Raleigh County ARA survey highlights growth prospects
The Area Redevelopment Administration reports a January survey of Raleigh County economic development potential. It details timber industry expansion, highway access via the West Virginia Turnpike and Interstate 64, and calls for zoning for industrial sites, new vocational schools, and stronger venture capital through Beckley Business Development Corp and the Chamber of Commerce. It also outlines tourism upgrades, golf courses, a motor hotel, ski area improvements, and a coordinated plan for regional development led by the Chamber.
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The
Area Redevelopment Administration
Raleigh County
Raleigh
West Vir
Ginia
White Sulphur Springs
ARA
Robert L. Wrigley Jr
Area Surveys Division
Office of Program Development, Ara
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Beckley Business Development Corp
Wrigley
BBDC
Beckley-Raleigh County
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley
Tourism and Convention
Chamber of Commerce
Bald Knob
Five Steps for Safer Work Life by Sam Sez
Sam Sez urges five safety steps to reduce accidents stressing personal responsibility and safety as a way of life. He highlights observation cooperation and consideration, noting small hazards grow into serious injuries if ignored and urging wholehearted collective action.
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Several service members are named with current assignments and recent movements. Army Specialist Five Robert T. Arbogast of Mount Hope serves as a helicopter crew chief with U S Army Support Command Vietnam, after a Fort Rucker posting. Chief Warrant Officer Gerald D. Roop, stationed at Fort Bliss, commands Hawk missile maintenance at the U S Army Air Defense School. Airman Second Class Leonard D. Campbell, based at Selfridge Air Force Base, visited cousin Airman Second Class Roger Berry in Danese, who is on tour with the 1st Mobile Group in the Philippines after enlisting in 1964. Pvt. James R. Lester, of Shady Spring, completed an armor track vehicle mechanic course at Fort Knox. Sgt. Virgil V. Walker, of Mabscott, commands a tank near Schweinfurt in Germany with the 3d Infantry Division’s 7th Cavalry. Yeoman First Class George E. Spade, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spade, serves aboard the destroyer USS Henderson, now with the First Fleet out of Long Beach California.
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Robert T. Arbogast
Susan
Jane Arbogast
Mount Hope
U. S. Army Support Command
Vietnam
Arbogast
Fort Rucker
Ala
Mount Hope High School
Gerald D. Roop
Dessie M. Zink
U. S. Army Air Defense School
Fort Bliss
Tex
Leonard D. Campbell
Selfridge Afb
Mich
Roger Berry
Frank Berry
Berry
1St Mobile Group
Clark Afb
Philippines
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Airman
Campbell
Alfred Campbell
Lima
Ohio
Danese
James R. Lester
James W. Lester
Beaver
Army Armor Center
Fort Knox
Lester
Army
Virgil V. Walker
Nora
Mabscott
3D Infantry
Germany
Walker
7Th Cavalry
Schweinfurt
Fort Hood
Pineville High School
George E. Spade
USN
John E. Spade
Bradley
Henderson
First Fleet
Long Beach
Calif
PZC Grants Waver For Church Building
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission offered permission to consolidate portions of Lots 5 6 7 and 8 on South Kanawha Street to erect a church education building and parsonage. A front and side yard waiver was granted due to conflict with city ordinance. Al Ellison attended, succeeding Dr. Charles Merritt on the council.
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Beckley Church of God
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission
South
Kanawha St
PI Board
Beckley Water Co
South Beckley
al Ellison
Beckley City
Charles Merritt
Air Force Candidates Named From Various Towns
James G. Cline of Speedwell and Larry A. Covey of Marmet are listed with other local men as Air Force candidates. The roster includes David A. Frye of Saltsville, Freddie R. Manley of Charlottesville, and several more sons of local residents.
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AIR Force
James G. Cline
Speedwell
James M. Cline
Larry A. Covey
Marmet
Goldier S. Covey
David A. Frye
Saltsville
Robert B. Frye
Freddie R. Manley
Charleston
Macie M. Blankenship
David S. Vaught
Mildred R. Vaught
Virgil E. Adkins
St. Albans
Raymond S. Adkins
Agusta Wade
Duffield
Lucy J. Russell
Glenn Galloway
Madison
Astor Galloway
Larry E. Reed
Kingsport
Tenn
Mescal
L. Reed
Fred G. Holliday Jr
Saltaville
Fred G. Galloway
Dennis A. Harris
Bradford
Beulah B. Harris
Now You Know By United Press International
The 1964 death rate reached a record high for a year without major epidemics since 1955, according to the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare.
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United Press International
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mineral Mills Magnetite Plant Recognized in Salute to Industry
The Register joins the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce in recognizing Mineral Mills Inc at Glen Morgan for its magnetite iron ore plant. The facility started April 12, 1964, employs ten people, and distributes processed material by truck and rail to coal preparation plants. Bill Roberts and Thomas Evans are pictured cleaning residue from a magnetite pit.
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The
Register
Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Mineral Mills, Inc
Glen Morgan
Mineral Mills Inc
MecKees Rocks
Bill Roberts
Thomas Evans
Poverty and TB linked in city health study
Social investigators report pockets of poverty across cities with rising tuberculosis rates. Dr. James E. Perkins notes poverty and slum housing hinder TB fight. Nevada's Anti-Poverty Act grant targets a hard-hit community. TB affects all income groups, but slum areas show higher disease rates.
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James E. Perkins
The
National
Tuberculosis Association
America
Nevada
State
Tuberculosis and Health Association
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