First-Graders Reading Tutors Trained in West Virginia Workshop
West Virginia to train 147 teacher aides in seven regional five day workshops across 20 counties. Indiana University specialists will lead sessions funded by a 47550 federal EPDA grant to bolster first grade reading with daily tutoring and early intervention.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert Patterson
State Department of Education
Lorena Anderson
Department of Education
Indiana University
EPDA
Anderson
Marjorie Warner
Indiana
Fayette County
Raleigh
Warner
Boone
State Board of Education
Parkersburg
Tyler
Roane
Wood
Hinton
Fayette
Summers
Monroe
McDowell
Wheeling
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Fayetteville
Huntington
Mason and Logan
Webster Springs
Gilmer
Calhoun
Webster
Pocahontas
Martinsburg
Berkeley
Morgan and
Mineral
Nixon supporters stage antiwar rally near dedication site
At a Tulsa park about 15 miles from the Catoosa dedication, around 100 youths demonstrated with posters of My Lai victims while the crowd largely ignored them. Reverend Don Dallmann criticized Nixon for dedicating a river project amid Indochina casualties.
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Arkansas
United States
My Lai
Vietnam
Tulsa
Don Dallmann
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Nixon
Catoosa
Indochina
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Front Page Masthead
Local newspaper masthead lists publication details and pricing. Includes establishment year 1693, Bluefield West Virginia, Associated Press affiliation, subscription and motor route rates, and advertising contact.
Area Deaths and Funerals feature multiple regional obituaries
Obituaries from Virginia and Kentucky list William Church of Cincinnati and Jolo with survivors across five states and a large blended family. Oscar Crockett Atwell of Bluefield dies at 61. Elmer E Cooper of Bland age 93, and Virginia Goff of Saltville age 58 also noted with survivors and service details.
Funeral services for Francis Oliver Pearis
Francis Oliver Pearis 71 of 130 Clifford St Bluefield died Friday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral at 11 a.m. Monday Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bluefield with Father Charles J. Schneider officiating. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. He lived in New York City 40 years returning two months ago. WWII veteran and Gate City Lodge No. 33 IBPOE member. Pallbearers Gate City Lodge No. 33. Memorial service tonight at Linkford Richardson Funeral Chapel at 7:30 p.m. with Rosary at 8:30. The funeral home open 6 to 9 p.m.
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Francis Oliver Pearis
Clifford St
Bluefield
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Charles J. Schneider
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Montgomery
Charles H
Josephine Carter Pearis
Mercer County
West Virginian Hotel
New York City
Gate City Lodge No. 33
Charles E. Pearis
Emmons Pearis
Smithers
Willie Brown
Institute
Linkford - Richardson
Father Schneider
Obituaries: Waldon of York and Marcum of Shepherdsville
W. J. Waldon 72 of York Pa formerly Panther died after long illness. Survived by daughters Marilyn Lester Janice Langeheime Mary Bailey five sons Gathern Franklin George Billy Benny Waldon sister Carrie Davis two brothers Earl Waldon Virgil Waldon seven grandchildren graveside service 11 a.m. Monday Chapman Justice Cemetery Guesses Fork Va. Friends may call Fanning Funeral Home Laeger today 5 to 9 p.m. Ben Marcum 85 of Shepherdsville Ky formerly Davy died in Louisville hospital after long illness. Survived by wife Julie Star Marcum, son James Marcum, daughter Mildred Hatfield, stepson Ralph Burgess, stepdaughter Shirley Gilkerson seven grandchildren six great, burial Jaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield with Douglas Funeral Home Welch.
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W. J
Bill) Waldon
York
Panther
George and
Jennetta Bailey Waldon
McDowell County
Marilyn Lester
Janice Langeheime
Mary Bailey
Gathern
Franklin
George
Billy
Benny Waldon
Carrie Davis
Ashland
Earl Waldon
Hunt
Virgil Waldon
Ashville
Ohio
Chapman Justice Cemetery
Guesses Fork
Delbert Justice
Rev
Minnion Justice
Fanning Funeral Home
Laeger
Benjaman
Ben) Marcum
Benjamin
Shepherdsville
Davy
Louisville
Julie Star Marcum
James Marcum
Youngstown
Mildred Hatfield
Ralph Burgess
Hialeah
Fla
Shirley Gilkerson
Jaeger Memorial
Roderfield
Douglas Funeral Home
Welch
Funeral services for John L. Hancock in Bluefield
John L. Hancock of 501 Mt. View Avenue Bluefield died at home Friday of natural causes. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday with Rev. Richard Rouquie officiating at the First Presbyterian Church. Burial at Maple Park Cemetery. He was a WWII veteran, Virginia Military Institute alumnus, former Bluefield Hardware employee, and member of University Club and Bluefield Country Club. Survived by wife Elizabeth, daughter Marcia Foster of Tampa, son Robert Hancock of Clintwood, and four Hancock brothers. Pallbearers listed. funeral home visitation today 5–9 p.m.
