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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1971

Page

2

Ellsberg named as source of secret Pentagon study

Former Times reporter Sidney Zion identifies Daniel Ellsberg as the source of the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg, 40, a former McNamara whiz kid now at MIT, was last seen Wednesday afternoon. Courts and government officials weigh publication efforts as a 47 volume study faces ongoing legal action and a restraining order.

NEW York Daniel Ellsberg Defense Department Robert S. McNamara New York Times Pentagon Times Sidney Zion Ellsberg Massachusetts Institute of Technology Zion Rand Corp the Times Elisberg Washington Justice Department McNamara U.S. District Court Murray I. Gurfein The Government Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Vietnam John F. Kennedy Sacramento Calif Henry M. Jackson D-Wash Canberra Australia William McMahon Defense Moscow Soviet Union U.S Gulf of Tonkin Paris North Vietnam

Established 189 Daily Telegraph Printing Co notice

Publication line shows subscription rates and bureau details for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, motor route and calendar month fees, and advertising contact. No clear news event is present in the readable fragment, only publishing and circulation data.

Telegraom Printing Co Biang Siree Bivetielo Associated Press Aspe Cies Aso E Oce Mali Audio Bureau of Circulation

Deaths and Funerals in Mercer County Obituaries

Multiple death notices from Princeton and surrounding areas describe Nellie Blanche Cooper 64, Newton Cooper husband, five sons, one daughter, 10 grandchildren, one great grandchild, funeral Sunday 2 pm at Carr Memorial United Methodist Church in Princeton, burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Also James Henry Payne 87, of Princeton, cremation and burial at Restlawn Memorial Estates, and Paton A. Smith 98, longtime Mercer County teacher, funeral Saturday Memorial Chapel Princeton. Other notices list William Tracie Bailey 69 and Mary Robinson Payne along with listed survivors and funeral details.

Nellie Cooper Nellie Blanche Cooper New Hope Road Princeton Bluefield Grayson County Troy Nancy Reedy Spencer Carr Memorial United Methodist Church WSCS Bertha Farmer Order of the Eastern Star Brushcreek Woman's Club Newton Cooper Meredith Ball Monte Vista Park Cemetery Memorial James Henry Payne Beckley Road Lugo Caleb Lilly Restlawn Memorial Estates Littlesburg Road Smyth County James and Mary Hicks Payne Mercer County Weyanoke Coal and Coke Co UMWA Weyanoke Baptist Church Mary Robinson Payne Cora Ann Pemberton N. J Marion Clark Trenton Paton A. Smith Littlesburg Wyoming County George Peter Martha Bailey Smith Minnie Smith Delbert Albert Marvin Glen Pete) Smith T. R. Yeater Ruby Smith Velva Smith Baltimore W. R. Sizemore Crystal J. B. Yack Charles Smith Memorial Funeral Directory Chapel Smith Cemetery

Cecilia Yurkovich 81 Rites Held For Gary Native

Cecilia Yurkovich 81 of Gary died in a Welch hospital Thursday. Born in Ragna Gora Yugoslavia she was predeceased by her husband Matthew. Survived by three sons Frank Matt John and five daughters and 13 grandchildren. Funeral at Our Lady of Victory Church Gary 10 a.m. Saturday with Rosary tonight at 8 and visitation at Douglas Mortuary Welch 5 to 9 p.m. today.

Cecelia Yurkovich Gary Welch Hospital Ragna Gora Yugoslavia Matthew Yurkovich Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Altar Society Frank Yurkovich Taylor, Mich Matt Yurkovich Elbert John Yurkovich Helen Yurkovich Dorothy Kozar Welch Dencil Cecelia) Herlovich le High Acres Fla Carl Mary) Svetledh Thomas J Katie) Corak Dearborne Mich Andrew S. Arnold Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell

Funeral services for Mrs Lula Finney in Keystone

Funeral services for Lula Finney of Keystone will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Midway Shiloh Temple Church with Bishop B. T. Jones and Rev. David L. Smith officiating. Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. She died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. Surviving are her parents Matthew Hogan and wife, sister Lorene Baker, and niece Anna Lee Luckett. Church service one hour prior to the funeral.

William Tracie Bailey Rt. 1 Falls Mills Catawaba Tazewell County Garland G Vicie Wagner Bailey Mae Chandler Bailey Ellis P. Bailey Dallas T. Bailey Donald P. Bailey Ypsilanti, Mich Joseph G. Bailey Kingston N. Y C. H Elizabeth) Pace Ypsilanti Frank Opie) Forbs Bluefield Paul A. Bailey Graham Funeral Home Chapel W. R. Grimm Norman Holcomb Maple Hill Cemetery Frank Thompson Eddie Lester George Allen Lester Taft Wagner P. J. Bailey Clifford Chandler Jim Borrer Bentley Butt Lula Finney Keystone Midway Shiloh Temple Church B. T. Jones David L. Smith Oak Grove Bluewell Friends The Missionary Society Webster County McDowell County Joseph E. Finney Matthew Hogan Lorene H. Baker Anna Lee Luckett Cleveland Ohio

First Grad ers Cookery Instructions From Page One

A readers’ cut up guide describes simple kitchen steps for baking a stack and steak dish in an oven set at 65 degrees with checking and turning. It includes egg and bread measures and a basic cake mix with sugar flour and eggs, mixed in a bowl and heated.

