Insurance Programs Promote Arson in GAO Report
Washington AP. A GAO study warns that post riot FAIR insurance programs may create arson for profit incentives while piling up losses. The report, to Sen. Percy, notes few concrete figures but cites industry and official views of potential abuse. FAIR plans operate in 25 states plus DC and Puerto Rico, writing 18.9 billion in coverage for 750000+ policies in 1976.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Federal Insurance Administration
Charles Percy
R-Ill
GAO
District of Columbia
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Fair Plans
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Nunn
Percy
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Woman Charged In Murder In McDowell County
Marva Jean Dalton, 40, of O'Toole, was charged with murder after a Saturday morning shooting that killed James Earl Neel, who reportedly lived with Dalton. Dalton remained jailed awaiting a Monday magistrate hearing. Neel's body was sent to the state medical examiner in South Charleston. Funeral plans are incomplete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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McDowell County
Marva Jean Dalton
S40
O'Toole
James Earl Neel
Neal
Dalton
South Charleston
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Brogan Autopsy Pending
William O. Brogan a 42 year old Maryland man formerly of Princeton was found dead on East River Mountain near WHIS TVs transmitter. Virginia State Police said autopsy results likely to come from the medical examiner's office on Monday.
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William O. Brogan
Maryland
Princeton
Virginia
Dailey Telegraph
Virginia Medical Examiner
Brogan
East River Mountain
Whis-Tv
Berkowitz Sentencing Set Monday
New York AP report notes confessed Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz returns to court for sentencing Monday after an aborted hearing. He faces 30 years to life for the murders of five women and one man and the wounding of seven others across The Bronx Queens and Brooklyn. He could seek parole after 30 years.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Berkowitz
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Yonkers
Kings County Hospital
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Local Newspaper Masthead
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1899 and published each morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street, Bluefield, West Virginia, notes Associated Press affiliation and provides subscription rates by mail and home service, with distribution across West Virginia and beyond.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Landon Asso Ated
Skylab Maneuver Delayed NASA Reschedules Test
SPACE CENTER Houston AP The final Skylab maneuver to extend the station’s life was delayed while experts troubleshoot a problem that caused a 90 minute loss of control Friday The tentative reschedule aims for early Sunday to tilt the 85 ton station to fly parallel to Earth reducing drag and adding six to 12 months of life NASA engineers traced the issue to an onboard switch that misdirected control commands causing a gyro lock and an uncontrolled roll Skylab launched in 1973 remains largely dormant after 1974 with an uncrewed future mission in view.
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Skylab
Earth
Hager Remains Satisfactory After Missouri Shooting
Former Bluefield High School star Joe Hager, 1975 all state football player, shot himself in Grain Valley Missouri after locking friend Billy Deebs out of a motel room. Hager, wounded in the neck, was listed in fair condition as his parents rushed to his bedside.
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Bluefield
Missouri
Joe Hager
James R. Hager
Green Valley
Bluefield High School
West Virginia
Grain Valley
Hager
Billy Deebs
North Street
Independence
the Telegraph
Deebs
Kansas
Wampler Responds to Clark on Farm Record at Convention
Wampler defended his farm record against Champ Clark and criticized the President's farm policy. He urged opposition to a plan to cut meat prices by boosting imports of foreign beef by 200 million pounds. About 500 delegates attended the George Wythe High School convention with Bobby Altizer of Tazewell as permanent chairman.
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Wampler
Charles C. “Champ’ Clark
Congress
Carter
George Wythe High School
Bobby Altizer
Tazewell
Convntion
Miller Doubles Down in Ballot Tight Contest for Office
Miller Duval and Condy Phillips led the field as three front runners and five remaining candidates posted unofficial third ballot totals Andrews 67 Rufus Phillips 225 former Del Carrington Williams 124 Frederick Babson 5 Flora Crater 5. Rivals withdrew after urging supporters to hold fast but Miller’s backing held steady as a potential fourth ballot loomed and the low candidate would be dropped.
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Duval
Condy Phillips
Miller
Andrews
Rufus Phillips
del. Carrington Williams
Frederick Babson
Flora Crater
Explosion at Fostoria flare plant injures over twenty
An explosion at the Standard Railway Fusee Corp plant in Fostoria caused fires in several buildings and debris to be thrown up to 12 blocks away. More than 20 people were treated and released, with one admitted for observation. Preliminary damage was unofficially estimated at 2 million.
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Fostoria
KKK Rally in Tupelo Sees Tight Police Guarding Violence
About 600 United League of North Mississippi members rallied at the Lee County Courthouse while 50 robed Klansmen and 100 supporters processed nearby under heavy police protection. A clash on the steps led to the arrest of a man named David Ohmes for inciting to riot. journalist Joseph Shapiro was also arrested while attempting to photograph.
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Tupelo
Miss
Ku Klux Klan
United League of North Mississippi
Lee County
Bill Wilkinson
David Ohmes
Okolona
Joseph Shapiro
The
Memphis
Tenn
Weather chart for Saturday and Sunday outlook
Hi Saturday high and Lo Saturday low data provided. Precipitation forecast for 24 hours ending Saturday evening EST. Saturday night sky conditions and Sunday outlook described with sky conditions.
