Radford Sailor Held in Florida for Wife Murder
Ronald Meadows 25 surrendered to Duval County jail on a first degree murder charge after fatally shooting wife Mary Jo Martin Meadows 23 and wounding fellow sailor Troy Moore 25 in a Radford Virginia couple’s trailer near Cecil Field Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Moore remained in serious condition. Meadows and Moore were stationed at Cecil Field Naval Air Station.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Duval County
Matthew Kemp
Ronald Meadows
Mary Jo Martin Meadows
Troy Moore
Kempt
Meadows
Radford
Moore
Jesse Leigh
Leigh
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Minnesota Primary Rages as Keith Trails Endorsement
Minnesota Lt. Gov. A M Keith trails in the Labor party convention votes by 41 ballots as the split DFL considers endorsing a candidate. Rochester lawyer Rolvaag urges a choice between himself and Keith with unity pleas amid the contentious primary clock. Humphrey makes no public appearance while party leaders debate endorsement and two thirds rules.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A.M. Keith
Keith
Rochester
Rolvaag
Kei
Minnesota
Virginia GOP Plans Fund Raising Drive
Virginia Republicans announced a statewide fund raising campaign at the 7th District GOP convention. Finance Chairman Vincent F. Callahan Jr. said a direct mail solicitation will start soon to raise funds to compete with Democrats' spending in the fall.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
State
GOP
Vincent F. Callahan Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Details Circulation and Rates
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines its establishment in 1893 and publication details. It lists subscription by carrier and mail rates within West Virginia and other zones, plus AP affiliation and advertising representative contact.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Avertising
Kats Telephone
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Eldridge Gertrude Suber 57 of Red Ash Va died Saturday night in Richlands hospital after lung illness. She was a nurse's aide at Mattie Williams Hospital Richlands. Survived by daughter Viola Jean Smith sister Lula Elizabeth Bucklen six grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Richlands Tabernacle Rev Grat Horton officiating burial Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Farmer Funeral Home Richlands.
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Eldridge Gertrude Suber
Red Ash
Mose Suber
Richlands
Tazewell County
Will and Mary Pyles
Mattie Wiliams Hospital
Viola Jean Smith
Lula Elizabeth Bucklen
Shortt's Gap
Richlands Tabernacle
Grat Horton
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Harry H. Hannah
Rosedale
Lebanon General Hospital
Elk Garden
Russell County
Hugh Hannah
Summerville
John R. Hannah
Pearisburg
Ideal Helton
Cleveland
Ohio
Lillian Hess
Braid Hannah
Kingsport
Tenn
Gertie Hannah
Two Deaths Reported in Morgantown and Petertown
Daisy Powers four of Rock died Sunday at University of West Virginia Hospital Morgantown after illness she was a practical nurse at Miners Memorial Hospital McDowell Ky funeral arrangements incomplete Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell in charge. William F Thompson of Linsdale died Sunday at Alderson nursing home after long illness Broyles Funeral Home Petertown in charge of arrangements incomplete.
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Daisy Powers
Rock
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
James Clay Powers
Hattie Powers
Miner's Memorial Hospital
McDowell Ky
Cravens
Bluewell
William F. Thompson
Lindside
Alderson
Broyles
Peterstown
Mrs Virginda Sisk Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. Virginda Sisk, 65, of Abbs Valley, Virginia, died Sunday at the Bluefield Sanitarium after a brief illness.
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Virginda Sisk
Abbs Valley, Va
Bluefield Sanitarium
Death of Charles W Belcher Aged 75 in Rosedale Virginia
Charles W Belcher 75 of Rosedale Virginia died suddenly Sunday at home. A retired farmer of Russell County he served in World War I. Survivors include several cousins. Body at Lebanon Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Charles W. Belcher
Rosedale
Russel County
Lebanon
Funeral notices for Williams and Olinger in Virginia
Harry Clyde Williams 49 of Alexandria Va. dies and funeral at Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church today at 3 pm with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell in charge Pallbearers Andy Douglas Allen Benny and Frank Hodge Everett Webb. Thomas H Olinger 80 of Big Stone Gap Va. dies with funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Holding Funeral Home Big Stone Gap Rev James M Smith officiating Burial Glencoe Cemetery Big Stone Gap. Friends may call tonight 7 9 at the funeral home.
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Williams
Harry Clyde
Alexandria
Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church
Woodlawn
Cravens Funeral Home
Bluewell
Andy
Douglas
Allen
Benny
Frank Hodge
Everett Webb
Olinger
Thomas H
Big Stone Gap
James M. Smith
Glencoe
CAP Group To Brief Members On Plane Loan
Civil Air Patrol unit in Bluefield will meet at 8 PM at Group V Headquarters Mercer County Airport for a briefing on a loaned L-4 plane. Major Ralph Edgington says the session includes Aerospace Education and that the aircraft must be flown at least 12 hours monthly.
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Growp
Civil Air Patrol
Bluefield
Ralph Edgington
Group V
Mercer County
Civil Air Patrol Wing
Charleston
W B Hancock Dies In New York At 57
Walter B. Hancock a Bluefield native died Sunday at 1 30 am in Glen Ridge Sanitarium Scotia New York at age 57 He was a longtime cashier for Equitable Life Insurance Co Albany district until retirement in 1863 He survived by four brothers and his wife former He belonged to Kappa Alpha Fraternity and had worked in health agency roles in Albany Donations to health agency funds are requested in lieu of flowers
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Walter B. Hancock
Bluefield
Glen Ridge Sanitarium
Scotia
N.Y
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Albany, N.Y
C. B. Hancock
John
Frank T. Hancock
William W. Hancock
Richlands
Edward A. Hancock
Blacksburg
Hancock
Kappa Alppha Fraternity
Health Agency
Albany
Youth Corps Grants Approved in Congressional District
Federal grants fund work experience for youths aged 16 to 21. About 2,750 enrollees to SRC and 600 to Natural Resources across the Fifth District with allocations by county and a total district enrollment of 550 SRC and 116 Natural Resources. Administered by state agencies and coordinated with local State Employment Security offices.
