Turmoil in UMW as Boyle Miller face federal election
The 1972 UMW leadership race in a federally ordered election pits W A Boyle against Arnold Miller. The contest sparks talk of district autonomy, potential strikes against leadership, and calls for democratic reform amid concerns over benefits and safety for miners.
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Caroline Lawrence Boyle
Miller
United Mine Workers Union
U. S. Department of Labor
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
International Union
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Arnold Miller
Boyle
Albert Pass
UMW District 19
Pass
MFD
Tony Boyle
Social Security Administration
Toy Boyle
Hearings Today for Three in Jolo Murder
Three men Melvin Lambert Ronald E Gerding and James Ray Worthington face preliminary hearings in Welch on murder charges in the Jolo McDowell County case. They were extradited from Ohio after a Dec 1 burglary at Saveway Market during which 27 guns food stamps and the night watchman’s billfold were taken.
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Jolo
McDowell County
Welch
Justice of the Peace
Clark Belcher
Melvin Lambert
Bradshaw
Ronald E. Gerding
Ohio
James Ray Worthington
Kentucky
Lucas County
Cpl
C. E. Arthur
Roby Pope
Welch Detachment
West Virginia State Police
Harold Burge
Burge
Burges
Lambert
Gerding
Toledo
Worthington
West Virginia
Arthur
Pope
Spanishburg School Closed by Flood Destroys Roads
Spanishburg area flood forces a holiday for students at Spanishburg school. Mercer County Superintendent Clinton Lilly announces no classes today due to water covered access roads with a plan to resume Tuesday as flood waters abate. The disruption shortens the term and leaves students facing a lost day.
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Spanishburg
Mercer County
Clinton Lilly
Lilly
Negotiation Tactics Ahead of Troop Movements
In the discussion both sides anticipate that advance warning and explanation would deter large-scale troop moves. The plan aims to slow potential strategic shifts by creating mutual expectations of communication.
Daily Telegraph Printing Co. notice details and rates
Established 1893 the Biuefield West Virginia Daily Telegraph announces subscription and advertising rates. By carrier and mail options listed with zone pricing and motor route monthly fees. Includes AP affiliation and circulation audit note.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Biuefield
W. Ve
Associated Press
All News
Eli
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Maines, Shannap & Cullen Toiaghapte
Obituaries for Gilbert Blankenship and Hardin with rites announced
Death notices report Myrtle B. Gilbert 67 of Belfast Virginia dead on arrival from a heart attack. Paris Blankenship 64 of Patrick Springs Virginia dies natural causes. SGT Ralph M. Hardin 45 of Cameron North Carolina dies after a short illness with graveside rites planned in Tazewell. Funeral arrangements listed and survivors named for each.
Obituary: Jack Catron 55 in Bossevain Virginia
Jack Catron of Bossevain Virginia died in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. He was a retired U S Steel worker and member of Local 9534 Gary. Survived by wife Lula Thompson Catron two sons Jack Catron Jr Kenneth Catron one stepson James Thompson five daughters fifteen grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bossevain Baptist Church with Dr Ted Cook officiating. Burial at Bluefield area.
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Paris Blankenship
Patrick Springs
Baptist Church of
Trace Fork
Panther
Elbert Justice
Luther Bailey
James Hunt
Maston Cline
Wayne Bryant
Virginia
George Bailey Blankenship
Eileen Ray
Okey Harris
Roanoke
Bessie Reynolds
North Manchester
Ind
Emogene Motley
Eloise Miller
Marvin Blankenship
Norman’ Blankenship
Patrick
J. H. Blankenship
Hurley
G. B. Blankenship
Angeline Brabham
Lou Bailey
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Jack Catron
Bossevain
Bluefield
U. S. Steel
Gary
Lula Thompson Catron
Jack Catron Jr
Abbs Valley
Kenneth Catron
Arlington
James Thompson
Prince George
Donald
Betty
Archie Grubb
Afton
Kenny Few
Baltimore
Bossevain Baptist Church
Ted Cook
Eugene Shrader
Walter Harman
Illy Butt
Jack
Emmett Akers Rites Held For War Veterans At Hillsville
Emmett Lee Akers 49 of War died Sunday in a Welch hospital after illness. He was employed by Olga Coal Co and a World War II U S Army veteran who served in the Pacific. Survived by two daughters Linda Rovera and Carol Kell one son Eddie Akers and two brothers Ed Akers and Daniel Akers. Douglas Mortuary War hosted services with details given for viewing and funeral arrangements.
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Emmett Akers
Emmett Lee Akers
Welch
Olga Coal Co
Pacific
John
Rosie Phillips Akers
Linda Rovera
Lorain
Ohio
Carol Kell
Big Four
Eddie Akers
Ed Akers
Pulaski
Daniel Akers
Sylvatus
Douglas Mortuary
Hillsville
Robert L. Fetty Sarver Rites Set After Illness
Robert L. Fetty Sarver 69 of 826 Greever Avenue East Virginia died Sunday after a short illness at a field hospital. Burial and memorial arrangements were incomplete at Dudley Memorial.
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Robert L. “Fetty
Sarver
Robert L. ‘‘Fetty
Greever Avenue
Ee Va
Feld Hospital
Dudley Mem
Obituary notices: Naomi Nichols and Andrew Farrier
Naomi Lois Nichols 36 of Grundy Virginia died in a two vehicle collision near the Grundy post office Saturday night. Survivors include husband Thomas Nichols two sons mother father sisters and brothers. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Virginia Funeral Home Chapel with entombment at Greenhill Memory Garden. Andrew Lewis Farrier 77 of Pearisburg Virginia died Sunday after a long illness. A Giles County Court judge for 18 years he is survived by daughter Mrs. William Copenhaver and brother J Farrier. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Pearisburg burial Birchlawn Cemetery. Memorials to charities.
