Governor's Task Force Sees Mining Scars Healing
Governor Smith leads a convoy through Boone Kanawha counties to view Glenn Brooke Coal Co strip pits in Slaughter Creek area. Tour covers loading docks river transfer auger operation and reclamation effort with 110000 power line investment, seeding plans and trees stabilizing hills. Smith pledges conservation laws and studies to seal abandoned mines harming Shaver's Fork trout stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teek Rice Register
Boone
Kanawha
Greyhound
Glenn Brooke Coal Co
Chelyan
Slaughter Creek
Glen Brooke
Kanawha River
West Virginia Turnpike
Coal Company
West Virginia
Ben Greene
Department of Natural Resources
Greene
W. A. Bennett
Glen Brooke Coal Company
Mike Starvaggi
Starvaggi
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Smith
Raleigh
Campus embraces Batman and Robin as campus icons
Meredith Moss reports that Ohio State students pushed Batman for student body president and voted over a former OSU editor. The show draws crowds in dorms and lounges, with teens planning weeks around the program as Amherst and Minnesota dorms note large TV viewings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Moss
Enterprise Assn
New York
NEA
Batman
Robin
Gotham City
Ohio State University
OSU
University of Illinois
Amherst College
University of Minnesota
Earle Carlsten's Fight For Military Justice
Providence teacher Earle Carlsten led a campaign to aid Gene Barboza, convicted of murder. He organized a defense committee, raised funds, and contacted media and officials including President Johnson and Rhode Island leaders. He urged broader help from civic groups and the ACLU, stressing compassion and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsten
Gene Barboza
Barboza
Gene
Providence Teachers Barbora Defense Committee
Defense Committee
Earle Carlsten
Elks, Masons, American Legion
American Civil Liberties Union
Rotary
Batman takes over college life across campuses
A nationwide campus craze spreads from San Jose State to the University of Mississippi and Minnesota where fraternities rename houses Bat Manor Bat Cave join Batman fan clubs with 50 members Purdue students build a huge ice snow Batman and observers credit Batman’s camp appeal as simple entertaining relief for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
San Jose State College
Bat Manor
University of Mississippi
Bat Cave
Minnesota
Batmen
University
Batman
Purdue
Phoenix
Mind wandering risks during work and driving
Advice on concentrating at work and on the road argues that injuries arise from divided attention rather than lack of knowledge. It urges keeping thoughts anchored to the task, reserving wandering for leisure, and cautions against mental roving during risky or exacting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aong
43 Apply Here For Employment
A total of 43 applications for work was registered for an 11 day period ending Friday at the Employment Security Office. Applications covered positions including Electric truck operator, truck drivers, meat cutter, automotive mech, cook, clerk typists, stenographer, secretary, post office clerk, janitress, nurse aide and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Security Office
Sallye Bragg
Ammar Named Member of WVU Honor Group
Najeeb A. Ammar Jr son of Mr and Mrs N A Ammar 106 Virginia St has been named among 25 new members of the Order of The Grail at West Virginia University Morgantown The Grail is a three year old junior men’s honorary society named for the Holy Grail symbolizing ideal conduct and unending quest for knowledge Membership is based on high academics and self discipline Ammar a 1964 honor graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School is a pre law sophomore at WVU
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Najeeb A. Ammar, Jr
N. A. Ammar
Virginia St
Order of the Grail
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Knights
Ammar
Woodrow Wilson High School
WVU
Catholic TV network links 400 NY schools in archdiocese
Francis Cardinal Spellman dedicates a multi channel education television system in Yonkers linking more than 400 elementary and secondary schools in the archdiocese of New York. The Catholic Communications Center will be fully operational by September and will broadcast programs in full color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ducational Tvv
Yonkers
N.Y
UPI
Archdiocese of New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Catholic Communications Center
Beckley DAV Chapter Meeting Set for Thursday
Representatives from Huntington Chapter II of the Disabled American Veterans will address Beckley Chapter 18 members at 7 30 p m Thursday. DAV officials B T Hinkley C J Lattin Jr and Ted Anderson will represent the Huntington Department. Hinkley is a past department commander. Lattin is a Korean War veteran with Morgan's Office Supply. Anderson is a former state safety official and state department commander candidate. All members and prospective members are urged to attend.
