South Viet ammo dump hit by bomb in Phu My district
U S forces struck North Vietnam over 250 times as air attacks continued with pilots using smart bombs. In South Vietnam, Phu My near Qui Nhon endured 32 hours of explosions after an ammunition dump was hit. Four Air Force F4 Phantoms battled MIGs, with one downed.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
Phu My
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
U.S
Qui Nhon
Quang Ngai
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
Vinh
Air Force
Roger C. Locher
Sabetha
Kan
Central Highlands
Kontum
Pleiku
Mamie
da Nang
Wise Man Killed In Two Car Wreck
A 30 year old Stonega Virginia man Edward Nathaniel Taylor was killed instantly in a two vehicle crash at Ridge Avenue Appalachia Virginia late Saturday afternoon. Trooper R C Sharp of the Wise unit Virginia State Police continued investigation into the 4 35 p m crash. The occupants of the second vehicle were not released late Saturday.
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Stonega, Va
Ridge Avenue
Appalachia
Edward Nathaniel Taylor
R. C. Sharp
Wise Unit
Virginia State Police
Police investigate local auto theft in Bluefield
Bluefield police search for a dark blue 1966 Mustang taken from B and M Motor on Cumberland road. Two teen males visited the lot, were given keys and a dealer tag DUC 698, and did not return the car. Patrolman D L Brown leads the investigation.
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Bluefield
Bill Pruett
B & M Motor
Cumberland Road
Pruett
West Virginia
DUC
D. L. Brown
Deaths and Funerals summary from Bluefield region obituary notices
Martha Elizabeth Butt 78 of Rt 4 Bluefield died Saturday in Princeton hospital after a long illness. She leaves four sons Giles Butt Robert and John Butt and five daughters Edith Phillipo Bessie Webb Lillie Saunders Stella Roach Dolly Galbraith. 18 grandchildren 30 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 1 p m Cravens-Shires Bluewell. burial Woodlawn. Also Norma Janice Jamison Mabe 32 of Seaboard died Saturday Richlands hospital. survived by husband Clarence Marie three daughters Andrea Angela Jennifer. sisters and brothers listed. Funeral Tuesday Mullens Richlands. burial Clinch Valley Memorial. Nelson Brown 52 Roanoke killed by train. funeral in Roanoke. Beulah Gray Kitts 75 Bland no survivors. funeral today Bland Newberry. Maggie Kegley 85 Marion former Kimball. funeral arrangements incomplete Wytheville Barnett. John W. Morgan Davy died Saturday Welch. service details incomplete.
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Martha E. Butt
Martha Elizabeth Butt
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Princeton
Brushfork
Crockett
Virginia Perdue Mitchell
Littlesburg Road
Christian Mission
Oak Grove
Robert Butt
Clarence Butt
Nemours
Giles P. Butt
Roanoke
Alice Henricks
Rt. 1
Vangie Bogle
Tazewell
Edd Mitchell
Jim Mitchell
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home Chapel
Bluewell
Dewey Lacy
Woodlawn
Norma Mabe
Norma Janice Jamison Mabe
Seaboard
Richlands
Tazewell County
Viola White Jamison
Clarence Jamison
Holiness Church
Clarence Marie
Andrea
Angela
Jennifer Mabe
Calia White
Doran
Cornelius Ball
Akron
Ohio
Laureen Arms
Bob Jamison
Red Ash
Mackie Jamison
James Jamison
Mullens Funeral Home Chapel
Jimmy Street
Grat Horton
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Beulah Gray Kitts
Bland
Wytheville
Newberry Funeral Home
Earl Miller
Kinner Kitts
Mounshell Cemetery
Bland, Va
Maggie Kegley
Marion
Kimball
Barnett Funeral Home
Funeral services for Kester Fuller held in Haysi
Funeral services for Kester Paul Fuller nineteen of Haysi Virginia are held at his mother’s home with ministers Roger Hart and Jim Hill officiating Burial follows at the Fuller Family Cemetery in Haysi The deceased is survived by his widow six brothers three sisters and his maternal grandmother all of whom reside in or near Haysi or Fort Lauderdale Florida. Haysi Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Kester Paul Fuller
Haysi
Virginia Rt
Buchanan County
Maxie Fuller
Roger Hart
Jim Hill
Fuller Family
Shelia Fuller
Stoney Fuller
Richmond
Frank
Richard
Kenny
