State accredits 37 of 225 high schools
North Central Association listed 37 of West Virginia's 225 high schools as fully accredited in 1966 after adjustments. 160 public high schools were counted as accredited, with 96 showing minor standard violations and 27 on the warning list. The list, corrected for 1965 errors, includes Athens, Beckley schools, Huntington entries, Marshall University, Morgantown, Wheeling, and others across numerous counties.
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Charleston
API
State Education Department
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Association
Robert H. Kidd, Jr
West Virginia
Marshall University
H. K. Baer
Athens
Stratton
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson
Cameron
Cedar Grove
Roosevelt-Wilson
Clarksburg
Stoce
Coal City
Raleigh County
Elkins
Fayetteville
Gary
Gauley Bridge
Huntington East
Huntington
Marshall
Jaeger
McDowell County
Nuttall
Lookout
Fayette County
South Harrison
Los Creek
Harrison County
Magnolia
Matewan
Tygarts Valley
Mill Creek
Randolph County
Marsh Fork
Montcoal
St. Francis
Morgantown
University
Moundsville
Mount Hope
Oak Glen
New Cumberland
Collins
Oak Hill
Oceana
Pineville
Shepherdstown
Sophia
South Charleston
Big Creek
War
Weir
Weirton
Doddridge County
West Union
Wheeling
Triadel
Striking Workers Tally 5 Months Without Pay in PA Plant
Edward Snary and 1,725 McGraw Edison workers strike at Pennsylvania Transformer Division since Jan 15. Five months without a paycheck, savings stretched. local union disputes focus on overtime discipline, Class C workers at Class A jobs, job bidding, insurance, and vacations. Company counters with pay offers of 43 cents per hour for three years or 60 cents for four years. No new talks scheduled. union seeks negotiations.
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Canonsburg, Pa
UPI
Edward Snary
Pennsylvania
McGraw Edison Co
United Steelworkers
Joseph Kobrys
Steve Sohyda
Stan Ambrose
Ambrose
Mental Escapee Transferred From Wyoming to Weston
Former Charleston man Daniel Harvey, 23, who escaped a Wyoming mental facility, was moved to Weston State Hospital. Police captured him at his parents’ home after a tip from Earle Johnson. He will be held in maximum security as officials decide if he should be returned to Wyoming. Authorities question his state residency while arranging inter-state transfer. Harvey was arrested December 29 in Natrona, Wyoming, for allegedly planting a dynamite bomb in his ex-wife’s brother’s car and for kidnapping his ex-wife at gunpoint.
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Charleston
UPI
Wyoming
Weston State Hospital
Daniel Harvey
Earle Johnson
Harvey
Weston
Mildred Bateman
West Virginia
Natrona
Wyo
Chester Johnson
Casper
Wye
Janet
Thigh-High Skirts Taboo At Somerville College
At Somerville College Oxford England Dean Mary Proudfoot barred thigh high skirts during final exams to prevent distraction of male students. Any student arriving in a skirt above the knee would be sent home to change.
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Oxford
England
UPI
Somerville College
Mary Proudfoot
Congressional Showdown Looms Over CIA Oversight Expansion
Washington UPI reports a planned Senate Foreign Relations Committee filing next week to enlarge the congressional group overseeing CIA operations. Chairman Fulbright delayed the move after talks with armed services members, while Subcommittee Chairman Russell opposes any effort to “muscle in” on CIA watching. Other items: Foreign Aid overhaul rejected by committee, NASA gains $5 billion annual authorization, farm disaster relief approved, senior citizens group backs a bill to address loneliness and social ills.
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Washington
Subcommittee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
CIA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Senate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
House
National Council On Senior Citizens
Primaries Steer Races in Florida Oklahoma Kentucky and Oregon
Primary results tighten races across states. In Florida Burns loses to High while High could beat Kirk in November. Oklahoma GOP backs Pat Patterson and Dem Preson Moore seeks governor. Oregon voters nominate Tom McCall for governor and Robert Straud for the Democrats. Kentucky sees John Sherman Cooper renominated and John Young Brown wins the Democratic nod.
