Virginia Republicans urge ouster over Holland forthrightness
Del. M Caldwell Butler and Sen. James C Turk accuse Richard Holland a state highway commission member of misrepresentation in a conflict of interest probe tied to Point-O-View land sale and a borrow pit rezoning. Gov Godwin refused to remove Holland after Shackelford found poor judgment but no misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia
Richard Holland
del. M. Caldwell Butler
James C. Turk
Holland
State Highway Commission
Godwin
Butler
Turk
Holand
Point-O- View, Inc
Norfolk-Virginia Beach
W. R. Shackelford Jr
GOP
Point-O-View
Shackelford
Coppolino Denied Bail After Court Denial in Sarasota
Dr. Carl Coppolino, 35, was denied freedom on bail in Sarasota as his wife offered her money as bond. Convicted of second degree murder in the drug death of his first wife, Coppolino was ordered back to state prison to resume sentence. Judge Lynn Silvertooth rejected the bail request citing five reasons including verdict and sentence.
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Sarasota
Fla
Carl Coppolino
Coppolino
Sreecents
Gilden
Services Scheduled At St. Matthew
Youth services will be conducted at 11 30 a m with Rev Mrs Juanita Thompson as guest speaker. At 3 p m Rev Fred Saunders of Rocky Gap Va will speak. Music will be by his choirs. Elder William Neal is pastor.
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Juanita Thompson
Fred Saunders
Rocky Gap
William Neal
Charge Dismissed In Shotgun Case
Federal case against John Olah alleging possession of an unregistered shotgun near Route 1 in Princeton was dismissed. The brief notice provides no further details on proceedings or outcomes.
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John Olah
Route
Princeton
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Leckie
Two funeral services are set in Bluefield and Sinkers Creek area for Leila Gertrude Bowers and Ethel Pearl Holleman. Bowers, 60 years in Bluefield, will be laid to rest at Lincoln Park Cemetery with services at Scott Street Baptist Church. Holleman, 70, of Leckie, will be buried at McClure Cemetery after services at Macedonia Baptist Church. Friends may call in Bluefield. holleman survivors include four daughters and two sons.
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Ethel Pearl Holleman
Leckie
Macedonia Baptist Church
Sinkers Creek
Clifford
Charlie Blevins
McClure Cemetery
White Top
John
Polly Stamper
Ruby Presley
Agnes Breeden
Anawalt
Mae Miller
Marie Sadler
Robert
Russell Holleman
Bonnie Galyean
Chilhowie
Harvey
Clinton
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Funeral services for Sus an E Lambert of Jenkin Jones
Funeral services for Sus an Etta Lambert 8 of Jenkin Jones will be held at Cravens Funeral Chapel Bluewell with Rev Johnson Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Born in Ivanhoe Virginia she was daughter of the late J J Jones and Susan Etta Lambert with many Lambert relatives listed. Friends may call after 2 pm Saturday. Pallbearers will be grandchildren and Women of the Church will carry flowers.
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Lelia Gertrude Bowers
Genoa Ave
Bluefield
Scott Street Baptist Church
J. Matthew Coleman
Edward Littlejohn
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Old Princeton Road
Coeburn
William and Pauline Watson
Charles Bowers
Helping Hand Society
American Legion Auxiliary
Susan Etta Lambert
Jenkin Jones
Beckley
Cravens Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Johnson Wilson
Woodlawn
Ivanhoe
J. J
Susan Etta Jones
the Lambert
Kermit
Ernest Lambert
Havace
Audrey Lambert
Dearborn
Mich
Stephen Lambert
Allen Park
Clarence Lambert
Lakeland
Fla
Sherman G Lamie dies after long illness at 5% Chatham Hill
Sherman G Lamie of Chatham Hill Virginia dies at home after a long illness. He was a farmer and merchant. Survivors include his wife and children. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Ridgedale Methodist Church with Rev John E Dalton officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. The body will be moved from Henderson Funeral Home Saltville to his son's home Saturday morning.
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Sherman G. Lamie
Chatham Hill
Ee Ee Ee
Ridgedale Methodist Church
John E. Dalton
Henderson Funeral Home
Saltville
Sherer, War Vet and Insurance Man From New Castle
Born in New Castle Pennsylvania, he was the son of Charles R. and Maude Sherer. He worked as an insurance salesman and served in World War II.
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New Castle, Pa
Charles R. and
Maude Taylor Sherer
Death notice for Clarence Helman dollar in Merriman North Carolina
Word has been received of the death of Clarence Helman dollar in Merriman North Carolina. He was the son of the late Wiliam and Della Helmandollar of Mont calm. Services will be held Sunday June 4 at 2 p.m. in the Merri man Hawkins Funeral Home.
