Heaviest B52 Attacks Pummel North Vietnam Front
U S B52 bombers conducted a record 16 missions in 24 hours striking targets 22 to 43 miles southeast of Dong Hoi and DMZ areas. The raids followed secret Paris talks with Hanoi denouncing negotiations while U S sources deny political aims.
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North
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Radio
Hanoi
United States
Dong Hoi
Dmz
Haiphong
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia Widens Local Losses
Mrs. Margaret Heleney 52 of Swords Creek died on arrival after a heart attack in Richlands hospital. Survivors include husband William Ernest Brown, daughter Margaret Sue Brown of Norfolk, sons Jimmy Wayne Brown in Norfolk and William E. Brown Jr. of Danville, plus siblings and relatives. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Hurst-Scottonal Chapel with burial in Hawkins Cemetery. Also noted are Lorenzo C. Robinson 63 of Rocky Gap and V. W. Witcher Wimmer 59 of Ocala with services and burial details listed, alongside James Robinette 81 of Raven in Raven area with incomplete arrangements, and Bernard A. Stowers 48 of North Tazewell with services Sunday at Graham Funeral Chapel Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Heleney
Rt. 1
Swords Creek
Richlands
Jewell Ridge
Rufus Woodson
Maryland Griffith Joyce
Jewel Ridge
Sword’s Creek
William Ernest Brown
Margaret Sue Brown
Norfolk
Jimmy Wayne Brown
U. S. Navy
Norfolk, Va
William E. Brown, Jr
Danville
Virginia Vance
Nora Keene
Oakley Hand
Damascus
Henley Joyce
Mountain Grove Mo
Hurst-Scotiuneral Chapel
Stanley Morris
Hawkins
Lorenzo C. Robinson
Rocky Gap
Bluefield
Charles Robinson
Bland County
U. S. Steel Company
Gary
UMWA
Betty Smith Robinson
Patricia Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Jones
Springfield
Mass
Betty Jo Thompson
Cleveland
Richard Lorenzo Robinson
Mattie Thomas
Dorthea Ferguson
Beatrice Madison
Cincinnati
Mason Robinson
Linkford-Richardson Funeral Chapel
Fred Thornton
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Andrew Ferguson
Mack Ferguson
Delmar Gore
Charles Thompson
Clint Thompson
Powell Saunders
James Robinette
James Maynard
Nick) Robinette
Raven
Hivees
Silas and
Elizabeth Lewis Robinette
Allen Salsbury
Detroit
Mich
Cliford Lane
Ernestine McGlothlin
Raven, Va
Carl Robinette
U. S. Air Force
Thailand
Rose Dennis
Elizabeth Whited
Shafter Robinette
Wilmington
Del
Garland Robinette
Gifford, Ill
Mullins Funeral Home
Richlands, Va
Bernard A. Stowers
North Tazewell
Charlottesville
Fred and
Lena Crabtree Stowers
Ava Wimmer Stowers
Miss Rhonda Gay Stowers
Gary Michael Stowers
James E. Stowers
Donald Harris
Waynesboro
Graham
Robert Parsons
C. F. Mundy
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Martin Carter
Fred Puckett
William Fox
Clarence Stinson
Greever Perdue
George Faulkner
Dan Slade
O. G. Hawks
Mrs Hazel Clark Dies in Lancaster Hospital at 77
Mrs. Hazel Clark 77 wife of Roy Clark of Oxford Pa former resident of Pocahontas and Abbs Valley Va died Friday night in a Lancaster hospital after a brief illness Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumaie Newman Funeral Chapel Pocahontas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Clark
Roy Clark
Oxford
Pocahontas
Daily Telegraph Bluefield Ad Rates and Publication Note
Established 1869. Morning paper by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Member of the Associated Press with local news. Subscription rates: Carrier and Mail in WV zones three dollars and twenty cents per year. Motor route rates three dollars ten cents per calendar month. Advertising representative listed. Telephone contact provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Ve
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Swannen & Cullen
Mrs Margaret Slater of Orlando Dies After Illness
Mrs. Margaret Overstreet Slater 56 of Orlando Florida died Thursday in an Orlando hospital after a long illness. Wife of Frank Slater formerly of Pocahontas now of Orlando. Survivors include one daughter Jean Slater and four sons Buddy Charles Bobby and Jerry Bourne all of Orlando, one Randy Slater of Bluefield Virginia and seven grandchildren. Funeral services incomplete at an Orlando funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Overstreet Slater
Orlando
Fla
Frank Slater
Pocahontas
Jean Slater
Buddy Bourne
Charles Bourne
Bobby Bourne
Jerry Bourne
Randy Slater
Bluefield
Mrs. Oka Pearl Neal Dies at 87 in Green Valley
