Nixon advisers weigh tougher controls to curb inflation
President Nixon's top economic advisers discussed a new anti inflation plan including stricter enforcement of price controls and possible new measures in the petroleum sector. A gasoline tax idea was among options. no immediate crisis reported as meetings wrapped up. Participants included Shultz Burns Ash and Stein as officials weighed selective controls and penalties over hand slaps.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Key Biscayne
Fla
Gerald L. Warren
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Why Support The Red Cross Bloodmobile
A donor explains why giving blood matters, citing personal gift, annual coverage needs, and health checks. The next Bloodmobile is scheduled for Wednesday June 13 1973 at Westminster Presbyterian Church from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Edward K Jones, Employee of Scott and Stringfellow.
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Red Cross
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Edward K. Jones
Scott and Stringfellow
Shooting Victim In Bluefield Shooting Incident
A 24 year old Mercer County man was shot in the stomach at about 5 am while attempting to enter the home of 60 year old Fred Wilson in Mullins. Donald Lee Thomas of Coopers was wounded as police investigate subsequent events and the motive remains unclear.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Coopers
Donald Lee Thomas
Fred Wilson
Mullins
Man
Local News Snippet From Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead, Associated Press mention, and scattered lines referencing printing, routes, and local matter details. Readable items are limited to general newspaper branding without a clear event or named individuals.
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Wetaptisnen Vv
Daily Telegraph
A. Anf
Bland
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and region
Obituaries summarize John F. Land Jr and several local figures including Oscar K Nelson Kelley Watson John H Kegley Maggie Yates Mrs Lakie Thompson and Patricia Cox with details on births, residences, occupations, churches, survivors, services and burial sites across multiple Virginia and Ohio towns.
Carl Jennings Smith Dies In Narrows Va Nursing Home
Carl Jennings Smith 63 of Railroad Avenue Princeton died Saturday in a Narrows Virginia nursing home after a short illness. A U S Navy veteran and retired car carpenter, he lived most of his life in Princeton from Majestic Kentucky. Survived by widow Nellie Brennan Smith two sons Carl Smith Jr and Venson Jack Smith of Princeton three daughters Faye Davis Geneva Tilley Aretta Keffer of Detroit two brothers Albert Rush Harold and two sisters Evie Roberts Ida Gibson 25 grandchildren five great grandchildren. Funeral conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Rev T Dwight Dickenson officiating. Burial Resthaven Park Cemetery Pallbearers Venson Jack Smith R B Davis Terry Kannade Dan McPherson Donald Keffer Alfred S Lucas. p.m. today.
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John F. Land JR
John F. Land ,Jr
Jefferson St
Bluefield
John, F
Ellen Long Land
Bluefield High School
American Institute of Banking
Norfolk and Western Railway
First National Bank of
First National
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B. P. O. E. Lodge
Trinity Methodist Church
John F. Landel
Roanoke
Robert D. Land
Louise Williamson
Lillian Woolwine
Hawkins
Kelley Richard Watson
New Richmond
Ohio
Cedar Bluff
Cincinnati
William Richard
Molly Lowe Watson
Tazewell County
Veteran's Administration
Kelley Richard Watson Jr
Batttle Creek Lodge No. 12
Battle Creek
Mich
Thelma Ball Watson
Dorothy Pinson
Davenport
Okio
Dewey
Kelley R. Watson Jr
Donald Watson
Amelia
Pearl Whited
Swords Creek
Jennie Wingo
Salem
Chap Lowe
Rt. 2
Hurst-Scott Funeral
Richlands
Clinch Valley Memorial
John Howard Kegley
Bluewell
Davy
Ruth Stone Kegley
Charleston
Ellis Kegley
Eastern Gas and Fuel Corp
Keystone
Methodist Church
UMWA
National Guard
Bluewell Lions Club
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department
VFW
Pegey C. Adams Kegley
Lyshia Lynn Kegley
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
William Quesenberry
C. C. Blevins
Dlawn
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
West Virginia National Guard of
Armored Cavalry
Carl J. Smith
Carl Jennings Smith
Railroad Avenue
Narrows
Benne Hatfield Smith
New Century Methodist Church
Majestic
Nellie Brennan Smith
Carl Smith Jr
Venson Jack Smith
Faye Davis
Geneva Tilley
Aretta Keffer
Detroit
Albert Smith
Freeburn
Rush Smith
Hopewell
Harold Smith
Evie Roberts
Aeger
Ida Gibson
Beech Creek
George W. Seaver
Rev
T. Dwight Dickenson
Resthaven Park
R. B. Davis
Terry Kannade
Dan McPherson
Donald Keffer
Alfred S. Lucas
John Shortridge death notice in Vansant Virginia
John Shortridge 81 of Vansant Va died in a Richlands hospital after a short illness. He was son of late Jacob and Lila Shortridge and grandfather to 28 with nine great grandchildren. Services at Primitive Baptist Church Prater Va officiated by Elders Viers and McGlothlin, burial Looney Cemetery Vansant. Virginia Funeral Home Grundy to receive friends after 1 p.m. today and at church an hour before services. Memorial service 7 30 p.m. today at funeral chapel.
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Vansant
Richlands
Jacob and
Lila Shortridge
Ferbie Shortridge
Levi Ditty
Bee, Va
Lottie Pruett
Edith Fuller
Alice Anderson
Detroit
Mich
Helen Hall
Tillersville
Luther Shortridge
Hurley
Sparrall Shortridge
Beach Grove
Fla
Primitive Baptist Church
Prater
Franklin Viers
Andrew McGlothlin
Looney Cemetery
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Funeral for Mrs. Effie Gray Thompson in Bluefield
Mrs. Effie Gray Thompson aged 84 of 1210 Highland Avenue Bluefield is to be cremated today with a service at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield officiated by Rev. Bill Baker. Burial follows at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Pallbearers named I. W. Warf Jess Pennington James R. Bailey Rev. Charles Dooley Woodrow Munsey Leonard Durress.
