Atom Smasher Site Selection Turning Into Political Football
Washington figures say the atom smasher site decision is entangled in politics with critics claiming the NAS NAS and AEC process delays until after the 1966 elections. Laird predicts a Midwestern site if science governs, while others warn White House influence may affect national security. The project, a 200 billion electron volt accelerator, faces authorization and 2000 high paid staff, awaiting Joint Committee approval.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Laird
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Russia
National Academy of Sciences
NAS
Commission
Pt. Pleasant - Ravenswood
West Virginia
White House
API
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Joint Committee
United Press International
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Faust Ballet Opens Met Season with Controversial Production
New York UPI reports the Metropolitan Opera opened its final season at the old house with a $150,000 production of Gounod Faust that evoked cheers and catcalls in equal measure. Denmarks Flimming Flindt's Walpurgis night orgy drew strong reactions, while audience members including Vice President Hubert Humphrey applauded briefly before the ballet’s provocative mixing of traditional and modern elements. The Met will move to Lincoln Center next year in a new 42.5 million dollar home.
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New York
UPI
Metropolitan Opera
39Th Street
Broadway
Gounod
Faust
Hubert H. Humphrey
Met
Rudolf Bing
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Johnson
Denmark
Flemming Flindt
Flindt
Typhoon spotted north of Guam moving west-northwest
UPI reports US military weather men detected a new typhoon about 161 miles north of Guam in the Pacific. The storm's center winds reach 81 miles per hour and it travels west-northwest at 12 miles per hour.
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Tokyo
UPI
Guam
Pacific Ocean
Viet Cong Attacks Hit Several Outposts In Hau Nghia Province
U S and Vietnamese forces reported heavy fighting after a plane crash near Bao Tri. Viet Cong forces struck multiple outposts and killed civilians and policemen, with several government units retreating amid helicopter gunfire and mortar fire. U S air campaigns targeted North Vietnam with raids on bridges, airfields and a city, while planes reported strong resistance near a reconstructed military site south of Hanoi.
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Bao Tri
Hau Nghia
Duc Hoa
Saigon
My Hanh
Mekong
U. S
U.S
Viet Nam
Vinh
U.S. Navy
7Th Fleet
Midway
Bon Homme Richard
Hanoi
Grace Hospital Denied Review in Malpractice Case
Charleston and Welch faced a medical malpractice dispute after a Morgan couple sued Grace Hospital for a sponge left in Mrs. Morgan’s abdomen. The State Supreme Court, in a 3-2 ruling, denied a rehearing while dissents noted changes to malpractice filing rules after a prior decision.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Grace Hospital
Welch
McDowell County
Frank C. Haymond
Thornton G. Berry
Thomas V. Morgan
Birth Control Pills For 2 Unwed Coeds Upheld
Providence Rhode Island Brown University President Dr Barnaby Keeney backed the college health director who prescribed contraceptive pills to two unwed Pembroke College coeds. Keeney said clergy referred the cases and one girl has married. the university health service head Johnson noted only a very small number were involved.
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Providence, RI
CUPI
Brown University
Barnaby C. Keeney
Keeney
Roswell D. Johnson
Pembroke College
Brown
Brown Daily Herald
Johnson
the Herald
Court to Review 1955 Life Sentence for Willis Jarrett
Willis Jarrett, life term under the Habitual Criminal Act since 1955, faces a Supreme Court review October 12. He was sentenced from Mineral County and is incarcerated at Moundsville Penitentiary. Jarrett contends he was denied counsel in felony convictions in Kanawha and Clay Counties West Virginia and in Maryland.
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Charleston
UPS
Willis Jarrett
State Supreme Court
Jarrett
Mineral County
Moundsville Penitentiary
Kanawha
Clay
West Virginia
Maryland
Soviet threat to Europe warned at NATO meeting
UPI reports NATO Secretary General Manlio Brosio warned that the Soviet threat to Europe may recur at any time. He called the Atlantic alliance indispensable for defense during the opening session of a three day meeting of the Atlantic Treaty Association chaired by Lord Gladwyn of Britain.
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Rome
UPI
Europe
NATO
Manlio Brosio
Atlantic Alliance
Brosio
Atlantic Treaty Association
Lord Gladwyn
Britain
Deaths and Funerals George Daly Stines 46
George Daly Stines of Stotesbury Ky died at a local hospital from a roof fall at Amigo Smokeless Coal Co mine Wyco. He was born April 8 1919 in Woodridge Tenn. and survived by a wife a son three daughters and several siblings. Funeral at Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers named. Death attributed to cerebral hemorrhage.
