Post War Babies Enter WVU As Enrollment Surges
West Virginia University greets the class of 1968 as freshmen arrive to a bulging enrollment echoing postwar GI Bill era. Readings from Books That Changed the World and summer registration efforts aim to ease dormitory and classroom demand amid new buildings, expanded staff, and revised registration processes.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
America
WVU
Carl M. Frasure
College of Arts and Sciences
WVII
News and Views
Dean Frasure
Kennecott Strike Settled Ends 70 Day Walkout
Kennecott Copper Corp and United Steelworkers reach a three year contract ending a 70 day strike in Utah and Arizona. Ray Mine Division in Arizona to resume operations immediately with 1,400 workers. Utah operations stay idle until settlements with five small craft unions, on strike since mid July, are reached. Negotiations to continue today. The Utah walkout has idled about 6,000 Kennecott employees.
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Salt Lake City
UPS
Kennecott Copper Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Utah
Arizona
Ray Mines
Kennecott
Before the Johnstown Flood a Steel Center of the Nation
Before the 1889 Johnstown flood that drowned over 2300 people the city was the United States leading steel producer, a key hub in industrial manufacturing.
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Johnstown
United States
Restaurant Association To Convene Tonight
Southern Region Restaurant Association meets at Beckley Glass House with President Henry Della Mea announcing speakers James Fraley Beckley Newspapers Corp Robert R Brown WOAY radio-TV and Thomas Martin WWNR radio. Cocktail hour at 6 p m dinner at 7 p m and meeting at 8 p m. Open to non members as well as members.
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Southern Region Restaurant Association
Henry Della Mea
Della Mea
James Fraley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Robert R. Brown
Woay Ra
Dio-Tv
Thomas Martin
Wwnr Radio
Beckley Glass House
Nine Beckley residents cited at South Kanawha Street roadblock
Beckley Police set a two hour roadblock on South Kanawha Street Monday after noon. Nine residents faced traffic violations including operat ing a motor vehicle without a state operator's license and expired inspection stickers. Names include Nellie Harsanyi William Pomputius Ernest Mills Noah Wallace James Fultz William Patton Lonnie Lester Richard Radford and William Riley.
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Beckley Area
Beckley
South Kanawha Street
Nellie Harsanyi
William F. Pomputius
Ernest D. Mills
Noah Wallace
Orchard Avenue
James Fultz
Teel Road
William F. Patton
Route 3
Lonnie L. Lester
Crab Orchard
Richard E. Radford
Piney View
William M. Riley
Whitby
Goldwater Ticketed In Loading Zone Parking
Barry M. Goldwater, the Republican presidential nominee, received a parking ticket Monday while at a local television studio filming his life story. His black limousine was in a loading zone in front of the building for about 30 minutes before a policeman cited the car, and a security guard then moved it away.
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Goldwater
Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Faye Lusk Honored for Nine Years as Jail Matron
Raleigh County Jail matron Faye Lusk is praised as a humane, active caretaker for female prisoners. Over nine years she has worked with the state Child Welfare Department, provided clothing and necessities, and offered friendship and counsel to inmates. She has faced threats and an assault, and she remains on call to supervise searches, arrests, and medical needs while supporting juveniles, the mentally ill, and a steady flow of regulars at the facility.
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Emagene
Keffer
Faye Lusk
Raleigh County
Faye
State Department of Child Welfare
Indiana
Cleveland
Folk And Arts Fair Slated In Wetzel County
NEW MARTINSVILLE An annual Wetzel County Town and Country Days festival combines folk crafts, demonstrations and exhibits. Attendance may reach 10 000 to 15 000 with wood crafts, caning, mountain dulcimers, and Madame Shao Fang Sheng exhibiting paintings and enamel work. Live stock, antiques and educational displays accompany music, dances, and rides for children.
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New Martinsville
Wetzel County
Joseph F. Powell
Powell
Timothy Cox
Saint Albans
West Virginia
Madame Shao Fang Sheng
Williamstown
Tientsin
China
Mountain State
Cedar Lakes
Madame Sheng
Nanking
United States
New York
Florida
California
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Soil Conservation Society Elects New Officers
West Virginia Chapter elected W. H. Dickerson of West Virginia University as chairman at the 19th annual meeting at Jacksons Mill September 11-12. Other officers named include Charles W. Phillips and Frank E. Bivens. Area chairmen were named from multiple towns. New officers assume office January 1, 1965. The chapter earned a banner for outstanding project work. Main themes were Improving Forage Production and Recreation Present Future For West Virginia. Meeting closed with a beef barbecue dinner.
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W. H. Dickerson
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Soil Conservation Society of America
Jackson's Mill
Charles W. Phillips
Frank E. Bivens
Monroe County
Glen Dupue
Franklin
Robert Kissler
Morgantown
James Michael
Wellsburg
Carl Haischer
Spencer
J. D. Brackenrich
Charleston
Albert Beatty
Beckley
James H. Canterberry
Huntington
Tower kicks off West Virginia GOP campaign in Parkersburg
Texas senator John Tower opened the West Virginia GOP campaign in Parkersburg accusing the Johnson administration of hindering growth and faulty policies. He predicted a Barry Goldwater victory and said WV would play a large role in the national race, charging that Johnson’s foreign policy invites war.
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Parkersburg
UPI
West Virginia
Texas
Johnson
US Senate
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Barry Goldwater
Civil Service Exams Slated For 1965 Entry
G I Kincaid announces applications open for the 1965 Federal Service Entrance Examination. Open to college seniors and graduates, with over 200 positions in agencies nationwide and some overseas posts. Tests: first on Oct 17 for those not meeting GRE-APT cutoff. final filing due April 15, 1965. Management internships offered. Feb tests for higher paying roles.
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G. I. Kincaid
Beckley Post Office
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
United States
Kincaid
Home care for rheumatoid arthritis reduces deformity
The article urges doctor supervised home care with drugs rest and exercise to ease pain and prevent crippling deformity. It details bed rest periods, exact positioning, chair height, periodic walking breaks, heat or ice therapy, and daily joint range of motion exercises with caution on increasing pain.
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Field House
Moer
R. E. Troutman
Vance Drive
American Motors
Ambassador
Restaurant Association
Carevart Ambler Company
Valley Drive
Rudy Vallee
Cbs-Tv
Channel 4
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Quiet
Nickerson
Conservation Society
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