Mine Accident Details Refused At Olga Coal Mine
McDowell County man Johnny Martin was seriously hurt when caught between hydraulic jacks at Olga Coal Mine No 1 in Coalwood. Olga Coal Company refused to release details as the Olga safety committee and a mine coordinator began an investigation with the UMWA.
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Pat Cecil
Umwa Safety Committee
McDowell County
Olga Coal Company
Johnny Martin
Coalwood
Olga
Martin
Robert Hensen
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Welch Hospital
Coal Company
William B. Wade
Umwa International
Wade
District 29
Subdivision 4
Body Of Boy Found In River Near Hemphill
The seven year old Ralph Steven Osborne of Hemphill Bottom near Welch was pulled from the Tug River near Hemphill around 8 40 a m Wednesday by Welch Volunteer Rescue Squad after falling in about 8 p m Tuesday. He was a first grade pupil at Hemphill Elementary School and the body lay near the fall site about 30 feet away. The body remained at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch with funeral plans incomplete.
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McDowell County
Tug River
Hemphill
Welch
Ralph Steven Osborne
Hemphill Bottom
Charles Osborne
Ralph
Fanning Funeral Home
Tribune Story Reveals Tape Claims Involving Congressmen
The Chicago Tribune reports Miss Ray told investigators her tape recorder was voice activated and used under her bed. She allegedly recorded morning after conversations with lawmakers including a well known senator and a House committee chairman who asked for bondage, with Kennerly noting one date with Ray. Feig denies the Tribune account as untrue.
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Chicago Tribune
Miss Ray
the Tribune
House Committee
David Hume Kennerly
White House
Ford
Kennerly
Seymour Feig
New York
Tribune Report
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertisement Header
Daily newspaper masthead text from Bluefield West Virginia, listing publication details, address, staff roles, AP membership, subscription rates, home delivery, and advertising representation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Blend Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
el! News
Loce! News
Malin Fieet
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Direvletion
Mathews Sneonen & Cullen
Obituary notices from Princeton and surrounding areas
William J. Reece 43 of Princeton died after a cerebral hemorrhage at Radford hospital. He was Pepsi-Cola Princeton sales manager and active in multiple local clubs and emergency services. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at George W Seaver Chapel with burial at Roselawn Gardens. Other obituaries note Georgia Cooley 44 of Maybeury, Russell Madison of Keystone, Lizzie Bandy 84 of Baltimore, Henry Boyd 66 of Davenport, and Mary Serio 49 of Richmond with services in Bassett Hartwell Wytheville and Richmond areas.
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William J
Willie) Reece
Harrison St
Princeton
Radford
Claytor Lake
Pepsi-Cola
Alma’s
Princeton High School
Montcalm
Cynthia Osborne Reece
June Webb Reece
Carl
Connie) Arney
Gary
Debbie) Lucado
Appomatox
Judy Reece
David Arney
Eula Oxley
Flatwood
George W. Seaver
John Mendez
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Masonic Lodge
Buck Sarver
W. T. Kahle
Kenneth Smith
Jim Morrison
George Johnson
E. G. Tolley
Jim Sarver
Charlie Riley
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Alma
Edward E Hughes 72 of Chillicothe dies after short illness
Edward Elizie Hughes 72 of Chillicothe Ohio formerly of Glen Lyn Virginia died Tuesday morning in a Chillicothe hospital after a short illness. He was born January 7 1905 in Ross County and was a World War II veteran. Survived by widow Katie Perdue Hughes of Glen Lyn son Edward Hughes of Glen Lyn daughter Betty Wood of Buchanan Virginia and brother Harry Hughes of Chillicothe. Funeral conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Riffes Funeral Chapel Narrows Virginia with Rev Roy Comer officiating. Burial in Rich Creek Cemetery Rich Creek Virginia. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Georgia Belle Cooley
