Airline mechanics face wage boosts under noninflationary plan
A presidential board led by Senator Wayne Morse recommended up to 48 cent hourly increases for about 34 000 mechanics at Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United. Top rate would reach 4 00 per hour with retroactive steps and schedule through the 42 month period. The plan aims to avert a strike ahead of July 5 under the Railway Labor Act.
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Wayne Morse
D-Ore
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
P.L. Siemiller
Chicago
Johnson
Faw
Hercules Plant Strike Settled in Virginia
Approximately 900 members of United Paper Workers Local 834 at Hercules Inc. fiber and film plant Covington Virginia voted 75 percent to accept a two year contract settlement. Workers began returning to the 7 a.m. shift Thursday after the June 1 strike and June 2 contract offer. The new terms include a 17.2 cent per hour raise first year and 12.2 cents second year plus an eighth paid holiday in year two.
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Covington
Hercules Inc. Fiber and Film
Harry E. Scott
United Paper Workers and Paper Makers Union
Scott
Covington High School
Reagan gains momentum as California fights unity split
In Los Angeles on Tuesday night Ronald Reagan urged a broad appeal beyond his party. He warned Brown and Yorty competition is a protest vote while Christopher plans a political farewell and backing for Reagan despite business constraints.
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Brown
Reagan
Christopher
Barry Goldwater
Los Angeles
California
Yorty
Publication rates and service areas for West Virginia newspaper
The notice outlines delivery options by carrier or mail in West Virginia and other regions with annual pricing. It lists per year charges to first and second zones and mentions rates to other zones, enumerating publication access and credited news.
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Ennie
Associated Pras
West Virginia
Legion to Install West As New Riley-West Post Commander
Bluefield businessman Robert A. West will be installed as commander of Riley-West American Legion Post 9 in ceremonies at 8 o'clock tonight beside the Federal Building. He succeeds James McCoy, who becomes immediate past commander and automatic executive committee member. Sixth District Commander Jack Feller of Mullens will install. Other posts include Philip T. Lilly Jr as Judge Advocate Hershel D. Perdue as sergeant at arms Johnny Beckett as athletic officer and W. A. Sutherland as service officer. McCoy and three others join the executive committee. a short meeting is set for 7:30 p.m.
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Robert A. West
Bluefield
Riley-West American Legion
Legion Post
Federal Building
James McCoy
McCoy
Jack Feller
Mullens
Philip T. Lilly Jr
Hershel D. Perdue
Johnny Beckett
W. A. Sutherland
David Keesee
C. R. Cruise
Robert Hensley
Himmler Veterans Vary Role in East German Foreign Aid
About 250 former Himmler Gestapo veterans are dispatched as technical aid missions to Africa and Asia to aid East Germany's secret police efforts. Juergen Rogalla, aka Juergen Krueger, leads a Ghana based operation directing training across Tanzania Mali Guinea Somalia and the Central African Republic. The program has involved hostage incidents and underscores lingering Nazi-era influence in East Germany's security apparatus.
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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
Pocahontas Institute Annual Outing Set for June 18
Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute of Bluefield schedules a Saturday outdoor meeting at 2 p.m. at 4H Camp Glenwood Park with a softball game between the Electra Electricals led by Homer Hickham and Maggie Mechanicals led by Bill Jordan, plus horseshoe pitching and other contests, weather permitting.
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Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute of Bluefield
Glenwood Park
Jimmy Wooldridge
Electra Electricals
Homer Hickham
Coalwood
Maggie Mechanicals
Bill Jordan
Bluefield
Woodridge
Man Injured Hand in Farm Machine Mishap
An 81 year old Bluefield man Edgar C Bolen was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium for a severe hand injury after his hand was caught in farm machinery. He was admitted at 4 15 pm Wednesday and described the incident to hospital staff.
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Rt. 3
Bluefield
Edgar C. Bolen
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bolen
Two KB70A Bomber Crashes Highlight Cold War Scrutiny
The crash of the second XB70A bomber, part of the KB70A program once pitched as intercontinental nuclear carriers, underscores a troubled project that was canceled after missiles offered a cheaper option. The two aircraft built were used for supersonic research after 20 months of delays before their first flights in 1964. The victim details note a survivor, Grace, and four children.
