Denver clash leaves youths wounded and officers injured
In Denver a Saturday confrontation between police and Black youths sparked three hours of sporadic shooting looting and fighting. One youth was critically wounded by a police shot. eight others, including two officers, were injured as eight people were jailed amid looting investigations.
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Denver
C Lo
George Kelly
Tom Corrigan
Park Hill
Arthur M. Hutchinson
Robert A. Moravek
Galayda Denies Murder Charge in Fayette County Trial
John Galayda testified in his own defense denying involvement in the murder of Anthony Scotchell, the West Virginia nightclub operator. He claimed Scotchell was a tipster who sought targets for Krukar to rob, and described Krukar's arsenal at his home. The judge overruled a hearsay motion and trial resumes Monday.
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Uniontown
John Galayda
West Virginia
Anthony Scotchell
Galayda
Bonnie Jo Schroyer
Columbus
Ohio
Carol King Krukar
Scotchell
Krukar
Logan
William Duffield
Fayette County
John S. Munson
Monessen
Westover
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Guns Taken From Jersey Motorists
New Jersey Turnpike officials report 78 hand guns seized from motorists in the first five months of the year. Police also recovered a hand grenade from a motorist. A total of 92 people have been charged with illegal possession of concealed weapons since January 1, detected during routine traffic checks.
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New Brunswick
N.J
New Jersey Turnpike
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1893 Prospectus and Price List
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces publication details for 1893 including its daily and Sunday editions, mail rates for West Virginia, carrier delivery options, and contacts for subscription inquiries. It notes association with the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation, with a mailing address at 412 Bland Street.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Troops Shifted Around Saigon in New Offensives
U S and allied forces redeploy near Saigon amid new Viet Cong divisions and renewed shelling. About 3 000 infantry moved to guard approaches while 101st Airborne killed 35 enemies northwest of Saigon. B 52 strikes pound targets within 50 miles. Civilian casualties rise with rockets killing 450 and wounding 3 800 from May 18 to June 11.
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U.S
Hanoi
Paris
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Viet Cong
Seemanes Saigon
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri Province
Dmz
Foreign Ministry
International Red Cross
Vietnam
Red Cross
Geneva
Seed and Plant Eater Birds Form a Small Family Group
The world hosts 170 bird families. Only 10 families feed exclusively on seeds berries and grass. All remaining families prey on other animals for food.
Storm Delays Yacht Races by Brenda Postponement
Tropical storm Brenda forced a 24 hour postponement of the Newport to Bermuda yacht race. Gale winds span a 300 mile area from Florida to the Carolinas and out to sea. Center winds near 70 mph. Bermuda warned to monitor advisories as Brenda nears hurricane strength. A field of 152 yachts remained ready for the race.
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Miami
Fla
Brenda
Newport
Bermuda
Florida
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Rusk Urges Equal Soviet and Western Military Reductions
Rusk says equal troop reductions by the Soviets and the West are needed to ease pressure in the United States to bring GIs home from Germany. About 210000 U.S. troops are in West Germany while the Soviets deploy roughly 240000 across East Germany Poland and Hungary. NATO ministers study Soviet Mediterranean activity as 40 Russian ships operate in the area, seen as political leverage by Moscow rather than immediate European threat.
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Germany
U.S
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East Germany
Poland
Hungary
NATO
Europe
Arab World
Indiana Quads Are Doing Fine
Lafayette AP report says four premature quadruplet boys born Friday at Home Hospital, Allen Scott, Byron William, Dale Walter, and Corey James, weigh 2 pounds 13 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces. They are in incubators on oxygen with special diets. The Irvine family of Wheatfield, adopting a girl, expects more adjustments as the father commutes to Chicago.
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Ind
Home Hospital
Allan J. Irvine
Paul A. Williams
Rensselaer
Allen Scott
Byron William
Dale Walter
Corey James
Irvine
Irvines
Indiana
Wheatfield
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
Brandt and Lodge Hold Long Talks Before NATO Meet
German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt and U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge held the longest session since Lodge became ambassador. They discussed East-West relations and arms reduction ahead of the NATO ministerial conference in Iceland and measures against East German travel to West Berlin, as officials noted.
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Germany
Willy Brandt
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Iceland
Brandt
Lodge
NATO
West Berlin
West Germany
Tremors Hit Venice Prompting Mass Boat Evacuations
Earth tremors rocked Venice twice on Saturday causing widespread alarm. Residents fled by gondolas as roofs and chimneys collapsed in the San Giuseppe Castello district, with several old buildings damaged and no injuries reported.
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Venice
Italy
Canal City
San Guiseppe-Castello
Anawalt Mayor Marvin McCormick Dies at 51
Anawalt mayor Marvin S. McCormick died at 5 a.m. Saturday after a two day illness in Bluefield Sanatorium. A resident since 1938 he worked as an auditor for West Virginia and had owned coal mines in Wyoming County. He was active in civic life serving as Sunday School superintendent and as a member of the Pageton Masonic Lodge 149 and the Fraternal Order of Police. He leaves wife Margaret Parks McCormick, his mother Mary McCormick of Jenkin Jones, five sisters and four brothers. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell with Rev. John Lafferty officiating. Burial at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield Princeton Road. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday. Pallbearers listed.
