Airline mechanics to get wage boosts up to four dollars
A presidential board led by Sen. Wayne Morse proposed wage increases for about 34 000 mechanics at five major airlines. Top pay would reach 4.00 per hour with staged raises retroactive to Jan 1 and through a 42 month period, described as noninflationary. Affected unions may resume negotiations to avoid a work stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
P.L. Siemiller
Chicago
Johnson
Hercules Plant Strike Settled in Covington Virginia
About 900 members of United Paper Workers and Paper Makers Union Local 834 at Hercules Inc. fiber and film plant Covington voted 75 percent to accept a new two year contract. The first shift resumes Thursday at 7 a.m. with a raise of 17.2 cents an hour first year and 12.2 cents second year plus an eighth paid half day in year two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Hercules Inc. Fiber and Film
Harry E. Scott
United Paper Workers and Paper Makers Union
Scott
Covington High School
Reagan Gains Unity Tone Amid California Campaign
Reagan told cheering Los Angeles crowds that the Republican Party centers constitutional principles and pledged to win moderate Republicans then court independents and Democrats. Brown blamed the divided mood on his five years as mayor while Christopher pledged future support for Reagan whenever his business allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Reagan
Christopher
Barry Goldwater
Los Angeles
California
Yorty
Local Newspaper Classified Ad Listing and Rates
Fragmentary OCR shows a classified notice advertising delivery by carrier and weekend editions. Mentions a weekly rate and zones, with a contact telephone line. Limited readable entities include a phone number and the phrase audit bureau context.
Legion Will Install Tonight at Wai Feis Post
Legion Post 9 will install new officers during tonight’s ceremony starting at 8 o'clock at the post beside the Federal Building. James McCoy hands over as commander to Seemaeee with Jack Feller of Mullens officiating. New officers include Glyn Hoff, William Coburn, Marvin Woodyard, Dyer Baldwin, T Courtney Tanner, Max Kammer, Hershel Perdue, Johnny Beckett, and W A Sutherland. Executive committee members are David Keesee, C R Cruise, and Robert Hensley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seemaeee
Wai Peis
Legion Post 9
Legion Post
Federal Building
James McCoy
Jack Feller
Mullens
Glyn A. Hoff
William F. Coburn
Marvin M. Woodyard
Dyer Baldwin
T. Courtney Tanner
Max Kammer
Hershel D. Perdue
Johnny Beckett
W. A. Sutherland
David Keesee
C. R. Cruise
Robert Hensley
Himmler Veterans Said To Shape East German Aid Ties
Bonn dispatch reports about 250 Himmler era veterans in East Germany serving in foreign aid missions to Africa and Asia. Juergen Rogalla, also known as Juergen Krueger, heads secret police training in Ghana and oversees operations across Tanzania Mali Guinea Somalia. Hostage tactics and training missions illustrate lingering influence of former Gestapo members in the East German security apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
East Germany
Himmler
Indonesia
United Arab Republic
Syria
Africa
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Accra
Juergen Rogalla
Ministry For State Security
East Berlin
Juergen Krueger
Rogalla
Tanzania
Central African Republic
Brazzaville
Mali
Guinea
Somalia
Institute Outing Sets June 18 Outdoor Meeting
Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute of Bluefield plans its annual outing at 2 p.m. Saturday June 18 at 4H Camp Glenwood Park. Activities include a softball game between Electra Electricals led by Homer Hickham and Maggie Mechanicals led by Bill Jordan, plus horseshoe and other contests. Weather will not cancel the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute of Bluefield
Glenwood Park
Jimmy Wooldridge
Electra Electricals
Homer Hickham
Coalwood
Maggie Mechanicals
Bill Jordan
Bluefield
Wooldridge
Man Injured Hand By Farm Machine In Accident
An 81 year old man from Rt 3 Bluefield named Edgar C Bolen was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium at 4 15 pm after his hand was caught in a threading machine used to grind cattle feed. He told hospital staff he was operating the machine when the injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 3
Bluefield
Edgar C. Bolen
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. Bolen
Two Men Die in XB70A Crash Amid Program Troubles
