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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
4
The article warns that over 700 poisonous plant types exist in the Northern Hemisphere and outlines risks from cherry twigs cyanide leaves of peach trees hydrocyanic acid rhubarb leaves and bulbs of lilies narcissus daffodils and other popular species It stresses supervision of children and explains fatal seeds berries and bulbs pose dangers including castor beans rosary pea and mistletoe hazards.
A newsletter warns that cherry and poinsettia can cause serious poisoning and that yews box privet hydrangea and hemlock are dangerous. It urges teaching children to avoid unknown plants, to keep prunings away from livestock, and to call a doctor if poisoning is suspected.
Princeton native John L. McClaugherty, a Charleston lawyer, delivered the keynote at the Cedar Lakes Heritage Week camp for West Virginia high school girls. The event, sponsored by the DAR, features lectures by notable figures including former Gov Cecil Underwood and others, with 225 campers in attendance.
A Genoa School fracas in Bluefield leads to one juvenile found delinquent while two others seek jury trials. Mercer County Judge Howard M. Jarrett schedules trials for Aug. 23 and Sept. 7, marking the first juvenile jury actions in at least a dozen years and opening a rare public viewing of such proceedings. The convicted youth, aged 17, faced counts of being under the influence, public profanity, and resisting arrest. A pre sentence investigation was ordered plus multiple preliminary hearings on other offenses.
Former Democratic Gov Mills E Godwin Jr announced a General Advisory Committee for Nixon's 1972 bid with about 1200 Virginia luminaries. The roster includes ex-governors, former lieutenant governors, an exAttorney General, a former Virginia Supreme Court justice, and 19 state lawmakers. Godwin said the cross party group aims to boost Nixon's re election and reflects concern for Virginia and the nation. He denied party switch but affirmed support for Nixon with possible future stance on other races. He dismissed Rawlings claims about desegregation opposition and noted the list's influence while promising to vote for Nixon this fall.
An autopsy shows Milton Police Chief Melvin Ray Lucas bled to death within a minute from a shotgun wound to the femoral artery after confronting 64-year-old Alonzo Wallace at his home in Cabell County. Wallace's son, Raymond, is charged with first degree murder. the father faces additional charges.
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