Alumni Association Meeting at Bluefield College
The Bluefield College Alumni Association Board of Governors meets today at 3 p.m. in Easley Library on the Bluefield campus. The session, led by the new president, reviews the loyalty campaign ending July 1 and outlines the 1969 program of action for about 6,000 alumni. A coffee hour will follow as new board members are introduced.
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Bluefield College Alumni Association
Easley
Bluefield
Alumni Association
Miss Gregory
Baptist College
Woman Found Shot In Head In McDowell County
Mrs Joyce Dozier of War was found dead Friday around 1 p m after apparently shooting herself in the head with a .22 caliber pistol at Nan Twitty s War home Dozier and Twitty had just returned from New York City where they had worked for two years Walt Williams also of War was in the house as authorities noted Dozier had been in fragile health and state trooper Browning deputy Smith and assistant prosecutor Watson led the investigation
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McDowell County
Wade Watson
Watson
Joyce Dozier
Dozier
Nan Twitty
Walt Williams
Virginia Man Killed In Single Car Crash
A Botetourt County man, Love Elmer Parker, 54, of Troutville, died after a single car crash on U.S. 11 north of Troutville. In Newport News, 5-year-old Johnny Wayde Wainwright of Temple Lane died from injuries after being struck by a car on a city street.
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Associated: Press
Botetourt County
U.S. 11
Troutville
Love Elmer Parker
Newport News
Johnny Wayde Wainwright
Temple Lane
Welch Mayor Claims Water Company Overcharges Welch
Welch Mayor Swope and daughter Virginia Swope presented figures showing the West Virginia Water Co overcharges Welch customers by more than 27000 dollars a year. PSC hearing on a rate increase closed with briefs pending and no date set for a decision.
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W. B. Swope
West Virginia Water Co
West Virginia Public Service Commission
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Virginia
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Public Service Commission
Norfolk Roanoke train changes improve connections and times
Norfolk and Western announces Sunday changes to its Pocahontas service and the Birmingham Special in cooperation with Southern Railway. Train 3 Pocahontas from Norfolk to Roanoke shifts to 2 40 p.m. arrival, improving connections to Cincinnati with a 55 minute travel time save.
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Southern Railway
Washington
Norfolk
Cincinnati
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Pocahontas
Southern
Birmingham
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Readers Note Item
Unclear text from a Bluefield West Virginia newspaper page references the Daily Telegraph Printing Co and Associated Press. It lists subscription rates and service details but readable facts are limited. The fragment mentions carrier and mail options and a city address in Bluefield.
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Bland” Nee
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Jova News
Parunday
West Sovriia
Omiber 'Eis Buresu
Plane Crashes Near Richlands In Virginia
A Beckley to Richlands flight crashed near the Cedar Hills Raceway in Richlands Virginia about 530 pm Friday as the pilot John Mangham mistook the site for Doran airfield The damaged airplane is valued between 100 and 200 dollars Four other passengers escaped uninjured according to Virginia State Police
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Winterhaven
Fila
Cedar Hills
Richlands
Doran
Virginia
John Mangham
Beckley
Man Injured in Two-Car Collision Near Bluefield
A 22-year-old Bluefield Virginia man, Robert W. Kinder, suffered injuries in a head on collision on U S 460 19 near Bluefield just after 10 30 p m Friday He was under emergency treatment at Bluefield hospital with condition not yet determined and reported as the only one injured in the crash
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Bluefield
Bluefield - Tazewell
Robert W. Kinder
Bluecx
Kinder
U. S. 460-19
Nobel Prize Poet Quasimodo Dies at 66 in Naples
Salvatore Quasimodo, 1959 Nobel Prize poet noted for translations of ancient verse and stark war imagery, died Friday in Naples after a stroke. Born August 20, 1901 in Siracusa Sicily, he studied physics engineering before turning to Greek and Latin studies in Rome.
