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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1978
Page
4
Mrs Myrtle Burress of Roanoke Virginia and formerly of Bluefield Virginia died Monday in a Roanoke hospital following a long illness. The deceased had been a longtime resident of Bluefield before moving to Roanoke.
Sylvia M Whitt 88 of Rt 4 Princeton died Monday afternoon at home of apparent heart attack. Services incomplete at Davis Funeral Home Oakvale. Frederick Lee Brown 52 of 204 Grason Ave Richlands VA dead on arrival at Richlands hospital Monday after apparent heart attack. Complete at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands. Martha Alicia Beavers 30 of Virginia Beach died Sunday in Virginia Beach and complete at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands.
Established 93 publishes every morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 2470. Member of the Associated Press, which is exclusively entitled to the use of publication of all news gispelgnes credited to this paper and also the local news published there in. Subscription rates by mail in first and second lanes and all of West Virginia 4689 per year. Home delivery rates 3.90 per calendar month. Rates in other towns wished on application. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising Representative Landon Associates.
Ira Rakes aged 71 of Davy died at a Welch hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired coal miner and resided at home in Welch.
Harold Boots Graham four of Lashmeet died Monday in a Roanoke hospital. He was a former Lashmeet waterworks employee and Mercer County bus driver, affiliated with Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church and Lashmeet Ruritan Club. Survived by one son Barsil Graham of Lashmeet, five brothers and five sisters, two grandchildren. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with service by Rev. Poff Garrison and Elliott. Friends may call Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton today 6 to 9 p.m.
Obituaries list multiple funeral services for Annie Kate Guard Ella Louise Lewis Robert Murray and Harold Walker with service times 2 p.m. and 1 30 p.m. at George W Seaver Chapel Dudley Memorial Mortuary Peery and St Clair Funeral Home and Berwind United Methodist Church. Burials follow Maple Hill Maplewood and Grandview Memory Gardens. Pallbearers include Ricky Danny Bobby Steve David Steve Jimmy Jack Darrell Coy Joe Raymond Jack Warren John Donnie Wallace Johnny Michael and Kenneth. Survivors noted include sisters Ann Petty and June Barton.
The Bluefield State College Alumni Association urged the Department of Health Education and Welfare to inspect the West Virginia Board of Regents employment practices for compliance with affirmative action and equal employment guidelines. The unanimous vote came after an executive session last Friday. If noncompliant, the group would petition HEW to halt state funding until the issue is corrected.
The Rev. Arden Dean was honored with a special program at the Bramwell Kiwanis Club as Herman Hill paid tribute and presented a gift. Dean will be moving from the area. Twenty-three members attended the interclub meeting with Matoaka Kiwanis, and three other interclub meetings were set with Green Valley, Matoaka, and Bluefield Virginia. Jimmy Carver serves as Bramwell Kiwanis president.
The piece surveys Republican and Democratic contests across states. Tippi Huntley seeks a congressional seat in California amid multiple GOP candidates. Ohio features Wayne Hays in a comeback bid for a district seat. Rhodes faces Kurfess in a GOP primary as Celeste aims for the Democratic governor nomination. Iowa fields Clark and Ray for renomination with a sharp GOP contest between Jepsen and Van Nostrand. New Mexico Democrats nominate Apodaca or King for governor with Skeen and Grant vying for the GOP. South Dakota shows Wollman poised for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination as Kneip relocates to a diplomatic post and Janklow seeks attorney general.
Princeton City Council unanimously backed a resolution supporting Princeton Community Hospital to seek a state certificate of need for a 120 bed extended care facility. The plan estimates a total cost of 2.9 million dollars for construction and equipment, with financing from the Farmers Home Administration. A 90 day review and local hearings follow. three potential sites were reviewed. Charles Cunningham was approved as municipal judge at 3600 dollars a year.
Morgantown West Virginia avoids loss of its largest local employer as Sterling Faucet Co. buys Rockwell International’s plumbing fixtures plant for 15 million dollars. Gov. Rockefeller and Sen. Randolph headline a luncheon confirming the deal with 625 workers, over 10 million dollars in annual payroll, and state and local officials coordinating financing.
Chamber official McKenzie advocates gathering input from all parties on airport scheduling, improved connections, and related changes before presenting recommendations to officials. Piedmont Bluefield manager Ted Farrington notes timetable changes hinge on aligning with other airports on the airline's routes.
Detective Hackett, a licensed undertaker with New York's Bureau of Missing Persons, notes eight floaters found in 60 hours along Hudson River and East River areas. He says spring brings many drownings as people seek river suicides amid a high daily death rate in Manhattan and the Bronx and anonymous burials in potter's fields.
A Daily Telegraph spokesman said a new carrier in Buchanan County caused misunderstandings as papers went undelivered. A Hurley teacher reported missing issues, including coverage of a federal court settlement involving Hurley principal Mrs Norma Lester, who was reassigned to coordinate the Title I program. Attorneys for the principal and school board discussed the appointment in Abingdon with VEA and Virginia principals associations involved.
President Carter reiterated support for labor law revisions amid Senate actions to curb the 10 day filibuster. Byrd would file a motion to limit debate ahead of an anti filibuster vote. The bill, backed by unions and opposed by business groups, seeks tougher penalties and set election deadlines in representation votes.
Princeton detectives and the court faced delays as arson proceedings against a teenager continued. Judge Stoker indicated a trial date of October 24 at Williamson while police sought to limit publicity. The Dec 15 blaze at the 1922 junior high school displaced hundreds, with no injuries reported as fire officials investigated.
A Corning Glass Works estimate suggests that about one in twenty preschool children have vision problems. The finding highlights early screening needs and potential impact on early education and health programs.
Prime Minister Morarji Desai said his government may not have a solid criminal case against Indira Gandhi for alleged authoritarian excesses during her 1975 77 emergency rule. He favored a swift trial without executive pardon and criticized Ford’s Nixon pardon. Desai spoke in Brussels before a European tour and planned to meet Carter in Washington. He noted a government inquiry found Gandhi misused power and subverted lawful processes.
Federal agent Jim Kegley of the Treasury ATF said the Grundy car bombing investigation into Patricia Ann Stacy’s death is moving forward. Agents continue to work in Grundy following up leads with no arrests yet. the bomb was passive and powered by the equivalent of 15 to 20 sticks of dynamite.
Matoaka 24 year old David E. Bell was arrested after a Saturday 2:30 a.m. shooting at Arlice Farmer 40. Farmer was wounded in the chest and listed in critical condition at Prin ceton Community Hospital. Bond set at 1000. magistrate Mike Flanigan released Bell after posting. Police involvement included Matoaka police chief Jack Coburn and Patrolman Dwayne Ernest Sr.
Presley Memorial Committee in Bluefield calls for additional volunteers to join its committees as it plans a memorial for Elvis Presley. Four meetings in two months drew over 20 participants each. Officers include Doug Baker Jr president Doug Baker Sr vice president Annette Stanley secretary and Teresa Nelson treasurer. Contact the president at 325-6345 to join.
Water buffalo from Guam land in Louisiana and Florida marking the first commercial herd ever shown in the contiguous United States. The 52 animals were brought by rancher-farmer A P Leonards as a potential new meat source, per National Geographic.
Chicago advertisement offers a free non operating Belione hearing aid model to demonstrate tiny ear level help. No cost or obligation, mailed to Dept. 2267 Belione Electronics at 4201 W Victoria St Chicago Illinois 60646. Thousands have already requested the free unit to sample how hearing aid smallness can assist listening.
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