Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
A summary of U S air force technical sergeant Roby A Dodd and several other service members in Vietnam plus additional units arriving in the Far East. It notes Dodd directing air traffic at Nha Trang AB, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment deployment, other promotions and assignments in Germany and Taiwan, and an upcoming Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps exam date with program benefits and selection details.
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Air Force
Roby A. Dodd
Coal City
Nha Trang AB
Vietnam
Dodd
Alva W. Dodd
U. S
Stoco High School
Priscilla
William S. Poe
Greenacres, Wash
Far East
11Th Armored Cavalry
Fort George G. Meade
Dwight S. Hicks
Warren H. Hicks
Prince
Pvt. Hicks
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
NROTC
Navy
NATOC
U. S. Navy
Marine Corps
Veterans Affairs Pension Queries and Eligibility Answers
A reader asks about eligibility for a helpless child pension and the VA’s stance on such claims if the sister cannot work. Medical evidence should be submitted. if approved, pension payments may follow. A veteran may pursue service connection while receiving a nonservice-connected pension, and, if granted, the VA will adjust benefits to maximize entitlement. You may visit a veteran in VA hospital but must check the diet order with the nursing station before bringing food. Five point Civil Service preference applies to veterans discharged after January 31, 1955, with ten points for service-connected or Purple Heart. The GI Bill education benefits pay a basic stipend only. tuition and books are the recipient’s responsibility, with monthly rates scaled by dependents. To be a World War I veteran, nine days of active service between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 are required, with Russia service extending to April 1, 1920 if not discharged earlier for disability.
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Veterans Administration
Fort McKinley
Portland
U. S
Russia
The Cove Opens as Beckley College Coffee House
The Cove in Beckley opens as a student coffee house in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. About 100 college students visited the 8 pm to midnightFriday event with an unplanned hootenanny and folk music. Directors include Mrs Colie Minter and Dr D Richard Daniel. It will run 8 pm to midnight Fridays and 4 to 8 pm Sundays, open to student participation with instruments crafts and games encouraged.
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Beckley
Colie Minter
Presbyterian Church
D. Richard Daniel
Walter Griswold
W. Reese Burns
Mary Alice Peck
Edward Butler
Philip Payne
Joseph Vinson
YMCA
Cove
Minter
School And You Forced Feeding Unwise
SUSAN LIGHT offers a reader column on whether teachers may force a child to eat at school and on after school detentions for not eating. She argues parental responsibility and cautions against punitive measures, noting appetites vary and that teachers should respect a student’s hunger signals while addressing lunchtime behavior within regulations.
French Foreign Minister to Attend U.N. General Assembly
Maurice Couve de Murville will fly to New York on Wednesday to attend the opening of the U.N. General Assembly. He plans meetings with American and Canadian officials before returning to Paris on October 4.
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U.N. Paris
UPI
Maurice Couve de Murville
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Paris
Refugees Flee Across Mine Fields Into West Germany
Two East Germans escaped to West Germany crossing Communist mine fields and barbed wire. The safe fugitives were a 28 year old miner and a 19 year old brick layer, reported by customs authorities.
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West Goettingen
Germany
UPI
West Germany
Griffith Again Denied Release
HUTTONSVILLE. For the 17th time in as many years, William Hollie Griffith was denied release from state prison by the State Parole Board. The 74-year-old inmate, imprisoned since 1915 for three murders, has sought parole annually since becoming eligible in 1939. He admitted killing Chief Gassaway officer G. O. Thompson, claiming self defense, and said the decision ends his hopes for now.
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Huttonsville
UPI
William Hollie Griffith
State Parole Board
Griffith
Moundsvile State Prison
Gassaway
G. O. Thompson
Moundsville
Henry Lewis
Ira Rousch
Thompson
Sable Island and a Prisoner on a State Contract Case
Sable Island in Nova Scotia known as the graveyard of the Atlantic with over 200 shipwrecks. The narrow 20 mile by 1 mile strip is noted for danger. A medium security prison sat near it in 1959. Griffith, set to transfer to Huttonsville, was the low bidder on a state uniform contract but the award was cancelled after his convict status became known.
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Sable Island
Nova Scotia
Canada
Huttonsville
Griffith
Friedl Addresses Local Lions Club
Joe Friedl Lions District 29 Governor spoke at the Crab Orchard MacArthur Lions Club meeting honoring Friedl a Concord College Athens faculty member. Ladies Night featured soloist Mrs. W P Riffe with piano by Mrs. Elliott Deck. Six new members approved at a directors meeting. A Halloween party announced for October 20 at Crab Orchard Baptist Church.
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Joe Friedl
Lions District 29
New Crab Orchard - MacArthur Lions Club
Friedl
Concord College
Athens
W. P. Riffe
Elliott Deck
Kermit Locke
D. O. Means
Beckley
Fred X. Williams
J. W. Foster
Sophia Lions Club
Ob- Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Beckley College Evening Classes Begin Tonight
Beckley College will start evening classes at 7 p.m. for enrolled night students. Vice president John Saunders said enrollments are not yet totaled, noting day students exceed night attendees. day classes began last Thursday. Students using the parking lot must obtain a Beckley College number sticker from the Beckley Police Department.
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Beckley College
John Saunders
Beckley Police Department
Saunders
First Navigable Submarine Traced to 1620 Dutch Builder
The earliest known navigable submarine was built in 1620 by Cornelius van Drebel for King James I of England. Reports say the craft carried 12 rowers and submerged to 12 to 15 feet in the Thames for several hours.
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Cornelius van Drebel
James I
England
Thames River
Saudi King Faisal Holds Talks With Mali Leaders
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia met with Malian leaders Saturday before leaving for Tunisia. Informed sources called the discussions highly satisfactory as he continues his tour of Islamic nations after visits to Turkey, Morocco and Guinea to discuss ideas on an Islamic community of nations.
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Bamako
Mali
UPI
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Turkey
Morocco
Guinea
Policeman buried by landslide in Matsushiro
A Japanese police officer died when landslides from the Matsushiro quake stricken area buried him. Town officials had ordered evacuations as more slides were reported on Friday, with the death announced Saturday.
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Tokyo
UPI
Matsushiro
Piedmont Airlines Promotes Broad Network Reach
Piedmont Airlines markets its service across 69 cities in 9 states, urging travelers to use a travel agent to plan trips and highlight the airline as the best way to travel throughout Piedmontland.
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Piedmontland
States
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Larry M. Buckland
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East C Street
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Spec. Buckland
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Gilbert J. Lilly
Roy E. Lilly
Crailsheim
Stephen E. Collins
Air Force Commendation Medal
6217Th Combat
Ching Chuan Kang Afb
Taiwan
J. M. Collins
Beaver
James W. Wilson
Collins
United States Air Force
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Shady Spring High School
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Hugh R. Williams II
Goldie Diamond
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Dents
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American Cancer Society
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Robert M. Clark
Carol Adams
Magdalina Uzelac
Piedmont Family Plan
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