Coalcon Project Seen as Ill Conceived and Mismanaged
Union Carbide researcher Charles R. Welter says the 1.2 billion Coalcon coal to liquid fuels project was a mistake from the start with too many involved groups and rushed design. He cites ill planning, high costs, and environmental design problems but notes potential value if future plants prove feasible. Industry and government await a clearer path by year end.
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South Charleston
W.va
Union Carbide
Charles R. Welter
Carbide
Athens
Ill
Illinois
Coalcon
U.S. Energy, Research and Development Agency
Congress
ERDA
Welter
U.S
Coulcon
Wreck Leaves Woman Injured on U S 460 Near 112
A Bluefield woman, Ellen Kathleen Tabor, was injured but not seriously Thursday in a one car crash on U S 460 near the 112 junction. She was treated at Bluefield Community Hospital. the car overturned after striking rocks. No charges filed. Firefighters contained a gasoline spill at the scene.
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Bluefield
U. S. Rt
Ellen Kathleen Tabor
Bluefield Community Hospital
Frank Wood, III
Mercer County
Green Valley
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher and Rates Note
A short notice from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists establishment details and address at 412 Bland Street, Bluefield West Virginia. It notes Associated Press affiliation and subscription and home delivery rate schemes, with rates varying by Mart in first and second zones and other zones upon request.
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Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
Bluefield
W Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
London Associates
Deaths and Funerals Notice for Atkins and Others
William Alvin Atkins 65 of Bluefield formerly Gary died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Services Saturday at Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Other obituaries include Mose W. Humphrey 67 of Tazewell Virginia and Mary Caraway Miller 79 of Bluefield with services in Tazewell and Bluefield. Additional notices list Dwight W. McCormick 73 of Houston Texas formerly Bramwell and Mrs Zellar Wallace 73 of Kimball with services in Kimball and burial at Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
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William Alvin Atkins
Rt. 3
Box
Bluefield
Gary
Maybeury
Richard E. Atkins
Eva Frazier Atkins
Atkins
U. S. Steel
UMWA
Advent Christian Church
Princeton
Beatrice Frazi
Billy
Phyllis) Bernal
Nashville
Tenn
Saint
Pamela) Donahan
William Marvin Atkins
New Church
Donald Ray Atkins
Pansy Johnson
Charlestown
Madelene Maloney
Hazel Allsboth
Roanoke
Mary Matthews
Nathanel City
Calif
Charlcta
New York City
N. Y
Minnie Sledd
Salem
Pauline Cumbie
Pembrook
Andrew Atkins
Starcey
Richard Atkins
Euston
Mack Atkins
Cravens- Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Orville Harvey
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Fred Peery
Darrell Green
Mark Green
Larry Alls
Billy Atkins
Luther Hess
Ricky Atkins
Keith Atkins
Cravens Shires Funeral Home
Dwight W. McCormick
Rolling Creek
Houston
Tex
Bramwell
Carvens Shires Funeral Home
Frieds
Death of Alma Davis in Virginia Funeral at Sulphur Springs Church
Alma Davis 78 of Pampalin Virginia died Monday in a Farmville nursing home. She was aunt to Mrs James H Franklin of Bluefield. Services today at 1 pm at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Prospect with Rev James H Franklin officiating. Entombment in family cemetery. Pallbearers and flowerbearers named. Bland Reed in charge of arrangements.
