Beckley Q&A on Local Facts and Figures
A compilation of Q and A items from Beckley covering topics from space and aviation to local history, taxation, court doctrine, schooling, and teacher salaries. Includes notes on moon habitation, Lindbergh, Beckley founder Gen Alfred Beckley, state tournament finances, lime usage on fruit trees, UMW hospital cards, Totten Trust Doctrine, heirs suits, Sophia populations, driver education dates, George Reeves, and Raleigh County teacher pay for 65-66.
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Raleigh
Fair And Cold In Beckley Area Today
Beckley and vicinity show fair but cold conditions with a high near 42 and a low around 20 tonight. Partly cloudy and warmer on Saturday with a high near 50. Airport data report 38 as high in last 24 hours and 20 as low. winds from the west around 20 mph. precipitation 0.04 inches. River and lake levels steady to normal and clear. Hinton gauge at 2.3 ft.
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Beckley
Hinton
Mao Gravely Ill Supposed as Chinese Leader Falters
London based UPI reports Mao Tse tung, China’s supreme leader, gravely ill and unseen in public for some time. Diplomats say illness could not be confirmed yet Peking announced a boycott of the Moscow Communist party congress, with officials cautioning no major policy switch even if Mao steps down.
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C. Thaler
London
UPI
Red China
Mao Tsetung
Mao
Peking
Chinese Communist Party
Moscow
Communist Party
United States
China
Russia
UFO Reports Grow Across Midwest Says Air Force Investigator
United Press International reports a surge in unidentified flying object sightings across several states. Illinois witnesses described a triangular craft over a car, while others in Iowa Wisconsin Ohio Maine and Minnesota reported glowing orbs and strange lights. An Air Force investigator prepared to present findings.
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United Press International
Ilinois
Air Force
Robert Gorisek
la Salle
Richard Salmas
Des Moines
Iowa
Ohio
Toledo
Wisconsin
Wausau
Tomah
Wis
Bangor
Maine
John King
Midwest
Woman Killed In Hotel Fire At Williamson
A hotel fire at the three story Alvon Hotel near Williamson killed a young woman identified as Jean Parsley about 20 and left two men Carl Pinson and Harry Blackburn unconscious in a second floor hallway. The death appeared to be by suffocation and a third unidentified man was hospitalized. The blaze started in Parsley s room and she reportedly escaped the flames.
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Williamson
UPI
Alvon
Claude Stowers
Jean Parsley
Stowers
Carl Pinson
Harry Blackburn
McKinney Resigns for CRS Post as Rights Chief
George Chamberlain was named acting executive secretary of the State Human Rights Commission after Howard McKinney resigned effective April 24. McKinney will become field conciliator for the U S Community Relations Service, and the commission praised his leadership while noting progress toward school integration. The article discusses integration efforts and references upcoming pages for more on the topic.
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Charleston
UPI
George Chamberlain
State Human Rights Commission
Howard McKinney
Chamberlain
Commission
McKinney
U.S
Thomas Gavett
Morgantown
Gavett
Fairmont
Huntington
A. Senselien
Viet Cong attacked near Da Nang under buffalo cover
Viet Cong troops, hungry and leveraging a herd of water buffalo, attacked rice fields near Da Nang but were repelled by U S Marines. The week saw 1,822 Viet Cong killed as U S and Vietnamese forces reported major operations including 656 Viet Cong deaths in five days near Quang Ngai and Da Nang. American and government losses were light.
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Saigon
APS
U. S
da Nang
Texas
Quang Ngai
Tine Reid Thure de Armeck Company
Ter
Wreck Knocks Out Two In March Morgantown Crash
Mrs Annan died today from injuries suffered in a March 11 one car crash near Morgantown. She was a passenger in a car driven by Paul Petrolo a Fairmont businessman who was also killed.
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Morgantown
UPI
Annan
Here
Paul Petrolo
Fairmont
Medicare Deadline Looms as Beckley District Extends Hours
Beckley Social Security district office adds long hours 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. through late March for Medicare voluntary medical insurance enrollment before the March 31 deadline. District manager Dwight Billings says the extra access helps those who cannot visit alone. About 15,000 seniors in Beckley area already enrolled, with 300 more still to act. Delays past deadline trigger a two year wait and higher premiums.
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Beckley Social Security
Dwight Billings
Saale
Social Security Office
Medicare
Testical Inc
Ance Ve
Billings
Volunce
Beckley
Man Dies From Gas Explosion Burns At Home
Morgantown UPI reports John Nicoletti 46 of Fairmont died at University Hospital from burns suffered when a gas explosion ripped through his home on January 30. His two sons John age 7 and Joseph age 10 remained hospitalized with injuries.
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Morgantown
UPI
John Nicoletti
Fairmont
University Hospital
John
Joseph
Mayor Thaw Re-Elected in Sistersville Tight Race
In unofficial results incumbent Mayor William P. Thaw was re-elected by a narrow margin, tallying 599 votes. Write-in candidates Carl Johnson and Victor Crockett trailed with 30 and 14 votes respectively, while the masked TV hero Batman received one vote.
Space scientists locate Gemini 8 flight troubles
World wire dispatches report space scientists located a week of hard luck on the Gemini 8 flight with possible missteps. A separate note mentions a $10 million swindle and federal funds risk under review by the State Welfare Commissioner. Meanwhile a Titan 2 missile and Nike-Javelin launch occurred at Vandenberg. West German Chancellor Erhard seeks accord to reduce nuclear weapons in Europe.
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L. L. Vincent
Vandenberg Bergforce Base
Calif
Ludwid Erhard
Iran
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Ondon
Tom Becthyann
Burnses
Berkley
Burns
Cranberry School
ING Register
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Alfred Beckley
Secondary Schools Activities Commission
Franklin Lilly
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
UMW
District 29
The
United Mine Workers of America
Circuit Court
Atty
Sophia
West Virginia
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
George Reeves
Superman
Li Shaohi
Mao Tse-Tung
Stalin
CRS
New Rights
HRC
Viet Nam
District SS
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