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George Daly Stines
Stotesbury
Wharton
Amigo
Stotesburg
Pauline Cecil Stines
George Allen
Patricia
Rose Carol
Vickie Jo
Paul
Charles Edward
Freemont
Ohio
George
Thelma) Massie
Port Clinton
Mary Stines
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
W. F. Tolliver
Sunset Memorial Park
Burdett McKinney
Alva Trail
Donald Moore
Franklin Thompson
Andrew Meadows
Leonard Fox
Final rites for Joe Edgar Browning held in Mallory
Joe Edgar Browning 43 of Mallory was laid to rest in Claypool Cemetery after services at Mallory Church of God conducted by Rev. B A Pirkle. He died at home Sunday and leaves two daughters Mrs. Joe Cook and Mrs. Alvin Lusk. Born August 31, 1922 in Logan County, he was a World War II veteran.
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Joe Edgar Browning
Mallory
Mallory Church of God
B. A. Pirkle
Claypool
Browning
Cyclone
Joe Cook
Alvin Lusk
Logan County
John Browning
Bradford rites set for Ervin E. Bradford at Rock Creek
Graveside services for Ervin E. Bradford 62 of Rock Creek will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bradford Cemetery with Rev. Ed Scarbro officiating. Bradford died after a short illness at a Charleson hospital. He was a retired coal miner. Survived by Emma his father Oma Bradford and six daughters including Virginia McClure Eunice Scarbro and Linda Bradford of Cleveland Ohio three brothers O W Jr Donald and Dallas all of Wharton and three sisters, plus nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Ervin E. Bradford
Rock Creek
Bradford
Ed Scarbro
Charleson
Emma
Oma Bradford
Virginia McClure
Eunice
Hazel Scarbro
Eunice Jarrell
Nancy Roach
Kay Wills
Linda Bradford
Cleveland
Ohio
O. W. Jr
Donald
Dallas
Wharton
Arthur Long
Twilight
Opal Harris
Mary Nutter
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Mrs. Rella Dowdy Services Held in Union
Mrs. Rella Dowdy died after a long illness last Sunday in a Hin ton hospital. Her funeral was held at 2 p m today at the Broyles Funeral Home Chapel in Union with Rev. Billie S. Mick and Rev. Jack Fleck officiating. Burial followed at Greenhill Cemetery in Union. She was born May 13, 1880 at Salt Sulphur Springs, a daughter of the late George Allen and Mary Sullivan Allen, and was a sister of Mrs. Hallie Picklesimer of Glen Jean.
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Rella Dowdy
Union
Broyles Funeral Home
Billie S. Mick
Jack Fleck
Greenhill
Worley Rites Set for Lacy Worley of Bolt
Funeral services for Lacy W. Worley 89 will be held at 11 a m Wednesday at Bolt Baptist Church with Rev Carl Payne officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Worley died Monday morning in a Fayetteville nursing home after about six weeks illness. Born Bolt Jan 4 1886 he was a son of Nathan M and Sophia J Wheeler Worley. A former merchant in Bolt for over 40 years he served as Justice of the Peace for 30 years. Survivors include three sons Ward F Worley Warner Robins Ga Attalee Worley Cleveland Ohio and Carlos Worley Norton Va. two brothers Minor H Worley and Callie W Worley both of Bolt. five sisters Carrie Claypool Kelly Farmer both of Bolt Grace Davis Glen R... Rogers C C Farmer and Laura Worley all of Beckley. three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. They will remain at Calfeen Funeral Home after 3 p m today and will be moved to the church one hour prior to services.
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Lacy W. Worley
Bolt
Bolt Baptist Church
Carl Payne
Sunset Memorial Park
Worley
Fayetteville
Nathan M
Sophia J. Wheeler Worley
Ward F. Worley
Warner Robins
Attalee Worley
Cleveland
Ohio
Carlos Worley
Norton
Minor H. Worley
Callie W. Worley
Carrie Claypool
Kelly Farmer
Grace Davis
Glen Rogers
C. C. Farmer
Laura Worley
Beckley
Calfeen Funeral Home
Servces
Services for Mrs. Lytha Sue Farrell Held in Oak Hill
Mrs. Lytha Sue Farrell 24 of Oak Hill dies Monday at an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Central Avenue Church of God in Oak Hill with Rev. Huston Hall officiating. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park.
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Lytha Sue Farrell
Oak Hill
Central Avenue Church of God
Huston Hall
High Lawn Memorial Park
Two Escapees Back In Pen
The last two of six young inmates who escaped from a bus near Clarksburg last Wednesday have been recaptured. Bernard Brooks, 18, from Ohio County, was caught near Columbus, Ohio at night. James Armstrong, 18, of McCorkle, Lincoln County, was arrested near Charleston on Saturday. The six had jumped from a prison bus bound for Elkins for trials on earlier escapes. the other four were captured earlier in the week.
