Lakin visit highlights reforms and staffing changes
Delegates Dels W. W. Withrow D Rale and Robert K. Holli Sais visited the institution near Pt Leg and reported deplorable hospital conditions. They praised cleaner men’s facilities, reviewed therapy rooms and the canteen, noted morale issues among older staff, and highlighted new personnel including Leota Kosher and Jo Ann Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dels W. W
Jackie) Withrow
Drale
Robert K. Holli- Sais
Ason County
Smith
Leota Kosher
Kenneth Byrne
Joann Browning
Johnsons Pay Tribute To JFK Memory
In Fredericksburg Texas on the second anniversary of John F. Kennedy s assassination Protestant Jewish and Catholic clergy joined in a public service arranged by the First Family near the LBJ ranch area. Senator Gaylord Nelson was invited to attend.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
UPI
John F
White House
Dallas
Texas
LBJ
Gaylor Nelson
D-Wis
Austin
Johnsons
Dallas A
Bull
Weekend highway toll climbs in Virginia and nearby counties
The report details multiple fatal crashes across Cabell County and nearby regions. Victims include Earl Hargis and Larry Randant in a U S 60 collision with a heavy truck, plus several other single and multi-vehicle accidents across Greenbrier, Mingo, Pleasants, and surrounding areas. The tally rises with seven deaths Friday and more into Saturday, amid the 1964 count.
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Ginia
Huntington
Cabell County
Earl Hargis
Larry Randant
U. S. 60
Gates
Mingo County
Eel County
Lenarn
Donald Yates
Merrimac
Jackie White
Ace Land
Ronald E. Worrex
North Matewan
Je L. Lester
Belle
Andrew Rowan
Sweet Springs
Lewisburg
Judy K. Brevins
McDowell County
W. Va
Wreaths Mark JFK Death in Dallas Memorial Day
Dallas reports begin with a wreath on trauma room 1 door where Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1 pm CST. Catholic services, prayers, and official commemorations follow in Dallas and Arlington with families, officials, and international tributes including Berlin remarks. Trauma room 1 closed 12 hours out of respect.
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JFK
Dallas
UPI
Kennedy
Assas
Oscar A
Bend
Fredericksburg
Texas
Johnson
United States
Dysgrave
Arlington
Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
Jacqueline
Nani
Hugh Auchincloss
Kennedy F
Berlin
Willy Brandt
John F. Kennedy
City Hall
Oak Cliff
Knights of Columbus
St. Cecilia Catholic Church
Weather summary for Beckley region and nearby areas
Cloudy and drizzly conditions prevail in Beckley and vicinity with a cold night ahead. low near 37 and a high in the mid 50s on Tuesday. River conditions show Greenbrier low and clear, Lake normal and clear with gate open. gas at Hinton noted.
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Beckley
Ce An. An
Greenbrier
Hinton
Corpus Chris
Byrd Urges Expanding Food Stamp Program in W Va Counties
Senator Robert C. Byrd urges extending the Federal Food Stamp program to six more West Virginia counties Summers Monroe Wyoming Braxton Nicholas and Mercer with a possibility of Greenbrier County joining. He notes high need based on welfare data and cites existing USDA approved operation across 11 counties since May 1961 reaching about 13,400 households and 56,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Byrd
Summers
Monroe
Wyoming
Braxton
Nicholas
Mercer
Greenbrier
Senate Appropriations Committee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Westirginia
State Department of Welfare
L. L. Vincent
Philip Hearn
Northeast
USDA
Isabelle Kelly
Greenbrier County
Aes
McDowell County
Endayne
Kanawha
Raleigh
Boone, Fayette
Webster and Lincoln Counahs
Mediators Meet Again Today In Space Strike
Federal mediators met again in Washington to end the space strike that threatens the Gemini 7 mission. Progress was reported but no near settlement. The delay could push back the December 4 launch as McDonnell technicians are needed for capsule checks. Aera sent their technicians to Cape Kennedy to fill machinist gaps amid the dispute over job specifications.
