestry. A Shady Spring High senior, he is active in 4-H and FFA, has led junior camps, and plans to study agriculture after graduation.
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Richard Pate
John W. Pate
Beaver
West Virginia
West Virginia Forest Industries
Camp Wood
Alvon
W.va
Forrestry
Pate
Shady Spring High School
FFA
Stolen Wall Street bonds net large haul in bold heist
In a bold New York holdup near the stock exchange teenage broker was robbed of an envelope containing 34,800 blue chip shares including Ford Motor Northwest Airlines and Cities Service Oil valued at over 2 million. The stock is technically negotiable but blocked by a stop order while banks and brokers check signatures. Authorities call it a major, risky theft with unclear plans for the loot.
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New York
UPI
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Ford Motor
Northwest Airlines
Edwin Soyer
of Goodbody & Co
Privilege Tax Law Drawn Back By West Virginia High Court
West Virginia Supreme Court ruled the transportation privilege tax unconstitutional when applied to interstate business. The decision, by Judge Frank C. Haymond, nullifies the tax on foreign corporations engaged in interstate commerce but upholds the tax for intrastate operations. The case, appealed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, also addresses refunds and dividend taxation.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Frank C. Haymond
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kanawha
B&O’s
Haymond
B&o
G. Thomas Battle
New concept in life insurance from Modern Woodmen
Modern Woodmen introduces a new life insurance concept promising lower rates, higher values, and larger dividends. Paul O Burdette, district manager, outlines Route 2 Box 65 Beckley West Virginia contact phone 252 2330.
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Paul O. Burdette
Beckley
West Virginia
Gov Smith Shows Wood-Plastic Product to Seaborg
Gov. Smith presented a table of the new wood plastic product to Atomic Energy Commission chairman Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. The treated wood offers hardness finish permanence stain resistance moisture resistance weatherability and fire resistance but nails require drilled holes. Officials and industry members spent the day discussing bulk marketing of the wood-plastic combination, likely within two years.
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Smith
Atomic Energy Commission
Glenn T. Seaborg
Hospitals in West Virginia face probe over compliance
Shanks says the board will decide if the survey results showing five hospitals in Bluefield Welch and Oak Hill discriminate against Negroes are violations. No action taken until the board determines for itself whether any violation exists, per the Beckley Raleigh Register. Howard McKinney confirms Bibbs sought the survey results.
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Shanks
Bluefield Sanitarium
Saint Lukes Hospital
Bluefield
Grace Hospital
Stevens Hospital
Welch
Oak Hill Hospital
Beckley Raleigh Register
Human Rights Commission
Howard McKinney
Bibbs
Heiress Fights Extradition In $550,000 Theft
Miami FBI reports state Mary Jane Hollingsworth Farrell, a 19 year old former University of Miami student, fights extradition to South Carolina on charges of helping steal $550,000 from her father. She was released on $2,500 bond after surrendering on a warrant.
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Miami
UPI
Mary Jane Hollingsworth Farrell
South Carolina
Circuit Court
Ralph Cullen
University of Miami
Farrell
Greenville
S.C
John D. Hollingsworth
Mary Jane
Hollingsworth
West Virginia Flag Sent to Vietnam by Commerce Dept
The State Commerce Department is sending a West Virginia flag to Vietnam at the request of army officials for display in the All States Hall of the Alpha Reception Center.
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Charleston
State Commerce Department
West Virginia
Viet Nam
Army
All States Hall
Alpha
Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and Pax area
Funeral services for infant Michael Allen Monarchy of Beckley will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Church of the Brethren Crab Orchard with burial at Rest Lawn Memory Gardens Ansted. The baby died after a brief illness. survivors include parents grandparents and a brother. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Williams Funeral Home MacArthur. Janney funeral arrangements include service at the church with pallbearers named.
