Mental Hospitals To Up Rate For Those Who Can Pay
West Virginia six state mental institutions will raise the daily patient charge from 1 to 4 dollars for those able to pay. The increase targets a minority of about 5,500 patients, with most receiving medically indigent care. Funds support bond financing for new buildings and potential long term elderly care under medicare at certain units.
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Mental Hospitals
Charleston
West Virginia
Mental Health Department
Wills Appeals Tax Bill From 1962 Income
In Seattle a federal court hearing reviewed Maury Wills 1962 taxable income with dispute over about $3,000 in deductions for expenses while living in Los Angeles and a $10,000 S. Rawlings Hickok Award belt. The government argues the belt reflects athletic achievement and is taxable. the defense says the trophy has no market value. The judge will decide in several months.
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Seattle
Wash
Los Angeles Dodger
Maury Wills
William M. Fay
Washington, D. C
Francis J. Butler
Spokane
Wills
Gary C. Randall
Internal Revenue Service
Los Angeles
Dodger
Butler
S. Raw Hickok
Randall
Lions Hear Downtown Plan Talk at Bluefield Club
Bluefield Urban Renewal director George McCulloch will address the Downtown Plan during a Bluefield Lions Club meeting Friday at noon in the West Virginian Hotel. Lions Auxiliary dinner dance is set for Thursday, Dec. 22 at Fincastle Country Club.
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George McCulloch
Bluefield
Lions Club
West Virginian
Lacy Edwards
McCulloch
Lindsay C. Dula
Fincastle Country Club
Daily Telegraph Printing Co. publication notice
Establishment date 1893 and morning publication details for Bluefield West Virginia newspaper. Includes address 412 Bland Street and Associated Press rights. Subscription rates listed per carrier and mail zones with annual $26.00, and advertising agency representation details.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of
Katz
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia Community
Multiple obituaries note deaths in Pickaway Union Links Grove and surrounding areas. Srl C Wallace 72, retired State Road foreman, died at home after long illness. survivors include five daughters and two sons. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Broyles Funeral Home Chapel Union with burial in Greenhill Cemetery. Carl D Hess 36 Lebanon Virginia died after short illness. Marine veteran and post office clerk survived by wife and son with services in Lebanon. Malinda Lester 89 Spanishburg died in Princeton hospital. service Friday at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton with burial Jenkins Cemetery. Freeman Artrip 59 Cleveland Virginia died at home. WWII veteran with service 2 p.m. Lebanon Funeral Home Chapel burial Russell Memorial Cemetery.
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Srl C. Wallace
Pickaway
Zenith
Samuel C
Mariah Dowdy Wallace
State Road Commission
New Lebanon Arp Church
Fannie Echols Wallace
Elva Clemons
Fairlea
Janie Patton
Links Grove
Mildred Me
Clung
Ronceverte
June Campbell
Sue Via
Union
Barbara Wallace
Conley Wallace
Dayton
Ohio
Randall Wallace
Mary Robinson
Akron
J. E. Wallace
Gray Wallace
Broyles Funeral Home
George Morrison
A. B. Shifler
Greenhill Cemetery
SRC
Malcolm Lively
Charles Beamer
Leslee Sparks
Darrell Echols
Alfred Shires
Edwin Campbell
Carl D. Hess
Lebanon
U. S. Marine
Betty Jo Honaker Hess
Darrell Gene Hess
J. R. Hess
Honaker
Jeff Louis Dye
Ruby Hess
Harvey Stump
Freeman Artrip
Cleveland
Funeral Home
Richard N. Hale
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Mrs Laura E French 90 Dies in Princeton Memorial Hospital
Laura E Day French aged 90 died at Princeton Memorial Hospital after living with daughter Zelma Hill in Princeton. Born in Giles County Virginia she was the widow of C. M. French and daughter of L. D. and Barbara Day. Survived by six daughters six sons three half sisters one half brother and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are being made by Memorial Funeral Directory of Princeton.
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Laura E. French
Zelma Hill
Lambert Lane
Princeton
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Giles County
C. M. French
L. D
Barbara Neal Day
Minnie Cunningham
Highland Park
Mich
Ilene Lambert
Harmon, Va
Garce Jaross
Garden City
Viola Pennington
Scott French
Hopewell
Giles P
Ralph French
Oscar French
Detroit
Randall French
Mansfield
Ohio
Raymond French
Warren
Clara Morehead
Narrows
Grace French
Rocky Gap
Helen Taskall
Huntington
Roy Day
Memorial Funeral
Funeral services set for Mullens locksmith Frank Stefancic
Frank Stefancic 83 of Mullens died Wednesday in a Mullens hospital. Born in Skakavac Yugoslavia he was a retired locksmith. Survivors include five daughters and four sons with 17 grandchildren. Services Saturday 11 a.m. at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev Lonnie Blankenship officiating burial Monte Vista Park Bluefield Princeton Road. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday.
