Military Men in The News At Home By TEEK RICE
Staff Sergeant Bobby B. Vass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Vass, was awarded the U S Air Force Air Medal at Da Nang AB Viet Nam for personal bravery in combat against Communist forces. Vass is a C 123B Provider flight mechanic with Pacific Air Forces. He is a Shady Spring High School graduate. Marine Sergeant Robert L. Murdock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus A. Murdock of Bradley, serves in the Chu Lai sector with Company A 1st Battalion 7th Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division, with two major Viet Cong operations since July. Private First Class Johnny Bane Brown and Private John A. Poe, both from Shady Spring, are undergoing testing and training steps at Memphis Tenn and Fort Sam Houston Texas respectively.
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Bobby B. Vass
Ronald H. Vass
U. S. Air Force
da Nang AB
Viet Nam
Vass
Pacific Air Forces
Shady Spring High School
Robert L. Murdock
Marcus A. Murdock
Bradley
Chu Lai
7Th Marine Regiment
3Rd Marine Division
Ome Bo Agme Ae
Wanda L. Brown
Kley
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Aviation
U. S. Marine Corps
John A. Poe
Shady Spring
Military Training Center
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Fort Jackson
S. C
Poe
J Vee
Continental Oil to merge with Consolidation Coal Co
Continental Oil Co announced in principle a merger by which it will buy Consolidation Coal Co’s coal business and properties for 120 million in Continental stock. Consolidation keeps non investments valued at 44.5 million plus Chrysler shares and a reserved production payment worth about 460 million, with royalties due on future mining.
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New York
UPI
Continental Oil Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Continental
Consolidation
Chrysler Corp
Continental Oil
Royal
George H. Love
Sholders
Continental Oil Common
Chrysler Common
Consolidation Coal Common
Consolidation Coal
Hassle Brews On Paint Street Controversy Meeting Set
City Council will meet at Paint and Witherspoon streets at 10 a.m. Tuesday to discuss opening Paint and paving Witherspoon. A paving contract was awarded to James C. Meador, with completion moved to 90 days after award. Bids ranged from Meador 25123 to Toner 25441 and Vecellio 333. Residents seek year-end completion while legal questions about Paint Street’s public status are debated with Hall of Hall Furniture represented by Paul J. Fourney.
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Witherspoon
James C. Meador
James Ceador
Toner
Oscar Vecellio
E. M
Ned) Payne
Witherspoon Street
Howard Lambert
Payne Road
Meador
Payne
Dennis M. Leary
Paint Street
Kanawha Street
Fourney
New River Park
James Kessinger
Beckley Recreation Board
International Association of Fire Chiefs
William Teubert
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John R. Poe
Consolidation Coal Company
L. F. McCollum
McCollum
Fords
Ford
Wyoming Auto Company
Mullens
West Virginia
Grady Whitlock
Cook Ford Sales
Oceana
Americas
Martin Ford Sales, Inc
W. Washington St
Lewisburg
W. Va
Monroe Motor Sales Union
Flas Tr
Hassle
Paint St
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main St
Beckley W. Va
Neville St
Beckley
Dupont