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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
2
London AP reports three more prisoners escaped Britain’s leaky prisons on Wednesday with a killer fleeing a mental hospital. The year total reaches 692 breaks, 123 convicts still at large, spotlighting the aging system and prompting Home Secretary Roy Jenkins to act.
London based bookmaker Ron Davis offered odds on daily prison escape outcomes amid a surge of ramshackle jail break attempts. He set 5 to 2 against one escapee, 5 to 1 against two escaping, and 10 to 1, 20 to 1, 33 to 1 for higher counts, with double payouts for naming both escapees and prison.
The capital's new leadership confronts a wave of Christmas jailbreaks with 17 fugitives at large. Dartmoor in Devon hosts the largest manhunt as helicopters and police dog squads hunt four of five escapees amid hikers hindering efforts. Authorities fear systemic prison security gaps after a gloomy government survey.
Three Virginia traffic deaths on Wednesday lift the year’s toll to 1,067 32 more than last year and 23 below the 1,110 killed in 1941. Robert M. Iller 22 a sailor from Williamsport Pennsylvania was killed in a single car crash at Keller Accomac County. Jack Parker McCaleb 34 of Tampa Florida died Monday in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 95 Petersburg. Willie Morris 21 of Hanover County died Saturday in a Richmond hospital from injuries Friday's crash at U S 301 and State Route 651 Caroline County.
Buffalo Bills trained 90 minutes in rain at Wake Forest, testing new offensive plays ahead of Sunday’s AFL title game against Kansas City. Coach Joe Collier said the closed session aimed to remove distractions and focus on assignments, with guards stationed at practice field entrances.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its establishment in 1893 and lists publication details. It notes Associated Press membership and West Virginia subscription rates, with rates to other zones available on application. Contact info and advertising rep details are provided.
Billy Price 72 of Vansant Virginia died in a Richlands hospital after a months illness. Survived by wife America Lester Price two sons eight daughters a brother and a sister. Funeral at Victory Baptist Church Deskins with burial Dry Fork Cemetery. Douglas Hicks Keystone died in Welch following long illness. Services at Union Hall Keystone burial Bethel Grove Cemetery Rice. Dora Presley 47 of Council died at sister’s home with long illness. India Belle Miller Ashbrook former Honaker resident died at Memorial Hospital Mount Vernon Ohio after long illness. Funeral arrangements pending in Mount Vernon.
Funeral services for Thomas Peter Kitts 64 of Bluefield will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Dr. C H Patterson officiating. Burial follows at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. He was a retired armature winder for National Electric Coil and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was survived by his wife Virginia Bailey Kitts, two stepsons, two sisters, three brothers, and a list of pallbearers.
Mrs Lucy M Bowles Snider 80 of 205 West Street Princeton died Tuesday in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. She was born in Franklin County Virginia, a First Baptist Church member, widow of Granville Snider. Survivors include two sons Ferrell of Princeton and W D Snider of Winter Haven Florida, a daughter Mrs C R Crockett of Bluefield, and sister Mrs Bertha Evans of Bluefield. Funeral services Friday at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with burial Bowles Cemetery Speedway. Nephews pallbearers. nieces carry flowers. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Floyd Rose 59 of Rt. 1 Haysi Virginia died Tuesday in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. Survived by his wife Eva, two daughters Jeanette Mullins and Brenda Kay Rose, two sons Charles Rose and Floyd Rose Jr. Also survived by a half sister Octavia Thorp and five half brothers Noah Virgil Alvin Ranson and Isaac. Body to Haysi Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Mrs Maggie Toler of 103 Allen Street Bluefield died Wednesday morning at her home from pneumonia and heart failure. She was the widow of James Toler who died in 1961. Lugo's Funeral Service has incomplete funeral arrangements.
Nick Bucchi aged 59 of McComas died Wednesday in Bluefield San Itarium after a long illness. A lifelong Mercer County resident his body was taken to Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell for funeral arrangements which are incomplete.
