Task Force urges national crime information networks
Washington AP an national crime commission task force calls for computerized crime information systems and radio networks to speed police dispatch. The 228 page report emphasizes systems analysis using models to improve justice system efficiency and recommends research institutes a national foundation and FBI style police data and radio integration. It highlights radio tied patrols television spectrum allocation and automated fingerprinting as key tools with computers identified as the most impactful development.
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Washington
National Crime Commission
Commission
Task Force On Science and Technology
Nursing Home Rules Eased Amid Board Dispute
A continuation details nursing home regulatory changes tied to standards in effect when the facility began operation. A board member named Conaway appears as a co defendant in a related state case, with questions raised over establishment status and patient care.
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Conaway
Local Death Notices From Richlands and Bluefield Area
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Vicy Eva Fortner 81 of Cleveland Ohio and several other residents including Annie Nunn Gladys Crawford Sutphin Minnie Simms and James Freeling Parsons. They list survivors and funeral arrangements across Richlands Matoaka Pocahontas and Bluefield with services at Richlands Tabernacle Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church and Mullins Funeral Chapel among others.
Sanctuary Choir to Present Cantata at First Baptist Church
The Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church presents the cantata Greatest Story Yet Untold during the 7:30 p.m. evening service. The work, focused on missionary emphasis, was compiled by Eugene Clark with Eugene Cole directing and Mrs. Marvin Williams at the piano. Dr. W. Malcolm Fuller serves as narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Eunie Clark
Eugene Cole
Marvin Williams
W. Malcolm Fuller
Funeral services set for James An drew Welch in New Castle
Funeral services for James Andrew Welch 63 of New Castle formerly of Abbs Valley will be held Sunday with Rev Joe Gillespie and Rev Titus Cox officiating burial Monday at 3 PM in Grace Lawn Cemetery New Castle He died Friday at his mother in law Lula Presley s residence following a heart attack He is survived by Peacock of Abbs Valley Susie Chapman of Saltville Va two brothers Sidney Welch New Castle and Frank Welch Abbs Valley Body moved from Shumate Newman Funeral Home Pocahontas to the residence and will go to the church an hour before services Pallbearers listed Name relations included.
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Minnie Simms
Pocahontas
Shumate - Newman
Max Thompson
Pocahontas Cemetery
Bluefield
William Simms
Leslie Brown
Sarah Goodwin
James Andrew Welch
New Castle
Abbs Valley
Joe Gillespie
Titus Cox
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Lula Presley
He Peacock
Susie Chapman
Saltville
Sidney Welch
Frank Welch
Shumate-Newman Funeral Home
Tommy Welch
Harold Welch
Burley Henigar
Clyde Nunley
George French
Leslie Williams
WVU Coal Bureau to Study Coal Plant Waste Use
Washington AP report says the West Virginia University Coal Research Bureau will conduct a two year study on how to utilize certain waste produced by coal fired electric power plants. Senator Robert Byrd announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia University Coal Research Bureau
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Princeton Woman Laura Hutton Dies at Beard Hospital
Mrs Laura Ann Hutton of Ingleside Road Princeton died Saturday morning at a Beard hospital She was a Methodist Church member Survived by three daughters Lidia Solomon Naida Neel and Mae Dengler three brothers John Fitzwater George Fitzwater and James Fitzwater The body was taken to Memories Funeral Directory Princeton Funeral arrangements incomplete
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Laura Ann Hutton
Ingleside Road
Princeton
Methodist Church
Lidia Solomon
Naida Neel
Huntington
Mae Dengler
Colorado Springs
Colo
John Fitzwater
George Fitzwater
Coral
James Fitzwater
Montgomery
Obituary: Clyde Charles Kerley of Coeburn dies after long illness
Clyde Charles Kerley 61 of Coeburn Va died Friday night in Richlands Va hospital after a long illness. He was born in Wise County Va son of Martha Bear Burton and Thelma Fair. He leaves two brothers Forest Kerley and Maurice Kerley and one grandson. Mullins Funeral Chapel Richlands with Rev J B Hollenhead will conduct and burial is set at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Funeral home after 2 pm Sunday.
