Orbit Expands as Soviet Space Lab Heads Toward Weeks in Orbit
Three cosmonauts aboard Salute and Soyuz 11 pushed into a higher orbit and prepared for an extended mission. Tass reported completion of Soyuz 11 systems as crew relies on Salute life support while officials quoted potential weeks of flight.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Orbiting Space Laboratory
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Tass
Dobrovolsky
Valdislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Salute
Soyuz
Earth
Captain Charged For Dissent At London Vietnam Protest
The Air Force charged Captain Thomas Culver a 32 year old Westfield New Jersey legal officer with violating military law by taking part in a May 31 protest against the Vietnam War at the U S Embassy in London He was also charged with soliciting other servicemen for protest activity A formal investigation will be convened to decide if a court martial will be held with no date set yet for the inquiry
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London
Air Force
Thomas Culver
U.S
Culver
Westfield
N. J
Supreme Court ruling reshapes Virginia reapportionment plan
The decision affects Richmond Norfolk Newport News Hampton and Portsmouth by diluting Black voting strength. It suggested lawmakers might avoid a statewide single member district system and allow continuation of multimember districts in the five cities.
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House
Richmond
Norfolk
Newport News
Hampton
Portsmouth
Supreme Court
Assembly
Virginia
Subscription Failure Affects Local News Delivery
A damaged notice from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co details subscription failures in West Virginia. It lists pricing for mail delivery in first and second zones at $3.20 per year and motor movie rates at $3.10 per calendar month, with rates for other zones available on request.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Blend Street
Biuetielco
W Ve
Associated Press
Th. Pa. S
Tocal News Pub
West Virginia
Audio Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Seana & Cullen
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield Area
Obituaries list Billy Wayne Hay 31 of Alexandria Va with survivors including spouse Patty and two sons. Also notices Eanes 51 Hemphill, Shrewsbury 83 Bluefield, Monroe Lynch Ky, Borders 80 Bluefield. funeral times and locations set at Freewill Baptist Raysal, Jaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield, Monte Vista Bluefield, Greater Mount Sinai Lynch.
Memorial for Evertt A. Bolen of Athens
Evertt A. Bolen 64 of West Concord Street Athens died at home from an apparent heart attack Born in Christiansburg Va he was the son of the late George and Minerva Hylton Bolen He belonged to United Mine Workers Local 6147 Survived by widow Lillie Bolen three daughters Patricia Bailey Doris Jean Akers and Betty Michael two brothers Robert D Bolen and Garnett Bolen three sisters Ruby Blankenship Grace Meadows and Myrtle Farley and eight grandchildren Funeral held Friday at 1 pm at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton Rev Cleve Young officiating Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. Funeral home hours today from 4 until ?.
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Alexandria
Atwell
Wille
Virginia Tiller Hay
Atlantic Research Company
Patty Turman Hay
Paul David Hay
Mathew Todd Hay
Thomas Hay
Oakwood
Patricia Ann Taylor
Wood
Fitzhugh Lee Eanes
Hemphill
McDowell County
Charles
Mary McGuire Eanes
Cannelton Coal Company
Superior
United Mine Workers
Walter Eanes
Baltimore
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Laura Shrewsbury
Rt. 5
Bluefield
Ballard
Sally Shrader Hager
Opie Shrewsbury
John Hager
Howard Hager
James Hager
Princeton
Clarence Caffee
Nellie Larue
Bailey Funeral Home
Ralph Hager
Monte Vista
Princeton Road
Evertt A. Bolen
West Concord Street
Athens
Christiansburg
George and
Minerva Hylton Bolen
Beckley
Lillie Bolen
Patricia Bailey
Doris Jean Akers
Logan
Betty Michael
Ravena
Ohio
Robert D. Bolen
Garnett Bolen
Ruby Blankenship
Ormond Beach
Fla
Grace Meadows
Myrtle Farley
Bailey Funeral Home Chapel
Cleve Young
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
William H. H. Scott Dies After Short Illness in Bluefield
William Henry Howard Scott aged 56 of Rt. 1 Bluefield Virginia died Wednesday afternoon in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. He was to be cremated at Graham Funeral Home Bluefield Virginia.
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William Henry Howard Scott
Rt. 1
Bluefield
Hales Bottom
Graham Funeral Home
Thelema Johnson Dies After Long Illness
Thelema Johnson, 52, of 335 South College Avenue Bluefield Virginia died Wednesday afternoon in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. She was a longtime resident of Bluefield.
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Thelema Johnson
South College Avenue
Bluefield
Michael Chinsolo dies at 75 in Welch hospital
Michael Chinsolo aged 75 of Roderfield died Wednesday in a Welch hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Douglas Mortuary in Welch.
