Commission To Shape Report On Chicago Violence
President's Commission on Violence met privately to draft a White House report amid dispute over the Chicago violence study. Attorney General Ramsey Clark denied a Chicago Tribune claim that the study was rewritten and said the Justice Department edited the report to remove sensitive cases. Daniel Walker, Chicago corporation counsel, defended the report saying no edits were made by Clark or others outside the study team and called for release of deleted incidents to the Chief Judge for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commission On Violence
White House
Chicago
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Clark
Nne
Tribune
Daniel Walker
Chicago Corporation
Loop
Campbell
Area Police Look For Stolen 1968 Ford Mustang
Area police in the Virginias hunted for a white 1968 Ford Mustang stolen from a Pocahontas service station shortly after 7 30 p m Friday. The car leased to Charles Gilmore belonged to Andy Clark Ford Inc in Bluefield.
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Virginias
Pocahontas Va
Pocahontas
Charles Gilmore
Andy Clark Ford
Rescue efforts fail to reach trapped miners after nine days
Lake, Gary Martin and George Wilson described harsh mine conditions after eight men were pulled to the surface two miles from the explosion site. They cited gassy sections, dusty air, insufficient rock dusting, and fans that underperformed. Investigators found high methane and carbon monoxide levels in deep tunnels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Gary Martin
No. 9
Martin
George Wilson
Wilson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Front Masthead and Rates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1993 publishes morning news from 412 Bland Street Bluefield Va. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and details rates for carriage and mail subscriptions in local zones. Advertising by The Katz Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
ION
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Katz Agency
Lee
Cause Listed In Man's Death At Drake Hotel Bluefield
A Bluefield man 68 year old Charles Ed Proffit was found dead Wednesday night in his Drake Hotel room. An autopsy Friday morning indicated natural causes. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today at Mullins Funeral Chapel Richlands with Rev. Tommy Patrick. burial in Hawkins Cemetery. Pallbearers named. sister Mrs Okie Williams of Richlands noted as additional survivor.
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Bluefield
Drake
Charles Ed Proffit
Richlands
Mullins Funeral Chapel
Tommy Patrick
Hawkins Cemetery
Ersel Alley
Daniel Alley
Bill Patrick
L. J. Delcambre
Tom Patrick Jr
Roy Proffitt
Okie Williams
Wilson Named County Superintendent of Buildings and Fiscal Agent
Wilson, the McDowell County assessor ousted in May, is appointed county Superintendent of buildings and fiscal agent with a starting salary of 6600 dollars, 600 more than his former pay. The court says the post uses technical assistance and keeps Wilson in county governance, noting budget and retirement plans for the court house custodian. Some critics question funding for the new position and the shift of duties from the jailer. Unanimous approval came from Court President E L Tom St Clair and Commissioners Henry Bernard and Adrian Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciil W. Wilson
McDowell
E. L
Tom” St. Clair
Wilson
St. Clair
Logan
Wyoming
Ohio
T. W. Murry
Court House
Henry ©. Bernard
Adrian Vance
Army Manpower Outlook In 1969 Draft Projections
The article notes possible 1969 changes in manpower with guardsmen considerations and a potential five month draft increase if guardsmen and reservists are reduced. It mentions no fixed January induction numbers and explores a possible overall Army size adjustment pending Vietnam settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Missing car found in Bluefield College library lobby
BC Professor William Daniels woke to find his car missing, later discovered inside the college library. Officials said pranksters pushed the vehicle into the building after hours, with no vandalism or damage reported. The incident is treated as a serious prank by college leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Daniels
Bluefield College
Charles Harman
Baptist Junior College
Lawyers clash over Sunday closing law in Mercer County
The case centers on William Flair’s company facing Sunday closing violation charges. Law’s attorney seeks a continuance. trial reset for Dec. 12. Flair’s backers anticipate further indictments as grand jury convenes in January. Flair plans to reopen Sundays 1 to 7 p.m.
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Mercer County
Ellis
Law
Flair
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Grand Jury
BC Alumni Unit To Meet Today
The Bluefield College Alumni Council will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the conference room of the Charles L. Harmon Chapel on the campus in Bluefield Virginia. Miss Mary Ellen Gregory, president, said a date would be set and plans prepared for Alumni Day next spring. After the business meeting, plans for class reunions will be discussed and dinner will be served in the Cove.
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Bluefield College
Charles L. Harmon
Bluefield
Mary Ellen Gregory
Cove
Gregory
Bluefield Student Urges Constitutional Revision at Lions Club
Miss Nancy Black, Bluefield High School senior and history award winner, told Bluefield Lions Club that the constitution needs revising. She discussed the Student's Constitution Committee meeting in Charleston with 109-plus students and noted reforms including governor and lieutenant governor election and broad board appointments. Certs for 15 years perfect attendance were awarded to John Wright and Verney Owens.