The article notes two men killed and mentions the KB70A bomber program facing ongoing issues. It explains the XB70A design origins as intercontinental nuclear carriers, its cancellation after missiles were deemed more cost effective, and that re manufactured craft were used for supersonic research tests. The first flight occurred in September 1964 after a 20 month delay. the second XB70A crash occurred last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Pentagon
Governor Smith Favours Appalachian Site Location Debate
Smith and two aides clash over final location for the Appalachian program. Earlier reports cited Mercer, McDowell and Raleigh Counties as contenders, then Mercer and Raleigh. This week the governor appears at odds with top aides on choosing the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
McDowell
Raleigh
Smith
Gore Seeks Tax Rules Tightening in Coal Liquidation
Senator Albert Gore charges a tax gimmick is aiding Consolidation Coal Co in its proposed liquidation and asset sale. He notes the deal hinges on IRS rulings and argues the plan benefits few, as the firm would pay no taxes without favorable decisions and urges tightening or reversal of such rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Consolidation Coal Co
Gore
Bay-Hanover Match Canceled Over Cardigan Bay Injury
The Liberty Bell Park race between Cardigan Bay and Bret Hanover was canceled after Cardigan Bay, a 10 year old, suffered a swollen left front leg. Track vet Dr. Edwin A. Churchill said recovery will take several weeks, forcing cancellation of the $35,000 purse event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cardigan Bay
Bret Hanover
Liberty Bell Park
Pat Rooney
William Penn Racing Association
Edwin A. Churchill
Justice Department to Review NFL AFL Merger for Antitrust Issues
The Department said it will closely examine the announced National and American Football League merger to determine if antitrust laws are violated. A spokesman noted advance notice was given but declined to say how much and that no action is expected before January 1.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Federal
Lodge Will Conduct St. John's Day Program
Bluefield Lodge No. 3 Masons will host its St. John's Day program at Scott Street Artist Church Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. J. Matthew Coleman will speak and the church choir led by Mrs Franks Watkins will provide music A basket dinner will follow.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 3
F.& A. A. Y. Masons
Scott Street
J. Matthew Coleman
Franks Watkins
Udder End Inc Formed as Spokane Dairy Firm
In Olympia the secretary of state filed corporation papers Wednesday for a new Spokane Dairy products company named Udder End Inc. The filing marks the launch of a regional dairy products business expected to operate in the Spokane area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia, Wash
Secretary of State
Spokane
Udder End, Inc
Garwood Man Hectrocuted While Working On Lines
Edward Howerton of Garwood Wyoming was electrocuted Tuesday afternoon while he and a 17 year old helper were repairing water lines at a Bud business. Howerton, a former coal miner and husband of Faye Tilley Howerton, died after wet clothes touched a 120 volt live wire supplying a portable light. He leaves two daughters and four sons, with funeral set Friday at 2 p.m. at Herndon Freewill Baptist Church in Garree? Burial follows in a family cemetery.
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Wyoming
Bud
Edward Howerton
Garwood
Paul Goode
Howerton
Goode
Faye Tilley Howerton
Coral
William E
Tilley Howerton
Alice
Debbie Howerton
Larry
Kenneth
Dallas
Billy Howerton
Gladys Grove
Patty Farmer
Rock
Carol Farmer
Dover
Mass
Allen
Bobby
Roger Howerton
Poland Expels Two U.S. Embassy Clerks
WARSAW Poland expels two American military clerks from the U S Embassy citing activities contrary to their official status The move follows a tug of rights over military attaches with both sides expelling officers last month Clerks Stuart Engbretson and Ralph Ochs must leave Poland within two weeks The action is described as retaliation for U S expulsion of Poles
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Warsaw
Poland
U.S
John A. Gronouski
United States
Stuart Engbretson
Green Bay
Wis
Ralph Ochs
Williamson
W. Va
Alma threatens Florida as evacuation intensifies and ships flee
As Alma neared, authorities ordered shelter for raging flood zones while U S Highway 1 near the Keys filled with evacuees headed to the mainland. Tornado risk loomed, Cuban evacuees reached 20 547, and Baltic weather disrupted seas with 30 foot waves disabling two British freighters.