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Alma Davis
Pampalin
Farmville
James H. Franklin
Bluefield
Sulphur Springs Baptist Church
Prospect Va
Bland Reed
Obituary of Roy Raymond O'Dell of Princeton
Roy Raymond O'Dell 59 of Emery Avenue Princeton died Wednesday in a Richmond Virginia veteran’s hospital after a long illness. He was born in Lamarr and was a World War II veteran linking to the Disabled American Veterans and Moose Lodge 1521. He leaves wife Louise Hudgins O'Dell one son Keith O'Dell three daughters Jean Neal Brenda Bailey and Kathy O'Dell one sister Bob Snead and one granddaughter. Funeral service Saturday at 2 p.m. Burns Wornal Chapel with Rev Rodger Walker. Entombment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens bluefield Princeton Road. The body remains at the Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road with calling hours from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
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Roy Raymond O’dell
Roy Raymond O'Dell
Emery Ave
College Heights
Princeton
Richmond
O'Dell
Lamarr
Disabled American Veterans Assoc
Moose Lodge
Rodgers Street
Louise Hudgins O'Dell
Keith O'Dell
Willie
Jean) Neal
Frankie
Brenda) Bailey
Kathy O'Dell
Fort McClellan
Ala
Bob Snead
Basset
Burns Wornal Chapel
Memorial
Rodger Walker
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Athens Road
Obituaries and funeral services listed for several Princeton residents
Funeral notices for Kelly Brooks 83 of Oliver Ave Princeton with service in Burns Wornal Chapel officiated by Rev Jimmy Jones. Kermit R Hayes 72 North Tazewell with service at North Tazewell United Methodist Church officiated by Rev Walter Wilson. Edna Cooper 74 Mercer St Princeton at George W Seaver Chapel with Rev George Kelley burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Thomas Edwin Calloway 91 Princeton Ave Princeton service at George W Seaver Chapel pallbearers named.
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Brooks
Kelly
Oliver Ave
Princeton
Jimmy Jones
Resthaven Memorial Park
Fred Bolton
John Bolton
Herbert White
Larry Pennington
Carl Dickerson
Ralph Wade
Cooper
Macle Edna
Mercer St
George W. Seaver
George Kelley
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Kenneth Rumley
Gary Rumley
Darrell Whitaker
Anthony Gray
Alvie Barber
Paris Jones
Calloway
Thomas Edwin
Princeton Ave
John Meder
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Harold Pruitt
Meade McNeal
Cris Barton
Jack Hutchens
Alton Douglas
Harry Christie
Bill Draper
Tom Mitchell
Welch Woman Dies After Apparent Self Inflicted Gunshot
A Welch woman died on arrival at Steven's Clinic Hospital from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. Mrs Josephine Mildred Copley 60 is survived by her husband Ben Copley daughter Kai Lai two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services are scheduled Saturday at 11 a m at Douglas Mortuary Chapel with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Referred to Welch State Police for investigation by Trooper Mullens.
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Welch
Steven’s Clinic Hospital
Josephine Mildred Copley
Mullens
Grover and
Ila Mae Mulkey Dumpkey
Ben Copley
Kai
Elizabeth) Lai
Gilroy
Calif
Evelyn Lindner
Ann Arbor
Mich
Harry
Talmadge) Redochio
Charles M. Dempsey
Hilo
Hawaii
Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Cedar Bluff Youth Killed In Accident
William Curtis Wilson a 17 year old senior at Richlands High School died from injuries after a one car crash on Rt 609 twelve miles west of Tazewell Virginia. The accident occurred around 10 45 p.m. Wednesday with the car overturning into a ditch. He was the son of William H and Nita Herbert Wilson and survived by a sister and multiple grandparents. Funeral services were planned at Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Bernard Shrader.
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William Curtis Wilson
Cedar Bluff
Wytheville
Tazewell
Wilson
Joe Johnson
Tazewell County
William H
Nita Herbert Wilson
Richlands High School
Carolyn Gail Wilson
Ken Herbert
Richlands
Willy W. Wilson
Daisy Wheeling
Beckley
Clarence McGhee
Swords Creek
Joe H. Wilson
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Bernard Shrader
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Membership Drive Slated by Princeton Chamber
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce plans a one day blitz on June 21 to recruit new members. Mrs Jerri Hutchins chair announces an 8 a m kickoff breakfast at Tow N Country Restaurant and 9 a m to 12 noon canvassing with reports back.
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Princeton- Mercer County
C of C
Mercer County
Temperature Chart For Prev Day And Outlook
The report lists yesterday's high and low temperatures, observed 24 hour precipitation ending at 8 p m EDT, and today's sky conditions outlook. It provides a concise snapshot for local weather enthusiasts and forecasts.
