New West Virginia Mental Health Unit Faces Funding Crisis
Charleston reports a fledgling West Virginia Mental Health Department struggles with no money and no personnel as it gains control from the Board of Control. The 16 state institutions will await July 1 funding, while debates focus on who should lead and how to finance operations.
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Charleston
West Wirth
Department of Mental Health
Board of Control
Uplman
iIn
Theo
Underwood
Dore Dorman
Imust
Adds
Sal
Attorney General
West
Boone County Election Day Amid Tight Races
Voters in Raleigh County towns Mabscott Sophia Rhodell Lester and Fay ette County districts faced light turnout and mixed results. Incumbents led in Mabscott and Sophia while Rhodell mayoral races featured Woodrow Blankenship against Estle Meadows. Boone County contests saw strong party battles with H Morgan and Ralph Hottle leading rival tickets. Ballots counted by noon showed varying support across the region.
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Rhodell
Lester
Woodrow Blankenship
Citizens
Estle Meadows
Progressive
Leon Saunders
E. G. Miller
Godfrey Cabot Gas Co
Boone County
Labor Party
H. F. Morgan
Progressive Citizen's Party
Ralph Hottle
Winterville
Sunshine
Danville
Sylvester
Madison
Strawberry Fest Sees Growth in 4-H Entries and Bake-Off
The Wednesday Strawberry Festival features nine 4-H strawberry exhibits and nine pie bake off entrants. Rev A H Wilson will judge the Dairy Princess Contest at 9 am in Beckley Hotel Ballroom with Jack Davy of WULS as master of ceremonies. Nancy Boyd MCs baking contest awards. R E Hicks oversees strawberry awards. luncheon at 12 30. entries due by 10 am.
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A. H. Wilson
First Christian Church
Beckley Hotel
Jack Davy
WULS
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh County
R. E. Hicks
Fruits and Vegetables Commission
The
Rural Development Council
Shackelford
Courthouse to Consider Air Cooling and Water Coolers
Raleigh County Court plans a major remodeling of the courthouse including a new roof window trim patching plaster and painting. Officials discuss adding two water coolers one on the second floor between the Circuit and Criminal Courtrooms and another in the main floor hallway. Furniture orders and possible women juror quarters are also noted with air conditioning under study. A Frigidaire engineer notes existing ducts are too small for AC and a 15 ton unit may cost about 4000 not including installation.
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A. J. Lilly
Raleigh County Court
E. Guy Graves
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Frigidaire Company
Graves
Bombs kill six and wound 87 in Algiers downtown
In Algiers last night lamppost bombs exploded during the evening rush, killing six people including five Europeans and one Algerian and wounding 87. The blasts damaged an area of about a dozen blocks near transit stops, marking the capital's first major bombing since February 10.
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Algiers
Algeria
Beckley
Hall
James W. Dixon, Jr
Johns
Fairmont
Denzil J. Burns
Iowa Road
Harry Harvey
Foote St
Janice C. Gibson
Court Hears New Water Line Pleas
Angelo Lore led a group pressing to fund a pipeline along Little Beaver Road to the county line. About 14,300 from residents, excluding a few disabled or sick, would finance the line with a 3,000 extension to connect to the county system. The court will decide if the pipe may run on the opposite road side owned by the county.
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Angelo Lore
Lore
Little Beaver Road
A. J. Sparacino
Little Beaver
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Raleigh
Senate
Nance
Fidence Congress
Moe
Eisen
Hower
Elections Today In State
Municipal elections are held across 154 incorporated WV towns with Clarksburg Morgantown and Intoundsville among largest. Buckhannon Dunbar Grafton Keyser St Albans Weston also vote. In Littleton Welzel County five of seven council candidates are women. in Buffalo Putnam County housewives mount a full slate against incumbents led by Mayor Vernon D Pigg.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Intoundsville
Buckhannon
Dunbar
Grafton
Keyser
Prince’ Fon
St. Albans
Weston
Welzel
Littleton
Buffalo
Putnam County
Vernon D. Pigg
Yanks Yield To Japanese Trial In Soldier Case
The United States agreed to let a Japanese court try Specialist 3 C William Girard for the shooting of a Japanese woman at a U S Army firing range on January 30. The decision, announced at the Pentagon, follows a joint U S Japan committee under the status of forces agreement.
