Panel Shies Away From Special Session On Pollution
West Virginia lawmakers backed off a push for a special session to tighten water pollution laws after 2 hours of debate over the Sissonville water problem. The Joint Committee on Government and Finance ordered faster action by the Attorney General and Water Resources Division and set a 10 day report on solvability under current law.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Sissonville
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Hulett C. Smith
Attorney General's Office
Water Resources Division
Smith
Detroit Police End Slowdown With Agreement
Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh and Carl Parsell of the Police Officers Association announced a deal to end the work slowdown. Officers will return to full duty immediately while wage talks continue for 10 days and all legal actions are paused during the period.
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Detroit
Detroit Policemen’s Union
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Carl Parsell
Detroit Police Officers Association
Cavanagh
Parsell
Honolulu
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad from 1693
An early Bluefield Daily Telegraph advertisement from a Dailyraph Printing Co. imprint shows an 1693 era notice. The snippet lists a morning edition and local printing address at 412 Street, Bluefield.
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Eightenes
Dailyraph Printing Co
Bluefield, Wye
Frank Edwards Dead in Tazewell Auto Crash
Frank Edwards of Tazewell Va. died from a heart attack while driving. his car ran off the road into a tree. He was 58, a painter, survived by wife Bernice Edwards two sons Raymond and Louis one daughter and other relatives. Funeral home in Tazewell to receive callers after 3 p.m. Wednesday. services pending.
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George Franklin
Frank) Edwards
Tazewell
Edwards
Edward Oscar
Polly Sue Johnson Edwards
Bernice “Ostowicz Edwards
Robert Woods Jr
Raymond C. Edwards
Louis Edwards
Charleston
S. C
Raymond Johnson
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Dodd May Hear Fate Thursday
The Senate debated the Dodd censure case on Tuesday amid legal points and procedural questions. Senators signaled a possible final vote by Thursday night with leaders optimistic about a conclusion after days of ethics committee arguments and defense accusa tions.
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Dodd
Washington
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Busi
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Ethics Committee
Venus Calement Clong
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Long
Former McDowell Resident Killed in Cleveland Car Crash
Stanford Junior Williamson a 33 year old former McDowell County resident from Switchback Maybeury and later of Cleveland Ohio was killed in a one car crash in Cleveland Saturday night. Word of his death reached Bluefield Tuesday and funeral arrangements are pending at Pocahontas Union Funeral Home.
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Stanford Junior Williamson
Switchback
Maybeury
McDowell County
Cleveland
Bluefield
Pocahontas Union
England Released From Bluefield Sanitarium
William A. England a district circulation manager for Bluefield News in Welch area was discharged from Bluefield Sanitarium on June 10 and will recuperate at home for a few days.
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William A
Bill
England
Bluefield
Welch
Rec Program Underway in Bluefield Virginia
A summer recreation program sponsored by the Tazewell County School Board is underway for elementary students with sessions at Graham Elementary School daily from noon to 4 p.m. Bryan Bush and Sandy Neel lead the program while Corky Sarver directs junior high and high school activities at Graham Junior High and Graham High School with morning and afternoon sessions for older youths.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County
Mrs Ann Wilson Speaks At Bluefield Vespers
Mrs Ann Wilson was speaker for the weekly Vesper Hour at the Bluefield Community Center. The Mt Olive Baptist Church senior choir opened the program. Music came from the Union Gospel Singers Harmony Tones and the Rocky Gap Singers.
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Bluefield Community Center
Ann Wilson
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Grant Approved for Fayetteville Sewer Expansion
Fayetteville West Virginia receives a 140000 dollar Economic Development Administration grant with a 35000 dollar local match to expand the sewer system. Expansion supports Hawks Nest State Park growth and increased commercial needs in Fayetteville.
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Washington
Fayetteville
W. Va
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Hawks Nest
EDA d
Lazenby Elected President of Fincastle Country Club
Jack H. Lazenby of Bluefield was elected president of Fincastle Country Club in Double Gates Virginia, succeeding Joseph M. Sanders who resigned due to business pressures. The board restored the $500 initiation fee for stock holders and set dues for various membership categories, noting all available stock in the new club has been purchased.