ARVN Defends DMZ Outpost

South Vietnamese marines aided by American jets and helicopters beat off a North Vietnamese assault on Fire Base Sarge below the DMZ. About 400 enemy attacked 200 marines. 63 enemy killed, 10 South Vietnamese killed, 7 wounded. U.S. casualties for the week totaled 25 killed and 199 wounded.

Saigon Demilitarized Zone Sarge U.S. 3Rd Marine Division Vietnam Dmz Associated Press Holger Jensen Fuller Huynh Cong Ut U.S

Funerals for Randolph Straley Robinette and Others Held

Funeral services today at 2 PM for Randolph Straley Robinette 51 of Princeton at George W Seaver Chapel with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Honorary pallbearers include transportation department staff and board of education officials.

Robinette Randolph Straley Princeton Ave Princeton George W. Seaver Ambrose Stump Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road Harold Lytton Clinton D. Lilly Ted Byrd Norman Sigman Wilson Harvey Walter Craft Eddie Hopkins Harold Fletcher Board of Education Transportation Department

Princeton Council Approves Street Paving Plan

Princeton engineer Ben Faulkner will earn eight percent of the roughly 125 698 05 paving project costs, about 10 000, with City Manager Ira Southern presenting the figures at a June 7 public hearing. The plan totals about 110 895 72 in construction costs for 14 streets plus inspect fees and attorney fees, with details available at City Hall for review before bids.

Ben Faulkner Princeton Faulkner Ira Southern State of West Virginia City Hall W. Robert Carr Southern

Times faces injunction hearing over classified Pentagon documents

Gurfein schedules a full dress injunction hearing for Friday as government attorney Hess notes possible in camera sessions. The original suit seeks Pentagon papers behind The Times Pentagon series alleging unlawful possession and publication prejudices national defense. The court restrained Times from producing documents pending settlement.

Times Gurfein Asst. U.S. Atty Michael Hess The Pentagon United States the Times

Telephone lines to Matoaka Bluefield to expand

Earl Kitts district manager of General Telephone Company in Princeton announced a project to expand long distance circuits from Matoaka to Bluefield. Twelve channels of new equipment will be installed within two weeks and the work should be completed by July.

Matoaka Bluefield Earl Kitts General Telephone Company Princeton Kitts

WeatherCANADA CITIES REPORT FOR EDmonton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg

Edmonton and Montreal report mild conditions with temperatures around 60s and high 70s. Toronto and Winnipeg show clear skies with highs near 79 degrees and lows around 50 to 61. A trace of precipitation is noted in one location.

Edmonton Eldy Montreal Toronto Clear Winnipeg M—Missing T—Trace

Nixon seeks 21 day extension for addicts in rehab program

Nixon asks Congress to allow uniformed personnel who are addicts or awaiting discharge to stay in uniform for up to 21 days during a Pentagon run rehabilitation, and to amend foreign aid laws to offer technical police aid to Communist nations. He seeks $2 million for herbicide research to cut narcotics plants without environmental harm.

Nam Congress Nixon United States

North Viets Say Nixon Fears Truth at Paris Talks

North Vietnam accused the Nixon administration of blocking further publication of the secret Pentagon Vietnam report to conceal the truth about U.S. aggression. Hanoi spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le likened Nixon to an owl fearing daylight as Thuy and Binh pressed charges of neo colonialism amid renewed mutual recriminations. Bruce avoided comments on the war’s origin during a three hour Paris session with no progress toward breaking the deadlock.

Paris North Vietnam Nixon Pentagon Vietnam Hanoi Nguyen Thanh le Xuan Thuy Nguyen Thi Binh New York Times Bruce Thuy

Two Injured In River Road Rock Crash

Two Mercer Countians were injured Thursday when a car left River Road near Rock, overturned on an embankment. Driver Fred J. Thompson, 33, of Rock, and passenger James H. Stiltner, 23, of Rt. 2, Rock, were admitted to Princeton Community Hospital. Thompson was charged with driving under the influence. Stiltner cited for intoxication.

Mercer River Road Rock Princeton Community Hospital Fred J. Thompson James H. Stiltner Rt. 2 Thompson Stiltner

Welch Swope Eyes Own Water System After Standards Findings

Welch Swope announced the city has an engineering firm preparing data for a certificate of convenience and necessity to build its own water system. He said they would rather the existing water company fix the problem and supply water at proper prices. A McDowell County Medical Society committee report found sulphates and total dissolved solids in the water exceeding recommended standards.

Swope Welch McDowell County Medical Society

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