City Opportunities Center Advances toward Oct. funding
Bluefield board heard director Allan Connolly say funding for an Opportunities Industrialization Center may arrive by Oct. 1. A steering committee meeting planned for next Monday will detail an application. center estimated at about 250000 dollars. The board also approved park patrol funding and bids for Northside renewal and various permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Terry
Bluefield
Allan Connolly
OIC
City Hall
Connolly
James McCartney
Joe Walker
Sanitary Board
Cumberland Heights
Walker
Edwin Elliott
Z. D. Christian
Elliott
Mercer County Board of Health
Dora Hendrick
Blanche Stringfellow
Evans Chevrolet- Cadillac, Inc
Carter Ford Ford Indiana trip and northern campaign continues
Carter heads on a three day northern swing for money and delegates while Ford travels to Indianapolis to address the Jaycees and push school busing limits. Reagan plans stops in Mississippi Minnesota and Montana as uncommitted delegates loom in the contested nomination fight. The Iroquois theater fire is noted as historical context.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Indiana
Ronald Reagan
California
Carter
Georgia
Boston
New York
Senate Democrats
House
Washington
Bob Lipshutz
Reagan
Indianapolis
White House
Jaycees
Congress
Owever
Betty Ford
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Circulation Notes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines subscription rates and domestic home delivery, with prices listed for West Virginia and mail service. The notice notes AP content rights and advertising representation through Mathews, Snennon and Cullen, reflecting standard 20th century newspaper operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delly Telegraph Printing Co
Blend Street
Bluefield
Loce
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Snennon & Cullen Ff
Deaths and Funerals for Francis Wood and others
Ernest Cleveland Francis 43 of Bluefield died on arrival after a long illness. Survived by mother Vernita Dunn Francis and siblings, funeral Thursday at Brushfork United Methodist Church with burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Margaret Ellen Stanley 51 of Draper Va died in Pulaski Va hospital. funeral Thursday at White Gate Va with burial in Warden Cemetery. George Wood 64 of Tazewell Va died at home after a heart attack. funeral Thursday at Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. viewing times noted.
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Ernest C. Francis
Ernest Cleveland Francis
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Vernita Dunn Francis
Thomas A. Francis
Edith Romeo
Nell Linkenhaker
Bradenton
Fla
Betty Shrader
Rt. 3
Harry Francis
James Krancis
Johnny Francis
St. Petersburg
Albert Francis
Oklahoma
Brushfork United Methodist Church
Charles Wilfong
Monte Vista Park
Princeton Road
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
George Wood
Tazewell
Charles
Dora Wood
New River Pocahontas Coal Company
Rose Fleener
Philadelphia
James Q. Hughes
Joe Wood
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Ralph Kidd
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Charlie Phillips
Howard Evens
J. C. Iveson
James Mullens
Grimm Jackson
Terry Mullens
Death Notices: Eugene O'Quinn of Haysi Va
Eugene O'Quinn 45 of Haysi Va died Monday in a Roanoke hospital after a brief illness. Self employed with the Daddy-O Coal Co he belonged to DAV Lions Club Rescue Squad and UMW Local 7170. Burial at Blankenship Cemetery with D A V graveside rites. Friends may call at Haysi Funeral Home.
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Eugene
Daddy-O) O'Quinn
Haysi
Roanoke
Daddy-O Coal Company
Disabled American Veterans
Haysi Lions Club
Fla
Plina Deel
Charlotte Rose
Fern Rose
Clintwood
Patty O’quinn
Charlottsville
Russell Prater
Clifford Colley
Frank Newsome
Paul McClanahan
Blankenship
Haysi Funeral
Airman Carl Pack III Dies After Short Illness
Airman 2 C Carl Clinton Pack III, 33, formerly of South Charleston, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital after a short illness. Survived by his parents Carl C. Pack Jr. of Pearisburg and a sister, with burial at Birchlawn Burial Park. Funeral set at First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg with Rev. Fred Austin. Friends may call at Givens Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Friday.
