Diehard fishermen die in Chesapeake Bay storm tragedy
In Norfolk area a 70-year-old captain and 24 passengers rode a fishing charter Dixie Lee II out of Ocean View. A 98 mile per hour squall capsized the boat. four bodies were recovered and nine missing. Paul Holland's Joyce Lee rescued fourteen survivors.
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Norfolk, Va
William Lewis
Dixie Lee
Malvis Ware
Norfolk
Paul Holland
Joyce Lee
Miss Ware
DePaul Hospital
Capt. Lewis
Audrey Stiff
Portsmouth
Evelyn B. Lee
Polly Clark
Baltimore
Harrison
Harrison Boathouse, Inc
Dixie Lee II
Ocean View
Mike Shoop
James Gallagher
Holland
Exmore
Hampton
Cape Charles
Chesapeake Bay
Aes
Lucky Accident Keeps 14 Aboard Dixie Lee Alive
Norfolk AP report describes Paul Holland guiding the 42-foot Joyce Lee home after spotting debris and 14 survivors from the Dixie Lee II, a charter boat with 3 crew and 24 passengers, swept by a 15-foot wave on Chesapeake Bay near Exmore. The near-tragic sighting occurred after heavy rain reduced visibility.
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Dixie Lee
Norfolk
Paul Holland
North Carolina
Joyce Lee
Exmore
Holland
Hampton Roads
Tons Of Gambling Devices Seized In Area Raids Destroyed By Police
West Virginia State Police destroyed about two and a half tons of gambling devices at the Mercer County Landfill under Judge William O. Bivens Jr. The confiscations came from May 11 raids on Bluefield and Princeton Moose Clubs and the Bluefield Eagles Club. Eight Bluefield Country Club slot machines were not destroyed as the manager’s charges await magistrate court June 23. Trooper S. E. Pennington Jr. led the operation and helped transport the wreckage after smashing machines with a sledgehammer and using a bulldozer to finish.
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Elizabeth Holroyd
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Bluefield
Princeton Moose
Bluefield Eagles
S. E. Pennington Jr
Pennington
F. E. Thomas
Bluefield Eagles Club
Donald Sizemore
JFK LBJ Added To Racist List In Playboy Interview
U N ambassador Andrew Young told President Carter he understood his remarks but did not get told to shut up. He said Carter read part of the Playboy interview in which Young called Nixon Ford racists and extended the label to Kennedy and Johnson, stressing the context was policy discussion not personal judgment. Republican leaders urged Young be fired amid protest over his comments.
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Washington
U.N
Andrew Young
Carter
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Young
Africa
United Nations
Latin America
White House
Congressional
House International Relations Committee
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Playboy
Ford
Nixon
Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Carter Open to Arguments on BI Bomber Policy
President Carter's spokesman said the commander in chief could shift from opposition to the B1 bomber if merit is shown. Carter meets with pro and anti BI backers as environmentalists push court action to block production until Pentagon reviews environmental impact. The Air Force seeks a fleet of 244 B1s.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Jody Powell
Barry M. Goldwater
Powell
Goldwater
House
Senate
Pentagon
Air Force
Trailways Seeks Cut in West Virginia Bus Service
Continental Trailways asks the Public Service Commission to reduce area service in southern West Virginia citing $239,085 in losses last year. Proposals include fewer trips Logan to Charleston, Bluefield to Huntington, and Bluefield to Welch. Officials note passengers are scarce and some areas would lose public transport.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Continental Trailways
Logan
Bluefield
Huntington
Welch
Inside Today's Election roundup Page 2 3 5
A compact election roundup highlights contests, results and candidate statuses across pages 2 3 and 5. Local offices are profiled with brief summaries of campaigns and ballot outcomes.
Telegraph Coach resigns from Bluefield High School
Johnny Beckett resigns as head basketball coach at Bluefield High School to join the First National Bank trust department. The note appears among listings on page 15 with other local news and notices.
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Johnny Beckett
Bluefield High School
First National Bank
Concessionaire Eyes Exit From Pipestem Park Food Service
Pipestem State Park faces a July 26 termination by current concessionaire Interstate United after a year of losses and guest complaints. Park officials, unsure of a replacement, cite ongoing dissatisfaction and a state meeting in Charleston as part of the process.
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Food Service
Pipestem
Frank P. Jarrell
Daily Telegraph
Stet
Pipestem State Park
Cordie Hudkins
Interstate United Food Service
Pipestem Park
Hudkins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hodkins
Interstate United
Charleston
West Virginia
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