Maybeury
Princeton
Bassett Furniture Company
Bassett
Church of the Living God
Eckman
Chilhowie
Alfred M
Callie Lou Brookse
Floyd Andrew Cooley
Pauline Lowery
Lisa L. Cooley
Bonnie Ann Cooley
Landgraff
Andrew C. Cooley
Phillip W. Cooley
Garland Hall
Darius Lindsey
Kimball
Garland C. Tilley
Carswell
Amazing Grace Baptist Church
Don Thomas
Old Center
Sanville
Collins Funeral Home
Lizzie Jane Bandy
Baltimore
Wallscreek
Buchanan County
Elias and
Mary Elswick Osborne
Hartwell Church of God
Hartwell
Herbert Thomas Bandy
Ovella Tipton
Ella Busciglio
Robert Elias Bandy
Jim Fox
Phil Combs
Hartwell Cemetery
J. B. Lockhart
Bill Tipton
Frazier Vance
Noah Altizer
Ray Lockhart
Tom Jackson
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Henry Muncey Boyd
Davenport
Richard Isaac
Hester Boyd
Harman Mining Company
Harman, Va
Chloa Delta Boyd
Arville Deel
Kenneth Neely
Jennings Boyd
James Yates
Billy Coleman
Haysi
Darrell James
Honaker
Garcia Maddox
Fayetteville
N. C
Alfred Boyd
Ralph Boyd
Josie Owens
Cleveland
Ida Fletcher
Hurley
Phillip Vance
Vansant
Nancy Jackson
Leemaster
Marion Boyd
Milton Boyd
Clyde Lambertine
Mary Serio
Mary Emily Huddle Serio
Richmond
Newport News
Vincent Joseph Serio
Thomas Vertner
Vincent Joseph Serio Jr
W. D. S. Huddle
Wytheville
Stander Earhart Huddle
Tillman Huddle
Wythe County
Mildred Layne Huddle
William E. Maxwell
Bluefield
St. Bridget
Barnett Funeral Home
Funeral
Huddle
Edward Elizie Hughes
Chillicothe
Ohio
Glen Lyn
Ross County
Katie Perdue Hughes
Edward Hughes
Betty Wood
Buchanan
Harry Hughes
Riffe
Narrows
Roy Comer
Rich Creek
William C McCormick Sr Dies After Long Illness
William C. Bill McCormick Sr 60 of Gary passed away Wednesday in a Salem Virginia hospital after a long illness. He was a longtime resident and member of the local community.
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William C
Bill) McCormick, Sr
Gary
Salem, Va
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Two Roanoke Area Obituaries Reported
Royal W. Martin 64 of Roanoke died in a Roanoke hospital from natural causes. Survived by three sisters and four brothers, graveside service Friday at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell with Oakey's Funeral Home in Roanoke in charge. Robert Spencer of Bluefield died after a short illness at home. He was a Baptist church member and survived by Laura Spencer and multiple siblings and grandchildren. entombment Friday at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield.
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Royal W
Wash) Martin
Roanoke
Abram Samuel
Maggie Taylor Martin
Virginia Martin
John L. Pratt
Euna Brown
Lynchburg
Harvey Martin
Maybeury
John Martin
New Jersey
Lucas
Samuel Martin
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Oakey
Robert Spencer
Greenbrier St
Bluefield
Robert
Hattie Palmer Spencer
St. John Baptist Church
Pageton
Scott Street Baptist Church
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Eugene Spencer
Wendell Spencer
Ernestine
Laura Spencer
Ivory Spencer
Centerville
Ohio
Kathleen Hooks
Ethel Mitchell
Akron
James Spencer
Dayton
Linkford Richardson
Lawrence Waller
H. H. Alexander
Leonard Rucker
Rufus Cooke
Sheffield
James Morris
Ment Davis
Arthur Blackstone
Jasper Bailey
Mary Cooke
Ella Brown
Rebecca Penn
Sammie Walker
Sarah Smith
Stella Rogers
Alease Cheese
Funeral service for Lessie E. Peck in Lynnfield Mass
Funeral today at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. officiated by Rev. D Homer Stewart. Burial follows in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Princeton with pallbearers Charles Tolbert Joe Tackett Dan Pochick Raymond Asbury and Carl Porterfield.
