Gunfire Roars In Courthouse
Militant Spanish-American group raids a rural New Mexico courthouse in Rio Arriba County wounding two guards and taking hostages. A large manhunt followed with about 500 officers, guards, and troops chasing leaders into Carson National Forest. arrests ended the siege near Bernalillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
New Mexico
New Mexico National Guard
Tierra Amarilla
N.M
Rio Arriba
Dist
James Scarborough
Carson National Forest
Canjilon
Tijerina
Bernalillo
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Classified Notice Fragments
Fragmentary newspaper text from Bluefield West Virginia about circulation and rates. Indicates Bureau information and a reference to West Virginia and Bluefield without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verana Ty
Daily Telegraph
Serect Bluefield
West Vor Yee Cation
Bureau of Circula
the Kats
Spencer Tracy Rites Today
Spencer Tracy will be buried Monday in a private service. The 67 year old actor died from a massive heart attack this morning. Funeral services will be at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Beverly Hills with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. no graveside service is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood AP
Spencer Tracy
Hollywood
Tracy
Ida Gheezy
Mitchell Covel
Eed
Hillside
West Hollywood
Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church
Beverly Hills
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Biafra Claim of Nigerian Troop Crossings Sparks Skirmish
A Biafra radio broadcast from Enugu says Nigerian federal troops crossed into the republic area but withdrew after heavy fighting, signaling renewed tension in the regional conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Nigeria
Biafra Radio
Enugu
Police Seek Escaped Convicts After Farm Breakaway
Police hunt remaining escapees from a prison farm after three trusties fled in a panel truck. One escapee identified as Samson with 31 res or resistance remains at large while Thomas Lanham, 21, and Bernard Adkins, 27, are also wanted. The trio’s truck overturned on Route 21 near Eastview, causing minor injuries to an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Cameron
Iio
Thomas Lanham
Bernard Adkins
Trusties
Rt. 21
Eastview
One Charged After Wreck
A head on collision on East noon results in charges filed against one driver.
Five Day Meet Set By State Educators
State educators outline a five day meeting to develop guidelines for evaluating preschool classes for children. The plan emphasizes assessment standards and program quality across early education settings.
Ritter Rites Set Thursday
In St. Louis a funeral for Joseph Cardinal Ritter will be held Thursday with participation from many faiths. The cardinal died after two heart attacks this week and lies in state from 7 p.m. Monday at St. Louis Cathedral. Bishops at the Pontifical Requiem Mass will wear white vestments, an innovation in the archdiocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis Cathedral
Vatican
John Cody
Chicago
Gun Victim Is Improving
Morgantown restaurant owner Thomas Scarcariello was listed as slightly improved after a shooting near his establishment. State police said they had not yet spoken with him as he remained in the intensive care unit at West Virginia University Hospital. Detectives found spent .38 caliber casings and multiple bullet holes in the victim’s car, with no established motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Thomas Scarcariello
Scarcariello
West Virginia University Hospital
Kiwanis Members To Give Music Program
Kiwanis Club members will present a musical program at the West Virginian Hotel in Bluefield. The event highlights community service and local talent, with proceeds supporting club projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian Hotel
U N calls for action on Syrian Israel conflict
U N officials discuss Arab crisis and Soviet responses. Analysts say Moscow seeks to divert attention from its defeats by attacking the United States while avoiding direct blame for Israel. The council weighs a pullback to armistice lines amid troop withdrawal debates.
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United States
Soviet Union
Israel
U.S
U.N
Council
Aries
Area Students Named to Dean’s List at Bluefield College
Bluefield College announces the second semester 1966 67 Dean’s List and Honor Roll. Dean’s List recipients with A averages include Hugh Adams Carmen Copenhaver Marietta Horton James Arnold Jones Barbara Oliver. Honor Roll students with 2.5 average and A in chapel include Jane Chappelle Leslie Curles Milton Dowdy Thomas Evans Kenneth Ferris Ben Hawes Brenda Helton Edwin Kinser Katie Roberts Scott Robinson Margaret Willis Barbara Sue Wininger.
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Bluefield College
Primitivo Delgado
Hugh Adams
H. R. Adams
Bluefield
Carmen Copenhaver
Wayne Keeter
Norfolk, Va
Marietta Horton
James B. Horton
Jonesville
James Arnold Jones
James W. Jones
Goodview
Barbara Oliver
Ruth Hickman
Roanoke
Jane Chappelle
Thomas A. Chappelle
Bedford
Leslie Curles
Elwood L. Curles
Norfolk
Milton Dowdy
Oswald D. Dowdy
Vinton
Thomas Evans
Warren T. Evans
Rich Creek
Kenneth D. Ferris
Paul K. Ferris
Princeton
Ben Hawes
Ben M. Hawes
Brenda Helton
Israelis capture Sharm el Sheikh after night intrusion
Shlomo Erell reports Israeli torpedo boats seized Sharm el Sheikh with no gunfire. Egyptian defenses included destroyers subs and PT boats, but attackers found the base deserted except for 33 Egyptians captured. Israelis plan further mine searches and patrols in the Strait of Tiran area.