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Carl Clinton Pack III
South Charleston
Los Angeles
Calif
Carl C. Pack Jr
Pearisburg
Stanley Kinder
St. Albans
Carl C. Pack Sr
First United Methodist Church
Fred Austin
Birchlawn
Givens Funeral Home
Giles P. Butt Dies After Long Illness in Salem Hospital
Giles Payton Butt, 56, of Bluefield, died Tuesday in a Salem hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles P. Butt
Giles Payton Butt
Littlesburg Road
Bluefield
Salem
Cravens-Shires Funeral
Bluewell
Obituary: Mrs Elizabeth Cheek Ellison of Camp Creek
Mrs Elizabeth Cheek Ellison 69 of Camp Creek died Tuesday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Born in High Point North Carolina she was a member of the First Christian Church of Norfolk and had lived here four years. Survived by husband Alfred C Ellison daughter Patricia Ferry two stepsons Robert Ellison Burley Ellison and one grandson. Graveside rites Thursday at 2 p.m. in the family cemetery at Camp Creek. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton.
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Elizabeth Cheek Ellison
Camp Creek
Princeton
High Point
N. C
First Christian Church
Norfolk
Alfred C. Ellison
Andrew
Patricia) Ferry
Robert Ellison
Saint Anna
Calif
Burley Ellison
Huntington Beach
Mrs Rosetta Petty Dies in Baltimore At Home
Mrs. Rosetta Petty of Baltimore Maryland died Monday at her home after a short illness. She was sister to Mrs Ernestine Baumgardner of Bluefield. The funeral will be held at 10 am Friday at Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church in Baltimore with burial there. Wainwright Funeral Home Baltimore is handling arrangements.
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Rosetta Petty
Baltimore
Ernestine Baumgardner
Bluefield
Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church
Wainwright Funeral Home
Charles Britten dies after long illness in Miami
Charles Pete Britten 60 of Miami Florida and formerly of Bluefield Virginia died Tuesday in Miami after a long illness. He had lived in Miami for 17 years and was incomplete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield Virginia.
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Charles
Pete) Britten
Miami
Fla
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Funeral service for Joe L. Pruett in Princeton
Joe L. Pruett 74 of Ghent and formerly Princeton dies. Funeral today at 2 p.m. at Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton with Rev. Sam Foley officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers named Joe J. Pruett Dewey Kimberlin J. D. Elwis Jean Johnson Bob Becker Harvey Phlager Bill Baldwin.
Milk Fund Figure Coronary Victim
Stuart H. Russell, 59, former dairy co op lawyer and Nixon reelection contributor, died in Oklahoma City of an apparent heart attack. He collapsed in his law office and was pronounced dead at Baptist Medical Center. Russell had been convicted by a federal jury in Texas last July on three counts of funneling contributions from Associated Milk Producers to political campaigns.
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Oklahoma City
Stuart H. Russell
Nixon
Russell
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Bar Association
Baptist Medical Center
Texas
Civitans present travel slides of Germany Austria Italy
Rev and Mrs M C Poff showed slides and pictures from a trip to Germany Austria and Italy to the Matoaka Kiwanis Club Tuesday. Beckley Kiwanis delegation led by Lt Gov George Pugh interclubbed with the Matoaka club during the gathering. President M C Poff presided over the business session.
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M. C. Poff
Germany
Austria
Italy
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Beckley Kiwanians
George Pugh
Matoaka Club
Circuit Jurors To Report Today In Mercer County
Jury members serving the June term in Mercer County Circuit Court will report today at 9 30 a m with Judge Howard M Jarrett presiding Special Judge F Morton Wagner of Bluefield will preside over the case West Virginia Board of Regents vs Slina Worley
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Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
F. Morton Wagner
Bluefield
West Virginia Board of Regents
Slina Worley
Rock Fall Kills Mavisdale Man at Grundy Coal Mine
A 32 year old Mavisdale man James Roy Dotson was killed in a rock fall at the P. F. Bevins Coal Company operation near Grundy Virginia. The incident occurred around 10 30 a m and no others were injured. Dotson was pronounced dead at the scene. His body lay at the Buchanan County Funeral Home in Keen Mountain Virginia.
