Wright Calls Merit System for U S Highway Workers
Representative Jim Wright urges a state merit system for highway workers independent of politics. He cites waste found in West Virginia and other states and proposes job security and a national highway academy for training to curb abuses in the Federal aid program.
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Washington
UPI
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Highway Department
Wright
House
West Virginia
Florida
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Beckley
W. Va
National Highway Academy
FBI School
Gang of interior decorators tied to securities theft
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan outlined the case linking Pomeranz a salesman of sorts and his associates Edward Schoenberger Bobby Edwards Tallman and Dodge to a securities theft ring. Schoenberger held on 25000 bail Tallman footed with no bail while Dodge faced 100000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Hogan
Pomeranz
Hogan
Edward Schoenberger
Manhattan
U.S
Earle N. Bishopp
Schoenberger
Bobby Edwards
Gordon
A. ”Tallman
Robert J. Dodge
Tallman
Bache
Dodge
Stab Victim Moved to Raleigh General in Fair Condition
Kampton Kernie Cook, 22, of Garfield New Jersey, was transferred Tuesday from Beckley Hospital to Raleigh General in fair condition. He had been admitted Saturday night after a tavern brawl in Eccles where he was stabbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kampton Kernie Cook
Garfield
N. J
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh General
Eccles
Algerian Crisis Deepens as CNRA, GPRA Clash
In Algeria a secret Oran retreat and a public meeting near Tiaret fuel tension between CNRA leaders and GPRA Premier Ben Khedda. Ben Bella backers push a seven man bureau while CNRA seeks ratification at a 72 member council. OAS terror fears rise after Monday shootings in Algiers.
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Oran
Gay
Tiaret
Tlemcen
Algiers
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Algerian Provisional Government
GPRA
CNRA
Ben Khedda
Ben Bella
Algeria
National Council of the Revolution
CNRR
Mohand Ou el Hadi
No. 3
Willaya
OAS
Villayas
Revolutionary Army
European Secret Army Organization
Amar Mohammedi
Heron In Critical Condition After Attack
Fred Heron of 114 Fairlawn Avenue is listed in critical condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after an attack. He was admitted at 9 25 a m and hospital officials report a heart condition as the cause.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Fred Heron
Fairlawn Ave
Miami dairy worker rescued after 30 minute unconscious spell
Howard Evans collapsed in an ice cream freezer at a dairy in freezing temperatures. He lay unconscious for 30 minutes before fellow workers found and rescued him as most residents sheltered indoors.
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Miami
UPI
Howard Evans
Evans
Tax Tickets Being Mailed In Raleigh County
Raleigh County Sheriff Office reports mailing first half 192 real and personal property tax tickets. If not received promptly, taxpayers should inquire at the courthouse. A 2.5 percent discount applies through September 1. The change stems from a new state law shifting assessment date and discount period.
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Raleigh County
R. L. Stewart
Stewart
State Automates Budget Division at Charleston
In Charleston the State Finance and Administration Department installed seven punch card machines in the Budget Division with 7 000 coded cards to rapidly determine the financial picture of a spending agency. Commissioner Truman E. Gore says the system delivers a penny accurate view and aids in checking department requests for proper schedules and fiscal policy. It also speeds informing the governor and Board of Public Works on departmental efficiency. Gore adds data processing is the answer to monitoring state government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPD
Statehouse
State Finance and Administration Department
Truman E. Gore
Gore
Governor
Board of Public Works
Navy to test endurance in underground shelter near Bethesda
The Navy will send 100 sailors into a 25 by 48 foot underground shelter at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda Maryland next month. The test will put them in cramped quarters under hot conditions and duration was not disclosed.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Glass worker treated after cutting hand at home plant
