Mercer Man And Woman Killed In Separate Tazewell County Wrecks
Two Mercer Countians died in separate crashes in Tazewell County Virginia during a Friday night snowstorm. Roy Edward McClaugherty 36 of Princeton died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a head injury from a pickup collision on US Route 460 near the Divides. Mrs Agnes Greene 40 of Nemours died at the same facility after a head on crash with a 1956 auto driven by Charles David Johnston 28 of Boissevain Virginia. Her sons James and Ronald Lee Greene were hospitalized with injuries.
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Mercer
Tazewell County
Roy Edward McClaugherty
North Walker St
Princeton
Kentucky
Marshall
Agnes) Greene
Nemours
Falls Mills
James
Ronald Lee Greene
Princetonian
Bluefield
S. C. Delp
USS. Rt. 460
Tazewell
Harry Lawrence
Bluefield Sanitation Department
Delp
Lawrence
McClaugherty
Bluefield Sanitarium
Helen Bilak
Detroit
Mich
BiJak
Two Die In Dickenson County Snowbound Crash
A Virginian passenger age 22 Stacy Woods Jr. of Clinchco and a Georgia resident driver died when their auto slid off Virginia Route 83 in a snowstorm near Clinchco. The vehicle overturned into a stream. Woods drowned and the driver died from injuries or drowning. State police led by Trooper J T Osborne investigated. funeral plans not announced.
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Clinchco
Dickenson County
Wytheville
Stacy Woods Jr
Clincheo
Georgia
Virginia Rt. 83
Clincheco
Woods
J. T. Osborne
Credit Buying Rules Pushed by FTC Proposal
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a truth in credit regulation to curb unfair installment sales. It would ban ads showing weekly or monthly payments unless total payments or total indebtedness are stated and require disclosures of total cost finance charges and potential assignment to collection agencies. The FTC will seek public comment by February 24 and notes complaints that poor shoppers are harmed by deceptive practices in installment buying.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Winter Snow Delays Travel Across Virginia And West Virginia
Four inches of snow snarled area travel as planes grounded and buses delayed. Police reported dangerous driving across Mercer and Tazewell counties, with trains late and flights halted at Mercer Airport. Weather predicted continued snow with drifting and near freezing temperatures statewide.
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Virginias
Mercer County
Tazewell County
West Virginia
Wyoming
McDowell
Summers
Monroe
Mercer
Bluefield
Two Die In Collision In Charleston Holiday Crash
A car carrying four college students from Charleston collided with a trailer truck at a street intersection late Thursday night. Passengers in the back seat, Caroll Kingston 19 and Richard Brison 28, died. Driver Robert B. Albright 22 and front passenger Ellen Lively 18 survived with minor injuries.
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Charleston
Caroll Kingston
Marshall University
Richard Brison
West Virginia University
Robert B. Albright
University of Richmond
Ellen Lively
Miss Lively
University of Georgia
John J. Sodaro
Charleston Rt. 5
Pardons Granted by Gov Smith in Charleston
Gov Hulett Smith announced several pardons and clemencies in Charleston. W E Meadows Kanawha County Antonio Barberio Monongalia County 1929 offense H W Varney Logan County received pardons from imprisonment. Additional conditional pardons released W G Nicholson J R Estep Cabell County L F Kapp Kanawha County medical respite. Sentences reduced for Louis Broyles J P Day McDowell County E L Sexton Mingo County A G Batten Lewis County Bernard Stevens Logan County M E Venater.
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Charleston
Hulett Smith
W. E. Meadows
Kanawha
Antonio Barberio
Monongalia County
H. W. Varney
Logan
Board of Probation and Parole
Division of Correction
Department of Public Institutions
Smith
W.G. Nicholson
J.R. Estep
Cabell County
H.R
Mingo County
A. G. Batten
Lewis County
Bernard Stevens
Logan County
M. E. Venater
Kanawha County
Stocking Bandit Flees With 12000 At NC Bank
An armed bandit wearing a stocking over his head robbed a drive-in teller at the Liberty Point Branch of First Citizens Bank in Fayetteville. The man displayed a nickel-plated .22 pistol and escaped on foot with about $12,000, according to the FBI Charlotte office. Teller Prentice Williams described the getaway and the demand for money.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Charlotte
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Liberty Point
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Prentice Williams
Williams
Snowstorm Drives East Across Regions Amid Hazards
A fast moving storm dumped 15 inches in the Ozarks and Appalachians and neared the Atlantic coast. Cold air behind it triggered subzero readings from Montana to the Great Lakes and spread south into Louisiana and Texas. Hazardous driving warnings covered Kentucky Tennessee Virginia with heavy snow expected in the mid Atlantic including Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. In Oklahoma and Missouri ice stalled traffic on major turnpikes while Arkansas Harrison recorded 15 inches of snow. Tennessee faced five inch lows with the potential for a third white Christmas in 95 years if cold persists.
