Dollar Devaluation Elicits European Praise and Cautious Fears
European governments praised the United States for the dollar devaluation, seeing it end a crisis of confidence and curb the selling wave. President Nixon called it a temporary fix while Britain, Italy, Canada, Switzerland and Japan allow their currencies to float, risking renewed volatility and wider trade effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Europe
Italy
Britain
Canada
Switzerland
Japan
Washington
Nixon
Free World
Anthony Barber
U.S
Germany
New York
Zurich
International Monetary Fund
Hospital strike prompts injunction in Richlands
In Richlands the Clinch Valley Clinic Hospital sought and received a court injunction barring picketing and interference by United Mine Workers of America Local 175. Six strikers face warrants for unlawfully blocking entrances and violating the Virginia Right to Work Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Albert G. Peery
Richlands
Harold Short
Clinch Valley Clinic
Tazewell County
Vincent L. Sexton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Paul Hudgins
Bluefield
Hudgins, Brewster and Coulling
Larry Harless
Robert Mullenkamp
Karen Cyphers
Harless
Virginia
National Labor Relations Act
Empyes
Daily Telegraph
Claypool Hill
Hudgins
Harless and Mullenkamp
George Roseberry
Gospel Lads to Perform at Greater Bluefield Crusade
The Gospel Lads Quartet from California, now with Revival Fires, will appear nightly March 30 to April 8 at 7 30 at the National Guard Armory Brushfork Bluefield. They will present a concert of Gospel and sacred songs with three dimensional sound and new Southern Gospel hymns. The non denominational Crusade features the Southland Gospel Couriers and Evangelist Cecil Todd with no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gospel Lads
California
Revival Fires Ministry
Greater Bluefield
National Guard
Brushfork
Bluefield
Revival Fires
Channel 6
Channel 13
Huntington
Christ
Southland Gospel Couriers
Cecil Todd
Deaths and Funerals from Bluefield to Pulaski and Kimball
Obituary notices report Roy E. Lucas 52 of Nor thville Michigan died after a short illness with service at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield. Della M. Proffitt 48 of Raven Virginia dies after a short illness with Keene Mountain Church services. Nester Craft Perdue 73 of Pulaski County Virginia dies in Salem hospital with graveside service at Highland Memory Gardens Dublin. James Arthur King 74 of Kimball dies in Bluefield hospital with funeral at First Baptist Kimball.
Sizemore Owen James Funeral Services Notices
Funeral services for Owen James Sizemore 67 of Athens will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with Rev. Paul Hall officiating. Burial follows at Wiles-Mitchem Cemetery Black Oak Mountain. He is survived by wife Annie Wiles Sizemore. Friends may call today 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen James Sizemore
Athens
Princeton
Paul Hall
Wiles-Mitchem
Black Oak Mountain
Annie Wiles Sizemore
Funeral services for Mrs Emma N Bishop in Princeton
Funeral services for Emma N Bishop 84 of Princeton will be held at 3 p.m. at Burk Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. George Kelley and Rev. Orville Harvey officiating. Roselawn Memorial Gardens hosts burial. Pallbearers include Robert Williams Dave Burton John McKenzie Bill Shelton Glen Crews and Wesley Hambrick. Memorial Funeral Directory of Princeton handles arrangements.