Mrs. Oka Pearl Neal 87 of Green Valley died Friday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Born Smythe County Virginia she was daughter of the late Jack and Caldonia Crigger Hubble. Survived by nieces and nephews. Service 11 a.m. Monday Burns Wornal Chapel with Rev. Bill Price officiating. Burial Glade Cemetery Glade Springs Virginia. Funeral home Sunday 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oka Pearl Neal
Green Valley
Princeton
Smythe County
Jack and
Caldonia Crigger Hubble
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Bill Price
Glade
Glade Springs
William Wickline obituary notices death in Lindside area
William Hunter Wickline age 69 of Lindside died in a Ce verte hospital Friday. He was memorialized at Broyles Funeral Chapel in Peterstown with services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wickline
William Hunter Wickline
Lindside
Ronceverte
Peselete
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
John M. Carter Dies After Long Illness at Cray Funeral Home
John M. Carter 69 of Rt. 4 Brushfork Falls Mills Road Bluefield died Friday in a local hospital after a long illness. He underwent a service at Cray Funeral Home in Bluewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Carter
Rt. 4
Brushfork Falls Mills Road
Bluefield
Cray Funeral Home
Bluewell
Rt. 460 Bypass Opens in Tazewell County Va
The arterial U.S. 460 route from Cedar Bluff in Tazewell County opened to traffic Friday despite rain that nearly delayed the ceremony. The report notes the batfish behavior as an odd aside, walking on the bottom rather than swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell, Va
U.S. 460
Cedar Bluff
Tazewell County
Idaho Flood Threat Triggers State Emergency Over Ice Jam
Gov. Cecil D. Andrus declared a state of emergency in two Idaho towns as ice jam floods on the Snake River at Weiser and Blackfoot prompted evacuations. Brig. Gen. James Brooks oversaw Blackfoot operations while environmental health officials monitored sewer risks amid sub zero temperatures and forecasts of more snow and cold across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Idaho
Cecil D. Andrus
Snake River
Weiser
Blackfoot
James Brooks
Army National Guard
Annex
Ore
Andrus
Boise
State Department of Environmental Protection and Health
Missouri
Illinois
New York
New England
Maine
New Jersey
Atlantic
Carolinas
Virginias
Maryland
Oregon
Washington
Funeral notices from Bluewell and nearby towns
Funeral services are listed for John Gates 63 of Big Four at Houston Methodist Church with pallbearers named. Audrey Short Moses 56 of Newport Ritchie Florida formerly Bramwell. burial at Woodlawn Cemetery after Bramwe Methodist Church service. Joseph Thurman Bailey 84 of Rt. 1 Princeton to be buried at Bailey Cemetery Bear town with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
John
Big Four
Houston Methodist Church
Rev
Luther Smith
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Sam Greathead
James Stiltner
James Lindsey
Roy Kipsinger
Jess Anderson
Hershel Pardue
Gearing-Witten Funeral Home
Welch
Bailey
Joseph Thurman
Rt. 1
Princeton
Cravens-Shires
Dewey Lacy
Beartown
Arthur Hawks
Wade Bishop
Bennie Hodges
David Borrer
Homer Jenkins
Frederick Hartman
Hope Final Christmas Tour Heads Overseas for Service
Bob Hope leaves Van Nuys on his 22nd and last Christmas tour to entertain U S troops abroad. The 80 entertainers travel to Shemya Japan Korea Thailand Diego Garcia South Vietnam and Guam with plans to return to Los Angeles December 30. Hope hopes the war ends before they arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Air Force
Far East
Ven Nuys Air National Guard
Hope
Shemya
Japan
Korea
Thailand
Diego Garcia
South Vietnam
Guam
Los Angeles
McDowell County Sheriff Cleared of Misappropriation Charges
McDowell County Sheriff Jack L. Christian and three others faced a 1971 indictment alleging misappropriation of county and state funds. A special judge accepted a prosecutorial motion to drop charges, with Christian and the others cleared after defense and restitution disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Jack L. Christian
A. C. Cunninghamingham
Christian
Virgil Kennedy
J. D. Baker
Leslie Henry
West Virginia
Journeys To Moscow After Leaving Kissinger
Le Duc Tho flew from Paris to Moscow on Friday en route to Hanoi after suspending peace talks with Henry Kissinger. He said he would report to his government on discussions with Kissinger and maintain contact with him while in Hanoi.