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U.S. Highway 1
The
Keys
Florida
Alma
Weather Bureau
Havana Radio
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Florida Straits
Key West
Atlantic
Florida Keys
Savannah
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
Key West Navy
Strategic Air Command
Homestead Air Force Base
Indiana
Michigan
Georgia
Mississippi
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield area
Multiple obituaries detail the deaths of Harry Arthur Forrest 54 of Eckman Lillie Blanche Kirkland 85 of Cedar Bluff Va and several others including Keith Dale Meadows 35 of Willowton Margaret Rita Wright 47 of Charleston and Sonny Lawrence Lucas 17 of Princeton The notices cover survivors burial arrangements and funeral locations across Eckman Richlands Huntington Princeton and nearby communities.
Funeral services set for Eddie H. Graham Welch
Funeral services for Eddie Herbert Graham 64 of Welch will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch with Rev Jeff Monroe officiating and burial in Woodlawn Cemetery He was born in Pennington Gap Va son of Kate Dillard and America Kelley Graham an engineer for Norfolk and Western Railway 42 years retiring 1962 a Welch resident since 1920 He is survived by Beulah Boyd Graham three brothers Borden Graham Pennington Gap Roy Graham Bluewell and Roland Graham Denver Colo The body lies at the funeral home where friends may call Pallbearers James Hendrick Luther Mullins Grady Handy Mason Compton Council Walker Herman Blevins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace E. Pilson
Landgraff
Masks Chapel Church of God
Vivian
Cardie Adkins
Leonard Lipscomb
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Pilson
Viet Nam
Bassett
United States Army
Gordon Pilson
Priscilla Harris
Bronx
N. Y
Lillie Mae Johnson
Brooklyn
Dorothy L. Pilson
New York City
Sandra
Mary Pilson
James Pilson
Joseph
Robert Pilson
Charles Pilson
Linkford-Richardson Funeral
Keystone
Armored Center
Ft. Knox
Eddie Herbert Graham
Stewart Street
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Jeff Monroe
Woodlawn
Pennington Gap
Kate Dillard
America Kelley Graham
Norfolk and Western Railway
Beulah Boyd Graham
Borden Graham
Roy Graham
Roland Graham
Denver
Col
James Hendrick
Luther Mullins
Grady Handy
Mason Compton
Council Walker
Herman Blevins
Pearisburg Man Emmett Fleeman Dies in Fairfax Hospital
Emmett Fleeman aged 38, a former Pearisburg resident, died Monday in a Fairfax Virginia hospital. He was the son of Mrs. Harry Fleeman of Pearisburg. Funeral services conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Fairfax Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Fleeman
Pearisburg
Fairfax, Va
Harry Fleeman
Oe Funeral
Fairfax
Fisher Kenneth Brice Fisher dies at 45 in Norfolk
Kenneth Brice Fisher 45 of Norfolk Virginia died Monday. Survived by daughter Vickie Lyn and sons Barry and Stevie of Norfolk. Siblings include seven Fisher brothers and two Pearisburg sisters. Funeral held at Givens Funeral Home Chapel Pearisburg with Rev Byrum Lee officiating. Burial at Birchlawn Burial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Brice Fisher
Norfolk
Frank Fisher
Pearisburg
Vickie Lyn Fisher
Barry D
Stevie K. Fisher
Harvey G. Wood
James Johnston
Estel
Haven
Raymond Fisher
Frank H. Fisher Jr
Radford
Herman L. Fisher
Pulaski, Va
L. W. Fisher
Northfolk
Basil Fisher
New Orleans
Givens Funeral Home
Byrum Lee
Birchlawn Burial Park
Mrs Barbara Brewster Lam Lambert dies at 70 in Virginia
Barbara Brewster Lam Lambert 70 of Bandy Virginia died Wednesday at home. Born in Tazewell County she was daughter of James and Jane Brewster and wife of Charlie Lambert. She leaves three daughters Cecile Lane Kenneth Spurgeon and Bern ard Bandy, three brothers Paul Joe and Carl Brewster, 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Randy Freewill Baptist Church with burial in Greenhills Memorial Gardens Claypool Hill. Farmer Funeral Home arranged transport to the residence of a daughter an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Bailey