Virginia Taylor 43 of Pocahontas Virginia died Wednesday in Bluefield Sanitarium after a brief illness. The body was taken to Pocahontas Union Funeral Home for services and burial arrangements.
Mrs Marie W Hamlin of 103 Burton Street Bluefield died Wednesday at her home after an illness. A body was taken to Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Thomas E. Via of Arlington died Wednesday afternoon in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body was taken to Sink ford Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone where funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Clarence Lester Carty 42 of Bluefield is to be remembered at a Friday service 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield with Rev. Richard Rouquie officiating. Burial in Monte Vista Cemetery with six named pallbearers. Baby Lester Dewayne Compton 42 of Lashmeet will be honored Friday at 11 p.m. at the Elkins residence with Elder Walter Green officiating and burial in Stewart Cemetery Windom. Jessie Knute Butner 53 of Boissevain Va. will be laid to rest Thursday 2 p.m. at Boissevain Baptist Church, burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Pocahontas Funeral Home in charge.
The United Fuel Gas Co. of Charleston WV applied for FPC authority to build about 4.3 million dollars of natural gas facilities in West Virginia. The plans include two 3,000 horsepower units in Kanawha County to replace standby units and about 14.3 miles of line in Cabell and Wayne counties. The company says the upgrades are needed to meet rising demand.
Washington report by Alan Emory details Rex Whitton urging faster state participation in federal highway aid programs. Proposes urban adjustments like reversible lanes, synchronized signals, and street stretching to boost capacity at lower cost, plus pilot studies for arterial overlays and bus service, while tackling off street parking and slum clearance.
In Wheeling a Wetzel County man died in a hospital from burns suffered November 26 in an explosion at a Paden City service station. Robert William Cline, 41, of Paden City, was burned over 90 percent of his body in the lubricating room. Two station employees were burned slightly.
Extended forecast shows temperatures two degrees below normal through Monday with highs around 43 to 44 and lows near 22 to 28. Colder Friday followed by a gradual warmup. Precipitation totals about half an inch by early Thursday.
Washington report notes that Shirali Mislimov, a bearded Russian herdsman, will turn 161 and may be the world’s oldest person. The piece cites 21,000 Soviet centenarians and discusses longevity rumors, life expectancy trends, and aging science.
The entire personnel of Premier Aldo Moro's information office in Rome planned a 24 hour strike on Thursday. A spokesman for the 200 employees cited demands for higher salaries and faster promotion.
Maury Wills, a Dodgers holdover, plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1967. He expects to finalize terms by telephoning with Pirates GM Joe Brown and aims to sign January 13 in Spokane. Wills says no pay cut and a possible raise. last year he earned about 75 to 80 thousand dollars with Dodgers before the trade.
Charleston High School sophomore guard Skip Mason will miss four to six weeks with a broken foot. He suffered the injury in the 72 66 overtime win over Beckley, a top ranked team in West Virginia, for which Mason scored 20 points.
A small Detroit seminar sponsored by the Committee of Citizens for Peace in Vietnam drew fewer than 75 of Wayne County’s 18 26 year old registrants. The Rev David Gracie chaired the opening session and said attendees were not advocating draft dodging. The program outlined noncombatant paths for conscientious objectors and warned of prison for violations, ending with a rally to support U S involvement in Vietnam. A snowstorm delayed proceedings but did not stop the event.
David L. Turpin, 19, of Rt. 1 Bluefield, was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium Wednesday morning after a one vehicle accident on U S 460 about 7:30 a.m. His back injuries were not critical. State Trooper Gary Slater said the 1956 sedan slid on ice slick 460, left the road, and knocked down four guard rails. No charges were filed.
Istanbul declined as a spy hub as foreign diplomatic attaches depart to Ankara by Sept. 30, ending decades of covert activity. Veterans recall Park Hotel rendezvous and figures like Franz von Papen, Cicero, and Kim Philby as the city shifted east west surveillance to Vienna Beirut and Ankara.
Bethany College in Bethany West Virginia has been awarded a $50,000 general development grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation of Pittsburgh. The grant carries discretionary power for college administration to fund activities most in need of current assistance.
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