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John L. Hancock
Mt. View Avenue
Bluefield
Richard Rouquie
Maple Park Cemetery
Charles B
Ora Hunter Hancock
Virginia Military Institute
Phillippines
University Club
Bluefield Country Club
Bluefield Hardware Company
First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Burton Hancock
Steve
Marcia) Foster
Tampa
Fla
Robert C. Hancock
Clintwood
Frank Hancock
Ed Hancock
Blacksburg
Bill Hancock
Richlands
Dick Hancock
Basking Ridge, N. J
Mrs Saretta Quillen Honaker R I P in Rocky Gap Va
Mrs Saretta Quillen Honaker of Rocky Gap Virginia died Friday She was born in Lee County Virginia daughter of the late Joseph E and Mrs Graham Survived by husband James E Honaker brother Bascom S Graham of New Buffalo Michigan nephew Arthur P Graham of Richmond Virginia Services 3 p m Monday at Honaker Baptist Chapel Rocky Gap with Rev Ray B Tilson officiating Burial in Honaker Tuggle Cemetery Friends may call Mercer Funeral Home after 2 p m today and at the church from 9 a m until service time Monday
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Saretta Quillen Honaker
Rocky Gap
Bluefield
Lee County
Joseph E. Graham
James E. Honaker
Bascom S. Graham
New Buffalo
Mich
Arthur P. Graham
Richmond
Honaker
Ray B. Tilson
Honaker - Tuggle
Mercer Funeral Home
Herndon
Gladys
Coalwood
Caretta United Methodist Church
Harold McCoy
Lloyd Siidom
Blackford
Douglas Funeral Home
War
Funeral services held for John Fleenor Sr. in McRoberts
John Fleenor Sr. aged 57 of McRoberts Ky died after a long illness. Survived by wife Myrtle Bevins Fleenor three sons John mayor elect of Grundy Va James of Richmond Ky Harold of Louisville and daughter Glenda Foster of Louisville plus two sisters Jewell McCracken Norton Va and Mae Sturgill Big Stone Gap Va. Funeral conducted at McRoberts Baptist Church Monday at 1 p.m.
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John Fleenor Sr
McRoberts
Myrtle Bevins Fleenor
John Fleenor
Grundy
James Fleenor
Richmond
Harold Fleenor
Louisville
Glenda Foster
Jewell McCracken
Norton
Mae Sturgill
Big Stone Gap
McRoberts Baptist Church
Ada Mae Warden Dies in Bluefield After Long Illness
Mrs Ada Mae Warden 312 Oakdell Ave Bluefield died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. She was born in Warrensville NC to the late Robert T and Mary Ann Johnson. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and past matron of CBS Chapter 66. Survived by two daughters Mrs M W Smith Biloxi MS and Mrs Paul E Williams Bluefield and eight grandchildren. Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield to officiate Rev Richard Rouquie. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Funeral home after 3 pm today.
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Ada Mae Warden
Oakdell Avenue
Bluefield
Warrensville
N. C
Robert T
Mary Ann Cleary Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
CBS
Elbert N. Warden
M. W
Jene) Smith
Biloxi
Paul E
Ann) Williams
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Richard Rouquie
Woodlawn
Obituary notices death of John Wilbur Davis in Ironton Ohio
John Wilbur Davis aged 49 of 314 Hepler Street Ironton Ohio died May 31 in an Ironton hospital following an apparent heart attack. He was a former Princeton resident and a member of Princeton Lodge No 134 AF&AM. Survivors include his wife Hazel Conner Davis one daughter Cora Ann Harding three sons Larry Bobby and Harry two brothers Odie and Estil two sisters Eva and Ethel and one grandchild. Funeral services were held Friday at Okeefe and Baker Funeral Home in Ironton with Rev Quinton Hughett officiating and burial in Tronton cemetery.
