Horseman Rides On Bicentennial Trek After Court Ruling
In Culpeper Virginia Jerry Linker resumes a 610 mile bicentennial ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia astride Sharek the Arabian stallion. A Virginia judge allowed the horse to continue after a veterinarian found it in good condition and prosecutors declined to press an overriding charge.
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Culpeper
Jerry Linker
Sharek
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Cal General District Court
F. J. Jenkins
Linker
Lottenburg
Phi Sphia
Independence Hall
Jenkins
Harry C. Byrd
Byrd
James Jack
Continental Congress
Virginia
Doris Ireland
Cal
Leesburg
Jarrells
Frederick
Taneytown
Chambersburg
Patrick Jack
North Carolina
Bicentennial Commission
Exhumation Denied as Katz Orders Thomas Mental Exam
In Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Jerome Katz approved a psychiatric evaluation for Frankie Lewis Thomas at SHCMHC and denied a motion to exhume the body of Banks for a second autopsy. The trial is set for July 7 with possible delays after the mental health report.
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Banks
Katz
Thomas
Barbara Hawkins
Frankie Lewis Thomas
Jude Jerome Katz
Mercer County Circuit Court
Robert Carr
John Frazier
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Frazier
Princeton
Sheriff’s Department
Shcmhc
In Sparta
Carr
David Knight
Knight
Faiss
Kellys July 14 trial slated for bribery conspiracy case
In Charleston West Virginia U S District Court sets July 14 as start date for trials of state Treasurer John Kelly and four bank executives on bribery and conspiracy charges. Kelly first, with multiple related indictments proceeding through July.
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Charleston
W.va
John Kelly
U.S. District Court
Kelly
U.S
Joseph H. Young
Young
Bernard C. McGinnis Jr
Huntington
Twentieth Street Bank
Theodore J.S. Caldwell
First Huntington National Bank
Coleman Trainor
First Huntington
Paul D. Allen
Charleston National Bank
Columan
Coung
McGinnis
J F. Rykoskey
Baltimore
Indicted in Land Scheme Probe Ties Fort Wayne Firms
Eight defendants including Fort Wayne firm affiliates face 40 count charges in a federal grand jury indictment over a land development swindle involving 125 plots in Hickory Hills LaGrange County Indiana. Indictments cite mail fraud and violation of the interstate land sales act with schemes using false promises of a developed resort community. Convictions carry up to five years per count.
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South Bend, Ind
Fort Wayne Life
U.S
John Wilks
U. & Atty
Indiana
Hickory Hills
LaGrange County
Wilks
Land-Dew Corp
Hickory Hills Inc
Nane Guaranty Corp
Fort Ayne
Anneth C. Jackson
William C. Weaver
Fort Wayne
Exam Dates Set For Inspectors In West Virginia
The West Virginia Mine Inspectors Examining Board announces examinations for coal mine inspectors electrical mine inspectors mine safety instructors and non coal mine inspectors in Charleston on July 18. Written passes lead to an oral within two weeks. Starting salaries effective July 1 1975 are 15300 for coal mine inspector 16325 for electrical mine inspector 11250 for mine safety instructor. Applications due July 11 with forms from the West Virginia Department of Mines Office.
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West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia Department of Room
State Capitol
W. Va
West Virginia Department of Mines
Tazewell PTA Workshop Highlights Council Leaders
The Tazewell County PTA Council held a workshop at the Tazewell County Public Library with forty attendees from county schools. Council president Linda Dye presided while Don Neal led devotions and Kevin Eatsoc Bee organized refreshments. Wanda Castle of Lebanon Va delivered the keynote on What Is A PTA Council, and a call to order skit by Jewell Ridge and Pocahontas PTAs was performed.
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PTA
Tazewell County
PTA Council
Tazewell County Public Library
Linda Dye
Don Neal
Eats Oc
Wanda Castle
Lebanon, Va
Jewell Ridge and
Pocahontas Ptas
Carol Perfin
Neal
Fiddlers Gather For Bluegrass Country Fling
The Annual Old Time Fiddlers and Blue Grass Convention opens in Chilhowie Virginia and runs through Saturday. Sponsored by the Chilhowie Lions Club it expects 72 bands in competition with musicians from Canada and across the United States. Special Saturday act includes The Green Dance Cloggers from Greenville North Carolina. Vance Yeary says free camping is available for performers and spectators and big crowds are expected tonight and tomorrow. The article notes the average American eats about 13 pounds of onions yearly.
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Chilhowie
Chilhowie Lions Club
Rom
Ostomy products promise normal life post surgery
Pharmacists stock Hollister ostomy products to support comfort and peace of mind after colostomy or other ostomy procedures. A one piece disposable appliance line includes urinary diversion options with an odor barrier. The Karaya Seal Ring cushions and protects skin, aiding rehabilitation for damaged skin.
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Hollister
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New Hope Road
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San Jose Bible College
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