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Washington
United States
Pentagon
3.C
William C. Girard
State Dulles
Defense
Wilson
Joint Committee
Naka Sakai
Girard
Aivay
Defense Department
Giard
Victor M. Nickel
Police probe rape report in Beckley area
Beckley police continued their investigation into a report of an incident involving a six year old girl. The event is described as occurring in a weeded area near Quarry Street with a juvenile attacker estimated at about fourteen years old.
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Beckley
Quarry St
Billy Graham Names Sex Decline, Not Reds, as Threat
George Cornell reports at Madison Square Garden that Billy Graham told 17 000 attendees the nation faces greater danger from sexual immorality than communism. He urged ministers to address sex openly, linking porn, idle youth, and moral laxity to social decay while arguing sex itself is amoral and only its misuse is guilty. No longer silent, he warned leisure time fuels corruption and could destroy the nation.
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George Cornell
New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
America
More Antitrust Bills Predicted After GM Split Ruling
Senator O'Malley predicts fresh momentum for antitrust legislation in Congress following the Supreme Court decision ordering the separation of Da Pont from General Motors. He urges pursuing his earlier dismemberment ideas as a response to the ruling. Senator Frear warns the decision could have broad negative economic effects.
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Washington
O'ma‘honey
D-Wye
da Pont
General Motors Corp
Congress
General Moors
Supreme Court
High Court
Capitol Hill
Sen. Frear
D-Del
End of Game Ends Manager Cecil Owens Life
In Huntington a life ended at the end of an industrial league baseball game as Cecil Owens age 49, a former minor league player, collapsed from a heart attack just after the final out. his team lost 54 to 0. Norfolk. Coal dumpings at Hampton Roads ports through May show continued high totals compared with 1956 with a gain of over 700000 tons in May and more than 5 &,000,000 tons year to date.
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Huntington U
Cecil Owens
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Beck Refuses to Answer Senators for Ninth Time
Dave Beck Jr. son of the Teamsters Union leader invoked the Fifth Amendment 19 times in eight minutes before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee. He refused to answer questions about his business dealings and even whether he knew his father.
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Washington
Dave Beck I Jr
Senate
Dévear
Teamsters’ Union
Senators
Young Beck
Teamsters Union
Brenda Green Meets Ex Classmate in Washington
Tri County Spelling Bee champion Brenda Green of Sophia met Fred Souk Jr in a Sheraton lobby during a National Bee trip sponsored by Stars and Stripes. Souk, Azores based principal for kids of military and government personnel, hosts Brenda and family plan a May Raleigh and Fayette counties visit after the finals.
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Kitty Thompson
Washington
Brenda Green
Sophia
Washington, D. C
Brenda
Azores
Fred Souk Jr
E Stars and Stripes
Germany
Sheraton Park
Souks
Souk
United States
Raleigh
Fayette
Beckley
Lacy Otey
Roy Canie
Frank Corder
Hope Youth Named Nationalist Party Candidate at Boys State
All-state high school basketball star from Mingo County, Mr. Hope Youth, was chosen to head the Nationalist Party ticket for the primary at Mountaineer Boy State. Ronnie Floyd of Delbarton won the gubernatorial nomination, with John Kite of Charleston nominated by the Federalist Party. The two will speak at tonight’s Boys State assembly before HB delegates move to the Legion camp. Floyd defeated three rivals. Hartman of Buckhannon joined as dual-office nominee for auditor and Supreme Court, but was limited to one race. he chose auditor. Other nominees listed for state offices include Norman State of Parkersburg for secretary of state and Gary Underwood of St. Marys for commissioner of agriculture.