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Huntington
The
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Beckley
B. T. Hinkley
National Service
C. J. Lattin Jr
Ted Anderson
Huntington Department
Hinkley
Lattin
Morgan's
Office Supply
Anderson
W. Va
Department of Public Safety
State Department
Brass Band To Welcome Suitcase Government In Fairmont
Gov Hulett C Smith and his suitcase government visit Fairmont with a noon start at the Marion County Armory and a 6 pm news conference. Welcoming music by the Fairmont Senior High School Band. Commerce and Natural Resources will show motion pictures at intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Marion County
Departments of Commerce and Natural Resources
Leary indicted in LSD raid case in Poughkeepsie
LSD experimenter Dr. Timothy Leary and three others were indicted in Poughkeepsie on narcotics charges stemming from a police raid on his mansion last month. Leary faces two counts of possession of marijuana and is expected to be arraigned later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsi
N.Y
Timothy Leary
Harvard University
Nephew Of Beckleyans Cited By Jaycees
Dennis L. Lucas nephew of Mr and Mrs Claude Lucas 208 E St Beckley has been chosen as an Outstanding Young Man of America He will appear in the 1966 edition of the Outstanding Young Men of America Lucas holds a BS from Concord College an MBA from West Virginia University He works for Ford Motor Company in Charlotte NC He is married and has one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis L. Lucas
Claude Lucas
E St
Beckley
Jaycee
United States
Lucas
Concord College
West Virginia University
Ford Motor Company
Charlotte, N.C
Cancer Society units report progress in fund drive
The Raleigh County unit reports $612 raised toward a $10,000 goal, 6.1 percent. Fayette County shows $1,949 collected toward $7,500, 26 percent, and Wyoming County hits 20.6 percent with $1,030 toward $5,000 in the current campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Crusade
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Franklin opposed bald eagle as national emblem
Benjamin Franklin objected to the choice of a bald eagle for the United States national emblem and proposed the wild turkey instead, arguing it would better represent American character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
United States
Grandfather seeks best textbooks on the new math
Dear Mrs Light asks for titles and addresses to guide an ambitious grandfather through math education for six grandchildren. The answer notes no single “new math” exists, urges checking each child’s program, and lists several publishers and pamphlets from Vroman, SRA, and the U S Government Printing Office, plus the return of basic drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Light
Martin S. Wolfe
University of Illinois
A. C. Vroman, Inc
S. Pasadena Ave
Pasadena
Calif
Science Research Associates, Inc
East Erie St
Chicago
Ill
Educational Research Council of
Greater Cleveland
GCMP
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Five Candidates File Post Election Expense Reports
Five candidates in the Raleigh County primary filed after election expense and donation forms. Strake Walker showed $54.50 in expenses before May 3 with no other entries. Billy H. Sullivan reported $36.36. George B. Chambers had $136.60 in final total expenses, including $5 filing fee and $33.60 to Beckley Newspapers, $50 to WJILS, and $50 to WWNR for advertising. Welton C. Lilly posted no recent expenses with a $15 filing fee. Sherman Walker listed $11.20 for Beckley Newspapers advertising and $73.52 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Board of Education
Strake Walker
Shady Spring
Billy H. Sullivan
Sophia
Slab Fork
Chambers
Beckley Newspapers Corp
WJILS
WWNR
Welton C. Lilly
Justice of the Peace
Sherman Walker
Disease Report Lists 80 Respiratory Cases in Raleigh County
Raleigh County reported 80 cases of upper respiratory infections for the period ending May 7. Other diseases recorded by Dr. N. H. Dyer, state health director, include influenza like illnesses Raleigh 47, whooping cough 6, chickenpox 1, meningitis Alicia 1, epidemic fever Raleigh 1, tuberculosis Raleigh 3, measles Raleigh 12, and streptococcal infections Raleigh 28.
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Raleigh
N. H. Dyer
Wyoming
Alicia
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Sears
Earle Carlsen
Providence
R. I
Henry Adams
Earl Carlsten
YMCA
Pelham
N. Y
Boy Wonder
Superman
Tarzan
Humphrey Bogart
University of Pennsylvania
University of North Caroling
Sam
Beckley Dav
Leary
Beckleyans
Jaycees
George B. Chambers
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