West Virginia Board sets criteria for branch colleges
The State Board of Education adopts criteria for establishing two year branch colleges in WV. Plans must show adequate enrollment financing facilities and standards. A new president warns against rigid minimums while noting Parkersburg branch relies on tuition and local grants for costs.
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Charleston
UPS
State Board of Education
West Virginia
Hancock
Mingo
Logan
McDowell
West Virginia Association of College and University
A. H. Spangler
Spangler
J. C. Jeffords Jr
Jeffords
Kathryn H. Davisson
Parkersburg
Wood County
County Board of Education
Constable's Hearing Set for Friday in Beating Case
A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for 7 p m Friday before Magistrate Madison Lowry in Sophia to address felonious assault charges against Constable E M Bowling and Jake Williams of Beckley, linked to a July 18 beating of Mrs Julius Marcum at 207 Crawford St during a writ service. Mrs Marcum says she gave the wrong name for the second suspect and may seek a warrant correction as she recovers from injuries. Bowling's warrant was served today as deputies could not locate a Jake Williams.
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Madison Lowry
Sophia
E. M
Buzzy
Wling
Jake Williams
Beckley
Julius Marcum
Crawford St
Bowling
Dave
Marcum
Williams
Jake Wiliams
Thurmond Urges Steps After Court Prayer Ruling
Senator Strom Thurmond predicts the Supreme Court ruling on school prayer could push atheism as national policy and urges Congress to condemn the decision and block further rulings. Beall backs constitutional amendment to correct perceived First Amendment misinterpretation as seven senators prepare hearings. The defense bill moves toward quick House approval at 48.1 billion. Estes probes expand as senatorial and House committees grill AgriCulture Dept officials over Estes case delays.
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Sen
J. Glenn Beall
R-Md
Beall
Court
House
Senate
Kennedy
Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
House Governmental Operations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Texas
West Virginia university board names new members and bids
The West Virginia University board appointed a new member on September 21 1960 to serve until November 4 1963 and elected Arthur H Spangler of Bluefield as vice president with a term to 1966. During a two day meeting the board will review bids for a new student union dining hall at Bluefield State College with Beavers and Cecil of Tazewell Virginia listing the apparent low bid at 434600 dollars.
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West Virginia University
Davisson
Joseph C. Jeffords Jr
Charleston
Arthur H. Spangler
Bluefield
Spangler
Bluefield State College
Beavers and
Cecil
Tazewell
Room addition permit for Gladys Kemp in Smoot Street
Gladys Kemp of 209 Smoot Street was issued a building permit Wednesday for adding a room to her home. The project is estimated at 700 dollars with a 10 dollar permit fee. Basile N. Meadows will construct the room with Pat H Wheeler Plumbing and Lowe Brothers Electric handling plumbing and electrical work.
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Gladys Kemp
Smoot St
Basile N. Meadows
Pat H. Wheeler
Juveniles Arrested For Shoplifting In Wickham Store
Two youths ages 13 and 15 from Wickham were arrested by City Police on shoplifting charges after allegedly stealing two pocketknives valued at 3 dollars from the G C Murphy Co. store. They were released into parental custody on Wednesday.
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Wickham
G. C. Murphy Co
NATO names Lemnitzer supreme allied commander Europe
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization unanimously names Gen Lyman L Lemnitzer as the new supreme allied commander in Europe in a very sensitive case. An agency spokesman notes the case has no relevance to other current investigations.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
United States
Eua
Billie Sol Estes
Europe
U.S
Property Tax Tickets Mailed Upon Request
R. L. Stewart of the Raleigh County Sheriff’s office said personal property tax tickets are being mailed to residents while real property tickets are not issued. The office lacks addresses for real property owners but will mail tickets on request. First half payments receive a 25 percent discount through September 1, though the discount isn’t shown on the ticket.
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R. L. Stewart
Raleigh County
Stewart
Mother Granted Child's Custody In Court Order
Legal custody of three year old Dwight Owen Farrow awarded to natural mother after writ of habeas corpus discharged by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Smiths alleged neglect and sought adoption consent. Grade and Quicksey deny. Court actions include other civil matters, a mistrial on a 1961 auto crash, and a divorce awarded to Eliz Smith.
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Smiths
Trailways Hotel
Clay S. Crouse
Elsie Josephine Strickland
S. L. Crysel
Beckley
Indiana General Corp
Eliz Smith
Linda A. Smith
Dick E. Thompson
Amy Booth
Crab Orchard
Thompson
Drive Inn
Sitting Bull Father Known as Jumping Bull's Son
The Dakota Sioux chief NOW YOU KNOW is identified as the son of Jumping Bull, linking his lineage to his famous stand against Gen. George A. Custer. The note clarifies familial ties in the historical account.