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Hatfield
Morse
Senate
Duncan
Florida
Burns
Robert King High
Miami
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
High
Hoppen
Claude Kirk
Oregon
Tom McCall
Robert Straud
Oklahoma
Preson Moore
The
American Legion
Raymond Gary
Dewey Bartlett
Ilsa Oilman
John N
Happy) Camp
Waukomis
GOP
Moore
Bartlett
Henry Bellman
Pat Patterson
Oklahoma City
Fred R. Harris
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
John Young Brown
Gene Snyder
Goldwater
John J. Moloney
William ©. Cowger
Louisville
Norbert Blume
Teamsters’ Union
Final rites set for Dencil Cody 65 Fayetteville miner
Death notices announce funeral services for Dencil Lee Cody 65 of Route 1 Fayetteville to be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. E L Clower. Burial follows at Pleasant View Cemetery. Cody, born June 13 1900 in Fayetteville, died Tuesday in Hilltop nursing home after a long illness. He was a retired miner. Survivors include his wife Ruby a daughter Dorothy Holstine four sisters and five grandchildren. The body remains at the funeral home with callers after 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Dencil Lee Cody
Route 1
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
E. L. Clower
Pleasant View
Cody
Erastus
Margaret Mitchell Cody
Ruby
Dorothy Lee Holstine
Cleo Rhodes
Oak Hill
Dessie King
Minnie Rhodes
Scarbro
Alice Catlett
Ohio
Hawley and Canaday Rites Noted in Lester Area
Roy W. Hawley 73 of Crab Orchard died at home after a long illness. He was born October 8, 1892 at Lester and survived by Nora Ellen Hawley five sons two daughters grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Williams Funeral Home MacArthur. Thara Edward Canaday 73 of Lester died at a local hospital after a long illness. A retired carpenter he was born March 9, 1893 at Lester and survived by Cora Hill Canaday three daughters sisters and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Roy Walter Hawley
Crab Orchard
Lester
Nora Ellen
Marvin T
Clifford Hawley
Japan
Roy Dallas Hawley
California
William D
Charleston
James Walter
Englewood
N. J
Ethel Marrie Miser
Glen Daniel
Carol
Sue Tedder
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Thara Edward Canaday
Canaday
Mosby
Susan Gray Canaday
Cora Hill Canaday
Lawrence
Helen) Moore
Washington, D.C
P.A
Elizabeth) Taylor
Sprague
Maxie
Frances) Dwornick
Irma Snyder
Virginia
Ruby Collins
Washington
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Mary F Eanes Dies at Local Hospital
Mrs Mary Frances Eanes of Grant Street died early Tuesday in a local hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and the body lies at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Mary Frances Eanes
Grant St
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Court Split On Logan Dispute
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled 4-1 in Logan County related to a Democratic factional fight over redistricting into four magisterial districts. Justice Calhoun wrote the majority opinion with Justice Browning dissenting, upholding the county court’s redistricting as lawful.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Logan County
Harlan Calhoun
Chauncey Browning
High Court
Logan County Court
Amos C. Wilson
Horace
Logan Ballot Commission
Calhoun
Browning
Arkansas fugitive vows faith loss after surrender
Glenn Everett Stewart, wanted in Indiana for a slaying linked to a possible love triangle, surrenders to authorities in Ark. He tells reporters I ve lost faith in mankind I tried to help a friend and they around and stab me in the back. In Oxford England Dean Mary Proudfoot contends coeds must hide thigh high skirts during exams to keep eyes from wandering and aid concentration. In Washington Rep John H Dent warns against broad wage bill amendments saying he distrusts crocodile tears for the saved and unsaved.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Glenn Everett Stewart
Indiana
Oxford
England
Mary Proudfoot
Somerville College
Washington
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Deate
Cape Kennedy Aims to Study Atmosphere With Explore Satellite
Project scientist Larry Brace outlines the 492 pound Explore satellite mission launching today to determine with greater precision how the atmosphere behaves under solar influence. The goal is to improve understanding of atmospheric responses and sun driven changes.
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Cape Kennedy
Larry Brace
Funeral for Mrs Annie Henry to be held Thursday
The Rev Walter Harris will be in charge of funeral services for Mrs Annie Henry 85 of 411 S Fayette St at 1 pm Thursday in the Wright and Anderson Funeral Home Chapel Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park Mrs Henry died Monday in a local hospital after a long illness The body is at the funeral home where friends may call after 4 pm today
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Walter Harris
Annie Henry
S. Fayette St
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Greenwood Memorial Park
Henry
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver R Smith burial held
Graveside services were conducted today by Rev James Duff at Farley Hill Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver R Smith of Kopperston. The infant died Tuesday in a local hospital. Keyser Bryant Funeral Home directed.
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Oliver R. Smith
Kopperston
James Duff
Farley Hill
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Obituary: Hubert Creekmore Dies at 59 in Jackson
National obituary notice states novelist poet critic and scholar Hubert Creekmore died at 59 from an apparent heart attack Monday night funeral services scheduled for Friday in Jackson Mississippi.
