Piedmont Hijack Attempt Foiled by Airline Official
Winston-Salem officials say Piedmont Airlines Vice President W O Tadlock foiled a hijack when he challenged a man claiming explosives aboard a 727. The bag held trousers and shaving gear. The would be hijacker, Bob Richard White of Kingsport Tenn was arrested and held on $10000 bail. A sky marshal and crew were involved in subduing the suspect after gear changes and a midflight claim.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
W.O. Tadlock
Tadlock
FBI
Bobby Richard White
Kingsport
Tenn
U.S
Greensboro
Leon M. Fox
New York
Fox
Cuba
White
Sky
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Footnote on Publication and Rates
An excerpt from Bluefield Daily Telegraph details publication details and subscription rates. It notes Associated Press affiliation and pricing for West Virginia editions, including mail and motor route options, with names of individuals and agencies involved.
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Deniy Telegrape
Blanc Street
Biveneia
Associated Press
Iis Saper Eno
Carter Daly
West Verge
Aud
Bureau of Ng
Mathews Snanren
Cullen
Local Lad Learns Honesty Can Pay
A 14 year old Bluefield boy, Mark Kegley, found a purse with 132 dollars on Cumberland Road. He turned it in at the Richlands motel and helped restore it to Linda Kay Leffen Hammond. The owner offered a $20 reward, reinforcing honesty as a policy.
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Bluefield
Richlands
Mark Kegley
David J. Kegley
Tazewell Street
Virginia
Cumberland Road
Highlander
Mark
Linda Kay Leffen Hammond
Times and Post clash over Pentagon study secrecy case
The government seeks to bar the Washington Post from publishing more articles on a three year old top secret study while The New York Times and The Post argue the reports are historic and do not threaten national security. The judge holds a secret session as the case advances.
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Times
Post
United States
New York
the Times
Washington Post
New York Post
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Justice Department
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
District Court
Murray J. Gurfein
Gurfein
William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander M. Bickel
Yale University
Republic
Nixon Campaign Tour Draws Thousands in Upstate City
President Nixon and Pat Nixon arrived by motorcade as about 10 000 residents gathered near the Flagship Hotel for a meeting with newspaper radio and TV executives from 12 states. He framed the session around domestic policy saying most questions at news conferences concern foreign policy and national security.
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Washington
Nixon
Pat
John Neary
District of Columbia
Nixon-Agnew
Des Moines
Iowa
Birmingham
Ala
Rochester
Upstate
New York
White House
Fun Festival Highlights Water Balloon Battle and Parade
At the Third Annual Princeton Fun Festival Elliot and Shrewsbury staged a water balloon battle as the event’s wet feature. The day also featured a 7 p.m. parade, performances by locals Harry Collier Peter Fletcher and the Stoney Mountain Boys, and a 11:30 a.m. booth opening in the 800 block of Mercer Street with a 6 p.m. rematch between Essie Bailey and James Thompson.
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Bluefield
Edwin Elliott
Princeton
Lacy Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Elliot
Harry Collier
Peter Fletcher
Stoney Mountain Boys
Booth
Mercer Street
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
Essie Bailey
Mercer County Bank
James Thompson
Lisa Vance
Sandy Puckett
Travelettes
Sadie Hawkins
Pentagon papers quote reshape 56 election Vietnam view
Post account cites Dulles remarks on delaying elections until after cease fire and free from intimidation in Vietnam. It notes Geneva 1954 call for elections, Diem’s opposition, and U.S. shift from support to skepticism amid North Vietnam repression.
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Post
Chalmers M. Roberts
Eisenhower
North
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Washington
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Geneva
Dulles
Pentagon
Ngo Dinh
Diem
North Vietnam
Krupey Waives To Grand Jury In DWI Case
Dr N A Krupey of Princeton waived to the Mercer County Grand Jury Thursday in East River Justice of the Peace court for a drunk driving charge. He was arrested around 12 40 a m May 6 in Princeton by Trooper D R Bowman and released on a cash bond of 111.25 remains in force.
