Two Miners Die in Buchanan County Coal Mine Accident
Two young miners from Walford Virginia were crushed to death in a slate fall at a new truck mine in Belcher's Fork near Harman Buchanan County. Bud Davis 21 and Jerry Bandy 27 were trapped about 9 30 a.m. and recovered about 2 p.m. Bandy died at 11 a.m. Davis died instantly. Both were coal loaders for Compton Mines operated by Ray and Victor Compton. Rescue workers provided oxygen and medical aid but to no avail. Bandy survived by wife Emma Stacey Bandy and two sons. Davis survived by wife Pamela Stacy Davis and grandfather Sam Davis. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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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
Emma 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
Ail
Wal
Grundy Funeral Home
Pamela Stacy Davis
Sam Davis
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Seamen's Secret Plan Fails to Break Strike
Britain faces a 26 day maritime strike as the National Union of Seamen presents a secret plan at Trades Union Congress headquarters. George Woodcock says no real change, predicting more talks next week. The union pushes for a 40 hour week funded by government subsidies, while rejecting a 56 to 48 hour concession. Prime Minister Wilson risks political fallout and economic strain if the dispute continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
National Union of Seamen
Trades Union Congress
George Woodcock
Congress
United States
Harold Wilson
Wilson
New trial set for Samuel H. Sheppard in Marilyn murder case
Cleveland AP moves toward a new trial after the U S Supreme Court ruled the 1954 case unfair. Samuel H Sheppard, 42, insists on innocence and vows vindication while his wife Ariane 35 watches. Prosecutor Corrigan cites society seeking redress and a fair trial. Marilyn Sheppard, 31, was slain in 1954. weapon not found. Sheppard convicted of second degree murder. Supreme Court refused to review in 1956.
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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
Spacemen Return Home to Families After Gemini 9 Mission
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan touched down at Ellington Air Force Base Texas amid reunion scenes with wives Faye and Barbara and their daughters. The pair landed after three days in orbit and resumed postflight debriefings at the Manned Spacecraft Center following a Cape Kennedy departure.
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Houston
Tex
Eugene A. Cernan
Teresa
Cernan
Barbara
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Gerini 9
Faye
Dionne
Karine
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Stafford
Texas
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Space Center
Space Twins
Earth
Accelerator Blamed For Upset Auto
A Bluefield man narrowly escaped serious injury when an accelerator allegedly jammed causing a second car to push his auto into a rollover at the North Street Roy Avenue intersection. John M. Buston and Henry R. Combs were involved. Buston was treated and released, Combs reportedly escaped injury. Buston’s 1961 model car suffered major damage. Combs’ 1964 vehicle about $300 in damage. 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 Council to Study Welch License Fees and Budget Change
The Welch City Council plans to revise business license fees after a Pocahontas Theater complaint. Mayor Swope and City Attorney Bailey will propose changes within weeks while seeking a $16,000 budget increase from the state tax commissioner. The panel also waives $50 monthly library maintenance and approves $9,900 in building permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Pocahontas Theater
W. B. Swope
Albert A. Bailey
Swope
McDowell Public Library
Fined and jailed after eight mile McDowell chase
Alfred C. Bowman 21 of Horsepen was jailed 60 days and fined 145 dollars after pleading guilty to transporting copper without proof of ownership reckless driving driving without an operator's permit and improper registration following a high speed chase on U S Route 52 in McDowell County. Companions Don James Baker and Hubert William Asbury both 10 day jailed and fined 100 dollars each for transporting copper after also pleading guilty. Trooper James Kinsey chased them from Bottom Creek near Vivian to the Welch bypass clocking Bowman's speed over 100 mph.