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Grace
Pentagon
Smith Favors Appalachian mission site amid state split
Governor Smith and two aides clash over final location after a site committee reduced options to Mercer and Raleigh Counties. Earlier reports listed Mercer McDowell and Raleigh as finalists.
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Mercer
McDowell
Raleigh
Smith
Gore Warns of Tax Gimmick in Consolidation Coal Liquidation
Senator Albert Gore accuses a tax gimmick of guiding Consolidation Coal Co liquidation and asset sale. He notes the deal hinges on IRS rulings and argues the move serves tax advantages with little public benefit and proposes tightening or reversing such rulings.
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Washington (Ap
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Consolidation Coal Co
Gore
Internal Revenue Service
Consolidation Coal
Bay Hanover Match Canceled Over Cardigan Bay Injury
The Liberty Bell Park race between Cardigan Bay and Bret Hanover was canceled after Cardigan Bay sustained a swelling left front leg. Thomas manager Pat Rooney said the 10 year old will need weeks to recover. The $35,000 purse and a charity bonus if the track record fell were moot due to the cancellation.
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Philadelphia
Cardigan Bay
Bret Hanover
Liberty Bell Park
Pat Rooney
William Penn Racing Association
Edwin A. Churchill
Justice Department to scrutinize NFL merger for antitrust issues
The Justice Department said it will closely review the announced National and American Football League merger for potential antitrust violations. A spokesman noted advance notice and that no action is expected before January 1, leaving time for a decision.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Federal
Lodge To Hold St. John Day Program At Church
Bluefield Lodge No. 3 F and A Masons will conduct its St John 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 be served after the meeting.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 3
F.& A. A. Y. Masons
Scott Street
J. Matthew Coleman
Franks Watkins
Udder End Incorporated Formed in Spokane Dairy Firm
Corporation papers filed with the secretary of state show Udder End, Inc forming in Spokane to operate dairy product business in the region. The filing occurred Wednesday in Olympia with details listing the new company’s name and purpose.
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Olympia, Wash
Secretary of State
Spokane
Udder End, Inc
Garwood Man Electrocuted in Water Line Work
Edward Howerton of Garwood Wyoming died Tuesday after wet clothes touched a 12 volt live wire while he and a 17 year old helper worked on water lines at a Bud business. Howerton, a former coal miner, left a widow Faye and eight children. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Herndon Freewill Baptist Church with burial in a local family cemetery.
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Wyoming
Bud
Edward Howerton
Garwood
Paul Goode
Howerton
Poland Expels Two American Embassy Clerks
WARSAW Poland AP Poland expels two U S military clerks from the American Embassy citing activities contrary to their official status They are Stuart Engbretson Green Bay Wisconsin and Ralph Ochs Williamson West Virginia and must leave Poland within two weeks The move follows a bilateral exchange after each country expelled three officers from the others service last month.
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Poland
U.S
John A. Gronouski
United States
Stuart Engbretson
Green Bay
Wis
Ralph Ochs
Williamson
W. Va
Alma Brings Threat of Tornadoes as Florida Evacuates
As Alma neared Florida its fringe winds prompted tornado warnings and emergency alerts. Evacuations continued in Cuba with over twenty thousand people moved inland. Ships sailed away from Key West while aircraft relocated inland from Homestead.
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Alma
Weather Bureau
Havana Radio
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Florida Straits
Key West
Atlantic
Florida Keys
Savannah
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
Key West Navy Base
Strategic Air Command
Homestead Air Force Base
Indiana
Michigan
Georgia
Mississippi
Deaths and Funerals_ Forrest and others in area
Harry Arthur Forrest 54 of Eckman died in Bluefield Sanitarium after a six month illness. Survivors include five daughters and five sons, plus siblings and 12 grandchildren. Services held at Eckman Church of God with burial in Jarrett Cemetery. Other obituaries list Lillie Blanche Kirkland and Margaret Rita Wright with multiple survivors and services in Richlands Huntington Rock and Charleston areas. Public notices note multiple funeral arrangements and veteran burial details.
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Harry Arthur Forrest
Eckman
Bluefield Sanitarium
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
Death of Emmett Fleeman Dated in Virginia
Emmett Fleeman 38 former Pearisburg resident dies Monday in a Fairfax hospital. He was the son of Mrs. Harry Fleeman of Pearisburg. Funeral services scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Evener Funeral Home in Fairfax.