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Jackson
WoVa
Mingo County
Nationalist Party
Mountaineer Boye State
Ronnie Floyd
Delbarton
Burch High School
John Kite
Charleston
Federalist Party
Assembly of Boys State
American Legion
Floyd
Kile
Texas
Pex
Frank Hartman
Buckhannon
Boys State
Hartman
Supreme Court
Frank Shatter
Street Scene Youth Strolling Prince Street
A teenage youth around 16 or 17 walks along Prince Street in a relaxed manner wearing a ten gallon hat, cowboy boots, and a yellow shirt as part of a casual street scene. The scene emphasizes laid back Western style with no significant events or conflicts described.
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Prince St
Beckley Whitesville Cadets Win Greenbrier Awards
Beckley cadet Howard Hurt and Whitesville cadet Stephen Lang Jr. led Greenbrier Military School honors at Lewisburg during the 143rd commencement. Lang earned the senior orator prize. Dyche and Smith joined the Hall of Fame. other recognitions included Borden Trophy, Moore Award, outstanding junior cadets, and morale and athletics honors for Hurt and Boles.
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Howard Hurt
Beckley
Stephen Lang Jr
Whitesville
Josoa A. Smith Je. Elkins
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
William F. Mason
Scottsville
Lang
Dyche
Smith
Wirt W. Duff
Elkview
J.C. Borden
William H. Allman
Clarksburg
H. B. Moore
Roger L. Thompson
Mates Wan
William R. Satterfield Jr
Rosengarten
Otto €. Boles Jr
Parkersburg
Allman
Graney Awards Four Contracts
State Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney announced four contracts awarded from the May 21 letting. Calhoun County W R Orders and Son, St. Albans, 296 999.67 for Annamoriah Bridge and related spans. Harrison County Pocahontas Construction Co Marlinton 97 039.90 and 51 396.30 for Upper Little Ten Mile Bridge and Big Elk Creek Bridge. Welzel County J F Allen Co Clarksburg 168 910.95 for relocation of 0.377 miles of W Va 20 with grading drainage base and guardrail.
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Charleston
Patrick C. Graney
Calhoun County
W. R. Ordersland Son
St. Albans
Annnamoriah
W.va
Harrison County
Pocahontas Construction Co
Marlinton
Little Ten Mile
Big Elk Creek
Welzel County
J. F. Allen Co
Clarksburg
Porters Falls
W. Va
Sayre and Hodson Accepted By Court
Two Beckley attorneys were admitted to practice in Ra sleigh County Circuit Court. Robert Brown Sayre of 411 Woodlawn Ave and Donald David Hodson of 132 Westwood Drive will join the bar.
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Beckley
Rasleigh County Circuit Court
Robert, Brown Sayre
Woodlawn Ave
Donald David Hodson
Westwood Drive
Weather and chess results from Beckley and Charleston
Weather brief notes scattered showers and cloudiness with cool to mild lows. In the Oak Hall chess match John Hurt and Lew tied a bold scene as Rivers and Reservoir saw scores near 11 to 2 for Beckley players. Hart dominates Charleston with 10 straight years of titles.
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Beckley High
Noor
Oak Hall
John Hurt
Charleston
Lew
Bellepoint
Mike Wren
Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Elks Club
Hart
Beckley Skies Daily Almanac Forecast
The Sun sets 7 43 p m and rises 5 03 a m on Wednesday. The Moon sets at 12 29 a m with first quarter on June 5. Mercury to the east before sunrise is the fastest planet about 66 million miles from Earth.
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Mercury
Beckleyan on Mental Panel to discuss disturbed children
Morris Kagan of UMWA Memorial Hospital will represent Beckley at the State Public Health Conference panel in Huntington. He notes West Virginia lacks a center for emotionally and mentally disturbed children and discusses utilizing current facilities and developing new resources. Plans include a center at the Hillcrest Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Charleston and expanding psychiatric clinics for home and community care.
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Morris Kagan
UMWA
Beckley
Huntington
West Virginia
Kagan
Amd
Hillcrest
Charleston
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