Defiant Leader Takes Blame At Mercenary Trial
Tony Callan also known as Costas Georgiou faced the second day of a five member tribunal trial with British mercenaries and others charged with murder pillage and destruction in Angola. Witnesses recounted mass killings including the execution of British mercenaries under Callan order. Callan claimed full responsibility and refused to testify further while asserting control over captured men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luanda
Angola
Tony Callan
Col. Callan
Costas Georgiou
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Gustavo Marcelo Grillo
Toms River
N.J
Callan
People's Tribunal
Andrew McKenzie
Sammy Copeland
McKenzie
Copeland
England
Methodists Fill District Posts in Bluefield District
Bishop D Frederick Wertz announced new assignments for the Bluefield District at the West Virginia Annual Conference in Charleston. New posts include Parker Hinzman as superintendent and pastors Alvin C Young Grace Thompson Lawrence Sherwood Ira Hill Bernice Winkler Messenger Bradshaw William H Wilson Ronald Whitlock Holly Shrewsbury Lerona Theodore J Osgood Fred F Wyatt J D Clark James Sisk H Randolph Kidd Glynn Quesenberry and Rhenus O'Dell in various churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
United Methodist Church
Frederick Wertz
West Virginia
Charleston
Parker Hinzman
Alvin C. Young
Grace
Princeton Freshman Named Dean's List At Trevecca Nazarene
Christy Lynn Church of 107 Karnes Street Princeton earned a place on Trevecca Nazarene College dean's list for the third quarter of her freshman year in Nashville Tennessee. She is pursuing a nursing career and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Lynn Church
Karnes St
Princeton
Trevecca Nazarene College
Nashville
Tenn
Miss Church
Charles W. Church
Fire Destroys Kitchen In Princeton Home
A house on West Main Street in Princeton suffered extensive kitchen damage from an electrical fire Saturday night. Winter Williams owns the house where Samera Houchins resided. the blaze took about two hours to extinguish with three pumpers and ten firefighters on scene. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Winter Williams
West Main Street
Samera
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Circulation Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its subscription and home delivery rates for West Virginia and surrounding areas. It notes association with the Associated Press and lists advertising and circulation bureaus and representatives. The notice emphasizes mail and other delivery options and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Givefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audio Bureau of Circulation
Mathews. Snennon & Cullen
Sturgell miner dies after short illness in Welch hospital
Lepress Winford Sturgell 57 of Kimball dies after a brief illness in Welch hospital. He was a disabled miner, UMWA Local 6196 member, and leaves wife Violet Turpin Sturgell and three sons. Funeral Monday in Kimball with calling hours tonight. Also listed are Vickie Hare Ferrell 74 of Narrows and Charlie H. Bailey 73 of Montcalm with funeral plans and survivors.
Robert Griffith 81 Matoaka Dies After Illness
Robert Lewis Griffith 81 of Matoaka died Friday in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. He was a retired miner and teacher, member of UMWA and the Loyal Order of Moose. He leaves one daughter, three brothers, three sisters, and a widow. Funeral Monday at 1 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Versie Hamm officiating. Burial in Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Va. Friends may call today 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie Hare Ferrell
Route 2
Narrows
Pearisburg
Giles County
Bob and
Larisa Bailey Hare
Frank Shuler Ferrell
Geraldine Wall
Joyce Wall
Alma Radford
Rocky Gap
Jo Ellen Melbin
Fort Chiswell
Ruth Howard
Bluefield
East Chapel
Kennard Kitts
Roy Lacy
Ferrell
Riffe
Robert Lewis Griffith
Matoaka
Thomas
Nancy Howell Griffith
UMWA
Loyal Order of Moose
Don
Lucille
W.H. Griffith
Cannelton
Lilly Tolbert
Stella Carr
Odella Turner
Lashmeet
Mercer Funeral Home
Versie Hamm
Grandview Memory Gardens
R O Britt 69 of New Orleans former Princeton resident dies
Robert Oakley Britt 69 of New Orleans formerly of Princeton died in a New Orleans hospital following a long illness. He was a retired Virginian Railway roadmaster and a Princeton Moose Lodge member born November 10 1906 in Elliott Virginia. Survived by five sons three siblings and seven grandchildren. funeral services held at George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Rev Norman Arrington officiating. Burial in Resthaven Princeton. Pallbearers listed. Visitation set at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Oakley Britt
New Orleans
Princeton
Virginian Railway
Princeton Moose Lodge
Elliott
Shannie Sweeney Britt
George T. Britt
Paul E. Britt
Jacksonville
Fla
George M. Britt
Tuscon
Resthaven Memorial Park
Randall Taylor
Herman Belcher
Kenneth Meadow Douglas Fowler
Ed Taylor
Walter Powell
Mrs Elizabeth Buchanan Kelly dies at 9 in Princeton