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Sharm EL Sheikh
Egypt
Strait of Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Elath
Shlomo Erell
Nasser
Suez Canal
Retired Republic Steel President Rufus Wysor Dies at 81
Rufus Johnston Wysor, former Republic Steel Corp. president from 1937 to 1945, died Sunday at his Sea Island home at age 81. He assisted U.S. efforts to restore German and Japanese steel production after World War II and helped direct the metal section of the U.S. military government in the defeated powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island, Ga
Rufus Johnston Wysor
Republic Steel Corp
U.S
Sea Island
Wysor
Republic Steel
United States
Three Injured In Wyoming County Auto Crash
Three persons were hurt in a Big Branch Wyoming County accident Sunday night and received emergency care at Mann hospital at midnight. Victims tentatively named as Alda Totten Clara Chafin and Brady Totten with ages and addresses not yet confirmed.
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Big Branch
Wyoming County
Mann Hospital
Alda Totten
Clara Chafin
Brady Totten
Deaths and Funerals In McDowell And Surrounding Areas
A list of local elderly deaths in McDowell and nearby counties includes Mrs. Sidney Wright 69 of Jolo with services planned at Jolo Full Gospel Tabernacle led by Rev. Payne and Rev. Stacy. Walter Rudisill 79 of Winston-Salem formerly Bluefield died after a short illness. services at Voglers Funeral Home and Grandview Cemetery rites set. Weitering obituaries note Mrs Besie Jane Chambers 84 of Princeton and Mrs Dolly Ann Lane 69 of Maxie with funeral arrangements and burial details. Additional notices: Lena Mae Akers 74 Nemours, Paris George Smith 54 Cleveland formerly Falls Mills, and other survivors listed with service plans and graves.
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Sidney Wright
Jolo
Welch
Frank Wright
Bradshaw
Mose
Addie Muncy Hagerman
McDowell County
Irene Rowe
Helen Hughes
Edith Hopkins
Bobby Wright
Canton
Ohio
Clara Bailey
Jaeger
Nancy Pruitt
America Mullins
Full Gospel Tabernacle
John D. Payne
Eugene Stacy
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Fred Anglin
Robert Smith
Freddie Payne
Benton
Tom Fife
Ernie Daniels
Benny Rowe
Bobby Horne
Henry Stapleton
Leonnard Kelly
Walter Cecil Rudisill
South Main St
Winston- Salem
N. C
Bluefield
Winston-Salem
West Virginia
James Monroe
Mary Ratcliff Rudisill
Mingo
McDowell
Tazewell County
Ardmore — of
Alma Altizer
Mattie Dorton
Connie Spence
Dorothy Bales
North Tazewell
Bill Rudisill
J. E. Vernon
Voglers
Dennis Pruitt
Grandview Cemetery
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Paris George Smith
Cleveland
Falls Mills
Eliza Dixon
Yards
Vernie Stamper
Fredericksburg
Richard Wirt
Paris G. Smith Jr
U. S
Vietnam
Virginia Wright
Bluestone
Dorothy Christian
Death of Saltville man owner of cab stand
Sam S. Galliher 72 of Saltville Va died of an apparent heart attack at his home Sunday morning He owned Galliher s Cab Stand Survivors include his wife two daughters two sons four sisters three brothers Funeral held by Henderson Funeral Home Saltville Rev Stanley Harrison with burial in Elizabeth Cemetery
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Sam S. Galliher
Saltville
Galliher
Laura Saferight Galliher
Leon Sprinkle
Bristol
Byrd Preston
Abingdon
William F. Galliher
Samuel M. Galliher
Grundy
Lewis Hudson
Kate Hyman
Robert Woodward
Bus Woodward
Fred
John
Harry Galliher
Henderson Funeral Home
Stanley Harrison
Elizabeth Cemetery
Mrs Bessie Helton of Red Ash dies at 71
Mrs Bessie Mae Watson Helton age 71 of Red Ash Va died Sunday in a Richlands hospital. She was born in Tazewell County widow of W T Helton and mother of five sons Marvin Cecil Roy Paul and Tommie all named. Mullins Funeral Chapel Richlands will hold services with Rev Dale Holmes officiating and burial at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 pm Monday.