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Nancy Black
Bluefield High School
Bluefield Lion's Club
West Virginia
Charleston
Board of Public Works
Association of Classroom Teachers
League of Women Voters
John Wright
Verney Owens
Washington attorney named purchasing commission director
John P. Dinguid a 36 year old Washington attorney and former DOJ staffer was named administrative director of the West Virginia Purchasing Practices and Procedures Commission. He will serve part time from Washington with a 40 dollar per hour pay rate and hire associates at 25 dollars an hour. The commission aims to oversee state spending practices and review purchasing materials with a six week plan for recommendations.
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Charleston
W. Va
John P. Dinguid
Washington
Department of Justice
Friday
West Virginia
W. T. Brotherton
D-Kanawha
House
H. Laban White
D-Harrison
Cochairman
Dinguid
Brotherton
White
Legislative Services
Earl M. Vickers
Commission
Five Held For Grand Jury in Mercer County Conspiracy Case
Five men James Johnson Travis Banks Crockett and James are held for the Mercer County Grand Jury after arrests in Bluefield and Kingsport. State witnesses described the bomb and said Johnson and others possessed dynamite. Bond set at 25000. next grand jury January 6.
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James
Johnson
Travis
McDowell County
Banks
Bluefield
Crockett
Kingsport
Mercer County
David Burton
Sam C. Mitchell
Hill Avenue
Bluefield State
Mitchell
Welch
Squire Belcher
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Weston Marine Lance Cpl Larry Heater Killed in Vietnam
Defense Department reports the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Larry W. Heater of Weston West Virginia in Vietnam combat. Heater was the son of Mr and Mrs Arnold G Heater of Weston.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Vietnam
Lance
Larry W. Heater
Weston, W.va
Heater
Ae Arnold G. Heater
Wes
Deaths and Funerals: Maxwell and Moore Rites Held
Fred Maxwell 74 of Boissevain Va died after a heart attack in Pocahontas Va. Church service at Macedonia Baptist Pocahontas with burial at Restlawn Estates New Hope Rd Princeton. Beulah Gilbert Moore of Bluefield died at her son’s home and was buried Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Minnie V Shrewsbury Robinette 75 of Princeton died in hospital. service at Church of God Princeton followed by burial Roselawn Memorial Princeton. Hugh M Eaton 71 of Roanoke Va former Staffordsville Va died after short illness. service at Oakey Funeral Chapel Roanoke with graveside rites in Salem Va.
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Fred Maxwell
Boissevain
Pocahontas, Va
Hugh M. Eaton
Roanoke
Staffordsville
Charles E. Eaton
Rudy Eaton
Hugh M. Eaton Jr
Judy Paton
Tom Chattin
Mary Bourne
Bluefield
J. E
Nipper Rites Set For Belfast Farmer 78
Floyd Robert Nipper 78 of Belfast Va died at home Thursday night after an apparent heart attack. Born in Russell County he was a farmer. Surviving are his wife Maggie Robbins Nipper two daughters Betty Sword Ruth Adkins, eight sons Kelly Carter John Harold Earl Warren Marvin Howard and Archie Nipper, a foster son John R Robbins, two sisters Ava Martin Flora Farris two brothers William and Claude Nipper and 16 grandchildren. Services at Belfast Methodist Church with Rev Stanley Ross and Rev Henry Roberts. Burial in Greenhill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richards. Pallbearers Page White Tommy White Paul Vencill Garnett Sword Glenn Duff Harold Altizer.
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Floyd Robert Nipper
Belfast
Russell County
Matthew and
Louise Robbins Nipper
Maggie Robbins Nipper
Betty Sword
Ruth Adkins
Kelly Nipper
Lebanon
Carter Nipper
Bluefield
John Harold Nipper
Richmond
Earl Nipper
Steelsburg
Warren
Marvin
Howard
Archie Nipper
John R. Robbins
Silver Springs
Ava Martin
Ford Town
Death of Frank Carriers at 73 in Bluefield
Frank Carriers 73 of 116 Elm St Bluefield died Friday after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. Born in Tennessee he was son of the late John and Clara Carrier s and was predeceased by daughter Mrs Eugene Honaker in 1941. A retired coal miner he belonged to U M W A Local 5997 Welch. Surviving are wife Pearle S Carrier three daughters Mrs Peston Mitchell Mrs James Bell and Mrs Paul Meskinish seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield with Rev Tom Brown Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 4 p m today.
