State Police Prepare For More Area Drug Arrests
West Virginia State Police report ongoing warrants for undisclosed suspects from Athens and Princeton after a three month undercover probe by the CINDD. Eleven arrests were made in Mercer County with drugs seized, and six from Princeton plus five from Athens. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday in Princeton. Similar raids targeted South Charleston schools. One Mercer County house near Concord College is nicknamed the Supermarket.
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West Virginia
Athens
Princeton
Criminal Intelligence, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Division
State Police
Mercer County
Bluefield
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Belcher
Sui
CINDD
South Charleston
Kanawha County
Concord College
Watergate figures linked to broader conspiracy claims
McCord testified he might convict fellow defendants while sparing some principals including the President and John Mitchell. He cautioned his conclusions rely on hearsay. Strauss, in Stateline Nevada, says burglars targeted papers not jewelry. Barker’s testimony cited searches for financial records. Delays in Senate hearings were discussed with Ervin proposing postponement until indictments.
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Associated Press
Strauss
Stateline
Nev
Bernard L. Barker
Senate
McCord
Democratic
Ervin
Boston
Cox
Watergate
Justice Department
Ameri
Amnes
Harmony
Liddy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and Rates
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph prints its masthead with publication details and subscription rates. It notes Associated Press affiliation and advertising contact information for readers.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
W. Ve
Associated Press
Mai
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, & Cullen Telephone
Obituary Notices from Virginia Deaths and Funerals
Childress of Annie Kidd 97 of Bastian Va dies in Wytheville hospital natural causes. Survivors include six sons and 26 grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Bastian Union Church burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Holdren infant dies at Princeton hospital. Graveside rites 11 a.m. at Elgood Cemetery. Harold Bailey 43 Huntington former Mohawk dies after short illness. Jerry Clarence Thomas 35 Vansant Va dies of apparent heart attack. Funeral at Oakwood residence with multiple ministers officiating burial Green Hill Memory Gardens.
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H. A
Annie) Kidd
Bastian, Va
Wytheville, Va
Hash
Clara) Burton
Mechanicsburg
E. L
Grace) Lucas
Bastian
C. G
Bernice) Blankenship
Pulaski
Okie Kidd
Marvin Kidd
Red Lands
Calif
Everett Kidd
Seaford
Brady Kidd
Floyd
Jack Kidd
Christiansburg
E. C. Kidd
San Diego
Bastian Union Church
Raymond Kelly
W. R. Grimm
Kenner Kitts
Rose Hill Cemetery
Newbery Funeral
Bland
Harold Bailey
Huntington
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Jerry Clarence Thomas
Vansant
Riley
Virgie Boyd Thomas
Virginia Department of Highways
Oakwood
Lois Keen Thomas
Jerry Thomas Jr
Virginia Thomas
Cecil
Sidney Edward
Frank Thomas
Eugene Thomas
Chicago
Ill
Ralph Thomas
Patterson Air Force Base
Wright, Ohio
Nadine Thomas
Marie Keen
Arnold Clevinger
Roger Clevinger
Casey Conway
John Lane
Green Hill Memory Gardens
Richlands
Obituary of Robert B. Hoback Bluefield resident dies
Robert B. Hoback 63 of Wyoming Street Bluefield died Saturday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. A World War II and Korean Conflict veteran, he was a retired Air Force master sergeant and railway express worker. He lived in Bluefield 15 years and belonged to Calvary Baptist Church. Survived by brother John H. Hoback Salem Virginia. Service 2 30 p m Tuesday at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield. Visitation 5 to 9 p m today Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield.
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Robert B. Hoback
Wyoming Street
Bluefield
Beckley
Wesley P
Della Bane Hoback
Air Force
Railway Express Agency
Calvary Baptist Church
John H. Hoback
Salem
Monte Vista Park
Hawkins Funeral Home
Mary Mullens Lester Dies After Long Illness in Grundy
Mary Mullens Lester 70 of Grundy Virginia died Saturday after a long illness. She was born in Paynesville and survived by her daughter Laura Coleman of Grundy a son Troy Lester of Harman a brother Robert Mullens of Paynesville four sisters Sue Effa Patty and Neada. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stacey Church of God with Rev Arvil Thacker officiating. Burial in Lester Cemetery near her daughter.
