Bluefield Board Nominates Top Five From Primary
Incumbents Edwin Elliott Allan Connolly Angelo Monaco Joe Walker and Victor DeVault led Bluefield’s primary tally with 1 447 1 370 1 346 1 338 and 1 228 votes respectively as 10 candidates contended for nine seats. Carter Gearheart Davis Free and Barbour trailed in the unofficial results amid a warm humid evening and light rain.
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Jim Terry
Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield
Edwin Elliott
Allan Connolly
Angelo Monaco
Joe Walker
Victor DeVault
Monaco
Walker
DeVault
Carter
Bluefield Better Service Club
Gearheart
Davis
Free
Barbour
Phil Shapiro
Jane T. Heary
Andrew
Drew) Perenyi
Edwin C
Ned” Taylor Jr
Glynn A. Hoff
Randall Horn
Steve Brammer
Huffman
Church of the Nazarene
Thriftway Market
Kennametal, Inc
Two Die In Mercer County Head-On Crash
Two men from Ohio die and a third man is seriously injured after a head-on collision on U S Rt 460 near Princeton Mercer County West Virginia early Tuesday. Victims are Robert Hoffman Jr 18 of Uniontown Ohio and Maes L Rayl 21 of Akron Ohio passengers in the Hoffman car. Weatherly Earl N 41 of Oakvale rides in the pickup and is seriously injured.
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Dee Wilson
U. S. Rt. 460
Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia
Robert Hoffman, Jr
Uniontown
Ohio
Maes L. Rayl
Akron
Earl N. Weatherly
Oakvale
Weatherly
Rayl
Hoffman
Florida
Navy
Republic Steel
Seaver Mortuary
Eckard Funeral Home
Swigart Funeral Home
D. B. Meadows
R. L. Vaughn
Stans denies knowledge of Watergate campaign funding
Maurice E. Stans testified he raised money for the Watergate campaign and that others ran it. He said John W. Dean III authorized payments to Watergate defendants and lawyers and that he gave 75000 dollars without knowing the purpose. Federal Judge Sirica refused to limit news coverage of the hearings. Archibald Cox said he would not appeal.
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Washington
Maurice EF. Stans
White House
John W. Dean III
Watergate
John J. Sirica
Archibald Cox
Preston Nixon
Charleston case argued 22 hours before West Virginia high court
A state budget case expected to yield a landmark decision was debated for 22 hours Tuesday before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The long session highlighted the stakes for the state's fiscal policy and legal framework.
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Charleston
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
WVU Leader Named President of Concord and Bluefield Colleges
Dr. Billy L. Coffindaffer, dean of the WVU Center for Appalachian Studies and Development and director of the WVU Cooperative Extension Service, is chosen by the West Virginia Board of Regents to serve as president of Concord College and Bluefield State College, effective July 1.
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Billy L. Coffindaffer
West Virginia University Center For Appalachian Studies
WVU Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia Board of Regents
Concord College
Bluefield State College
New York Stocks Edged Higher Ahead of Nixon Speech
The New York stock market rose in moderately active trading on Tuesday as investors anticipated President Nixon's forthcoming speech and possible positive economic news.
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New York
Nixon
Pass Said Boyle Wasn't Involved In Yablonski Plot
Key state witness William J. Prater testified that during planning of the Yablonski killings Albert E. Pass claimed Tony Boyle was not involved. Prater, already sentenced to life for civil rights violations in the murders, said Pass described Boyle as the mastermind. The confession was read in court as Pass's own trial proceeded.
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Yablonski
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
William J. Prater
Boyle
Albert E. Pass
Prater
Pass
Erie County
FBI
U.S. Dist
Gerald Weber
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
UMW
Kentucky-Tennessee
June
Jack Yablonski
Tony Boyle
Heat Wave Strains East as Generators Face Cuts
Power companies from the East Coast faced high demand as a heat wave pushed temperatures toward records. Con Edison ordered a 5 percent voltage reduction in New York City and Westchester, while Niagara Mohawk also reduced by 5 percent. TVA supplied 1.3 gigawatts from multiple regions to help grid stability amid maintenance outages.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Power Pool
Consolidated Edison Co
Westchester County
Niagara-Mohawk
New York State
United States
Atlantic Coast
Tennessee Valley Authority
Poweer
TVA
Texas
Deep South
Coffindaffer Appointed President of Concord-BSC in WV
Dr Billy L Coffindaffer dean of the WVU Center for Appalachian Studies and director of the Extension Service was named president of Concord College and Bluefield State College effective July 1 He accepted the dual post at a June 4 Board of Regents meeting in Charleston The move fills a vacancy created when Clyde C Campbell left to join West Liberty State College The appointment was announced by Frederick P Stamp Jr president elect of the Regents Mississippi
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Jim Gilrerth
Billy L. Coffindaffer
West Virginia University Center For Appalachian Studies
WVU Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia Board of Regents
Concord College
Bluefield State College
Bluefield
Frederick P. Stamp Jr
Wheeling
Board of Regents
Coffindaffer
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Appalachian Center
Harold McNeill
West Virginia State College
Wendell Hardway
Bluefield State
Fairmont State College
Joseph F. Marsh
WVU Appalachian Center
West Virginia
Stans Denies Knowledge of Watergate Conspiracy
Washington AP report states Maury H. Stans denies knowledge of the Watergate affair and political espionage. He says his role was fundraising while others ran the campaign. He recounts giving $75,000 in cash to Nixon’s personal lawyer Kalmbach for a White House project.
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Maurice H. Stans
Senate
Stans
Nixon
White House
Herbert W. Kalmbach
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