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Michael Chinsolo
Roderfield
Welch
Douglas Mortuary
Funerals listed for Lawson Beckner Lowe Eskat in area churches
Funeral notices detail services for Mrs Isam Lawson 73 of Princeton at Pentecostal Holiness Church burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell with pallbearers Arlie Johnston Buster Sparks Rev J L Farrow Rev Paul Farrow Arleigh Crabtree John Rose. Also Carrie Belle Beckner 65 Princeton service 2 pm Burns Wornal Chapel burial Roselawn Gardens with pallbearers James Campen Paul Fleshman Robert Hartsell DeWitt Bryant Edward Hatcher Ted Collins. Julia Viola Lowe 63 Drill community service 2 pm with multiple pastors at residence burial Lowe Cemetery. John Joseph Eskat of Maple Heights Ohio formerly Pocahontas Va service 11 am Sacred Heart Bluefield burial Woodlawn with pallbearers Edward Atwell Andrew Atwell W A Atwell Jr Ronnie Eskut Eddie Hale Bob Ratcliffe Mercer Funeral Home in charge.
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Beckner
Carrie Belle
Princeton
Burns Wornal Chapel
Paul Hall
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
James Campen
Paul Fleshman
Robert Hartsell
DeWitt Bryant
Edward Hatcher
Ted Collins
End of Okinawa fighting follows 82 days of heavy losses
U S and Japanese officials discuss postwar issues as fighting ends on June 21 1945 after 82 days with over 90000 Japanese and Okinawans and 10000 Americans killed. Senate ratification and Japanese parliament approval needed for the treaty with trade disputes and UN representation under debate.
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Senate
U. S
Tokyo
Aichi
Japan
Rogers
Aijichi
United Nations
China
Taiwan
Maurice Schumann
Truck Fire Contained on Rt 52 at Poplar Street Bridge
The Bluefield Fire Department extinguished a Wednesday truck fire on Rt 52 by the Poplar Street Bridge. The 1957 truck owned by Walter Shewbridge of Montcalm sustained about $75 in damage, likely from faulty wiring. Shewbridge escaped injury.
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Bluefield
Rt. 52
Poplar Street Bridge
Walter Shewbridge
Montcalm
Shewbridge
Dallas police recruit drive yields no new hires after height rule change
Shortage persists as AP notes that even after Chief Frank Dyson reduced the minimum patrolman height from 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 6 inches to attract Mexican-Americans, not a single recruit has joined the force under the new standard.
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Shorter Police
Dallas
Frank Dyson
Scott Re-Elected Mayor and Four Incumbents Retain Seats
Mercer County records confirm Glen Scott won the June 2 town election with 190 votes to 158 for Gordon Short. Incumbents Charlie Eanes Joe Cook Jim Collins and Kathryn Barringer were re elected along with Ralph Cowan who beat incumbent Dodd Mortensen 169 to 163 for the fifth council seat. Jack Lewis ran unopposed for Town Recorder with 230 votes.
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Bramwell
Glen Scott
Mercer County
David Katz
Princeton
Scott
Gordon Short
Charlie Eanes
Joe Cook
Jim Collins
Kathryn Barringer
Ralph Cowan
Dodd Mortensen
Mortensen
C. R. Johnson
Clarence Hicks
James Brown
Jack Lewis
Final March To Cemetery Ends in Winchester After Century
Winchester will end its century old rite as 2,900 city students visit Mt. Hebron Cemetery to honor Judge John Handley and John Kerr. Beginning next year a Handley Memorial service will replace the annual procession due to city growth and annexation, with two new schools planned away from the cemetery.
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Winchester
Mt. Hebron
John Handley
John Kerr
Garland R. Quarles
Handley
Ireland
Scranton
Handley High School
Kerr
Handley Memorial
Frederick County
Princeton Man Found Dead At Home
A 53 year old Princeton man Roy Lee Howell was found dead at his Beckley Road home by a friend around 8 p m Tuesday. State police say death occurred one to two days earlier and there was no sign of foul play. He leaves five sons and five daughters, two brothers and one sister. Funeral services are set for Saturday 11 a m at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brown Cemetery near Princeton.
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Princeton
J. L. Fitzwater
State Police
Roy Lee Howell
Beckley Road
Howell Was
Asa and
Maggie Warren Howell
Michael Howell
Daniel Howell
Richard Howell
Mark Howell
Dwight Howell
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
Delores Combs
Deborah Thompson
Johnny Neeley
Brenda Butler
Rockville
Linda Boyd
Newark
N. Y
Alfred Howell
Roanoke
Basil Howell
Richmond
Athlone Booth
Charlottesville
Senate action on Indochina draft limits debated
The Senate continued consideration of funding for U S operations in Indochina and discussed a draft measure setting a 150000 man ceiling for the next two years. The bill would allow the President to exceed the limit if urgent national security reasons are shown, according to Sen John C Stennis chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
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John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Driving Rule May Be Lifted
CHICAGO officials report that 18-year-olds may drive light farm trucks without restrictions and trucks over 10,000 pounds within 150 miles of the farm. The move follows President Nixon's support, with exemptions urged by the White House, to ease farm economy and safety concerns.
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Chicago
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Nixon
U.S. Department of Transportation
White House
Hardin
Congress
Retirement plans for Dallas fire chief sparked by fond sendoff
Dallas fire chief Ocie Martin, likened to restless past fire horses, contemplates retirement as fellow firefighters honor him with a radio capable of receiving fire calls. The tribute highlights his long service and readiness for life beyond the station.
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Dallas
Ocie
Martin
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