Smart Bombs Cut Civilian Harm Says Air Force Officer
Col. Carl Miller, commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, told reporters that laser and television guided smart bombs are destroying North Vietnam military targets with minimal civilian casualties. He noted growing MIG threats as enemy pilots gain experience, while SAM danger north of the DMZ eases. Miller described guidance systems, accuracy within five feet for laser, and up to 13 seconds of screen time for TV guidance, with both options usable from a single aircraft.
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Miller
New Braunfels
Tex
Air Force
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Blue Cross Hearing Set in Charleston
Public hearings start in the Capital Complex to review Blue Cross Hospital Service Inc. state Insurance Commissioner Samuel Weese seeks evaluation of service to the community amid past conflict of interest allegations. Blue Cross director C Judson Pearson defends the organization and claims Weese harasses rather than assists.
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Charleston
W. Va
Blue Cross Hospital Service Inc
Samuel Weese
Weese
Blue Cross
C. Judson Pearson
Doctor Indicted For Sale Of Drug
A Huntington doctor, Dr. Robert S. Barrett, is charged in an eight count federal indictment with illegal sale of controlled substances in six separate incidents including Dexedrine and one instance involving Buphetamine 20 to a minor and a prescription for Dexedrine to a Huntington police officer. If convicted, he faces up to 45 years in prison and a $135,000 fine.
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Charleston
W.va
Huntington
Robert S. Barrett
Barrett
First Model T Ford Hits Market in 1908
The first Model T Ford was introduced for sale in 1908 marking a landmark in affordable automobile mass production. The vehicle's pricing and industrial strategy defined early 20th century mobility and factory manufacturing.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact Information
Bluefield Daily Telegraph address and contact details are listed as 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 The newspaper notes it is an Associated Press member and provides subscription and circulation information including carrier and motor route rates and zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannon & Cuilen
Deaths and Funerals in Crumpler Bluefield and Wytheville
Grace King Young 73 of Crumpler dies from injuries after June 13 auto crash in Florida while vacationing. Services at Crumpler United Methodist Church with burial at Roselawn Princeton. Also funeral notices for Beatrice Oberson 82 bluefield. Irene Baldwin 50 Havaco. Mallie L. Whitt 65 Max Meadows.
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Grace King Young
Crumpler
Crumpler United Methodist Church
Charles Wilfong Jr
Frank Blevins
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Young
Ormond Beach
Fila
Floyd County
Thomas
Laura King
Harry E. Young
King E. Young
Lynchburg
Harry Young Jr
Daniel F. Dorton
Roanoke
Anna Laura Taylor
Bluefield
Lila Charlton
Glynn Creasey
Charlie Sexton
Lee Lawless
Paul Sexton
Garvin Blankenship
Fred Iddings
Robert Ford
P. FE. Walker
Wallace White
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Henry Smith 67 Dies at Home in Virginia
Henry Smith 67 of Home Creek Va died Wednesday at his home after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired merchant and miner born in Maryland. Survivors include widow Mary Elswick Smith and two sons Robert of Bluefield and Leo of Grundy. Funeral held Friday at Grundy Funeral Home with three ministers. burial in Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Sandy Valley Masonic Lodge No 17 of Grundy to conduct graveside rites.
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Irene Baldwin
Hyattsville
Mt. Zion Church of Christ
Havaco
Robert Bell
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Maryland
Havaco Temple Baptist Church
South Carolina
Eliza Valentine Tucker
Edgar Valentine
James P. Baldwin
Marlene Bateman
Hollis
N. Y
Brenda King
Washington, D. C
Sharon Banks
Oxon Hill
Patricia Baldwin
Havace
James Baldwin Jr
Silver Springs
Chris Baldwin
Lillie Hayes
Washington
Leola Staples
St. Louis
Janie McGhee
Los Angeles
Calif
Alma Lipscomb
Roderfield
Gramdchildren
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Henry Smith
Home Creek
Mary Elswick Smith
Robert Smith
Bluefield
Leo Smith
Grundy
Grundy Funeral Home
Earl Houston
Johnny Clevinger
Johnny Lane
Mountain
Alexander Adams dies at 89 in Bishop Virginia
Alexander Adams 89 of Bishop Virginia died Wednesday at Glenwood Park Nursing Home He was a retired Pocahontas Fuel Company employee in Bishop Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield
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Alexander Adams
Bishop
Glenwood Park
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Lugo
Bluefield
Warren S. Farrow Dies After Long Illness in Tampa
Warren S. Farrow aged 45 of Tampa Florida former Beckley resident died Wednesday in a Tampa hospital after a long illness. Procession and services incomplete at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Beckley.