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Sitting Bull
George A. Custer
Jumping Bull
Final rites for Leon Ray Miller in Sweeneysburg
Death notices announce funeral services for Leon Ray Miller 3 Sweeneysburg fatally injured in a Foster Coal Co Brooklyn mine accident. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Sweeneysburg Baptist Church with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Miller born Burnwell survived by wife Thelma and seven grandchildren.
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Leon Ray Miller
Sweeneysburg
Sweeneysburg Baptist Church
Robert Perry
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Miller
Foster Coal Co
Brooklyn
Burnwell
Oren
Anna Calvert Miller
Sweeneyburg
Thelma
Cecil
Cleveland
Ohio
Jerry
Linda Miller
Onya Fedukovich
Fayetteville
Route 1
Anna Stover
Beckley
Joe
Ruth Sweeney
Edith Vealey
Mount Hope
Tyree
Funeral Services for Mrs Lena Wiseman in Fayetteville
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Woodie Wiseman 85 Fayetteville will be at 2 30 p m Friday at Fayetteville Methodist Church with Rev C Thompson and Rev Randolph Johnson in charge Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park She died Wednesday in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness She was the oldest member of the Fayetteville Methodist Church and a member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service White Shrine and Eastern Star Survivors include son Ernett Oswald Wiseman and daughter Mrs Alys Russell both of Fayetteville five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Dodd Payne Funeral Home announced details for arrangements
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Lena
Woodie) Wiseman
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Methodist Church
C. §. Thompson
Randolph Johnson
Oak Hill
Huse Memorial Park
Wiseman
White Shrine
Order of Eastern Star
Ernett Oswald Wiseman
Alys Russell
Dodd-Payne
Oscar Berman Bowyer
Wickliffe
Ohio
Coal City
R. H. Kennedy
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Peace Springs
John
Ella Carter Bowyer
Mamie Humphrey Bowyer
Clifford
Cleveland
Raymond Lawson
Beckley
Cecil
Orlando
Fla
Silas
Rock
Nell Lemons
Mann
Elsie Kirby
Wolf Creek
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Ithe Church
Funeral services for Rucker Cline in Beckley West Virginia
Rucker Cline 68 of Cool Ridge died at St Albans Sanitarium Radford Va after a heart attack. Services will be 2 30 p m Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Jim Franklin officiating. Burial Mt Tabor Cemetery. He owned Cline Distributing Co Mabscott and was a Beckley businessman.
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Charleston
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Jim Franklin
Mt. Tabor
Funeral Home
Rucker
Moose Mark Anniversary Celebrations at Beckley Lodge
Beckley Moose Lodge marks its 20th anniversary with two meetings tonight a 6 30 p m special session of the Legion of the Moose and an 8 p m lodge meeting to approve 75 membership applications. About 50 civic leaders including Mayor Cecil L Miller attended Wednesday’s opening program.
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Beckley Moose Lodge
Legion of the Moose
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Welfare Bill Expands Federal Welfare Reimbursement
The bill raises the federal share to 75 percent for specified services replacing the former 50 percent. The act carries a $300 million price tag with about one third for retroactive welfare program underwriting back to July 1. It adds $110 million to Kennedy's current fiscal year welfare budget, bringing the total to $2.8 billion.
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Kennedy
Adoption ety and Catholic Charities limitations noted
The speaker cites insufficient applications for school-age children Negro children and handicapped children, highlighting limits within Catholic Charities adoption efforts. The remark suggests demographic gaps in eligible or available applicants impacting placement.
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Ety
Catholic Charities
Thomas Boone Funeral Rites In Pineville
Funeral services for Thomas Boone 77 of Pineville Kentucky, formerly of Fayetteville, were held at 2 p.m. at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel on Lewisburg. Burial followed at Wood Rose Cemetery near Lewisburg with graveside rites by Lewisburg Masonic Lodge. Boone died Sunday in a Pineville hospital.
