Bluefield State College Concord merger debated in West Virginia
The State Board of Education discusses a potential administrative consolidation of Bluefield State College in Bluefield and Concord College in Athens, about fifteen miles apart. Proponents cite regionalism and economics while opponents worry about integration history and campus identities. The board has postponed action to the October meeting for further study.
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Bluefield State College
Bluefield
W. Va
Concord College
Athens
Lacy I. Rice
State Board of Education
Martinsburg
A. H. Spangler
Bluefield State
L. B. Allen
Concord
Joseph F. Marsh
Rice
Spang
Marsh
J. C. Jeffords
Charleston
Claude R. Davisson
Weston
Perce J. Ross
Buckhannon
Arthur H. Spangler
Stephen J. Russek
Wheeling
Samuel J. Baskerville
Raymond Brewster
Huntington
Charles H. Brown
Kingwood
Spangler
Bobby Layne Ready for 15th NFL Season at 35
Pittsburgh quarterback Bobby Layne, aged 35, plans to begin his 15th NFL season. He has battled a broken leg, a head concussion, and a brain tumor in his career and says he will quit when playing ceases to be fun.
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Bobby Layne
Pittsburgh
Bobby
W. W. Barron
Huntington
Greenbrier
Speculates On Power Politics And Cuba
Washington based analysis weighs optimistic fears over Soviet and Cuban military aid, with debate over Berlin, nuclear bans, and UN issues. It frames a strategic chess game where Moscow and Washington weigh withdrawals and concessions, including Guantanamo, Berlin, and Western Europe, as potential bargaining chips amid broader Latin American aims.
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NEA
Russia
Cuba
United States
Berlin
United Nations General Assembly
New York
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
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Cape Canaveral
Havana
Key West
Western
Latin America
Guatemala
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Policies
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery for West Virginia readers. It notes prices for daily and Sunday editions, six and twelve month terms, and weekly carrier rates, plus tax policy and that carriers are independent contractors not liable for advance payments.
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Saas Ee
Ectacece Boop
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week Proclamation 1962
President John F. Kennedy proclaims September 17 1962 Citizenship Day and the week September 17 23 Constitution Week urging all government bodies and citizens to observe ceremonies. He calls for flag displays and educational activities to deepen understanding of the Constitution and citizen rights and duties.
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Congress
John F. Kennedy
United States of America
United States
Washington Window Republicans Target The Men Around Kennedy
National Republicans plan to attack The Men Around Kennedy with focus on lesser aides like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Walt Rostow. Rostow faces GOP backlash over alleged no win policy and belief Moscow is mellowing, while Schlesinger is likened to a sharp, brainy adviser. The plan aims to expose internal policy thinkers to voters before the campaign ends.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Walt W. Rostow
State Department Policy Planning Board
Rostow
Schlesinger
FDR
Thomas G. Corcoran
Civil service seeks return to oral exams for raises
State Civil Service Director W B Van Horn aims to reinstate oral examinations next year to let workers qualify for higher salaries while remaining in their current job grade. He cites a 1963 64 budget request of 180000, up from 117810, and projects about 6000 civil service employees by 1964, with SRC workers added gradually starting with about 260 engineers.
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Jerry Beigel
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Civil Service
W.B. van Horn
van Horn
State Road Commission
Civil Service Plan
SRC
Mellon and regional notes mark year 23 years on
Andrew Mellon has died at age 87 the longtime aluminum pioneer and former secretary of the treasury and ambassador to Great Britain. Locals adjust to new assignments with Roy Stephens returning as coach at Stoco High and Irving Maddy moving to Summers County Sandstone school as principal.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Roy Stephens
Stoco Indians
Moet High School
Irving Maddy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sandstone
Summers County
Bug Dust and Mountaineer Freedom Debate
The column reports on Rev. L E Crowson and W Reese Burns disputing the liquor by the drink debate in West Virginia. It questions maturity, paternalism, and local governance with the motto Montani Semper Liberi cited. A closing prayer from Joseph R Sizoo is included.
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L. E. Crowson
W. Reese Burns
Methodist Temple
Crowson
Mr. Crowson
Register
Clem Jones
West
U. S
Administration Should Come Clean On Cuba
Washington dispatch argues for prompt disclosure of Soviet troops and missiles in Cuba. It warns of political danger if Kennedy withholds details and calls for clarity on when the buildup began, how many ships carried troops, and which ports sourced material. It asserts public backing if information is transparent before or after the election.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Castro
Batista
Cuba
Venezuela
Betancourt
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Gulf States
Kenneth Keating
New York
State Rusk
Red Army
United States
Khrushchev
Hungary
Real Estate Deal Noted in Raleigh 1912 Files
Rdv J Lewis Bumgardner purchased the residence near the M E Church South on Kanawha Street from T H Wickham, exchanging property in part payment. A pleasure party including E M Payne and family G W Armstrong and family and B Ellott Tolbert and families toured to Fayetteville for the day.
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Raleigh Register
Rdv
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Miller
M. Z Church
Kanawha Street
T. H. Wickham
E. M. Payne
G. W. Armstrong
B. Ellett Tolbert
Fayetteville
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