Local Obituaries for Cecil Stilwell Wyatt and Eads Family
Multiple funeral services announced for Lloyd Cecil 46 Lashmeet and Tobe Stilwell 68 Horsepen with services in Princeton Tazewell Richlands and Raven. Burial sites include Roselawn Memorial Gardens Maplewood Cordill cemetery and New Hope Road area. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers and visiting hours noted.
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Cecil
Lloyd
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Princeton
Roger Repass
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
D. Cecil
Jimmy Blankenship
Donnie Blankenship
Ralph Martin
Paul Thornton
Robert Ragan
Stilwell
Tobe
Horsepen
Horsepen Christian Church
Charlie M. Sublett
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Tommy Stilwell
Bobby Stilwell
Cilie Stilwell
Ken Dickens
Clinton Dickens
Samuel Myers
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Wyatt
George
Bessie
Raven
Hurst-Scott
Richlands
Ralph Horton
Bob Osborne
Truel Brown
Cordill
Road Ridge
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Local Description of Publication
The notice outlines the Bluefield Daily Telegraph as a morning publication established long ago and a member of the Associated Press. It details subscription rates by mail for West Virginia and general delivery areas, with annual and monthly pricing and inquiries for further rates on application. It also mentions advertising representation and bureau contacts.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefielc
Associated Press
West Virgina
Cor Cineton
Death of Marvin B. Gray in Bluefield
Marvin B. Gray of Bramwell died Monday evening in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield.
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Dave Milliner
Dave
Josie) Milliner
Pocahontas
Charlottesville
Marvin B. Gray
Bramwell
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Bourne Case Closed By Authorities In VA and DC
Former White House drug adviser Peter Bourne faced no charges after authorities in Prince William County Virginia and Washington closed the case. Bourne had written a prescription to a fictitious name in July for Ellen Metsky, his White House aide, prompting his resignation. Metsky and her friend Toby Long were involved in related drugstore incidents.
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Washington
White House
Peter Bourne
Bourne
Prince William County
Paul Ebert
Virginia
Carter
Ellen J. Metsky
Sarah Brown
Ms. Metsky
Toby M. Long
Carters Begin Idaho Raft Trip After Plains Departure
President Carter and Rosalynn flew from Plains to Boise for a three day raft down the Salmon River. They travel with three of their four children aboard Air Force One. The itinerary includes a Middle Fork Salmon River run and a week in Grand Teton National Park. Local tennis at a Boise court occurred with no media present.
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Boise, Idaho
Carter
Rosalynn
Plains
Salmon River
Carters
Air Force One
Idaho
Middle Fork
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
War Water Case Delayed by West Virginia PSC
The West Virginia Public Service Commission delayed until December 15 the date War Water Works Inc in McDowell County may raise rates under bond. The original May request for an $18,242 annual increase failed to meet requirements, halting all proceedings until necessary information is provided.
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West Virginia Public Service Commission
War Water Works, Inc
McDowell County
PSC
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Bradshaw
Golden Silk Spider Weights and Webs Impress
A National Geographic World magazine note states the female spider weighs about 100 times the male and spins webs up to a yard wide. The webs are described as so strong they can be used as fish nets.
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National Geographic World Magazine
Matlovich says history on side of homosexuals after TV film
Old Dominion Briefs reports Leonard Matlovich, ex Air Force sergeant discharged for homosexuality, believes history favors gays. He cites the TV dramatization Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force and his ongoing human rights activity in San Francisco, while recalling support from Hampton’s gay community. The piece notes his 1975 Langley discharge and appeals, and a separate Roanoke case where Major Henry Johnson Jr. received a upheld death sentence for capital murder, with his brother convicted of first degree murder.
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Newport News
Leonard Matlovich
Air Force
Matlovich
U.S. Air Force
San Francisco
Hampton
Langley Air Force Base
American Civil Liberties Union
Hampton Air Base
Secretary of the
U.S. District Court
Washington
Roanoke
Major Henry Johnson Jr
Ernest Ballou
Johnson
John Gardner
David Allen Johnson
Virginia Supreme Court
Ballou
Research Cottrell Charter Revoked in West Virginia
Charleston AP A James Manchin revoked the charter of Research Cottrell Inc of New Jersey over the Pleasants Power Station cooling tower disaster. He urged debris removal pause, cited OSHA citations, and signaled a potential court challenge to his authority while investigations proceed.
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Charleston
W.va
A. James Manchin
Research- Cottrell Inc
New Jersey
Pleasants
West Virginia
Manchin
State Department of Labor
Ottress
Kanawha County
Carter urges passage of DC voting rights amendment
President Carter urged the Senate to approve a constitutional amendment granting full voting representation to Washington, saying DC residents pay over 1 billion in federal income taxes and have served in all wars. He cited casualties in Vietnam and noted House passage with a Senate showdown set for Tuesday.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
District of Columbia
White House
D.C
House
Fink resigns from Princeton City Council amid move outside limits
Princeton City Council accepts the resignation of Herbert S. Fink as councilman at large after he sold his West Main Street home and moves to a new house on Athens Road outside the corporate limits. Fink served as mayor in 1977-78 and his term would have run to July 1, 1979. The council plans to nominate a replacement and praised Fink for his service.
