Monkeys Able and Baker Prepare for Washington Press Conference
Able and Baker, famed space monkeys, fly to Washington for a Saturday press conference after a 1500 mile journey that included nine minutes of weightlessness and a fiery reentry. The mission tested responses and carried samples for radiation and weightlessness studies aboard the Navy tug Kiowa.
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Washington
Able
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Antigua
Abie, Baker
San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Buck Rogers
WWHS Students Awarded At Achievement Day Ceremony
Senior boy Sam Wood and senior girl Judy Greiner led a Becket Beckley ceremony as Woodrow Wilson High School honored its top students. Numerous club awards and scholarships were announced by local service organizations including Beckley Rotary and Kiwanis, with certificates of merit and national scholarships recognizing a wide list of students.
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Sam Wood
Judy Greiner
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Beckley Service Club
Assembly
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Judith Greiner
Dreama Meadows
Martha Christian
Carolyn Hitchew
Jean Brewster
Anna Webb
Margie Hale
Opal Walker
Diane Meadows
Linda Miller
Marcia Persinger
Connie
Beckley Woman's Club
Gerald Manning
Patty Hicks
Shirley Shirey
Mary Stover
Chippy Newman
Ginny Snuffer
Joan Wirtz
Howard Jernigan
Bookkeeping
Connie Curtis
Barbara Hatcher
Ruth Laws
Sarah Tindilia
Theresa Swann
Harriette Hambric
Ruth Meek
Jule Tolbert
Carol Lester
Robert Vermillion
Charlotte Klaus
Harold Casali
Jerry Manning
David Graybeal
Russell Walls
John Elkins
John Whitlock
John Lynn
Rotary Club
Maydean Garten
Nancy Hutz
Twila Whiting
Bonnie Stanley
Ronald Facello
Raymond Faukus
Thomas Fitzwater
Charles Jimentrout
Edward Luddreth
Alfred Landers
Paul Cox
Civitan
William Bair
C. G. Peregoy
Elizabeth DePaulo
Mary Jane Mulholland
Susan Parker
Nancy Sparkes
Linda Kessel
Eva Kessinger
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Larry Mitchell
Ferrell Pauletto
Betty Greer
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Davis and Elkins College
Bettina DePaulo
Elks
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Clara Swarthout
Raleigh County Medical Auxiliary
Jack Mason
State Road Commission
Deam Rahall
Mary Anne Stover
Mary Ann ©Ever
West Virginia Legislative
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University of Cincinnati
Hope Natural Gas Co
United States Air Force Academy
Jack Thomas
Johnson Bible College
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Anne Kessinger
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West Virginia Weather Forecast Sparks Warm Humidity and Thunderstorms
West Virginia expects fair conditions most days with warmth and humidity. Scattered afternoon and evening storms are possible today and Saturday, with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows around 60s. Extended outlook shows above normal temperatures into midweek, rainfall totaling 3 to 4 inches early next week, and rivers with above normal flow while Bluestone Reservoir remains at normal level with gates open.
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W. Va
Beckley
B.A. Bogor Kei Ei ePacedos
Vorsa
Candapa
Oak Hill
Wogry O
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Scout David Hindsley Wins Bibb Memorial Award
Sherwood Glutz hails Eagle Scout David Hindsley for winning the Thomas C. Bibb Memorial Award. The note praises the honor as surpassing a trip to New Mexico and warns of sandstorms rattlesnakes and souvenir sellers when traveling west.
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David Hindsley
Thomas C. Bibb
New Mexico
Brooklyn
Dulles Estate Left Largely To Widow In Will
John Foster Dulles left the bulk of his New York estate to his widow in a Surrogate's Court filing. The former secretary of state specified large bequests exceeding a quarter of a million dollars while his Jesuit son Rev Avery Dulles received only 5000 dollars. The will notes no lack of affection but special circumstances made further provision unnecessary.