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William Church
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jolo
Stewart Rife
Pilgrim Knob
Paynesville
Wiley
Victoria Blankenship
Kentucky
Millard Cooper
Primitive Baptist Church
Polly Louis
Wimmer
Joe Scyphers
Artemus Horn
Vernon Church
Northeast
Leonard
Florida
Charles Smith
Clay Payne
Burleigh Cantrell
Charlie Penley
Charlie Cooper
Emory Cooper
Baltimore
Oscar Crockett Atwell
Reynolds Avenue
Bluefield
Burkes Garden
H. C
Bessie Hager Atwell
Cole Baking Company
Graham Christian Church
Maude Ellen Painter Atwell
Charles A. Kinzer
Princeton
Charles E
Gene) Baugh
Atlanta
R. P. Hendricks
Iowa City
Iowa
Robert Caldwell
Sam Johnson
John Eskut
Cleveland
William Rowe
Ocean City
W. S. Atwell
W. A. Atwell
Glynn Quesinberry
Maple Hills Cemetery
Carl Burton
Kenneth Cole
Carlyle Cole
Perry Blackwell
Okey Yost
Paul Shawver
L. C. Kinzer
Harold Barberie
John Wilbur Davis
Hepler St
Ironton
Cora Davis
Harvey Davis
Princeton Lodge No. 134
Af&am
Hazel Conner Davis
Cora Ann Harding
Witchita
Kan
Larry Davis
U.S. Air Force
Germany
Bobby Davis
Harry Davis
Odie Davis
California
Estil Davis
Eva Graham
Lashmeet
Ethel Meadows
Okeefe and Baker Funeral Home
Quinton Hughett
an_ Tronton
Weatherly
Oakvale
Glen Lyn
Rt. 4
Pepsi Cola Company
Roanoke
Rhoda Perdue
Eva Ann Steele
Genevieva Bouldin
Peterstown
Earl Weatherly
Jerry Wayne Weatherly
Claude Weatherly
Chesapeake, Va
Rachael Weatherly
Davis Funeral Home
Lonnie Hollandsworth
Neely
Adairs Run
Death notice for Joseph Jasper Witt of North Tazewell Va
Joseph Jasper Witt 70 of North Tazewell Va died at his home Friday morning after his wife Mrs Mary Rose Witt. He is survived by one brother Glenn Witt and one sister Mrs Francis Bowling and three stepdaughters Mrs Noah Cooper Mrs Frank Wood and Mrs Clinton Reese and one stepson King Mullens. Services held Monday at 2 p.m. at Lighthouse Tabernacle Baptist Valley with Rev Paul Adams and Rev Clarence Banner Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at Greever Funeral Home Tazewell after 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Joseph Jasper Witt
North Tazewell
Mary Rose Witt
Glenn Witt
Francis Bowling
Tazewell
Noah Cooper
English
Frank Wood
Johnstown
M Irs. Clinton Reese
King Mullens
Columbus
Ohio
Lighthouse Tabernacle
Baptist Valley
Paul Adams
Clarence Banner
Maplewood Cemetery
Greever Funeral Home
Funeral notices from Princeton and nearby towns
Obituary notices list Fredrick Williard Snider 56 of Princeton with services at Burns-Wornal Chapel and Resthaven Cemetery, Mary Lou Duncan 56 with service at George W. Seaver Chapel, Robert Daniel Brown 73 of Stony Ridge with Brown's Chapel Church service, Gladys Herndon 57 of Coalwood at Caretta United Methodist, Joe Taylor 65 of Saltville at Henderson Funeral Home, James Edward Ted Fulcher 50 of Bluefield with Maple Hill Cemetery service, plus pallbearers and flower bearers and calling hours noted for each.
Death of John C. Slater in Pocahontas Virginia
John C. Slater aged 74 of Pocahontas Virginia died after a long illness in a Marion Virginia hospital Saturday. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas Virginia.
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John C. Slater
Pocahontas
Marion, Va
Rodriguez Pocahontas Union
Mrs Hazel E Smith Dead at 62 in Bluefield
Hazel E Smith, 62, of 338 Powell St Bluefield, was dead on arrival at a Bluefield hospital Saturday. Death attributed to natural causes. Service at Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield incomplete.