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Moscow
Kissinger
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
U. S
Vietnam
Dr. Kissinger
Tho
Nguyen Thanh le
White House
Nixon
Washington
Europe No. 1
David Lambertson
U.S
Redistricting debate and Paris peace talks mix in report
The article covers Beaver Pond redistricting plans led by Ira Mason Smith with proposals to balance districts and place Bramwell in Bluefield’s District One. It also notes Wilkinson’s remarks on representation and the ongoing Paris talks where Kissinger and Tho expressed optimism without confirming a ceasefire, while Tho prepares for holidays in Paris.
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Beaver Pond
Plymouth
Anello
Coburn
Bluefield
Ira Mason Smith
Bramwell
Smith
Princeton
Wilkinson
Jane Richmond
Three Men Face Preliminary Hearing In McDowell County Slaying
Three men from Ohio Melvin Lambert 22 Ronald E Gerding 32 and Ray Worthington 35 extradited to West Virginia face a preliminary hearing in Welch before Justice of the Peace Clark Belcher for the murder of Harold Burge 56 who was guarding Saveway Market in Jolo during a Dec 1 robbery. The suspects were arrested near Toledo and brought back after an extradition hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Welch
Justice of the Peace
Clark Belcher
Melvin Lambert
Ronald E. Gerding
Ray Worthington
Lucas County
Ohio
Harold Burge
Jolo
Burge
Saveway
Ohio State Police
Toledo
Lambert
Gordin
Ohio Highway
Worthington
Belcher
Apollo 17 astronauts find orange lunar dust on Taurus-Littrow
Schmitt and Evans report unique orange dust from Taurus-Littrow as Apollo 17 geologists study a possible volcanic patch on the moon. The crew uses a lunar sounder to map underground features and detect water while cameras chart 20 percent of the surface. They prepare to depart lunar orbit at 6 33 p.m. EST after extensive data collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmitt
Moon
Taurus-Littrow
Serenity
Apollo 17
Flying Physics Laboratory
Lunar
Evans
Mission Control
America
Cernan, Schmitt
Holiday Programs At Bluefield Churches
Virginia Ave United Methodist Church Bluefield Va presents a children's division Christmas program Sunday at 7 p.m. Dec 24. The choir offers a Concert of Carols at 8 p.m. Dec 24. First Christian Church Bluefield performs the cantata Night of Miracles during the 11 a.m. service on Dec 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ave. United Methodist Church
Bluefield
First Christian Church
Mayan and Latin American Indians Made Early Rubber Shoes
A historical note states rubber footwear originated with Mayan and other Latin American peoples who dipped their feet in latex to fashion early shoes.
Truman in semiconscious state as kidney function worsens
Reports say President Truman shows signs of renal impairment with kidneys failing to purify blood. By Thursday his output declined further while he remains semiconscious, unable to speak, on continuous oxygen and heart medicine. Mrs. Truman says she will wait and see for Friday plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Daniel
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Tri Province
Margaret Helen Brown
Lorenzo Charles Robinson
V. W
Witcher
Wimmer
V. W. “Witcher” Wimmer
Ocala
Bradshaw
Florida
Whitewood
Gus
Melvina Mullens Wimmer
Celia Dove Wimmer
I Aielatn Digree
Grae Cooper
Greenville
S. C
Ruby Harness
Sarasota
Ida Cannaday
Eliza Hagerman
White, Va
Victor
Oscar Wimmer
Wallace Wimmer
Ellis Wimmer
Columbus Wimmer
Hubert Wimmer
Tommy Wimmer
Homer Wimmer
Fanning Funeral Home
Satuday
Church of God
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Resthaven Memorial Park
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Rt. 460
Batfish
James Johnston
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Princeton Rd
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Bluefield Virginia Rescue
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