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Frank Stefancic
Mullens
Mullens Hospital
Skakavac
Yugoslavia
Ed Hess
Bud
James Mosrie
Washington, D. C
Nolan Schexnayder
Philadelphia
John Marchin
East McKeesport
Andrew Manchak
Wood River
Ill
Andy Stefancic
Mullen
Death Notice for Alta Keene Robinson Berwind Va
Mrs Alta Keene Robinson 55 of Berwind died Wednesday morning in a Richlands hospital after a short illness. Born in Buchanan County she lived in Berwind 44 years. Survived by husband William Robinson one half sister Abbey Fields of Bradshaw and one half brother Bill Keene of Florida. Funeral Friday at 1 p.m. at Berwind Methodist Church burial in Smith Branch Cemetery. The body to be moved from Hurst Scott Funeral Home to the church at noon Friday. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday.
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Alta Keene Robinson
Berwind
Richlands
Buchanan County
John Keene
William Robinson
Abbey Fields
Bradshaw
Bill Keene
Florida
Berwind Methodist Church
Elmer DeHart
Smith Branch
Slate Creek
Grundy
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Shawver's Mill man Byron A Leffel dies after long illness
Byron A Leffel 69 of Shawvers Mill Va died in a Richlands Va hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include sisters Winnie Lambert and Stella Mae Leffel. Funeral at Greever Funeral Home Chapel Tazewell with Rev Am brose Stump officiating. Burial Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday.
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Byron A. Leffel
Shawver's Mill
Richlands
Winnie Lambert
Stella Mae Leffel
Shawver’s Mill
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Ambrose Stump
Maplewood
Funeral Services for Elizabeth Murphy in Blue Field
Mrs. Elizabeth Mae Murphy of 116 Springdale St Blue Field will be laid to rest Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel Blue Field with burial in Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Pallbearers include Claude Chambers Tyler Easley C O Warren Charles Howell Foy Templeton and Charles Nichols. Leonard B Patisel 60 of Union Drive Princeton dies and services set at Burns-Wornal Chapel with Rev E L Sherrick officiating Pallbearers named Johnny Bobby Bish Leonard Cooper Jack Blankship Wayne Sizmore Buddy Hunt.
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Paitsel
Leonard B
Union Drive
Princeton
Burns - Wornal Chapel of Memorial Mortuary
Rev
E. L. Sherrick
Johnny
Bobby Bish
Leonard Cooper
Jack Blankship
Wayne Sizmore
Buddy Hunt
Great Lakes freighter storm survivors and wrecks recap
The report details the Morrell captain Arthur Crawley from Rocky River Ohio missing since a storm near Harbor Beach Michigan. It notes the Nordmeer grounding near Thunder Bay Shoal and rescue efforts by Coast Guard aircraft and cutters. It also recalls the 1958 Bradley wreck off Beaver Island with two survivors and the City of Midland 41 ferry freed from a sandbar near Ludington.
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Harbor Beach
Michigan
Thumb
Nordmeer
Thunder Bay Shoal
Here
Arthur I. Crawley
Rocky River
Ohio
Morrell
John
Cleveland
Crawley
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Bramble
Alpena
Bradley
Lake Michigan
Beaver Island
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
City of Midland
Ludington
Armature Firm Dispute Settled in Bluefield WV
A labor dispute at West Virginia Armature in Bluefield was settled Wednesday night. Over 50 workers on strike since Monday will return to work today. The tentative contract includes wage raises of 15 cents first year and 10 cents second year, with re openers in year three. The 43 11 union vote ratified the agreement. The last contract expired November 25 at midnight.
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West Virginia Armature
Bluefield
D. W. McGonagh
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginian
McGonagle
William James
James
Mathews Named Director Of Apollo Applications Office
NASA named Charles W. Mathews, Houston Gemini program manager, director of Apollo applications in the office of manned space flight. He will oversee adapting Saturn boosters and Apollo craft for earth orbit labs, moon missions, and related projects. Gen David M. Jones had been acting director and moves to deputy associate administrator for manned space flight programs.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles W. Mathews
Houston
Mathews
Manned Space Flight
NASA
Earth-Orbiting Laboratory
Manned Astronomical Observatory
Moon-Orbiting Laboratory
Air Force Map
David M. Jones
Apollo Applications Office
Jones
Three Men Probated in McDowell Court
Clyde Hairston Edward Mit chem and Robert Mit chem were placed on probation in McDowell County Criminal Court after guilty pleas to grand larceny for copper wire valued at 1995 dollars. Judge L R Morgan imposed 110 year sentences with conditions to repay the copper value and cover court costs. Pleas were entered earlier this month and sentencing delayed until Wednesday.