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Michael Allen Monarchy
James A. Monarchy
Beckley
Church of the Brothern
Crab Orchard
John Barton
Gladys Canaday
Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
Ansted
John L. Hedrick
Frank Monarchy
MacArthur
James Anthony Monarchy Jr
Williams Funeral Home
Howard Janney
Thurston Bergandahl
Buck Sowders
Willie Sowders
John Rakes
Final rites for Patrick Owen Malone held in Keyser
Patrick Owen Malone of 109 Croft Street died at 11:35 p.m. Monday after an extended illness in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Glenn W. Stewart officiating and burial in Sunset Memorial Park. The body lies at the funeral home with visitation after 4 p.m. today. Pallbearers are Ross Irle O W Dunn George Springer M H Hedrick G E Hedrick and E B Eckle.
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Patrick Owen Malone
Croft St
Keyser-Bryant
Glenn W. Stewart
Sunset Memorial Park
Malone
Ross Irle
O. W. Dunn
George Springer
M. H. Hedrick
G. E. Hedrick
E. B. Eckle
Space Sentinel Switches Orbits for Nuclear Test Ban Watch
CAPE KENNEDY UPS The first of America s twin satellite scouts switched orbits joining the cosmic watch to monitor violations of the nuclear test ban treaty. A solid rocket propelled the 524 pound sentinel into a near circular path high above earth, while its partner prepares to execute a second maneuver Thursday night. Air Force control centers reported both satellites functioning on schedule, with one circling every four days at about 89 000 miles altitude.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Cosmic Watch
Earth
Space
Mars
Air Force Satellite Control Center
Sunnyvale
Calif
Air Force
Moscow
James D. Janney Final Rites Planned
Final rites for James David Janney, 76, of 215 North Kanawha Street, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pax Advent Church. Burial details were not provided in the readable text.
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James David Janney
North Kanawha St
New Tax Cuts Hinge On War
Johnson administration hails last year's $11 billion income tax cut as a success and cites rising revenues to justify spending restraint. White House says war growth could block a third tax cut next year while a $4.7 billion excise tax cut supports prosperity for the coming year.
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Washngton
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Ackley
Grim Facts Continued From Page 2
Analysis argues monsoon season could affect battles and hit and run raids on U S enclaves. Critics warn against a Korea style local war. If America shifts to local war, Moscow and Peking lose a strategy edge. They admit liberation warfare tactics are failing and face big war with common perils.
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U. S
Moscow
Peking
America
Medicare security system proposal outlined
A proposed optional medical plan for seniors would help cover doctor bills and medical costs. The plan envisions a 7 percent retroactive Social Security increase to last Jan 1 and broader liberalization of benefits for retirees widows children the disabled and others. Financing would come mainly from higher Social Security payroll taxes with government funds and beneficiary contributions supplementing.
Speedy Senate Confirmation of Goldberg Seen
President Johnson’s nomination of Arthur J. Goldberg as U N ambassador to replace the late Adlai Stevenson was assured of speedy Senate approval. Bipartisan praise followed with leaders calling him capable and fair minded. Goldberg expressed reluctance but hoped to contribute to foreign affairs. The former labor secretary, a Kennedy appointee to the Supreme Court, would be Johnson’s first court appointment, with no clear timeframe or successor decided.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Senate
Goldberg
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. Post
Everette M. Dirksen
Ill
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Stevenson
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
High Court
Chicago
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Abe Fortas
McNamara Messages on Viet Nam Mission and Conditions
McNamara said recommendations to the president will be based on the U.S. commitment to Viet Nam’s freedom and that his views depend on talks with the president. He noted Viet Cong casualties rising, U.S. troop morale high, and North Vietnamese divisions involved, stressing the attack is directed by Hanoi. He warned of a strain on Communist manpower, with 165,000 guerrillas against 500,000 South Vietnamese troops, and hinted at possible reserve calls if conditions worsen.
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McNamara
Andrews Air Force Base
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Young Backs Bill To Enforce Tax Cut Pass Through
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio urged Congress to consider legislation forcing businesses to pass recently enacted excise tax cuts to the public. In a Tuesday Senate speech he cited cases where firms raised prices so the consumer cost remained unchanged.
