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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1968

Page

11

Passport Check Leads To Ray Arrest In London

A photo found in 200,000 to 400,000 Canadian passport files led to the arrest in London of James Earl Ray, sought for King’s slaying. The photo attached to a fraudulent Ramon George Sneyd passport triggered police moves, with RCMP tracing Ray’s Canada trips and briefing Scotland Yard and the FBI.

Ray Ottawa London James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Foreign Affairs Royal Canadian Mounted Police Affairs Department Ramon George Sneyd Sharp Canada RCMP Britain Scotland Yard U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Foreign Affairs Department Toronto King Memphis Tenn British Overseas Airways Lillian Spencer George Sneyd

Students Hunt Summer Work In Bluefield

Michael Woolwine of the Bluefield State Employment Office urged local merchants to hire students for the summer. He noted students often need summer pay to return to school, many are capable typists and shorthand workers, and summer jobs can lead to future careers. Contact the Raleigh Street office to place applications.

Michael Woolwine Bluefield State Employment Service Woolwine Raleigh Street

New Hexagonal Diamond Discovered in Schenectady Meteorites

Meteorites from Schenectady, New York reveal a new form of diamond with a hexagonal crystalline structure. The diamond is described as very small and unlike any natural diamond previously found.

Schenectady N. Y

Longworth Receives Diploma From Virginia Episcopal School

Gary Randal Longworth son of Mrs. Jack McClaugherty of Bluefield and the late Robert Longworth Jr. has graduated from Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg. He plans to attend East Carolina University in Greenville North Carolina this fall.

Gary Randal Longworth Jack McClaugherty Bluefield Robert Longworth Jr Virginia Episcopal School Lynchburg East Carolina University Greenville N.C

Public Hearing Set On New Riot Insurance Law In Virginia

Virginia's Corporation Commission will hold a Monday hearing in Richmond on a 1968 law creating a riot insurance framework. It establishes a reinsurance pool among Virginia companies to spread risk and applies to deteriorating property outside riot zones.

Virginia Richmond State’ Corporation Commission General Assembly Mills E. Godwin Jr T. Nelson Parker Parker National Association of Insurance Commissioners Newark Detroit Virginia Insurance Rating Bureau

Coal Mine Mechanic Killed at Loveridge Mine

A 43-year-old coal mine mechanic Owen Junior Stevens of Farmington Marion County was electrocuted Saturday afternoon at Consolidated Coal Co Loveridge Mine near Fairview West Virginia. Inspectors were on site as officials investigated the accident.

Fairview W.va Loveridge Consolidated Coal Co Owen Junior Stevens Rt. 1 Farmington Marion County

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