Officials Say It Is Routine Welfare Terminations
Two Logan County men who camped on the statehouse lawn face routine terminations from the ACDU public works program. Clifford Atchley and William Mitchell last worked May 20 421, as welfare officials outline standard steps for pulling a participant from the work training program.
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Charleston
Logan County
Statehouse
Welfare Department
Clifford Atchley
Whitman
William Mitchell
Switzer
Atchley
Mitchell
ACDU
State Road Commission
Logan
Billy Ray Flemings
Dehue
Statehhouse Lawn
Hulett C. Smith
Congress
Deaths and Funerals Local residents mourn and services set
Elden C Ball 75 of Honaker Va died Monday in a Johnson City Tenn hospital after a long illness. He was a WWI Army veteran and Odd Fellows member. Survived by wife Etta, four daughters, two sons, siblings and 19 grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Honaker Funeral Home with burial in Russell Memorial Cemetery Lebanon. Also listed are Dora Molnar Roatsey 77 of Jenkin Jones and Stanford Breeding 70 of Davenport with funeral details and survivors.
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Elden C. Ball
Honaker
Johnson City
Ohio
Erma Kossuth
Long Island
N. Y
Helen Ball
New York
Clyde Ball
West Palm Beach
Fla
Kenneth Ball
Earl
Walter
Herbert Ball
Carl Ball
Jewell Ridge
Arlie Gent
Bristol
Tenn
Ruby Dennie
Live Oak
Calif
Nora Ball
Honaker Funeral
Efford Adams
Francis Barton
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Odd Fellows Lodge 208
Dora Molnar Roatsey
Jenkin Jones
Hungary
Andy Molnar
Roatsey
Methodist Church
Mike Roatsey
Lena Gabriel
Cassopolis
Mich
Margaret Merencis
South Bend
Ind
Helen Kish
Lakeland
Elizabeth Kapish
Anawalt
Lydia Kraje Jr
Thorpe
Mary Roatsey
John Roatsey
Coaldale
Mike Roatsey, Jr
Methodist
Johnson Wilson
H. R. Bridgeman
Dan
Cravens - Shires
Bluewell
Standford Breeding
Davenport
Richlands
Larken
Callie
Alta Davis
Cleora White
Iza Neel Dell
Columbus
Cecil, Brody
Eugene
Eriin Breeding
Bee
Daisy Presley
Rushie Harris
Iona Owens
Roxie Hale
Council
Tivis
George
Woodrow Breeding
Free Pentecostal Church of God
Carson Powers
Haysi Funeral Home
Haysi
Cecil Breeding
Governor Rejects Virginia Capitol Camp For SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Conference planners aim to build a satellite Resurrection City on Virginia’s capitol grounds but Governor Mills E Godwin Jr blocks the encampment. SCLC state director Herbert Coulton said building would start by mid June with thousands of participants.
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Richmond
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Resurrection City
Virginia
Capitol
SCLC
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Capitol Square
Herbert V. Coulton
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Opening Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph is a morning paper published by the Parly oeeee Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and is a member of the Associated Press with rights to news publication.
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Parly Oeeee Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Mensacclated
Infant Edmonds Dies at Birth in Bluefield
Edmonds infant, son of Wayne and Virginia Edmonds of Old Bluefield Road, died at birth in Bluefield Sanitarium. Survived by brother Kevin and grandparents Charlie Edmonds of Bluefield and Archie Bowling of Princeton. Graveside services Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at Roselawn Memorial Gardens officiated by Rev. Jimmy Jones.
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Edmonds
Wayne
Virginia Edmonds
Bluefield Road
Bluefield
Kevin Edmonds
Charlie Edmonds
Archie Bowling
Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Jimmy Jones
Funerals for Leach Viars Barbor Donahue Held in Area
Obituaries list funeral services for Stewart Leach Mae Viars Ora Barbor and Kenneth J Donahue Jr with services at Evington Maple Grove Memorial and Herndon Heights churches. Burial sites include Ev ington Methodist Helsel and Lusk Cemeteries with pallbearers named. Body transfers noted from Seaver Mortuary to church and home prior to services.
Princeton City Council Awards Street Contract
The Princeton City Council awarded a street improvement contract to Underwood Construction Company for 54088.50, with W and H Construction Company as the alternate bidder. Work is to start by June 15. Fire and police pay raise requests were discussed but no action taken. A fire contract with Strother Drug Company was approved for fire protection outside the city limits. A parking lot patrol will be staffed by a policeman at the Memorial Building. Noise from weekend high school dances drew complaints. Raw water sales to Dean Company were discussed with no action. A premeeting with Mayor Swope reviewed a proposed West Virginia Water Co rate increase.
