Reorganization changed name from AG&E back to Appalachian Power
Leroy Allen became president of Bluefield State College (now University)
Ruby Bradley became a colonel
Elk River Coal & Lumber Company was sold to Clinchfield Coal Company
Clarksburg Park Board developed Buffalo Lake into a public recreation area
Dale Brooks released "The Ambridge Boogie" on Cozy Records
Phyllis Curtin sang Susannah at the Brussels World's Fair
Phyllis Curtin sang with the Charleston Symphony Opera
Ellis Dungan returned to the Ohio Valley, settling in Wheeling
State superintendent of schools became a Board of Education appointee
National Radio Quiet Zone surrounding Green Bank observatory was established by the Federal Communications Commission
Jack Fleming became announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Follansbee rolling and annealing facilities were sold to Wheeling Steel
"Biggie" Goldberg was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Sports Writers Hall of Fame
Davis Grubb wrote The Watchman
Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote Paint the Wind
Chuck Howley was drafted by the Chicago Bears
The school year was interrupted by an anti-integration school bombing at Osage near Morgantown
A new dormitory was constructed at Marshall College (now University)
The need for local graduate education was articulated by officials at Union Carbide Corporation and other Kanawha Valley chemical concerns, and Kanawha Valley Graduate Center was founded
John Matheus retired from West Virginia State College (now University)
Jack Maurice won the Sigma Delta Chi award for editorial writing
The McClain Printing Company was incorporated
McClain Printing Company published its first book, Chronicles of Border Warfare by Alexander Scott Withers
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman became superintendent of the Lakin State Hospital
Moncove Public Hunting and Fishing area was purchased by the West Virginia Conservation Commission
Ohio Valley Speedway was built
Construction on the National Radio Astronomy Observatory began at Green Bank
Marble King Factory moved to Paden City
Jennings Randolph flew from Morgantown to Washington on a plane fueled with gasoline made from West Virginia coal
William Revercomb left U.S. Senate, defeated by Robert C. Byrd
Leonard Riggleman led Morris Harvey to accreditation
Fred Schaus guided WVU's basketball team to a No. 1 national ranking at the end of the regular season
Festus Summers co-authored with Charles Ambler the second edition of West Virginia: The Mountain State
Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) was accredited by the North Central Accreditation Agency
Jerry West played on the WVU team that finished No.1 in the nation
Jerry West was a second-team All-American in basketball
West Virginia Yesterday and Today was adopted as a state textbook
The West Virginia turnpike was included in the Interstate highway system
A water ski show moved from Tennessee to Hinton
Elizabeth Gilmore helped organize the Charleston chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