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Mary Mullens Lester
Grundy
Paynesville
Laura Coleman
Troy Lester
Harman
Robert Mullens
Sue Lester
Effa Lester
Patty Stacy
Stacey
Neada Baker
Jolo
Everett Poff of Ballard Dies at 67
Everett Poff 67 of Ballard Francis died after residence in the past four years. Services were held at Broyles Funeral Home in Peterstown with burial pending. The obituary notes his final residence and family references.
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Everette Poff
Ballard, Francis
Cael
Broyles
Peterstown
Mrs Gladys F Hall Passes Away in Brooklyn Hospital
Gladys F Hall 34 of Brooklyn New York formerly Pageton died Thursday after brief illness in a Brooklyn hospital. Funeral service in Bluefield incomplete.
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Gladys F. Hall
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pageton
Bluefield
Annie M Harris Dies in Welch After Illness
Annie M Harris of Welch dies Sunday in a Welch hospital after illness. The body is at Page Funeral Home in Welch awaiting services.
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Annie M. Harris
Welch
Page Funeral Home
Funerals for Walker Carter Virgie Van Dyke Lula Johnson
Funeral services are scheduled for Walker Randolph Carter at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield with entombment at Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Virgie Deel Van Dyke age 59 of Vansant Va funeral at 11 a.m. at Drys Primitive Baptist Church with elder officiants and burial at Van Dyke Cemetery Dryfork. Lula May Johnson age 69 of Princeton Va to be honored at 1 p.m. at Kee Street United Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park Princeton. Pallbearers named and flowerbearers listed. Memorial Directory in Princeton in charge.
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Carter
Walker Randolph
Heatherwood Road
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Paul Houston
Steven Dorsey
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Vandyke
Virgie Deel
Vansant
Drys Primitive Baptist Church
John Looney
Teddy Ball
Elmer Brown
van Dyke Cemetery
Dryfork
Grundy Funeral Home
Johnson
Lula May
Princeton Avenue
Princeton
Kee Street
Nited Methodist Church
Rev. Deel
Resthaven Memorial Park
Jerry Bailey
Frank Whittaker
Paul Alfred
Webb Waddell
Johnny Proffitt
Cone Davis
Obituary notices for DeLong and Holly with service details
James Howard DeLong 80 of Whitewood Virginia died in a Salem hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his widow six daughters one son a brother 13 grandchildren four great grandchildren and several in laws. Services were at Loggy Bottom Pentecostal Holiness Church Pi Knob with burial in Ward Cemetery Pilgrim Knob. Mary Jane Holly 39 of Albany New York formerly of Bluefield died in an Albany hospital following a sisters and a brother. Burial will be in Albany Cemetery with conducted 1 p.m. today in Albany.
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James Howard Delong
Whitewood
Salem
Sam
Suzie Day DeLong
Cora White DeLong
Mildred Whitt
Pilgrim Knob
Kathleen Waldron
Raven
Marie Mullens
Pulaski
Ellen Boyd
Chicago
Ill
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Mary Jane Holly
Albany
N. Y
Bluefield
Helen Blevins
Artie Gibbs
Celco
Alice Brown
Columbus
Ohio
Junior Holly
Detroit
Mich
Albany Cemetery
Police Named In Suit In Wyoming County West Virginia
Desires Cour Court brings a 50 000 suit naming Wyoming County sheriff s deputy and a constable as defendants. Ronald Terry and Margie Cline of Hanover allege May 16 arrest and felony charge led to embarrassment, mental distress, public ridicule, and loss of their vehicle. They seek 30 000 compensatory and 20 000 punitive damages.
Saltville Man Killed in Route 107 Motorcycle Crash
A 37-year-old Saltville resident Merle William Walker died when his motorcycle collided head-on with a passenger car on Virginia Route 107 several miles south of the Saltville post office. The crash occurred at 1 15 p m. Walker could not stop in time after the other vehicle stopped for a left turn. He died at the scene.
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Saltville
Va. Rt. 107
Virginia
Wytheville
Merle William Walker
G. N. Smith
Walker
Mingo Woman Dies In Wreck
Gail Ella Tiller, 30, of Delbarton died in a single vehicle crash on U S 52 in Mingo County. The accident raised West Virginia 1973 road fatalities to 173, compared with 186 a year ago. She was a passenger when the car left the highway and struck a house.