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Mavisdale
Grundy
James Roy Dotson
Dotson
P. F. Bevins Coal Company
Buchanan County Funeral
Keen Mountain
South Africa Reports Mixed Calm After Riots
In South Africa most black townships remained calm after days of rioting near Pretoria and Johannesburg. Police noted only minor incidents in Mamelodi and Ga Rankuwa as officials tallied deaths and injuries, with figures centered on black victims and police involvement amid ongoing inquiries.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pretoria
Ga-Rankuwa
Soweto
South African Press Association
Mamelodi
Baptists Award Grant To Bluefield College
Bluefield College received a 16789.77 grant from the Baptist General Association of Virginia, boosting 1976 Virginia Baptist support to 108900.48 for the college. President Dr. Charles Tyler noted Baptist backing covers about 20 percent of annual operating costs enabling attendance at a small private Baptist institution.
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Bluefield College
Baptist General Association of Virginia
Virginia Baptists
Charles Tyler
Baptist
Baptist of Virginia
VA Approves Grant to Create Marshall Medical School
The Veterans Administration approves a 1.15 million dollar grant to establish a new medical school at Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia. The school will affiliate with VA hospitals in Huntington and Beckley. The U S Public Health Service also grants 165000 to Valley Health System Inc to establish clinics in Logan and Mingo counties.
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Washington
Marshall University
Huntington
W.va
Veterans Administration
West Virginia
Beckley
U.S. Public Health Service
Valley Health System Inc
Logan
Mingo
Operators Sought For Concessions At Bicentennial Fiddlers Event
Mercer County Bicentennial Commission seeks concession operators for the July 23 25 Fiddlers Convention. Director Scott Rogers says operators will keep 100 percent of profits. Groups civic organizations firms and individuals may apply. Contact Rogers at the Bicentennial Office in Athens.
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Mercer County Bicentennial Commission
Bicentennial Commission
Scott Rogers
Rogers
Athens
Boston Museum of Fine Arts to Receive Federal Preservation Funds
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts will receive about 2 million dollars in federal money to improve climate control for better preservation of its collections and galleries.
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Boston
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Verbal Clash in Harris Trial During Jury Selection
In Los Angeles on Tuesday the Harris trial entered a heated exchange as William Harris, acting as his own attorney, accused prospective juror Arnold C. Green of prejudice. Green described the SWAT confrontation with the Symbionese Liberation Army as likely illegal.
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LOS Angeles
William
Emily Harris
Harris
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Arnold C. Green
Green
Symbionese Liberation Army
Dukakis Seeks Federal Mediator Over State Worker Strike
Gov Dukakis and union negotiators sought a federal mediator to end a 20,000 strong state worker strike. Dukakis condemned union leaders for halting essential services during the illegal stoppage.
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Boston
Michael S. Dukakis
Crosby in London Returns to Palladium for Lasting Fame
Bing Crosby celebrated fifty years in show business with a packed Palladium performance in London. The 72 year old received a standing ovation as he explained he keeps working after being recognized on tour. He shared the stage with Kathryn Crosby and children Mary Harry and Nathaniel, the Joe Bushkin Quartet, and Rosemary Clooney, who first sang at the Palladium 21 years ago.
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Crosby
London
Bing Crosby
the Palladium
Los Angeles
Palladium
Kathryn
Mary
Harry
Nathaniel
Joe Bushkin
Rosemary Clooney
Beard criticizes salt free hospital meals during stay
James Beard cookbook author and food columnist checked into Presbyterian Hospital on June 9 for phlebitis and a heart condition. He said the bland salt free meals on his 600 calorie diet are abominable while hospital staff reported he is feeling much better.
