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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1972

Page

2

U.S. China Clash Shadows U.N. Environment Conference

At the U N conference in Stockholm the United States and China clashed over Vietnam. China accused U S of barbarous acts in Vietnam while the host’s Palme labeled ecocide. Delegates feared power politics could derail a proposed environmental principles declaration.

Stockholm Sweden United States China U.N Vietnam U.S Britain Olof Palme United Nations

Bombing Raids Hit North Vietnam and Violence Rises

U S forces report 280 strikes across North Vietnam as Hanoi denounces the bombings while North Vietnamese officials claim civilian harm and economic disruption. In South Vietnam a U S adviser is killed near An Loc and crews report American casualties as fighting continues along Highway 13.

United States Hanoi South Vietnam North Vietnam U.S Nhan Dan U.S. Command Saigon Air Force Navy Marine Marble Mountain da Nang Highway 13 An Loc

Monroe Man Killed in Virginia Creek Crash

Emery Baker, 29, of Sweet Springs Monroe County died after his car missed a bridge and overturned in a creek near Dunlap Virginia close to the West Virginia line as reported by police.

Emery Baker Sweet Springs Monroe County Dunlap West Virginia Line

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Notices and Advertiser Contact Info

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription and advertising details including carrier and mail rates for West Virginia residents, motor route pricing, and contact listings. This item provides standard paper metadata and circulation information for readers and advertisers.

West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Mathews Swannon & Cullen Telephone

Area Deaths And Funerals

Funeral services for Charlie A. Carter 64 of Glenwood Heights Princeton will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Princeton with Rev. Hager. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. He died Saturday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Survivors include wife Lucille Vaughan Carter five daughters two sons and multiple relatives. Friends may call today 5 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to services.

Charlie A. Carter Glenwood Heights Princeton Rock First Assembly of God Church West Main St Ronald Hager Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road James W Mary Jane Harris Carter Rock Assembly of God Church Premier - Pocahontas Fuel Co Herndon UMW Matoaka Lucille Vaughan Carter Charlene Vaughan Clyde Margaret) Farmer Lashmeet Curtis Shirley) Shrewsbury Larry Beulah) Croy James Patsy) Croy Dewey Carter Carlie A. Carter Jr James Carter Underwood U. S. Army Germany Bertie Whittaker Minda Champ Clara Noble Lola Belcher Ruby Holland Roanoke Beulah Vance Geraldine Bowers Vinton, Va Florence Carter Beckley Susie Shrewsbury Carrie Lines Baltimore Bessie Johnson Welch Manchester James and Fannie Smallwood Johnson Pentecostal Holiness Church George W. Johnson Holiday, Fla Coalwood Phyllis Jones Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield- Tazewell Road Fanning Funeral Home Neil W. Maultsby Ballard Pearisburg Fayetteville N. C D. F Nettie Johnson Maultsby Mullins Virginian Railroad First Presbyterian Church of Mullens Joe L. Maultsby Wilmington Broyles Funeral Home Peterstown W. H. Belcher Orchard Cemetery Mullens Masonic Lodge John C. Speliotes Rt. 5 Glenwood Park Athens Greece Ideal Restaurant Chris Speliotes Jim Speliotes Bill Speliotes Hubert Day Radford Roy Cora) Steele Willard Viola) Massie Carl Nora) Hager Hank Pearl) Luberiti Del Mercer Funeral Chapel Tony Reed Monte Vista Park

Funeral services for Johnnie C. Bryant 22

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Berwind for Johnnie C. Bryant of Berwind who died Friday night in an auto accident near Newhall. He served in Germany and was discharged from the U.S. Army in September. Survived by parents Baxter and Anne Page Bryant, one brother Danny, two sisters Darlene Johnson and Pat Davis. Body at church from 4 p.m. Monday. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, in charge.

Johnnie C. Bryant Berwind Newhall United Methodist Church Heywood Price Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield-Tazewell Road Hartwell Baxter Anne Page Bryant U. S. Army Germany Lebanon Zion Benton High School Zion, Ill Danny Bryant Darlene Johnson Pat Davis Winthrop Harbor Douglas Mortuary Welch

Arch Dye of Swords Creek Dies En Route to Hospital

Archie Dye 63 of Swords Creek Va died Sunday en route to Richlands hospital from natural causes. Lifelong resident son of Kaney Lee and Virginia Dye. Survived by three sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Dye family cemetery after 2 p.m. today.

Benton Archie Dye Swords Creek Richlands Kaney Lee Virginia Perkins Dye Free Will Baptist Church Nellie Pearl Dye Floyd Dye Ollie Tuggle Ruthie Meade Hubert

Floyd L. Justice 81 Grundy resident dies in Harman Va

Floyd Lawson Justice 81 of Grundy Va died Saturday in Harman W Va after a heart attack. He was WWI veteran, a member of Grundy Masonic Lodge and UMWA Local 7025. Survived by wife Emily and children Irene Tuggle Daphine Madge Mureddy Jo Anne Hutton Herman Leon Justice. 3 sisters 2 brothers. 10 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren. Memorial service 7:30 p.m. at home with graveside rites Tuesday at Justice family cemetery Woodman Ky. UMWA pallbearers and Grundy Masonic Lodge conduct graveside rites. Body moved from Virginia Funeral Home Grundy to residence.

