Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Several servicemen from West Virginia and surroundings are listed with assignments and leaves. Sgt Franklin W Wallace of Matoaka serves near Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam with the 59th Field Service Company. Sgt James D Black of Coal City is on duty at Tan Son Nhut AB Vietnam. Sp4 William L Kincaid of Beckley returns from Germany on 30 day leave, with 11 months more in Germany. Marine Sgt Rudolph C Clements of Mead graduates from NCO Leadership School in San Diego. Sgt Thomas D Ruble of Sophia promoted in December and to return on leave in October. Airman 2 C Roger D Linksweiler of Beckley graduates tech training at Keesler AFB and heads to Germany. Airman Gary K McComas of Shady Spring on leave from Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Franklin W. Wallace
Hettie E. .Wallace
Matoaka
59Th Field Service Company
Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
Wallace
Oakland
Calif
Norma
43Rd St
Fort Smith
Ark
Matoaka High School
James D. Black
Helen L. Black
Coal City
Tan Son Nhut
Black
Pacific Air Forces
U. S
Pacific
Southeast Asia
William L. Kincaid
Sonia Kincaid Speir
Meyers Ave
Germany
75Th Artillery
Kincaid
Fort Jackson
S.C
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Woodrow Wilson High School
Rudolph C.clements
Harvey Clements
P. O. Box ‘96
Mead
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps
Thomas D. Ruble
Ruby (Ruble) James
Herbert Ruble
Sophia
Thaaland
Shome
Airman
Roger D. Linksweiler
Michael B. Linksweiler
Rt. 2
Beckley
U.S. Air Force Technical Training School
Keesler Afb
Miss
Air Training Command
Lindsey Air Station
Air Force Communications Service
Linksweiler
Gary K. McCombas
Earl i McComas
Shady Spring
U. S. Air Force
Davis-Monthan Afb
Tuscon, Ariz
McComas
Shady Spring High School
Beckley College
New Capitol Hideaways May Swell With West Front Plans
Washington columnist notes expansion proposals could add over 100 private offices in the Capitol to ease space shortages. Critics say repairs are enough and fear aesthetic loss. The piece jokes a rooftop extension could fit all 535 members, though prestige would suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
Congress
Capitol
House
Senate
J. George Stewart
House Appropriations
West Front
Congressional
Stewart
West
Daley declines invite to World Series
Mayor Richard J. Daley turns down an invitation to the World Series between the White Sox and Cardinals. He replies to St. Louis Mayor A J Cervantes that the series will be between the Chicago Cubs and the White Sox in Chicago.
Weekend Visitors Reach Mt. Hope Area Families
Mt Hope area residents hosted guests from West Palm Beach Crossville Omaha and Charleston over a weekend. Attendees included Robert Watkins and son David in West Palm Beach and Mrs. Gordon Smith in Mt Hope and Julia Steplowski with Alfred Atkins and family in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Robert Watkins
David
West Palm Beach
Fla
Gordon Smith
Jand
Luther
A. Lewallen
Vada
Deck
Roberta
Michael
Bruce
Crossville
Tenn
William L. Cochran
Cindy
Billy
Omaha
Neb
Air Force Base
Bertha Cochran
Dennis Cochran
Becky
John Richards
Julia Steplowski
Alfred Atkins
Tommy
Vicki
Carol Ann
Timmy
Charleston
Atkinses
Str
Thomas Atkins
Scarbro
Carol Ann Atkins
Fred McLain
Fred, Jr
Mary iAnn
Don
Cleveland
Ohio
Four Communist Hideouts Raided in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police raided four Communist hideouts last night and today, detaining 22 suspected rioters as part of a crackdown on pro-Communist agitators. Officers hit a Tramway Workers Union dormitory in Wanchai and a Communist book depository and a Kowloon department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
UPI
Tramway Workers Union Cormistory
Wanchai
Communist Book Depository
Chinese Products
Kowloon
Wyoming Marine Honored For Service In Vietnam
Lance Cpl. Michael Meadows of Black Eagle received meritorious service recognition from the Marine Corps while serving in Vietnam. Stationed with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines at Da Nang, he improved fire support and communications, reorganized liaison records, and enhanced fire support center lighting reducing delivery time to under four minutes. He is a Mullens High School class of 1964 graduate and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Michael Meadows
Black Eagle
Marine Corps
Vietnam
First Marine Division
da Nang
Meadows
11Th Marines
L. Cpl
United States Marine Corps
Clifton “Buck” Meadows
Mullens High School
Jones and Spry Food Market
Parris Island
S.C
Man in Wyoming jailed on seven counts
Harley Mackie Lester Jr. was arrested in Wyoming County on seven charges. He pled before Magistrate Gilbert Goode, was fined over $1,000, and jailed six months in lieu of fines. Warranted counts included no inspection sticker, defective equipment, no operator's license, and reckless driving plus an attempted jail break. Also heard were charges against Jack C Stiedman for expired plate, James E Belcher for reckless driving, and Larry Walls bound over to the Wyoming County grand jury on two felonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Harley Mackie Lester Jr
Wyoming County
Gilbert Goode
Tor
T. E. Guthrie
Paul Goode
Lester
Goode
Jack Charles Stiedman
Chicago
Ill
Guthrie
James Eli Belcher
Tpr. C. E
West Virginia Coal Output Surges in Early Year
West Virginia coal production for the first five months of this year reached 63.8 million tons, 6.6 million more than the same period last year. Underground mining led the gain, rising by 5.3 million tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Mines Department
Hobbies and Talents Highlight Fayette Study Club Program
Fayette County study group meets at Oak Hill Hotel to display hobbies and talents. Members bring items from antiques to handmade textiles while sharing devotion, reports on adult education workshops, and plans to support the Pearl Buck project for local federated clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Fayette Study Club
Hotel Hill
New River Bank and Trust Company
J. E. Lewis
Eugene E. Houchins
Ivan Shumate
B. F. Puckett
Morgantown
Charleston
Institute On Adult Education
George Eads
Puckett
Joe Jarret
W. P. Bittinger
F. A. Potter
Carrington Lobban
J. E. Howard
W. &E. Tissue
Harvie Stark
C. E. Howard
Md Trooper Dies After Motorcycle Crash
Sgt. Thomas Wood of Westminster Md died at West Virginia University Hospital from injuries from a July 6 motorcycle crash near Kingwood W Va. He was en route to Army reserve maneuvers at Camp Dawson. Fellow soldiers donated more than 20 units of blood but could not save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
Thomas Wood
Westminster
West Virginia University Hospital
Wood
Maryland
W.va. i
Kingwood
Camp Dawson
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Ninth Air Force
Shaw Afb
S. C
Stoco High School
Betty
J. C. Gowen
Ss. E. Parkway
Blytheville, Ark
Permanent Press
Mt. Hope
Wyoming Marine
Wyoming
Eisenhower
Ford
Grady Whitlock Ford, Inc
Rake
Virginia
Fayette
Frank Love
Helen Jane Baugh
H. R. Beckelhimer
W. W. Hunter
W. A. Haslam
Civil
H. L. van Camp
Texas
T. A. Jaeger Jr
Mary Buckley
C. Robert Cooke
Baltimore
In‘stitute
Mustang
Tia
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