Elizabeth Buchanan Kelly of Thorton Avenue Princeton aged 9 died Saturday in a Princeton hospital. She was a Jordan's Chapel Methodist Church member and had lived in Princeton seven years. Survivors include three sons two daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm in Princeton with Rev John Adkinson officiating, burial in Ellison Family Cemetery Pipestein. Friends may call 6 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie H. Bailey
Montcalm
Crumpler
Nathan
Elsie Taylor Bailey
McComas
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Keystone
UMWA
Bailey Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
Claudine Thompson Bailey
Randall
Betty) Walton
Morris, Ill
Earl
Joyce) Noland
Bluewell
Alfred
Jean) Lusk
Daniel
Connie) Riggs
Charles E. Bailey
Ronald D. Bailey
Marvin E. Bailey
James E
Roy D. Bailey
Braidwood
Ill
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
J. D. Clark
James Dunford
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bailey Masonic Lodge No. 137
Cravens-Shires
Elizabeth Buchanan Kelly
Thorton Avenue
Princeton
Jordan's Chapel Methodist Church
True
Chatam Hill
Clem
Rachel Cahill Buchanan
Frank Grayson Kelly
Margaret Eloise Mould
Frank Grayson Kelly Jr
Hampton
Robert T. Kelly
Lerena
James B. Kelly
Clifton Forge
E. L
Virginia) Hughes
Newport News
Eliza Keaton
George W. Seaver
John Adkinson
Ellison
Pipestein
Mary Kennedy 73 of Jolo dies after heart attack
Mrs Mary Kennedy 73 of Jolo WV dies on arrival at Welch hospital after apparent heart attack She was widow of William Kennedy 1974 and mother of ten sons and seven daughters Funeral set 11 am Tuesday at Full Gospel Tabernacle Jolo with Rev John D Pogue officiating Burial Kennedy family cemetery Jolo Fanning Funeral Home in charge Also Rosa Hall 52 of Richlands Va dies Saturday in Richlands hospital Wife of Edward Hall funeral arrangements pending at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kennedy
Jolo
Welch Hospital
West Virginia
Samp
Lilly Muncy
William
Ernest
Inez Ky
Corby
High Point
N. C
Joe
George
Elmer
Harrison
Weddle
Paul
Will
Dave
Bartley
Maudie Gibson
Gracie Kennedy
Nancy Owens
Tamsey Rife
Interlachen
Fla
Genny Perkins
Donaldsonville
Dorothy Griffith
Elkhard
Ind
Clara Hicks
Oakvale
Martha Munsey
Cleveland
Ohio
Nannie Munsey
Missouri
Full Gospel Tabernacle
John D. Pogue
Hubert Sweeney
Kennedy Family
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Rosa Farmer Hall
Richlands
Edward Hall
Fifth St
Hurst-Scott
Death of Fred C. Goodall at 93 in Bluefield
Fred C. Goodall, 93, of 2600 Bland Road Bluefield, died Saturday afternoon. The body was taken to Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Goodall
Bland Road
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Home
Rites Set for Mullins and Van Dyke Durations
Patton Dillard Van Dyke of Jewell Valley Va died on arrival Saturday at a Richlands hospital after an illness. Arville R Mullins of Galion Ohio died Friday night after a long illness. He formerly lived in Dickenson County Va. Survivors include five sons and many relatives. Service held at Haysi with Elder Dallas Ramsey officiating. Burial Willis Cemetery Haysi with grandsons as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton Dillard van Dyke
Jewell Valley
Richlands
Tazewell County
Cedar Bluff
Arville R. Mullins
Galion
Ohio
Dickenson County
Rosball J. Mullins
Leonard D. Mullins
Haysi
Hatten Mullins
Jack Mullins
Sidney Mullins
Harlin Mullins
Parton
Claudie Mullins
Hazel Mullins
Kellie Merritt
Elkhorn
Haysi Funeral Home
Dallas Ramsey
Willis
Rt. 1
Ray Potter Rites Held for Haysi Man After Long Illness
Ray Potter 65 of Rt. 1 Haysi Virginia died Friday night at home after a long illness. Survived by Hulda Potter five daughters and two sons including Dallas and Bill Monroe Potter. Service held Tuesday at Sulpher Spring Church Elkhorn Kentucky with several officiants. Burial in Potter Cemetery Elkhorn. Friends may call Haysi Funeral Home after 2 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Potter
Rt. 1
Haysi
Hulda Potter
Dorbra Potter
Katie Morgan
Port Orford
Ore
Odie Mae Potter
Coos Bay
Fay Wallace
Parton
Gertrude Herton
Dallas Potter
Bill Monroe Potter
Fort Orford
Odie Bartley
Charlotte
Virgie Herron
St. Paul
Cora Kendricks
Pikeville
Mack Potter
Detroit
Mich
Eddie Potter
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank Potter
Dayton
Ohio
Sulpher Spring Church
Elkhorn
Clardie Sanders
Dallas Ramsey
James O’quinn
Frank Newsome
Potter Cemetery
Haysi Funeral
Obituary Notices for Bessie Taylor and Joe Soto in Bluefield Area
Mrs. Bessie Taylor, 67, of Wolfe died in a Bluefield hospital. Born in Ethelsville Alabama she was the widow of Jace Taylor and survived by siblings Thomas Burkhalter, Mrs. Joe Beard and Mrs. Frances Scott. Services at Laurel Creek Baptist Church with burial at Bryant Memorial Cemetery Pocahontas Virginia. Pallbearers named. Joe Soto, 69, of Havace died in Welch hospital. Funeral home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Taylor
Wolfe
Bluefield
Ethelsville
Ala
Neil Graham
Lula Green
Alabama
Jace Taylor
Burnwell
Shiloah Baptist Church
Thomas Burkhalter
Joe Beard
Frances Scott
Columbus
Miss
Laurel Creek Baptist Church
J. W. Wallace
Bryant Memorial
Pocahontas
Rodriguez
Charles McClanahan
Roland Collins
Ben Brooks
Joe Soto
Havace
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Area students earn Oberlin BA in Music
