Wreck on Route 61 Injures Two Teens Near Princeton
Two teens were injured in a car motorcycle crash on Secondary Route 71 east of Princeton Tuesday afternoon. Johnny Eastburn 19 Princeton received a fractured pelvis and lacerations at Princeton Memorial Hospital. Barbara Jessee 18 Princeton treated for leg fractures and head lacerations at Bluefield Sanitarium. Cora M. Cotten 73 Bluefield drove the other car. The collision occurred near 3 20 p m with Eastburn on the eastbound motorcycle and Jessee as a passenger. No charges filed pending investigation.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Johnny Eastburn
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Barbara Jessee
Bluefield
Eastburn
Cora M. Cotten
J. L. Tryall
Cotten
Jessee
Tryall
Bell Guilty On Seven Charges In Princeton
William Daniel Bell a 19 year old of Princeton was found guilty on seven charges tied to a July 20 accident and sentenced to 10 days and $25 fines for each offense. Other actions include Nora Belle Henderson waiving a preliminary hearing over an alleged murder and Edith Aniel guilty of shoplifting with a 30 day jail term.
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William Daniel Bell
Princeton
Justice of the Peace
Jim Belcher
Bell
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Nora Belle Henderson
Theodore R. Henderson
Henderson
Mercer County
Charles M. Hutchens
Wolfe
James Maxey
Hutchens
Edith Aniel
Two Virginians Die in Vietnam War Service
The Defense Department lists two Virginians among war casualties. Navy Machinist's Mate J C Joseph A Albrecht, husband of Carol Albrecht of Norfolk, was killed in action. Army Sgt J C George C Vassey, husband of Barbara K Vassey of Alexandria, is listed as non hostile action death.
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Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Navy
J.C. Joseph A. Albrecht
Carol Albrecht
Pamlico Circle
Norfolk
Army
J. C. George C. Vassey
Barbara K. Vassey
Kenmore Avenue
Alexandria
California Man Endorses Vietnam Plank After Interview
In a Monday night interview a Californian stated the Vietnam plank appears acceptable after reviewing memoranda. He supports peace with honor not surrender. Backstage negotiations shaped the platform with both Nixon and Rockefeller showing parental interest in the compromise.
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Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Sapetchossroleg in Local News Paragraphs
Fragmentary Bluefield item announces Associated Press content and local newspaper branding. It lists subscription rates for Carrier and Mail delivery and mentions the regional advertising bureau and publication offices.
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Bluefield
Happy Everly backs open GOP convention after long political roots
West Virginia delegate Donald Happy Everly says Republicans have strong candidates Nixon Reagan Rockefeller and he'd vote for any topper but will wait until the convention floor. He predicts a GOP victory and notes his 1916 political lineage and open convention stance ahead of Wednesday’s first ballot.
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Miami Beach
Fla
West Virginia
Donald
Everly
Kingwood
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Preston County
Missisippi River
Nixon
Soviets Demand Czech Roundup of Anti Socialist Forces
Moscow reports show the Soviet Politburo urging Czechoslovakia to suppress all anti Socialist elements following Bratislava meetings. The communique echoes a hard line stance, omitting any endorsement of national parties pursuing distinct development within communism and continuing pressure on Prague's liberalization policies including press freedom.
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Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Cierna
Prague
Kennedy Family Cruise Sets Sail From Scorpios
Mrs John F Kennedy and Senator Edward M Kennedy joined Aristotle Onassis on his Christina yacht for a one week Greek cruise. They flew from Zurich on Onassis private jet and traveled to Scorpios before boarding the vessel.
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Greece
John F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
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Zurich
Switzerland
Onassis
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Ionian Sea
Christina
Hippie the Hippo Captured After Escape in Brockville
Hippie the 4,000 pound hippo was recaptured Tuesday at a private Brockville zoo after two men spotted him foraging on the grounds. Jerry Maisonneuve and Jim Halladay called owner John Van der Schuit and lured the animal with a call he recognized, guiding him back to his cage.
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Ont
Hippie
Jerry Maisonneuve
Jim Halladay
John Vander Schuit
Maisonneuve
FifteenYearOld Leads USGA Junior Qualifiers
Fifteen year old Nancy Hager of Dallas shattered the qualifying record with 36 holes at Flint Golf Club to lead the USGA junior girls championship qualifiers. Mary Jane Fassinger tied 148 for second. Elizabeth Storey and Liana Zambrawsy both shot 151. a six way tie at 164 led to a playoff won by Martha Jett and Bonnie Lauer for the final spots.