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New York
UPI
Jackson
Miss
Hubert Creekmore
Creekmore
Ruth Gates dies at 79. created Aunt Jenny in I Remember Mama
New York actress Ruth Gates aged 79, famed for the Aunt Jenny role in the Broadway play I Remember Mama and the TV series Mama, died Monday from an apparent heart attack.
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New York
UPI
Ruth Gates
Jenny
Mama
Funeral services planned for Fred J Heyne financial adviser
Fred J Heyne 87 longtime financial manager for Jesse H Jones died Tuesday Services were scheduled today in Houston for the Roosevelt era commerce secretary figure’s associate who guided Jones fortunes and affairs during his career.
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Houston
UPI
Fred J. Heyne
Jesse H. Jones
Commerce
Heyne
Mrs Neill Phillips Dies At 66 In Winchester
Mrs Neill Phillips aged 66 former president of the Garden Clubs of America and chairwoman of the National Parks Committee died Tuesday in Winchester of a heart attack.
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Winchester
UPI
Neill Phillips
The
Garden Clubs of America
National Parks Committee
Funeral services set for Bassett furniture founder
J D Bassett Jr aged 65 of Roanoke died Tuesday after a battle with spinal cancer. He built a furniture empire in the Blue Ridge Mountains and served as board chairman chief executive officer and treasurer of Bassett Furniture Industries. Funeral services are planned for Thursday.
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Bassett, Va
UPI
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
J.D. Bassett Jr
Roanoke
Bassett Furniture Industries
Funeral services for Harold A. Sinclair author of The Horse Soldiers
Funeral services are set for Thursday for Harold A. Sinclair a 59 year old self taught writer and jazz trumpeter who died after cancer surgery Tuesday. Sinclair authored The Horse Soldiers and several other books.
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Bloomington, Ill
UPI
Harold A. Sinclair
Sinclair
Body found in Ohio River near Short Creek mouth
The body of 27 year old Robert Gotschall of Carrollton was recovered in the Ohio River near Short Creek after he disappeared May 15 during a boating trip. He was not wearing a life preserver when the boat struck driftwood and the motor stalled, causing him to tumble overboard.
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Wellsburg
UPI
Ohio
Ohio River
Short Creek
Robert Gotschall
Carrollton
Gotschall
Timekeeping in the British Navy Relied on Hour Glasses
As late as the 1830s, hour glasses served as the standard timepieces in the British Royal Navy, guiding navigators and captains during long voyages. The device was valued for its simplicity and reliability at sea, before mechanical clocks and chronometers became prevalent.
Graham says U S and Britain obsessed with sex
London UPI Billy Graham denounces American and British fixation on sex at a news conference ahead of a one month crusade of about 840000 dollars set to begin in London on June 1. He links decadence to whoring and cites rising illegitimate births and venereal disease as evidence.
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London
UPI
Billy Graham
United States
Britain
Graham
England
America
State Colleges To Get Grants
Washington UPI reports supplementary grants totaling 219218 for West Virginia colleges announced by Senators Byrd and Randolph. Funds include 9000 for Alderson Broaddus and Bethany, 6480 Bluefield State, 98942 Marshall University, 1299 Ohio Valley College Parkersburg, 47628 West Virginia Tech, 8387 West Virginia State, plus 10500 Concord and 10350 West Liberty for augmented summer programs and year funding.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Sens
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-Wv
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Alderson - Broaddus College
Bethany College
Bluefield State
Marshall University
Ohio Valley College
Parkersburg
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia State
Concord
West Liberty
Saigon Protesters Face Tear Gas as Crowd Grows
In Saigon the Rebels Buddhist crowds including youths and children faced dozens of tear gas canisters. About 4,000 demonstrators reassembled near the Vien Hoa Dao pagoda after rain stopped, then police and gas grenades followed by charges as monks and youths clashed, with gas blanketing downtown and spreading outward.
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Vien Hoa Dao
Saigon
Construction of Gas Facilities Announced by FPC
The Federal Power Commission authorized Consolidated Gas of Clarksburg to build about 30 miles of 20 inch natural gas pipeline in Herkimer Allegany and Wyoming Counties New York at a cost of 2.5 million to serve Niagara Mohawk Power Syracuse and Rochester Gas and Electric.
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Washington
UPI
New York
Consolidated Gas Re Corp
Clarksburg
Federal Power Commission
Consolidated
Niagara Mohawk Power Co
Syracuse
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp
Herkimer
Allegany
Wyoming
Doctrines Denied Baptist Says Critics Inside Own Church
The Southern Baptist Convention heard Warren C. Hultgren urge leaders to look within their churches for criticism of the faith. He warned that religious leaders who obscure essential doctrines undermine Christianity. The session opened the convention's second day amid debate over Russellville Ark church seating for open communion and alien immersion.