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Underwood Construction Company
W&h Construction Company
Fire
Police Departments
Malcolm Champ
Strother Drug Company
Memorial Building
Dean Company
Welch
W. B. Swope
West Virginia Water Co
Funeral services set for Michael McGlothlin of Mercer County
Funeral services for Michael Douglas McGlothlin, a Mercer County native killed in a highway crash near Flagstaff Arizona, are scheduled for Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at George W. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Vandall Page officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Park Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Col and Mrs J H McGlothlin, Marine Air Corps Station Yuma Arizona, three brothers Sgt Dana McGlothlin in Germany, 2nd Lt Donald H McGlothlin in Pensacola Florida, John R McGlothlin of Yuma, and his maternal grandmother Mrs J H McGlothlin Sr of Miami. Pallbearers are Joe Dyer Mike McGlothlin Joe E McGlothlin Charles McGlothlin Penman Scholl and Bill Scholl. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday between 7 and 9 p.m.
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Michael Douglas McGlothlin
Mercer County
Flagstaff
Ariz
George W. Seaver
Princeton
Vandall Page
Resthaven Park Cemetery
J. H. McGlothlin
Marine Air Corps _ Station
Yuma
Dana McGlothlin
U. S. Air Force
Germany
Donald H. McGlothlin
U. S. Marines
Pensacola
Fla
John R. McGlothlin
Miami
Joe Dyer
Mike McGlothlin
Joe E. McGlothlin
Charles McGlothlin
Penman Scholl
Bill Scholl
Graveside Rites Planned for Mrs Anna Collins Delong
Graveside services for Anna Collins Delong 71 of Fowler California will be held at Mud Fork Cemetery Panther at 11 a.m. Wednesday with ministers Booker Riffe and Elbert Justice officiating. She died in Fowler after six years residence, daughter of Floyd and Mary Collins. Survived by daughter Darlene Swagerty Los Angeles and son Floyd Delong Woodlake. Friends may call Fanning Funeral Home Saeger 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Fowler
Calif
Jaeger and
Panther
Mud Fork
Booker Riffe
Steeles
Elbert Justice
Floyd
Mary Blankenship Collins
Darlene Swagerty
Los Angeles
Floyd Delong
Woodlake
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Father Dies For Children On Mt Rainier Rescue
Seattle dentist Dr James M Reddick 51 died of exposure guiding his children David 11 and Sharon 12 in a snow cave during a blizzard on Mt Rainier They survived two days and nights after their shelter failed as rescue teams located them via a tarp in the snow The family had set out from Paradise to Camp Muir seeking an overnight stay when a 60 mile per hour storm hit and forced them to dig in The children recalled praying and singing to cope while their father sacrificed himself to save them
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Mt. Rainier
David Reddick
Sharon
James M. Reddick
Reddick
Paradise
Camp Muir
Anvil Rock
Muir
David
Daddy
Shaun
Group Seeks To Oust Four Mingo County Officials
A nine-member group led by L. N. LaPrade filed an amended suit in Williamson seeking the ouster of Sheriff Steven Adkins and three county court members W A Myers Sr C J Hamilton and Harry Artis. The petition alleges official misconduct malfeasance incompetence neglect of duty and gross immorality with charges of kickbacks falsified records and bid rigging.
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C. W. Chambers
Chambers
Abby Moving Evacuated as Florida Storm Looms
Abby Moving evacuees to Mississippi to escape the storm while Sarasota Gulf coast areas report runs on staples. Dr. Simpson forecasts wind speeds around 60 mph as the system crosses the peninsula after forming near Mexico's Yucatan. The storm hit western Cuba causing 3851 evacuations in Pinar del Rio and Isle of Pines, with heavy rainfall and structural damage risk.
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Sarasota
Tampa
Simpson
Abby
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Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
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Jury Duty Excused for Jurors Awaiting June 5 Call
Circuit Court Judge F. Morton Wagner announced jurors scheduled for June 5 are excused until June 7 due to scheduling adjustments. The notice extends to those who reported early and clears the court roster for the interim.
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Circuit Court
F. Morton Wagner
Bramwell Council Looks to Refinance Bonded Debt
Bramwell Town Council discussed bank refinancing of its 47 500 bonded indebtedness blocking federal aid for a water system overhaul. Mayor Don Anello said banks may refinance and inform the council this week as Bramwell pursues 400 000 grant from the U S Economic Development Administration. The council also objected to General Telephone tolls to Montcalm and requested toll free calls to Bluefield and Bramwell. A driver’s license fee of 2 is required for Bramwell residents with West Virginia licenses, with licenses going on sale July 1.
