Justice for the Poor in West Virginia Justice System
A long report outlines a pattern of mistreatment and delay for the poor in West Virginia justice. Judges, magistrates, and police are cited for bail and courtroom delays, with calls for a public defender system and legal aid expansion across counties. Civil rights suits rise as advocates push for reform and new oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
K. K. Ball
Hall
Bar of Justice
Justices of the Peace
Harrisville
State Supreme Court
David Hanlon
Hanlon
Charleston Legal Ald Sociary
Kanawha
Boone
Putnam
Clay Counties
Marjorie Martorella
John McOwen
Huntington
State
The
Civil Liberties Union
West Virginia
West Virginia State Bar News
Ernest Swiger
Clarksburg
Two Injured When Tractor Trailer Leaves Road Near Tazewell
Two Roanoke men, Frank McCall 34 and Roy Cole 31, were injured when a Ryder Truck Lines tractor trailer leased to Save-A-Stop ran off U S 19 460, toppled an embankment into a swamp three miles east of Tazewell Virginia. McCall suffered back and chest injuries plus facial lacerations while Cole had facial lacerations. both were listed in satisfactory condition at Tazewell Community Hospital after rescue crews transported them. Trooper C G Edwards said McCall appeared to fall asleep at the wheel as the truck went over the six foot embankment at about 445 p m Sunday. No charges were filed. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 19-460
Tazewell
Frank McCall
Roy Cole
Roanoke
Cole
McCall
Tazewell Community Hospital
C. G. Edwards
Ryder Truck Lines
Save-A-Stop
Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead and contacts
The item lists the Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead with establishment date, address at 17 Grand Street Bluetiatg West Virginia, Associated Press membership, subscription rates for zones, and advertising contact details, including a telephone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bally Telegraph Printing Co
Grand Street
Bluetiatg
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginie
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Feuyearning
Methews
Rites Thursday For Area Soldier Memorialized In Mullens
Memorial services for 28 year old S Sgt Frederick William Kingdon of Mullens who died Friday in Udorn Thailand from a gunshot wound will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church Mullens with Rev Vaughn Earl Hartsell officiating. Private graveside rites will occur later. Military investigations are incomplete. No funeral home visitation. Donations may be sent to the Arthur Ritz Kingdon Jr Freshman Law Prize Scholarship Fund at West Virginia University via the First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Sgt. Federick William Kingdon
Mullens
Udorn
Thailand
First Presbyterian Church
Vaughn Earl Hartsell
Arthur Ritz Kingdon Jr
West Virginia University
Prison riot damages wall, fixtures amid Maine turmoil
Police report a large scale disturbance as inmates damaged toilets and every second floor window. Captain Cathwright said rumors of impeaching trouble prompted readiness and off duty officers were called to standby until the situation stabilizes. Ten inmates crowded into shared cells while quarters are prepared, as Maine remains uniquely bordered by New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathwright
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and area
Guy T Brown 72 of 506 Tazewell Ave Bluefield Va dies after long illness in a Bluefield hospital Born in Jonesville Va he was a Graham Presbyterian Church deacon and a Brown's Antiques operator Survived by widow Gladys Bailey Brown brother W P Brown of Elk Creek and sister Mrs Hix Shananhan Funeral Tuesday at 230 pm at Graham Presbyterian Church with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery Pallbearers listed Honorary pallbearers named Friends may call at Dudley Memorial Mortuary tonight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy T. Brown
Tazewell Avenue
Bluefield
Jonesville
Tom and
Sue Dorton Brown
Graham Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas
Gladys Bailey Brown
W. P. Brown
Elk Creek
Hix Shananhan
Colonial Beach
Terry Alexander
C. H. Patterson
Maple Hill Cemetery
Angelo Monaco
Clint Lewis
E. M
L. Shufflebarger
Jim Hardy
George Graham
Don Whitt
Walter Blankenship
B. B. Slemp
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bessie Blankenship
Middle Creek
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Warden
Dale
Eva Thibbs Lester
Grat Blankenship
Louise Blankenship
Harold Blankenship
Akron
Ohio
Virgie Ray
Honaker
Garnett Vencill
Jewell Valley
Paul
Marvin Lester
Mullins Funeral Chapel
Harless Hess
McGlothlin Family Cemetery
Kent's Ridge
Clinton A. Remines
Rt. 1
Tazewell
Virginia
Chap
Laula Scott Remines
Daisy M. Remines
Howard
Frank Remines
Gaithersburg
Joe Remines
Duffield
James
Johnny Remines
Delbert Delph Delbert Delph
Bartley
Weleham
Laurel County
Bev and
Dellah Barrett Delph
Lodge No. 141
Af&am
Berwind
Charleston
Beni Kedem Temple
McDowell Shrine Club
Welch
Melvery Delph
Edna Smith
Carlene Hearn
Weston, Ore
Ella Sweeney
Robert Delph
Guy Delph
Evarts
Geering- Witten Funeral Home
Chester Hurst
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Alva
Jack) Jackson
Alva Lee
Rowe
Walter Jackson
Ada Hess Jackson
Margie White
Irene Breeding
Davenport
Bernice Keen
Dunfries
Phyllis Lester
Regie Jackson
Marion
Ulysses Jackson
Herbert Jackson
Baltimore
Honaker Funeral Home
Ancil Childress
James H. Hess
Drill
Erie
Rebecca
Jody) Taylor
Lashmeet
Hopemont
Charles William Francis
Washington County
Virginia Dunn Francis
Thomas A. Francis
Betty Coburn Francis
Thomas Lee Francis
Columbus
Edith Romeo
Nell Linkenhaker
Bradenton
Fla
Betty Shrader
Harry Francis
Ernest Francis
James Francis
Johnny Francis
Albert Francis
Brandenton
Cravens- Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Roy McCay
Monte Vista Park
Ceres
Brillar Burnett
Norton
Elias and
Martha Victoria Owens Robbins
Joseph Burnett
Mia
Anna Blanton
Mary Rainey
Germany
Carlos Hess
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Obituary notices from Bluefield area funeral services
Multiple funeral arrangements and memorials listed for residents of Bluefield Princeton Peterstown and Grundy areas including Herman R SHAPE Andrew Rekovich Oshley L Dillion Elsie Mae Bailey Horatio Erskine De Jarnette William R Blackburn Annie M Dillon and others with service times locations chapels and pallbearer details plus survivors and charities noted.