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John Foster Dulles
Geneva
Washington
Man Convicted In Fatal Beating Of Infant Son
Pittsburgh man George E. Coleman Sr. is found guilty of second degree murder by a jury for the December beating death of his month old son. Judge Robert E. McCreary postponed sentencing Thursday to allow a possible motion for a new trial.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Pittsburgh
Robert E. McCreary
Beaver County
George E. Coleman Sr
Jukebox Rackets Charge Teamsters VP Indicted
Nassau County grand jury indicted 15 men including John J. O Rourke international vice president and head of Joint Council 16 in New York City on conspiracy extortion and coercion charges The case stems from jukebox and coin operated machine rackets on Long Island with Local 266 officials among those arrested and L 266 accused of labor fees and initiation dues O Rourke posted $25000 bail and was released while three others remained at large as detectives hunted them down The indictments bridge national union leadership with local teams amid senate rackets hearings and probe into organized labor activity
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Mineola
N. Y
Teamsters Union
Long Island
New York City
Teamsters
John J. O'Rourke
Teamsters’ Joint Council
O'Rourke
Garden City
James R. Hoffa
Union
Nassau County
Nassau County Dist
Ricty
Manuel Levine
Joseph Degrandis
Teamsters Local 266
Manhattan
Ernest R. Zundel
Local 266
Nassau Grand Jury
U. S. Senate
Degrandis
Senate
Concert by Second U.S. Army Band at City Park
The Second U.S. Army Band plans a 6 30 p m concert of marches and popular music at City Park 19 21 By Pass weather permitting The band travels by air and will have limited equipment after which it heads to Rainelle for two Memorial Day appearances Captain Joseph A H Barkley Beckley Army Reserve adviser organized the visit This marks the band’s first local appearance in the area
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U.S. Army Band
Rainelle
U.S. Army
Joseph A H. Barkley
Army Reserve Advis
Beckley
Good Holiday Weather Seen
Weather outlook for Memorial Day predicts considerable sunshine over the western half of the United States and from the Appalachians to the Atlantic. The tropical storm Arlene in the Gulf of Mexico may bring rains or squalls through the middle of the country, with showers across the Gulf states into the Central Plains and Great Lakes regions and possible thunderstorms in the East and Northwest.
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United States
Appalachians
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Seaboard
Bureau
Arlene
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Central Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
East
Rockies
Northwest Mountains
Continental Divide
Northern Plains
Midwest
Bank Loot Found In Robber S Yard
ADVANCE Missouri authorities traced a bank robbery to three Ft Campbell soldiers. Missing loot totaling 17841 dollars was recovered, with 13088 found in a zipper bag in a dog pen at Robert Lee Hager s home in Fornfelt. Hager Foy and Nicholson admitted involvement.
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Advance
Jack Small
Robert Lee Hager
Fornfelt
E. F. Dampf
Hager
Forfelt
Dampf
James A. Foy
Tenton
N. J
Walter S. Nicholson
Livermore
Calif
Ft. Campbell
Foy
Autopsy Arranged After Hager Death
Virgil M. Hager of Princeton died at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 7 30 am. He was admitted May 20 after a head injury and underwent an operation. The autopsy was requested by the Mercer County Sheriff to determine the cause of death, Raleigh County deputies said.
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Virgil M. Hager
Princeton
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Hager
Raleigh County
Mercer County
Loeal
West Virginia Woodland Show closes with final events
The Sixth Annual West Virginia Woodland Show for Lumberjacks ends today at the Raleigh County Four-H Camp. State Forester Lester McClung dedicates the community forest at 1 p.m. Contests run 3 to 4:30 p.m. including crosscut sawing for men and women, rolling pin throwing for women, and pole climbing for boys. A large crowd was expected as blue skies return after rain showers yesterday. The event draws radio and TV coverage from Beckley and nearby stations to document the final day. The camp is off Grandview Road near Little Beaver Park, three miles from U.S. routes 19 and 21.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Lester McClung
Beckley
Little Beaver Park
Grandview Road
New Federal Grant Aids State Schools Progress
Charleston, AP. A supplemental federal grant of 582,323 boosts West Virginia's National Defense Education Act funds to 881,354 for counties for modern languages, science and math materials, lab equipment, and minor remodeling with a dollar-for-dollar match. The act envisions 1,362,115 next year with various Title II and other program funds across administrative, vocational, testing, counseling, and statistical services.