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U. S
Welch
Don James Baker
Skygusty
Hubert William Asbury
James Kinsey
Bottom Creek
Vivian
Kinsey
Bowman
GE and unions edge toward federal bargaining clash
General Electric and eight AFL CIO unions accuse each other of collusion as they head toward court over attempts to coordinate contract talks. Union leaders seek national coordination for about 180000 workers while GE says only the UE and local plant bargaining exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric Co
Afl-Cio
International Union of Electrical Workers
New York
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
CIO
Communist Party
Justice Department
National Labor Relations Board
Aflcio International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
TUIE
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Federation of Technical Engineers
Sheet Metal Workers International
West Virginia Extended Forecast From AP
Temperatures in West Virginia through next Wednesday will average 2 to 3 degrees above normal highs of 86 south and 75 north and normal lows of 61 south and 54 north. Cool Saturday but warmer Sunday through Tuesday. Rainfall during the period will total one half to one inch, occurring Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Cuba Team Lands by Barges for Caribbean Games
364 Cuban athletes will land by private barges in San Juan to participate in the 10th Central American and Caribbean Games after the U S government initially barred docking. The Coast Guard offered to ferry 530 of them, and Puerto Rico officials arranged barge landings as a compromise.
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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
U.S. Commonwealth Island
Coast Guard
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Castro
Florida
Five Die and Eleven Hurt in Bus Truck Crash Near Port Royal
A Greyhound bus carrying servicemen collided with a pickup camper on U S 17 near Port Royal Virginia. Five were killed and 11 injured including nine hospitalized at Mary Washington Hospital. Victims included the bus driver and camper occupants from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Two seamen were treated and released at Camp A P Hill. Debris scattered 75 yards, survivors exited through rear door or side windows. Dead names released later list Helen Crumb and Mary Beth Crumb plus eight sailors and crew members from Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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Port Royal
Greyhound
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Mark P. Needle
Joseph Francis
New York
A. P. Hill
Caroline County
Ere
Autopsy Held In Giles Drowning
A 22 year old Oakvale woman Billie Ann Pendleton Lester drowned during a sighted swimming party on New River two miles below Glen Lyn Virginia. An autopsy was performed but results are not released.
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Oakvale
New River
Glen Lyn
Billie Ann Pendleton Lester
Giles County
Paul Hall
Resthaven Cemetery
Princeton
Firemen Return to Atlanta Jobs After Mediation Deal
Atlanta firemen who walked out last week return to work as a mediator will review their grievances. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. drops court action against union leaders for contempt and promises no reprisals. The walkout involved over 500 members of the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent seeking higher pay and shorter weeks.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ivan Allen Jr
Etainee
Allen
Atlanta Fire Fighters Union
Independent
Missing Optometrist Found Safe in Chicago
Charleston optometrist Dr. J. A. Strakal who vanished on a fishing trip was located safe in Chicago Friday night. His wife reported the disappearance Thursday and a search of the New River gorge near Charleston was conducted before police confirmed the turn up.
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Charleston
Chicago
J. A. Strakal
New River Gorge
Here
U. S. 60
Gauley Mountain
Strakal
Cyclists Hurt In Britains Pennine Descent
Twenty Amateur Tour of Britain cyclists were injured after overshooting a bend and plunging down a slope near a 2000 foot Pennine peak. Three riders Pierre Dandre Pete Harris and Roland Walter were hospitalized.
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Kenghley
England
Pennines
Pierre Dandre
Canada
Pete Harris
Britain
Roland Walter
Switzerland
State's Allotment For Wheat Boosted
West Virginia was allotted 31 631 acres for wheat growing Friday under the greatly increased federal national wheat allotment for the 1967 crop. The new figure compares to 27 563 acres allotted to West Virginia during the past year. National increases were ordered in an effort to replenish supplies of wheat which have declined under heavy foreign demands and past crop control programs.
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Washington
West Virginia
Alma Brushed South Carolina With Gale Winds
Tropical Storm Alma, while not a hurricane, moved along the Charleston area bringing 50 mph winds, heavy rain, and tornado warnings. Forecasters expected speeds to reach 70 mph and push out to sea by Saturday, with risk of flooding and rough surf along Carolina coasts.
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Charleston
S.C
Alma
South Carolina
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ous
Honduras
Cuba
Florida
Carolina
South Georgia
Broward Williams
Ft. Gordon
al Ga
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Buchanan
Sam Sheppard
Welch Studies
McDowell
THE
Associated Press
U. S. 17
Virginia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Helen Crumb
New Castle
Mary Beth Crumb
Ronald Stare
Harrisburg
Melvin Hagner
Glen Burnie
Joseph Allegro
Ronald Burke
Peter A. E. Edewards
Francisco Salila
Robert Fowler
Giles
Atlanta
Abby
Medicare
S. Carolina
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Virginia Capes
Carolinas
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