Mercer Man Hurt In Car Accident
A 2-year-old Princeton man was in satisfactory condition at Princeton Community Hospital after a one car crash on U S Route 19 21 at Lake Shawnee at 445 pm Wednesday state police said James R Bledsoe was southbound on Rt 19 21 witnesses said his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and fishtailed into a ditch his car was demolished no charges had been filed late Wednesday Trooper Frank Quesenberry investigated the incident
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
U.S
Pound Slump Sets Record Low Hits 4 Cent Drop
The British pound sank to an all time low near 1.7160 dollars before recovering to 1.7213 as inflation and weak economy spark market panic. Traders cited Swiss franc selling and large British firms hedging against further declines. The fall threatens Labour's wage restraint plan and could imperil the government with miners facing a tight 4.5 percent wage ceiling vote.
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London
Beaters
Britain
Switzerland
Joe Gormley
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Labor
House of Commons
Tazewell Budget Hearing Sees Proposals For Tax Rise
Residents hear debates over a proposed 90 cent levy for debt service and coal severance tax projections. Greever and Moore highlight omissions in receipts, including a 2 million carryover and 71 271 fees, while officials discuss possible tax cuts and future hearings before final adoption.
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Greever
Tazewell
Rhea Moore Jr
Moore
Central District
Ben Susman
Western District
Leslie Ballard
Ballard
Charlie Gilmore
House Member and Aide Indicted in Payoff Scheme
Rep. Henry Helstoski of New Jersey and three others were indicted on charges they took bribes from Chilean and Argentine aliens to push private bills in Congress. The count includes conspiracy to take payoffs from 1967 to 1975 and a false testimony allegation to a grand jury. The scheme allegedly involved at least 8735 dollars.
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Newark
N.J
Henry Helstoski
D-N.j
Congress
Helstoski
Campaign cost figures filed for several West Virginia races
The Slack for Congress Committee reported 4531 spent in the primary for Rep. John Slack. Total primary contributions were 4627. Other filings show varied expenditures and self funding by candidates including James Sprouse for governor and J Kemp McLaughlin for state auditor.
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Charleston
W.va
Slack For Congress
John Slack
Secretary of State’s Office
Thomas R. Trottino
Beckley
James D. la Rosa
Clarksburg
West Virginia
McLaughlin
Jacques R. Williams
Walter Rollins
Kenova
Senate
Edgar L. Smith
11Th Judicial Circuit
Kenrad Lee Skeen
Ripley
Lth Judicial Circuit
Billa Skeen
John di Bacco
Weirton
Brooke County
W. Marion Shifler
Princeton Bicycle Committee Meeting Canceled
The Princeton Bicycle Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening at the municipal building was canceled. A new meeting date will be announced soon.
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Princeton’ Bicycle Committee
Mmunicipal
Residents Clash Over Bluefield Rezoning Plan
Bluefield residents along Locust Grove and Grassy Branch voiced strong opposition at a Planning Commission hearing. They argued rezoning from residential to commercial would lower property values and increase traffic, while supporters urged progress and potential tax gains.
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Locust Grove
Gary Smith
Grace Independent Baptist Church
Grassy Branch
A. L. Honaker
Sunrise Drive
Planning Commission
Katz
Bluefield
Wells
Commission
G. Ross Boyce
Carter Edges In Delegates Amid Varied Returns
The report shows Carter leading in key delegate counts with four in Montana and nine in South Dakota. Brown’s group claimed seven committed delegates, Ford swept Rhode Island with all 19, Reagan carried South Dakota with 11 to Ford nine, and Montana delegates remain to be chosen.
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Brown
Carter
South Dakota
Udall
Montana
Church
Ford
Rhode Island
Reagan
Shooting Probe in Kopperston Youth Case
An 18 year old Kopperston youth, Gerald Rollins, was found with a .22 gunshot wound in his head in his car at Clear Fork Hollow. He was moved to Charleston hospital after Mann Hospital listed him in critical condition. Police and Trooper Bolyard continue the inquiry with possible personal safety motive.
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Kopperston
Gerald Rollins
Clear Fork Hollow
Wyoming County Sheriff's Deputies
Charleston
Mann Hospital
Dave Bolyard
West Virginia State Police
Poll Shows Voters Uncertain On Candidate Positions
A survey finds many voters do not know where candidates stand on key issues. It notes 56 percent unsure about abortion positions and 52 percent uncertain about welfare program devolution. Udall supporters show higher accuracy in identifying his stands.
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U.S.U.S.S.R
Udall
Arizona
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