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Charleston
UPT
Moundsville Penitentiary
Clarksburg
Bernard Brooks
Ohio County
Columbus
Ohio
James Armstrong
McCorkle
Lincoln County
Robert Gibson
Clay County
Ralph Wires
Wood County
Elkins
James Sprecher
Taylor County
Barry Lee Scotten
Wyoming County
Gigantic Traffic Jam Chokes Weirton Bridge Route
Weirton traffic surged Monday as the Ohio River bridge to Steubenville was closed for resurfacing. Police reported 22,000 vehicles diverted to the Market Street Bridge, creating a five mile jam in Weirton and a 17 block backlog in Steubenville. officials expect reopening tomorrow.
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Weirton
UPI
Ohio River
Steubenville
Ohio
W. Va. 2
Market Street
Final rites for Mrs Mary Martin held at Welcome Baptist
Mrs Mary Martin age 67 of 1205 Scott Ave died in a local nursing home after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at Welcome Baptist Church with Rev Archie Johnson officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She leaves daughter Mrs May Harris of Beckley. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home will transport to the church one hour prior to the service.
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Mary Martin
Scott Ave
Welcome Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Ark
Martin
May
Pearl) Harris
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Mrs Eliza Sprouse Funeral Services Planned
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza Sprouse 91 of Kingston will be held Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park She died Sunday night at home after a long illness Born January 1 1874 in Somerset Kentucky she was a Presbyterian Church member Survivors are five sons Bertie Jake Edwin Carl all of Kingston and John of Scarbro two daughters Doris Sprouse Kingston and Della M Kitchen Charleston 16 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren Call after 5 pm today.
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Central Avenue
Rhode Island
William
Homer
Darrell
Quincy
Lillian Thiel
Dayton
Ohio
Norman Gorosky
Baltimore
Judith Ann Cordle
Mary Giles
Oak Hill
Tyree
Eliza Sprouse
Kingston
Sprouse
Somerset
Presbyterian Church
Charleston
Bertie
Jake
Edwin
Carl
John
Scarbro
Doris Sprouse
Della M._ Kitchen
Circulation Boost for Herald Tribune in NYC Strike
The New York Herald Tribune reports a circulation boost as wholesalers were said to handle the copies for this morning's edition amid the city newspaper strike. The Justice Department opened an investigation after reports the paper was blocked by wholesalers in an effort to double its usual circulation of about 305,000.
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New York
UPI
New York Herald Tribune
Department of Justice
Herald Tribune
The
Tribune
Liberty Elementary Reopens After Parent Protest
Liberty Elementary School resumes classes after a two day parent protest over a teacher transfer. About 140 Negro students were kept home last week as PTA objections prompted officials to cite enrollment decline as the reason for the move.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Transfer County
Abandoned Michigan boy in Miami airport case in court
A Michigan woman told authorities she flew her mentally retarded 13 year old son Richard Thorne to Miami and abandoned him at the airport for his own good. A juvenile court hearing was postponed for psychiatric tests on the mother as officials assess the boy’s future placement.
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Miami
UPI
Michigan
Miami International
Victor Thorne
Troy
Mich
Richard Thorne
Ben C. Sheppard
Thorne
Ricky
Shields
Sheppard
Wheeling Police Chief Keeps Job After Liquor Incident
City Manager Charles Wasman announced Police Chief Louis Kulpa would remain in office after admitting he traded confiscated liquor and took a six pack of beer. The dispute sparked rumors but Wasman called the affair unfortunate yet not grounds for dismissal and ordered new storage rules.
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Wheeling
UPI
Charles Wasman
Louis Kulpa
Kulpa
Waseman
George Bailey
James Ewing
Pontiff cites limits of moral law and psychoanalysis
The pontiff warns there are systems beyond moral law and that degrade mankind. He singles out psychoanalysis for making sex motivations central to behavior. Bishop Mendez, meanwhile, praises Sigmund Freud as the father of modern psychiatry through dream interpretation and sex repression.
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Bishop Mendez
Sigmund Freud
Psychiatry
India backs China at UN admission clash with Pakistan
Shastri told the Congress executive committee that peace drives India to vote for China’s admission to the United Nations. Radio Pakistan reported Pakistan forces pushing western frontier advances from Kashmir to the Arabian Sea, while Indian helicopters were shot down and 111 soldiers wounded or killed in Kashmir raids.
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Peking
United Nations
Shastri
India
Congress Party
China
All India Radio Today
Kashmir
Arabian Sea
Pakistan
Those old fashioned clinging vines ride on boyfriends motorcycles
A vivid, humorous line notes women clinging to their partners as they ride motorcycles, capturing social dynamics and playful mood of the scene. The remark highlights evolving flirtation norms and a racy, lighthearted tone.
