Preference Rift Develops At Virginia GOP Convention
Backers of Ronald Reagan accuse the Virginia GOP of packing the state delegation for Kansas City. State chairman Stan Parris says Ford has about 40 percent support among 3,000 delegates and alternates. he seeks at least a third of remaining delegates for Ford. Delegates chosen include 18 Reagan, five Ford, seven neutral. 13 uncommitted could be pro Ford per Parris. Echols, a Reagan ally, disputes the committee’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ronald Reagan
Virginia
Kansas City
8Th
Stan Parris
Ford
Reagan
Parris
Scope Coliseum
M. Patton Echols
Arlington
Echols
Reaan
Reagage
Nixon love letters surface amid Watergate intrigue in Alabama
Thursday reports quote a New York literary agent and an unnamed source claiming copies of intimate Nixon letters exist in Alabama. The letters, allegedly written by Richard Nixon to a European or European-descended woman, cover early 1960s affairs and Watergate thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Scott Meredith
Meredith
Alabama
Nixon
White House
Love
California
Washington
D.C
Paris
Florida
Spain
Watergate
Publication details and misprint note from Daily Telegraph
The notice lists the Daily Telegraph Printing Co address and notes subscription rates including Virginia deliveries at 4480 per year and 2.90 per month. It states the paper is a member of the Associated Press and mentions advertising representatives and service bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegragh Printing Co
Blend Stree
Siveten
Associated Ress
Virginia
Aveit Bureau of Cir
Vietion
Metnews
Brannon & Cullen
Mrs Gladys Reed Dies in Welch After Brief Illness
Mrs Gladys Reed of Elk Ridge McDowell County died on arrival at a Welch hospital on Friday after a short illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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Gladys Reed
Elk Ridge
McDowell County
Welch Hospital
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Multiple Funerals Listed for S Sallie Mae Mahady and Others
Funeral notices note services today for Sallie Mae Mahady 82 Crumpler at Crumpler United Methodist Church with burial at Roselawn Gardens. Naomi Kilby 69 Lashmeet at Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton with burial at Roselawn Gardens. Elizabeth Archer 59 Steubenville formerly Bluefield at George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Monte Vista Park Cemetery burial. Lillie Belle Younce 97 Baltimore at Fanning Welch. William C. McCormick Sr 60 Gary at Fanning Welch with Roselawn Garden burial. William Dallas Ward 78 Crumpler at Chesnutill Methodist Crumpler with Chesnut Hill Cemetery burial.
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Mahady
Sallie Mae
Crumpler
Crumpler United Methodist Church
Allen Ridenour
Frank Blevins
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton
Kilby
Naomi
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Chapel
George Foley
H. V. Slemp
Curtis Kilby
Richard Kemp
Jerry Slemp
Eddie Farley
Bill Chandler
Ralph Burcham Jr
Gerle Dillon
John Esak
Archer
Elizabeth
Betty
Steubenville
Ohio
George W. Seaver
Steve Dorsey
Monte Vista Park
Meade McNeil
Pete Cooke
James Bowling
Meredith Via
Harold Lytton
Fred Cook
Younce
Lillie Belle
Baltimore
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Edgar Beverly
Saeger
Roderfield
McCormick
William C., Sr
Gary
Claude Oliver
Roselawn
New Bluefield
Jack Wells
Joe Elswick
Tom Anderson
George French
John Williamith
Albert Hawks
Multiple murder charges dropped and new arrest in Norfolk case
Eugene D. Womack, a 34 year old ex Navy man, had been charged with killing his pregnant wife and two children. Womack was in custody on bond when an acquaintance, Martin V. Vango, 32, was arrested on charges related to the strangulation deaths. Brooke files for divorce in Cambridge. Senator Edward W. Brooke and his wife Remigia have two children. Isabel Peron accused of mismanagement in Argentina. Clarksburg detectives hunt missing weapons from city police station. Morgantown murder trial may be postponed to October due to pending psychiatric exams.
