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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1972

Page

2

World aviation travelers show calm as pilots threaten strike

Airports and reservation clerks report busier than usual activity during peak season. Pilots union leaders say some may strike to push for anti hijack action, while many U S and overseas flights plan to operate. Courts have enjoined some unions with limited participation expected at major hubs.

Associated Press United States Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines Air Lines Pilots Association ALPA Washington U.S. Supreme Court Helsinki International Pilots’ Federation Ifalpa United American Airlines U.S Europe Detroit Greater Pittsburgh International San Francisco Creese E]lmore International New York Kennedy

Bee Sting Said To Cure Eye Weakness In Tehran

Soviet eye doctor Prof Vasili Maximenko in Tehran claims bee stings heal several eye ailments after trials on over 250 patients. He also touts honey for rheumatism ulcers and liver problems with a regimen rising to four stings daily for three months. Two Tehran patients report 10 percent eyesight improvement.

Tehran Iran Vasili Maximenko Maximenko

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Classified Rates and Contact

Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription rates by carrier and mail including WV zones and motor route pricing. Advertising contact Mathews Shannon Cullen listed. newspaper office at 412 Bland Street Bluefield WV 24701 and phone number 327 6171.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. V Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Mathews, Shannon & Cullen Telephone

Deaths and Funerals: Lacy Mae Cuddy and Dale Lucas

Lacy Mae Cuddy, 80, of Fayette Street Princeton died after a short illness in a Princeton hospital. Survived by daughter Vivina Scott and relatives, funeral Tuesday at Burns Wornal Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Dale Lucas, 61, of Monroe Street Princeton died after a long illness. funeral arrangements pending at Memorial Funeral Directory.

Lacy Mae Cuddy Fayette Street Princeton Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory Bill Belcher Oakwood Cemetery Dale Lucas Monroe St Memorial

Funeral notices from Boissevain to Bluefield and beyond

Multiple obituaries and funeral announcements across Virginia and West Virginia list services today. Orvil V. Moore Sr and Mandeline Volkovich headlined services at Boissevain Baptist and Trinity United Methodist, with graves at Grandview Memory Gardens. Other services include Anna Hand in Princeton and Mary Elizabeth McCormick in Bluewell, with various pallbearers and assisting funeral homes.

Volkovich Mandeline Bluefield Trinity United Methodist Church Paul D. Houston Steven Dorsey Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield - Tazewell Road Eugene Winzenrith H. H. McClung Eugene Jones C. W. Eggleston J. C. Walters Bernard Wilkinson Mercer Funeral Home Hand Anna Rt. 3 Hall’s Ridge Road Princeton George W. Seaver Jimmie Jones Danville Memorial Gardens Danville C. M. Hunter Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands Richlands First

Obituary for Simon Cardwell of Jenkin Jones

Simon Cardwell died Friday evening in a Welch hospital after a long illness. He had been receiving care at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.

Simon Cardwell Jenkin Jones Welch Linkford and Richardson Keystone

Harman Adams dies after short illness in Bluefield hospital

Harman Rudolph Adams aged 48 of 901 North Walker Street Princeton died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. Interment is incomplete at Seaver Mortuary.

Harman Rudolph Adams North Walker St Princeton Bluefield Seaver Mortuary

Police Cite One In Hit And Run On Eldridge Street

Police charged James Puckett 63 of 408 College Avenue Bluefield with leaving the scene after his 1971 Dodge struck a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Vickie Simons 19 of 629 City View Bluefield. Damage totaled about 100 dollars. Puckett was to appear in city court after posting 75.50 dollars bond.

Eldridge Street Bluefield C. O. Honaker Frank Carroll James Puckett College Avenue Robert Simons City View Vickie Puckett

Ohio Woman Killed in Driveway Accident

Edith Elizabeth O Jibway 53 of Belpre Ohio died after being pinned between the front wheels of her husband Darrel O Jibway 60 who was intoxicated and unconscious at the wheel in a driveway along West Virginia Route 14 near Williamstown. Darrel was held in the Wood County Jail on DWI charges.

Parkersburg W. Va Belpre Ohio Wood County Edith Elizabeth O’ Jibway Darrel O’ Jibway W.va. 14 Williamstown

Devlin Sees IRA Pressure for Ceasefire Split on Strategy

Devlin reports on intensified pressure within the IRA to join the Officials in a limited ceasefire to back a political settlement. The piece contrasts MacStiofain’s Protestant establishment versus Cathal Goulding’s class struggle view, and notes Miss Devlin urging civil disobedience against rents and taxes amid hunger strikes and internees.

IRA Marxist Belfast Londonderry Rosita Sweetman MacStirfain Cathal Goulding Northern Ireland Irish Republic MacStiofain Ulster Goodling

RIF Summer Club Meets In Bluefield

The children's Reading is Fundamental summer club in Bluefield will meet at 10 a.m. today at the Multi-purpose Center. Sessions run from 10 a.m. to noon on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with parent participation and possible schedule changes by parent input. Open to all children, with volunteers from the Joy organization of Trinity Methodist Church helping with reading activity.

Children’s Reading Bluefield Girls of the Joy Organization Trinity Methodist Church Children’s Club

Congress approves rural development loan and grant package

Congress shifts from revenue sharing to a blend of about 500 million dollars yearly in grants and expanded loan authority for rural development. The plan covers towns up to 10 000 people with industrial loans to cities to 50 000, plus grants for pollution abatement and job center development. A Farmers Home Administration lending expansion, new revolving guaranteed fund, and participation by farm credit banks are included. The Agriculture Department gains overall responsibility and a new assistant secretary for rural development.