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Jack H. Lazenby
Bluefield Insurance
Fincastle Country Club
Double Gates
Bluefield
Joseph M. Sanders
Sanders
Fincastle Board of Directors
West Virginia Topic At Meet By Matoaka Kiwanis
Matoaka Kiwanis Club held a Tuesday night meeting at Matoaka High School focusing on West Virginia as a vacation land. Frank Hardesty highlighted state history and today with emphasis on tourism and state park camping. he urged members to explore the state first. Visitors included John Anderson and Rev. Ray Williams. Next meeting program chairman is Joe Testino.
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West Virginia
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Matoaka High School
Frank Hardesty
Sta “E
Hardesty
John Anderson
Ray Williams
Joe Testino
Downtown Unit To Be Formed In Bluefield Chamber Meeting
Members of the Retail Trade Division of the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce plan a special downtown committee. The group met Tuesday night at the Appalachian Building to boost cooperation among merchants and downtown businesses amid urban shopping center growth. Speakers included George McCulloch Urban Renewal Director and A A Modena Urban Renewal Authority chair.
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Bluefield
U S Proposes Peace Parley and Middle East Plan
In New York the United States pushes for a peace confer ence with third party help as Secretary of State Rusk meets Soviet leaders. President Johnson's five principles call for mutual recognition, refugee settlement, arms limits, and a secure regional peace. Goldberg counters Soviet proposals as essentially the same rejected by the Security Council.
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Kosygin
Dean Rusk
Gromyko
Kosygin-Johnson
Unite For Peace
Goldberg
U.S
Middle East
United Nations
Johnson
Security Council
Licenses Granted in Wyoming County Week
The Wyoming County clerk issued several marriage licenses this past week. Couples listed include Claude Ted Stewart 22 of Rockview and Sandra Sue Bailey 19 of Baileysville. Johnny Lee Crouse 20 and Nyoka Gail Bailey 18. Charles Jennings Evans 26 of Ocala Florida and Patricia Ann Clifford 20 of Mullins. Lan ny Adair Janney 25 of Pax and Rita May Haga 20 of Bud. Frank E. Blankenship 30 of New Richmond and Betty Sue Mitchell 23 of Brenton. Robert Lee Breeding 21 and Billie Sue Cook 19 of Baileysville. Herbert William Rodehaver 26 of Columbus Ohio and Linda Sue Hatfield 17 of Coal Mountain.
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Pineville
Wyoming
Claude Ted Stewart
Rockview
Sandra Sue Bailey
Baileysville
Johnny Lee Crouse
Nyoka Gail Bailey
Hanover
Charles Jennings Evans
Ocala
Fla
Patricia Ann Clifford
Mullins
Lanny Adair Janney
Pax
Rita May Haga
Bud
Frank E. Blankenship
New Richmond
Betty Sue Mitchell
Brenton
Robert Lee Breeding
Billie Sue Cook
Herert William Rodehaver
Columus
Ohio
Linda Sue Hatfield
Coal Mountain
Fire hits U S Army ammo dump near Duc Pho
Skirmish report says a fire swept a U S Army ammunition supply point and lumber yard at Duc Pho on the coast about 300 miles northeast of Saigon injuring 14. Officials say the cause is undetermined but do not rule out enemy action.
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Duc Pho
Saigon
Pleiku
Highlands
Pleikra
Plei Tra
Kien Phong
Central Highlands
Delta
Deaths and Funerals in Pocahontas and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mamie Daniels 71 Pocahontas and John Edward Jarvis 49 Leckie with details on survivors, services, and burial. Mrs Daniels is to be buried in Bryant Memorial Cemetery after 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Pocahontas. memorial night by Harems of Jericho Court 20 Wednesday. John Edward Jarvis, WWII veteran and UMWA Local 9534 member, dies in Tazewell Virginia hospital. service Thursday at Pentecostal Holiness Church Leckie with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Additional notices list Lillie Cordillia Keene 63 Pilgrim Knob with seven decades of descendants and multiple funeral arrangements and house moves.
