Hospitals Targeted by Acting State Rights Director
George E. Chamberlain Jr. heads a probe into Civil Rights Act compliance at two public hospitals Raleigh General and Beckley focusing on ward segregation private rooms and dining room policies amid alleged hazards and race based divisions. officials could not reach hospital administrators for comment as reports note mixed ward arrangements and staff segregation.
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George E. Chamberlain Jr
State Human Commission
Et Credit Mexinney
Thas
Chamberlain
Commission
Ital
The
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Raleigh General
Beckley
Register
Fire and arrests fill Raleigh Register local page
A chaotic Raleigh County scene includes girls setting fire to jail mattresses, multiple arrests for destruction of property, and a crash near Crab Orchard. Police report a series of minor offenses, penalties, and court appearances, with several individuals cited for traffic and municipal violations.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Lusk
McCreery
Hm Y
Land
Daniel Ewin
David McMillian
Piney View
Rodriguez
Toney’s
Skelton
Crab ‘Orchard
D. W. Bryson
Valerie Paugh
Midway
Sheriff Department
Raleigh County
Floyd
Marvin Silbuki
Raleigh
Sylvester Fleming
Greenwood
S. C
Turnpike
Virgil Mullens
Shady Spring Citizens Organize Against Public Service District
A group in Shady Spring mobilizes against creation of a public service district to run sewer services. Residents hold a meeting to discuss concerns about control, costs, and impact on the community.
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Shady Spring
Lilly Resignation Requested After Court Meeting Debacle
At a court session beginning 10 a m the meeting led by temporary chairmen Harold Hanks and Norman Gunderson addressed a contested resignation and a string of budget items. Hanks read district reports while discussing NB sewer considerations and long regional travel times, noting it would require three years for an Indian to walk the distance and predicting high costs.
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Releigh
Harold Hanks
Norman Gunderson
C. M. Elmore
North
Beckley
Hanks
Einen Anne Case
Local Petition Circulates for 30 Percent Residency Rule
The article notes a committee appointed with members Walter Ford, John Pack, and Lewis Meadows plus other citizens circulating a petition. It aims to present to county court commissioners and seeks 30 percent of residents as a threshold.
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Walter Ford
John Pack
Lewis Meadows
Toounty Court
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Raleigh Generial
Albert Teche
Howard
W. C.culloch
Beck
Drewry
Sear
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Beenes
Basil Summers
Cool Ridge
Rod Liguis
Redegues
Cuehamn Co Ge Teng 2
Gramary
Shady Sie Gee
Lilly
Universal Corporation
Neville Street
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