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Italy
Salvatore Quasimodo
Quasimodo
Amalfi
Siracusa
Sicily
Rome
Ships Return After Collision Off Virginia Coast
Two Navy ships reached Hampton Roads after colliding off the Virginia coast, the aircraft carrier Wasp and the fleet oiler Truckee bearing extensive damage. No injuries were reported. A second collision involved the destroyer Waldron and fleet tug Kiowa east of Charleston, with Waldron rerouted to Norfolk after initially aiming for Charleston.
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Navy
Hampton Roads
Virginia
South Carolina
Wasp
Truckee
Atlantic Fleet
Virginia Capes
Waldron
Kiowa
Charleston
Southport
N.C
Icarus Passes Close To Earth Near Miss Quietly Noted
New York AP reports the asteroid Icarus made its closest approach to Earth in 19 years on Friday. The pass occurred at 4 48 p m EDT with a distance of 3 95 million miles, unnoticed by residents of Orkney Islands though scientists observed with large telescopes.
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New York
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Nixon speaks to Finch College graduates in New York
In a low key campaign reprise Nixon addresses Tricia Nixon’s Finch College class in New York. He stresses trust in American youth despite problems and contrasts his approach with Nelson Rockefeller’s delegate push. No sign of a new nationwide campaign as previously promised.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Unitarian Church of All Souls
America the Beautiful
Nixon
Tricia
Finch College
United States of America
East Side
United States
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Area Of Sub's Sinking Cited
Rep. Craig Hosmer said the Navy pinpointed a small ocean area where Scorpion likely sank. Officials denied locating the sub while seven ships and multiple aircraft hunted in waters south of the Azores after May 21. The Navy court of inquiry met behind closed doors for briefing and will resume Monday.
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Norfolk
mid-Atlantic
Washington
Navy
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Senate House
John T. Conway
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Hosmer
Azores
Navy Court of Inquiry
May factory output hits new peak amid inflation pressure
U S industrial activity rose to a record May rate of 163.7 percent of the 1957-59 average, with April revised lower. Retail sales gained 1 percent in May after rioting in April, while unemployment held at 3.5 percent, the lowest since 1953, bolstering calls for fiscal restraint to curb inflation.
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Federal Reserve Board
Martin Luther King
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Reserve Board
Congress
Johnson
Federal Reserve
Deaths and Funerals Crown Scraps of Shrewsbury and Hagerman
Lendo Shrewsbury 78 of True formerly Beeson dies in Beckley after long illness. Survivors include wife Nellie and numerous children stepchildren and siblings. Jessie M. Shoveler 62 of Lindsey dies after long illness. Arch B. Hagerman 83 of Jolo dies in Welch hospital with large family surviving. Braxton Hancock 69 of Bluefield dies in Sebring Florida after short illness. Funeral services and burial details listed for each. calls and arrangements noted.
Mrs Julia Whitt Rites Held In Richlands
Mrs Julia Mars Whitt 81 of Star Route Richlands Va died Friday in a Richlands hospital. Her husband Rev L E Whitt preceded her in death. Survived by one son Clinton Whitt of Star Route Richlands. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Mullins Funeral Home Chapel Richlands with Rev Thomas Patrick officiating. Burial Hawkins Cemetery Richlands. Friends may call after 1 pm Saturday at the funeral home.
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Lindside
Bluefield
Red Sulphur Springs
Genes
Caroline Bishop Shoveler
Ballard Methodist Church
Florence Shoveler
Henry Shoveler
Union
Ruth Newsome
Katie Gray
East Orange
N. J
Lillian Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Rev
O. E. Hopkins
Red Sulphur Cemetery
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Braxton Hancock
Braxton LeGrand Hancock
Sebring
Fla
Appomattox
C. A. Hancock
Huntington
Virginia Military Institute
Lynchburg
Hellen Snyder Hancock
James M. Matheny
Thurmond Reynolds
Fresno
Calif
G. R. Gilbert
Virginia Beach
Stauston Prieto
Cameron White
St. Petersburg
Robinson Funeral Home
Liberty Baptist Cemetery
Julia Whitt
Julia Mars Whitt
Star Route
Richlands
L. E. Whitt
Baptist Church
Clinton Whitt
Mullins Funeral Home Chapel
Richland
Thomas Patrick
Hawkins
Richands
Obituaries for Emma Pearl Heldreth and Beatrice Virginia French
Emma Pearl Heldreth 80 of South Point Ohio formerly of Tazewell Virginia died Saturday. Funeral at 2 p.m. at Greever Funeral Home Tazewell with Rev. Lee Boye. burial Maple Wood Cemetery Tazewell. Pallbearers listed. Beatrice Virginia French of Bluefield Virginia died today. Funeral at 2 p.m. Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with Rev. Bobby Martin and Rev. Jim Whittington. burial Grandview Cemetery Bluefield Virginia. Pallbearers listed.