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Congressional
SRC
Natural Resources
Fayette
McDowell
Mercer
Mingo
Monroe
Summers
Wyoming
SRO
State Department of Employment Security
Spong Proposes Computer Aid to Cut Government Costs
Virginia state senator and Democratic primary challenger William B. Spong Jr. urges use of computers for cost benefit analysis at federal and state levels. He also calls for eliminating overlapping congressional functions, ending year by year partial funding, and stronger GAO oversight.
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Portsmouth
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Wiliam B. Spong Jr
Willis Robertson
Virginia
Spong
Byrd Campaign Chief Defends Ballot on Tax Deduction Amendment
W C Dan Daniel of Danville defended Sen. Harry F Byrd against Armistead L Boothe who charged Byrd opposed a tax deduction for political contributions in an amendment to a debt limit bill. Daniel said the amendment was not germane and tied Byrd to inflation concerns and savers. He cited Boothe’s primary challenge and noted Byrd favors broad electorate participation.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Armistead L. Boothe
Dan) Daniel
Danville
Byrd
Daniel
Boothe
Alexandria
Godwin
Virginia
Abortions Under Probe Ties Bluefield to Virginia Counties
State police continue inquiry into a suspected abortion series across Bluefield and nearby Virginia areas after the arrest of Darlene Fuda of Bluefield. Trooper Dan Shade leads the probe with Trooper C F Little. one related case will go to Mercer County grand jury in July. Miss Fuda faces abortion charges in a May case, with the victim unnamed. she is free on $1000 bond awaiting further proceedings.
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Bluefield
Virginias
Darlene Fuda
Dan Shade
Princeton State Police
Fuda
Mercer Intermediate Court
Shade
C. F. Little
Princeton
McDowel County
Tazewel County
Miss Fuda
Squire Jim Belcher
Kee Will Speak At Mental Health Meet
Fifth District Congressman James Kee of Bluefield is scheduled to speak Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mercer County Mental Health Association in the Appalachian Power Building on Bland Street. It will be the last meeting until next fall.
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James Kee
Bluefield
Mercer County Mental Health Assn
Appalachian Power Building
Bland Street
Wynn Fire Chief Icon Wynn Death and Career Highlights
The article chronicles actor-comedian Ed Wynn from vaudeville rise to Broadway and film in the 1910s 20s and 30s. It notes his radio fame as a fire chief in 1932 1946 television early days and film roles including The Shaggy Dog Mary Poppins and The Greatest Story Ever Told. It also recalls his troubled marriages ending in divorce and his death at home.
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Jack Lewis
Wynn
The
Palace
New York
Florenz Ziegfeld
Ed Wynn
Red Cross
Hollywood
Brigitte
F Anne Frank
Hilda Keenan
Frank Keenan
Keenan
Frieda Mierse
Dorothy Elizabeth Nesbit
Doolittle to Visit Johannesburg in South Africa
Gen James Doolittle, commander of the first U S air raid on Tokyo, is due in Johannesburg for a two day visit beginning Thursday as a guest of the South Africa Foundation. The organization invited Sen Robert F Kennedy to return to South Africa next year.
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Port Eizabeth
South Africa
James Doolittle
U.S
Tokyo
Johannesburg
South Africa Foundation
Business and Professional Men's Organization
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Belaguer Plans Two Reductions In Dominican Govt
Belaguer outlines austerity at inauguration July 1 with a brief two day ceremony and limited frills. He declines to name cabinet members or whether a civilian will lead the armed forces, amid ongoing Cabinet speculation and a restrained military payroll.
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Juan Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Balaguer
Armed Forces
Enrique Perez Y Perez
Eight Charged in Whisky Raids Around Bluefield
State police raided Bluefield and nearby areas late Saturday night into Sunday morning charging eight individuals with illegal whisky or beer sales. Bonds set at 100 each, returnable before Squire Jim Belcher in Penteton. Charges list names and locations including El Rancho Rancho Red Barn Sky Club Bluefield Cab Co. and Grassy Branch.
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Bluefield
Squire Jim Belcher
Pinceton
Jack Borrer
Fred Rose
Newell W
Andy) Anderson
Mary Lou Lester
Red Barn
City
Sam Lavin
Almo Santudo
The
Sky Club
Airport Road
French Tolbert
Borden Whitley
Bluefield Cab Co
Scott Street
el Rancho
Rose
Rorrer
Ing
Cab Company
Tolbert
Whitley
Janutolo
Lavin
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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W. F. Thompson
Virginia Silk
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Hawkins Funeral Home
Youth Corps
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Los Angeles
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Pittsbus
Atlanta
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Menkes&s
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G.oliver
Pittsburgh
Peena
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Supper Club
Maine Lobster and Steaks
Doolittle
Pocahontas
Cabinet
Santo Domingo
Dodge Boys
Dodge Coronet. Iy
W. R. Keesee & Co., Inc
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
Mercer Sr
Princeton, W. Va
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