Godwin Seeks GOP Nomination Amid Convention Roar
GOP delegates welcomed Godwin’s announcement to run as independent or Republican nominee. He emphasized he could oppose conservative House Democrats if needed, saying public well being transcends party. Dalton won lieutenant governor on first ballot, defeating Morgan, Canada, with 691 to 419. others conceded by acclamation.
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Godwin
GOP
House
Dalton
del. Herbert N. Morgan
Arlington
Viet Fighting Escalates in South Vietnam
Fighting across South Vietnam surged to its fiercest level in over three months. Both the Saigon government and Viet Cong accused each other of land grabs as Paris peace talks loomed. Kissinger prepared to fly to Washington without a ceasefire pact. Thieu resisted any plan to permanently split the country. Canada’s peacekeepers were confined to quarters with only essential duties due to clashes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Canada
International Peacekeeping Commission
Carter Seeks Board Win Amid Sewage Fight and Club Friction
Bluefield elections center on council seats as Carter and allied figures challenge the current five member board over a two stage sewage improvements plan. Rumors link Carter with Dreyfus Froe and Perenyi to form a bloc aiming to purge department heads if elected. Local officials stress the project is essential to meet pollution regulations and not a political weapon.
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Dreyfus Froe
Mercer County Office of Economic Opportunity
Carter
Froe
Perenyi
Milner-Matz
Better Service Club
Milner- Matz Hotel
Free
Police and
Fire Civil Service Commissions
Bluefield Police Department
East River
Bluestone River
Edwin Elliott
Allan Connolly
Victor DeVault
Angelo Monaco
Joe Walker
Cline Barbour
Nationwide Insurance Co
Bluefield
C. Steve Brammer
Bluefield State College
Mercer County Vocational Technical Center
Princeton
Frank C. Davis
Postal Department
Rudolph L. Gearheart
Norfolk and Western Railway
Jane T. Healy
Salvation Army
Glynn A. Hoff
Monroe Co
Randall Horn
Union 76
College Avenue
Phil Shapiro
Phil
Homer L. Brown
Brown
League Meets Monday In Bluefield Community Center
The Bluefield League for Service will meet Monday June 11 at 8 p.m. in the Bluefield Community Center. President Mrs Bernice Martin said the group will discuss important business matters.
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Bluefield League For Service
Bluefield
Bernice Martin
Local Board Elections Seek Third Terms and Precincts Set
General continues with candidates Taylor Jr. Elliott Connolly DeVault Monaco Walker seeking four year seats. Ten top primary vote-getters advance to five seats and mayoral selection in July follows. Precincts 1 through 15 listed with locations for both elections.
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Taylor Jr
Black Diamond Collection Co
Bluefield
Bluefield State College
Elliott
Connolly
DeVault
Monaco
Walker
Mercer County Circuit Court
Carl Huffman
Harry $J
Park Central School
Park Street
Northside
Roanoke Street
Thelma
Wayne St
Church of the Nazarene
Bluefield Ave
Central Junior High School
Thomas Street
Thriftway Market
West Virginian Hotel
Federal Street
Kennametal, Inc
Princeton Ave
Whitethorn School
Whitethorn
Maryland
Southside Fire Station
Bland Street
Ym-Ywca
College Ave
Preston Street
Memorial School
Memorial Avenue
Cumberland Heights
Cumberland Road
BSC President Wendall Hardway to Depart for Fairmont State
The June 30 effective date marks the transition as Dr. Wendall Hardway leaves the presidency to head Fairmont State College. He will handle academic duties as vice president and academic dean until then, with a successor named or appointed for the vacant role. Dr. Short, on the faculty since six years, has chaired the Education Department and served as registrar. He earned an EdD with educational psychology at West Virginia University after a Troy High School graduate path and Glenville State College study.
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BSC
Wendall Hardway
Fairmont State College
Hardway
Short
Department of Education
West Virginia University
Troy High School
Glenville State College
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North Tazewell
Glenwood Park
Margaret Crockett Nelson
Oscar Kirk Nelson Jr
North Tazewell United Methodist Church
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Ray Harris
Sunset Cemetery
Christiansburg
Major Hatfield
Walter Baugh
Vernon Hoback
Carl Deskins Sr
Floyd Hurley
Robert Rasnake
Peery and St. Clair
Tazewell
Maggie Ayers Yates
Stovetown
Leckie
Martinez, Ga
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Henderson
Sally Johnson Ayers
Grovetown
Flowing Wells
Ella King
Augusta
Clara Saxon
Virginia Edwards
Chippewa
John Yates
Richmond
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Donald Yates
Philadelphia
Gene Yates
Elmer Yates
Sioux City
Iowa
Francis Leffen
Tucson
Ariz
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Eddie Renew
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Lakie F. Thompson
Wytheville
Ira K. Thompson
Sylvia Sharertz
Suitland
Lakie Rose Kitts
Carl Felty
Lola Yager
Akron
Lena Starling
Nannie Burkebile
California
Newberry Funeral Chapel
Raleigh Neel
Temple Hill
Patricia Cox
Vineland
N. J
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Morgan
Joe Canada Jr
Hickmans East
Princeton Pharmacy
Athens Crossroads
United Methodist
Crusade
Dinner Bell
O. J. Bailes
Bob Harrington
Harrington
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