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Norfolk
Eugene D. Womack
Martin V. Vango
Snell Womack
Jeffrey
Tina
Womack
Navy
Vango
Brooke
Boston
Edward W. Brooke
D-Mass
Sele Seeeee
Renee
Cambridge
Remigia Ferrari- Scacco
Italy
Remi
Edwina
Clarksburg
W.va
George “Duke
Donald Hoff
Hoff
Morgantown
Eugene Paul Clawson
Monongalia County
David Soloman
Clawson
West Virginia University
Mrs Leona Shumate Dies at 81 in Princeton
Mrs Leona Fula Shumate 81 of 300 Walnut Street Princeton died at Princeton hospital. She was the wife of Guy E Shumate. The body will remain at George W. Seaver Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Leona Fula Shumate
Walnut Street
Princeton
Guy E Shumate
George W. Seaver Mortuary
Mrs Harman Thompson 62 dies in Norfolk
Mrs Harman Thompson, 62, of Norfolk Virginia formerly of Bastian Virginia, died Friday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oreta Harman Thompson
Norfolk, Va
Bastian
Hawkins Funeral Home
Bluefield
Ostomy Group To Meet Today
The Bluefield Area Ostomy Association holds its regular meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Craft Memorial Library conference room. A slide program titled The Most Secret Surgery Unveiled explains ostomies and the United Ostomy Association. Ostomy patients are invited. contact Mrs. Gayle Jones at 327-5389 to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Area
Gayle Jones
Johnson Named Head of Highlands Presbytery in Virginia
The Rev. H. L. Johnson, 50, former pastor in Texas, was chosen Thursday as chief officer of Highlands Presbytery serving western Virginia. He will coordinate the new office in Wheeling and staff. The Rev. William L. Painter, 37, of Sarasota, Fla., and the Rev. James L. Vandeberg, 37, of Blacksburg, were named staff associates for congregational and mission concerns respectively.
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H. L. Johnson
Texas
Highlands Presbytery
Western Virginia
At Presbyterian
Ch. Johnson
Pr Ry
William L. Painter
Sarasota
Fla
James L. Vandeberg
Blacksburg
Zoning Debate Amid City Plans Faces Appeal
Bluefield officials discuss zoning changes and the city’s comprehensive plan. The commission notes that highway strips should not rush to commercial zoning. The commission’s recommendation can be appealed to the City Board of Directors, with a Tuesday ruling likely.
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Bluefield
Commission
Rockefeller committees list large contributions to campaign
Rockefeller aides say large figures listed as contributions are actually checks from the Rockefeller for Governor committee for campaign services. The post election report shows up to 20000 in Hancock Logan counties and other 10000 to several Rockyeler committees with totals of 473366 contributed and 418468 spent.
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Mittees
Canfield, Miller Firm
Rockefeller
Rockefeller For Governor Committee
Hancock
Logan
Harrison County
Mingo
McDowell
Rene
Aeneeane Committee
West
Road Work Near Hospital Almost Finished in Princeton
The intersection of U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 460 near Princeton Community Hospital is 85 percent complete. Asphalt Industries, Inc. of Bluefield is the contractor for paving widening and traffic signals at a cost of $162 846 with completion expected by July 31 weather permitting.
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Princeton Community Hospital Road
Stafford Drive
District 10
West Virginia Department of Highways
H. F. Schulz Jr
Princeton
Asphalt Industries, Inc
Bluefield
Schulte
Rt. 460
Hospital Road
Civitans Honor Two From Graham High
Bluefield Civitan Club honors two Graham High seniors at a West Virginian Hotel meeting. Larry Arney wins a $50 US Savings Bond for the Good Citizenship Essay contest with the theme Building the Future on Our Nation's Heritage. Muriel B. Carter receives a $250 scholarship. The club sponsors these programs since 1959. A progress report on the Bicentennial time capsule project was given and members urged to suggest items for burial at the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Building on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield High School
Bluefield Civitan Club
West Virginian
Larry Arney
U. S
Muriel B. Carter
Civitan Club
Civitan Lively
Bluefield
Armed Thief Sought After Long John Silver’s Robbery
State police in Princeton pursue a smooth talking armed robber who took 500 from a Long John Silver’s in the Princeton Shopping Center Thursday night. Trooper F E Thomas says leads are cold and witnesses describe the suspect as about 5 9 and 140 pounds, wearing Levi's a brown leather jacket and a green and white shirt. He entered after 9 pm ordered fish and chips, then returned about 10 minutes later with a pistol and forced four employees into a freezer while the cash register was emptied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Long Hn Silver
F. E. Thomas
Thomas
Art Discussed For Rotarians At Princeton Lunch
Joyce Kephart of Four Seasons Art Gallery spoke at the Princeton Rotary Club luncheon at the Holiday Inn. She urged art be bought as an investment, outlined prices by artist reputation, and displayed oil acrylics prints etchings and more. The club received a $25 gift certificate for frames and the annual Rotary Radio Day was announced for July 19.
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Princeton Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Joyce Kephart
Four Seasons
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Kephart
John McCabe
Four Seasons Art Gallery
Rotary Club
Gil Dempsey
Rotary Radio
Juvenile Center Escapees Return to Green Valley Detention
Three youths who walked away from the Green Valley Detention Center Thursday have returned voluntarily. Sgt Mozingo said one came back Thursday night and the other two returned Friday morning.
