Three Buchanan youths sentenced in Beavers murder
Jerry Osborne Otis Day and Roy Webb all 19 from Buchan an County Virginia were given a combined 105 year term for robbery and the fatal shooting of Grat Beavers 67 at his Beavers home in Bandy last September 10. Sentences run concurrently with each man to serve at most two years.
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Jerry Osborne
Otis Day
Roy Roger Webb
Jewell Valley
Buchanan County
Grat Beavers
Beavers
Bandy
Tazewell County
V. L. Sexton Jr
Sexton
Osborne
Day
Webb
Tazewell Circuit Court
Plane Crash Kills Pilot Near Madison County
A single engine plane crashed into a mountainside near a Madison County community during a storm, killing pilot Cort L. Kegley of Franklin Indiana. Sheriff Lillard could not determine origin or destination. The wreckage was found about 4 30 p m by David Ryder from a hilltop. The body was removed three hours later.
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Etlan
Madison County
Cort L. Kegley
Franklin
Ind
C. E. Lillard
David Ryder
Herbert Cave
Kegley
Egypt and Jordan Face Growing Food Shortages
Rome AP dispatch says Egypt and Jordan may face critical food shortages before year end after the June Arab-Israeli war. Syria also faces grave problems with supply, while UN FAO experts assess regional risk and Soviet grain shipments remain limited.
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Rome
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
U.N. Food and Agriculture
Deaths and Funerals in McDowell and surrounding areas
Notices report multiple deaths and forthcoming funeral services in McDowell County and nearby Virginia towns. Mose Elbert Miller of Montcalm dies after a long illness, with services at Montcalm Church of God and burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Other obituaries include Gordon Belcher of Coal Mountain, James S. Dunford of Alexandria, Flora Wall Conley of Narrows, Mary Rachel Royston of Bristol, Everett Lockhart of Avondale, and Arthur Ellis Brown of Oakwood, with services set at various churches and funeral homes and multiple survivors named.
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Gordon Belcher
Coal Mountain
McDowell County
Welch
James Belcher
Beulah R. Belcher
Vella Belcher
Henry Belcher
MRS Wade T Dickenson 79 Dies at Castlewood Virginia
Mrs Wade T Dickenson aged 79 died after a long illness in a Virginia hospital. She was a member of Fort Gibson Methodist Church in Castlewood. Survivors include a daughter Mrs E W Vee and three Ford, a son G Dickenson of Castlewood and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Fort Gibson Methodist Church with ministers Neal McKinnon Fred Harcum and W E Mabe officiating, followed by burial in Temple Hill Cemetery. The Lebanon funeral home arranged arrangements and the body was taken to the church an hour before services.
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Flora Wall Conley
Rt. 2
Narrows
Pearisburg
Alva Blankenship
Russell Bivens
Clayburn Hughes
Henry Conley
Ervin Conley
Pembroke
Dave Orey
Clarence Sheets
Bluefield
Dave Conley
Noah Perdue
East Chapel Community Church
E. H. Shaver
K Kitts
Conley Cemetery
Riffe
Everett Lockhart
Avondale
McDowell County
Church of the Living God
Clyde Roberts
Oliver Roberts
Lockhart
High Knob
Iaeger
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Bessie Lockhart
Dennis Roberts
Chicago
Larry
Charles Roberts
Chris
Debbie
Esthie
Bobbie
Hazel Roberts
Robert Lockhart
Clyde Lockhart
Princeton
Walter Lockhart
Elizabeth Roberts
Salem, Va
Myrtle Keaton
Near Saeger
Arthur Ellis Brown
Oakwood
Bertha Brown
Nancy Stiltner
Baltimore
Ruby Brown
Clarence Brown
Leroy Brown
Ancil Childress
Deck Meadows
Helton
Davenport
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Wade T. Dickenson
Thurs- Va
