Two Buchanan Miners Killed at New Coal Mine
Two young miners from Walford Virginia Bud Davis 21 and Jerry Bandy 27 were crushed in a slate fall at a new truck mine operated by Compton Mines at Belchers Fork near Harman Buchanan County. Bandy died about 11 am Davis instantly. Rescue squads moved the bodies about 2 pm. Bandy survived briefly and received medical aid. Davis left a wife Pamela Stacy Davis and grandfather Sam Davis. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Walford
Buchanan County
Bud Davis
Jerry Bandy
Bandy
Davis
New Truck Mine
Compton Mines
Ray and
Victor Compton
Belcher’s Fork
Harman
J. T. Sutherland
Randy
Richlands
Femma Stacey Bandy
Terry Johnny Bandy
Donna Sue Bandy
Giles Bandy
Wolford
Juanita Kennedy
Centerbury
Ohio
Marie Smith
Elkton, Md
Violet Christian
Nancy Blankenship
Alta Bandy
Irene Bandy
John Bandy
Elkton
Tom Bandy
Andover
Raymond Bandy
Henry Bandy
Hurley
Grundy Funeral Home
Pamela Stacy Davis
Sam Davis
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Seamen propose plan as strike drags on in Britain
London AP reports Britain's 65,000 seamen unveil a secret plan to end the 26 day maritime strike at Trades Union Congress HQ. George Woodcock says little change and hints more talks next week. The dispute centers on a 40 hour week funded by government subsidies and potential wage restraints.
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London
Britain
National Union of Seamen
Trades Union Congress
George Woodcock
Congress
Harold Wilson
Wilson
New trial for Samuel Sheppard over 1954 murder case
Cleveland AP reports prosecutor John Corrigan grants a new trial for Samuel H. Sheppard after a Supreme Court ruling said his 1954 trial was unfair. Sheppard, who spent nine years in prison, vows to prove innocence and faces family concerns as his wife Ariane watches.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Cuyahoga County
John T. Corrigan
U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
Corrigan
Ariane
Rocky River
Marilyn Sheppard
Bay Village
Lake Erie
U.S. District Court
Dayton
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Gemini 9 Astronauts Reunite With Families In Houston
Gemini 9 command pilot Thomas Stafford and space walker Eugene Cernan landed at Ellington Air Force Base in Texas after three days in orbit. They were warmly greeted by wives Faye and Barbara and their two daughters as they returned from Cape Kennedy. They planned further debriefings at the Manned Spacecraft Center after lunch with families.
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Houston
Tex
Eugene A. Cernan
Teresa
Cernan
Barbara
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Faye
Dionne
Karine
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Stafford
Texas
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Space Center
Space Twins
Earth
Accelerator causes Bluefield crash injures driver
A Bluefield man narrowly escaped serious injury when an accelerator allegedly jammed, causing a second car to push his vehicle onto its side at North Street and Roy Avenue around 10 30 a m. John M Buston was treated and released. Henry R Combs escaped injury. Damages totaled about 300 dollars. Officers Lee and Oliver investigated.
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Bluefield
South Bluefield
John M. Buston
James St
Henry R. Combs
Maryland Ave
Buston
Robert E. Lee
North Street
Lee
Roy Avenue
Combs
Buston Auto
Hugh Peters
Bluefield Sanitarium
Boston
Paul Oliver
Welch Reviews License Fees Over Outmoded System
The Welch City Council discussed revising business license fees after a Pocahontas Theater complaint. Mayor Swope and City Attorney Bailey will propose changes with a decision in weeks. Council also seeks a $16,000 budget increase from the state tax commissioner and relieves the McDowell Library of a $50 monthly maintenance fee starting July 1. Building permits totaling $9,900 were approved, and Tuesday election results matched prior reports.
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Welch
Pocahontas Theater
W. B. Swope
Albert A. Bailey
Swope
McDowell Public Library
Fined and jailed in McDowell County chase case
Alfred C. Bowman 21 of Horsepen received 60 days in jail and $145 fine on charges including transporting copper without proof of ownership and reckless driving after a high speed eight mile chase along U S Route 52. Companions Don James Baker 24 and Hubert William Asbury 34 drew 10 day terms and $100 fines each for transporting copper after pleading guilty. Trooper James Kinsey said Bowman’s 1955 car exceeded 100 mph from Bottom Creek near Vivian to the Welch bypass before capture following a suspected registration check.
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Horsepen
U. S
Welch
Don James Baker
Skygusty
Hubert William Asbury
James Kinsey
Bottom Creek
Vivian
Kinsey
Bowman
GE and Unions Prepare for Federal Court Fight
General Electric and eight AFL CIO unions clash over coordinated bargaining and national contract demands for about 180000 workers. The UE seeks a national sit down with all unions. GE says only local bargaining is legal. NEB investigation noted. NLRB and Justice Department contexts cited.
