Supreme Court Rejects Tax Deduction for Private School Aid
The Supreme Court ruled that a New York tax deduction to aid parents of nonpublic school students violates the First Amendment by advancing religion. The decision, issued as the court closed its 1972 term, also strikes down New York and Pennsylvania tuition reimbursement programs.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York State
Mississippi
Nixon
High Court
New York
Pennsylvania
Lewis F. Powell
Powell
William J. Brennan Jr
William O. Douglas
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun
Warren E. Burger
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
Community Mourns And Works To Remember Local Figures
Obituaries detail the deaths and funeral plans for Charlie Holmes 75 of Richlands VA and Paul Peters 61 of Elkhorn which include burial arrangements, surviving family members, and service details. Other notices list Hettie Street Looney 78 of Vansant VA and John Arthur Gott 85 of Princeton with service times and burial sites.
Court Petitions For Underwood Appeal Bond Status
The state high court has not announced whether it will hear Underwood's petition on the bond filed for his January 26 1973 appeal. If heard and ruled for Underwood it would require Jarrett to hear his original appeal. Underwood’s challenge to the County Clerk’s decision to seat Scott surprised residents after the November election given his supportive remarks about competition.
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Underwood
Jarrett
Scott
Panel Clears Repayment Rider for WV Reimbursements
A Senate appropriations subcommittee may approve an amendment that could authorize over $3 million in reimbursements to Charleston and Huntington West Virginia, per Senator Robert C. Byrd.
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Washington
Senate
Charleston
Huntington
W.va
Robert C. Byrd
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertisement Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details subscription rates for West Virginia zones and motor route options. The notice lists pricing and mailing details under the Associated Press affiliation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
All News
Jace! News
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising Representative
Mathews, Swannon & Culten
Garfield Daniels 91 Dies in Grundy Virginia
Garfield Daniels of Pilgrims Knob Virginia died Monday in Grundy Virginia at age 91. Born in Boone County he was a son of Manuel and Armenda Osborne Daniels. Survived by four daughters Carie Keen Edna Keen Fobrnda Keen Georgia Viers two sons Tommy Roy Deedy Daniels 56 grandchildren 123 great grandchildren and 15 great great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Virginia Funeral Home in Grundy.
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Garfield Daniels
Pilgrims Knob
Grundy, Va
Boone County
Manuel and
Armenda Jane Osborne Daniels
Carie Keen
Richlands
Edna Kelly
Fobrnda Keen
Georgia Viers
Whitewood
Tommy
Roy Daniels
Deedy Daniels
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Ralph K. Hanley Dies at 68 in Bluefield
Ralph K. Hanley 68 of 1105 Cooper Street Bluefield died Monday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was a former employee of the Bluefield Gas Company. Survived by widow Rosa Ferguson Hanley. Body at Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield pending arrangements.
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Ralph K. Hanley
Cooper St
Bluefield
Bluefield Gas Company
Rosa Ferguson Hanley
Lugo
Leonard C. Wright dies at 77 in Princeton after short illness
Leonard C. Wright 77 of 701 Harrison Street Princeton died Monday in a Princeton hospital after a short illness. He remained at George W. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton awaiting arrangements.
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Leonard C. Wright
Harrison Street
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Kitts, C. Hubert of South Charleston, dies at Monte Vista Park
C Hubert Kitts 1516 Valley Drive South Charleston formerly of Bluefield Va died Sunday in the Kanawha Valley He was a son of the late George C and Addie Landrum Kitts and survived by his wife Jane Carter Kitts two sons Carter of St Albans and E Dale of Richmond two sisters Carrie Lee of Elkins and Elizabeth Hull of Clearwater Fla and two brothers George C and Edward L of Jacksonville Fla Graveside rites 2 pm today at Monte Vista Park Cemetery with Dr C H Patterson officiating Snodgrass Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Sidney Peters
Elkhorn
McDowell County
Bluefield
Maybeury
Sidney Johnson Peters
Lena Ester Draper Peters
Eastern Associated Coal Co
Keystone
UMWA
C. Hubert Kitts
Valley Drive
South Charleston
Kanawha Valley
George C
Addie Landrum Kitts
Graham Presbyterian Church
Jane Carter Kitts
Carter Kitts
St. Albans
E. Dale Kitts
Richmond
Carrie Lee Kitts
Elkins
Elizabeth Hull
Clearwater
Fla
Edward L. Kitts
Jacksonville
Monte Vista Park
C. H. Patterson
Snodgrass Funeral Home
Falls Church Woman Dies After Two Car Crash
Mrs Ura Christian 60 of Falls Church Va formerly of War died Saturday in Luray Va from injuries in a two car accident. Survivors include her husband William Christian two sons William Christian Jr of War and Johnny Christian of Alexandria three daughters Velma Smith Jamie LaForce Joann Kennedy five sisters and three brothers. Funeral conducted 1 p m Wednesday at Douglas Funeral Home War with Rev Alex Hagerman Day Cemetery Bear Wallow Mountain. Friends may call 5 to 9 p m today at the funeral home.
