Mental Health Group Sees WV Hospital Conditions Improve
Alice Leslie of the West Virginia Association for Mental Health says state hospital conditions have improved greatly, largely due to citizen drives with 13 local chapters. The group promotes more community clinics and better care, notes need for more funds for children’s treatment, and envisions mobile rural clinics with psychiatrists and social workers in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny J. Seiler
Charleston
UPI
Alice Leslie
The
West Virginia Association For Mental Health
Leslie
State Mental Health Department
Department
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier
Greenbrier Valley
Anne Blair Alderson
Alderson
West Virginia
Kennedy
Congress
Martinsburg
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Huntington
Miss Leslie
Narcotics-2 Chronicle of heroin addiction and withdrawal
A detailed account describes the path from first heroin use to addiction, withdrawal, and the desperate search for the drug. It covers the user’s physical sensations, escalating costs, criminal acts to support the habit, and the protracted agony of withdrawal as outlined by the Narcotics Bureau.
U.S. drug addiction rates fall from 1953 peak
Federal Bureau of Narcotics data show new addicts in the United States decreasing since 1953. Tight enforcement is blamed for harder drug access, while heroin wholesale price has climbed from about $8,000 for two pounds to nearly $25,000. In 1953 about 8,700 new addicts were reported. last year roughly 6,300 were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Is there a cure and if so how does it work
A report lists ten U S cities with 79 percent of known narcotic addicts. The Federal Bureau of Narcotics provides figures for New York Detroit Washington San Francisco Newark Philadelphia Oakland San Antonio and others with addict counts ranging from about six hundred to over six hundred fifty. The piece discusses questions about a cure and treatment methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
United States
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
New York
Detroit
Washington, D
San Francisco
Newark
N.J
Philadelphia
Oakland, Calif
San Antonio
Tex
Dees
Courier Survives Afrique Crash
An American diplomatic courier identified as Joseph Capozzi survived a crash of an Air Afrique DC6 near Mount Cameroon. He was hospitalized in Buea with undisclosed injuries. The plane carried 48 passengers and seven crew. no other survivors were found, and cause was not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Douala
Cameroon
State Department
Joseph Capozzi
Buea
Air Afrique
Aur Afrique
West Africa
Past and Future in Brief: Steel, Travel, and Care
Steel ingot production in 1962 reached 98.3 million tons, up slightly from 1961. Over the past five years, annual output averaged just under 95 million tons, a drop from the 1955 and 1956 peak. New medical pills, lightweight wheelchairs, and automatic hospital beds promise easier home care for long-term patients.
Zodiac Outlooks for All Signs From 1963
The column lists sun sign forecasts for Aries through Pisces with brief guidance on relationships money mood and social life. It notes general cautions and actions for each sign and credits Field Enterprises Inc from 1963.
Almanac May 7 1963 daily world in history notes
Almanac highlights May 7 1963 detailing notable anniversaries. Notable events include the 1915 Lusitania torpedoing with heavy loss of life, the 1939 Rome Berlin Axis formation, and the 1945 German surrender terms at Rheims along with President Truman moving into the White House. The entry closes with Pascal on liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Ireland
Germany
Italy
Rome
Berlin
German High Command
Dwight Eisenhower
Rheims
France
Harry Truman
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Public Hearing on Raleigh County Zoning Ordinance
On May 14, 1963 at 2 00 pm a public hearing will be held in the Raleigh County Courthouse to consider a proposed comprehensive zoning ordinance. Interested parties may review the ordinance report in the Clerk of the Raleigh County Court office and file written objections before the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Court
John C. Ward
Timber sale offered by West Virginia DNR for 680 acres
The State of West Virginia Department of Natural Resources offers 680 acres of marked timber on Deerskin Branch Panther State Forest in McDowell County for sale by sealed bids due May 21, 1963 at 2:00 PM DST. Bid information available from Curtis S. Wilson and A L Worselen. species totals enumerate Beech to Black Locust totaling 1,470,178 board feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
Deerskin Branch
Panther State Forest
McDowell County