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Washington
General Electric Co
Afl-Cio
International Union of Electrical Workers
Justice Department
National Labor Relations Board
Aflcio
General Electric
TUE
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Federation of Technical Engineers
Sheet Metal Workers International
West Virginia forecast warm through early week
The extended forecast shows temperatures 2 to 3 degrees above normal across West Virginia with highs around 86 in the south and 75 in the north and lows near 61 and 54. Cool Saturday and warmer conditions Sunday through Tuesday. Rain totals expected between half an inch and one inch, mainly Monday and Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Cuban Team Depends On Barges For Landing In San Juan
Cuban delegates to the 10th Central American and Caribbean Games will land by private barges in San Juan after U S restrictions on direct dockings. The Mexican Olympic Committee said 364 Cubans will participate, landing six miles offshore where Puerto Rico officials will ferry them ashore.
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San Juan
P.R
U.S
Puerto Rico
State Department
U.S. Coast Guard
Jose Clark Flores
Cerro Pelado
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Castro
Florida
Five Killed as Bus and Truck Crash Near Port Royal
A Greyhound bus carrying servicemen and a pickup camper collided on U S 17 near Port Royal Virginia killing five people and injuring eleven. The bus veered into a church yard and debris marked the scene. Nine injured were taken to Mary Washington Hospital. victims included crew from Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Port Royal
Greyhound
Mary Washington Hospital
Norfolk
Baltimore
Autopsy Held In Giles Drowning
A routine autopsy was performed on 22 year old Billie Ann Pendleton Lester who drowned during a swimming party on New River two miles below Glen Lyn Virginia. The body was recovered by Princeton Rescue Squad near midnight. The victim worked for a drapery firm in West Bluefield and is survived by her husband Albert Lester of Columbus Ohio and her parents. Funeral services were held Sunday at Johnston Funeral Home Oakvale with burial at Resthaven Cemetery Princeton.
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Oakvale
New River
Glen Lyn
Billie Ann Pendleton Lester
Giles County
Paul Hall
Resthaven Cemetery
Princeton
Firemen Back On Atlanta Jobs After Mediation Pact
Striking Atlanta firemen return to work after city officials agree to a mediator review of grievances and drop contempt action against union leaders. Mayor Allen previously warned replacements would be used if crews did not resume by the deadline. The walkout, led by the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union, Independent, began Wednesday night over pay and shorter hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Ivan Allen Jr
Spector
Allen
Atlanta Fire Fighters Union
Independent
Missing Optometrist Reappears Safe in Chicago
Charleston optometrist Dr. J. A. Strakal, reported missing after a fishing trip, was found safe in Chicago Friday night. His car and gear were left behind near Gauley Mountain as police searched the New River gorge. his wife had spoken with him by phone. Police later canceled the search.
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Charleston
Chicago
J. A. Strakal
New River Gorge
Here
U. S. 60
Gauley Mountain
Strakal
Twenty Cyclists Injured in Pennines Tour Crash
A group of twenty amateur Tour of Britain cyclists overshot a bend and plunged down a slope below a 2000 foot Pennines peak. Three riders Pierre Dandre of Canada Pete Harris of Britain and Roland Walter of Switzerland were admitted to hospital.
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Kenghley
England
Pennines
Pierre Dandre
Canada
Pete Harris
Britain
Roland Walter
Switzerland
State's Allotment For Wheat Boosted
West Virginia received 31 631 acres for wheat in 1967, up from 27 563 acres last year, as part of a nationwide increase to replenish dwindling supplies amid strong foreign demand and crop control programs.
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Washington
West Virginia
Tropical Storm Alma Brushes South Carolina with Warnings
Tropical Storm Alma moved along the South Carolina coast bringing gale winds and heavy rain. Peak winds near 50 mph, forecasters expect 70 mph by Saturday as warnings extend from Cape Hatteras to the Virginia Capes and small craft are told to stay in port.
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Charleston
S.C
Alma
South Carolina
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Virginia Capes
Carolinas
Ous
Honduras
Cuba
Florida
Carolina
Georgia
Broward Williams
Ft. Gordon
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Buchanan
Sam Sheppard
Welch Studies
McDowell
New York
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
CIO
Communist Party
THE
Associated Press
U.S. Commonwealth Island
Coast Guard
U. S. 17
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Mark P. Needle
Joseph Francis
A. P. Hill
Caroline County
Ere
Helen Crumb
New Castle
Mary Beth Crumb
Ronald Stare
Harrisburg
Melvin Hagner
Glen Burnie
Seman
Joseph Allegro
Ronald Burke
Peter A. E. Edewards
Francisco Salila
Robert Fowler
Giles
Atlanta
Abby
Medicare
Society
Goren
S. Carolina
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