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Flint, Mich
Nancy Hager
Dallas
Flint Golf Club
Mtis Hager
Shelly Hamlin
Kathy Ahern
Mary Jane Fassinger
New Wilmington
Elizabeth “Doll’’ Storey
Oriskany
N.Y
Liana Zambrawsy
Pebble Beach
Fla
Martha Jett
Little Rock
Ark
Bonnie Lauer
Huntington Woods
Mich
Staunton Wins In Legion Play
Staunton Post 13 pitcher Larry Erbaugh and Sandston Post 242 hurler David Atkinson each tossed two hitters as their teams won opening round games in the state American Legion tournament. Staunton beat Falls Church Post 130 2 to 0 while Sandston downed Norfolk Post 67 42 in double elimination action. Spotsylvania Post 320 edged Williamsburg Post 39 6 to 3 in the first night game. Four more contests were set for Wednesday as Dinwiddie Post 149 faced Warwick.
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Staunton Post
Larry Erbaugh
Sandston Post
David Atkinson
American Legion
Staunton
Post
Falls Church
Sandston
Norfolk
Spotsylvania
Williamsburg
Dinwiddie
Warwick
Erbaugh
Rick Jones
Erbraugh
Plane Collision Claims Two Pilots Over Chesapeake
AP reports two light planes collided in flight over the Chesapeake Ports mouth private airport Tuesday killing a veteran pilot Vernon Parker about 30 and 16 year old student Michael Kidd of Chesapeake. A second occupant in Kidds plane was later ruled incorrect. Details remain unavailable.
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Chesapeake
Chesapeake - Portsmouth
Vernon Parker
Michael Kidd
Kidd
Wytheville Stock Sale Totals by Livestock Class
Prices from the Wytheville Livestock Market show hogs at 11.50 to 19.65 per head or weight, veal 26 to 33 dollars, lambs 14 to 26 dollars, slaughter cattle 12 to 23 dollars, stock feeder cattle 19 to 28 dollars. Large consignments include hogs, veal, lambs, cows, bulls, and feeder cattle with varied weight and quality categories.
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Wytheville
Two Upsets Highlight Virginia Junior Tennis Tourney
Norfolk AP report notes two upsets as the Virginia junior tennis tourney began. Arlington's Robert Brewer defeated seventh seed Bill Correll 0-4 7-5 6-2 in the boys 18 bracket, while Melissa Miley of Alexandria beat third seed Anne Brock 6-3 6-0 in the girls 18 bracket.
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Norfolk
Virgiinia
Robert Brewer
Arlington
Bill Correll
Richmond
Melissa Miley
Alexandria
Anne Brock
Brewer
Miss Miley
Billy Brock
Brock
Correll
Richard McKee
Justice Department opposes Clay's Supreme Court appeal
The Justice Department urged denial of Cassius Clay's petition to review his conviction and five year jail term for refusing induction. The filing argues he sought ministerial exemption while presenting occupation as professional boxer and notes no sustained Negro board bias. Court review slated for October term.
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Washington
Cassius Clay
Justice Department
U.S. Supreme Court
Department
Clay
Muhammad Ali
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Presidential Appeal Board
Major incident to be launched later this month
Paratroopers of the 101st Air Cavalry mopped up after a nine hour battle in a swamp west of Saigon driving the enemy toward a river and pounding them with artillery and air strikes. Police in Saigon detained 300 bicycle tire repairmen after intelligence on Viet Cong scouts.
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U.S. 101St Air Cavalry
Saigon
Deaths and Funerals for Flora Johnson and Ella Mulkey
Flora Althena Johnson 51 of War dies after long illness in Welch hospital. Survived by four daughters, one son, nine grandchildren. funeral Thursday 11 a.m. at Church of God War, Rev. A. J. Gardner officiating. burial Roselawn Princeton. Friends may call at Douglas Funeral Home War 5 9 p.m. today. Ella Mulkey 57 of Home Creek dies after heart attack in Grundy hospital. Survived by husband Farley and four sons and three daughters. service Thursday 1 30 p.m. Grundy Funeral Chapel, burial Lee Cemetery Home Creek.
