Raleigh County Head Start teaches dental care to children and parents
Head Start students and parents in Raleigh County receive two sessions on tooth brushing and plaque removal as part of a year long dental care program. Nurse Alfreda Cyrus notes the dental training is one of several health initiatives for 1972 73 including speech therapy through BARH and FMRS mental health program.
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Head Start
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Community, Action Association
Alfreda Cyrus
East Park
Lilly Steward
Ardelia Hickman
Janice Mayo
E. E. Persinger
Charlene Kincannon
Madeline Collins
Plan
Nora L. Chambers
Cyrus
Chambers
University of North Carolina
West Virginia University
Parkersburg
State Dental Assistants Association
Barh
Freida Fusilier
Mountaineer Family Health Plan
Nora Chambers
Beckley Recruiter Returns To Post
T. Sgt. Jim McCormick returned to duty with the Beckley Air Force Recruiting Station after surgery. He resumes outlying visits starting today in Hinton at the West Virginia Department of Welfare office from 9 to 11:30 AM, then Lewisburg from 1 to 3 PM. He will be in Pineville at the federal building Friday from 10 AM to 3 PM. He had been on sick leave since March 18.
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Jim McCormick
Beckley Air Force
McCormick
Hinton
West Virginia
Sunrise Sunrise Arts Center Opens With Varied Exhibits
Sunrise Sunrise in Charleston presents free public hours Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm closed Mondays. Exhibitions include the 31st Arts of West Virginia, May 12 watercolor workshop with Neil Di Tersa, and May 13 informal opening 2 to 5 pm. The garden center offers ecology in the garden events and workshops each week, plus amateur astronomy, heritage trips, storytelling, and children’s exhibits such as Woodland Indians and the Serpentorium.
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Sunrise
Charleston
Center of Arts and Education
Myrtle Road
Arts of West Virginia
Neil di Tersa
West Virginia
Chemicals Chase Birds in Southern Philippines Banana Plantations
Chemical pollution has driven birds away from banana plantations in Davao del Norte province Philippines. Hunters report wildlife disappearance after expeditions into forests near banana communities due to chemicals used by plantation firms to disinfect banana trees.
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Philippines
Davao del Norte
VA Outreach marks milestone in veteran benefits reach
M L Howells announces VA Outreach has informed 1.8 million Vietnam era personnel and that volunteers in Vietnam have conducted 246000 interviews and helped 100000 advance benefit applications. The program expanded from a two man test in 1967 to nine Vietnam sites and then to Europe Okinawa Japan Korea and carrier air fleets.
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Vietnam
Veterans Administration
M. L. Howells
Huntington VA
Europe
Okinawa
Japan
Korea
Navy
Howells
United States
TEE Agency
U. S
Seniors Achievement Dinner Hosted by Elks Lodge
Beckley College instructor Jerome Van Meter, famed former Woodrow Wilson coach, speaks at a lodge ballroom dinner for area high school seniors. Seated are Judy Davis, Anita Lilly, Robin Smarr. standing are Harlan Metheny, Judy Jones, John Miller, with Verlin Walker chairing the Elks youth committee.
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Lodge
Jerome van Meter
Beckley College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Verlin Walker
Elks
Judy Davis
Glen Rogers High School
Anita Lilly
Trap Hill High School
Robin Smarr
Fayetteville High School
Harlan Metheny
Nuttall High School
Judy Jones
Mullens High School
John Miller
Marsh Fork High School
Teubert Marks 26 Years with Beckley Police Force
The Beckley police department observes May 15 as the 26th service anniversary for Capt William Teubert the department’s senior member. Teubert joined in May 1946 after Army service in World War II where he served with the 29th Infantry Rangers and led assaults on Omaha and Utah beaches. He rose from sergeant in 1957 to lieutenant in 1964 amid the chief’s death and became chief of police that November. He was promoted to captain in 1970 and led the narcotics squad in 1971 with ongoing duties in municipal court work.
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Beckley
Teubert
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Marshall University
29Th Infantry Rangers
First Army
Omaha
Utah
Tuebert
H. D. Gibbs
John W. Smith
Smith
Designers Embrace Dolman and Batwing Sleeves This Season
In spring and summer suits sleeves take center stage with dolmans batwings raglan and full styles. Designers shift from tailored shapes to bold silhouette options highlighting arm coverage and movement.
Don Pitts for House of Delegates Raleigh County
Don Pitts a 6 foot 3 inch 285 pound private attorney with 2 years in Raleigh County delivers free legal aid to about 600 residents. He calls himself a community developer and CAP adviser advocating for the little man. He runs for the House of Delegates to represent the average man in Charleston.
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Beckley
CAP
Raleigh County
House of Delegates
Charleston
Don Pitts
Iman
Pol. Adv
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Samuel .Cochran
Ray S. Cochran
Midway
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Sophia High School
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Rho Epsilon Beta
WVIT
Plantearium
Listen
Discovery Wall
Serpentorium
Galaxy Room
Manila
UPI
Chemical
News For Veterans
F. Y
ESSO
Jack Lee
Congress
Fayette
Raymond
Ray” Campbell
Democrat
New Haven
Raleigh
Elks Honor Hi
The
Beckley Elks Lodge
Paris
Marcel Ferrer
Ferrer
Gray Lumber
Joe Herrera, SR
Chrysler
Plymouth
Earehart
Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc
Valley Drive
City Auto Service, Inc
Pineville, West Virginia
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