Deaths and Funerals In Mercer County Highlights
Hubert F. Davis 67 of Hales Gap died after heart attack in Princeton hospital. Survivors include widow Willie Reed Davis son Milburn K. Davis four sisters and one brother. Services at Davis Funeral Chapel Oakvale with interment Princeton. Also titled obituaries for Mrs. Annie K Goad 76 Mullens, Robert F Bob Brown 69 Bluefield, Otis E Craddock 82 Princeton, Pierce Cooper 76 Princeton, Mrs John Jones 50 Leckie with funeral arrangements and survivors.
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Ate Davis
Hubert F. Davis
Hales Gap
Princeton
William F. Davis
Laura Davis
Willowton
Appalachian Power Company
Glenlyn
Mercer County
Hebron
Hilda Davis
Helen Hale
Myrtle Harvey
Rt. 4
Ruth Heatherly
Beckley
Beauford Davis
Davis Funeral Chapel
Oakvale
Olan Robertson
Billy Reed
Reesthaven Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert F
Bob) Brown
Fairfield Ave
Bluefield
Sidney J
Hazie Harman Brown
Firestone
Trinity United, Methodist Church
Retta Spangler Brown
Samuel
Nancy) Newman
New Dehli
India
Jerry
Sara) Crews
Jean R. Brown
Mercer Funeral Home
Lawrence Sherwood
Monte Vista Park
Henry McClung
Joseph L. Wallace
Jimmy Hill
Chalmers Bailey
Earl Crews
W.C. Newman
Earl Moore
Sam Peters
Sam Rush
Harry Gott
Carl Frye, Jr
Ross Boyce
G.J. Butcher
Vendy Owens
Joseph P. Beurmer, Jr
Bill Hoskins
Otis E. Craddock
Rt. 3
Glenlyn Christian Church
Celanese Corp
Narrows
Martha Craddock
Davie Hazelwood
Linwood Craddock
Pierce Cooper Pierce Cooper
Henry St
Spanishburg
E. W
Melissa Lilly Cooper
West Virginia State Road Commission
N & W Railway
Ethel Hypes Cooper
Carley
Louise
George W. Seaver Chapel
Dave Huber
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Tracy French
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Stanley Gunner
Marvin Sutter
Buddy Hypes
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Helen) Jones
Leckie
Jone
James H. Jones
Cleve Franklin
Lottie Smith Franklin
Patricia Asbury
Anawalt
Gale Lynn Whitt
Margaret Tilley
Roscoe Harry
Grover Franklin
Dewey Franklin
Robert Franklin
Detroit
Mich
James Franklin
Cleveland
Ohio
Allen
Harold Franklin
Wyndette
Rodriguez-Pocahontas- Union Funeral Home
Albert Jarvis
Bluefield-Princeton
Steve Burke
Nathaniel Jarvis
Grover Jones Jr
Ted Jones
Giles Jones
Tommy Evans
Henry Stout
Sam Jones
Buck Jones
Illness Claims Dr. Scott Dr. Ilona Peleska Scott
Dr Ilona Peleska Scott of Skyline Farms White Oak died at 9 p m Thursday in Sidney Faber Medical Center Boston after months of illness She was radiologist in Princeton Beckley graduate of University of Vienna and Emory University Medical School She served medical associations and was named a Kentucky Colonel Funeral Mass Monday at St Francis de Sales Beckley Entombment Sunset Memorial Park Rose and Quessenberry Funeral Home wake at 8 p m today Pallbearers listed
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Skyline Farms
White Oak
Sidney Faber Medical Center
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Beckley
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Austria
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Pan American Medical Association
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American College of Radiology
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Hungary
Lajos von Domok
Iona Bolyo Domok
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America
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kentucky
Elmore Allison Scott
Vienna
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
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Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum
William C. Covey Jr
Edward Aycoth
Frank Holroyd
John J. Mahood
John Anziulewicz
G. Brook Lynch
Frank Rakes
George Rakes
Rose and Quessenberry Funeral Home
Rare 19th Century French Wine Found in Albany Mansion
In Albany a cache of rare 19th century French wine was opened from an abandoned cellar. Initial assessments by wine expert Alexander McNally described the discovery as better than expected with good coloring and body.
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Albany
N.Y
Alexander McNally
Willie Mullins of Bluefield Died After Long Illness
Willie Mullins of 1024 Greenbrier Street Bluefield died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was formerly of Thornhill and the husband of Thelma Mullins. The body was moved to Lugo's Funeral Service pending funeral arrangements.
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Willie Mullins
Greenbrier St
Bluefield
Thornhill
Thelma Mullins
Lugo
Fannie Nora Martin Dies After Illness in Wolfe County
Fannie Nora Martin of Wolfe died Saturday morning in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. The body is at Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Fannie Nora Martin
Wolfe
Bluefield
Rodriguez, Pocahontas Union Funera Home
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Annie K.) Goad
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Rainbow Girls Assembly No. 19
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Evelyn) Wingo
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