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N. A. Krupey
Princceton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Grand Jury
East River
Justice of the Peace Court
Jack White
Krupey
Princeton
D. R. Bowman
David Burton
Justice of the Peace White
Coal strike prompts mixed returns across fields and rail
Eight McDowell and Mingo mines report slow resumption while Island Creek Coal and Pocahontas groups show partial operation. Norfolk and Western notes increased loading as New River District nears full workforce. nationwide strike losses estimated at 3.25 million tons and over $6.2 million in wages plus $1.3 million in royalties to welfare funds.
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Keppler
Buckeye
Herndon
Newhall
Jenkin Jones
Eckman
Page
Crane Creek
Bishop
Maitland
Elkhorn
Pineville
Turkey Gap
Dott
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefield
New River District
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Associated Press
UMW
Coal Association
Welfare and Retirement Fund
Rain Halts Lefty Championship Crowns Dargan National Title
Rain cut short the National Association of Lefthanded Golfers event in North Myrtle Beach. Bob Dargan of Camden, South Carolina, led with 218 after three rounds to win the national title and the Carolinas championship, two strokes ahead of L.G. Perkins of Virginia Beach. Defending champ Richard Tinsley and Jan Weavil finished tied for fourth at 223 as rain made the course unplayable.
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North Myrtle Beach
S. C
National Association of
Bob Dargan
Camden S.C
Dargan
L.G. Perkins
Virginia Beach
Paul Nehisen
Magadore
Ohio
Richard Tinsley
Yanks Sign Pittsburg Pitcher Carr for Johnson City Assignment
Right handed pitcher Kevin Carr of Pittsburg signs with the New York Yankees and reports to the Class AA rookie league farm club at Johnson City Tennessee. The 6-2 185 pound former star of Pittsburg Colgan High School helps bolster the Yanks farm system.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kevin Carr
New York Yankees
Colgan
Johnson City
Tenn
Deaths and Funerals Andrew Kulchar and Jim Hart
Andrew Kulchar 84 of War died Thursday in a Welch hospital survived by Helen Kulchar four daughters two sons and other relatives. Funeral Sunday 1 p.m. Douglas Chapel War burial Jaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield calling hours 5 to 9 p.m. Jim Hart 72 of McDowell died Friday at a Beckley nursing home after a long illness funeral arrangements incomplete.
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McDowell
Beckley
Sarah Haynes
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Fred Bottorf Tate Dies After Long Illness at 78
Fred Bottorf Tate 78 of Bland Virginia died in a Wytheville hospital after a long illness. He farmed, directed the Virginia Breeders Association, and served as Bland County draft board director. Survived by daughters Mary Ann Blazoski Dorothy Tate Joyce DeWilde. sons Martin Fred Lee Jack. siblings and grandchildren. Services Sunday at Newberry Funeral Home Bland with burial Monday in Pine Hall Cemetery College. Pallbearers named. Bland Kiwanis honorary pallbearers. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today.
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Bland
Wytheville
Virginia Breeders Association
Bland Presbyterian Church
Bland County
Bland Kiwanis Club
Mary Ann Blazoski
College, Pa
Dorothy Tate
Stillwater
Okla
Joyce DeWilde
Martin Tate
Fred Tate Jr
Lee Tate
Jack Tate
Pennsylvania
Newberry Funeral Home
W. S. Murphy
Floyd Strunk
Earl Miller
Pine Hall
College
Ray Faulkner
Bill Faulkner
Warren Faulkner
Gray Carter
Martin Carter
Raymond Blankenship
Loyd Kelly
Clarence Hanks
Rex Moorehead
Vance Wright
Jack Kidd
Guy Kidd
Bill Breedlove
Graveside rites for 13 year old Robert Nichols
Graveside funeral for Robert Joseph Nichols 13 of Bluefield Rt. 4 follows his drowning in a fishing accident. Services Monday at 1 p.m. at East Cemetery Rt. 2 Rock with Lambert Greer and Cliff Ackerson officiating. He was son of James and Shelby Farley Nichols. Survived by one sister Nancy and four brothers. Burial by Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell.