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Mamie Daniels
Pocahontas
Clinton Daniels
Alabama
Jim and
Roxie Haines Freeman
First Baptist Church of
Jericho
Victory Court No. 20
Inez Randall
Amelia
Rachel Williams
Liza Jackson
Bishop
Flossie Comer
Calep Freeman
Miami
Fla
Maceo Freeman
Ala
First Baptist Church
J. C. Stith
Bryant Memorial Cemetery
Court No
John Edward Jarvis
Leckie
Jeffersonville
Tazewell
United States Steel Corp
Gary
United Mine Workers of America
Rufus Jarvis
Bluestone
Anna Mae Cameron
Margaret Jarvis
Jerry Jarvis
Samuel Jarvis
Obituary of Mrs Lou Gillespie of Coopers
Mrs. Lou Gillespie, 84, of Coopers, died Monday at Bluefield Sanitarium. Born May 8, 1883 in Tazewell County, she was preceded in death by husband James Gillespie. Survived by three daughters C C Lusk Pocahontas Va Roy Page Coopers and T R Radford Princeton five sons Paul Gillespie Bluefield Nye Gillespie Gratton Earnest Gillespie Pocahontas Albert Gillespie Madison Tenn James Gillespie Lynchburg Va and 33 grandchildren. Funeral conducted 3 p.m. Thursday at Graham Funeral Home Bluefield with Rev Earl Butler and Rev Bill Quesinberry officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Grandsons pallbearers and granddaughters flower bearers. Friends may call after 12 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Cordillia Keene
Pilgrim Knob
Richlands Hospital
Richlands
S. W. Keene
Buchanan County
Henry and
Pricy Lester Horne
The
Baptist Church
Annie Meadows
Oakwood
Minnie Brow
Pinkie Wilson
Rowe
Bessie van Dyke
Gaynel van Dyke
Keene Mountain
Sarah Keene
Jolo
W. Va
Mary Keene
Honaker
Calvin Keene
Raven
Evans Keene
Thomas Keene
Auburn Ind
Perry Keene
S. W. Keene Jr
Charlie Horne
Henry Horne
Mavisdale
Wallace Horne
Lou Gillespie
Coopers
Bluefield Sanitarium
Tazewell County
James Gillespie
C. C. Lusk
Pocahontas
Roy Page
T. R. Radford
Princeton
Paul Gillespie
Bluefield
Nye Gillespie
Gratton
Earnest Gillespie
Albert Gillespie
Madison, Tenn
Lynchburg
Graham Funeral Home
Earl Butler
Bill Quesinberry
Roselawn
Rites Set for James H Neice in Goldbond Va
James H Neice 49 of Goldbond Va died at Salem Veterans Hospital Tuesday. Survived by wife Hazel Stevens a step daughter Betty Neice Ripplemeade Va a step son Howard Neice Goldbond four sisters and three brothers plus four grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Thursday at Goldbond Tabernacle Rev Claude Dove officiating burial Sanders Cemetery. Body moved from Riffe's Funeral Home Narrows Va to residence Wednesday afternoon.
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James Howard Neice
Goldbond
Salem
Veterans Hospital
Hazel Stevens
Betty Neice
Ripplemeade
Howard Neice
Bessie Tawney
Pembroke
Maude Martin
Lucille Williams
Annie Williams
Ripplemead
Paul
Pearl Neice
Rocky Mount
Ed Neice
Pearisburg
Goldbond Tabernacle
Claude Dove
Sanders Cemetery
Riffe
Narrows
Death Claims Mrs. Ethel Rasnake of Lebanon Va
Mrs. Ethel Kiser Rasnake 76 of Lebanon Virginia died suddenly Tuesday morning at home after a heart attack. She was married to Arthur Rasnake and belonged to the Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are seven sons, three daughters, 30 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The body was taken to Lebanon Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Ethel Kiser Rasnake
Lebanon
Primitive Baptist Church
Arthur Rasnake
Lettie Perry
Bristol
Denver
Colo
Remire Rasnake
Holston
Dewey Rasnake
Flint
Mich
Tivis Rasnake
Cleveland
Ohio
James Rasnake
Trammel
Carson Rasnake
Lebanon Funeal
Funeral services set for Mrs. Cynthia Tiller in Council
Mrs. Cynthia Tiller 50 of Council Virginia died Monday night in a Catawba hospital. Survived by husband Levi Tiller daughters Louise Wilson and Della Mae Osburn sons Bill Bob and Lem Tiller sister Catherine Barton nine stepdaughters and five stepsons two grandchildren. Funeral held Thursday at 1 p.m. Russell Fork Freewill Baptist Church with ministers Ancil Childress Allen Childress and McKinley Boyd. Burial in Tiller Cemetery Council. Body to be moved from Haysi Funeral Home to residence at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Cynthia Tiller
Council
Catawba
Levi Tiller
Louise Wilson
Della Mae Osburn
Vansant
Bill
Bob
Lem Tiller
Catherine Barton
Honaker
Russell Fork Freewill Baptist Church
Ancil Childress
Allen Childress
McKinley Boyd
Tiller
Haysi
Obituary of Bently French of Dublin Virginia
Bently French 75 of Dublin Virginia died after a heart attack at Radford Hospital. Formerly of Superior West Virginia he worked for Lake Superior Coal Company. Survived by wife Minnie Porter French four daughters and two sons and a sister. Services at Strickler's Funeral Chapel Pulaski memory Gardens in Dublin with Rev Manson B Tate.