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Williamson
W.va
Gail Ella Tiller
Delbarton
U.S. 52
Mingo County
Tiller
Union seeks nine percent in benefits in labor talks
Communications union proposes about nine percent in benefits eight percent wage and one percent fringe while negotiations with General Telephone Co. stall over job posting and bidding. Company negotiators Shreve Immanuel Alonzo and Dave Grove face union reps Barney Farmer Bob Davis. A further session is set for 10 a.m. Monday and Davis hopes a deal may be possible.
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Union
Farmer
Davis
General Telephone Co
Shreve
Immanuel Alonzo
Dave Grove
Barney Farmer
Bob
New Fashions Bring Fall Styles to Brushfork Armory Show
Tanya Williams reports on a Sunday fashion event at Brushfork Armory with buyers seeing a range of items. Exhibitors include Royal of Pittsburg and Kaufman Knitting Co. with pendants beads beaded jewelry sweaters and pantsuits. Trim lines mid knee hems and palazzo pants mark the fall collection while junior outfits feature flip skirts and smock tops. The display runs through Wednesday.
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Tanya Williams
Brushfork Armory
Jack Ambrose
Royal
Pittsburg
Clyde Huntzberry
Kaufman Knitting Co
Senior Girl Patsy Totten Receives Phi Beta Lambda Award
Patsy Totten a Radford High School senior earned an award of recognition from Psi Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda New River Community College Dublin Va Debby Hayes and Kathy Smith presented the award at pemcee High awards assembly The honor promotes leadership scholarship and business career participation Totten has served as Library Club treasurer secretary and president and belongs to the Inter Club Council and Girls Athletic Association
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Patsy Totten
Radford High School
Psi Alpha
Phi Beta Lambda
New River Community College
Dublin
Debby Hayes
Kathy Smith
Psi Alpha Chapter
Pemcee High
Miss Totten
Library Club
Inter- Club Council
Girls Athletic Association
WV Legislature Considers Tax Changes and Budget Cuts
Legislation moves to raise sales tax from three to five percent while exempting food purchases. Supplemental appropriations reflect reductions or eliminations Moore proposed in a prior regular session. Both chambers meet Monday at 10 a.m. The Senate focuses on a parole violator attorney appointment bill and a measure to extend the Public Employees Insurance Act to county and local workers. The State Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on governor Moore’s powers under the Modern Budget Amendment as lawmakers seek a ruling on the legality of budget cuts.
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Moore
Senate
West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act
State Supreme Court
County Sing Scheduled at Elgood Methodist Church
The Mercer County convention begins at 2 p.m. Sunday June 10 at Elgood Methodist Church in Elgood. Rosa Broyles secretary says all special weekly groups are invited to participate and the event is open to the public.
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Mercer
Moncton Known As Bend Of Petitcodiac Until 1885
Moncton in New Brunswick earned the name Bend of the Petitcodiac and retained it until the year 1885 when its status or name changed.
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Moncton, N.B
the Bend of the Petitcodiac
Miller's Body Believed Found in Maryland Search
Maryland State Police tentatively identified a white male youth found in a wooded area off Brice Hollow Rd near Flintstone as Richard Miller, 19, of McConnellsburg Pennsylvania. The body was found about 3 pm and has yet to be positively identified by the county medical examiner.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Cumberland Barracks
Richard Miller
McConnellsburg
W.R. Turnbull
Maryland State Police
Brice Hollow Rd
Flintstone
Miller
Donaldsville
Ned Adlay
Alabama
Adlay
Baltimore
West Virginia
Georgia
Pennsylvania
FBI
Wayne Coleman
Nonpolice
Washington County
Allegany County
Turnbull
Mrs Johnson Addresses Class at Virginia Graduation
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson spoke to the University of Virginia graduates including her son-in law Charles S Robb who was earning a law degree. Her daughter Linda Byrd Robb sat nearby as the Johnsons reflected on a year marked by sorrow and joy.
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Charlottesville
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Virginia
Linda Byrd Robb
Johnsons
Johnson
World Trade Center Hosts Large Tapestry Exhibition
The first in a series of World Trade Center exhibitions presents the largest U S showing of contemporary Augustaian tapestries with about 50 works by Calder Delaunay Le Corbusier and others. Ranging from 34 to 7 by 12 feet, they reflect traditional and 14th century hand weaving techniques.
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World Trade Center
New York
United States
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