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Detroit
UPI
Southern Baptist Convention
Warren C. Hultgren
First Baptist Church of
Tulsa
Okla
Hultgren
First Baptist Church
Russellville
Ark
William C. Huddleston
el Dorado
Wayne Dehoney
SBC
McDowell Court Positions Filled
McDowell County fills 18 month vacancies in the county court and clerk offices. Adrian Vance is named county commissioner and A M St Clair as county clerk after Democratic factions ended the stalemate. Both appointees aligned with the anti courthouse faction.
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WELCH
UPI
McDowell County
Henry O. Bernard
Tom St. Clair
Elkhorn
Adrian Vance
A. M. St. Clair
R. L. Martin
W. H. Rogers
Bernard
St. Clair
Hulett €. Smith
Martin
State Supreme Court
Runoff Dispute Over Uncounted Ballots Triggers Suit
Clark challenged the election after the party disallowed votes in six boxes without a hearing. State law governs vote tabulation and official results. The Justice Department filed suit as it argued voters were being disenfranchised since their ballots were not counted, three days after the primary.
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Clark
Justice Department
Personnel changes at Raleigh area schools approved
Principal of 1965 pending state board approval. James K. Lowry named assistant director for reappointment. Margaret K. Chambers and Lucille Akers to serve as nurses for the federal program led by Peregoy, Barbara Gardner as social worker. One year appointments for Glen Sallack and H B Thomas of Woodrow Wilson High. Resignations include Shirley Botkin Stoco High Norma Hand Bob L Hand Betty Hughes Earl James Jr Roxie Rutledge and Dorothy Elementary. Continuing contracts James Johnson Sophia High Deanna Sue Clay probationary contract Eccles Junior High Robert Morris Greer Alice Lewis Raleigh County Vocational Technical School. Jimmie L Pennington granted leave June 20 to July 15 for Electronics Seminar.
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State Teachers Retirement Board
James K. Lowry
Margaret K. Chambers
Lucille Akers
Peregoy
Barbara Gardner
Glen Sallack
H.B. Thomas
Woodrow Wilson High School
Shirley Botkin
Stoco High
Norma Hand
Bob L. Hand
Betty Hughes
Richmond High
Earl James, Jr
Clear Fork High
Roxie Rutledge
Dorothy
James Johnson
Sophia High
Deanna Sue Clay
Eccles Junior High
Robert Morris Greer
Alice Lewis
Raleigh County Vocational Technical School
Jimmie L. Pennington
Auto sales rebound in May second ten days
DETROIT APS — The auto industry reports a sharp rebound with a 26.9 percent rise in GM sales over the first 10 days of May and industry gains exceeding 2 percent versus last year's second 10 days. A total of 242,407 cars were sold in the period, up 23.5 percent from the first 10 days. Henry Ford II and Arjay Miller announced Lincoln-Mercury will enter the specialty market this fall with the Mercury Cougar to fill a separate niche.
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Detroit
APS
General Motors Corp
Henry Ford II
Arjay Miller
Ford Motor Co
New York
Widow Returns to Marion After Tennessee Escape
A widow said she fled to her parents in Tennessee from Stewart then returned to Marion. Police reported conflicting timelines: she claimed her husband was slain April 30 to Tennessee authorities and May 7 to Marion police, while coroner records listed Mother's Day morning May 8 as the death date. She added she escaped after a four day trip with the children.
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Marion
Tennessee
Stewart
Null
Schdmidt
Schdmitt
California Court affirms voting rights for conscientious objectors
The California Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that denying two World War II conscientious objectors the right to vote based on prison records was improper. It held that an infamous crime means moral corruption and dishones ty, and the court voided registration denials for Katsuki J. Otsuka of Pasadena and John H. Abbott of Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Supreme Court
Katsuki J. Otsuka
Pasadena
John H. Abbott
Los Angeles
Benjamin S. Hite
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Phia
Warwood
Herbert Hoover
Clendenin
Snary
Pepe Ua
Rex Humbard
Cathedral OF Tomorrow Musical Staff
Oak Hill, W. Va
Cathedral Quartet
Lee
God IS
the Answer
Woay-Tv
Beck UE Yy
20Th Century-Foxe
Congress
Doris Day
Rod Taylor
Yul Brenner
Marlon Brande
Roy W. Hawley
Thara
Mary F. Eanes
Dr. In
Harum
Scarum
Metrocolor
Elvis Presley
Mary Ann Mobley
Hercules, Samson and
Ulysses
Kirk Morris
Richard Lloyd
Liana Orfie
U.S
Baptist
McDowell
John Hoare
David Johnstone
Virginia Beach
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