West Virginia leaders study higher education overhaul
Dr. Miller outlined a joint study on college and university structure governance and post high school education. The panel considers a single board for functions and finance, with open questions about budgeting and postsecondary paths. Leaders from WVU Marshall Tech and lawmakers weigh board consolidation and vocational integration.
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Miller
Hans McCourt
D Webster
McCourt
State Board of Education
WVU Board of Governors
Marshall University
Stewart Smith
William Moreland
Monongalia
West Virginia Tech
Leonard Nelson
Two Sophia Girls Missing From Home En Route To School
Two 16 year old girls from Sophia area are reported missing after leaving home with 85 cents for school. Eva Berry of Pemberton and Shirley Druery of Soak Creek, both juniors at Sophia High School, were last seen boarding a school bus last Wednesday. Druery is now believed to be at Fort Sill with her husband in the Army. no definite leads or warrants have been issued. Authorities report no official missing person records yet and some relatives fear juvenile authorities involvement. Druery is described as five feet ten inches, 110 pounds, blue eyes, blonde hair. Berry’s family has not actively searched due to fears of juvenile action. Berry previously appeared before a juvenile judge for running away.
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Sophia Area
Shirley Dean Wix Druery
James Wix
Soak Creek
John Druery
U. S. Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Eva Berry
George Berry
Pemberton
Sophia High School
Druery
Wix
A. C. Bartlett
Sheriff's Office
Berry
Harry McCreery
Alabama Trials Face Delays and Security Notice
Prosecutors seek delays in two trials in Alabama as threats loom over high officials. Federal and state judges reject postponements for Coleman, a State Highway Department engineer, and Collie Leroy Wilkins, the Ku Klux Klansman charged with murder in the Viola Liuzzo case. Security at the courthouse is tight with state troopers and deputy sheriffs on duty. State Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers and Assistant Atty. Gen. Joe Gantt, who leads the prosecution, arrived with a special guard after threats to their lives. Flowers reports fear over potential indictments and further delay as he pursues court action amid pressure from other civil rights slayings.
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Coleman
State Highway Department
Richmond Flowers
Joe Gantt
Gantt
Flowers
T. Worth Thagard
Wilkins
School Board Meeting Set For Tonight
The Raleigh County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m today in the County Courthouse courtroom. Supt Sherman Trail says only routine business is on the agenda.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh County
Sherman Trail
VA Office To Be Closed For Conference Absence
Basil Sweeney deputy director of the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the local office will be closed Wednesday through Friday this week to allow staff to attend the department's fall conference at Jackson's Mill.
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Basil Sweeney
Department of Veterans Affairs
Sweeney
Jackson's Mill
Supreme Court To Hear Willis Appeal Over 1963 Explosion
George W. Willis of Beckley appeals a 27 000 judgment in personal injury and wrongful death claims from a 1963 home explosion. He argues six errors in the lower court ruling that held the Willis Gas and Water Co liable for Adeline Wiley’s death and injuries to Elizabeth Henry and minor Joseph Henry. Willis contends gas meter wiring by Harry Stoots caused the fault, though the lower court exonerated Stoots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Willis
Beckley
State Supreme Court
Willis
Willis Gas and Water Co
Adeline Wiley
Elizabeth Henry
Joseph Henry
Willis Co
Harry Stoots
Stoots
Honey Plant To Close For Seasonal Break
The honey processing plant at Beckley Farmer's Market will close Friday and reopen on May 15, 1966. Opened in June, it is the first such plant at a state farmer's market. Earl Cochran, president of the Raleigh County Beekeepers Association, says the operation has been a success and about 15,000 pounds of Raleigh County honey were processed this summer. All producers are urged to bring honey for processing by Friday, and honey is available at the market in wholesale or retail quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Farmer's Market
Earl Cochran
Raleigh County
Cochran
Congress Agrees on Wheat Price in Farm Bill Talks
House Senate conference members resolved a stalemate over the 1966-69 farm program, setting a national wheat support price of 1.84 dollars per bushel. Three Democratic senators vow to challenge an automotive trade pact they say could send American jobs to Canada, opposing the Johnson administration agreement.
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House- Senate
Canada
Sens
Abraham
A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Vance Martke
D-Ind
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Johnson
Board opinion on delegating duties to principals and funding rules
The opinion discusses delegating certain functions to principals, allowing county boards to pay fees from quasi public funds if followed, and recommends legislation to clearly establish the status of associations that regulate extracurricular activities in public schools. It notes the SSAC board and potential legal implications for funding and governance.
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Department of Education
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