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Clarence Helmandollar
Merriman
N. C
Wiliam and
Della Helmandollar
Montcalm
Merriman Hawkins
Lebanon man dies at home after heart attack
Paul Gilmer 68 of Lebanon Virginia died Friday at his home after an apparent heart attack. He was World War I veteran and affiliated with Lebanon Memorial Methodist Church and Lebanon Masonic Lodge 251. Surviving are son Paul S. Gilmer, sister Mrs L M Gibson, and three grandchildren. Services at Lebanon First Methodist with Rev Wayne Cummings officiating. Burial West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Paul Gilmer
Lebanon, Va
Lebanon Memorial Methodist Church
Lebanon
W. J. Pile
Tom Alderson
Alfred Alderson
John Raines
Hubert Brooks
Bragg Hanson
Guy Hanson
John Ketron
Charles H. Gilmer
Wallace Family Cemetery services set for Wallace family
Owen M. Wallace 64 of De has died. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wallace Family Cemetery near Cleveland Lebanon in Virginia. He leaves three sons Thomas Wallace of Royal Oak Edwin Wallace of Clawson and Danny Wallace of Troy. sister Edna Wallace of Tazewell and brother Paul Wallace of Clinchco. Lebanon Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Owen M. Wallace
Diane Volko
Royal Oak
Mich
Thomas Wallace
Edwin Wallace
Clawson
Danny Wallace
Troy
Edna Wallace
Tazewell
Paul Wallace
Clinchco
Wallace Family Cemetery
Cleveland
Lebanon
Ward reports death of Louis Meron former Princeton resident
Louis Meron formerly of Princeton and later of Chicago died Friday in Chicago. He operated a Princeton grocery from 1915 to 1945. Survived by one daughter Mrs. Harold Fisher and two other relatives. Funeral services were held Monday in Chicago followed by burial there.
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Ward
Louis Meron
Princeton
Chicago
Harold Fisher
Local man James A. Welch dies at 64 in Abbs Valley
James A. Welch, 64, of New Castle, Delaware, and formerly of Abbs Valley, Virginia, died Friday in Abbs Valley after a heart attack. The body was taken to Shu mate-Newman Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Virginia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Welch
New Castle
Del
Abbs Valley
Shumate-Newman Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Anawalt Church Plans 55th Anniversary Service
The First Baptist Church of Anawalt observes its 55th anniversary Sunday at 2 30 p.m. Rev Braxton Broady of St James Baptist Church Welch will deliver the sermon. The West Virginia Baptist State chorus will sing. Rev F D Thornton is pastor.
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First Baptist Church of
Anawalt
Braxton Broady
St. James Baptist Church
Welch
West Virginia Baptist State Chorus
F. D. Thornton
Beautification Measures Eyed by Bluefield Commission
The Bluefield Beautification Commission plans to decorate Federal Street Bland Road and Cherry Street with priority on the Cherry Street cutoff area. They will plant pines along Cherry Street and hang flower baskets on utility poles along Federal Street and Bland Road. Local garage owners have agreed to cooperate and city and chamber support is expected. A progress meeting is set for June 15.
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Bluefield
Federal Street
Bland Road
Cherry Street
James P. Thomas
Garden Club Council
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Thomas
Abingdon
Beckley
James Kee
West Virginian Hotel
Conrad Brevick
Hampton St. Clair
Beautification Committee
Gannaway
Four Syrians Intercepted by Israeli Patrol Near Kfar Hanassi
An Israeli army spokesman said four armed Syrians were intercepted while returning to Syria at Kfar Hanassi, a short distance inside Israel near the Sea of Galilee. After a brief exchange of shots, the Syrians fled back into Syria, one was killed, and Israeli forces recovered a submachine gun two antiper sonnel mines and ammunition.
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Syria
Kfar Hanassi
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Fire damages room in Lashmeet Shawnee Lake home
A fire near a bed spread to an adjacent bed in a dwelling between Lashmeet and Shawnee Lake causing about 1000 dollars in damage. J. L. Robinette owns the home. Matoaka Volunteer Fire Department responded at 5:15 p.m., arriving seven minutes later with 15 firefighters and four trucks. Fire chief Charles Blankenship said smoke filled the initial room and an exhaust fan was used to vent it. A tanker, pumper and portable pump were employed to extinguish the fire, which was extinguished eight minutes after the firefighters arrived.
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Lashmeet
Shawnee Lake
J. L. Robinette
Matoaka
Charles Blankenship
Levy guilty as court martial convicts green beret officer
A court martial found Levy guilty of disobeying orders with a total potential sentence up to 11 years. Deliberations ran from 2:05 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. The verdict was cast by secret ballot with seven of twelve members. Shusterman argued Levy wilfully disobeyed orders while defense countered war critique and ethics influenced actions.