Fort Gibson Methodist Church
Castlewood
E. W. Vee
Ford, Va
G. Dickenson
Neal McKinnon
Fred Harcum
W. E. Mabe
Temple Hill
Lebanon
Obituary notice for Bertha Hawkins of Grundy Virginia
Mrs Bertha Hawkins 47 Grundy Va died Thursday afternoon in a Grundy hospital. She is survived by her husband Cleveland Ohio Mrs Gladys Justus Grundy Mrs Juanita Justus Mrs Evanell Justus and Mrs Lucille Charles of Rose ann Va Charlene Hawkins Grundy one son Leonard Herman Hawkins Grouchy two sisters Mrs to Charles Tock land Va Mrs Jennie Blevins
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Bertha Hawkins
Grundy
Grundy Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Gladys Justus
Juanita Justus
Evanell Justus
Lucille Charles
Roseann
Charlene Hawkins
Leonard Herman Hawkins
Grouchy
To Charles
Tockland
Jennie Blevins
William A Houk Dies at 73 in Welch West Virginia
William A Houk 73 of Welch died Wednesday in a Welch hospital born in Grayson County Virginia January 29 189 he was World War I veteran and retired miner He survived by his wife Mrs Rissie Cline Houk Welch three daughters Mrs Cleo Barlow Mrs Alva Haney and Juanita Parley all of Welch four sons Elbert Clifford Houk Caples David Houk Bartlesville Okla Billy Houk Welch 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren He was interred in Douglas Chapel Welch at 1 pm Saturday Burial will follow Jaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield Friends may call Douglas Mortuary Friday 5 to 9 pm
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Mose Elbert Miller
Montcalm
Montcalm Church of God
Lonnie Hollinsworth
Mildred Blair
Woodlawn
Bluefield Sanitarium
Swords Creek
Davis
Melinda Perkins Miller
United Mine Workers of America
Maggie Miller
William Mitchem
Rt. 3
Bluefield
Arthurers
Marshall Miller
Salisbury
Rufus Miller
Kentucky
Cravens
Bluewell
Henry Webb
Robert Vaughan
Ryan Lawrence
Frazier Webb
Ralph Ratcliff
S. W. Foy
Mary Rachel Royston
Bristol
Marion
Buchannon County
I. C. Boyd
Catherine Boyd
Honaker
Anna Goring
Dayton Ohio
Burns Mullens
State of Washington
Leah Loomis Honaker
Rosa Hecht
San Francisco
Calif
Honaker Funeral Chapel
Boyd Cemetery
Davenport
Honaker Funeral Home
William A. Houk
Welch
Grayson County
Rissie Cline Houk
Cleo Barlow
Alva Haney
Roderfield
Juanita Parley
Elbert Houk
Clifford Houk
Caples
David Houk
Bartletsville
Oklo
Billy Houk
Douglas Chapel
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Douglas Mortuary
George Riley Gilbert 52 Warfield Remembered
George Riley Gilbert 52 of War pital born April 10 1915 in Yu kon son of Lonzo and Belle Baldwin Gilbert. Survived by widow Mary Marsh Gilbert Welch seven daughters Patricia Faulkner Kay Gilbert Gail Connie Diane Tammy and Cathy Gilbert Mission Hill Calif six sons Ronald Moonville Harvey Jerry Johnny Dennis and George Gilbert War two sisters Mrs Walter Czwaski and Mrs Claude aang War. Funeral arrangements handled by Douglas Funeral Home Welch.
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George Riley Gilbert
War
Welch
Yukon
Lonzo
Belle Baldwin Gilbert
Mary Marsh Gilbert
Patricia Faulkner
Kay Gilbert
Mission Hill
Calif
Gail Gilbert
Connie Gilbert
Diane Gilbert
Tammy Gilbert
Cathy
Gilbert
Ronald Gilbert
Moonville
S. C
Harvey Gilbert
Jerry Gilbert
Johnny Gilbert
Dennis Gilbert
George Gilbert
Walter Czwaski
Claude Aang War
Douglas Funeral Home
Pearisburg Child Died. Services Set in Mechanicsburg
Carol Jean Kanode 21 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Watson P Kanode Jr of Pearisburg Va died Tuesday in a Pearisburg hospital. Survived by maternal grandparents James E Palmer and wife and paternal grandparents Mrs Watson P Kanode Sr of Pearisburg. Funeral conducted Friday at 1 pm at Givens Funeral Chapel Pearisburg with Rev E H Shaver and Rev Claude Dove officiating. Burial to follow at Mechanicsburg Va.
