Abram Favors Longer School Term For Raleigh
Raleigh County education candidate Rev Edward Abram advocates extending the school term. He is pastor of Central Baptist Church of East Beckley and teaches at Kingston Junior High School in Fayette County. Abram holds a BS in elementary education from West Virginia State College 1961 and has studied theology at Virginia Seminary and College. He has served as Scarbro Elementary principal and held roles with NAACP Raleigh County, Beckley Planning Commission, and various educational and religious associations. He is married to Doris Whitely. they reside at 517 Sylvia Street with their four children.
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Kingston
Fayette County
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West Virginia State College
Virginia Seminary and
Chburg
Marshall University
Scarbro Elementary
Raleigh County
National Action For the Advancement of Colored People
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission
The
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National Education Association of America, Inc
New River Valley Missionary Association
State Baptist Convention
Doris Whitely
Bluefield
Sylvia St
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Board of Education
Virginia Seminary and College
Lynchburg
Huntington
W. Va
Trict
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh
Superintendent of Schools
Lusk earns silver wings at James Connally Air Force Base
Second Lieutenant Larry L. Lusk son of Mr and Mrs Curtis P Lusk of Hatcher earned silver wings after graduating from the U S Air Force navigator school at James Connally AFB Texas He is slated for training at Mather AFB California before joining a permanent flying unit The Oceana High School and West Virginia Institute of Technology graduate holds a B S in chemical engineering He completed Officer Training School at Lackland AFB and is pursuing four weeks of combat training and four weeks of basic specialist training before assignment to a unit
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Larry L. Lusk
Curtis P. Lusk
Enlistees and Naval and Marine Training Details
United States Navy and Marine Corps recruits listed with training locations and completion dates. Lt Calfee entered Officers Candidate School in April 1964 in New Port Rhode Island and served in Vietnam. Marine Private Robert L. Godfrey and John Mitchem Jr. among others underway at Camp Lejeune and Parris Island. Includes numerous names and hometowns of new enlistees across several states.
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R. I
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Viet Nam
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Berea College
Berea
Alcoa Aluminum Co
Tapoco, N. C
John Mitchem Jr
John Mitchem
Princewick
Marine
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Parris Island
S. C. Eentry
Pennington Completes Signal School Training
Pvt William M Pennington son of Mrs Sylvia M Pennington Ghent completed a six week lineman course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia During training he learned to lay and maintain open wire lead and rubber covered cable and field communication wire The 19 year old soldier entered the Army in October 1965 and completed basic at Fort Knox Kentucky He is a 1965 graduate of Shady Spring High School.
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William M. Pennington
Sylvia M. Pennington
Ghent
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Pennington
Army
Fort Knox
Shady Spring High School
Labor Federation Chief Questions West Virginia Poverty Drive
WHEELING UPI The union leader said in remarks to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen that Gov. Smith’s anti poverty claims are overstated. He blamed the federal government for most grants and called for more local leadership and practical action without further study.
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Miles Stanley
Stanley
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Brotherhood of Railway
Spelling Woes Prompt Call For Curriculum Change
A letter from a reader criticizes modern spelling skills after 12 years of schooling and notes stenographers miswriting common phrases. The Businessman argues spelling remains essential despite phonetic challenges, citing phonetics, drills, and high school emphasis on literature as factors. He suggests language simplification to curb a national disability.
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Susan Light
Belive
Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Mission
Swallows returned to the Franciscan mission on schedule last Saturday, St. Josephs Day, with a parade and a special Mass. The mission, founded nearly 200 years ago, is famed for its legend of annual return on March 19.
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San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Poison Prevention Week urged to guard children
David O. Quinn of West Virginia University warns Poison Prevention Week marks a campaign to shield children under five from accidental poisoning. He cites unsafe storage of medicines, household chemicals, and pesticides as the main risk, urging under lock and key storage and a new free leaflet from County Extension Service offices.
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David O. Quinn
West Virginia University
Appalachian Center
Quinn
WVU
County Extension Service
Medicare Notes Aid for all 65 and older urged
The West Virginia Commission on Aging urges all Americans aged 65 and over to visit a Social Security office immediately to enroll in Medicare. The new coverage is available even to those who have never worked under Social Security, offering valuable protection for seniors.
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West Virginia Commission On Aging
Medicare sign-up deadline urges seniors to act
March 31 marks the deadline for enrolling in the medical part of Medicare for those 65 and older. If missed, late enrollment may be available only in October 1967. Contact your Social Security office today to start the process.
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Social Security
Deaf Man Perfects Midget Transistor Hearing Aid
A hard of hearing inventor has perfected a tiny energized hearing aid that makes whispers clear. The device, created by a man who has been deaf for over a decade, promises strong sound. Interested readers are invited to write HEARING at 2 E. 9th St. Erie, Pennsylvania for full information at no cost.
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Erie
West Virginia PLC Seeks To Sell Water To Pennsylvania
A Morgantown area public service district was advised by the attorney general to seek legal guidance from Pennsylvania authorities before progressing plans to sell water to a nearby community. The notice shaded the cross state transaction as a potential issue requiring interstate regulatory input.
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West Virginia PLC
Pennsylvania
Charleston
UPI
Morgantown
Attorney General’s Office
McMechen Mayor Slonaker resigns effective April 1
McMechen Mayor Lawrence D. Slonaker said he will resign on April 1. His term runs to June 30 amid council disagreements and earlier neglect of duty charges, which a councilman dropped last week. The move follows a study on whether the Mt. Morris Water and Sewerage Authority can legally buy bulk water from the West Virginia Public Service District for supplying Pennsylvania and local customers.
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Ter
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Kenneth Kincaid
West Virginia Public Service District
Mt. Morris Water and Sewerage Authority
Asst
Patrick Bower
Pennsylvania
Mt. Morris Authority
Bowers
Pleasant Valley
Public Service
Bower
Railroad Clears After Derailment West of Clarksburg
In Clarksburg a freight train derailment four miles west forced rerouting through New Martinsville with no injuries. Officials of B&O and C&O railroads cited an $8.7 million first quarter dividend, noting severe snowstorms hindered industry and transport and weakened tracks across the Eastern Panhandle to Parkersburg.
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Bond Vote Today In Tyler County School Issue
Tyler County voters cast ballots on a $1,290,000 school bond issue to fund a new consolidated school. The outcome will determine whether the project proceeds under the Tuesday election.
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UPI
Tyler County
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