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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1968

Page

2

Officials Won't Predict Release In Pueblo Hostage Standoff

Washington reports the Pueblo crew letters have dwindled while talks at Panmunjom remain deadlocked and officials will not forecast when the captives might be freed. North Korea pressures include propaganda aimed at forcing an apology and confession that Pueblo spied in Korean waters.

Washington U.S Pueblo North Korea Johnson Panmunjom United States Pyongyang Wusan

Obituary notices and funeral arrangements from Princeton area

The list covers deaths in Princeton and Bluefield including Mrs. Bessie Louise Osborne Hoke formerly of Princeton died in Fort Wayne Indiana. Other obituaries include Guy Earl Thomas Lillian M Harris and David Sammons with funeral plans at First Methodist Church Mt Zion Baptist Church and Seaver Funeral Home among others. Memorials directed to the Allen County Society Fort Wayne Indiana.

Bessie Louise Osborne Hoke Princeton Fort Wayne Ind Hoke Eugene B. Bingham Tazewell County W. W. Osborne Athens Concord State Normal College Vicinity First Methodist Church Eldridge Gott Hoke Jr Lynchburg Forrest Osborne Hoke Richmond Leola Hoke Bingham Mary Louie Jumonville Northridge Calif Venus Osborne Huffman Blacksburg Henry Graham Osborne Pansy Osborne Otey Bluefield Seaver Mortuary First Methodist Church of J. C. Fisher Resthaven Cemetery Allen County of Society

Two Teens Die In Virginia Wreck Near Eggleston

Virginia State Police report two teenagers died in a wreck on Rt 625 three miles south of Eggleston near the Giles County line. David William Jones 17 of Pembroke and Charles Hollens head Burgess 19 of Haynesville La were passengers in a car driven by Christopher Lee Cramer of Charlotte NC. Jones died instantly Burgess died about 9 am at Giles Memorial Hospital Pearisburg. Trooper C L Farley investigated.

Eggleston Virginia David William Jones Pembroke Giles County Charles Hollenshead Burgess Haynesville Christopher Lee Cramer Charlotte N. C Cramer Jones Burgess Giles Memorial Hospital Pearisburg C. L. Farley

Pizza Shop Accused of Racial Discrimination

The New York State Commission for Human Rights charged Frank's Pizza Shop of Syracuse with discrimination. Deliverymen allegedly ring doorbells in white neighborhoods but honk and wait in Negro neighborhoods, forcing customers to come to them.

New York Syracuse, N.Y State Commission For Human Rights Frank’s

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Info

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery, estimates annual costs for West Virginia residents, and notes affiliations with the Associated Press and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It includes contact details and home office address for the publication.

Daily Telegraph Briana Co Bland Street Bluefield Absociateod Press Onch Univers Carrier Mai Tn West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circuis. Killins Siseneninten 2 Katy Agency, Inc

Funeral held for Virginia C Meachum in Bluefield

Mrs. Virginia Cuthbertson Meachum of 800 Edgewood Road Bluefield died at home Saturday at 11 50 p m after a long illness. She belonged to Christ Episcopal Church Bluefield the Little Garden Club and was a state garden club judge. Survived by son David Hancock Meachum. Funeral service 4 p m today Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev David Bane. Graveside service Tuesday 3 p m Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia. Burial home today after 1130 a m.

Lillian M. Harris Wheeling Ave Bluefield Franklin County James Monroe Laura Lee Bailey John Robert Harris Robert Lee Harris Henry F. Harris Farmville James A. Harris William Harris Richmond Virginia Cuthbertson Meachum Edgewood Road Meachum Christ Episcopal Church Little Garden Club State Garden Club David Hancock Meachum Hawkins Funeral Home David Bane Hollywood Cemetery

Bob Rice Wins Clarksburg Amateur Invitational Golf Title

Clarksburg resident Bob Rice captured the first annual Sportsman's Amateur Invitational at Bel-Meadow Country Club. Rice shot 74 Saturday and 77 Sunday for a 36-hole total of 151, beating 17-year-old Larry Spotlee who pressed him on the final holes.

Clarksburg Bob Rice Larry Spotlee Rice Bel-Meadow

Bam buck to race at U S national AAU in Sacramento

Paris star sprinter Roger Bam buck plans to compete in the U S National AAU track championships in Sacramento California next weekend.

Paris Roger Bambuck France U.S Sacramento Calif

Stanley Gol 74 of Sandlick Funeral Service Held

Stanley Gol, 74, of Sandlick died. The service is Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with Rev. Joe Young officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Bluefield Princeton Road. Visitation is at Bailey Home after 3 p.m. Monday.