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Emman
Bishop
Emma N. Bishop
Princeton
Burk Memorial Baptist Church
George Kelley
Orville Harvey
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Robert Williams
Dave Burton
John McKenzie
Bill Shelton
Glen Crews
Wesley Hambrick
Puckett
Eliza Octavia
South College Avenue
Bluefield
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Princeton Road
Ken Rutherford
Bill Anderson
Raymond Asbury
Joe Wright
Archie Smith
Dickie Burton
Jack Ross
Loyd Meadows
Woodrow Wright dies after lingering illness in Princeton hospital
Woodrow Wright 54 of Caretta died Monday in a Princeton hospital after a lingering illness. Born in McRoberts Kentucky son of the late Dan and Vina Wright. He worked as a machine operator for Pocahontas Fuel at Newhall and belonged to UMWA. Survived by wife Helen Wright two sons Dennis and Jack one daughter Pamela and four brothers. Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. at War Church of God with Rev. Byers and Rev. Fennell. burial Hawkins Cemetery Richlands Virginia. Body to be moved today from Gearing-Witten Funeral Home Welch to War Church of God with viewing 5 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wright
Caretta
Princeton
McRoberts
Dan and
Vina Mullins Wright
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Newhall
UMWA
War Church of God
Helen Dorothy Whitt Wright
Dennis Wright
Chesapeake
Jack Wright
Pamela Wright
Arnold Wright
Springfield
Bob Wright
Fleming, Ky
Stanley Wright
Dan Wright
Detroit
Mich
G. W. Byers
Merle Fennell
Hawkins Cemetery
Richlands
Gearing-Witten Funeral Home
Welch
Abraham Barton dies after long illness in Davenport
Abraham Barton 85 of Davenport Virginia died Monday night at his daughter Blanche Ratliff's home after a long illness. Survived by five daughters including Lilly Stiltner Burns Gilbert Ollie Smith and Martha Rowe and three sons Francis Tivis and James Barton. 58 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at Free Pentecostal Church Bee with Rev. Carson Powers and Rev. Ancil Childress officiating. Burial in Davenport family cemetery. Memorial service tonight at 7 p.m. at Ratliff residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Barton
Davenport
Blanche Ratliff
Lilly Stiltner
Vansant
Burns Gilbert
Haysi
Ollie Smith
Baltimore
Martha Rowe
Rowe, Va
Francis Barton
Berwind
Tivis Barton
Clintwood
James Barton
Free Pentecostal Church
Bee, Va
Carson Powers
Ancil Childress
Haysi Funeral
Willie Woody Dies in Bronx After Long Illness
Willie Woody of Bronx New York died Monday at his home after a long illness. He was a brother of Mrs Lettie Ray of 421 Sussex Street. Funeral arrangements were incomplete in Bronx. The family may be reached at 1730 Watson Avenue Apt 6B Bronx.
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Willie Woody
Bronx
N. Y
Lettie Ray
Sussex St
Bluefield
Watson Ave
Apt
Raymond C. Hall Dies After Long Illness in North Carolina
Raymond Clark Hall 50 of Lexington North Carolina died Monday in a Winston-Salem hospital after a long illness. He was born in Guesses Fork Buchanan County Virginia to the late Malachia and Nancy Stacy Hall. Survived by wife Jean Harlin Hall four sons Carl Fred Ray and Bill Hall two daughters Nora Ann Ratliff and Sybil Hall a brother Lewis Hall five sisters Clara Phillips Ruby Bishop Lassie Romans Helen Ferrell and Ethel Hall and three grandchildren. The funeral was held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Sulphur Springs Regular Baptist Church Hurley Virginia with Rev Claude Coon officiating. Burial followed in Hall Cemetery Guesses Fork. Friends may call Grundy Funeral Home this afternoon and the body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
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Della M. Proffitt
Rt. 1
Raven
Beve
Alistair Cordell Keen
Herman Proffitt
Roy
Troy Proffitt
Gladsie Whited
McKinley
Raymond C. Hall
Raymond Clark Hall
Lexington
N. C
Winston-Salem
Guesses Fork
Buchanan County
Malachia
Nancy Stacy Hall
Jean Harlin Hall
Carl
Fred
Ray
Bill Hall
Nora Ann Ratliff
Sybil Hall
Lewis Hall
Chicago
Ill
Clara Phillips
Ruby Bishop
Lassie Romans
Columbus
Ohio
Helen Ferrell
Ethel Hall
Sulphur Springs Regular Baptist Church
Hurley
Claude Coon
Hall Cemetery
Friends R
Grundy Funeral Home
Mrs Armintie Morgan dies at 81 in Welch hospital
Armintie Morgan 81 of Mohegan died Tuesday morning in a Welch hospital after an illness. She was born in Wyoming County to Johnny and [surname illegible] Jackson. Survived by daughter Mrs. Charles Fleenor of Bluefield and sons Elbert Ray Morgan, Cecil Morgan, and Clarence Morgan, plus two brothers, 15 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Lawton W. Posey. burial in Rose Lawn Memorial Garden. Viewing today 5 to 9 p.m. at Fanning Funeral Home Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Johnny Jackson
