Airman Silas Johnson Jr Completes Basic Training
Bluefield Bay Telegraph notes Airman Silas E. Johnson Jr son of Silas E Johnson Sr of 232 Ellis St Bluefield completed six weeks of Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He will continue specialized training in security police and is a 1974 Bluefield High School graduate. Sergeant Dale T Kinzer assigned to Craig AFB Alabama with the 29th Air Base Group is a 1970 Princeton High School graduate, wife Shirley daughter of Mrs E M Jones of Goldsboro Carolina.
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Silas E. Johnson Jr
Silas E. “Johnson Sr
Ellis St
Bluefield
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Lackland
Johnson
Bluefield High School
Craig Afb
Ala
Dale T. Kinzer
Clarence E. Kinzer
Princeton
Kinzer
Craig
Osan
Republic of Korea
29Th Air Base Group
Princeton High School
Shirley
E. M. Jones
Anderson Drive
Goldsboro, C
Servicemen Promoted and Graduates in Armed Forces
Robert C. Keatley 22 son of Charles C. Keatley of Princeton promoted to Army specialist tour while a gunner with the 8th Infantry Division in Mannheim Germany Airman Steven W. Coon Mobile Alabama graduate of Keesler AFB Mississippi from the U S Air Force aircraft navigation equipment repairman course assigned to Shaw AFB South Carolina for Tactical Air Command duty Coon is a 1974 School his father John M Coon Jr residence 409 Brown Street Princeton
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Robert C. Keatley
Charles C. Keatley
Highland Ave
Princeton
8Th Infantry
Mannheim
Germany
Steven W. Coon
Helen Coon
Halls Mill Road
Mobile
Ala
Keesler Afb
Miss
U. S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Shaw Afb
S. C
Tactical Air Command
Coon
Princeton High School
John M. Coon Jr
Brown St
Private Terry L. Dean Completes Army Training at Ft Polk
Army Private Terry L. Dean, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Dean of Route 1, Tazewell, Virginia, finished nine weeks of advanced training at Ft Polk Louisiana. He trained as a light weapons infantryman and mortar crewman with specialization in high explosives and mine handling, focusing on teamwork in rifle and mortar squads and direct fire sections. Each trainee qualified to fill alternate duties if casualties occurred.
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Army
Terry L. Dean
Cecil Dean
Route 1
Tazewell
U. S. Army Infantry Training Center
Ft. Polk
Army Specialist Four Promotion for Hall in 3rd Infantry Division
Jack W. Hall of Tazewell Virginia, son of Mrs. Mattie L. Hall, was promoted to Army specialist four while serving as a cannoneer and assembler with the 3rd Infantry Division. The promotion reflects his ongoing duties in the unit.
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Jack W. Hall
Mattie L. Hall
Tazewell
3Rd Infantry
Germany
Army Private First Class Collins Assigned Gunner At Ft Benning
Army Private First Class David C. Collins a 24 year old son of Elmer E. Collins of Saltville Virginia is assigned as a gunner in the 197th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning Georgia. His wife Pearl resides in Saltville.
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David C. Collins
Elmer E. Collins
Saltville
197Th Infantry
Ft. Benning
Collins
Pearl
Ford son assigned as truck driver in Germany
Joseph D. Ford son of William Ford Jaeger is assigned as a truck driver in the 4th Transportation Brigade in Germany.
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Germany
Joseph D. Ford
William Ford
Jaeger
4Th Transportation Brigade
Bluefield Sanitary Board Eyes Sludge Reclamation Plan Details
The Bluefield Sanitary Board plans two phase sewage improvements using land reclamation for sludge disposal. Interim disposal to Mercer County Landfill requires state health approvals while alternatives like incineration or a fertilizer plant were dismissed as infeasible.