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Amanda Boothe
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
West Virginia
John H
Lucy Asbury Sparks
Lucy Asbury
Nettie Parker
Rt. 1
Charlie Boothe
Amonate
Sidney Boothe
Clinton Booth
Cleveland
Mullins Funeral Home
Fielden Mitchell
Wallace Cooper
Booth Family
Dryfork
Ura Christian
Falls Church
War
Luray
William and
Laura Day Underwood
William Christian
William Christian Jr
Johnny Christian
Alexandria
Velma Smith
Detroit, Mich
Jamie LaForce
Beaver Dam
Joann Kennedy
Arthur and
Mack Underwood
Johnny Underwood
Jewell Valley
Nora Short
Velvia Deskins
Bradshaw
Lona van Dyke
Rosie Reed
Brimmenton
Wash
Mannie Sparks
California
Douglas Funeral Home
Alex Hagerman
Bear Wallow Mountain
Mrs Verna Reamer Stump Dies in Virginia At Home
Mrs Verna Mary Reamer Stump 41 of Canaway Virginia died Monday at her Grundy home of an apparent heart attack. She was visiting Grundy at the time.
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Verna Mary Reamer Stump
Canaway
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Mrs. Louise Hankins Dies in Grundy Hospital
Mrs. Louise Rebecca Hankins aged 30 of Grundy Virginia died Sunday in a Grundy hospital after a short illness. She is survived by her husband Herman Lee Hankins a son Richard Lee Hankins and a step daughter Joann Hawkins. The funeral was held at 1 p m Thursday at the Church of the Living God Avondale with Rev Troy Lester Mullins officiating. Burial followed at Avondale Cemetery. Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of arrangements.
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Louise Rebecca Hankins
Grundy
Herman Lee Hankins
Richard Lee Hankins
Joann Hawkins
Church of the Living God
Avondale
Troy Lester
Mullins
Virginia Funeral Home
Asa Thomas Price Dies in Winston-Salem at 63
Asa Thomas Price 63 of Elkhorn died Saturday at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem North Carolina. The body was incomplete at Kimball Funeral Home.
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Asa Thomas Price
Elkhorn
Bowman Gray School of Nursing
Winston-Salem
N. C
Kimball Funeral Home
Mrs Martha Turner Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Martha Turner a former resident of 313 North Mercer Street Bluefield died Monday morning in a Columbus Ohio hospital after a brief illness. The body will be sent to Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield for arrangements incomplete.
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Martha Turner
Mercer St
Bluefield
Columbus
Ohio
Sinkford-Richardson Funeral Home
Congressmen Split On Vote On Southeast Asia Bombing Ban
In Washington the House tied 204 204 on a bid to delay the Southeast Asia bombing ban for two months. Reps. Hechler and Staggers opposed postponement while Slack and Mollohan supported it. The chamber then approved by voice vote a Senate measure to halt all funds for bombing raids over Cambodia.
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Washington
West Virginia
House
Southeast Asia
Ken Hechler
Harley O. Staggers
John M. Slack
Robert H. Mollohan
U.S
Cambodia
Vacation Bible School Opens at Mt Zion Church
Bible school began Monday at Mt Zion Pentecostal Church 1509 Wayne St Bluefield and runs daily at 6 p.m. through July 6. Dora Moore serves as director.
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Mt. Zion Pentecostal
Wayne St
Bluefield
Dora Moore
Ex County Youth Drowns In Ohio
An 18 year old former Mercer County youth Steven Arnold Farmer of Columbus Ohio drowned Sunday near Columbus during a family outing at an abandoned gravel pit. He worked for Huttig Sash and Door Co in Columbus and was the son of Harrison and Tethel Farmer of Lashmeet. He is survived by six brothers and three sisters with grandparents named. Funeral services held at Burns Wornal Chapel with burial at Mt Olive Cemetery Lashmeet. Pallbearers named and friends may call today.