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Myrtle B. Gilbert
Belfast
Richlands Hospital
Russell County
Jim
Martha Taylor Moore
Gilbert
Logan Gilbert
Shirley Martin
Martinsville
Janice Summers
Miami, Fla
Gloria Tansey
Philadelphia
Sonia Evans
Bluefield
W. Va
Logan Gilbert, Jr
Freeman
Tom Gilbert
Richlands
Robert Gilbert
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Nan Byrd
Arch Moore
Phoenix
Ariz
Jess Moore
Charleston
Hurst- Scott Funeral
Alvin Holmes
Grat Horton
Monte Vista Park
Princeton
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Ralph M. Hardin
Cameron
N. C
Fayetteville
J. Hardin
U. S. Army
Anna Marie Hardin
Christine Eckenrode
Clarence Hardin
Betty Hardin
Clara Louise Hardin
Johnny Hardin
Maplewoo
Tazewell
Frank Watkins
Ft. Lee
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Naomi Lois Nichols
Rt. 3
Grundy
Grundy, Va
Thomas Harold Nichols
Buchanan Coin
Jo Arnold Nichols
Thomas Harold
Timmy” Nichols
Moses B. Justus
Hurley
Rose Dotson
Tno
Claypool Hill
T. H. Nichols Construction Company
Virginia Funeral Home
Andrew Farrier
Andrew Lewis Farrier
Pearisburg
Giles County
Marjorie Farrier
William Copenhaver
Augusta
J. Farrier
Ripplemeade
First United Methodist Church
Birchlawn
Givens Funeral Home
Charities of Choice
Lura Dale Spangler 86 Dies in Greensboro
Lura Dale Spangler 86 of Greensboro N Carolina formerly of Princeton died Sunday in a Greensboro nursing home after a long illness. She was the widow of Dr E B Spangler a former operator of Spangler s Drug in Princeton. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at George W Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Lura Dale Spangler
Lura Dale Given Spangler
Greensboro
N. C
Princeton
E. B. Spangler
Spangler
George W. Seaver Mortuary
Funerals for Merle Worthington Linda Dakin and Dora Ball
Merle H Worthington 34 died Friday after a long illness in Welch. Funeral today at 11 at Freewill Baptist Church Big Jenny with Rev Virgil Akers. Burial New Community Cemetery Asco. Linda Dakin 34 Bluefield VA funeral 2 pm Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers named. Dora W Ball 81 Princeton funeral today 11 at Paul Carter. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens Pallbearers named.
Crash Kills Raleigh Man
A 33 year old Crab Orchard man, Earl Eugene Clinton, died when his vehicle left Seco Rt 54-1 near Beckley and struck a utility pole. Trooper B A Vaughan investigates whether death came from a broken neck or a heart attack despite the presence of an implanted pacemaker.
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B. A. Vaughan
Beckley
West Virginia
Mozingo to Speak at Bramwell PTA Meeting Tonight
Sgt Robert Mozingo area commander of West Virginia State Police will be the featured speaker at Bramwell High School 7 p.m. He will discuss Youth Problems of Today and student parent relations with law enforcement as a yearly theme for Bramwell PTA activities.
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Robert Mozingo
West Virginia State Police
Princeton
Bramwell Pta
Bramwell High School
Mozingo
Raleigh Woman Found Dead in Becliffe Area
West Virginia State Police found 72 year old Annie Cole dead in a wooded area near her Raleigh County home. She had been missing since Saturday and foul play is suspected but an autopsy will determine cause.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Lanark
Annie Cole
Raleigh County
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Franklin’s Ballad of Boston Light Tragedy Chronicles Founding News Voice
As a boy Ben Franklin sold printed copies of his self written ballad about the 1718 Boston Light keeper’s drowning and the loss of five companions marking an early American lighthouse disaster and a nascent journalist’s musical ear for news.
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Ben Franklin
America
Boston
Floods 61 Reported Blocked At Marmet WV
State police in the Charleston area said reports of a dam break near Marmet in Kanawha County were false. Police warned Cabin Creek residents to evacuate but later said mass evacuation was unnecessary. Clinch River near Richlands stabilized below flood level. Little Kanawha rose above flood stage.
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Marmet
Kanawha
Charleston
Rayford
Kanawha County
Cabin Creek
Clinch River
Richlands
Grundy
West Virginia
National Weather Service
NWS
Bluefield
Weather Service
Charleston River District
Death probe underway in Greenbrier girl found near Alderson
Police in Alderson investigate a mysterious death of an unidentified female around 15 found near a Drive In Restaurant along West Virginia Route 3 near the Summers Greenbrier County line. No identification yet and officials say determination of cause will take time.
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West Virginia
Alderson
Asser-By
West Virginia State Police
Apollo 17 Moon Landing Plans Revealed At Taurus Littrow
The 11th and 12th humans to visit the moon are set to touch down at 2 55 p m in Taurus Littrow valley and begin three outside excursions totaling seven hours each. The crew will spend a record 75 hours on the lunar surface, three hours longer than Apollo 16. After breakfast Sunday they jettisoned a 170 pound metal door covering science instruments in the equipment bay of the command ship.
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