Charles Fleenor
Bluefield
Elbert
Ray) Morgan
Cecil Morgan
Capels
Clarence Morgan
Hemphill
Bernie Jackson
Mohegan
Robie Jackson
Centerville
Lawton W. Posey
Rose Lawn Memorial Garden
Princeton Road
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Brownlow Powers Obituary in Grundy Virginia
Brownlow Powers 63 of Rt 2 Grundy Va died in Grundy hospital Monday. He was a World War II veteran son of Dan Powers and Rosie Powers. Survived by widow Nora Melinda Powers two sons Bobby and Billy Powers both of Chicago Ill three sisters Clara Cavanaugh Hammond Ind Frances Edwards Arden N C Phoebe Rowe Fenton Mich service today at 2 p m in Virginia Funeral Home Chapel Grundy with Rev Percy Ratliff and Rev Michael Trent officiating burial in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richlands pallbearers and VFW to conduct graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Powers
Rosie Farmer Powers
Nora Melinda Powers
Bobby Powers
Billy Powers
Chicago, Ill
Clara Cavanaugh
Hammond
Ind
Frances Edwards
Arden
N.C
Phoebe Rowe
Fenton
Mich
Virginia Funeral Home Chapel
Grundy
Percy Ratliff
Michael Trent
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Friends
VFW
Thelma Tate Counts Dies At 67 In Abingdon Va
Mrs Thelma Tate Counts 67 of Abingdon Va and formerly of Coeburn Va died after a short illness in an Abingdon hospital Tuesday morning. She is survived by her husband J Palmer Counts two sons Thomas M Counts and James T Counts and a brother J Harvey Tate. Funeral conducted at First Methodist Church Coeburn with services Thursday at 2 p m and visitation at Estes Funeral Home Coeburn tonight and prior to the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Tate Counts
Abingdon
Coeburn
J. Palmer Counts
Thomas Scott
Kate Meade
Thomas M. Counts
Falls Church
James T. Counts
Arlington
J. Harvey Tate
Bluefield
First Methodist Church
Estes Funeral Home
Funerals listed for three area residents
Funeral services for Patrick J. Flanagan 70 of Welch Harvey Patton Dye 83 of Swords Creek and Eliza Octavia Puckett 68 of Bluefield Princeton are announced with service times locations officiants and burial plans.
Statehouse activity highlights and budget expected bills
Moore aired on local and educational TV as 150 house and 50 senate bills were anticipated. The Republican governor's budget is among them, with $23 million in federal revenue sharing funds under debate for the State of the State and budget measures. Democrats maintain control margins while interim committees moved or tabled measures, including a public employees relations bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Moore
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
County court weighs solid waste plan and park needs
Mercer County officials push for a county solid waste project top priority citing open rural dumps and district rat infestations. Kiwanis support eyed, while the need for a rural “green box” system is discussed. The court also considers park equipment, road conversions, insurance bids, and a proposed Huntington to Bluefield highway.
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Concord College
Katz
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
J.E. Corbitt
Bluefield Club
Mercer Technical Advisory Committee On
Evelyn Wilson
Lusk Disposal Service
Lusk
Robert Silvagni
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Donald Anello
William Winfrey
Glenwood Recreational Park
State Department of Highways
SDH
Circuit Court
Howard Jarrett
Logan
Huntington
Bluefield
Wilson Harvey
Jarrett
Virginia House Passes Amendment and Final Action on Bill
The House adopted an amendment 52 36 then approved final passage 66 24 after a voice vote. Moss moved to waive final reading. the bill passed. The House defeated the abortion bill 62 33 after a resurrection attempt by Del. Ford C. Quillen. A Roanoke judge struck down the blue law as unconstitutional. A Senate panel moved similar action on a right to work bill for state and local employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss
Senate
Roanoke
House
del. Ford C. Quillen
Two Escape From McDowell Camp
Police statewide spread word of an escape from the Leckie State Forestry Camp in McDowell County. Two youths, William Baldwin and Sterling Standard Buskirk, fled the Leckie facility at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Baldwin is 18, 5 feet 10 inches, 140 pounds with brown hair and eyes and a left arm tattoo Stevie. Buskirk is 17, 5 feet 9 inches, 150 pounds with brown hair and eyes and a right arm tattoo TR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leckie
McDowell County
William Baldwin