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Green Valley Detention Center
Princeton
R. ©. Mozingo
Mozingo
Ford Withdraws Poff Nomination in Virginia GOP Fight
President Ford withdrew William B. Poff from consideration for a federal judgeship after the Senate panel shelved his nomination as Virginia Republicans clashed over the pick. Rep. Caldwell Butler hinted possible alternative nominations as Glen M. Williams lobbied for the post. Also, Charlotte Reid resigned from the FCC effective July 1 citing marriage to H. Ashley Barber.
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Washington
Ford
William B. Poff
Poff
Senate Judiciary Committee
William Scott
Rva
Scott
Virginia
Jonesville
Glen M. Williams
M. Caldwell Butler
R-Va
Charlotte T. Reid
Federal Communications Commission
Reid
Illinois
H. Ashley Barber
FCC
Coalwood Miner Dies From Accident Injuries
John F. Martin Jr. dies at Stevens Clinic Welch after a May 28 mining accident at Olga Coal Company No. 1 mine in Coalwood. He was crushed between a roof support jack and a tail anchor jack in the longwall section. A hearing on the accident is set for Olga office Monday with state mine officials and Olga representatives. He leaves a widow and several stepchildren and siblings. Funeral services are planned at Trinity Temple in Welch with burial at Jaeger Memorial Cemetery.
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Sam Reed Foley
Bradshaw
Welch
Stewart
Jim
Betty Law Foley
Rosa Nichols Foley
Elzie
Margaret) Justice
Kenneth
Marie) Clark
Calvin
Ann) Howarth
Don
Josephine) Battaglia
Fairfield
Conn
Roselawn
Martinsville
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
N. Forrest Mace
Tazewell
Mace
John and Mary Mace
Virginia Department of Highways
North
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield- Tazewell Road
R. W. Blessing
Archie French
Brady Kiser
Ben Tom Bailey
Ward Lester
Jack Asbury
Melvin Puckett
Leonard Bowling
Coalwood
Olga Coal Company
Stevens Clinic
John F. Martin Jr
Olga
Martin
West Virginia Department of Mines
Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
United Mine Workers
Olga Company
UMW
Warrencliff
John F. Martin Sr
Roderfield
Elizabeth Mullins Cline
Briar Creek
Clem Martin
Loren Martin
Dave Martin
Charles
Naomi) Roach
Hampton, Va
George
Minnie) Hatfield
Gilbert
James
Nell) LaFon
Clarence
Charlene) Walls
Big Four
Carl
Bertha) Cline Jr
Robin Cline
Trinity Temple
Franklin Helmandollar
Jim Mitchem
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Jerry Dingus
Olga No
Ford funds misuse probe hits Administration Committee
An informed source says the Justice Department may sue Hays to recover Miss Ray’s $14 000 salary earned over 16 months while she worked for the Administration Committee. Republican lawmakers urge stripping staff salary oversight from the committee and returning it to the full House amid Ford era concerns.
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Justice Department
Hays
Miss Ray
House
Administration Committee
Robert Michel
Illinois
Ford
Rob Owens
Jack Anderson
Kenneth Gray
Owens
Gray
Washington
Ray
National Gallery of Art
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluewell Lions Club
T. A. Warden
Jim Helmandollar
Charlie Hurst
Howard Wellman
Joe Vinciquerra
Paul Gay
Frank Ferrante
Franklin Sargent
Sherman Tomblin
Owen L. Kendall
Owen Lewis Kendall
Roanoke
Parma
Harry W
Verbie Ann Ruble Kendall
Tidewater
Willie Mae Moore Kendall
Frank
Jackie) Bussey
Lewis W. Kendall
Ruth Valentik
Hannibal
Wallace Kendall
Allenton
Floyd Kendall
New Castle
William Kendall
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Charles G. Dooley
Maple Hill
Sam R. Foley
Jess Horn
Grundy
Julia Blankenship Horn
John B. Horn
Grady Snader
Bertha Vincent
Marlon Bertalo
Belah Rawlings
Johnny Horn
Paynesville
Henry Horn
Detroit
Mich
Lula Jackson
Martha Vance
Mattie Vance
Luli Swiden
B. Branch Primitive Baptist Church
Harold Thornsberry
Vance
Virginia Funeral Home
Sadi Conrado Massue
Jorge R. Videla
Leona Eula Shumate
Johnson
Civitans Honor
Graham
Persingers Cafeteria
Jefferson Street
Eagles Club
Guitars
Deaton
Robert H. Mollohan
Bluefield Lodge
Women of the Moose
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