Floyd L. Justice Floyd Lawson Justice Grundy Harman George and Clemmie Blankenship Masonic Lodge Umwa Emily Justice Irene Tuggle Daphine Madge Mureddy Willie Compton Justice Family Woodman Grundy Masonic Lodge Virginia Funeral Home

Funeral services for Wendell J. Tiffany

Funeral services for Wendell J. Tiffany 42 of 1317 Norfolk Street Bluefield will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home with Rev J Matthew Coleman officiating. Burial follows at the Levern family cemetery. Tiffany born Bluefield 1930 son of Jane Hawthorne and Burl Tiffany. Survived by four sisters and one brother, US Army veteran. Friends may call today 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Wendell J. Tiffany Norfolk Street Bluefield Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home J. Matthew Coleman Levern Tiffany Jane Hawthorne Burl Tiffany Bradley Elizabeth Owens Washington, D. C Madeline Jackson Detroit, Mich Elsie Hill Cleveland Ohio Mary Jane Terrell New York Burl Tiffany Jr Boston Mass

Evelyn Price Neal Obituary

Mrs. Evelyn Price Neal of 448 Jones Street Bluefield died Sunday afternoon in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home

Evelyn Price Neal Jones Street Bluefield Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home

Mrs. Ollie Hess Coleman Dies at 59 in Hurley Virginia

Mrs. John Ollie Hess Coleman age 59 of Hurley Virginia died Sunday evening in a Richlands Virginia hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mullins Funeral Home Richlands.

John Ollie) Hess Coleman Hurley Richlands Mullins Funeral Home

Multiple Funerals Planned in Virginia and West Virginia

Obituaries list Nannie Elizabeth Simmons 81 of Salem and John Constantino Meronnk 76 of Pageton among others. Services are scheduled today or Tuesday at various chapels in Bluefield Bluewell and Oakwood with cremation burial at Maple Hills Cemetery Woodlawn and Maplewood Cemetery.

Death of Luther Brown 69 Jolo WV area miner

Luther Brown 69 of Jolo died early Sunday from an apparent heart attack. Born in Dwight Virginia, he was a retired miner who lived in Jolo for 38 years. Survived by wife Chloe Perkins Brown son Clyde Brown sister Dewey Rife five grandchildren and one in the U S Navy. Funeral arrangements include service at his residence and Lone Oak Cemetery with Elders Owens Colley and Thornsbury.

Luther Brown Jolo Dwight James Caroline Deskins Brown Primitive Baptist Hale Creek Chloe Perkins Brown Clyde Brown Bradshaw Dewey Rife Slate Betty Jo Sloan Margaret Puckett Pineville Dennis Ray Brown U. S. Navy Greece Fanning Funeral Home Laeger Stuart Owens Landon Colley Hal Thornsbury Lone Oak Cemetery

Backlash Over Campsites for Protest Campers at Conventions

Rubin plans Operation Backbone to send camper groups to demonstrate for the flag and veterans while using the same campsites as Vietnam War protesters. He warns of court action if permission is denied claiming due process rights for paying citizens. City officials had not yet received the letter and would comment after review.

U.S South Vietnam Rubin Vietnam Veterans Against

Bible School Opens at Mt Zion Church Bluefield

Vacation Bible School begins today at Mt Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church 1509 Wayne Street Bluefield and runs through June 24. A 25 cent registration fee is charged to all students. Elder Clarence Moore Jr. serves as pastor.

Vacation Bible School Mt. Zion

Storms threaten North and Central Plains after heavy rains

The Nation's Weather reports more thunderstorm activity expected Sunday night across the North and Central Plains as flash floods develop from sustained heavy rainfall.

Associated Press North and Central Plains States

West Virginia panel weighs dam safety amid southern region tour

Legislators call for centralized oversight of water impoundments after tours of Bishop site and Logan County dams. Officials cite the 1969 Mine Health and Safety Act granting federal powers, while noting no WV statute covers impoundments and urging action to prevent possible disaster. Meanwhile a separate weather system brings varied temperatures across the nation from Phoenix to New York.

Pocahontas Fuel Richards Carl Gainer Department of the Interior U. S. Bureau of Mines Florida Texas Gulf Coast Rockies Mississippi Valley Mullan Idaho Phoenix Ariz Anchorage Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Indianapolis Miami Minneapolis- St. Paul Nashville New York City Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Seattle Washington

Princetonian dies from mine injuries in Virginia

Kenneth Roger Sparks 31 of Patterson Virginia died in Richlands Virginia hospital after Friday crushing accident at Virginia Pocahontas No 1 Mine Oakwood He worked the third shift and was a member of UMWA Local 1509 Surviving include wife Opal two sons Tim and Chris two sisters Esta Mae Byerly and Jackie Smith and brother Ralph Sparks Burial at Esau Rife Cemetery Keen Mountain with UMWA Local 1509 pallbearers.

Patterson Richlands Oakwood Kenneth Roger Sparks Sparks Wesley Sparks Grundy UMWA Opal Keene Sparks Tim Sparks Chris Sparks Esta Mae Byerly Bedford Heights Ohio Jackie Smith Ralph Sparks Mantua John L. Lewis Ancil Childress Clyde Allen Esau Rife Keen Mountain Buchanan County Funeral Home

Libyan Leader Vows 1972 War of Liberation

Muammar Kadafi, 29, pledges Arab regional mobilization for a full war by 1972 to counter Britain and the United States. He says Libya will lead an Islamic world movement and aid Muslims in the Philippines amid Islamic Christian clashes. UK sees no confirmation of arming the IRA but will study the speech closely.

Britain United States Kadafi Philippines U.S Wheelus Air Force Base Northern Ireland Libya IRA Foreign Office London

Read-O-Rama To Call In Bramwell Wednesday

The Read-O-Rama Mobile Library begins service to Bramwell on Wednesday June 14. It will park at the Main Street lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Use of the library is free.

Bramwell Main Street

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