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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
1
A rash of vandalism struck south Bluefield with 12 auto windows shot out between 3 a m and 7 p m on Friday and early Saturday. Most incidents occurred on North Augusta and Union Streets with shots from pellet guns or high powered BB rifles. Investigation continued last night.
Kenneth E. Hines, 68, clerk of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for 18 years, died in Charleston General Hospital after a coronary attack. native of Sutton, former Braxton County prosecutor, served as assistant attorney general, appointed court clerk in 1950. Survivors include widow Mabel Floyd Satterwhite, son William E. Hines II, daughter Mabel Hines Parks, and five grandchildren. Funeral at Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church Sunday at 1 p.m. Burial in Sutton.
Moon expert Dr. Harold Urey argues Apollo 8 photos cannot resolve the moon’s origins or interior state. He favors a cold moon captured by Earth, noting buried massive objects beneath the surface as evidence and predicting lunar rocks are needed for final answers.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery, mail zones in West Virginia, and external zones, with agency and telephone contact information. The notice cites Associated Press membership and publishing rights and lists service affiliations and printing address in Bluefield West Virginia.
The National Communicable Disease Center reports the Hong Kong flu epidemic is in its third week and may last about four more weeks. Past patterns suggest six to eight weeks total. Data from 122 cities show rising pneumonia influenza deaths and reported cases for December weeks.
Mrs Mary P Titta a U S Census representative will conduct a survey of families and households as part of a nationwide effort to guide local economic growth. Census interviewers will ask about plans to buy a house car or major appliance in the next year and about home repair and alterations in the near term. Data will remain confidential and not identify households.
Larry Lester of Hanover in Wyoming County was arrested after Brenda James a 16 year old girl from Welch was wounded by shotgun pellets in the scalp neck and shoulder at the Mongo Club in Saeger. Police say an argument occurred in the club and owner Scotty Wolford had ordered Lester out. Lester allegedly returned 20 to 30 minutes later and fired a shotgun through the plate glass window.
Brig. Gen. Williams resigns as West Virginia adjutant general after serving since January 1961. Gov. Smith appoints Col. William E. Miller as acting adjutant general for the remaining Smith administration set to end January 13. Williams will join the Legislative Services Office in the state capital. Miller, a Clarksburg native, has long service in the adjutant general's office.
Five children aged 5 to 11 were found strangled in their beds at the Deerfield home of Mrs Elwood Bodeman along with the mother who suffered wrist wounds. Coroner Clyde Chamberlain noted death by asphyxia from strangulation and nonfatal knife cuts. officials said a straight edge razor was found around the mother's neck and autopsy planned to confirm cause. Bodeman was questioned after authorities said he was at work in Madison at the time.
A rural Carroll County man, Clayton Quesenberry, was killed when a tree fell on him while he worked on his farm near the Carroll Floyd County line, according to county medical examiner Dr J H Early Jr. The report notes the accident happened Thursday and cites the medical examiner’s findings. The piece also notes the Academy of Surgeons in Mexico has ruled against human organ transplants until higher success rates are achieved.
Washington reports slight export surplus in November at 3.0 billion versus 2.8 billion imports creating a 171 million surplus for the month. For January to November the year totals about 942 million with a likely near one billion yearly surplus, far below 1967's 4.1 billion and the 1959 low.
Philadelphia owner Jerry Wolman says the fate of head coach Joe Kuharich may not be decided until April 1. Kuharich has 11 years left on his 15 year contract as the Eagles endured a 2 12 record in the 1938 season amid widespread local discontent. Wolman faces continued financial strain and has not found a buyer for the club.
Apollo 8 crew Borman Lovell and Anders on Yorktown where medical checks and meals follow their lunar voyage. They head to Hickam Hawaii then Ellington near Houston before transfer home, with the spacecraft to be examined in California by its builders.
Multiple local obituaries and funeral notices. Ley" Bagley of Jenkinjones, 72, dies in Welch hospital with services at Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. John Randall Marshall, 85, of Bluefield, dies in Bluefield hospital with services at Scott Street Baptist Church. Green Bailey, 65, Hurley, Va., dies after apparent stroke with service at his son Clyde Bailey's home. Johnny W. Walker, 68, Algoma, service at Lugo's Bluefield. Ralph Percy Akers, 67, Beckley, dies in Beckley hospital. William Midkiff Sr., 80, Matoaka, dies in Princeton hospital. Mrs. Roy Charles, 68, Stacy, dies in Grundy hospital. Mrs. Robert Tabor, 75, Yards, dies in Bluefield hospital. Willis G. Muncy, deceased in Oxford crash. infant Jeffrey Ralph Jackson, Stacy, dies in Grundy hospital. other entries list Charles Fortner, Nora Combs, Claude Graham Connolly, and several local notices with funeral details.
Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. was asked to assess state Sen. Henry E. Howell Jr.’s record rather than political labels. Howell sent a Dec. 26 Dear Mills letter urging critique before the 1959 gubernatorial campaign focusing on policy and achievements in the legislature and courts.
A self styled minister, Anthony Erthell Williams, 24, held on open murder charge after leading police to Pamela Powers body in a ditch east of Des Moines. Pamela, 10, disappeared from the YMCA Christmas Eve. autopsy pending. Williams, an escapee from a Missouri mental hospital, faced threats and heavy guards as authorities sought the cause of death.
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