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Carol Jean Kanode
Watson P. Kanode Jr
Pearisburg
James E. Palmer
Watson P. Kanade Sr
Givens Funeral Chapel
E. H
Mrs Callie Whitt 79 dies in Richlands hospital
Mrs Callie Whitt age 79 of Rt 1 North Tazewell Virginia died Wednesday morning in a Richlands hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband Ezra Whitt and is survived by three sons John Whitt Earl Whitt and Charles Whitt a sister Amanda Boothe and a brother Columbus Sparks. The body is at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell pending arrangements.
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Callie Whitt
Rt. 1
North Tazewell
Richlands Hospital
Ezra Whitt
Rosie Mae Brewster
Baptist Valley
Cynthia Moorefield
Richmond
Victoria Whitt
John Whitt
Dryfork
Earl Whitt
Charles Whitt
Greenville
Amanda Boothe
Cedar Bluff
Columbus Sparks
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Seven Killed In Saigon Plane Collision
A civilian cargo plane collided with a U.S. Air Force jet above Saigon, resulting in seven deaths. The crash disrupted air operations and prompted emergency responses from local authorities and military personnel.
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Saigon
Bartley Miner Suffers Burns in Island Creek Mine
A 40 year old Bartley miner, George Serra, received second and third degree burns over about 45 percent of his body including the face in a gas fire at Island Creek Coal Co Mine No 1 in Bartley. He was hospitalized at Grace Hospital in Welch with painful, serious injuries not deemed critical. He was pouring concrete inside the mine when the small fire broke out around 2 p.m.
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Bartley
George Serra
Island Creek Coal Co
No. 1
Grace Hospital
Welch
Serra
Northfork Members Visit Kiwanis Club
Northfork club members attend an inter club meeting at Sahara Supper Club on North Street. Tom King Ed Shrout Posey Belcher Simon Bourne Oakey Wade and Bob Williams joined as visiting Kiwanians with Tony Lotito Bluefield recreation director as guest speaker on City Park activities and maintenance needs.
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Sahara Supper Club
North Street
Tom King
Ed Shrout
Posey Belcher
Simon Bourne
Oakey Wade
Bob Williams
Tony Lotito
Bluefield
Bill Fink
Royalty to Attend Special Service at Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth I and the Queen Mother will attend a special service at Westminster Abbey on June 30 followed by a display by the Archbishop of Canterbury on July 1 to mark Canada’s National Day.
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London
Light At Cemetery Spurs Augusta County Sheriff Warning
Sheriff John E. Kent warned sightseers to stop gathering at Mt Beth el Evangelical United Brethren Church Cemetery near Waynesboro to view a basketball size glow at night. Hundreds have come nightly prompting trespassing summons, vandalism complaints, and police patrols to manage traffic. Kent cited a state law banning nighttime cemetery presence except for burial business.
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Crimora
Augusta County
Waynesboro
John E. Kent
Mt. Bethel Evangelical United Brethers Church
Kent
Carmichael Found Guilty in Atlanta Loitering Case
Stokely Carmichael and two associates were convicted of loitering after refusing a police order to move on in Dixie Hills where four nights of racial violence occurred. Judge T C Little fined Carmichael 53 dollars or 50 days jail, with bond set at 100 dollars each. appeal planned to Superior Court.
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Atlanta, Ga
Stokely Carmichael
Dixie Hills
T. C. Little
Carmichael
Donald Stone
Howard Moore Jr
Ivan Allen
Police Chief To lonore Court Police Chief To lonore Court
North Scituate Rhode Island State Police said Thursday the department rejects do gooder Supreme Court decisions and will act forcefully against hoodlums. Chief Stone described a Wednesday gun battle on Federal Hill Providence as a gang war and ordered officers to stop and frisk suspected underworld figures on sight.