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Vicy Eva Fortner
Cleveland
Ohio
Richlands
Russell County
Joseph and
Nannie Stillwell Elkins
Richlands Tabernacle
Maude Sperber
Columbus
Luther Peck
Arch Dye
Chapmanville
Grat Elkins
Pilgrims Knob
Donald Lewis
Akron
Arch Hagy
Gallion
Estel Fortner
San Leandro
Calif
Charles Fortner
Fortner
Banesville
Woodrow Fortner
Oscar Wright
Raven, Va
Grat Horton
Clinch Valley Cemetery
Rich- Friends
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Clyde Charles Kerley
Coeburn
Wise County
Martha Bear- Burton
Thelma Fair
Fairborn
Forest Kerley
Dayton
Maurice Kerley
Saint Paris
Mullins Funeral Chapel
J. B. Hollenhead
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
W. E. Robinson
Benton Hess
George St Gaines Wilson
Bill Burton
Kelly Wright
Mrs Mable Ballard Stout Dies in Yukon Hospital
Mrs. Mable Ballard Stout age 51 of Yukon died Friday in a Welch hospital. She was the wife of James Stout and daughter of Mrs. Minnie Ballard and Mrs. Naoma Laws of North Wilkesboro North Carolina. She had three brothers Woodrow and Garfield Ballard. Funeral conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at Douglas Funeral Chapel with Rev. Alex Hagerman. Pallbearers listed include Henry Van Dyke Issac Hagerman Everette Vinson Harvey Vreeman Ralph Deskins Paul Legford.
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Mable Ballard Stout
Yukon
Welch Hospital
James Stout
Minnie Ballard
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Naoma Laws
Woodrow
Garfield Ballard
Douglas
Alex Hagerman
Henry van Dyke
Issac Hagerman
Everette Vinson
Harvey Vreeman
Ralph Deskins
Paul Legford
Obituaries: Blanchard Luck and Davis Die in Tri-State Area
J L Blanchard 87 of Spruce Pine N C died at home after a long career with Norfolk and Western Railway. Mrs Estella Luck of Squire died suddenly in a Bluefield hospital. Raymond Burris Davis 30 of Freeman died Saturday in Beckley Veterans Hospital. Funeral plans pending.
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Raymond Burris Davis
Freeman
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Cravens
Bluewell
Welch man James F Blackburn dies after long illness
James F Blackburn of Welch died Saturday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body was taken to Fanning Funeral Home of Welch. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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James F. Blackburn
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Death of Glenn Bennett at Amhearst Coal Co.
Glenn Allen Bennett 47 of Welch Pineville Road died Saturday at work at Amhearst Coal Co Lundale from an apparent heart attack. The body was taken to Fanning Funeral Home of Welch.
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Glenn Allen Bennett
Welch - Pineville Road
Amhearst Coal Co
Lundale
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Strip Miners Get New Laws
West Virginia strip mine operators heard reports on two new laws taking effect soon. A June 11 water pollution rule sets stricter water quality standards for mine drainage. A July 1 strip mining law shifts permit responsibility to the Natural Resources Department from the State Mines Department.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West Virginia Surface Mine Association
Edgar Henry
Water Resources Division
Department of Natural Resources
Henry
Natural Resources
T. R. Samsell
Samsell
State Mines Department
ABA Panel Backs Right to Challenge Criminal Sentences
A American Bar Association study group urged both states and the federal government to allow defendants to challenge trial judge sentences in appeals courts. The proposal would let courts reduce but not increase sentences, with protections against double jeopardy.
