Faith in Delores Awakening Sustains West Virginia Family
In Altizer West Virginia Delores Simmons 12 has spoken once word since September 28 1968 when brain stem encephalitis left her in a prolonged sleep. Her family of nine remains hopeful as she moves her arms improves recognition and watches television while receiving daily at home therapy and feeding through a tube. Over six thousand dollars has been raised for medical bills and community support funds the home improvements and needs of Delores and her siblings.
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Altizer
W. Va
West Virginia
Delores Simmons
Delores
Dennis Simmons
Simmons
Johnnie
Jaycees
Associated Press
Belfast Woman Lula H. Taylor Dies At 86 At Home
Lula H. Taylor age 86 longtime Belfast resident died at her Belfast home Friday morning Born to Alma Floyd and Mary Davis Harper she was a member of Belfast United Methodist Church Surviving daughters Thelma Ballenberger Mary Ann Leach and Jessie Taylor foster daughter Anna Hodges sister Pearle Worley granddaughter Susie White and grandson Sammy Ballenberger Funeral services set for 3 30 p m Sunday at Belfast United Methodist Church with burial at Russell Memorial Cemetery Pallbearers listed and body at Hurst Scott Funeral Home in Richlands with calling hours today and at the church before services
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Lula Harper Taylor
Belfast
Alma Floyd
Mary Davis Harper
Tazewell County
Jessie Taylor
Bluefield
Washington, D. C
Anna B. Hodges
Norfolk
Pearle Worley
Ironton
Ohio
Susie White
Sammy Ballenberger
Belfast United Methodist Church
Charles Dilks
W. L. Odum
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon, Va
Dick Barnette
Clyde Mercer
Garnett Cox
Jim Frank Taylor
Paige White
Carl Hicks
Forest Taylor
George Mutter
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Margaret Sawyers
Feds Creek
Grundy
Charlie Sawyers
Sarah Hamilton
Victor L. Sawyers
Sweetwater
Tex
Burchuss Sawyers
White Ford
Eugene Sawyers
Rising Sun
Lee Keen
First Church of God
Lick Creek
Fonso
Rose Hill
Mouth Card
Grundy Funeral Home
Contested Book Authentically Linked to Hughes Tool Co
McCullough supports the book's authenticity while Hughes Tool Co spokesmen deny it citing ignorance not malice. Irving claims incontrovertible proof from multiple sources and notes a handwritten 11 page letter tied to firing Robert Maheu in Hughes Nevada empire matter. Davis and associates declined comment.
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McCullough
Irving
Hughes Tool Co
Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Robert Maheu
Nevada
Davis
Hughes Tool
Frank W. Gay
Maheu
Bluefield Daily Telegraph History and Contact Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its establishment in 1893, publication schedule, address at 412 Bland Street, Bluefield West Virginia, and AP partnership. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail in zones, motor route pricing, and advertising representation with Mathews Snenron and Cullen.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Virginia
Bureau of Circulation
Mathews Snenron & Cullen Telephone
Wiseman widow Esper L dies after short illness at 86
Mrs Esper L Wiseman 86 of Rt 2 Bluefield died at a Oak Hill rest home after a short illness. She was born in Littlesburg daughter of Joseph French and Emmaline Wiseman. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Cravens Shires Bluewell with entombment at Woodlawn Mausoleum. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call today 5 to 9 pm.
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Esper L. Wiseman
Rt. 2
Harry
Hazel Neale
David Lee
Bluefield
Howard Stallard
Princeton
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Richard Rouquie
Woodlawn
Wash Hollis
William Burnett
Stephen Shupe
Howard L. Stallard Jr
Donald Neale
Ricky Rotenberry
Arnold E Bailey Dies in Huntington Hospital
Arnold E. Bailey 51 formerly of Princeton died in a Huntington hospital Friday. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton handled arrangements.
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Arnold E. Bailey
Princeton
Huntington
Seaver Funeral Home
Schools Get Drug Search Guidelines
Virginia Department of Education mails detailed rules to divisions on when principals may search lockers or desks. A search is allowed only with advance warning to students or when there is a reasonable belief that harmful materials exist on school property.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Department of Education
George W. Burton
State Board of Education
Jet Bound For Chicago Is Hijacked
A Northwest Airlines Boeing 707 en route from Minneapolis to Chicago was hijacked Friday. The aircraft landed at O'Hare with passengers being disembarked as airport police stood by and FAA officials confirmed the hijacking occurred at 4 30 p m with unclear intent.
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Chicago
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
FBI
O’hare International
Federal Aviation Administration
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Miami
FAA
Virginia rape statistics rise in several Virginia cities
FBI quarterly crime report shows nine month rape increases in Alexandria Arlington Norfolk Portsmouth and Richmond with Newport News and Virginia Beach showing declines or stability. The agency cautions that differing reporting methods limit cross city comparisons.
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Washington
Virginia
FBI
Alexandria
Arlington
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Richmond
Newport News
Yee
Virginia Beach
Christmas observances span continents as troops in Vietnam dine
Christians in Japan hold candlelit services despite war news in Cambodia. In Phnom Penh the high command warned of ongoing war while South Vietnam reported ceasefires from both sides. U.S. troops in Vietnam share a turkey dinner with 162,000 service members remaining in country.
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Maelint
Japan
Tokyo
High Command
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Christmas Peace Message Across Nations and US Holiday Scenes
Entertainers Bob Hope and Martha Raye led US base shows as 100 Northern Ireland schoolchildren received a Christmas peace message from the terror-torn province. In Kemah Texas a sand-filled gift under a tree replaced stolen wrapped packages. Clayton Junior High students in Salt Lake City raised over one million food coupons to fund two artificial kidney machines for the University of Utah Medical Center.
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Thanh
Nixon
Hope
Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Bob Hope
Martha Raye
Northern Ireland
London
Kemah
Tex
Clayton Junior High School
Salt Lake City
University of Utah Medical Center
Bluefielder Wins 1971 Pinto Auto Give Away
Basil Ballard of 110 Jefferson St Bluefield Va was selected as the Pinto winner by the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce. Santa Claus drew the winning name during ceremonies at the West Virginian Hotel.
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Basil Ballard
Jefferson St
Bluefield
Baptists To Hold Yule Service Today
A Christmas worship service is set for 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Bluefield on Augusta Street. The event features traditional carols, a duet by Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Smith, "Gesu Bambino," with Mrs. Stephen Stanford as organist, and a Christmas message titled On Earth, Peace delivered by Rev. Charles B. Nunn Jr.
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First Baptist Church of
Bluefield
Augusta Street
Robert S. Smith
Stephen Stanford
Charles B. Nunn, Jr
Hoffa Walks Home From Prison With Family
James R Hoffa, released after President Nixon commuted his 13 year sentence, walked with his granddaughter Barbara Jo Crancer in Glendale Missouri before Christmas. He plans parole reporting in Detroit and weighed his future in labor as his wife Josephine recovers from a recent heart episode.
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ST. Louis
James R. Hoffa
Glendale
Lewisburg
Teamsters Union
Nixon
Hoffa
Barbara Jo Crancer
Josephine
Barbara Jo
Detroit
Huntington Seeks Federal Funds For Riverfront Marina
Huntington city council approved a request for 715000 dollars in federal funds to advance a downtown urban renewal project. The riverfront marina complex would add docking launching facilities parking, restaurants and recreational amenities with potential accelerated public works support.
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Huntington
W. Va
Edward Ewing
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