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Washington
UPS
William E. Simkin
Cape Kennedy
TAM
A Mile 1-77 Segment To Be Opened Today
A four mile stretch of Interstate 77 will be dedicated today as a north-south bypass of Parkersburg connecting U S 33 along West Virginia 2 just south of the city.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Asent
W. Va
Four Black Leaders in Charlotte Hit by Sudden Incidents
In Charlotte four homes belonging to Black leaders were struck by a series of rapid, non fatal incidents around 3 a.m. No injuries occurred but demolition crews checked for other devices. Governor Moore pledged state investigative and law enforcement help as authorities reviewed the attacks on Alexander family residents and other notable local figures.
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Charlotte
N.C
UPI
Dan Moore
Stan Brookshire
National Association For the Adeer of Colored Peoi
Ts Cay Heme Aoeer
Charlotte Council
Nuckols Vines Get More Time
Former State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuckols and ex-employee Fred Vines received a two day postponement to answer to falsification of state records. Judge William Thompson granted the stay as both men, aged 53 and from Flat Top Raleigh County, appeared in court free on $1,000 bonds. Nuckols said he has spent over 20 years around courts but this is his first time as a defendant.
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Charleston
UPI
Jack Nuckols
William Thompson
Nuckols
Fred Vines
Flat Top
Raleigh County
Thompson
Beckley St
Readied For Move To Hospital In D C
Augusta Ga UP I reports doctors nurses and military men prepared to move the ailing patient to Washington. An eight car train will transport to Walter Reed Hospital with Army security and restricted photography for newsmen. Pool representatives will cover the departure.
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Augusta
UPI
Noa
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Army
Ie Adm
Eisenhower
Body pulled from Muskingum River near Marietta
The body of Charles A. Lough of Salem West Virginia was recovered from the Muskingum River about 118 miles from Marietta over the weekend after his car went into the river. Rescuers spent nearly two hours bringing the body and the car to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta, Ohio
UPI
Charles A. Lough
Salem
W. Va
Muskingum River
Here
Injuries Prove Fatal On Ohio Construction Site
Chester Ward 37 of Cameron died in Wheeling Hospital from injuries suffered November 12 when heavy equipment he operated overturned on a construction job near St. Clairsville Ohio. He died Sunday.
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Wheeling
UPI
Chester Ward
Cameron
Wheeling Hospital
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Reds Attack At 5 Points Battle Rages Near Highway One
A numerically superior Vietnamese ranger battalion repelled wave after wave of assaults by about 2,000 Communist troops at a ranger camp straddling National Highway One, 20 miles southeast of Guang Ngai City. In another zone near Saigon, government spokesmen said allied forces killed about 100 guerrillas with light own casualties. The clash followed mortar and machine gun fire before dawn, and U.S. air support aided counterattacks that left roughly 100 enemy bodies. In Ia Drang Valley, U.S. and Vietnamese troops faced sporadic sniper fire as operations against North Vietnamese regulars continued.
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Saigon
UPS
Guang Ngai City
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Ia Drang Valley
Two More Virginians Die in Vietnam Service
United Press International reports two West Virginians lost their lives in South Vietnam. Staff Sgt. Morton C. Knapp, 35, of Wheeling, member of the First Cavalry Airmobile, was killed last Wednesday. Charlie Andres, 21, of Leckie McDowell County, also died Wednesday after four months' service in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West
Third Kidnaper Surrenders To Tacoma Police
The Tacoma sheriff's office arrested the final suspect in the 13 year old Charles Hyde III kidnapping case. James Edward Evans, 31, surrendered after contacting officers nine hours earlier. He, along with Dean Bromley, 20, faced first degree charges. Bromley was in custody after arrest in Arkansas.
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Tacoma
Wash
UPI
Charles Hyde III
James Edward Evans
Evans
Dean Allen Bromley
Baker
Bromley
cCrory
Ark
Final Stand of B Company at Ia Drang
On a Viet Nam battlefield B Company of the 173rd Airborne fought a brutal engagement. The unit dwindled from 18 to three survivors as heavy fire and grenade blasts shredded ranks. Amid the chaos Langston manned the radio after the sergeants fell, while comrades urged to press on and reclaim lost ground.
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Tom Tiede Bien Hoa
Viet Nam
NEA
173Rd
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Hopemont
Denmar
Sandra Danielson
Eureka
Pleasants County
St. Marys
Ladonna
Reno, Nev
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Alexander
Kelly Jr
Alford
U. S
Alexanders
D.C
Highway One
Rangers
West Va
Astan
Langston
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