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Warren S. Farrow
Tampa
Fla
Beckley
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Funerals Arrangements for Theodore E. White and Others
Funeral services today for Theodore E. White in Bluefield with burial at Grand View Memory Gardens. A list of pallbearers and honorary pallbearers accompanies services for multiple deceased individuals in Princeton, Tazewell, Welch and nearby areas with details on times and burial sites.
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Ferrarraccio
Joe Dick Neal
Bob Taylor
Angelo Monaco
Murray Pope
P. R. Bates
Walter Pierce
L. W. Bates
Ben Light
Clint Lewis
Fred Petrey
Hudson Huffard Jr
Bob Chapman
Fred Lowe
Burl Smith
Bill Spracher
Dove
Walter L
Charlotte Avenue
Oakvale Road
Princeton
Burns Wornal Chapel
Jimmy Jones
Roselawn Memorial Garden
Bluefield
Princeton Road
John Stanfield
Moody Bailey
Fred Heath
George Huffman
Fred Bolton
Nathan Jennings
Paul Whitlow
Kenneth Snider
Quesenberry
Hobart Lee
Coaldale
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Roy Lacy
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Albert
Eddie Brown
Dewey Hazelwood
Bill
Doug Quesenberry
Nelson Settle
Douglas
William Quesenberry
Speech Clinic Underway in Bluefield Princeton Area
A speech clinic sponsored by the Easter Seal Society is underway in the Bluefield Princeton area. Parents planning to enroll children should contact Ruth Richmond, executive secretary, at 425-3810 or 327-2857.
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Easter Seal Society
Bluefield
Princeton
Ruth Richmond
Cones of Spruce Varied Sizes noted in Study
White spruce cones average two inches in length while black spruce cones measure about one inch. The comparison highlights species differences in cone size.
Ex McDowell Deputy Dies in Virginia
Joe R. Trivett a former McDowell County deputy sheriff and Tazewell jailer died at 74 from an apparent heart attack at his home in Bandy Virginia. He retired in 1960 after 12 years as a deputy and years as a jailer. Born Pocahontas he was son of Thomas Lee and Nellie Wyatt Trivett. Survived by Bernice Barett Trivett sister Bertha Barnett W L Trivett and several nieces and nephews. Funeral conducted Saturday 2 p.m. Mullins Funeral Home Chapel Richlands with Rev. Junior Sargent and Rev. Walter Jessee. Burial Whitt Family Cemetery Bandy.
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Joe R. Trivett
Bandy
McDowell County
Tazewell County
Trivett
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Thomas Lee
Nellie Alice Wyatt Trivett
Mount Crawford
Whitt
One Charged In One Car Crash
A 17 year old Bluefield Virginia youth William C Rutherford was charged with driving too fast for conditions after his 1968 car hit a utility pole on Bluefield Avenue. Police report $1600 damage to the car and $400 to the pole.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
William C. Rutherford
Bluefield Sanitarium
State Line
Rutherford
Charles Edward Shultz
Varney Etter
Tazewell
Bailey Lumber Co
Helen K. Stacy
Stacy
Jack’s Motor Co
Virginia Vince
Property transfer recorded in Mercer County Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Leonard Hall transferred property in Bluefield to Mr and Mrs Paul P Hall for a consideration of 4000 dollars recorded in the Mercer County Clerk's office on Wednesday.
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Mercer County Clerk’s Office
Leonard Hall
Paul P. Hall
Bluefield
Weirton boatman drowns in Wisconsin? No near Wheeling
A boating accident at Castlemen's Lake near Wheeling claimed the life of Carl Morris 46 of Weirton an employee of Weirton Steel. Morris went under when his boat capsized and his wife was hospitalized for shock and minor injuries.
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Wheeling
W.va
Castlemen’s Lake
Carl Morris
Weirton
Morris
Weirton Steel
State Center Site Approved for Science and Cultural Center
The West Virginia Building Commission approved spending 2.5 million dollars to acquire property next to the State Capitol for a proposed 9 million dollar Science and Cultural Center.
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State Center
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Building Commission
State Capitol
Demos wrangle over new rules and McGovern bid
Democratic tensions flare as McGovern seeks to bolster delegate strength for first ballot nomination. In Atlanta he calls for updating the 1965 voting rights act criteria while Georgia credentials shift add 17 delegates to his tally. California challenges loom as Humphrey seeks to strip McGovern of delegates.