Mamie L Wiley Dies After Long Illness in Princeton
Mamie L Wiley 87 of 908 Reynolds Avenue Princeton died Sunday at a daughter’s home Mrs G W Belcher Littlesburg following a long illness Directory in Princeton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M. Dillon
Annie Mae Dillon
Peterstown
Mamie L. Wiley
Reynolds Avenue
Princeton
G. W
Lucille) Belcher
Littlesburg
Nationwide Winter Storm Blues Hit Midsection
Heavy snow swept the nation’s midsection as cold air followed. Kansas reported 7 inches with depths up to a foot in Missouri. Travel advisories were issued for Oklahoma and Arkansas, with watches in several states. Snow and sleet hindered travel from Maryland to Delaware, while Arctic cold moved in and may push readings below zero as far south as Kansas. Showers and thundershowers dotted a band from South Carolina to Louisiana, with fair skies elsewhere from Texas to California. Temperatures ranged from 15 below at Grand Forks North Dakota to 84 at Vero Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas
Indiana
Rockies
Topeka
Kan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
California
Grand Forks
N.D
Vero Beach
Fla
Trash Left Uncovered At Area Landfill
A Tazewell County Sanitary Landfill operation Saturday left garbage dumped in the pit with minimal soil cover. Virginia Health Dept rules require daily soil cover and a new county ordinance aims to curb open bed truck trash hauling amid resident concerns over water and well contamination in Angles Hollow and Lyn Hollow areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Sanitar
Virginia
Rt. 649
Virginia Department of Health
Commonwealth of Virginia
Graham Hedrick
Hedrick
Lyn Hollow
Witten's Mill
Board of Supervisors
George Walker
Angles Hollow
Clinch River
Bluestone
Bluefield
Skylab Doorstep Mission Update Continues
Officials said the Skylab work progressed well with astronauts reporting success. The crew noted another camera and a data acquisition instrument used to collect engineering data appeared to operate as expected during the ongoing on station activities.
Space film tests after Skylab with brittle exterior
The loss will not affect the comet study. Officials speculated the film launched with Skylab last May is becoming brittle from long exposure in space.
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Strat Dou
Jack Allison
Torney
Martorella
Paul Kaufman
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, Inc
Apelred
Charleston Group
Morgantown
Williamson
Mingo County
Public Service
the Civil Liberties
Union
Owen
Mississippi
McOwen
Ohio River
Kanawha County
Kaufman
Afd
Swiger
Sys
House
Meney
Greenland
Maine
New Hampshire
Shape
Herman R
Rt. 5
Mercer Funeral Home
T. F. Herndon
Roselawn Memorial Park
Rebkovich
Andrew
Abbs Valley
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Chapel
Seamus McGuire
John Skerko
Walter Harmon
Bob Baker
John Nico
Lonnie Payne
Ronnie Payne
Heart Fund
Hagy
Wilma Aretta
Bland Street
Hoyt E. Stone
Church of God of
Dillion, Oshley L
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Edward Rilea
Williams
William R. Blackburn
William Riley Blackburn
Grundy
Andrew Jackson
Syrenia Mae Blackburn
Primitive Baptist Church
Norah Blackburn
Alpha Potter
Warren, Mich
Estie Acord
Sophia
Betty Blackburn
Lucille Bailey
Edith Moore
Ferlin Blackburn
Stella Wolford
Pearl Jackson
Ida Wilburn
Hurley
Johnny Blackburn
New Town
Joe Blackburn
Sulphur Springs Primitive Baptist Church
Paw Paw
Elmer Brown
Evert Brizentine
Teddy Ball
Blackburn
Kelsea
Giles County
Church of the Nazarene
Clarence Dillon
Sam Williams
Strother Williams
Hoyes'Chapel
Broyles
Charles Arbaugh
Mildred Asbury Officie King
Ballard Church
Deakins Shopping Center
Gier
JIM Owen Realty CO
Wickham Ave
Wes Weraure
Goodykoontz Rexall
Bland and
South Streets
7 WAY
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