Public Q and A column answers on Fed of the Blind and local concerns
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph fields reader questions on topics from the National Federation of the Blind to local governance. It covers membership details, Bluefield Sanitary Board bonds, birth certificate proof for licenses, Edsel Club plans, hospital inspections, Falls Mills Fishing Club funds, flood car sales, a jewelry return issue, and the origin of the phrase get down to brass tacks with concise official clarifications and references.
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McGovern selects Shriver for Democratic vice presidency
George McGovern named Sargent Shriver as his running mate after a week of rejections from four candidates. Shriver, 56, a Kennedy family member and former Peace Corps director, must win formal approval from the Democratic National Committee.
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Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
France
George McGovern
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Kennedy
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Elderly Couple Loses Burial Savings to Social Security Imposter
In Anawalt West Virginia 91 year old Troy Taylor and his wife Rosa aged 80 lost about 4000 in cash to a man posing as a Social Security official who claimed to be checking their "saving." Police hunt the swindler as the couple recalls prior overcharge for roof painting.
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Anawalt
Taylor
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Taylors
Social Security Office
McDowell County State Police
Four Years Of GOP Progress Touted By Moore At Charleston
Gov Arch Moore told a West Virginia GOP convention that the party has exceeded expectations and laid groundwork for a new era of progress. He cited reduced government costs, $63.5 million in budget surpluses, an anticipated $21.5 million excess, and about 52,000 jobs in 342 years. The crowd named Charles Haden II to the State Supreme Court and supported Nixon-Agnew, while Moore attacked Democrat John Rockefeller IV as ineffective.
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Charleston
W. Va
Arch A. Moore
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Nixon-Agnew
Charles H. Haden II
Morgantown
Haden
Frank C. Haymond
Moore
GOP
John D. Rockefeller IV
Diary reveals Bremer diary and Wallace stalker links
The diary of Arthur Bremer, convicted in the Wallace assassination attempt, shows a disturbed mindset with Nixon initially targeted. The Telegraph notes related items including predictions by Jeane Dixon and a bureau analysis on a constitutional amendment, plus home safety and city hall relocation proposals.
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George Wallace
Nixon
Bremer
Canada
Wallace
Michigan
Jeane Dixon
Richard Nixon
Princeton
Jack Honaker
Jim Terry
Urban Renewal Authority
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American Party names Anderson as VP candidate
Tom Anderson of Tennessee, a weekly newspaper editor and self styled crusader for freedom, is chosen as the American Party vice presidential nominee. The ticket pairs Anderson with Rep. John G. Schmitz, both Birch Society members, aiming for ballots in 40 plus states. Schmitz accuses George McGovern of being set up by a conspiracy group helping Nixon’s re election. Lassoye
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American Party
Tom Anderson
Tennessee
Crusader For Freedom
John Birch Society
John G. Schmitz
California
Republican Party
John Birch
Anderson
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Schmitz
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Nixon
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Lee C. Paul
Wheeling
Charles Bain
Martinsburg
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Huntington
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Monongalia
Joseph Iaurita
Mercer
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Buchanan County
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