Virginia Men Finally Sentenced After 5 Years
Calvin C. Duncan and Alvin Lee Neece, both of Pulaski Virginia, were sentenced by Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Howard M. Jarrett to the West Virginia Penitentiary for an indeterminate term of one to ten years for grand larceny of a bulldozer. The pair had fled for over three years after failing to appear for incarceration following their 1971 indictment and 1972 conviction. They will be sent to the state penitentiary in Moundsville after being jailed locally.
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Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
Virginia
West Virginia
Calvin C. