Virginia Governor Bets Nixon Favored to Carry State
Richmond AP Governor Mills E Godwin Jr said if the election were held today he believes Richard Nixon would carry Virginia. He doubted Hubert Humphrey could win the state and urged the Virginia delegation to vote the unit rule. He also condemned a proposed Poor Peoples Campaign encampment at the Capitol Square and commented on school desegregation rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Richard Nixon
Virginia
Godwin
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
Capitol Square
Chicago
Supreme Court
Costa Rican President Guest Is Chicago Mathematician
President and Mrs. Johnson hosted Costa Rican President Jose Trejos and a notable guest at a White House dinner. Dr. Marshall H. Stone, University of Chicago mathematics professor and former Trejos instructor, accompanied the visitor. Trejos briefly studied in the U.S. during 1946 1947 while pursuing graduate work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
White House
Jose Trejos
Marshall H. Stone
University of Chicago
Trejos
United States
Bluefield Daily News Advertises Rates and Affiliations
Established 1853 the Bluefield WV Telegraph Printing Co publishes local news and Associated Press dispatches. Subscription by carrier daily and Sunday rates shown. mail rates available. Advertising and circulation details provided by Katz Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P 4 Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Malin
Audit Bureau of Circula- Goa
Katz Agency, Inc
Capitol Lawn Rules Prepared After Camp In Protest
Gov. Hulett C. Smith ordered the state Capitol custodian to draft rules prohibiting camping on the lawn after the last protester left. He also told Vernon Lyons the legislature will not raise taxes to fund welfare benefits as demands for a special session receded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Hulett C. Smith
State Capitol
Statehouse
Lyons
Smith
Roanoke Annexation Moves Stir County Officials
A petition by 850 Roanoke County residents seeks annexation of 32 square miles into Salem city and Roanoke City weighs a broader move to annex the entire county. Officials clash over strategy, with talks of twin cities and consolidation plans amid ongoing meetings and a June 19 follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Roanoke County
Salem
Roanoke City
James E. Jones
Benton C. Dillard
Dillard
Lee B. Eddy
Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
Roanoke Valley
Eddy
Bluefield Leader Named Alternate Heart Association Delegate
Jack L. Lewis, vice-chairman of the West Virginia Heart Association board, is selected as an alternate delegate to the American Heart Association meeting in Miami, Florida, held November 20 to 26. Dr. Herbert E. Warden, Morgantown, president, announced the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack L. Lewis
Bluefield
West Virginia Heart Association
American Heart Association
Miami
Fla
Herbert E. Warden
M.D
Morgantown
Johnson Calls for Closer US Soviet Ties at Glassboro
President Johnson, speaking at Glassboro State College, urged closer cooperation with the Soviet Union to pursue global peace and disarmament. He criticized Hanoi’s stance in Paris talks, endorsed moving toward disarmament, and proposed joint U S Soviet cooperation on scientific and environmental ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassboro
N.J
Johnson
Soviet Union
Glassboro State College
Alexei N. Kosygin
Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
U.S
United States
Middle East
United Nations
Union Denies Unfair Policy in Norfolk and Western
Roanoke reports that union officials and Norfolk and Western Railway reply to Robert P. Morgan's suit alleging racial job discrimination and segregation in locals. L. F. Hodges says no race based discrimination by members. N and W argues Morgan's is a class action not authorized by Title VII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
U. S. District Court
Robert P. Morgan
Morgan
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
L. F. Hodges
Lodge 537
Brotherhood
Kennedy, McCarthy Duel for Democratic Nomination
The article details how McCarthy and Kennedy traded wins through early primaries from New Hampshire to Oregon, with Johnson bowing out, Kennedy briefly courting a post California alliance, and McCarthy vowing to stay in the race as the party moved toward California and the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Sen. Kennedy
Vietnam
Kennedy
Humphrey
MccCarthy
McCarthy
Minnesota
Oregon
New Hampshire
White House
Wisconsin
Indiana
Roger D. Branig
Nebraska
California
Rev Saunders Guest at Vesper Hour at Bluefield Center
The Bluefield Community Center hosted Vesper Hour with Rev. Fred Saunders of Rocky Gap Va as speaker on Upset Mind. He urged daily gratitude for the mind and proclaimed Jesus as the answer. Music and readings followed including solos by Estelle Saunders and Ann Wilson and a poem read by Claire De Cousins Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Community Center
Jewell Wilson
Fred Saunders
Rocky Gap
Saunders
Jesus
Emma White
Estelle Saunders
Ann Wilson
Claire de Cousins Woods
Dirksen Critiques Kennedy McCarthy TV Debate as Amiable
Senator Everett Dirksen said he watched the Kennedy McCarthy television debate hoping for campaign tips but found it too amiable and non-specific to be useful. He described Saturday's exchange as the most amiable affable conversation he ever listened to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Everett M. Dirksen
R- I
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Dirksen
Two Dickenson Miners Killed in Kentucky Mine Accident
In Elkhorn City Kentucky two coal miners from Dickenson County Virginia died in a slate fall at Bridge Coal Co No 19 mine eight miles west of Elkhorn City. Jess Mullins 59 of Bart Lick and Leonard Turner 45 of Haysi Clinch co were working removing timbers when a 10 foot slate slab dropped from the tunnel ceiling about 2 30 p m Turner was recovered about 6 p m Mullins body remained missing late Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn City
Dickenson County
Virginia
Jess Mullins
Bart Lick
Leonard Turner
Haysi
Clinchco
Bridge Coal Co
No 19
Here
Turner
Mullins
16th Transplant Victim Is Buried
Joseph G. Klett Jr the world 16th heart transplant patient was buried in Virginia. His son in law Carson Entrekin praised his actions and the minister noted the hopeful impact on others. The May 25 transplant at the Medical College of Virginia used the Richmond donor Bruce Tucker’s heart, which raised legal questions about consent and transplant ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Joseph G. Klett Jr
Virginia
Carson Entrekin
Bowie
Richmond
Klett
Medical College of Virginia
Bruce Tucker
Tucker
Arabs and Jews Readied as War Threat Looms Near
In Beirut in a year of a fragile ceasefire the Middle East remains tense. Israel and its Arab neighbors prepare for possible renewals of conflict as diplomacy stalls. Egypt's Nasser rebuilds forces behind the Suez Canal while Syria arms with Soviet help, and Jordan remains vulnerable to any flare up on the ceasefire line near Damascus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Israel
U.N
Quaitra
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Sinai Desert
Nasser
Syria
Damascus
Jordan
Next total lunar eclipse slated for 1971
A forthcoming lunar event is noted with the next total eclipse visible in 1971. Details on date, visibility and location are not provided in the fragment.
Deaths and Funerals in Mercer County and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices list Zylpha K. White 62 of Princeton died after a long illness with services at George W. Seaver Chapel and burial at Restaven Park. Gail Milton Robinson 43 of Coalwood, a WWII veteran and union member, died in Welch. services at Coalwood Methodist Church with graveside rites by American Legion Bradshaw Post 175. Frank Columbus Hager Jr. 46 of Santa Anna California died after a short illness. services at Hawkins Funeral Chapel Bluefield. James Duncan Brown 86 of Bastian Virginia died after a long illness. services at Concord Church Gratton with burial at church cemetery.
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Zylpha K. White
Bluefield Ave
Princeton
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Spanishburg
Mercer County
Eldridge H
Idabell Duncan Karnes
Ben B. White
Ben B. White Jr
Henry Karnes
Edward White
George W. Seaver Chapel
Jimmy Jones
Restaven Park Cemetery
C. N. Kirby
Charlie Waddell
Ernest Lilly
Herman Miller
Edd Rule
Charlie McGuire
Tommy Seaver
Kermit Medrith
Gail Milton Robinson
Coalwood
Welch
Glen Alum
Wes and
Allie Dunman Robinson
Minnie Harrington Robinson
Olga Coal Co
American Legion Post 8
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Mine Workers of America
Bradshaw Post 175
The
American Legion
Frank Columbus Hager Jr
Santa Anna
Calif
Powhatan
Elizabeth Chambers Hager
Bluefield
Frank Columbus Hager
Elizabeth Hager Chambers
W. F. Kuhn
Jacksonville
Fla
D. F
James Duncan Brown
Rt. 1
Bastian
Anne Spangler Brown
Luther Brown
J. R. Brown
Harold Brown
Tazewell
David Brown
Radford
Mack Brown
Burkes Garden
Archie Brown
Blaine Ratliff
Concord Church
Gratton
C. W. Breese
Church
Greever Funeral Home
Wohlford and Mays Rites Noted in Local Obituaries
Clyde Raymond Wohlford of Kimball dies at 54 after a sudden illness. Survived by wife Lillian, five sons, three daughters, two sisters and a granddaughter. Funeral Friday at Houston Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Benjamin Walter Mays of Amherst dies at 64 after a brief illness in Lynchburg. Survived by one son, three sisters, one brother, and a host of relatives. Funeral Thursday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Clifford with burial at Birch Lawn Burial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Raymond Wohlford
Kimball
Wohlford
John
Myrtle Wohlford
Houston Methodist Church
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Lillian Wohlford
Ronald
Carl
Rickie
Terry
Audrey Wohlford
Linda Wohlford
Bill Singleton
Baltimore
Grover Combs
Beckley
Alex Kedoshin
Austin
Tex
Andy Roe
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Bennett Funeral Home
Benjamin Walter Mays
Amherst
Lynchburg
Amherst County
William
Susan Mays
Ella Gordon Mays
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Clifford
Copper Coal Co
Keystone
William Gordon Mays
Downers Grove
Ill
Nellie M. Harris
Roanoke
M. T. Massie
Covesville
Russell Alcock
S. L. Mays
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Birch Lawn
Pear
Death of Dewey Altizer in Welch Hospital
Dewey Ervin Altizer, 30, of Jewell Valley Virginia, died Tuesday at a Welch hospital following an illness. A Buchanan County native, he was the son of Anson and Vergie Mullins Altizer. He is survived by three brothers Carl Altizer of Richlands, Bennie Altizer of Columbia, S. C. and John Thomas Altizer of Columbus, Ohio. Arrangements were incomplete at Mullins Funeral Home in Richlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Ervin Altizer
Jewell Valley
Welch
Buchanan County
Anson and
Vergie Mullins Altizer
Carl Altizer
Richlands
Bennie Altizer
Columbia
8. C
John Thomas Altizer
Columbus
Ohio
Mullins Funeral Home
Obituary: Hayden Rucker of Elkhorn dies after short illness
Hayden Rucker of Elkhorn died Tuesday at a Welch hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden Rucker
Elkhorn
Welch
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Funeral notices from Bluefield to Jasper Tennessee
Betty Lou Hudgins 43 of Bluefield funeral today 2 p.m. Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield with Rev. Slates officiating burial Walnut Grove Cemetery. Dora M Boatley of Jenkinjones funeral today 1 30 p.m. at Methodist Church Jenkinjones burial Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery Bluewell. Samuel J Young 16 of Kimball funeral today 2 p.m. Kimball First Baptist Church with Rev. Winston Wormley. Virgil Pennington 36 and Wahleahn 26 of Charleston funeral today 4 30 p.m. Rogers Funeral Home Jasper Tennessee burial Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens Jasper. Mae Hackney Viars 42 of Pilgrims Knob Va postponed to 1 p.m. Wednesday Maple Grove Church Thompson Mountain burial Noah Stewart Cemetery. Michael Douglas McGlothlin formerly of Mercer County today 10 a.m. George W Seaver Chapel Princeton burial Resthaven Park. Burial details and flower bearers listed for multiple local services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudgins
Betty Lou
Bluefield
Hawkins
William D. Slates
Walnut Grove
Richard Clarkson
Ralph Clarkson
Martin Clark
Paul Bailey
Walter Taylor
Donald Smith
College Avenue Baptist Church
McGlothlin
Michael Douglas
Flagston, Ariz
Mercer County
George W. Seaver
Princeton
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Viars
Mae Hackney
Pilgrims Knob
Maple Grove Church
Thompson Mountain
Noah Stewart
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Boatley
Dora M
Jenkin Jones
Methodist
Jenkinjones
Johnson Wilson
Woodlawn Memorial
Bluewell
Jenkinjones Methodist Church
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home
Young
Samuel J
Kimball
Kimball First Baptist Church
T. D. A. Winston
James Wormley
Oak Grove Cemetery
Pennington
Virgil
Wahleahn
Charleston
Rogers Funeral Home
Jasper
Tenn
Sequatshie Valley Memorial Gardens
Birth of Deborah Sutphin in Bluefield area
Deborah Lynn Sutphin died at birth Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sutphin of Bozoo and a brother Curtis Wayne Sutphin. paternal grandmother Margie Sutphin of Peterstown. maternal grandparents Finley Cantsbury and wife of Bozoo. Graveside services are today at 11 a.m. at Ball Church Cemetery with Rev. Buford Cole officiating. Broyles Funeral Home of Peterstown is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Lynn Sutphin
Carl Sutphin
Bozoo
Bluefield
Curtis Wayne Sutphin
Margie Sutphin
Peterstown
Finley Cantsbury
Ballchurch Cemetery
Buford Cole
Broyles
Demonstrators Press Justice Department for Broad Reforms
In Washington the Poor People's Campaign activists met Attorney General Ramsey Clark in a lengthy session at the Justice Department. Rodolfo Gonzalez of the Mexican-American wing led sharp criticisms of civil rights laws and enforcement, while Clark outlined antidiscrimination efforts. the event spanned hours and ended with a smaller, controlled audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Rodolfo Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
Justice Department
Homemaker's Club To Meet Thursday
The Altha Allen Homemaker's Club will hold its regular meeting at 312 West Ridge Street Bluefield on Thursday at 7 30 pm The lesson titled Be A Homemaker will be presented and Mrs Thorn e vice president will preside at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altha Allen Homemaker’s Club
Jessie Johnson
West Ridge Street
Bluefield
Mary
Pthorne
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hubert
Citizens Committee
Eugene McCarthy
U. S. Supreme Court
New Kent
Freedom of Choice
U. S. Circuit Court
Norfolk
Capitol Lawn
Lewis
Heart Association
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Rev. Saunders
K. C. Lovejoy
T. W. White
Jeanie Watkins
Helen White
Mamie Robinson
Frances Marrs
Bobby
Gene
Dickenson
Orange
Mt. Nebo Lutheran Church
Bernard Troutman
Mrs
Ben White
Gail Robinson
Frank C. Hager JR
James D. Brown
Clyde Wohlford
Benjamin W. Mays
Nannie Jane Fields
Flat Rock
Honaker
Russell County
Charles
Mary Ellen Ryan Stamper
Arthur Fields
Bessie Stamp
Dayton
Sonia Price
Burke Fields
George Fields
Wayne Fields
Lilburn Stamper
Kingsport
Gents Chapel
Claude Hale
Therman Lester
Thurman Honaker
Roland Stump
Combs
Honaker Funeral Home
Dewey E. Altizer
Deborah Sutphin
Air Long
Homemaker’s Club
Bluewell Pharmacy
Bluewell, W. Va
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