Bribery Case Ties State Official To Sample Liquor
In Charleston West Virginia former liquor commissioner J Richard Barber was named in federal court as signing withdrawal forms for Seagram liquor taken from the state warehouse. Beam Distilling Co pleaded guilty to 12 misdemeanor counts for giving liquor to state officials between 1973 and 1976. Beam officials face sentencing with fines up to twelve thousand dollars. Six other firms have pleaded guilty or innocent in a broad bribery probe detailing liquor given to officials in eighties.
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Charleston
W.va
J. Richard Barber
James Beam Distilling Co
Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Beam
FBI
George Adams
Sam
Ples
Adams
Commissioner of
Alcohol Beverage Control
Daniel O'Neill
Barber
U.S
John T. Copenhaver Jr
Barry M. Berish
Beam Control States
Robert Weisenberger
Lan
Vincent O'Brien
Seagram Co
Seagram
O'Brien
Securities and Exchange Commission
Liquor Commission
West Virginia
Gateway Transit Votes to Raise Minimum Wage
The Gateway Regional Transit Authority in a special session at the Dinner Bell Restaurant Princeton voted to include 12 employees in the federal minimum wage rise to $2.90 per hour starting Jan 1, denying a across the board 6 cent raise for all 17 employees. Bus drivers and one shop employee are covered and the payroll will rise about 150 dollars monthly. funding allocations from Bluefield Princeton and Mercer County remain due Jan 1.
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Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Dinner Bell
Princeton
Gateway
Odell Huffman
Ed Spurgeon
Spurgeon
Harry Price
Price
Bluefield
Athens
Mercer County Commission
Joe Walker
County Commission
Joe Coeburn
Huffman
Clyde Bowling
Sterling Abbott
West Graham
College Avenue
Keesling clarifies comments on Bluefield Towers project
Bluefield Mayor Don Keesling says his remarks in the Daily Telegraph were misinterpreted by some supporters of the 18.8 million Bluefield Towers downtown venture. He defended the project as driven by an optimistic group and praised City Manager Fred Burton, Assistant City Manager Dan Boroff, City Attorney John Feuchtenberger, and the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for their efforts.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Don Keesling
Bluefield Towers
Telegraph
Keesling
Towers
Fred Burton
Dan Boroff
John Feuchtenberger
Greater
Gacy Self-Strangulation Attempt Reported By Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times said John Wayne Gacy crawled under his bed and wrapped a towel around his throat in a self strangulation attempt. He suffered no apparent injuries and has been restrained to his bed with limited exercise since. A prosecutor dismissed the death by own action claim as baloney, noting he fell from the bed 18 inches and had nothing to attach the towel to. One wrist was handcuffed to the bed when found.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Gacy
The
Sun-Times
Hardiman
Russia Blamed For Breakdown In Salt Talks
US arms control officials say they do not know why the Soviet Union raised last minute issues involving cruise missiles that blocked a new SALT agreement in Geneva. The Soviets delayed negotiations by demanding a ban on multiple warheads and other requests at Saturday morning talks.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Geneva
Fireworks Case Moves to McDowell County Hearing
A preliminary hearing for McDowell County man Jimmy Joe Bailey, 32, of Isaban, charged with illegal sale of defective fireworks, will be held January 5 before Magistrate Norman Baker in Welch. Three Kentucky residents, Jack Chapman, John Butcher, and Bill Pelphrey, were arrested in connection with the same incident that injured more than 140 people across West Virginia and Kentucky during Christmas.
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McDowell County
Norman Baker
Welch
Jimmy Joe Bailey
Kentucky
West Virginia
Jack Chapman
Kimper
John Butcher
Hager Hill
Bill Pelphrey
Staffordsville
Gunshot Kills Justus Youth in Buchanan County Va
A 14-year-old, Michael Justus of Hurley, died after an accidental shotgun blast at a friend's home in Guesses Fork. The shot from a Ben Whitt 12 gauge occurred about six feet away in the living room. he died on arrival at Grundy hospital. Surviving relatives include his mother and two sisters. Funeral services set for Sunday at his maternal grandmother’s home. Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy handling arrangements.
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Buchanan County
Michael Justus
Hurley
Justus
Grundy Hospital
Edna Justus
Phillip Justus
Abbygail Justus
Kimberly Justus
Violet Justus
Ayers Justus
Hershel Hurley
David Lester
Delbert Justus
Junior Justus
Lacy Justus
Roy Mullins
John Riley Justus
Guesses Fork
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Joe Clark Seeks UMW District Vice President Nomination
Joe Clark of Cedar Bluff Virginia announces candidacy for vice president of United Mine Workers District. He currently leads UMW Local 1568 Buchanan County and is son of miner Rush Clark who worked 40 years in coal, helped organize Winding Gulf in 1931 32, and retired in 1956 due to black lung. Nominations run January 1 to 31 with 14 locals voting to place names on the May ballot.
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Cedar Bluff
United Mine Workers District
Clark
UMW Local 1568
Buchanan County
Rush Clark
Winding Gulf
West Virginia
St Luke’s Hospital appeal after state rejects need ruling
The West Virginia Health Systems Agency rejected St Luke’s certificate of need for a new hospital in Bluefield, despite local support. Hospital officials vow to pursue appeals, citing outdated facilities at St Luke’s and potential bed capacity issues at Bluefield Community Hospital. The process may move to the Certificate of Need office and, if needed, the governor’s appeal agency.