Stevie
Sterling
Mrs. Kadar Named To Job Position In Welch WV
Patricia Kadar of Gilbert has been named supervisor in charge of the Welch Office of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security. She began with the department in June 1958 and is married to Bill Kadar of U.S. Steel with one son, Gary, a Gary High School senior. Conrad Day takes an area assignment covering several counties. W. W. Boyd announces the appointments. Welch Office location and phone are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Kadar
Gilbert
Welch Office
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Bill Kadar
U.S. Steel
Gary
Gary High School
Conrad Day
W. W. Boyd
Welch
Elkhorn Street
Meeting Set To Discuss School Problems In Bluefield
Bluefield residents plan a 730 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Bluefield Municipal Building auditorium to press for the dismissal of Graham High School athletic director Bob Hedrick and to challenge Principal Dwight Speeks and assistant principal Charles Krause. Hedrick’s teams have won 17 of 50 games, with one win in each of the last two seasons. Krause is accused of questionable disciplinary methods including a 1000 jot punishment. The school board renewed Hedrick’s contract at its February meeting following a December request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Graham High School
Bob Hedrick
Tazewell County School Board
Dwight Speeks
Hedrick
Charles W. Krause
Krause
Downtown Bluefield to expand parking amid shopper shift
Merchants say patrons favor outlying centers due to plentiful parking and downtown needs relief. Mayor Elliott reports the Parking Facilities Commission may seek board authorization near April 1 to start a pre bond issue for about 500 new spaces, with plans for multiple parking structures and lease arrangements on Princeton Avenue and nearby streets. Local department stores offer moral support only, noting financial help would require nationwide action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Elliott
Burton
PFC
Parking Facilities Commission
Scott
Federal Streets
Koontz
Firms Fight Conversion Rule Testing Constitutionality
The Strip Bill conversion requirement awaits a circuit court decision on the constitutionality of new law and regulations. Companies challenging the measure include Anderson and Anderson Contractors Inc. along with Allegheny Mining Corp Appalachian Coal Inc Big Mountain Coal Inc Capitol Fuels Inc Hobet Mining and Construction Inc Ford Coal Co and Kingwood Mining Co. Also pending are appeals by Pocahontas Land Corp Georgia Pacific Corp and Consolidation Coal Co from Wyoming County circuit court tax valuations on lands in the county. Wheeling lawyer Jeremy C McCamb asked the Supreme Court to direct the state bar to pre empt the field of rating the legal abilities of West Virginia attorneys under court rules. In Wyoming County the three companies appealed circuit court rulings upholding 20 percent increases in valuations for mostly non municipal property compared with their tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson and Anderson Contractors Inc
Allegheny Mining Corp
Appalachian Coal Inc
Big Mountain Coal Inc
Capitol Fuels, Inc
Hobet Mining and Construction Inc
Ford Coal Co
Kingwood Mining Co
Supreme Court
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Consolidation Coal Co
Wyoming County
Wheeling
Jeremy C. McCamb
West Virginia
High Court
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Bonn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefeid
Associated Press
Metoca
West Virgene
Motor House
Audit Bureau of Circuleton
Mathews, Shennan & Cullen Telephone
Roy E. Lucas
Northville
Marvin H
Minnie Bailey Lucas
Montgomery Ward
Pittsburgh
Frances Lucas
Pamela Lucas
Virginia Lucas
Betty Powell
Doug Lucas
Monte Vista Park
Homer Stewart
Hawkins Funeral Home
Perdue
Pulaski County
Salem
Bramwell
Margaret Painter Perdue
Thomas M. Perdue
Huntsville
Alabama
W. H. Duis
Bedford
B. E. Allison
W. H. Perdue
Mill
James Arthur King
Kimball
Ebeneezer Presbyterian Church
Kimball Undertaking Company
Altha Cleopatra Whittice King
George King
Pittsburg
First Baptist Church
T. V. A. Winston
James Wormley
William Turner
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Kimball Funeral Home
Mrs. Armintie Morgan
Brownlow Powers Brownlow Powers
Rt. 2
Grundy Hospital
Thelma Tate
Flanagan
Patrick J
St. Peter’s
James Murphy
Woodlawn Memorial
Harry Switch
Emmett Morgan
Bobo Columbo
Bill Pendelton
Mike Hornich
Andy Shaffron
John Hornich
Arthur Wedgewood
Gearing- Witten Funeral Home
Virginia House
Bland Stree
McDowell Camp
Edison Hollow
Scott St
Jimmy Hess
Jerry Otey
Skip’s Repair Service
Virginia Ave
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