Charlie Hampton Atha aged 27 of 205 Oakly Road was treated at Beckley Hospital around 7 15 p m Tuesday for a cut on his right hand while cutting glass. He is employed by the American Glass and Mirror Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Hampton Atha
Oakly Rd
Beckley Hospital
American Glass and Mirror Co
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia
Funeral services for Woodrow Cooper of Stanaford to be held at Missionary Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He died of a heart attack near Lanark while walking, survived by his wife Pearl, son Douglas, and brothers. Separate notice: Rev. Walter M. Chandler Jr. of Spencer dies at 33 after a heart attack. survived by wife Nancy, two children, and parents. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Woodrow Cooper
Stanaford
Missionary Artist Church
Carl Gray
C. W. Jones
Sunset Memorial Park
Lanark
Raleigh
Ross P. Daniel
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Robert Davis Engineering Co
Beckley
Winding Gulf
Aniel Cooper
William A. Cooper
Pearl Allen Cooper
Douglas
Carlyle
Pershing
Richmond
Carmel
Columbus
Ohio
Rose and Quesenberry
Charles Bennett
William Wardensky
Orphal Daniels
Lacy
Patrick
James Winston
Walter M. Chandler Jr
Spencer
First Baptist Church of
Woodrow Wilson High School
W. M. Chandler
Sycamore St
Nancy Grigsby Chandler
Katrina Lynn
Allen Wayne
William
Huntington
Gerald
Eccles
Douglas Whitehead
Thornton Ave
Fridley Rites Set at Covington Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Yosie Wilson Fridley 76 of Covington Va will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the First Methodist Church Covington with Rev D N Weiford officiating Burial follows at Alleghany Memorial Park near Covington She died at home of her daughter Mrs Charles K Toombs in Covington Born July 12 188 in Alleghany County she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Martha Tingter Wilson A member and former teacher of the Dorcas Bible Class at First Methodist Church Her body lies at Arritt Funeral Home Covington RNS
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Yosie Wilson Fridley
Covington
First Methodist Church
D. N. Weiford
Alleghany Memorial Park
Fridley
Lee Tincher
Fayetteville
Charles K. Toombs
Alleghany County
Thomas
Martha Tingter Wilson
Arritt Funeral Rome
Funeral services for Sam Fears
Sam Fears 76 of Harper Heights dies in local hospital. Services set for 1 30 p m Friday at Shilo Baptist Church with Rev G C Gilbert in charge. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by wife Emma Fears.
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Sam Fears
Harper Heights
Shilo Baptist Church
G. C. Gilbert
Greenwood Memorial Park
Alabama
Emma Fears
Ritchie and Johnson
Richard Reed rites set for 15 year old Page youth
Richard Reed 15 son of Mrs Lillian Reed Page will be laid to rest at Page Tabernacle Baptist Church with Rev E T Sykes presiding at 1 36 p m Friday Burial follows in Page Cemetery He died in a local hospital at 2 45 am Sunday from injuries suffered in a head on crash Saturday near Page He was born December 4 1947 in Kimberly and belonged to Page Tabernacle Baptist Church He leaves a brother Sylvester three sisters Betty Porter Juanita Reed and Lillian Reed plus his maternal grandfather the Rev Webster Wills and his paternal grandfather John Parker The body will be taken to the church at 11 30 am Friday by Parlor
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Richard Reed
Lillian Reed
Page
Page Tabernacle
Baptist Church
E. ‘T. Sykes
Kimberly
Page Tabernacle Baptist Church
Sylvester
Betty Porter
Juanita Reed
Washington, D. C
Webster Wills
Deep Water
John Parker
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Flight engineers strike ends evolve in airline crew dispute
The text describes Eastern Air Lines engineers returning to work under an ultimatum while a union reports 39 crossed picket lines, including 22 supervisory engineers. It notes Pan Am and FEIA settlements, arbitration plans, and pilot training pay, with final resolution to be guided by a group including Wirtz and a special mediator.
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Eastern
Engineers’ Union
Fan Am
FEIA
Trans World Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Pan Am
Lairline
Goldberg
Pan American
W. W. Wirtz
National Mediation Board
Francis O’neill
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wreck Victim Remains In Critical Condition
George Leonard Houston 16 remains in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after an automobile collision at Page that killed drivers James Hairston 65 and John Hickman 42. Passenger Richard Reed 15 died from head injuries. Sally Beck 40 and grandson Devon Speaker were treated at Oak Hill Hospital.
