Virginia General Assembly to hear capital outlay requests
Virginia lawmakers open consideration of the 1972 74 budget with capital outlay requests totaling 419.2 million from the Division of Engineering and Buildings up from 313 million this biennium. The package includes 17 million from the Port Authority and adds new requests from the State Hospital Board Welfare and Institutions Outdoor Recreation Commission Conservation and Economic Development Commission and the State Police.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
State Division of Engineering and Buildings
Linwood Holton
Virginia Port Authority
Holton
Board of
Division of Engineering and Buildings
State Hospital Board
State Department of Welfare and Institutions
Outdoor Recreation Commission
The
Conservation and Economic Development Commission
Virginia State Police
Speech Clinic Opens Limited Enrollment This June
The Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Mercer County will accept a limited number of additional participants for its speech clinic starting June 14. Enrollment is by telephoning Princeton numbers 425-3810 or 425-8767 or Bluefield numbers 325-7495, 327-2857, or 327-6185. Mail to Mrs. Ruth Richmond, Executive Secretary, at 142 Highland Avenue, Bluefield.
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Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Incorporated
Mercer County
Princeton
Bluefield
Ruth Richmond
Easter Seal Society
Highland Avenue
Rockefeller's Speech Broadcast Denied by School
Magnolia High School principal John Anderson refused permission for WBTH to broadcast a Rockefeller speech during the Williamson graduation exercises citing concerns over exploitation of students. He noted the offer was noncommercial but insisted listeners attend the commencement if they wished to hear the secretary of state.
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Anderson
Associated Press
Gov. Underwood
Sen. Byrd
Singing Convention Scheduled For Sunday
The Mercer County Singing Convention will be held Sunday June 13 from 2 to 4 p.m at the Church of the Nazarene on Bluefield Avenue Bluefield. All area singers are invited to participate. The Finns call their country Suomi.
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Mercer County
Church of the Nazarene
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Byrd Faces Criticism From Black Lung Lobbyists In D.C.
Sen. Robert Byrd drew fire from coal miners and widows sponsored by the Black Lung Association who pressed for stronger mine safety rules and faster black lung benefits. They criticized his response as insufficient while urging Social Security aid and better medical clinics in coal states.
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Washington
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Paul Davis
Mingo County
W. Va
Black Lung Association
Byrd
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Arnold Miller
Association
Social Security Administration
Robert Grills
Harlan County
Congress
Miller
Coal States
Sen
Fashion Show Closes Today After Record Buying
The Appalachian Buyers' Convention and the Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors Show end at 5 PM after a three day run at Bluefield Auditorium and the National Guard Armory. Merchants from five states cited depleted inventories as fueling heavy buying. Officials plan to set January 1972 dates for next exhibits and note a show is scheduled in October at the armory.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Auditorium
National Guard Armory
Armory
Snider on Death Row Leaves Prison for City Jail
Convicted rapist Frank Jimmy Snider left Virginia's death row after 15 years for a transfer to Richmond City Jail following a court order. His attorney pressed the Virginia Supreme Court for a complete new trial on guilt and punishment, challenging juror exclusions related to capital punishment.
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Richmond
Frank Jimmy Snider
Virginia Supreme Court
Snider
Death Row
WTVR
State Penitentiary
Earnest Ballou
Roanoke
Hastings Court
Harvey Lutins
State Supreme Court
William W. Sweeney
Lynchburg
U.S. Supreme Court
Sweeney
C. Tabor Crank
Lutins
Appeals Court
Virginia
Thomas Gordon Jr
City Man Fined On Whiskey Charge
A 51 year old Bluefield man forfeited a $400 bond and was fined $100 for possession of tip tickets and for possession and sale of tax paid whisky. Sam Nicastro identified by Bluefield police. Police charged Sunday night. Larry Helms Appliance Center officials forfeited a $15 bond for permitting amplifying equipment in front of their store without a permit after a rock group used the system during a sales promotion.
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Bluefield
Blufield
Sam Nicastro
Bluefield City
John McGhee
Larry Helms Appliance Center
Four Nations Lead Global Gold Production
Encyclopaedia Britannica states that four major countries produce over 85 percent of the world's gold: South Africa, the USSR, Canada, and the United States.
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South Africa
U.S.S.R
Canada
The
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
U S Bombers Strike In Force Below DMZ In Vietnam War
U S B52 bombers roared in four waves below the DMZ to ease northern pressure as allied garrisons endured a 17th day of North Vietnamese rocket bombardment. Saigon reports 360 ton raid total against bunker complexes near the DMZ and Laos backed by long campaign against Hanoi's supply lines.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Hue
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Cambodia
Murphy Buried With Full Honors At Arlington
Mourners gather as Audie Murphy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery under a shaded oak. Gen Westmoreland attends alongside nearly 40 members of his old 3rd Infantry Division, honoring a soldier who rose from sharecropper to war hero and Hollywood figure.
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Murphy
Arlington Nook
Washington (Ap
Audie Murphy
America
Arlington National Cemetery
Potter
Sabatini
3Rd Infantry Division
Wiliam
Westmoreland
Army
Hell
Roanoke
Pearl Harbor
3Rd
Casablanca
Scily
Anzio
France
Germany
Hollywood
Eight Cited In BBF Violence Released
Eight people taken into custody after a Saturday disturbance at Burger Boy Food-O-Rama in Princeton have been released on bond. Michael R. Gilpin, 21, of Princeton, has a July 6 hearing for intoxication disobeying a lawful order resisting arrest and unlawful assembly. Police report drugs charges remain possible for two others. curfew for under 16s after 10 p.m. is ordered by the city manager.
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Princeton
Michael R. Gilpin
East Avenue
Justice of the Peace
Compton
Gilpin
Ira Southern
Southern
Salvation Army Board Set to Meet Thursday
The Bluefield Salvation Army Advisory Board will hold a noon meeting Thursday at the Salvation Army building 900 Highland Avenue. Chairman of the advisory board is Ralph Woodie.
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Salvation Army Board
Bluefield Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army
Highland Avenue
Ralph Woodie
Doctors Report Way That Relieves Itching and Pain of Hemorrhoids
Doctors describe Preparation H as a nonprescription medication that provides prompt relief from itching and pain in swollen hemorrhoidal tissues. The formulation is claimed to shrink swelling caused by inflammation and requires no prescription ointment or suppositories.
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Rockefeller
Country
Suomi
Con
Jean E. Giampocaro
City Board OF Directors
Robert Tuckman
Mekong
Kompong Trabek
da Nang
5Th Infantry Division
U.S Marine Corps
Larry Helms
Bob Austin
First National Bank of
Jana Johnson
Edwin Elliott
Jerry Helms
Deskins Shopping
Deskins
Deskins Shopping Center
College Ave
South Street
W.va
Maj
Kenneth Potter
Alex Sabatini
Rutherford, N.J
West Third St
Cleveland
Ohio
Black & Decker
Ingersoll
Rand Skil
Milwaukee
Cummins
S.W
Chicago
Pneumatics
BankAmericaid
Holiday Inn
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