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Bluefield
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West Virginia
Wyoming County
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Pageton
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Ohio
Jack O'Brian
Pocahontas
Gale McCormick
Curtis McCormick
Princeton
Jack McCormick
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Kenneth McCormick
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
John Lafferty
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
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Charles Dillion
James Lee
Charles Short
Walter Presley
Tom Dillon
Helen Corene Dudley
Montcalm
McDowell County
Andrew C
Elizabeth Owens White
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Clyde Pennington
John Eastman
Chamberland
S. C
Howard Dudley
First Christian Church
Montclam
Julian Grubb
Tabernacle
Cravens-Shires
Dewey Baldwin
Route 1
Bandy
Richlands
Grayson County
John
Jennie Little Baldwin
Amenate
UMWA
Nettie Whitt Baldwin
Jerry L. Baldwin
Galax
Melvin D. Baldwin
Charles T. Baldwin
Edward L. Baldwin
Marion
Bertha Hagg
White Top
Clyde Kilby
Chilhowie
Orey Baldwin
Mullins Funeral Home
James H Sargent
Greenhills Memorial Gardens
Claypool Hill
George Dewey Woods
Stone Apartments
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ceredo
W. Va
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Rebecca Adkins
First Baptist Church of
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American Legion
Reliable Office Equipment Corp
H. E. Ireson
Ft. Myers
Fla
Claude English
Leesville
David G. Agnew
Lewisburg
Alice W. Holt
Harry S. Woods
Roanoke
Mark A. Woods
Martinsville
Frank H. Woods
Hawkins Funeral
Lambert, Versal
West Lawn Drive
Falls Church
Memorial Funeral Directory
Jimmy Jones
Lambert Cemetery
Athens Road
Paris Talks Shape World Opinion on Vietnam War
Reports describe how Johnsons move to limit bombing of North Vietnam as a historic step welcomed in India and praised by Indira Gandhi. Southeast Asian press shifts toward cautious optimism while Japan views Paris talks with patience as public opinion leans toward withdrawal. Europe, distracted by its own troubles, notes French praise for the move.
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Johnson
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Southeast Asia
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Red China
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Britain
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Vietnam
Korea
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Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield Area
Obituaries report Helen Corene Dudley 63 of Montcalm dying in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Surviving family includes husband Ernest C. Dudley and stepchildren in Montcalm and South Carolina. Service set at First Christian Church Montcalm with burial in Tabernacle Cemetery.
Funerals for Several Princeton Residents Held Today
Funeral services are scheduled in Princeton for Noble Dickerson 68 of Princeton Versal Lambert 57 of Falls Church Virginia George Shoda 55 of Princeton and Millard McComas 89 of Princeton with local clergy conducting and burial in Princeton area cemeteries. Pallbearers include relatives and church members and friends may call at the funeral homes today after specific hours.
Wallace Denies Racist Charge At Pensacola Fundraiser
Presidential hopeful George Wallace told 750 at a $25 plate dinner in Pensacola that he is not racist and his plans would benefit whites and Blacks alike. He said Rockefeller’s wealth came from oil and defended his Alabama Florida appeal as a broad program. He planned to fly to Montgomery after an 11 day barnstorming tour across eight Southern states.
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Pensacola
Fla
George Wallace
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Alabama
Florida
Wallace
Rockefeller
Montgomery
Congress
Billboards Surprise Rahway Bride On Anniversary
Mrs. Nancy D. Higgins, 21, received a Vietnam letter from husband Tommy on their first wedding anniversary. A roadside billboard near their Rahway apartment framed by pink flowers read a loving message to Nancy from Tommy, who serves in Vietnam.
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Rahway
N.J
Nancy D. Higgins
Vietnam
Nancy
Oliver St
Tommy
Princeton Man Dies In Vietnam
Marine Corporal Herbert Marshal Allen, from Princeton, was killed in action in Vietnam. Son of Robert E. and Margaret Morris Allen, formerly of Princeton, now Winter Haven Florida, he is survived by four aunts. His body will be returned to Seaver Mortuary in Princeton for funeral services and burial.
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Princeton
Vietnam
Defense Department
Herbert Marshal Allen
Robert E. and
Margaret Morris Allen
Winterhaven
Fla
A. L. Inge
Adam Chambers
Lula Strong
Evelyn Adams
Crumpler
Seaver Mortuary
ESS To Have Speech Clinic
The Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults in Mercer County sponsors a speech clinic led by Mrs. Lilly Tromsland from Sioux Falls. Registration began Monday at the Mercer County Health Center Green Valley and continues through next week. A second clinic will be held after July 1 at Mercer School in Princeton with Mrs. Jjomsland and Marian E. Hill directing at the Health Center.
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Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Mercer County
Lilly Tromsland
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mercer County Health Center
Green Valley
Mercer School
Princeton
Jjomsland
Marian E. Hill
Nixon Named First Choice by Most Delegates at State GOP
SEATTLE AP Former Vice President Richard M Nixon was named the first choice presidential candidate by 22 of 24 Republican delegates chosen at the Washington State GOP convention. Delegation not formally committed. Gov Dan Evans declines to name choice due to keynote speaker role. Betty Henneman of Oroville remains uncommitted and may support Nixon or Ronald Reagan.
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Seattle
Richard M. Nixon
Washington State
Dan Evans
Miami Beach
Fla
Betty Henneman
Oroville
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Athens High Band Sign Up Set Monday
Registration for the Athens area summer band is scheduled for Monday June 24 with Athens students to register 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Melrose students register 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Classes begin Tuesday June 25. Band director R D Hamden urges enrollment and offers contacts for late sign up.
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Athens
Melrose
R. D. Hamden
Withholding adjustments to even out next year
A Treasury spokesman advises workers to review their first pay check of the year and adjust withholding by increasing the amount withheld. By raising withholding by half the extra amount now, you should keep refunds or taxes roughly in line with your pre tax situation at next April.
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