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Thomas Boone
Pineville
Fayetteville
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Lewisburg
Rosewood
Masonic Lodge
Boone
Accidents Take 5 State Lives
Five persons died in West Virginia on Wednesday from various accidents. Riley Wells, 23, died of injuries from a highway crash near St Marys. Roberta Ann Gillespie was electrocuted at Newton by chewing through a power cord. Rodney R. Taylor, 18, was killed when run over by a coal car at Anjean. Leon Ray Miller, 50, fell under a mine car near Brooklyn. Kenneth R. Shrewsbury, 22, died from injuries in a motorcycle crash near Julian. State highway toll reached 229 for the year.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Riley Wells
Mt. Carmel Ridge
Pleasants County
Parkersburg
Middle Island Creek Bridge
W. Va. 2
St. Marys
Roberta Ann Gillespie
Newton
Roane County
Rodney R. Taylor
Richwood
Leckie Smokeless Coal Co
Tpple
Anjean
Greenbrier
Leon Ray Miller
Sweeneyburg
Raleigh County
Foster Coal Co
Brooklyn
Fayette County
Kenneth R. Shrewsbury
Charleston
South Charleston
Julian
Boone
Nuclear test setback and possible final Pacific blast
The article reports uncertainty after a Wednesday nuclear test failure and President Kennedy's stance that the United States will not test again unless forced. A Joint Task Force observer describes the final seconds before launch as confusion reigned. The 28th shot in the Pacific series lit the skies from New Zealand to Hawaii, with one test at sea, 25 at Christmas Island and another at Johnston Island.
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U.S
Kennedy
United States
Joint Task Force 8
U.S. Pacific
Christmas Es
Johnston Isand
Pacific
New Zealand
Hawaii
Three Algerian Veterans Challenge Ben Bella Move
Algeria faces defiance as veterans Belkacem Krim Mohammed Boudiaï and Abdel Hafid Boussouf oppose Ben Bella’s power grab. Berber forces from Kabylia marched from Tizi Ouzou toward Constantine, highlighting regional tensions as Ben Bella solidifies control over most of the country.
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Ben Bella
Belkacem Krim
Mohammed Boudiaï
Abdel Hafid Boussouf
France
Constantine
Tizi Ouzou
Kabylia
Willaya 3
Wade Riffe Dies in Local Hospital
Wade Riffe of Lester died in a local hospital late Wednesday night. The body lies at the Caffee Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Wade Riffe
Lester
Caffee Funeral Home
Final rites for Robert Walton Cruise, 45
Robert W Cruise dies from a gun shot wound at home. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev J C Bybee officiating. Burial in Hilltop Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Thomas Norman Eugene Walton Lee and Sally Jo, one daughter, one brother Orville and one sister Mrs Phyliss Ratliff. Body at funeral home after 3 p.m. today.
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Robert Walton Cruise
Route 1
Oak Hill
Tyree
J. C. Bybee
Hilltop Cemetery
Hilltop
Cruise
New River Co
Lochgelly
Slab Fork
James and
Grace Jones Cruise
Thomas
Fort Campbell
Norman Eugene
Fort Bragg
N. C
Walton Lee
Sally Jo
Orville
Columbus
Ohio
Phyliss Ratliff
Westerville
Funeral services for Ercil Dick Parsons set in Mount Hope
Ercil Dick Parsons 70 of Mount Hope died unexpectedly Wednesday of a heart attack after parking his truck at a Mount Hope service station. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope. burial Hardesty Cemetery Wyatt. Survived by wife Gala Parsons two sons Raymond Glenville Thomas Mount Hope five daughters Evelyn West Peoria Mandell Smith Enterprise Lula Fae Doverspike Pittsburgh Kathleen Wilson Muncie Ind Wanda McCracken Mount Hope sister Mrs John Nutter Fairmont 13 grandchildren 7 great grandchildren. Call after 4 p.m. today. (RNS)
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Ercil
Dick) Parsons
Mount Hope
Tyree
Roy Tyree
Hardesty
Wyatt
Harrison County
Parsons
Pine Bluff
Bethlehem Coal
Shinnston
Gala Parsons
Raymond
Glenville
Thomas
Evelyn West
Peoria
Mandell Smith
Enterprise
Lula Fae Doverspike
Pittsburgh
Kathleen Wilson
Muncie
Ind
Wanda McCracken
John Nutter
Fairmont
Death of Rev Walter Chandler Jr in Spencer Spencer Beckley services
Rev Walter M Chandler Jr 33 died of a heart attack at his Spencer home found by his daughter Katrina. Funeral services planned Friday 2 pm at First Baptist Church Spencer with burial at The Calloway Heights Baptist Church. Body to arrive Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Friday evening. Chandler was a pastor and alum of Bob Jones University and Southern Baptist Seminary. Pallbearers listed.
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Spencer and Beckley
Walter M. Chandler Jr
Spencer
Katrina
First Baptist Church
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
H. A. McClung
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Keyser - Bryant Funeral
Mr. Chandler
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S. C
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville, Ky
Conley Infant Dies at Birth in Local Hospital
Funeral services incomplete for the infant daughter of the Rev and Mrs I C Conley of 235 Mills Street who died at birth at 7 45 p m Wednesday in a local hospital. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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I. C. Conley
Mills St
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
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