Panther
Hurley
Anderson
Dicie Cline Justice
Noah
Harvey Chambers
Milton, Fla
James Bailey
W. A. Justice Jr
Fanning Funeral Home
Slaeger
Greenbrier Freewill Baptist Church
Ray Blankenship
Martin Cline
Willie Keene
Justice Cemetery
Gueeses Fork
Barbara Brewster Lambrt
Bandy
Tazewell County
James and
Jane Whitt Brewster
Bandy Assembly of God Church
Charlie Lambert
Cecil Lane
Cedar Bluff
Kenneth Spurgon
Silver Springs
Bernard Bandy
Paul
Joe
Carl Brewster
Randy Freewill Baptist Church
H. D. Hampton
Joe Hawkins
Greenhills Mem
William Harman Rites Planned In Richlands
William Harrison Harman 67 of Bandy Virginia died Wednesday night in Richlands Virginia after a lifetime in Tazewell County. He was a farmer and worked for Pocahontas Fuel Co until retirement in 1956. Survived by six sisters and one brother. Funeral Friday at Richlands with Rev. H D Hampton and burial in Harman Cemetery Laurel Creek. Friends may call after 3 pm Thursday at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harrison Harman
Bandy
Richlands
Tazewell County
John
Susie Louise Bandy Harman
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Agnes Brewst« Harman
Belle Hunt
Bishop, Va
Laura Sields
Robert Rose
Walliscreek
McDowell County
Violet Davis
Bassett, Va
Lula Musick
Clinchfield
Mollie Bandy
North Tazewell
Charley Harman
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
H. D. Hampton
Harman
Laurel Creek
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Body Of Wellsburg Man Found In Car
The body of 23 year old Robert Elliot was found slumped over the steering wheel in a parked car along Greens Run Road near the Pennsylvania line. A shotgun wound in the back was reported, with Brooke County deputies and the prosecutor’s office investigating. County coroner W. T. Booker announced an autopsy and inquest to be held in Wheeling.
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Wellsburg
W.va
Pennsylvania State Line
Brooke County
Robert Elliot
Greens Run Road
Here
W. T. Booker
Wheeling
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Morgan Blankenship
Garees
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely Funeral Home
Harry Forrest
Harry Arthur Forrest
Eckman
Gary
Etta Forrest
Henry Forrest
Jewell Palmer
Sylvia Lawson
Martinsville
Linda Turpin
Bettsville
Ohio
Mary Owens
Princeton
Carol Sue Forrest
Leckie
Joe Forrest
Eckman Church of God
Billy Garner
Jarrett Cemetery
Eureka Mountain
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Lucy Caudill
Mrs. Lillie Kirkland
Lillie Blanche Kirkland
Huntington
Hyde Park
Thomas
Nellie P. Jack
Daughers
Richard Gibson
Harry Kirkland
Roy Gilmore
Mayfield Village
Cline Gerlach
Hurst-Scott
Allen Chapman
Cavendish-Johnson Funeral
Milton Sanders
Boulevard Memorial Cemetery
Keith D. Meadows
Keith Dale Meadows
Willowton
Margaret Wright
Margaret Rita Wright
Leonard K. Wright
Charleston
S. C
Wright
Mercer County
Dorothy Lee Hourigan
Colo
Martin J. Hourigan
Jeanne Marie Lowery
Las Vegas
Nev
Linda Kay Wright
Robert Englehardt
Elizabeth Ludlow
Jean Walsh
Long Beach
Bailey Funeral Home
John Savage
Father Savage
Wesley Chapel
Sonny Lucas
Sonny Lawrence Lucas
George W. Seaver Mortuary
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Resthaven Park
Douglas Lake
Robert L
Violet Kanode Lucas
Brenda
Patricia
Debbie Lucas
Donnie
Randall
Rodney Lucas
D. W. Kanode
Eula Terry
Thomas Dunn
Tommy Hicks
Glynn Perdue
Ronny Blankenship
Danny Kanade
Danny Mills
Tony Six
Rickey Helton
Teddy Pettrey
Mrs
Agnes Crouch
Agnes May Crouch
Maple Acres
Old Bluefield
Princeton Road
Kentucky
Crumpler
Emmitt Miner Crouch
Annie Galyean
Elkhorn
Hazel Cornett
Mary East
Miner
Waldo Crouch
Charles Crouch
Robert P. Crouch
Annie Feagans
Hopkinsville
Crumpler Methodist Church
A. H. Poe
Lusk Cemetery
Beartown
Sgt
Wallace Pilson
E. H. Graham
K. B. Fisher
Barbara Lamber
Farmer Funeral Home
William H. Harman
Figur
Crepsport the
Salvation Army
Dik Browne
Mort Walker
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