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Page
George Leonard Houston
Bluefield Sanitarium
Houston
James Hairston
John L. Hickman
Sprague
Richard Reed
Oak Hill Hospital
Sally Beck
Devon Speaker
Hairston
Charleston Girl Scout Is Scholarship Winner
Twelve Girl Scouts were to be honored with Reader's Digest scholarships. Recipients include Region 1 Natherine Pressey Marblehead Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Region 2 Kay Eva Graves Ogdensburg New York Harper College Region 3 Frances Jean Rover Yardley Pennsylvania Region Mary Fitzhugh Francis Charleston West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Button Bay
UPI
Reader's Digest
Natherine
Superior Objective Guides Mentally Superior Students at WVU Institute
A group of 27 high school teachers attends the Summer Guidance Institute at West Virginia University to focus on guiding mentally superior students. Director Walter H. E. Jarecke says the nine week program, sponsored by the National Defense Act, opened June 18 and runs through August Wy. Each participant holds a master's degree or equivalent in guidance and has been working with superior students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Walter HE. Jarecke
Byrd backs Medicare amendment amid space age rhetoric
Senator Byrd says the President assured him the Medicare health care amendment tied to a welfare reform bill would not doom the measure. He supported the President's program, despite fellow West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph opposing it over fears it could delay aid for unemployed parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Senate
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Randolph
Attorney General Flags SRC Problems in Procedures and Pay
The attorney general said SRC issues stem from missing formal procedures and inadequate salaries to attract qualified personnel. He noted, You get what you pay for, and said he advised Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers and Gov. W. Barron he would conduct the investigation. He attended Blainik committee hearings and claimed they missed details he possesses.
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D-Mini
SRC
Robertson
Burl A. Sawyers
W. W. Barron
Blainik
Washington
Fire guts Ray's Jewelry Store and damages two adjoining shops
A fire gutted Ray's Jewelry Store and caused smoke and water damage to two neighboring establishments in Fairmont. Officials said total losses would exceed $100,000.
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Fairmont
UPI
Ray
United Kingdom Ranked Second in World Trade
United Kingdom accounts for 2 percent of global population yet conducts 10 percent of international trade making it the second largest trading nation according to United Press International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
United Kingdom
Lydia Ann Wilson Funeral Services Planned
Lydia Ann Wilson 3 daughter of Mr and Mrs David Wilson Dixie formerly Prosperity dies after long illness in local hospital. Born November 23 1929 Beckley she leaves brother David Wilson Jr paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs K E Wilson Rhodell and maternal grandfather B S Wall. Meltons Mortuary will transport to Rhodell Church of God one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Ann Wilson
David Wilson
Dixie
Prosperity
Rhodell Church
David Wilson, Jr
K. E. Wilson
Rhodell
B. S. Wall
Helen
Melton
Funeral for Harry Buzzard in Sylvester
Funeral services for Harry Buzzard 51 of Sylvester will be at Assembly of God Church in Sylvester with Rev. James Workman presiding. Bur ial in Pineview Cemetery. Buzzard a mine motorman was killed in a Tuesday accident at the Glogora mine Blue Pennant. Surviving spouse and children, plus two grandchildren, are listed. Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville handling arrangements.
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Harry Buzzard
Sylvester
Assembly of God
James Workman
Pineview Cemetery
Buzzard
Glogora
Blue Pennant
Anna Louise Buzzard
Violet Walker
Paint Creek
Wanda Griffy
Sally Ann
Hobart
Chicago
Ill
Tommy
Roger
Kenneth Barber
T. J. Thomas
Homer Underwood
Paul Holstein
Norman Walker
Clarence E. Pettry
Cleveland
Ohio
Melvin
Harry
Oliver
Joe
Garrison
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Final rites for Woodrow Wilson Beckelhimer
Funeral services are set for Woodrow Wilson Beckelhimer 43 of MacArthur to be held at 2 PM Friday at the First Assembly of God Church with Rev T M Waldron officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He was electrocuted Monday at 1 15 PM while working in Slab Fork Coal Mine No 8. The Caffee Funeral Home will direct arrangements. Pallbearers named Silas Rose Clyde Bennett Johnny Kincaid Willie Farrow Woodrow Cecil and Oram Akers.