Johnny Fuller
Sidney Fuller
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nancy Fuller
Linda Fuller
Ruth Harper
Hannah Stanley
Haysi Funeral Home
Narrows man Alfred J. Stables dies after brief illness
Alfred James Stables 58 of Narrows Virginia died Saturday morning at home after a brief illness. He worked 30 years at Celanese Fibre Plant and is survived by his wife Helen. sons David and Scotty. daughters Donna Minnick Terri Sherri Karen and Teresia Kerr. brother Sherman Stables. Body at Riffe's Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Alfred James Stables
Narrows
Charles Jackson
Mary Jane Conner
Helen Keatley
David Stables
Scotty Stables
Donna Minnick
Terri Stables
Sherri
Karen Stables
Charleston
Charles H. Wright dies at 75 in Bland Virginia
Charles Herbert Wright 75 of the Holybrook Community Bland Va died Friday in a Radford Va hospital. Survived by four daughters Mrs Gordie Dillon Mrs Julia Clark Mrs Richard Hager and Mrs Bob Strock. two sons in law. three brothers Edd Donald Onley Wright. one sister Mrs Otie Blankenship. 22 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services conducted today at 2 p.m. at Shiloh United Methodist Church with Rev Ted Anders and Rev Tommy Ramsey officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at A West & Sons Funeral Home White Gate Va until one hour before services.
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Charles H. Wright
Charles Herbert Wright
Holybrook
Rt. 2
Bland
Radford
Russell, Otis
Homer Lee
Ted Wright
Gordie Dillon
Julia Clark
Richard Hager
Bob Strock
Crandon
Edd
Donald
Onley Wright
Otie Blankenship
Pipestein
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Ted Anders
Tommy Ramsey
A. West & Sons Funeral Home
White Gate
Roanoke Woman Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. Maude Carbin of Roanoke Virginia died Friday in a Roanoke hospital. She was the aunt of Mrs. Claudia Richardson of 323 Vine Street Bluefield. The obituary fragment notes an incomplete death report in Roanoke.
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Maude Carbin
Roanoke
Roanoke, Va
Claudia Richardson
Vine St
Bluefield
Princeton man Claude Clark dies after long illness
Claude Clark age 58 of New Hope Road Princeton died Saturday afternoon in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. He was moved to Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton for arrangements.
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Claude Clark
New Hope Road
Princeton
Frank Gregory 74 Dies After Brief Illness
Frank Gregory 74 of Caples died Saturday in a Welch hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Page Funeral.
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Frank
Gregory Frank
Gregory
Caples
Welch
Page Funeral Home
Funeral services and obituaries for Miller Thornton and Green
The death notices list Jannie Miller 71 of Boissevain Va funeral today 2 p.m. at Boissevain Baptist Church officiated by Dr Ted R Cook with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Craig Marshall Thornton 80 of Bluefield Va funeral today 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Charles L Harmon and Rev Charles B Nunn Jr. officiating. burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Chess Green 56 of Belcher Mountain near Kimball Va funeral today 2 p.m. at Little Vine Baptist Church Big Four burial Belcher Mountain Cemetery. pallbearers include Walter Harmon Earl Sawyers and others.
Tent of foil stops top browning during baking
If breads muffins or biscuits brown on top before they finish bake loosely cover with a tent of aluminum foil to halt browning while the interior finishes. The result is a golden brown evenly baked product.
GenTel elects Logan Tate VP and West Virginia Virginia GM
Logan C. Tate was elected vice president and general manager of General Telephone Company of the Southeast’s West Virginia Virginia operations by the board. Rahdert notes Tate oversees more than 63.3 million dollars in investments and 80,300 telephones across seven states with 670 staff. Tate, a Tennessee native, rose through General Telephone Florida before becoming WV VA general manager in 1969.