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Associated Press
Ozark Mountain
Appalachians
Atlantic
Montana
Great Lakes
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
The
Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Turner Turnpike
Will Rogers Turnpike
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Joplin
Harrison
Ark
Lake Norfolk
Bedford Lawyer Stabbed At Station
Jamies C. McIvor, 33 year old Bedford lawyer and Bedford County Republican Committee chairman, was stabbed in the chest and back at a service station on U S 460. He was taken to Bedford hospital then moved to Lynchburg General Hospital. Surgery was performed Friday afternoon and his condition listed as satisfactory. A warrant had been sworn out against an unidentified man.
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Bedford
Jamies C. McIvor
U. S. 460
Here
MclIvor
Bedford County
Republican Committee
Bedford Hospital
Lynchburg General Hospital
C. H. Wells
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Grows for 49th Year
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund topped 6 681 18 with 119 95 added Friday pushing the total 11 over the 6 000 goal. The 49th annual party for 1 500 needy children starts at Ramsey Auditorium at 1 p m today with distribution of toys and trimmings by Santa as WHIS TV covers 1 to 1 30 p m. Doors open 12 30 p m and volunteers from W H I S and local groups help.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Whis-Tv
WHIS
W. Q. Club
Future Teachers of America
Bluefield High School
Montcalm High
Merger Rumors Denied By AMC And Litton
DETROIT AP Both American Motors Corp and Litton Industries Inc denied rumors of a merger. Roy Abernethy of AMC said the reports have no status beyond rumors. Litton said it is not discussing a merger, not buying AMC stock, and has no interest in acquiring AMC.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Litton Industries, Inc
Roy Abernethy
American Motors
Litton
Beverly Hills
Calif
AMC
West Virginia Weather Outlook Colder Than Normal This Week
Extended forecast shows below normal temperatures across West Virginia through Wednesday with highs around 43 and lows near 22 in the north and 44 and 28 in the south. Cold Saturday and Sunday with slight warming by Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Election contest filed over Monroe County Court race
Republican attorney Grimmett filed a formal election contest against Democrat Garnet Shanklin who leads the Monroe County Court race after a recount. Ballard says challenging absentee ballots from the Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home could flip the result, with a January hearing planned and potential move to circuit court.
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O. B. Grimmett
Garnet Shanklin
Monroe County
Grimmett
Wade H. Ballard III
Peterstown
Shanklin
Monroe
Ballard
Sweet Springs
Andrew S. Rowan Home
Monroe Circuit Court
Five murder convicts in clemency move by Rockefeller
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller commuted prison sentences of five convicted murderers including Madeleine Webb and two Swedish nationals. The five become eligible for parole in January and face possible deportation. Parole Board recommendations guided the action. Webb lured socialite Susan Reich to a hotel room where she was murdered for her jewelry.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Madeline Webb
Rockefeller
Miss Webb
Gunnard Jansson
Sven Hallberg
Enrique Nunez-Garcia
Richard H. Miller
State Parole Board
Webb
Susan Reich
New York City
Cease-fire Observed In Vietnam Truce Amid Fighting
In Saigon time 7 a.m. Friday United States and allied forces halted shooting and bombing for a 48-hour Christmas Truce amid wary fighting by Communist forces in Vietnam. The pause began at 6 p.m. EST Thursday.
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Saigon
United States
Sir
Vietnam
Christmas Eve Truce Holds Amid Fighting Across Vietnam
The cease-fire began with Viet Cong and U S forces trading rounds near Di An as Christmas Eve brought a lull. U S headquarters reported no casualties and no retaliation, while scouts and hospitals prepared as Pope Paul VI and the World Council urged peace talks.
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U.S
di An
Saigon
North Vietnam
Thailand
Guam
Gulf of Tonkin
Pope Paul VI
Vatican
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Mekong Delta
Demlitarized Zone
Christmas travel swells as millions hit roads and skies
Americans head home or to sun and ski regions for the long Christmas weekend. Transportation facilities run at peak capacity with rail airlines and bus lines expanding services. Officials report 75 to 100 percent above normal traffic and a massive holiday flow nationwide.
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Ing
Greyhound
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
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Kennedy
New York
O’hare International
Buffalo
N.Y
Colorado Springs
Air Force Academy
Air National Guard
National Safety Council
Accident Prevention Institute of America
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
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Levi Thompson
Betty Jo Cuppett
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Cassy
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Esquires
Larry Joe
Stanley
David Mike and
Langdon
John Stewart Methodist Church
Tammy Fleenor
Monroe Court
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Lice
South Charleston
Kenneth W. Carter
Carl E. Smith
Carter
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Gluck
Benny Palmer
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