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San Francisco
James Beard
Presbyterian Hospital
Beard
Presbyterian
Leona Butler
Princeton Council Tables RSVP Fund Request and Considers Ordinances
The Princeton City Council tabled Brenda Miller's plea for a $1,000 city grant to support the Mercer County Retired Senior Volunteer Program and discussed ordinances on electrician licensing and confinement of female dogs during estrus. Other actions included budgeting reviews, staff appointments, and utility lighting approvals.
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Lynn Jewell
Brenda Miller
Mercer County
Princeton
Howard Leist
John Conley
Joe Adams
Princeton Community Action Inc
High
Pine Street
Ira Southern
Princeton Board of Recreation
Robert Carr
George
Billie E. Burkett
Leist
Conley
Public Services Commision
Reynolds
North Seventh Street
South Ninth Street
Kirby Ave
Convenient Food Store
Thorne Street
Low Gap Road
Park and
East Drive
Horse In Road Damages Bluefield Police Cruiser
Bluefield police cruiser suffered over 200 dollars in damage when a horse entangled in a rope pulled free from a hillside and crashed into the right side of the vehicle on Ridge Street at 7 15 p m. Officers J E Martin and J L Walters assisted a horse tied to rope yet the animal was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
J. E. Martin
J. L. Walters
Ridge Street
Martin
Walters
Council Sets Annual Dinner in Region I Meeting
The Region I Planning and Development Council will hold its second annual dinner on July 21 at Pipestein State Park with Region I Executive Director Michael B. Jacobs and Gov. Arch Moore Jr. expected to attend. If the governor is absent, Dr. B. J. Coffindaffer will speak and introduce him. The day includes golf, tennis at 9 a.m., an informal workshop 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. with agencies such as EPA, EDA, DNR, IDA and more, a 6 p.m. officers election, and a 7:15 p.m. dinner. Pre-registration by mail with $16.50 is encouraged.
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Region I Planning and Development Council
Pipestein State Park
Region I
Michael B. Jacobs
Arch Moore Jr
B. J. Coffindaffer
Federal State Relations
Jacobs
Small Business Administration
FHA
CEA
Mountain-Dominion-Rc&d
Southern West Virginia Soil Conservation
Region I Council
P. O. Box
Princeton
Road funds and pay raise votes split West Virginia House
The House debated a $1000 yearly pay increase for all full-time state workers and split on funding two lane roads. Del. Irvine Damron and James W. McNeely opposed passage citing road needs and debt payments. Bills passed to fund Huttonsville Center and forest fire expenses and to transfer funds to the Water Resources Board.
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del. Irvine Damron
Dmingo
James W. McNeely
Mercer
Damron
Jay) Rockefeller
McNeely
House
Senate
Huttonsville Correctional Center
Huttonsville
Department of Natural Resources
Burke
Reclamation Board of Review
State Water Resources Board
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East Cumberland Road
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al Farthing
Rt. 2
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First St
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Charles L. Perdue
C & M Recreation Center
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Kresge
Fiat Top Insurance
Martin Vaughn
Brame
Cumbow
Bramwell Rd
Thelma B. Roe
College Av
Co. W. Davis
Oakhurst Ave
Virgie Brinkley
Black
College Ave
Marshall Saunders
Willard Rasnick
Mountain View Ave
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Mountain View
Patsy P. Malamisura
Rogers St
Marty Sarver
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Blanche
James E Johnson
Greenbrier
First National Bank
Bluefield Ave
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Clifford HW
Imogene Arnold Jr
Cherry St
Hoover
Sunporch
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Chicago
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Draper
Pulaski, Va
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Radford
George Warden
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Lucy Kate Midkiff
Staffordsville
Lillie Mae Patton
Rural Retreat
A. West and Sons
E. H. Shaver
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Daddy-O
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Mrs. Elizabeth Cheek Ellison
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Milk Fund
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Rock Fall
Baptists Award
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By Hank Ketcham
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Valerie DeCesaro
Robert W. DeCesaro
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