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Rt. 4
Bluefield
Rt. 2
Rock
Lambert Greer
Cliff Ackerson
James and
Shelby Farley Nichols
Bramwell
Church of God
Nancy Elizabeth Nichols
David
Eric
Gary
Charles Nichols
Charles Farley
Lillie Nichols
Cravens- Shires
Bluewell
Wade 94 of Doran Va dies of heart attack at daughter's home
Nathan Walter Wade age 94 born in Ash County North Carolina died of an apparent heart attack at the home of his daughter Eunice Baldwin in Doran Virginia where he had lived the last three years. He was a retired farmer and timberman and a member of the Free Pentecostal Church. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and was preceded in death by his wife Molley Chambers Wade. Survivors include four daughters Edith Smith Stella Gillespie Gladys Boyd Vennie Newberry one son Carl Wade 22 grandchildren 59 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Burial in Chambers Cemetery Shortts Gap with Richlands Tabernacle ministers officiating. Grandsons will be pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. Friends may call at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands.
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Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
U.S
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U.S. White House
Walt W. Rostow
U.S. State Department
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Vietnam
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Hanoi
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Doran
Eunice Baldwin
Ash County
N. C
Asa
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North Carolina
Buchanan County
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Baldwin
Edith Smith
Stella Gillespie
Richlands
Gladys Boyd
Cedar Bluff
Vennie Newberry
Newport News
Carl Wade
Shortts Gap
Richlands Tabernacle
Grat Horton
Carl Robinson
Roland Stump
Chambers Cemetery
Elmer Bowman dies in Welch hospital
Elmer Bowman of Buchanan Camp near Caretta in McDowell County died Friday in a Welch hospital and was awaiting completion of funeral arrangements at Douglas Mortuary in Welch.
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Elmer Bowman
Buchanan Camp
Caretta
McDowell County
Welch Hospital
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Obituary notices for Murray Bailey and Yurkovich families
Obituaries list three individuals with service details. Thomas O. Murray 66 of Adria Va dies. service at Advent Christian Church Adria at 2 p.m. with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. William Tracie Bailey 69 of Falls Mills Va dies. service at Graham Funeral Home Bluefield Va at 2:30 p.m. with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Cecelia Yurkovich 81 of Gary reads mass at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell. Funeral arrangements handled by Douglas Mortuary Welch.
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Murray
Thomas O
Adria
North Tazewell
Advent Christian
Yurkovich
Cecelia
Gary
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Andrew S. Arnold
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Smithsonian Center Reports on Discovery and Environment
The Smithsonian emphasizes rapid qualified scientific response to mysterious finds such as a Stone Age tribe in Surinam. It notes 17 major ecological events and highlights anthropologists alerting after a missionary report about the Akurio tribe encountering iron age tools and theft during a service.
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Mexico
Surinam
South America
Smithsonian
Chargers Sign Two Draft Choices In Rookie Deals
The San Diego Chargers signed two rookie draft selections Don Pinson from Tennessee State and Ed Foote from Hawaii to NFL contracts. Pinson is a defensive back chosen 11th, Foote a 16th pick from Costa Mesa expected to play linebacker. The team also added free agents Larry Cox Abilene Christian Bill Wazevich Columbia and Daon Torzaia Colorado State as placekicker.
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San Diego Chargers
Don Pinson
Tennessee State
Ed Foote
Hawaii
Pinson
Chargers
Foote
Costa Mesa
Calif
Larry Cox
Abilene Christian
Bill Wazevich
Columbia
Daon Torzaia
Colorado State
South Viet Nam Marines Gain Ground Near Ba Ho Mountain
South Vietnamese marines moved to seize the initiative in a two day battle near Ba Ho Mountain 17 miles south of the DMZ with 1 800 troops aiding a 200 man garrison. The action followed a Thursday Vietnamese attack and included claims of 159 enemy killed and 13 Marines dead with 15 wounded but figures are unconfirmed.
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Saigon
Ba Ho
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Mountain
Sarge
Nguyen van Thieu
Virginia Golfer Disqualified In Open
Mor ris Felker of Hampton Virginia was disqualified before the second round of the U S Open after he corrected a score on the 12th hole from five to four. He had shot 77 in the first round, seven over par.
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Virginia
Ardmore. Pa
Morris Felker
Hampton
Felker
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