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Baskin
Green Beret
Levy
Charles Morgan Jr
American Civil Liberties Union
Richard Shuysterman
Brown
Johnson
Adolf Hitler
Shusterman
Vietnam
Ft. Jackson
United States
Auto sales inch ahead of 66 figures in May totals
Detroit AP reports U S auto sales for May rose two percent to 801,195 vehicles, up 47,600 from May last year. The year to date gap narrows to 13 percent compared with 1966, as demand edges upward in a sluggish market.
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Detroit
U.S
Guardsmen Report For Training Today
Virginia and Maryland guardsmen of the 29th Infantry Division will report Saturday for two weeks of training with the Blue and Gray Division at Camp A P Hill and Camp Pickett in Virginia. Nearly 3 000 guardsmen from both states participate while the missing 3rd Brigade trains three weeks in August for Kittyhawk war games. Maj. Gen. Archibald A. Sproul commands the division.
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Richmond
Virginia
Maryland
29Th Infantry Division
Camp A. P. Hill
Camp Pickett
Army National Guard
Archibald A. Sproul
Staunton
FCC orders refute cigarette ads may curb broadcast advertising
The FCC states that banning cigarette commercials could lead to elimination or curtailment of tobacco ads. A station might fulfill antismoking duties with weekly public service ads from the American Cancer Society or HEW, alongside antismoking news and programming. The ruling targets cigarette product advertising and assigns stations discretion on time and nature of antismoking content.
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Commission
American Cancer Society
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
FCC
Regional Port Meeting Friday on southern West Virginia airport
State Commerce Commissioner Angus Peyton announced a meeting next Friday at the State Capitol to discuss a regional airport for southern West Virginia. Attendees will include FAA officials who may attend, with the FAA recommending a site midway between Charleston and Huntington near Hurricane in Putnam County. County court members from Kanawha Cabell Wayne Mason Putnam Boone and Lincoln and town mayors are invited, while Gov. Smith appointed Peyton and John Wilson to help develop a regional authority to finance the project.
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Charleston
Angus Peyton
State Capitol
West Virginia
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Huntington
Hurricane
Putnam County
Peyton
Kanawha
Cabell
Wayne
Mason
Putnam
Boone
Lincoln
State Aeronautics Commission
John Wilson
Hulett Smith
18 Year Old Convicted in Yonkers JCC Fire
Thomas Ruppert, 18, convicted of first degree murder and arson for the December 20 Yonkers Jewish Community Center fire that killed 12 people including nine children. He was a part time janitor at the center and showed no emotion as the verdict was read. Police say the suspect spread gasoline and ignited it but motive was not released.
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Boy
White Plains
N.Y
Thomas Ruppert
Yonkers
Ruppert
Committee Boosts Senator Kaufman for Governor
The Elect Kaufman Gover nor Committee formed at a Cross Lanes meeting Thursday night. Dr Richard D Kitching, Charleston physician, was named temporary chairman and said West Virginia needs a man of conviction to lead long-needed government changes. Kaufman, 47, a Charleston attorney, was elected to the Senate in 1960 and re-elected in 1964.
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Kaufman
Cross Lanes
Richard D. Kitching
Charleston
West Virginia
Senate
West Virginia Forecast Higher Temps Slightly Below Normal
The U S Weather Bureau reports extended temperatures through Wednesday will be slightly below normal for West Virginia. Daytime highs reach the upper 70s with nighttime lows in the low or mid 60s and rainfall under a quarter of an inch over five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
U.S. Weather Bureau
Slate Fall Claims Life At Idamay Mine
A Bethlehem Steel Idamay mine incident in Marion County Friday killed Harold Duckworth of Worthington. Cause of the accident was under investigation.
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Fairmont
Idamay
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Marion
Harold Duckworth
Worthington
Hechler Urges Keeps Six Passenger Trains
Rep. Ken Hechler of West Virginia telegrammed ICC Chair man William Tucker urging denial of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad plans to discontinue six trains serving West Virginia Virginia Ohio and Kentucky Hechler argued the trains aid commerce and travel and warned their removal would hurt West Virginia tourism and coal shipments ICC had ordered four month continuance and must rule by June 10 Trains involved run between Washington and Cincinnati Portsmouth to Charlottesville and Ashland to Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ken Hechler
P. W.va
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
ICC
William H. Tucker
Hechler
C&o
Washington, D.C
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Charlottesville
Ashland
Toledo
Marines Fight in Coastal Area Near Dong Ha
U S and South Vietnamese forces clashed with the Viet Cong 808th Mobile Battalion near the DMZ in Quang Tri. A task force routed about 500 enemy troops, with at least 150 killed. In the Leatherneck Square area, 13 Marines died and 63 were wounded in fighting near Con Thien and Camp Carroll.
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Quang Ngai
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dong Ha
Dmz
Leatherneck Square
Con Thien
Camp Carroll
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Dong Xa
Hanoi
U.S. Command
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