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Princeton
Herbert S. Fink
Fink
West Main St
Athens Rd
Chamber Debates Jetport Plans Amid Taxpayer Concerns
The Mercer County Chamber of Commerce discussed a resolution urging restraint on spending for upgrading the airport to jetport standards. Officials cited lack of guaranteed jet service and existing nearby jetports in Roanoke Charleston and Beckley. Fear of losing current airport service looms as area residents weigh the feasibility study findings. A historical note adds that an 1857 patent introduced the first electrical fire alarm system.
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Board of Directors
Burton
Pmccc Board of Directors
Daily Telegraph
Roanoke
Charleston
Beckley
Chamber
Princeton Chamber
Mercer County
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Area
Southwest Appalachian
Jarvis forms nationwide tax cut drive from California
Howard Jarvis, founder of Proposition 13, launches the American Tax Reduction Movement to push a $100 billion federal spending cut. He vows telegrams to congressional candidates asking for support, promising contributions for allies and defeat for opponents. He notes no agency is immune to cuts and that funding should be withheld in the first place.
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Washington (Ap
California
Internal Revenue Service
Howard Jarvis
Jarvis
Senate OKs highway section of transportation bill
Senate completed action on the highway portion of a transportation bill. Amendments would double federal funds for interstate construction in West Virginia to accelerate upgrading the West Virginia Turnpike and other interstates. The bill would allow 70 percent federal funding for a new Ohio River Bridge at Huntington. Randolph, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, sponsored the amendments. The measure authorizes $8.4 billion annually.
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Washington
Senate
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Ohio River
Huntington
Randolph
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate Action Monday
Fire damages Baptist Valley house near McGlothlin's Store
A late night fire in Baptist Valley Virginia damaged a house near McGlothlin's Store. Reports said no one was in the building and no injuries were admitted to Tazewell Community Hospital. About 12 rescue vehicles from Richlands and local fire departments responded and the blaze was quelled by 11:15 p.m.
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Baptist Valley
McGlothlin
Tazewell County
Tazewell Community Hospital
Mine ventilation failures blamed in deadly blast
Investigators found lax enforcement of a smoking prohibition, with miners smoking inside the mine. Three ciga rettes and a lighter were found on a victim named Tester, two on another. Cap lamp evidence was inconclusive, and one lamp was destroyed by a victim’s family. Ventilation stoppings were removed or absent, allowing methane to accumulate. The blast area bore risk from inadequate air flow and testing. The UN General Assembly had previously voted to prepare Southwest Africa for independence from South Africa.
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Tester
Johnson
Talks To Resume Between N W and Clerks
In Roanoke Virginia AP talks between Norfolk and Western Railway and the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks resume Tuesday to end a seven week strike. Bargaining sessions set for 2 p m in Richmond and Washington D C where union president Fred J Kroll and N W chief negotiator Joseph R Neikirk will meet if possible.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Brotherhood of Railway and Airlines
Richmond
Fred J. Kroll
Joseph R. Neikirk
N&w
Washington
D. C
Kroll
California
Hunt-Dallas Memo Not Found Stirred Kennedy Theories
CIA chief Stansfield Turner said no memo exists linking E Howard Hunt to Dallas on November 22 1963. The Wilmington News Journal had claimed a secret memo placed Hunt in Dallas the day Kennedy was assassinated. The report fed theories he was seen near the grassy knoll outside the Texas School Book Depository.
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Dallas
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Howard Hunt
John Kennedy
Wilmington
Del
News- Journal
Hunt
Texas School Book Depository
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ten arrested in Abadan theater fire in Iran
Police in Abadan say 10 people were arrested after the weekend theater blaze that killed at least 377. The group includes two theater employees and three individuals found with explosives. The theater owner was also arrested for negligence after ignoring orders to hire more staff and guards to save money.
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Tehran
Iran
Abadan
Kiwanians Hear Convention Report
Bramwell Kiwanis Club heard delegates D. E. Parks and J. G. Connor report on the state Kiwanis Convention at Canaan Valley. Jack Lewis chaired a school fund aiming to teach the Bible in public schools, with a $3,000 goal. Glenn Scott was named as a Kiwanis Governor candidate. The meeting, led by Jimmy Carver, noted 22 members attended and announced next Monday’s Pinnacke Rock State Park picnic.
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D. E. Parks
J. G. Connor
Kiwanis
Canaan Valley
Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Parks and Connor
Jack Lewis
Lewis
Bramwell Group
Glenn Scott
Bramwell Club
Pinncakce Rock State Park
Jimmy Carver
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Old Dominion Briefs
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