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McDowell County
L. R. Morgan
Clyde Hairston
Edward Mitchem
Robert Mitchem
New Zealand General Election Final Results Pending
In Wellington New Zealand final results from last Saturday's general election will be released Tuesday after counting all special overseas votes. Prime Minister Keith Holyoake's National Party leads Labor about 44 to 35 in Parliament amid ongoing tallying.
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Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
Viet Nam
Holyoake
Labor
Tokyo
Manslaughter Hearing Set in Bluefield Collision Case
Preliminary hearing for James William Plaster 38 of Bluefield is set for December 12 at 10 30 a m before Squire Charles Caffee in Bluefield state police said Three people died in a two vehicle crash on the Bluefield Princeton Road near Bluefield late Saturday November 5 including Joe Ball 24 and Riley Lilly Jr 24 Princeton and Steven Jarrell 18 son of the Princeton city manager The defendant among those injured has been released on bond of 2000 pending the hearing filed by troopers C F Little and Dan Shade.
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James William Plaster
Joe E. Ball
Princeton
Riley Milton Lilly Jr
Rt. 3
Bluefield
Steven C. Jarrell
B. F. Jarrell
Ball
Lilly
Young Jarrell
Plaster
Squire Caffee
C. F. Little
Dan Shade
Capt Edward L Beach Retires After Historic Triton Voyage
The Navy announced Captain Edward L Beach, commander of the nuclear submarine Triton on its 84 day world cruise, will retire at age 48. Beach led Triton for three years, later commanded Submarine Squadron 8, and served at the Pentagon before retirement effective Thursday. He authored several books and articles on submarine operations.
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Washington
Navy
Edward L. Beach
Beach
National War College
Office of Naval Operations
Pentagon
Four Armed Men Rob Washington Firm
Four masked gunmen robbed the Washington Tobacco Co. Tuesday night tying up two managers and rifling the safe. Police described the suspects as African American men in their 30s, taking about $3,000 in cash and $20,000 in checks.
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Washington (Ap
Washington Tobacco Co
Gumen
Virginia Traffic Toll Reaches 986 For Year
A driver, T. H. Humphrey of Roxboro North Carolina, died Tuesday night on Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County when his car skidded on an icy stretch and struck the U S 17 bridge abutment raising Virginia's year to 986 deaths, up from 959 a year ago.
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Virginia
Spotsylvania County
T. H. Humphrey
Roxboro
N.C
U.S. 17
Gas line blast repairs restore Floyd County service
A damaged United Fuel Gas Co line near Beaver Creek, Floyd County, was repaired Wednesday allowing gas service to return to several communities. The 20 inch line crack and seven foot hole followed Tuesday’s blast with no injuries reported. A separate Lawrence County line was severed Tuesday night.
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Prestonsburg
United Fuel Gas Co
Floyd County
Beaver Creek
Kenova
W.va
UFG
Lawrence County
Walbridge
Louisa
Interstate 64 Ceremony Opens 25 Miles in WV and VA
West Virginia and Virginia road officials plan a joint ceremony next Tuesday to open 25 miles of Interstate 64 from Covington Virginia to near Caldwell Greenbrier County. About eight and a half miles lie in West Virginia totaling roughly 14 million dollars in WV construction. The event marks WV's first I-64 segment in the state’s southeast and 59 miles of I-71 in use as the highway passes through Huntington westward and White Sulphur Springs eastward.
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Charleston
Ap) — Road Commission
West Virginia
Virginia
White Sulphur Springs
Covington
Caldwell
Greenbrier
Burl A. Sawyers
Huntington
Record Visitors Reach Over Eight Hundred Thousand At Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry National Monument in West Virginia drew 814 782 visitors from January through October. The Interior Department reported 113 716 visitors in October, up 11 percent from last year, and the ten month total is 15 percent higher than the same period in 1966.
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Harpers Ferry
W.va
Harpers Ferry National Monument
Department of Interior
Department
Auxiliary Police Action Delayed in Bluefield
The plan to form a gratis-serving auxiliary police force in Bluefield is delayed until after January to allow a conference with Huntington officials. A seven man committee led by Police Chief Roy Humphreys, and City Manager Shaine Kerby, will seek an audience with Huntington city leaders to discuss ordinances and the auxiliary program.
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Bluefield
Huntington
Roy Humphreys
Humphreys
Shaie Kerby
Kerby
Dan Wells
West Virginia
Order of Police
Hulett Steith Named Appalachian Regional Cochairman
Gov. Hulett Steith of West Virginia was elected to a six month term as state cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission beginning Jan. 1. He succeeds Gov. J. Millard Tawes of Maryland who served since July 1. Steith pledged active participation and cites cooperation yielding tangible ARC results. The federal cochairman is John L. Sweeney, appointed by President Johnson. The role represents 12 Appalachian governors.
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Washington
Hulett Steith
West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland
Smith
John L. Sweeney
Johnson
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