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Emmett Fleeman
Pearisburg
Fairfax, Va
Harry Fleeman
Evener Funeral Home
Fairax
Funeral notices from Princeton and surrounding area
Funeral services are listed for Sonny Lawrence Lucas 17 of Princeton with burial at Rest Haven Park Cemetery after a diving accident at Douglas Lake. Also listed are services for Mrs Agnes May Crouch 88 of Maple Acres Crumpler and Mrs Frances Bailey 9 of Panther with burials at Lusk Cemetery and Justice Cemetery respectively.
Norfolk man Kenneth Fisher 45 dies. services set
Kenneth Brice Fisher 45 of Norfolk Va died Monday in Norfolk He was the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Fisher of Pearisburg Va and survived by a daughter Vickie Lyn Fisher two sons Barry D and Stevie K Fisher all of Norfolk two sisters Mrs Harvey G Wood and Mrs James Johnston of Pearisburg seven brothers Estel Haven Raymond Fisher Frank H Fisher Jr Herman L Fisher L W Fisher and Basil Fisher Also home Givens Funeral Chapel Pearisburg with Rev Byrum Lee officiating Burial at Birchlawn Burial Park
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Eddie Herbert Graham
Stewart Street
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Jeff Monroe
Woodlawn
Pennington Gap
Dillard
America Kelley Graham
Norfolk and Western Railway
Beulah Boyd Graham
Borden Graham
Roy Graham
Bluewell
Roland Graham
Denver
Colo
James Luther Mullins
Grady Handy
Mason Compton
Council Walker
Herman Blevins
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
Obituary for Barbara Brewster Lambrt Lambert
Barbara Brewster Lam brt 70 of Bandy Virginia died Wednesday at home. Born in Tazewell County she was daughter of the late James and Jane Brewster. She was a Ban dy Assembly of God Church member and wife of Charlie Lambert. Survived by three daughters Cecil Lane Cedar Bluff Kenneth Spurgon Silver Spring Maryland and Bernard Bandy Bandy three brothers Paul Joe and Carl Brewster all of Bandy 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Randy Freewill Baptist Church with Rev H D Hampton and Rev Joe Hawkins officiating. Burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. Farmer Funeral Home Richlands entrusted with arrangements.
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Lillie Blanche Kirkland
Cedar Bliff
Huntington
Richlands
Hyde Park
Thomas
Nellie P. Jack
Cedar Bluff
Daughers
Richard Gibson
Harry Kirkland
Roy Gilmore
Mayfield Village
Ohio
Cline Gerlach
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Allen Chapman
Cavendish-Johnson Funeral
Milton Sanders
Boulevard Memorial Cemetery
Frances Bailey
Panther
Hurley
Anderson
Dicke Cline Justice
Noah
Harvey Chambers
Milton, Fla
James Bailey
W. A. Justice Jr
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Greenbrier Freewill Baptist Church
Ray Blankenship
Martin Cline
Willie Keene
Justice Cemetery
Gueeses Fork
Barbara Brewster Lam Brt
Bandy
Tazewell County
James and
Jane Whitt Brewster
Bandy Assembly of God Church
Charlie Lambert
Cecil Lane
Kenneth Spurgon
Silver Springs
Bernard Bandy
Harman Rites Set For William H Harman At Richlands
William Harrison Harman 67 of Bandy Virginia died Wednesday night in Richlands Virginia. He was a lifelong Tazewell County farmer formerly with Pocahontas Fuel Company retiring in 1956. Survived by six sisters and one brother. Funeral Friday at Richlands with Rev H D Hampton officiating. Burial in Harman Cemetery Laurel Creek. Friends may call after 3 pm Thursday at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands.
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Bandy
Richlands
Tazewell County
John
Susie Louise Bandy Harman
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Agnes Brewst« Harman
Belle Hunt
Bishop, Va
Laura Sields
Robert Rose
Wallscreek
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 in a parked car on Greens Run Road near the Pennsylvania line in Wellsburg with a shotgun wound to the back. Brooke County sheriff's deputies and the prosecutor's office investigated. County coroner W. T. Booker planned an autopsy and inquest in Wheeling Thursday.
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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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