Tucker County Man Found Dead in Auto Crash
A Tucker County man missing since Saturday was found dead in his pickup along Route 72 near the Preston County line. Donald Hebb Jr., 22, of Hendricks, apparently fell asleep at the wheel and plunged over an embankment, killing him instantly. The body was found early Thursday after a search party formed hours earlier. The incident is believed to have occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday.
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Davis
W.va
Tucker County
Donald Hebb Jr
Hendricks
W.va. Rt. 72
Preston County
Hebb
Sales Executives Plan Ladies Night at Pipestem Lodge
The Bluefield Sales Executives Club hosts its annual ladies night tomorrow at Pipestem Lodge. A cocktail party leads to dinner with installation of new officers led by W. T. Truman. Outgoing president Dave Spracher oversees the 150 member group while golf and tennis tournaments precede the dinner and trophy awards.
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Bluefield Sales Executives Club
Pipestem Lodge
W. T. Truman
Dave Spracher
Mediation Efforts Continue In Dutch Train Siege Crisis
Officials report South Moluccan gunmen firing at TV relay towers set to monitor a hijacked train with 55 hostages and a separate siege at a Bovensmilde school. Prime Minister Den Uyl convenes cabinet talks to find acceptable mediators as talks with psychiatrists and Molucan leaders proceed.
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Joop den Uyl
Hague
Faber
Bovensmilde
Netherlands
Indonesia
Moluccan
Dick Mulder
Holland
U S and Hanoi Hold Second Round on Relations Talks
In Paris, U S and Vietnamese officials held a 3 hour session at the American embassy to advance a package deal for diplomatic ties. Richard Holbrooke and Phan Hien agreed to meet again Friday and issued no public progress statement.
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Paris
U.S
Washington
Hanoi
Richard Holbrooke
Phan Hien
Holbrooke
Hien
Carter
United States
Vietnam
United Nations
First Lady Rosalynn Carter Confronted by Student Protest in Quito
In Quito Ecuador a student crowd of about 150 at Central University hurled rocks and shouted anti American slogans near the Legislative Palace as First Lady Rosalynn Carter met with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Police used tear gas and gasoline bombs were thrown. Carter said she heard noise but believed it to be a local issue.
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Vietnam
Quito
Ecuador
Rosalynn Carter
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Wreck Leaves Woman
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mose W. Humphrey
Rt. 1
Veteran’s
Virginia
Mose William
Rose Buchanan Humphrey
Nell Humphrey
Nancy H. Witten
Mary H. Lambert
Bristol
Eugenia H. Elswick
Raven, Va
Joe Humphrey
Greever Funeral Chapel
Lowell Wright
Hogback
Barnes-Beavers V. F. W. Post 7136
William Leece
T. E. Bowling, Jr
John Tony Brown
Gus White
G. R. Brittain
Jack Durham
Greever Funeral Home
Mary Caraway Miller
Hardy St
Wades Boro
N.C
Ben and
Mary Caraway
Missionary Society
Wade Miller
Nettie Jones
Imogene Campbell
Prince George
Cravor, Waxter
Richard Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Felton Miller
Trenton
N. J
Risden Miller
Lakin
Vandy L. Miller
Silver Springs
M. T. Miller
J. B. Caraway
Raleigh
N. C
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Peck St
Alvester McConnell
James H. Easley
J. H. Franklin
P. D. Edwards
North Side
Zellar Wallace
Kimball
Frank Wallace
Jamie Shave
Walter
Jackie Shave
Josie Cleo Steptoe
Jaanita Works
Mary Cooper
Kimball Funeral Home
James Wormley
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
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Omer
Robb
Charles Robb
Jim Dudley
Howard Jarrett
Ned Shott
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Printing Company
Lynda Bird Johnson
Dan Henderson
Assen
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Cosmetic
Pharmacy
Cabinet House
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