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Washington
UPI
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Congress
Young
Senate
Mystery shell what fired at Anthony's Nose near West Point
West Point fired a 105 mm howitzer during a cadet exercise and a misfired shell whistle overhead, landing on Anthony's Nose near Bear Mountain Bridge. An Army veteran on nearby Bear Mountain called in the incident. officials could not definitively confirm the shell’s source but indicated it likely originated from West Point.
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West Point
N.Y
UPI
Anthony
Hudson River Valley
Eugene W. di Benedetto
di Benedetto
Manitou
Military Academy
Sugarloaf Mountain
Bear Mountain Bridge
G.I
Academy
Congress War Wing Clipping Johnson Policies
Congress Republicans push a raft of amendments to curb Johnsons war on poverty and cut funding while aiming to restore governors veto power over anti poverty projects. Medicare plan talks proceed as Scrutiny grows on IRS methods and a right to work move targets union shop bans.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
GOP
Office of Economic Opportunity
Medicare
Senate
George Wilson
Internal Revenue Service
Boston
Senate Judiciary
Wilson
House Rules Committee
Harriman Kosygin Talks Boost Cold War Thaw Hopes
Harriman and Kosygin held a three hour session reviewing international developments, especially the Vietnam War. Both sides refused to disclose topics and planned another meeting after consultations with their governments. The visit comes as relations between the United States and the Soviet Union remain cool amid bombing in North Vietnam.
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States
Harriman
Johnson
Kosygin
United States
Viet Nam
Woman Hit By Falling Window Pole In Times Square
Frances Levin a 45 year old New Yorker was struck when a three foot window pole fell from a ninth story window during police action in Times Square. The pole pierced her skull and she was taken to St Clare's Hospital in critical condition. Police say Herbert Krampner opened his office window and the pole fell out before he could stop it.
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New York
UPI
Frances Levin
Times Square
Miss Levin
St. Clare's Hospital
Herbert Krampner
Krampner
Cancer Study Grant to WVU Professor for Basic Cancer Work
The Public Health Service awarded $43,573 to West Virginia University professor Henry F. Mengeli for cancer research on the quantation of 10 cell hemagglutionation. Senators Byrd and Jennings Randolph, both Democrats from West Virginia, praised the grant in a Tuesday announcement.
Viet Nam War Briefs From Bien Hoa To Da Nang
Guerrillas attacked Bien Hoa at 8 25 p m local time as U S troops countered with heavy artillery and small arms fire. Amtracs landed near Da Nang with 35 ton and smaller vehicles to support Leatherneck patrols. The USS Enterprise is to operate off Vietnam coast before year end replacing Independence temporarily loaned to the 7th Fleet.
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Bien Hoa
U. S
U.&. Marine
da Nang
Amtrac
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
Enterprise
Viet Nam
Independence
7Th Fleet
Atlantic Fleet
Coral Sea
Oriskany
North
Actress Celebrates 119th Birthday
Actress Tatzumbie Du Pea, born 1849 in Lone Pine, California, marks a lengthy milestone as a Piute Indian widow with a life spanning eras from Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln. Now 116, she spends her days on the porch counting cars and chatting with visitors, per her son.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Tatzumbie du Pea
Zachary Taylor
White House
Abraham Lincoln
du Pea
Lone Pine
Calif
Felix M. Brown Dies in Putnam County Rural Leader
Felix M Brown 65 father of ICC commissioner Virginia Mae Brown and Buffalo Bank president died after a heart attack at his Putnam County home. Funeral services set for Thursday. Lifelong Putnam County resident and former land adjuster for the U S Department of Justice. His daughter Virginia Mae Brown was named by President Johnson last year as the first woman on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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PLINY
UPI
Felix M. Brown
Interstate Commerce
Virginia Mae Brown
The
Buffalo Bank
Brown
Putnam County
U. S. Department of Justice
Virginia Mae
Johnson
ICC
Man Requests Name Change to Lawrence Six
Lawrence Sex, 24, asked a Superior Court judge for permission to change his name to Lawrence Six. He said he plans to become an Evangelical Church missionary.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Lawrence Sex
Superior Court
Lawrence Six
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Monty Wwley
West Mi
Meme
American Finances
Pineville
Lewisburg
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Whitesville
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Robert R. Elmore
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
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