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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1976
Page
11
Garret Mathews imagines a pay-as-you-play system at the park provoking citizen ire. He frames possible charges from gate admissions to facility fees and universal tickets, using satirical scenarios from quarter slots to bounty hunter collectors and even bottled water sales.
A 31-year-old McDowell County man, James Harvey Williams, was arrested Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff Ronnie Mathis for murder in the Friday shooting of Morse Kenneth Bailey, 25, at a Williams residence on Secondary Rt. 8. Bailey died in surgery at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. Williams fled in a 1969 green Pontiac. weapon not found. Investigators include Trooper G L Woods and Deputy Mathis. Shumate Newman Funeral Home Pocahontas handles Bailey’s arrangements.
The Bluefield Area Ostomy Association holds a 3 p.m. meeting in Craft Memorial Library conference room. A slide program titled The Most Secret Surgery Unveiled explains ostomies and the United Ostomy Association. Contact president Mrs. Gayle Jones at 327-5389 for information.
Bluefield State College will hold meetings for veterans at six sites to explain benefits and gather input on desired areas of study. Sessions are at 7 30 p m June 10 11 Basic Science Auditorium Bluefield. June 15 McDowell County Vocational Center Welch. June 21 Mercer Princeton. June 22 Northfork Loan Company Northfork. June 24 Big Creek High School War. June 29 Greenbrier East High School Lewisburg.
Universal Pageant System, Inc. will hold Our Little Miss Pageant auditions at First United Methodist Church Princeton fellowship hall Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. Entry fee is 10 dollars. LaPetite Division ages 3 to 6 model party dress and talk. Our Little Miss Division ages 7 to 12 model dress, present a talent, and talk. Selected contestants may enter Bi-State Pageant in Winchester July 22 to 25. Winners may advance to International Competition in Baton Rouge in August. For information call 425-1055.
Blacksburg AP report notes Dr. Edgar F. Shannon Jr. warns against valuing college solely for economic gain. He urges Virginia Tech graduates to value mind and spirit and to support broad education while planning careers and preserving democracy. He cites his CIA commission experience and calls for liberal arts alongside vocational training.
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