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Bluefield Sanitary Board
Ada
Mercer County
Sanitary Board
James Macomber
State Health Department
Mercer County Health Department
Severe thunderstorms sweep Kansas to Texas with heavy rain
Severe storms tracked through portions of Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with 60 mph winds in Dallas and 58 mph gusts in New Orleans. Rain exceeded two inches in New Orleans and more than three inches near San Antonio causing flooded roads. Hill City Kansas measured about 1.5 inches.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Lahoma
Texas
Dallas
New Orleans
San Antonio
Hill City
Kan
Rockies
Appalachians
New England
Florida
West Texas
Desert
Needles
Calif
Livingston
Bozeman
Mont
Anchorage
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Detroit
Honolulu
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Los Angeles
Ville
Miami
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nashville
New York City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Jobless Workers In Michigan to Get Benefit Increase
Michigan unemployment benefits rise up to 30 dollars per week, affecting about 534000 jobless residents or 13.2 percent of the workforce. Gov William Milliken signed the law last Friday, boosting compensation from 55 to 60 percent of a former weekly wage. payments arrive in two weeks due to unemployment lag.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
William Milliken
Milliken
West Virginia Seen Rebounding as Growth and Tourism Rise
The article contrasts past negative national views of West Virginia with a new image of economic resurgence. It cites lower unemployment in coal counties, a population uptick from 1970 to 1974, and a tourism boom with rising travel information requests and higher spending, framing the state as a growing, on the move economy.
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West Virginia
West
Westee
Censteaainet
Detroit
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Virginia
Bureau
Saturday Evenin Post
Aego
City driving in Washington described as a ruthless rush
Garret Mathews offers a vivid portrait of D C traffic culture with blunt observations about harsh urban speed. The piece notes aggressive drivers, a capital haze, costly parking and tow zones, and a policewoman enforcing crossings at 14th and F Streets.
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Washington, D. C
Slee Hollow Road
Willow B Drive
Arthur Treacher
14Th
Diabetics and Diet: Dr Lamb Responds to Reader
Dr Lawrence E Lamb discusses the case of a 54 year old woman with diabetes who is underweight and on a Diabinese regimen. He explains that weight and glucose readings vary with progression, cautions on high fat intake, and advises dietary changes and further tests to assess sugar after meals and in urine. He notes life expectancy averages and emphasizes vascular risks from fat, while offering guidance and a contact for The Health Letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Lamb
Bridge Question Guide From Gore n Goren and Sharif 1975
South to bid in several bridge scenarios with no vulnerability or varying vulnerabilities. Solutions include passes, three no trump, three hearts, double takeout, and three hearts as appropriate, stressing slam exploration and trump setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis
East
Doel commins with Massachusetts government as colony association
Doel announces continued communication with the Massachusetts government within the framework of the Association of Colonies. The move outlines cooperative aims and shared governance considerations among member colonies.
Kanawha Man Arrested Over Forged Check
A Kanawha County man Luther C. Basham was arrested in Charleston for forging his father Calvin C. Basham’s name to a 120 915 dollar check and depositing it into his own account. He was jailed on 100 000 bond. Basham worked as a clerk at West Virginia Tractor and Equipment Co where his father was president. Authorities say the theft occurred after mid April and the check was deposited in a Cross Lanes bank.
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Charleston
W.va
Kanawha County
Luther C. Basham
Cross Lanes
West Virginia Tractor and Equipment Co
Calvin C. Basham
Basham
Freight derailment blocks two tracks near Terra Alta
A Chessie System freight train derailed Sunday two miles west of Terra Alta Preston County. Thirteen of the 104 cars left the rails, ten loaded including one leaking soybean oil. the derailment halted both tracks as the train, en route from Grafton to Cumberland Maryland, faced disruption.
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Terra Alta
W.va
Preston County
Grafton
Cumberland
Robert Morris and Roger Sharman Signers of All Three Founding Documents
World Almanac recounts merchant Robert Morris as a wealthy yet penniless financier of the Revolution. He and Roger Sharman were the only signers of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution.
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Robert Morris
Morris
Roger Sharman
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