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Logan C. Tate
General Telephone Company of the Southeast
Tate
West Virginia- Virginia
Fredrick C. Rahdert
General of the Southeast
Logan Tate
West Virginia
Virginia
Rahd
Tennessee
Plant High School
Tampa
Fla
University of Florida
General Telephone Company of Florida
West Virginia-Virginia
Car Train Crash Victim Succumbs in Bluefield
A 56 year old Tip Top woman, Clara Thelma Melvin, died in a Bluefield hospital nine days after her car was struck broadside by a Norfolk and Western coal train on the Pocahontas Division near Tip Top. The car stalled on tracks as O V Siple’s locomotive traveled about 25 mph. Survivors include husband Walter B Melvin and seven children. Funeral service is set for 2 p.m. Monday at Dudley Memorial Chapel.
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Tip Top
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Funeral Home
Clara Thelma Melvin
Walter B. Melvin
Pocahontas
O. V. Siple
Melvin
Margaret Pauley
Abbs Valley
John Puckett
Ti Top
Early Puckett
Gladys Dalton
Arlene Garnett
Tazewell
Betty Phillips
California
Dudley Memorial Funeral Chapel
Allen Crotty
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Bob Brewster
Harold Miller
Clyde Bryant
Bill Hicks
William Proffitt
Reese Bowman
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Italy Tops World's Eel Production Ahead of U S
Italy leads global eel output, with the United States ranking second, according to Britannica. The Britannica survey highlights Italy as the dominant producer in the eel market and places the United States in the runner up position.
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Italy
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nationwide Sunshine and Warm Temperatures Mark Weekend
Abundant sun blanketed much of the country with temperatures mostly in the 80s. Pacific Coast areas saw exceptions with cooler readings and scattered light rain in the Northwest and Gulf Coast regions. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of the Midwest including Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and Indiana as readings varied across major cities.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Bluefield Attorney Christian Named Democratic Nominee for Nine District
Zane Dale Christian, a Bluefield Virginia lawyer, was chosen Saturday as the Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia's Ninth District. He emerged after city and county leaders met in Marion, selecting him over several nominees and receiving unanimous certification from district executive committees.
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Zane Dale Christian
Bluefield
Virginia
Christian
Holiday Inn
Marion
Bristol
Bob Dick
V.P.1
Homer Ellis
Norton
Pamela Cray
Pearisburg
Ken Asbury
Wise
Edgar Bacon
Lee County
Gary Rakes
City of
David D. Brown
Abingdon
Morris Bishop
Montgomery County
William C. Wampler
University of Houston
Tex
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Law School
Lions Club
Graham Boosters Club
Greater
The
Daily Telegraph
Ninth
Bland County
Far East
Virginia Avenue
Jenny
Chris
Dixie
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Zane Fitzgerald
April Leigh
Joe Johnson
Quality pays off in long term home improvements
Quality pays off long term when choosing home improvement materials. Higher upfront cost can yield longer service life and fewer problems, reducing maintenance and replacement expenses over time.
Mercer County jurors to report Monday for duty
Circuit Court Judge Jerome Katz instructed all jurors, including 20 additional members recently drawn, to report to the Princeton Courthouse Monday at 9 30 a.m for duty.
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Mercer County
Jerome Katz
Princeton
Katz
Spong seeks GAO probe of Saltville hydrazine plant closure
Sen. William B. Spong Jr. urged a GAO review of the Air Force plan to close Saltville hydrazine plant by June 30 and buy from Olin Corp. in Lake Charles. He asked delaying the decision until the study finishes and noted Saltville employs 125 people and is a primary local employer.
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Washington
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
General Accounting Office
Air Force
Saltville
Olin Corp
Lake Charles
Spong
GAO
Fund Drive Aims to Send Bland County Boys to Disney World
Bland County Virginia volunteers report a successful fund drive for two muscular dystrophy patients, Mark and Jamie Morehead, ages 10 and 8. Over $300 raised toward a $900 goal, with a $200 pledge from a local civic group. If funds continue, trip to Disney World in August to be arranged, as father job loss worsens the family’s financial strain.
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Bland County
Florida
Disney World
JoAnn Smelser
Bland
Daily Telegraph
Ches
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Smelser
Bluefield Produce Company
Morehead
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Roy Brown
Iva Taylor Brown
John W. Morgan
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