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Bently French
Dublin
Radford
Superior
W. Va
Lake Superior Coal Company
Minnie Porter French
Mary Henderson
Princeton
Elsie Brown
Damascus
Annis Mills
Wells
Betty Bowden
Yuma
Ariz
Carrie Frazier
Roanoke
Infant dies of pneumonia in Vansant Virginia
Timothy Edward Dotson four month old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Dotson of Rt 1 Vansant Virginia died in his bed early Tuesday of pneumonia Burial will be at Lonkey Cemetery Deskins with Rev Jim Hill officiating Survivors include parents sister Deborah Delynn Dotson paternal grandmother Mrs Virgie Dotson and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charlie Hall of Wales Kentucky R C Red Hager of Pomeroy Ohio formerly Oakvale died Sunday of a heart attack while attending a church service in Pomeroy Survivors include uncle Richard Rice and wife Audrey Rice Hager Burial followed after a Wednesday service
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Timothy Edward Dotson
Edward Dotson
Rt. 1
Vansant
Debra Delynn Dotson
Virgie Dotson
Vous
Charlie Hall
Wales
Jim Hill
Looney Cemetery
Deskins
R. C
Red) Hager
Pomeroy
Ohio
Oakvale
Richard Rice
Bluefield
Audrey Rice Hager
Omer
Webster Carroll to Speak at Edgemont Church Tonight
Reverend Webster Carroll, Baptist missionary to East Africa, will speak at Edgemont Baptist Church on Jefferson St Ext tonight at 7 30. A Bluefield native, he and Mrs Carroll moved to Uganda in 1963.
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Webster Carroll
East Africa
Edgemont Baptist Church
Jefferson St
Bluefield
Carroll
Uganda
Company Union Remain at Impasse in Plant Picket Line
Blue Field's National Electric Co and Local 647 International Union of Electrical Workers remain far apart as about 140 workers protest at the plant. Negotiations are conducted in Columbus Ohio with a final decision to be issued there. Picketing began Monday after talks failed to yield a contract. About 50 nonmembers are among the 140 employees.
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Bluefield
National Electric Corprvision
McGraw Edison
J. KK. Everson
Columbus
Everson
International Union of Electrical Workers
Clay Found Guilty On Induction Refusal Charge
The judge had ruled Clay knowingly and unlawfully refused induction and was found guilty after trial. The proceedings included defense objections to an evidentiary form claiming occupation handwritten as heavyweights boxing champion. Clay pleaded not guilty and shown calm as the all white jury deliberated.
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Clay
Ingraham
Susman
Covington
Draft bill sets deferment rules for students and regents
Draft bill proposes deferments for students and those in national interest faculties. It allows the President to grant regulatory deferments for certain studies and notes occupational deferments could be issued but not mandatory on local boards.
Funerals Held For Ella Ashbrook And Linnie Price
Funeral services for Ella Ashbrook 46 of Cleveland Virginia were held today at 2 p.m. at Cleveland Baptist Church with Rev. Allen B Walsh and Rev. Richard N Hale officiating. Burial followed in Temple Hill Cemetery Castlewood Virginia. Price 89 of Princeton Virginia had a service at 2 30 p.m. at Seaver Mortuary with burial in Moser Cemetery Kimballton Virginia. Pallbearers listed include Robert Powell W M Abshire Joe Lilly George Evans Wilton Bell Roney Clifton Roy Ferguson and Tyree Moser.
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Ashbrook
Ella
Cleveland
Cleveland Baptist Church
Allen B. Walsh
Richard N. Hale
Temple Hill
Castlewood
Lebanon
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