Nixon House Farmers Home Administration Agriculture Department

Senior Citizens Club Announces Weekly Activities

Neil Brown, president of the Friendly Neighbor Senior Citizens Club of Bluefield, outlines the weekly schedule at the Bluefield Multi-purpose Center, 209 Henry St. Activities include study period at 11 a.m. and men’s recreation at 4 p.m. Monday, a 7 p.m. monthly meeting Tuesday, and a knitting class Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. Open to all citizens.

Neil Brown Friendly Neighbor Senior Citizens Club of Bluefield Henry St

Canada Reports 12 New Fires

Twelve new forest fires broke out and six were extinguished in the 24 hour period ending at 8 a.m. Sunday, leaving 18 burning in northern Ontario. Seven fires were being held, four in Sioux Lookout and three in Thunder Bay districts. The remainder were under control with multiple districts affected and high to extreme fire danger forecast in large parts of Ontario.

Toronto Ontario Sioux Lookout Thunder Bay Swastika Sudbury Kenora Geraldton Kapuskasing Sault Ste. Marie North Bay

Airlines brace for international pilot strike on Monday

Pilots plan a 2 am EDT one day shutdown to protest what they call weak international cooperation against aerial piracy and extortion. A U.S. Circuit Court refused to halt the strike, delaying a ruling on the case as legal battles continued. Delta pilots said they would follow court orders, while overall travel remained largely unaffected.

A. U.S. District Court Washington Circuit ALPA Monay Circuit Court Burger Ola Forsberg O’donnell CBS U.S Delta Airlines

Wallace bruised but not severed by bullet damage

Doctors say Wallace’s spinal cord and nerves remain intact though bruised and not yet capable of transmitting signals. Rollins estimates a 90 percent chance he could stand with braces and crutches within time, possibly attending the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach.

Wallace Rollins Miami Beach Hamilton Hutchinson Montgomery Ala J. Garver Galbraith University of Alabama Medical School At Birmingham Hutchinson

Jet streams speed eastbound flights across Atlantic

Jet streams at 30 000 to 40 000 feet reach 100 to 300 mph, often boosting eastbound airliners across the North Atlantic while shortening travel time compared with westbound flights.

North Atlantic

Church Auxiliary Elects Officers for Two-Year Terms

The Woman's Auxiliary of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Montcalm elected officers for two-year terms. Officers are Mrs. Gertie Sheets president, Mrs. Walton Black vice president, Mrs. Alice Jo Belcher secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Cyphers assistant secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. R. L. Howard board member. Delegates include Mrs. Joyce Lester with other auxiliary members attending the Conference Annual Convention in Dublin, Virginia. Pastor's wife Mrs. C. J. Peyton serves as convention organist.

Woman’s Auxiliary Pentecostal Holiness Church of Dublin C. J. Peyton

Trident Crash Near Staines Kills 118 Passengers

Wreckage of a British Trident airliner lies near Staines after a deadly crash that killed 118 people. The BEA jet, built by Hawker Siddeley, crashed near King George V reservoir with 180 capacity, as rescuers and clergy aid victims and bystanders in a foggy, chaotic scene.

King George V Reservoir Staines BEA Ghent Belgium London Salzburg Austria British Airline Pilots Association Royal Automobile Club Britain Hawker Siddeley Co British Overseas Airways Corp Mt. Fuji Japan Japan Airlines

Chess Club Changes Meeting Dates in Bluefield

The Mercer County Chess Club announces a new schedule meeting on the first, third and fifth Mondays at 7 p.m. in the basement of Christ Episcopal Church. The group previously met on the second and fourth Wednesdays. The first meeting under the new plan is tonight. guests are welcome.

Mercer County Chess Club Christ Episcopal Church Tazewell Duhring Streets Bluefield

Kingwood Driver Killed in One-Car Crash

Robert Tasker, 29, of Kingwood died when a car went out of control on W. Va. 712 near Albright and struck a tree. Three others were injured. Tasker’s death increased the 1972 road toll to 206, up from 198 a year earlier.

Kingwood W. Va Robert Tasker Albright Tasker

Plane Crash Survivors Okay

Four occupants of a small single engine Cessna Skyhawk were reported in fair condition in Portsmouth hospitals after crashing into a wooded hillside near south Webster Scioto County The pilot Caryl Ostrander 46 from Dunbar West Virginia his wife Virginia 32 their son Vern Ostrander 15 and 13 year old Addie Hodges of Bangor Kentucky were aboard the plane en route from Cincinnati to Gallipolis The aircraft was demolished in the crash

Portsmouth Ohio Scioto County South Webster Caryl Ostrander Dunbar W. Va Virginia Vern Ostrander Batavia Add

West Virginia Education Leaders to Attend National Convention

More than 130 educational leaders from across West Virginia will represent the West Virginia Education Association at the National Education Convention in Atlantic City next week. WVEA president Lloyd Fariash of Parkersburg and executive secretary James Stone will lead the delegation.

Charleston W. Va West Virginia Education Association Atlantic City Lloyd Fariash Parkersburg WVEA James Stone

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