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Don Anello
U. S. Economic Development Administration
General Telephone Co
Montcalm
Bluewell
Bramwell Town
West Virginia
New Jersey Primary Signals McCarthy Push and Nixon Write-In
In New Jersey a McCarthy delegate bid and a Nixon write-in emerge as the state tensions with Kennedy and Humphrey unfold. Delegates chosen will form the eighth largest group at Chicago in August, while Nixon supporters push late to influence the Democratic convention.
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Trenton
N.J
Eugene J. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
New Jersey
Garden State
California
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Richard J. Hughes
Hubert H. Humphrey
Knapp Concedes Lilly Nomination in Circuit Race
Beckley AP report states Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp conceded the Democratic nomination for the Tenth Judicial Circuit to C Berkley Lilly after a partial recount showed Lilly leading by 171 votes. Knapp dropped his request for a full precinct recount following the four-precinct review.
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Beckley
Norman Knapp
C. Berkley Lilly
Edge
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Knapp
Lilly
American police to get $5 million in US gear for South Korea
Seoul reports a U.S. aid pact provides South Korea’s 40,000 member national police with equipment worth 5 million dollars. The package includes 500 vehicles grenade launchers and rifles to bolster counter infiltrator efforts from North Korea.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Horne To Be Guest At Old Guard Meet
Rev. Monroe S. Horne of Bluefield Va will speak to the Bluefield Old Guard Wednesday at 10 30 am in Trinity Methodist Church Men s Bible classroom Bernard Wilkinson will address the Auxiliary in the Christian Action classroom Mrs W V Bourne arranged the program
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Monroe S. Horne
Church of God
Bluefield
Students Riot in Belgrade Over Living Conditions and University Reform
Belgrade clashes between thousands of students and police left over 60 injured as protesters demand action on living conditions university reorganization and jobs. Authorities blame provocateurs while students accuse police brutality.
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Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Provocateurs
Sava River
The
Sava
Johnson welcomes Costa Rica leader as Kosygin talks loom
President Johnson plans Washington meetings focusing on foreign affairs with Costa Rican President Jose Joaquin Trejos Fernandez. Johnson may also attend a Glassboro State College commencement as Kosygin talks echo last year. Johnson backs a commission to study salaries for Congress and top officials, naming Frederick R. Kappel as chair with a December 1 report due.
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Johnson
Washington
Jose Joaquin Trejos Fernandez
Costa Rica
White House
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N.wj
State College
Alexei N. Kosygin
Here
Trejos
Helen Keller
America
Congress
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Silver Bridge Bid Openings Under Way
The first bid opening for the new Ohio River bridge replacing the collapsed Silver Bridge produced a low bid of 5 226 450 dollars for the steel superstructure. Additional bids on the four lane span substructure and approach work will be opened later. The Silver Bridge disaster on December 11 claimed forty six lives.
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Charleston
Ohio River
State Road Commission
W.va
Silver Bridge
Point Pleasant
Buchanan County backs Fugate in three way highway post bid
A three way contest to appoint the Ninth District highway commissioner includes Tom B Fugate of Ewing backed by Buchanan County Virginia Board of Supervisors. Lee County supports Fugate while Rufus T Hairston and Hudson Huffard Sr have also received endorsements from multiple groups and local authorities. Governor Mills Godwin will appoint later this month to succeed William Sclater who retires July 1.
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Buchanan County
Board of
Lee County
Buchanan
Tom B. Fugate
Ewing
Lee County Board of Supervisors
Lee County Industrial Commission
Rufus T. Hairston
Bristol
Hudson Huffard Sr
Bluefield
Mills T. Godwin
William Sclater
Marion
Douglas Fugate
Hairston
Bland County
Board of Supervisors
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Bristol, Va
Pais elected McDowell County Democratic chairman
Welch businessman J. Lewis Pais was chosen by the 12 member county Democratic Executive Committee to lead McDowell County Democrats. He succeeds Harry Pauley who resigned after two years, saying the party’s unification was proven by the May primary results.
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Welch
J. Lewis Pais
Democratic Party
McDowell County
Democratic Executive Committee
Pais
Harry Pauley
Saeger
Pauley
House of Delegates
Poor People's Campaigners Rally After Dark at Justice Dept
About 350 campaigners held a prolonged protest at the Justice Department in Washington, vowing an all night vigil if Attorney General Ramsey Clark does not meet with 100 inside. Clark offered to meet 20 immediately and 100 on Tuesday, while leaders including Hosea Williams and Reies Tijerina pressed for talks amid rain and continuous demonstrations.
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Washington
Justice Department
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Hosea Williams
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Reies Tijerina
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