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Mercer County
Columbus
Ohio
Steven Arnold Farmer
Lashmeet
Huttig Sash and Door Co
Princeton
Harrison and Tethel Farmer
Leroy
Jane) Underwood
Matoaka
Thomas
Charlotte) Underwood
Darlene Farmer
Gene Farmer
Randall Farmer
Jerry Farmer
Michael Farmer
Dennis Farmer
Charles Farmer
Pulaski
Sherman Farmer
Sarah Farmer
Paul Hall
Ronald Hager
Mt. Olive
Donald Burton
Ronald Burton
John Jenkins
Larry Farmer
Danny Farmer
Wayne Farmer
Boileau Girl Makes Dean's List at Lynchburg College
Joanne M. Boileau, rising senior at Lynchburg College in Virginia, has been named to the spring Dean's List for achieving a 3.5 average or higher. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex B. Mahood Jr. of Bluefield.
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Joanne M. Boileau
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Alex B. Mahood Jr
Stowers St
Bluefield
Stocks Are Subject As Scott Addresses City Kiwanians
Buford Scott of Scott & Stringfellow told the Bluefield Kiwanis Club the stock market reflects public confidence in the economy. He warned of a securities crisis from low profits, noted brokerage failures, and urged measures to restore market health amid a shift from individual to institutional buying.
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Scott
Buford Scott
Richmond
Scott & Stringfellow
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Clubmen
O. W. Ellison
J. F E. Corbitt
Kiwanis
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield Kiwanians
West
James Brown
Firm
Bluefield
J. E. Corbitt
W. C. Ellison
Kiwanis Club
Virginia Bluefield council selects Evans Chevrolet for fire truck panel
Bluefield council awarded Evans Chevrolet the bid of 4975 for the fire department panel truck with Hall Chevrolet and Carol Motors other bidders. Financing comes from revenue sharing funds. The meeting covered water pump installation costs on Rt 720 and proposed insurance plans for city employees.
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Tanya Williams
Bluefield
W. N. Lambert
Rt. 720
Lambert
Max Bowen
Evans Chevrolet
Fire Department
Evans
Hall Chevrolet
Tazewell
Carol Motors
Northfork
West Graham
Tazewell Avenue
Rawlins Street
Rev Bennett Named Vesper Speaker at Bluefield Center
Mrs Hattie Bennett was guest speaker at vesper services Monday night at Bluefield Community Center. The program opened with Glory Hallelujah and included Joy as responsive reading, a prayer by George Francisco, poems by Lacy Gibson and Edith Hicks, and music by the Martin Family Singers. Odell Martin sang I Can Tell the World About This. Mrs Julia Ward will sponsor July vesper programs.
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Hattie Bennett
Bluefield Community Center
Jewel Wilson
Julia Ward
Panzen Jones
Bloodmobile drives high donor turnout at Bluefield College
A Bluefield College donor recalls the bloodmobile visits boosting campus giving with 92 percent of students donating across three visits. The next bloodmobile stops at First Baptist Church on Thursday June 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Bluefield College
Bluefield
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
First Baptist Church
William Byrd Bluefield College
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Charlie Holmes
Big Creek Road
Saltville
Mary Jane Childress Holmes
Norma Mining Company
Seaboard
Holiness Church
Laura D. Snow Holmes
Sadie T. Adair Holmes
Kathryn Allen
Lena Pirro
Hyattsville
Nellie Bowman
Sun Valley
Calif
Clara Dupree
Marietta, Ga
Fate Holmes
Frances Kerns
Clara Gallimore
Kernersville
Marie Lester
Samuel Mosley
Carl Mosley
Baltimore
Hettie Street Looney
Vansant
Abingdon
John M. Looney
John and
Vashtine Ball Street
John T. Street
Rowe
Ait Street
Beverly Street
Seattle
Nannie Cook
Kingsport
Tenn
Tina Lester
Indian Gap
Vada Shortridge
Grundy Funeral Home
Ancil Childress
Jim Hill
Green Hill Memory Gardens
John Arthur Gott
Mahood Ave
Princeton First Methodist Church
Methodist Men’s Club
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Princeton Masonic Lodge
John D
Mary Jane Belcher Gott
Daisy Campbell Gott
A. F
Virgie) Stafford
Ruby Gott
George W. Seaver Chapel
Craig Michel
Oakwood Park
Princeton Old Guard
Methodist Mens Club
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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THE
RED Cross
First Baptist
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Jack Asbury
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Hankins Pharmacy
Nea and
Bennett
Red Cross Bloodmobile
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