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Hazel E. Smith
Powell St
Bluefield
Lugo
William Edward East funeral announced in Rock
William Edward East 46 of Rt 2 Rock dies funeral today at 1 p.m. in McComas Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Donald Linkous officiating. Burial follows at East Cemetery Rt 2 Rock. Pallbearers listed. Body transported from Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell to church at noon for viewing.
Roanoke Man Killed in Route 460 Crash
Don Weatherly 31 of Roanoke Va died when his 1969 Chevrolet collided with a Byrd Motor Lines tractor trailer on Route 460 near Hale's Gap. The truck driver Delbert Ring 37 of Pinnacle NC injured? none. Weatherly was en route to a Mercer County family reunion and his body was recovered after rescuers freed him. Funeral arrangements set at Davis Funeral Home Chapel Oakvale with burial at Neely Cemetery.
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Roanoke
Mercer County
Hale's Gap
Princeton
Don Weatherly
D. R. Bowman
Weatherly
Bowman
Oakvale
Byrd Motor Lines
Lexington
N. C
Delbert Ring
Pinnacle
Glen Lyn
Convention Set At Richlands
The Republican Virginia House Convention for the Third District was to meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Richlands Elementary School to nominate two candidates. The 40th Senatorial District GOP convention at Wise recessed without a Senate nomination, with delegates set to reconvene Aug 15 to Sept 14. The Democratic House Convention for the Third District in Richlands recessed without nominating a candidate. The Third District covers Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Wise, Russell, and Norton areas.
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Richlands
House of Delegates
Wise
State Senate
Clinch Valley College
Buchanan
Dickenson, Lee
Russell County
Norton
Democrat House
Buchanan, Russell
Tazewell
Elizabeth L McCoy obituary in Cedar Bluff
Mrs Elizabeth L McCoy 76 of Cedar Bluff Va dies. Funeral 2 p m at Hurst Scott Funeral Chapel with Rev James H Campbell officiating. Burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Va Grandsons pallbearers
Desegregation Trends Rise Nationally in 1970-71
The 1970 71 school year shows a higher national desegregation rate than 1968 69. Black pupils in all black schools drop from 68 percent to 14 1 percent, while fully segregated school share falls from 39 1 percent to 14 percent, with faster progress in the South than the North and some integration in majority black schools amid court orders on busing.
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North
South
H.E.W
Supreme Court
Reds tight on allied positions near DMZ amid rocket strikes
U S and South Vietnamese bases faced repeated shelling with 15 rounds of 122mm rockets near Charlie 2 and 25 missiles northeast of the base. Camp Sarge and Camp Carroll in the northwest saw mortars and rockets, while Phu Loi near Saigon endured 107mm hits. Ground fighting remained limited nationwide.
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Charlie 2
Dmz
U.S
Camp Sarge
Khe Sanh
Camp Carroll
Saigon
Phu Loi
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Omity Telegraper Printing Co
Bland Street
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Audio Bureau of Circulation Advertising Representative
Matrews, Sneanen & Cuilen
Teiegnom Cieapire
Elmer E. Cooper
Elmer Edward Cooper
Rt. 2
Bland
Waterloo
Dublin
Linnie Boggess Cooper
Frank Bradshaw Sr
Bessie Bricker
Montezuma
Carl Cooper
Springfield
Waterloo United Methodist Church
Cooper Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Phillips Funeral Home
Virginia Goff
Virginia Sisk Goff
Saltville
Bolden R. Goff
Jack Smith Jr
Abingdon
Edith Powers
Clinchburg
Beulah Kelly
Marion
Kate Smith
Henderson Funeral Home
Francis
Pearis
Barnes Gillespie
Jim McQuail
Bob Williamson
Bill White
Milton Fomechin
Thurman L. Scruggs
Ray Ratliff
Richard McLaughlin
John W. Davis
Snider
Fredrick Williard
Princeton Ave
George Kelly
Resthaven Memorial Park
Ruth Henry
Fulcher
James Edward
Ted
Montrose St
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Carl Bates
William Slagle
John Woods
Maple Hill
W.E. Osborne
J. H. Tate
Ott Belcher
C. E. Milsap
Ronnie Richardson
Jim Barrett
Ed Hill
Brad Lawson
Richardson Friendship Class
Wesleyan Service Guild
Graham Funeral Home
Bundy
Bluefield Music CO
Selmer—Bundy Band Instruments
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