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Emma Pearl
South Point
Ohio
Tazewell
French
Beatrice Virginia
Virginia Ave
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Bobby Martin
Jim Whittington
Grandview
Bernard Nelson
Ray Williams
Raymond Williams
Elbert Goins
Dick Pralley
Bill Bralley
French Students Evicted After Odeon Theater Occupation
French students fled the Odeon Theater as police cleared the building amid a protracted occupation aimed at overthrowing de Gaulle. Officials described the scene after a loaded gun was found in a stolen car as authorities removed remnants of a protest and restored order.
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Odeon
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of Occupation
Sabonne
Felix Giacomoni
Troopers Raid Beckley Clubs In Coordinated Sweep
Twenty six state troopers moved into Beckley and raided at least 13 clubs restaurants and other night spots. More than 16 arrests were made on charges from prostitution to illegal liquor sales and gaming device possession. A local paper reported trucks removing machines in advance and a photographer was assaulted while photographing one raid. Police said the operation appeared well organized with no city police participation.
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Beckley
Twentysix State
Smith Presents Gun Proposals in West Virginia
Gov. Hu lett C. Smith unveiled a broad arms control plan proposing dealer licensing and firearm registration, a purchasing certificate with cooling off period, transfer title requirements, and state oversight to curb gun ownership without halting hunting. He aims to present the bill to the legislature, possibly in a special session, and expects sportsmen to back the measure.
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Fairmont
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
United States
Smith
Bluefield landfill project declared not feasible
A geological and economic survey finds rock formations near Bluefield unsuitable for a sanitary landfill due to water contamination risk. The report prompted discussion of alternative disposal, transportation costs, road needs, and possible incineration, with a follow up meeting set for June 25 at the Mercer County Courthouse.
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Bluefield
Dan Hale
Princeton
Mercer County Court
Seven Year Old To Get Heart In Hermiston Oregon
Rebecca Becky Howland seven year old will receive a heart transplant once a suitable donor is found. Dr Norman Shumway of Stanford says smaller hearts are needed for Becky and the search will be difficult. Becky and her family live in Hermiston where Dr John Bussman notes a defective left ventricle and possible growth or clot. Shumway has performed two prior transplants with complications elsewhere. Beckys parents Mr and Mrs Elton Howland await notification when a donor is found.
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Ore
Rebecca
Becky” Howland
Norman Shumway
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Becky
Shumway
Oregon
John Bussman
Portland
Bussman
University of Minnesota Medical School
Elton Howland
Wallace Seeks Negro Support on Biracial Presidential Bid
Wallace urged support from Negro citizens of Nashville and Tennessee during a South fundraising swing. He predicted carrying Tennessee in the November election and a plurality in Illinois and Michigan, while defending his biracial platform and claiming critics label him racist to discredit his message.
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George Wallace
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Tennessee
Wallace
Atlanta
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Nashvile
City Auditorium
Memphis
Alabama
Illinois
Michigan
State Democratic Group To Name Officers
West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee meets in Charleston on Saturday to elect officers and set strategy for the November general election. The group will also meet with nominees for Congress state Supreme Court judge and other statewide offices.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Democratic Executive Committee
Congress
State Supreme Court
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