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George McGovern
South
McGovern
Atlanta
Miami Beach
Democratic Credentials Committee
Georgia
California
Illinois
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Giles Residents Rally To Buy Bus For Headstart
Giles County residents form Give A Kid A Bus committee to raise over 2000 S and H Green Stamps or cash for a van style bus to transport about fifty children to Penbit School Headstart near Narrows. Paul Hepler says the bus is ordered and due soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles County
S&h
Hepler
Virginia
Pearlsburg
Probation Officer Named for Mercer County Court
Vincent Wolfe will begin duties as a probation officer for the Mercer County Intermediate Court Monday. Ernest Six, chief probation officer, said Wolfe will work under Six and was appointed by Judge Howard M. Jarrett under a financial arrangement with the Governor's Committee on Crime Delinquency and Correction and the County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Wolfe
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Ernest Six
Wolfe
Six
Howard M. Jarrett
Miners for Democracy expands campaign within UMW race
Miller and Trbovich lead the Miners for Democracy effort challenging UMW leadership. They plan a Pineville rally with Harry Patrick joining later in the week and accuse current officers of tyranny while detailing platform reforms and banking changes. They report federal monitoring and security concerns amid threats linked to former leader Jock Yablonski.
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UMW
Harry Patrick
MFD
Pineville
W. A
Tony) Boyle
New York
Boyle
George Title
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Titler
Indianapolis
Washington
John L. Lewis
Indiana
Miller
Trbovich
National Bank
United Mine Workers Journal
Daily Telegraph
Miners For Democracy
Carson Hibbitts
Umwa District 28
Hibbetts
Sue Learner
Miners of Democracy
Myer Bernstein
International Umwa
William B. Bryant
Bryant
Miners
Joseph “Jock”’ Yablonski
Bluefield
Richard Bank
Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike
Ohley
Italy
Fire truck driver charged after Princeton crash
East River Volunteer Fire Department operator Peter Flanigan faces a new charge for driving a motor vehicle with red lights and sirens without a proper emergency vehicle permit. He previously failed to yield. the collision with Roger Tignor injured both drivers and caused about $9,500 in damage to each vehicle.
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East River
Thomas
West Virginia
Peter Edward Flanigan
Princeton
U.S. Rt. 460
Flanigan
Roger Tignor
Funky Mountain Express Set at Princeton Youth Center
The Funky Mountain Express will perform at the Princeton Youth Center on Saturday July 1 from 8 to 11 30 p m. Admission is 1 2 dollars per person and membership cards are required for entry.
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Funky Mountain Express
Princeton Youth Center
Revival Set at Goodwins Chapel Church of Christ
Revival at Goodwins Chapel Church of Christ on Route 46 near Oakvale runs July 3 to 14 with nightly services at 7 36 led by evangelist Dwight Chaplain of Palm Springs Florida. Special singing is planned and all are welcome to attend.
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Goodwins Chapel
Church of Christ
Route 46
Oakvale
Dwight Chaplain
Palm Springs
Fla
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Beatrice Maude Oberson
Rt. 2
Boissevain
Thomas Harman
Presbyterian Church
Daniel Joseph Oberson
Stanly
Willie) Isherwood
Pageton
R. S
Dorothy) Richardson
Salem
Irene Gowings
Munsey
Ind
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
D. Homer Stewart
Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
Mallie L. Whitt
Max Meadows
Pulaski
Robert L. Whitt
Ralph Burchett
Draper
William Lee Whitt
Alexandria
Richard Elbert Whitt
Quinwood
James Whitt
Robert L. Whitt Jr
U. S. Air Force
Korea
Ed Gravely
Fries, Va
Malcolm Gravely
Buford Gravely
Preston Gravely
Austinville
Barnett Funeral Home Chapel
Wytheville
Elmo Aker
Harold Sizemore
Draper Valley Pentecostal
Harloe
Sarah Janette
Meador St
George W. Seaver
Harry Christie
Mt. Hebrom
Winchester
Vance
John G., Jr
Moneta
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Leslie R. Kyle
Maplewood Cemetery
Clyde Witt
Dale Graham
Buck Helmandollar
Roy Fox
Virgil Graham
Sherman Taylor
Nannie Lou Ellen
Mohegan
Fanning Funeral Home
Rev
Jerald Church
Taeger Memorial
Neil McCall
Jackie McCall
Billy Craft
Frankie White
H. L. Tilley Jr
Lawrence D. Green
Addison, Fred
Marshallton
Del
Shorts Gap
Mullins Funeral Home
Richlands
Fiders Stewart Owens
Oscar Lee Pruett
Short Family Cemetery
McDowell
Bluefir
Demos
House
Democratic Party
Giles
Marvin Munsey
James P Headley
Mercer Funeral Home OF Bluefield,inc
Princeton Pharmacy
Athens Crossroads
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