Gol, Stanley Sandlick Bailey Funeral Home Princeton Joe Young Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield-Princeton Road

Honaker Girl Wins Miss Clinch Valley 1968 Pageant

Rosemary Musick of Honaker Va aged 18 won the 16th annual Miss Clinch Valley beauty pageant held at Richlands High School Auditorium with 29 contestants. First runner-up was Loretta Hale of Swords Creek and second runner-up Karen Upshire of Richlands. The Richlands Kiwanis Club sponsored the event with theme Moonlight and Roses. The winner received a loving cup a $100 prize and a dozen roses.

Rosemary Musick C. C. Slate Honaker Clinch Valley Richlands High School Richlands H. Loretta Hale E. B. Hale Swords Creek Karen Upshire Hurley Upshire Dean Widener Richlands Kiwanis Club Lebanon Sheryl Flannery

Wallace ties gun control to law enforcement and court rulings

Former Alabama governor George Wallace criticized federal gun control proposals and urged enforcing existing laws. He advocated reversing federal court decisions to aid enforcement while campaigning in Boston for ballot access in Massachusetts and other states. He opposed joining protests and pressed education and tax incentives to create jobs.

Boston George Wallace Alabama Massachusetts Connecticut Maine Maryland Wallace ABC Television Washington Logan International

Group Joins Vigil of Poor People's Campaign in D C

A line of 30 demonstrators marched on the Agriculture Department for the Poor People's vigil as SCLC released details of an agreement with the Justice Department for Wednesday’s Solidarity Day march. Organizers prepared 25 000 signs and arranged tents medical aid and shuttle buses for the Washington event.

Washington Department of Agriculture Southern Christian Leadership Conference Department of Justice SCLC Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Sterling Tucker Washington Urban League District Public Health Department Resurrection City

Marine Victory and Casualties Report From Vietnam Front

AP dispatch from Khe Sanh details Marine counterattacks south of the base with 191 enemy killed and 16 dead. A second clash near Da Nang left 84 Viet Cong killed. seven Marines died and 15 wounded. Near Saigon, 52 enemy killed as U.S. 25th Division repelled dawn assault. three Americans killed, 32 wounded.

Boston Khe Sanh Laos South Vietnam T. Jeff Williams Carl C. Hoffman Red Clay da Nang Leathernecks Saigon U.S. 25Th Division

Austrian skier Schranz appeal rejected at Grenoble

The International Ski Federation denied the Austrian Federation appeal to review Karl Schranz disqualification in the Grenoble Winter Olympics slalom. The rejection was announced Saturday in Innsbruck Austria by AP.

Innsbruck Austria International Ski Federation Karl Schranz Grenoble

LBJ Enjoys Father’s Day With Family at Stonewall

President Johnson spent a sunny Father’s Day at his Stonewall ranch with wife Lady Bird and daughters Luci and Lynda. He attended 9 o'clock mass at St Francis Xavier and later at Trinity Lutheran, greeting strangers and sharing ripe Stonewall peaches. Luci gave a collage of family photos. Lynda bought a signed Roosevelt book, while Mrs. Johnson left gift decisions to the daughters.

Stonewall Tex Johnson Lbj Ranch St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Luci Wunibald W. Schneider Lois Lujian Denver Colo Trinity Lutheran Church Pedernales River Road Lynda Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sorbonne Closed After Stabbing as Police Ties Protest

A strikebound state radio interrupted a news program to announce the Interior Ministry order closing the Sorbonne for an investigation into a stabbing of a youth Saturday night. The campus would reopen to teachers and students in days. Jacques Barbier was reported wounded and taken to hospital, a claim students dispute, saying the victim was not known at the Sorbonne and was brought in from outside.

Interior Ministry Jacques Barbier Sorbonne

Drafting Convicts Evolves With Postwar Policy Changes

The 1966 study notes changes in military drafting for convicts begun in 1942, freeing minor offenders from blanket disqualification. It removes mandatory waivers for minor crimes, allows some felons to be considered, and ends automatic exclusion for suspended sentences or probation if civil restraints are limited.

Army Pentagon

Blaiberg Maintains Steady Improvement After Illness

CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Dr Philip Blaiberg the world s longest surviving heart transplant patient continued to improve after hepatitis his condition stable through Sunday blood pressure briefly dipped Saturday night but rose toward normal by Sunday doctors said no cause for alarm at this stage

Cape Town South Africa Philip Blaiberg

Banks Tighten Credit Policies in 1968 Economic Outlook

New York reports cautious business sentiment as Congress debates the Johnson tax plan and spending cuts. Federal Reserve signals firm credit policy amid inflation, while banks curb loan sizes. Truck sales may peak. curtains and drapery price hikes anticipated. apparel costs rise 5 to 7 percent. Lingerie gains seen. Burlington expands overseas. Cluett Peabody diversifies after recent acquisitions. Cary Grant joins Rayette Faberge board.

Federal Reserve Board Congress Burlington Industries France Germany Spain Switzerland Sweden United Kingdom Cluett Peabody & Co Atlantic Products Dayton, Ohio

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