Robbery Charged In Murder Case Involving Bluefield Juvenile
Bluefield juvenile arrested Sunday faces armed robbery charges tied to the murder of Lyndall V. Harrold found in a Princeton motel on December 18. Harrold, 53, a retired bank examiner, was shot four times with a .32 caliber revolver. autopsy placed death about a day before discovery. Edward Lee Fielder, 25, already charged with Harrold's murder, also faces robberies in Bluefield and Princeton and a break in at a Princeton residence and church.
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Lyndall V. Harrold
Princeton
B. E. Belcher
Belcher
Harrid
Harrold
Edward Lee Fielder
Mercer County
Fielder
Baltimore
Dee
Frederick St
Howard Jarrett
Center
Princeton Police
Alfred Lucas
Supreme Court rules 18-year-olds can vote for federal offices
The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to allow 18-year-olds to vote for president and Congress while rejecting a federal move to lower the voting age for state and local elections. Page 1.
Court rules 18 year olds may vote for president and Congress
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, allowed 18-year-olds to vote in national elections while blocking a federal action to lower state and local voting ages. The ruling takes effect January 1 under the 1970 Voting Rights Act, with dissent noting limits on constitutional change. Senator Kennedy pledged a quick constitutional amendment effort.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Hugo L. Black
Black
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Mercer County Court Eyes Sanitary Landfill Lease
A draft lease for a Green Valley site shows the Mercer County Court will pay $18,000 to the owners on January 4 and $1,200 in interest. The court can operate the landfill through June 1971 and may renew yearly by paying $10,000 plus interest until the total $58,000 is reached, at which point ownership transfers. Council member O D Compton urged geological inspection and dye tracing to protect nearby wells.
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Green Valley
Bernard Wilkinson
Donald Anello
C. N. Kirby Realty Co., Inc
Compass Company, Inc
O. D
Compton
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Wilkinson
Residents urged to push N and W route inclusion
Rep James Kee urged southern West Virginia residents to file requests with Secretary of Transportation Volpe to add the Norfolk to Cincinnati route of the N and W to the National Railroad Passenger Corp. RAILPAC list. Deadlines and addresses were provided for state and federal officials to back the proposal.
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D-W
West Virginia
Norfolk-to-Cincinnati
N&w Railway
New National Railroad Passenger Corp
Railpac
Kee
Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
Volpe
Department of Transportation
Elizabeth Hallanan
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
N&w
Cincinnati
Charleston-Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Voter List May Need Change in West Virginia
West Virginia Secretary of State John D. Rockefeller IV says the Supreme Court ruling allowing 18 year olds to vote in federal elections may force two voter registration lists and two ballot sets. He notes separate federal and state election registries and a divided ballot approach for 18 to 20 and 21 plus voters.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
U. S. Supreme Court
Rockefeller
Jets Tapes Shed No New Light
The final 33 seconds of the Southern Airways DC9 cockpit tape from the Huntington crash show nothing clearly irregular. The Washington Post quotes veteran DC9 pilots who say a reported missed approach likely meant the crew could not see Tri-State Airport lights and planned another approach.
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Marshall University
Tri-State
Soviets Back Gierek as Poland Faces Economic Crisis
The Soviet Union endorses Edward Gierek as Poland's new Communist leader while Poland and the Soviet Union signal the crisis will continue to challenge the government. Brezhnev's message praises Gierek but notes unfinished work to restore authority and avert further unrest amid bloodshed and political shakeups.
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Poland
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Gierek
Moscow
Brezh
GenlTel To Repay $800 000 Plus To Local Users
The General Telephone Company of the Southeast will refund about $800 000 plus six percent interest to subscribers in Mercer and McDowell Counties before February. Logan Tate said the refund follows a West Virginia PSC order on rates. The approved refund totals and new rates affect private party two party and four party lines, with adjustments in Bluefield Princeton exchanges.
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Southeast
Mercer
McDowell
Logan Tate
Bluefield
West Virginia Public Service
Tate
PSC
Princeton
Moore Seeks Antitrust Suit Against Big Auto Makers
West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr asks State AG Chauncey Browning Jr to file an antitrust case against General Motors Ford and Chrysler for allegedly eliminating a 967 per car discount on trade-in purchases. Moore claims the Big Three conspired under Sherman Act provisions and cites possible triple damages. He also outlines a plan to fund maintenance of the Turnpike with federal money and tolls, allowing bondholders two years to retire bonds.
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West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Chauncey Browning Jr
Moore
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Ford
Chrysler
Supreme Court
Browning
Florida
Vermont
Iowa
California
New York City
Plans Complete as Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Tops Goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund collected 477.40 on Monday, boosting the total to 6,418.39 and surpassing the 6,000 goal. The surplus will fund next year’s party, with Ramsey auditorium doors opening at noon Thursday and entertainment from WHIS-TV and radio personalities at 12 15. Santa arrives about 12 45 with toys and goodies for about 1 590 local youngsters, while the Daily Telegraph thanks contributors including Goldie Hubbard Rhoda Callaway Skip Moore United Textile Workers Griffin Pie Company and others.
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Skip Moore
Alan Boyce
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Griffin Pie Company, Inc
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M. J. Dillon
Hattie
Carl Barton
Dottie
Bobby
Kosygin Blasts Israel as War Breeding Ground in Moscow
Premier Kosygin accused Israel of creating a dangerous breeding ground for war during a Moscow luncheon with Egypt's Vice President Ali Sabry. He urged immediate compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 242 and warned against peace bought with territory. Sabry led eight days of talks with Kosygin, Brezhnev, and Podgorny on military and economic matters.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Israel
Egypt
Ali Sabry
Kosygin
Middle East
U.N
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nikolai V. Podgorny
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