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Providence
Atwells Avenue
Stone
Navy pounds Airmobile Division in battle report
Navy forces pound the Airmobile Division as Radio Hanoi claims three planes down. U.S. spokesmen report the loss of one aircraft, an Air Force RF 101 reconnaissance craft, the 987th plane officially listed as downed over the north. The pilot was rescued.
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Radio Hanoi
U.S
Air Force
Res
Woman Jailed After Break Aid in Manassas Jail Escape
Judith Burton, 22, of Manassas, jailed on $7,500 bond on a charge of aiding and abetting three escapees. The fugitives include Marion Burton alias Marvin Lee Jennings of Manassas Michael Bindulski 19 of Woodbridge and Kenneth H Pillery 29 a Marine formerly at Quantico.
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Marion Burton
Marvin Lee Jennings
Michael Bindulski
Woodbridge
Kenneth H. Pillery
Quantico
Judith Burton
GOP Narrows Nomination Site To Chicago Or Miami
GOP chairman Ray Bliss announced at a news conference that the 1968 Republican nominating convention site is narrowed to Chicago and Miami. Bliss chairs the site committee which met in Chicago's stockyard district, the Nixon 1960 convention location, and a final decision is expected in a few weeks.
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Chicago
Ray Bliss
GOP
Miami
Stock Yard
Richard M. Nixon
Bliss
New Delhi Peking Telephone Service Resumed
Direct New Delhi to Peking telephone link resumes after a shut period due to earlier tensions. Officials announce restored service with improved lines and faster connections for government and business calls.
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New Delhi
Peking
India
Red
Public health urges fight against venereal disease
CDC experts warn syphilis and gonorrhea spread through direct contact and cannot survive long outside the body. Officials cite small public education funds, drastic budget cuts, and rising infection rates as hindrances to eradication efforts, noting early treatment improves lifespan though advanced cases cause lasting damage.
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Eugene J. Gillespie
CDC
Joe MaeGee Hills
Mnother
Schwartz
Three Hurt in Rt 52 Wreck North of Bluefield
A two car collision on Rt 52 north of Bluefield at 8 15 p m left three people treated and released at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs Glen Hall 47 Helen Hall 18 and Jeanette Caffee 14 of Sandlick all sustained minor injuries. The other driver Bruce Ashlin 21 of Nemours escaped with minor injuries and the occupants of the second vehicle were not located. Damages were about 1200 dollars.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Rt. 52
Bluefield
Glen Hall
Helen Hall
Jeanette Caffee
Sandlick
Bruce Ashlin
Nemours
Ashlin
Harmonica Virtuoso Larry American Arrives to Entertain Israeli Troops
TEL AVIV AP Larry American harmonica virtuoso has arrived to perform for Israeli troops in a morale boosting visit.
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Tel Aviv
Larry
Kiwanis Club Tours Dye Works Plant in Falls Mills
Members and guests of the Kiwanis Club of Bluefield Virginia toured the United Piece Dye Works plant at Falls Mills Virginia on Thursday night. The program was arranged by Bus McNeer with Dr. Walter Pierce presiding over the business session.
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Kiwanis Club
Bluefield
United Piece Dye Works
Falls Mills
Bus McNeer
Walter Pierce
Clark M
Bob) Brown
C. B. Woolwine
John Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore
Roger Hilton
First Methodist Church
Jack Litz
Anawalt Kiwanis Club
Dick Ruff to Install Lions in Bluefield Club
Richard H Ruff of Welch will be installing officer for Bluefield Lions Club 1967 62 duties at Fincastle Country Club at 7 p m He holds a Lions International director seat since 1965 and has 20 years of perfect attendance He serves as district membership and PR chairman and leads multiple WV and VA civic groups.
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Richard Harrison
Dick) Ruff
Welch
Lions International
Bluefield
Lions Club
Fincastle
Raff
Los Angeles
Calif
West Virginia Lions Light Conservation Foundation
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
West Virginia and Viginia State Civil Defense Organization
the March of Dimes
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Angrist Feted By Riley West Post At University Club
The Riley West Post of the American Legion held a dinner last night at the University Club honoring Abe Angrist a former commander now living in Fort Lauderdale Florida A Harry West a former mayor and post commander presided over the event.
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Riley
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