Vermont couple join Keystone Highlands Educational Project
Retired South Burlington couple, the Eatons, travel to Keystone West Virginia to join the Highlands Educational Project as adult counselors. They live in a silver trailer beside the HEP center and work on flood relief, plumbing, and visiting shut-ins while promoting self help in the community.
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Frederic Eatons
North Country
South Burlington
Keystone
Highlands Educational Project
HEP
Hugh Cuthbertson
Welch
Eaton
National Institute of Lay Training
Eatons
Rev
Cuthbertson
North Carolina
Hill House
Northfork
West Virginia
Green Mountain
Vermont
Burlington
Bluefield Primary Results Signal Campaign Ahead
Bluefield's July 5 general election looms after a volatile primary with 2,800 turnout from 8,000 voters. Mayor Edwin Elliott defeated. Donald Keesling and Mrs. Ben Paine led, while incumbents Allied with Joe E. Walker and Allan Connolly advanced.
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Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Homer Brown
Edwin Elliott
Donald Keesling
City Board
Joe E. Walker
Allan Connolly
Angelo Monaco
Namibia independence talks face South African blockade
Washington reports diplomats from five Western nations cite difficulties as South Africa refuses to withdraw from Namibia. A 105 square mile Walvis Bay enclave threatens a peaceful transfer to black majority rule. Despite progress on electoral processes, U S Vance notes momentum toward an internationally acceptable settlement remains uncertain. Namibia, twice Texas in size, sits with 750 000 blacks and 105 000 whites under South African mandate since World War I, rich in diamonds and uranium.
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Washington
Namibia
Walvis Bay
John Vorster
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Canada
Vorster
Germany
State Department
Cyrus Vance
Texas
Lottery Winners Form Exclusive Club In Albany
New York lottery director John Quinn plans a club for top winners to share advice on managing large sums. He notes nine top winners receive $1,000 weekly for life with at least $1 million guaranteed and hopes to meet for the first club gathering in October.
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Albany, N.Y
New York
John Quinn
FOP Lounge Raided. Operator Arrested in Birmingham
Birmingham police vice squad raided the Fraternal Order of Police Lounge and arrested the operator. Esther Lee Ann Boggs was charged with violating two Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board rules after the raid. The lounge is leased from the FOP and not part of the organization.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fraternal Order of Police
Jack LeGrand
Esther Lee Ann Boggs
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
LeGrand
FOP
Kiwanis fund plans $2 million by 2076 at Elmira
One hundred Elmira Kiwanis members each donate 10 dollars toward a tri centennial bank fund expected to grow to about two million by 2076. A committee will decide the beneficiary community project and the effort is sanctioned by the international club.
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Elmira
N.Y
Kiwanis Club
Courthouse To Close For West Virginia Day
Mercer County courthouse will be closed Monday in observance of West Virginia Day. Offices reopen Tuesday morning at their normal times.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
Troopers To Get Comfort Break In Hat Rule Change
Virginia State troopers will be allowed to remove Smokey Bear hats while driving their patrol cars starting July 1, easing neck and headache strain. Hat removal is limited when exiting the car to maintain trooper identification. The move aims to reduce fatigue and increase unmarked patrols as pastel unmarked cars replace marked units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vaughan
Police Seek Vandal After Light Shot Out in Truck
Bluefield police hunt a suspect after a shot shattered the top left cab light of a 1971 pickup driven by Walter Lee Follored, 32, of McDowell County. The incident occurred near the old Leatherwood building on Bland Street in the early hours Friday, with about $20 in damage.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
W. B. Mathena
Walter Lee Follored
Laeger
Leatherwood
Bland Street
Jurors Report For Term In Mercer County Court
Jurors serving the current term of Judge Howard M. Jarrett’s Mercer County Circuit Court will report Tuesday at 9 30 a m for a civil trial. The case is Joyce Ann White vs Arlie Hogan Jr with John Anderson for the plaintiff and Ben B White Jr for the defendant. The jury will report again on Thursday.
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Howard M. Jarrett
Mercer County
Joyce Ann White
Arlie Hogan Jr
John Anderson
Ben B. White Jr
Young pupils testifying in Detroit teacher killing case
In Detroit AP the eight year old Regina Robinson and nine other young witnesses testified in the murder trial of Al Lewis for the slaying of teacher Bettye McCaster. Fred Mrozek identified the gunman and helped convict Lewis of second degree murder. The sentencing is scheduled for June 24 as prosecutors defend calling children to testify despite trauma reports.
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Pamela Ann Burnett
Fred Mrozek
al Lewis
Lewis
Bettye McCaster
Regina
Gloria Robinson
Thompson
Patricia J. Boyle
Miss McCaster
Emma Jean Tillman
Fred
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Garret Mathews
Stef
Ben Paine
Blue Ridge Amusement Co
Blue Prince Cinemas
Christ Episcopal Church
Mercer County Medical Auxiliary
Walker
Grassy Branch
General Telephone Co
Region One Planning and Development Council
West Virginia Health Systems Agency, Inc
West Virginia Policy
Jason McGuire
Mercer Machine and Welding Co
Falls Mills
East Bank
First Presbyterian Church
Bland Road
Oliver
Clovis St
Joy Manufacturing Co
American Legion
Calvary Baptist Church
Mercer Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No
Odd Fellows Lodge
Mercer County Association of
Bluefield High School
West Virginia State Teachers Association
Bluefield State College Alumni Association
Monaco
Fisher-Trenton Pharmacy
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
West Virginia University
WVU School of Pharmacy Alumni Association
Southern Appalachian Pharmaceutical Association
WVU Alumni Association
Joan Barger
Peacock
Mountain View Ave
Consolidated Brokerage Co
Wilson, N. C
University of Georgia
Methodist Men's Club
Memorial School
PTA
U. S. Air Force
Spencer
Blodgett Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Rhododendron Garden Club
Mercer County Medical Society
Bluefield State College
Bluefield Garden Council
Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital
Red Cross
Bluefield Chamber of
FOP Lounge
MIAMI
Dolphins
John Perez
Perez
Roanoke
Virginia
SLI Prescription Service
Hickmans
Princeton
Athens
Detroit
Regina Robinson
Hubert W
Clark
Peoples Life
Leaders’ Club
Hubei
T W. Clark
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