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Frank Carriers
Elm St
Bluefield
Tennessee
John and
Clara Branch Carriers
Eugene Honaker
U.M.W.A
Welch
Pearle S. Carrier
Peston Mitchell
Obituaries of Walter Mills Sr and James Shelton
Walter English Mills Sr., 60, of Quarryville Pennsylvania formerly of Pocahontas West Virginia died Friday at home after a long illness. Arrangements were incomplete at Pocahontas Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas. James Shelton, 77, of Davy West Virginia died Friday morning at his home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.
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Walter English Mills Sr
Quarryville
Pocahontas, Va
Pocahontas
James Shelton
Davy
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Obituary notices from multiple Virginia and West Virginia towns
Funeral services and burial details for Harry M. Stowers 63 of Rocky Gap Virginia and others including Mrs. William McGuire 84 of Bluefield and Mrs. William Henry Scales 90 of Pocahontas. Coordinating ministers, memorial gardens, and pallbearers listed. bodies transported from local funeral homes to churches and cemeteries.
Coal Miners Pay in 1902 Pennsylvania Earned About $560
In 1902 an average coal miner in eastern Pennsylvania earned roughly $560 for the year, reflecting the era's wage levels in the region's coal industry.
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Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Wins McDowell Suit
McDowell County Circuit Court jurors ruled for Walter W. Bleam of Jolo in an 18 500 suit over a demolished GMC tandem truck wrecked on March 31 1967. Bleam received 16 500 in compensatory damages and 2 000 in punitive damages against Stonewall Casual Co an insurance agency.
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McDowell County
Walter W. Bleam
Jolo
Stonewall Casu: Co
Eleam
Rudolph J. Marensky
Wade Watson
Preiser, Hunt and Greene
Charleston
Goldwater Wins Arizona Seat as Hayden Succumbs to Elson
In Arizona former Senator Barry Goldwater defeats Roy Elson to fill the retirement of Senator Hayden. Democratic incumbents J W Fulbright Abraham Ribicoff Herman Talmadge Daniel Inouye Frank Church Birch Bayh Russell Long Alan Bible Sam Ervin Ernest Hollings George McGovern Warren Magnuson Gaylord Nelson re-elected. Republican veterans Peter Dominick Everett Dirksen Norris Cotton Jacob Javits Milton Young Wallace Bennett George Aiken also win seats.
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Carl Hayden
Roy Elson
Hayden
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Frank Church
Idaho
Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Alan Bible
Nevada
Sam J. Ervin Jr
North Carolina
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Jacob K.javits
New York
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
George D. Aiken
Vermont
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Freddy Joe Maxwell
Joe Maxwell
Sparta
N. C
Harry Lee Maxwell
Kenneth Square
Barbara Maxwell
Ann Flood
Danville
Flossie Moron
Harold Dews
J. H. Saunders
Restlawn
New Hope Road
J. B. Mattox
Wilbur Thomas Jr
Rudolph Mason
Stafford Flippings
Junior Mowlin
James Hardnett
The
Missionary Society of the Church
Pocahontas Union
Mrs. Beulah Gilbert Moore
Beulah Gilbert Moore
Williams St
Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
C. W. Tiffany
A. L. Polk
Carrolton Jackson
Matthew Coleman
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Leavenworth
Kansas
Gary Robinette
Minnie V. Robinette
Fayette Street
Rock
Minnie V. Shrewsbury
Elie and
Phillie Bailey Shrewsbury
Mae Boswell
Holly Hill
Fla
Monroe Shrewsbury
Church of God
Oliver Avenue
Douglas Morgan
Roselawn Memorial
Princeton Road
C. J. Norris
Earl Bailey
Bill Belcher
James Neal
Hubert Green
Lon Gilmore
Hugh Eaton
Floyd. Nipper
Walter Mills SR
Gene
Raleigh St
Stowers
Harry M
Rocky Gap
Pentecostal Hosiness
C. W. Fogus
B. E. Underwood
R. T. Newton
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
L. J. Stowers Jr
Mason Sifford
Vadis Pruitt
Frankie Caudill
Floyd Stowers
Buford Burress
George W. Seaver
Griffey
David
Roseann
Home Creek
Earl Hogeston
John Lane
Marshell Davis
Ratliff Cemetery
Grundy
Grundy Funeral Home
Nicewander, Burl Robert
Bland
Newberry Funeral Home
Rev
Wiley Nee
Temple Hill
Ball
Fred
Willie Steele
Speedway
Joe Young
Charles Wilson
Bell Family
Charles E. (Tate) Lohr
Blane Jennings
Ben Elmore
Bill Winfrey
Eugene Goodall
Guy Cyphers
Junior Kirk
Lester Kessinger
Democrat
Bland Street Methodist
Bland Road
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