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West Virginia Health Systems Agency, Inc
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Luke's
Robert L. Pitman
HSA
Bluefield Community Hospital
State Health Department
Certificate of Need Office
State Tax Department
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield and Wise County
Obituaries note Joseph Jason 73 of Bluefield died after short illness with services at Mercer Funeral Home. Vivian Taylor 80 of Suffolk and formerly Bluefield died after long illness with arrangements incomplete. Zenith Tabor 71 of Bluefield died after long illness with graveside rites at Maple Hill Cemetery. Victor Marsden 92 of Vansant died after brief illness. services at Tookland Pentecostal Church of God. Tina Justus infant daughter of Grundy died at birth. graveside service set for Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Nonnie Blevins 82 of Anawalt died after long illness with arrangements at Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home. McKinley Davis of Northfork died after long illness. services pending at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home. William Wynn 69 of North Tazewell died from apparent heart attack. services at Greever Funeral Home.
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Joseph Jason
Wythe Ave
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Vivian DeVault Taylor
Suffolk
Tina Maria Justus
Richard Keith
Mary Katherine Ramey Justus
Rt. 11
Grundy
Pikeville
Freddie Hackney
Richard Sean Justus
Virginia Ramey
Big Rock
Clarence Whited
Rt. 1
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Michael Trent
Bob Miller
Grundy Funeral Home
Nonnie B. Blevins
Anawalt
Welch
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Accident Claims Tazewell Man
A North Tazewell man Samuel Lee Howington was killed in a single vehicle crash on Virginia Route 16 three miles north of Tazewell at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday. State police identified Howington as the victim. He died at a nearby hospital. He was born in Virginia, son of Phyllis Quesenberry and the late Conner B Howington. He is survived by a brother Jesse Howington of Baltimore and three sisters including Janice W Roaten of Tazewell Evelyn Duty and Etta Howington. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Assembly of God Church in Tazewell with Rev. Max Linkous officiating, burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill. Friends may call at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell today from 5 to 9 p.m.
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Highland Ave
Bluefield
Rock
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Birdie Ruble Tabor
N & W Railroad
Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church
Bluefield Elks Lodge No
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Sybil Meehan
Pearisburg
Maple Hill Cemetery
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Palmer Lester
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Roy Bailey
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Bill Moore
Maynard Turner
R. W Johnson
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Vansant
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Hannah Ingram Marsden
Annette L. Cox
Tookland
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Baltimore
Janice W Roaten
Tazewell
Evelyn Duty
Etta Howington
John Quesenberry
Richlands
First Assembly of God Church
Max Linkous
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Greever Funeral Home
Arch Moore Concedes After WV Senate Race
Ex governor Arch A. Moore Jr concedes to Jennings Randolph in a tight U.S. Senate race. A Randolph spokesperson said Moore sent a Dec 26 letter offering sincere good wishes for Randolph’s continued service and a hopeful future for West Virginia and his family.
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W.va
U.S
Jennings Randolph
Arch A. Moore Jr
Randolph
George Lawless
Moore
West Virginia
West
Tax Holiday Shifts Social Security Withholdings
The article notes a $25,000 earner paying $29.10 per week for 37 weeks in 1978 then nothing for 15 weeks, with 1979 tax holidays for four weeks. The wage base rises from $22,900 in 1979 to $25,900 in 1980 and beyond, with experts forecasting year long withholdings for 95 percent of covered workers within a few years.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead and contact listing
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its establishment since 1693 and provides mailing addresses, subscription rates, and advertising representation. The note lists West Virginia zones, home delivery rates, and affiliation with the Associated Press and Landon Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluetela
Associated Press
West Virgina
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Landon Associates
Southern forests drive major share of U S timber output
Southern forests and woodlots account for 67 percent of pulpwood, 30 percent of lumber, and 30 percent of plywood produced in the United States, underscoring the region’s central role in the national timber industry.
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United States
Funeral notices for Kiser Poston Rye Belcher and others in Bluefield area
Funeral services are scheduled today for Callie M. Kiser 82 of Tazewell Virginia at 11 a.m. at Peery and St. Clair with Rev. Windell Patterson. burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Fred Rye 51 of Freeman will have graveside rites at 10 a.m. at the Rye family cemetery Nemours with Rev. Clifford Compton. George W. Poston Sr. 61 of Norfolk Virginia formerly of Bluefield, service at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, pallbearers listed. George W Belcher 80 of Littlesburg service at 2 p.m. in Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton with burial in Roslawn Memorial Gardens. active and honorary pallbearers named.
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Fred
Freeman
Rye Family
Nemours
Clifford Compton
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield
Poston
George W. Sr
Norfolk
Mercer Funeral Chapel
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Edward Horton
Oren Shrader
Kermit Morgan
Dick Dove
Frank Robertson
Howard Hutchenson
Willis Dickens
John White
Trent Hypes
Clinton Mitchem
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