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Bessie Jane Chambers
Mercer St
Princeton
Memorial
Cecil Watson
Resthaven
Jim Snow Chambers
A Narrows
Lena Mae McMillan Akers
Nemours
Bluefield
Carroll County
James and
Rhoda Jane McMillan
Fred L. Akers
Charles L. Akers
Salem
Flora Sawyers
Hillsville
Vaughan-Guynn - McGrady
Ray Rotenizer
L. R. Hawkins
Greenberry Cemetery
Graham Funeral Chapel
Hillsville Funeral Home
Billy F. Akers
James C. Akers
Jacob M. Akers
Robert C. Akers
Ronnie Akers
Ted Akers
Bessie Mae Watson Helton
Red Ash
Richlands
Tazewell County
Richard and
Dissia Lockhart Watson
W. T. Helton
Raven
Assembly of God Church
Marvin
Cecil
Roy Helton
Paul Helton
Swords Creek
Tommie Helton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mullins Funeral Chapel
Dale Holmes
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Breen 65 Dies. services at Pembroke Tuesday
Mike M Breen 65 of Newport News Virginia died suddenly Sunday at home. Survived by wife Carrie Price Breen a daughter Everette Dean Lynchburg VA three sisters Lacy Weikel Spanishburg Ward Williams Bryce Porterfield Newport and five brothers Minor Richard Lee Cecil Doc Haven Breen. Funeral held Tuesday 2 30 p m at Williams Jamison Funeral Home Pembroke VA with burial Atkins Cemetery Newport News.
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Mike M. Breen
Newport
Carrie Price Breen
Everette Dean
Lynchburg
Lacy Weikel
Spanishburg
Ward Williams
Bryce Porterfield
Minor
Richard
Lee Cecil
Doc
Haven Breen
Williarms-Jamison Funeral Home
Pembroke
Atkins Cemetery
Sam Wyatt 83 dies in Pomeroy after long illness
Sam Wyatt aged 83 of Pomeroy Ohio and formerly of Tazewell County Virginia died Saturday morning in Pomeroy after a long illness. Surviving are a sister Mrs Jim Van Hoozier of Tannersville Virginia two brothers Jeff Wyatt of Richlands Virginia and Ira C Wyatt of Broadford Virginia Funeral services and burial will be conducted Monday in Pomeroy.
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Sam Wyatt
Pomeroy
Ohio
Tazewell County
Jim van Hoozier
Tannersville
Jeff Wyatt
Richlands
Ira C. Wyatt
Broadford
Death of Charles R. Peery at Bluefield
Charles R. Peery of 144 Bedford St Bluefield died Sunday at home after a year of ill health. He was a retired employee of Norfolk and Western Railroad. The body was taken to Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Charles R. Peery
Bedford St
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Sinkford Richardson Funeral
Obituaries and funeral notices from Bluefield area
Funeral notices list Bertha Burkhart and Meta Wright Payne both of Bluefield with services Monday at 2 p.m. and 10 30 a.m. respectively at local churches followed by burials at Grandview and Monte Vista Park Cemeteries. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. Hawkins Funeral Home in charge. Jonah Samuel Glass of Rock to be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after service at Rock Baptist Church. Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell handles arrangements.
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Burkhart
Bertha
Stadium Drive
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Grandview
Lazewell Road
David Morrissette
E. Lyle Gage
Hawkins Funeral Home
Glass
Jonah Samuel
Rock
Rock Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Cravens
Bluewell
DAR Will Meet In Appalachian June 15
The Matthew French Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet in the social room of the Appalachian Power Company’s new building on North Walker Street in Princeton on Thursday June 15 at 7 30 p m Hostesses are Mrs F S Tinder and Mrs Clara Meadows June program chairman Mrs Howard St Clair will present Misses Dottie McFarland and Denise Phlegar who will discuss Americanism
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Matthew French
Daughters of the American Revolution
Appalachian Power Company
North Walker Street
Princeton
F. S. Tinder
Clara Meadows
Howard St. Clair
Dottie McFarland
Denise Phlegar
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jake Booher JR
Ernest F
Thomas Cordova
Dan Sivera
Rivera
Cordova
County Commission
Pete Ee
Gon Forest
U.S. Weather Bureau
Porecast
West Central Plains
Biafra
Waynesburg, Pa
THE
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Boise
Buffalo
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Washington
Winnipeg
Fire Rates Store
Mechanicsburg
Ritter
U. N
Erell
Wyoming
Walter Rudisill
Mrs
Dolly Lane
Dolly Ann Lane
Maxie
Grundy, Va
Virgil Lane
Vansant
Estil
Tolby
Amos
Tex Lane
Harold Viers
Prater
Hassell Stiltner
Trinkel Deel
Detroit, Mich
Ralph Stanley
Mansfield, O
Alex Ratliff
Andrew Phillips
Big Rock
Sarah Bowman
Finas Yates
Harman
Lou Fields
Dewey
Ira Stiltner
Whetsel Owens
Clyde Deer
Brice Cochran
Virginia Funeral Home
Mrs. Sena Akers
Paris Smith
Bessie Chambers
Bessie Helton
DAR
Appalachian
Ial
Ae Ihe
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