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Charleston
Congress
West Virginia
Parolee Jailed In Shooting Of Fayette Friend
Fayetteville RNS Ernie Dunfree 41 Robson rushed to Bluefield Sanitarium with head wounds from a .16 gauge shotgun. His condition at noon described as critical. George H. Magsey Jr. 2% Page Kanawha County parolee held in Fayette County Jail charged with the shooting. Sheriff Deputies Buddy Crouch and Fred O’Boyle said Massey, who had been riding in a car driven by Dunfree, was let out in front of the Page Depot after an argument. After Dunfree turned the car around and started off, Massey allegedly shot through the rear window, hitting Dunfree in the head. Dunfree’s son said his father pressed the gas, causing the car to leave the road and wreck. The wounded man was first taken to an Oak Hill hospital then rushed to a specialist in Bluefield.
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RNS
Ernie Dunfree
Robson
Bluefield
George H. Magsey Jr
Page
Kanawha County
Fayette County
Buddy Crouch
Fred O'Boyle
Massey
Dunfree
Dunfee
Oak Hill
Levy Fight Sparks Heavy Early Vote in Madison Area
Virgil Jones, ex Boone County superintendent, leads organized opposition handing out literature to pressure voters against a bond levy for a new Madison junior high school. Unofficial tallies show heavy early voting against the levy, while other districts report support.
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Madison
BNS
Virgil Jones
Boone County
Jones
Bald Knob
Levy
Petition In Tombstone Case Referred To Raleigh Court
A 17 year old Beck ley juvenile involved in the tombstone case has a petition in Raleigh County Circuit Court seeking a writ of error appeal and supersedeas. The petition argues Judge Har ry L. McCreery erred by bias and improper disqualification and seeks a full hearing and new disposition under appellate procedure. Charges against Ned Ragland Jr were dismissed. John Dorsey and Fred Drumheller await grand jury action as the case moves toward complete disposition.
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Beckley
Tombstone
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Harry L. McCreery
Supreme Court
Norman Knapp
Knapp
McCreery
Ward
Woodrow Wilson High School
Ned Ragland Jr
John Dorsey
Fred Drumheller
Raleigh County
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Burglary and Car Theft Charged in Pemberton Case
Three Pemberton youths were jailed in Raleigh County on grand larceny burglary and related charges. Lloyd Darrell Clark, 20, faces grand larceny and burglary for taking a car bicycle and looting a home. Arnold O Dell Lambert, 19, charged with joy riding in the stolen car. A 15 year old Pemberton youth jailed for joy riding and grand larceny. Larceny charges stem from a radio phonograph theft. auto theft and joy riding relate to a car stolen Saturday night at MacArthur and recovered Monday at Pemberton.
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Pemberton
Raleigh
Lloyd Darrell Clark
Arnold O'Dell Lambert
Lambert
Clark
MacArthur
Plastic Bag Deaths Prompt San Francisco Call for Ban
In San Francisco a 65 year old man Manuel Gonzales died by suicide with a plastic bag over his head. The coroner said the bag and a towel covered his head and he had been dead about two weeks. This followed a baby's suffocation linked to a cleaner bag used as a mattress cover. The coroner urged immediate legislation to outlaw cleaner bag use. health officials favored education to reduce the hazard.
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San Francisco
Manuel Gonzales
Duane Shelton
Henry C. Turkel
Ellis Sox
Ivar Larson
National Safety Council
Past Chamber Leaders To Be Honored Today
Beckley Chamber of Commerce past presidents dating back to 1919 will be honored at a 6 30 p m dinner at the Beckley Elks Club. Harry Anderson says several are deceased but a family member will accept their plaques. The program will be brief and interesting.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Elks Club
Harry Anderson
Chamber
Anderson
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