Two area students received Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Music from Oberlin College. Darrell L. Bailey of Bluefield Virginia and Brenna C. Worley of Bluefield West Virginia were awarded the degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Darrell L. Bailey
Bluefield
Brenna C. Worley
W. Va
Virginia Revenue Sharing Defended by UVA Researchers
University of Virginia researchers Ehrlich and Digby contest charges of waste in the federal revenue sharing program. Their study claims funds favored high-need counties, directed to real problems, with about 190 million dollars received in Virginia over 24 years ending July 1 1974 and 73 percent spent on capital projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
University Virginia
Joan E. Ehrlich
Michael Digby
Virginia
Erhlich
Digby
Obituary notices from Tip Top to Princeton
Obituaries list multiple services today with details. Della Lewis Hodge 91 of Tip Top Va at 2 30 p m Tip Top Church of God with Rev Donald Bird and Rev John Gage officiating burial Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Va Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va in charge. Hazel Virginia Bailey 56 Tacoma Park formerly Duhling service Bluewell Bluefield Princet on road Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev Fred Lester officiating today 5 to 9 p m. Frank F Farris 93 West Virginian Hotel Bluefield service Mercer Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell pallbearers named. David C Lilly Bluefield Graveside rites 4 p m Walnut Grove Cemetery Rev Fred Eastham officiating. William Luther Dobbins 73 Mercer Street Princeton service Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Dir Princeton burial Oakvale Cemetery pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Hazel Virginia
Tacoma Park
Duhling
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Fred Lester
Roselawn
Bluefield
Princeton
Lilly
David C
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Fred Eastham
Dobbins
William Luther
Mercer Street
Memorial
Paul Hall
Oakvale
Ban Mooney
Paul Thompson
Doug King
James E. Dobbins
Steve Hill
Roy Neel
Resigning aide leaves Bluefield office for Cliffside job
Ronald L. Lively, administrative assistant to Rep. Ken Hechler in Bluefield, resigns to become house manager at Cliffside Amphitheater Grandview State Park for the summer. He plans further work and post graduate study in fall while Hechler’s political future remains uncertain. Lively praises his Mercer McDowell county service and hints he may support Hechler if he runs for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Hechler
Bluefield
Ronald L. Lively
Lively
Hechler
Washington
Cliffside Amphitheater
Grandview State Park
Theatre Arts
West Virginia
Rock
Princeton
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Grandview
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Disabled Citizens Home
Windy Mountain Learning Center
Bluefield Civitan Club
FUND HIKE UP FOR STUDY HAMPTON
The Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church will consider a 12.5 percent increase in the basic operating and benevolent fund for next year. About 2,000 clergy and lay members are expected to attend in Hampton where Bishop W Kenneth Goodson will be honored. The budget proposal from the Council on Finance and Administration totals 1 692 000 dollars, up 184 471 from the current 1 467 529 dollars in effect since 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Virginia
United Methodist Church
W. Kenneth Goodson
Council On Finance and Administration
Fatal melee at Waco bus station leaves two dead
Police say Sergeant Roger Barrett, 42, an 18 year veteran, was stabbed and shot with his own weapon during a fight with Thelett Brandon, 23, outside the Greyhound station. Frank Johnson, of Cherryvale Kansas, died from stab wounds after Brandon attacked him as he proclaimed innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco, Tex
Roger Barrett
Waco
Thelett Brandon
Frank Johnson
Cherryvale
Kaw
Brandon
Johnson
Forest Service manages 187 million acres nationwide
The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service administers about 187 million acres of land, an area roughly equal to the combined territories of West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
North Carolina
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Defiant
Holiday Inn of
Kay Elaine Rhodes
Virginia Ellen Lester
Barbara June Stephens
Karen Marguerite Johnson
School of Radiological Technology
the Bluefield
Dean
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sepress
Winford Sturgell
Lepress
Kimball
Andy
Nanny Belle Creech Sturgell
McDowell County
Violet Turpin Stugell
Winford William Sturgell
Gilbert
Amos Herron
Big Stone Gap
Bennett Fanning Funeral Home
Wiley Brooks
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Robert Oakley
Britt
Richard M. Nixon
Bluefield, VA
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Sarah Gallick
Dell
Washington Post
Miss Ray
Hays
Postal Service
Paul Fasser
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Hagerstown, Md
Merle Unger
Unger
Hagerstown
Washington County
Barbara Rexroth
John Hollyday
BT Ten
Bellone Hearing Aid Service
Wythe Avenue
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