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Welch Hospital
Clintwood
William and
Sarah Flemming
Clyde Johnson
Church of God In War
Donna Johnson
War
Alfred Asbury
Chula Vista
Calif
Robert Shamblin
Phil O’rey
Hampton
Benny Johnson
Newport News
Church of God At War
A. J. Gardner
Roselawn
Princeton
Douglas Funeral Home
Ella Mulkey
Home Creek
Grundy, Va
Farley Mulkey
Noel W. Akers
Grundy
James W. Akers
Wellington
Ohio
Charlie G. Akers
Hamtramack
Mich
Lee R. Akers
Ashland
Jewel Akers
Washington, Mich
Josephine Oisten
Sylvia Pinty
Grundy Funeral Chapel
Willie Compton
Orville Collins
Lee Cemetery
Walker
Walter Thomas
Freeman
Freewill Baptist Church
Coaldale
Virgil Smith
Belcher
Cravens- Shires
Bluewell
Hammond
James Allan
George Kelly
Fletcher Cemetery
Pearisburg
Death Notices Highlight Johnson and Robinette Families in Bluefield
Henry Johnson 77 of Bluefield died after long illness. survivors include wife Laura and 14 descendants, with services at Mt. Olive Baptist Church and interment at Rast lawn Cemetery. Katie Ellen Robinette 49, Bluefield, died at home. services at East End Baptist Church and burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Friends may call Lugo's Funeral Home and Mercer Funeral Home as noted.
Mrs Rhoda Lam bert Perkey Lam bert dies in Bland Virginia
Mrs Rhoda Dell Perkey Lambert, 60, of Bland Virginia, died Tuesday morning in a Bluefield hospital. She is survived by her husband Tilden Lambert and two sisters Ada Lindamood and Lou Shewey of Rural Retreat Virginia. Newberry Funeral Home in Bland will host services with Rev. Wiley Neal and Rev. Kenner Kitts officiating.
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Rhoda Dell Perkey Lambert
Bland, Va
Bluefield
Tilden Lambert
Ada Lindamood
Lou Shewey
Rural Retreat
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Wiley Neal
Kenner Kitts
Mullens Woman Elenor Clark Dies After Illness
Elenor Clark 24 of Mullens died on arrival at a Mullens hospital after a short illness. Born in Princeton she was the daughter of W. Z. and Lakie Bailey Clark. Survived by brother W Z Clark Jr Worcester Mass and sisters Norma Jean Courington Mullens and Winona Bisnic Wheel. Burial set at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton with Rev Ray Humphreys officiating. Friends may call at Sam Foglesong Neace and Neely Funeral Home Mullens after 6 p.m. today.
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Elenor Clark
Mullens
Mullens Hospital
Princeton
W. Z
Lakie Bailey Clark
W.Z. Clark Jr
Worcester
Mass
Norma Jean Courington
Winona Bisnic
Wheeling
John B Poler Dies After Long Illness in Welch Hospital
John B Poler of Northfork died Monday night in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are complete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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John B. Poler
Northfork
Welch
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Obituaries and Funeral Services for Bluefield and Princeton Area
Multiple funeral arrangements are listed for Mrs. Helen Beatrice Delp Hester Ann McGuire Lucia Imperiale J. R. Matney Walter Thomas Walker Jess Underwood and James Allan Hammond. Services take place at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Sacred Heart Catholic Church Maple Hill Cemetery Grundy Church of Christ Freewill Baptist Church Montcalm Church of God and Burns-Wornal Chapel with burial at nearby cemeteries. Survivors include husbands and a daughter with pallbearers named for several services.
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McGuire
Hester Ann
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
James McCormick
Mapel Hill
Imperiale
Lucia
Bluewell
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
William F. Carr
Woodlawn Cemetery
Kerala Marxist Youth Wing aims to end temple going
The newly formed Kerala Marxist Youth Wing resolved to save people from the temple going habit as part of a cultural revolution. Kerala state is ruled by a coalition led by pro-Peking Communists.
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Trivandrum
India
Kerala Marxist
Kerala
Ford Addresses Night Session at GOP Convention
Rep. Gerald Ford of Michigan took the gav el as Republican National Convention chair and pledged a future president will free Americans from the Vietnam War. He warned the Johnson-Humphrey era mishandled the war and urged rebuilding military strength to deter aggression. Ford credited House Republicans with shaping major legislation on crime, consumer protections, and open housing, and urged electing 31 more Republicans to move the country forward.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
House of Representatives
Vietnam
U.S
House
Congress
GOP
Meat and Poultry
STATE'S VOTES AND REAGAN PIVOT DISCUSSIONS AT CONVENTION
At the convention delegates and reporters note tight security with Secret Service searches and ticketed access. Ralph Abernathy plans a mule train protest while staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel. West Virginia hopeful Arch Moore appears as a strategic figure for a possible first ballot move.
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Secret Service
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
Harold Stassen
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Miami
Abernathy
Fontainbleau
United States
Nelson Rockefeller
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Moore
National Republican Committee
Royal Tombs and Servants in Ancient Death Customs
The article notes that in ancient royal deaths, rulers were buried with their households as servants and staff were executed to accompany them in the tomb house. This practice reflects beliefs about afterlife service and status in royalty.
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