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Woodrow Wilson Beckelhimer
MacArthur
Assembly of God
T. M. Waldron
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Slab Fork
Caffee Funeral Home
Silas Rose
Clyde Bennett
Johnny Kincaid
Willie Farrow
Woodrow Cecil
Oram Akers
Final rites set for Charles F. Small in Edmond
Charles Fredrick Small 60 of Edmond dies at Beckley hospital from a heart attack. Funeral at Jeannette Baptist Church Edmond with Rev. John Bragg. burial in Nutall Cemetery Edmond. Survived by wife Marjorie Smail. five daughters including Hannah Holbrook Ludlow Patsy Jarvis Lecta Fox. two sons Charles Andrew and others. eight grandchildren. sisters Eliza Flanagan Harrett Small Gladys Jones Edith Jones. brothers George Herbert Walker.
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Charles Fredrick Small
Edmond
Jeannette Baptist Church
John Bragg
Nuttall
Small
Beckley
Charles
Hannah Robinson Small
Marjorie Smail
Hannah Holbrook
Lorain
Ohio
Patsy Jarvis
Ludlow
Lecta Fox
Pensacola
Fla
Nola
Robin Small
Charles Andrew
Eliza Flanagan
Harrett Small
Winona
Gladys Jones
Edith Jones
Oak Hill
George
Hamburg
N. Y
Herbert
Walker
Walton Cruise Dead After Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Walton Cruise, 44, of Oak Hill, died at home from a self inflicted gunshot wound at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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Walton Cruise
Oak Hill
Tyree
School Contract Awarded by Raleigh County Board of Education
Biggs Johnston-Withrow Inc. wins a Raleigh County Board of Education contract to print nearly all school supplies for the coming year. Low bid is 1,463.25, compared with 1,858 from BNC Printing and 1,909.22 from Central Printing. The job includes payroll envelopes, payroll sheets, personnel and transfer cards, attendance and report cards, schedule and receipts for both elementary and high school levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
Johnston-Withrow Inc
Raleigh County Board of Education
G. G. Greene
BNC
Central Printing
Hamlet's castle visit and diplomats' talks noted
The report records Hamlet's Elsinore excursion followed by four days of sightseeing then travel to Sweden. Adlai Stevenson met Italian premier Amintore Fanfani in Rome while Stevenson planned a Greece trip. Richard W. Reuther named to direct the Food for Peace Program, replacing McGovern who resigned to seek South Dakota Senate seat. State brief notes include Walter L. Snyder named statistical director for the State Labor Department. Wheeling Steel reports weaker second quarter earnings and shipments. Otis Waldrum dies in an industrial accident at a Wheeling plant with investigation pending.
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Elsinore
Sweden
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Stevenson
Greece
Richard W. Reuther
New York
CAR
Kennedy
George McGovern
Food For Peace
McGovern
Senate
South Dakota
Lawrence Barker
Walter L. Snyder
Morgantown
State Labor Department
Wheeling Steel Corp
Otis Waldrum
Saint Clairsville
Ohio
Wheeling
Record-High Take-Home Pay and Rising Consumer Prices
The department reports record-high take-home pay for the average factory worker in June with a three dependent worker earning 85.91 dollars weekly after taxes. Prices last January and May show an overall 1.2 percent rise, while the index sits at 105.2 percent of the 1957-59 average in May and climbs to new highs in recent months. Major increases are seen in medical care, housing, public transportation, food, used cars, and gasoline as used car prices rise due to a shift to two-car families and reluctance to trade in older vehicles.
Default judgment set aside in Washingtons v Stewart case
A default judgment of 2302 dollars against Elliott Stewart in favor of Henry and Carrie Washington was set aside by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp after Stewart argued lack of notice. The suit stemmed from a December 23 incident on the West Virginia Turnpike alleging 2302 dollars in damages and alleged insurance nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Carrie Washington
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Elliott Stewart
Washington
West Virginia Turnpike
Stewart
Kew Technique Against Breast Cancer Revealed
Two New York City specialists report a five to seven day treatment that inserts a hot radioactive wire into the internal mammary vessels to halt the spread of female breast cancer. Final evaluation will take years, presented at the eighth international cancer congress in Moscow by Dr. Richard S. Brasfield and Dr. Ulrich K. Henschke of Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital.
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Moscow
UPI
New York City
United States
International Cancer Congress
Richard S. Brasfield
Ulrich K. Henschke
Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital
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