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Washington
American Bar Association
ABA
Free World
Simon E. Sobeloff
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
Controve
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New York
Tennessee
Arkansas
Idaho
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Nevada
State Agriculture Commissioners Gather for Southern Association Meet
Morgantown program announces four day gathering of agriculture commissioners from 18 states at Mont Chateau Lodge. Tours of area farms and attractions planned under leadership of WV Commissioner Gus R. Douglass.
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Morgantown
Mont Chateau Lodge
Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture
West Virginia
Gus R. Douglass
Emmies Show Ends TV Season With Big Night
Hollywood AP reports the Television Academy will award about fifty Emmies for the 1966 67 season. The show on ABC aims to stay under two hours with 28 on camera prizes and seven performance numbers including Frank Sinatra Dick Van Dyke and Bob Hope. Robert Culp and Bill Cosby clash for best actor in a dramatic series I Spy Cosby the previous winner is favored to repeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Walter Matthau
Richard Dunlap
Television Academy
Walt Disney
Hugh Downs
New York
Disney
Dunlap
Walt Wold
Joey Bishop
Century Plaza
Downs
Americana Hotel
ABC
Frank Sinatra
Dick van Dyke
Bob Hope
Robert Culp
Bill Cosby
Cosby
Culp
Moorer Named Chief of Naval Operations in 1960s Shift
President Johnson nominates Adm. Thomas Moorer to succeed Adm. McDonald as chief of naval operations. Moorer, 55, has led the Atlantic Fleet and NATO’s Allied commands, known for his people to people outreach that invited unhappy sailors to share grievances. Vice Adm. Holmes will take over Moorer’s Atlantic roles.
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Washington
Naval Operations
Johnson
Thomas Hinman Moorer
David L. McDonald
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
Atlantic Fleet
Atlantic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ephraim Paul Holmes
Pearl Harbor
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Task Force
National Foundation
Bat I
Concord
Concord College
W. R
Pete) Cooke
J. Frank Marsh
Joseph Marsh
Cooke
Harry Hill
Alderson
Mar
Cella Dee Whitlock
Festus P. Summers
West Virginia University
Mrs
Vicy Fortner
Mrs. Annie “Ann
Annie Nunn
Matoaka
Robert Nunn
Patrick County
Jeff and
Lou Johnson
Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church
Kyle Phillips
Princeon
Kenneth Nunn
Dade City
Fla
Edith Bowden
Greensboro
Louise Gilbert
Lenora
Beatrice Bramm
Jessie
Winona
Cletis
Matoaka Pentecostal
Gladys Sutphin
Gladys Crawford Sutphin
Rt. 4
Brushfork
Frank
Madge Bryant Crawford
Charles E. Davis
Rt. 1
Larry Douglas Sutphin
Harry J. Sutphin
Macon
Ruby Marrs
Buford Tabor
Kenneth Kirtner
San Antonio
Tex
Clarence Crawford
Cochranville
Graham Funeral Chapel
John Bowles
Monte Vista Park
James Parsons
James Freeling Parsons
North Tazewell
Wilkes County
Steven and
Lovisa Phillips Parsons
United Mine Workers of America
Loal
Amonate
Missionay Baptist Church
Gertie Mae Miller Parsons
Paul Mash
Woodrow Lester
Hawthorne, Fla
George W. Christian
Cedar Bluff
Fred Parsons
Ralph
Ray
Gilbert Parsons
Burleigh Parsons
Richlands Va
Charles Dillon
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Sherill Mash
Buford Mash
Hadd Mash
Joe Christian
Jerry Parsons
Donnie Parsons
Fred Parsons Jr
Woodie Lester Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
WVU Coal Bureau
Laura Hutton
Clyde Kerley
Mrs. Mable Stout
Biuefield, Nc
Virginia
J. L. Blanchard
Spruce Pine
Wilcoe
Norfolk and Western Railway
S. Margaret Bowman Blanch
Estella Luck
Squire
Elijah Luck
Lugo
Raymond B. Davis
James Blackburn
Glenn Bennett
Bluefield Monument Co
Emmies
Adm. Moorer
Naval
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