Capitol Building
Charleston
D.S.T
Curtis S. Wilson
A. L. Worselen
Panther
East Washington Street
Division of Purchases
Obituaries and Funerals Notice Listings
Births and deaths listed from Harler, Harvey, Lilly, Johnson, Thompson families. Funeral times and locations given for William R Harler, Lonnie Lee Harvey, Lundy Lilly, Willie L Johnson, Stanford Thompson, Wesley Oran Thompson. burial sites include Sunset, Crawford Cemetery, Greenwood Memorial Park, Olive Springs and Caffee Cemetery with church services at First Christian, Ghent Freewill Baptist, First Baptist Minden, Church of God and Williams Funeral Home Chapel. arrangements by Keyser Bryant and Rose Quesenberry Funeral Chapels. pallbearers from local classes and graduating groups noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harler
William R
North
Kanawha Street
First Christian Church
Walter H. Griswold
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Lilly Lilly
Lundy
Coal City
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
South
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Thompson Thompson
Stanford
Harper Heights
Church of God
J.C. Richard
G. ©. Gilbert
Olive Springs
Tennessee
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Wesley Oran
Ghent
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Bid notice for oak bridge lumber and creditors warning
The State Division of Purchases Virginia invites sealed bids until 1 30 PM May 17 1963 for 30000 Bft untreated oak bridge lumber with forms prescribed by the Division. Bid forms available until 4 PM day before opening. Notice to creditors of the estate of John R Holliday requires claims be filed by November 15 1963 at 213 Raleigh County Bank Building Beckley West Virginia. Roy A Cunningham Commissioner of Accounts Raleigh County West Virginia May 4 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of
Capitol Building
Charleston
West Virginia
Division of Purchases
Curtis S. Wilson
John R. Holliday
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
Roy A. Cuningham
Raleigh County
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Cid
Job
Narcotics Bureau
Courier
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
Aquarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
the Almanac
Pascal
Hopkins
Valley Drive South
Memoriam
Frento
Tony’’ Gagalone
Mrs. Frento Gagalone
Funeral Home Ambulance Service
R. H. Neal
Mgr
Vance Drive
Harvey
Crab Orchard
Glen White Road
Johnson
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Charles Lively
A. E. Deck
East Rainelle
Foster Hardware Coo
Main St
Beckley PLC
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
John Persinger
Mabscott
Shady Spring
Damon Setliff
Ruth Ann Wass
Brenda Elkins
Damon
N. Eisenhower Drive
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
P. O. Box
Nashville
Kidd’s
Oakwood Ave
Ransom’s
Ashworth’s
Halstead
Evin Rude
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St
Wright
Dial
Rural Equipment CO
City Avenue
Cis
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville St
Ashworth
Neville St
Sparks TV
Prince St. Ph
Sprague
Willey Brothers
Hinton
W. Va
Sanders and Edgers
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince Street
Jan Campbell Music Co
White Sulphur Springs
Glen Daniel
Business Confidential
Jim Green
Robert L. Amick Beckley
Land of Oz
Kanawha
Thompson's Drugs
Sophia Finance Co
Millie Dawson
S. Kanawha Street
CURB
Apple
Pete
Bob
Avon Cosmetics
Bostick Ave
Capri
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
Belt Area
Donna Hartshorn
Bolt
Mullens
Sarah Coventry
Bluefield
Sue Wise
Rt. 2
Lewisburg
Ronceverte
Harn
Sandra Sadler
Harrell Nursing Home
Virginia St
North Court Street
Crowder Coal Co
Danese, W. Va
Brown
President
Pineville
J. D. Baker
Aracama
Logan
MR. Waugh
Montgomery Ward
Rainelle
R. E. Bare
R L Stinson
Myers — Ave
O. H. Bennett
E. Beckley
Raleigh Insurance Agency
S&h
Sophia Builders & Supply
Sophia, W. Va
Fotos & Co
South Kanawha St
Col. So
Johnstown
Prc-Way Shoe
Corner Valley Drive
Bee Aener
Robert Elliott
Electrolux
Foster Hardware, Inc
Main Street
J. R. Lilly
Daniels
Singer Sewing Machine
J. L. Mills
Jack
Gravely
H. P
Nash
DeSoto
W Va
Briggs & Stratton
Philco Electric
Best Furniture Co
S. Fayette St
Valley Dr. North
Nash Campbell
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Gibson
Norge
Marion
Philco Refrigerator
Firestone
W. W. Honaker
Temple St
William Klein
Edward Snuffer
Dry Hill Rd
Foster
Means Lumber Co
Sisson St. Ph
Rhodes
Beckley Maytag
Maytag Spe
Maytag Auto
Norge Electric Range
Gray Lumber CO
Prince St. Dial
Fabulon
Beckley Paint Co
So. Fayette
Bea
American Glass & Mirror Co., Inc
Beckley Mt. Hope Rd
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
City Ave
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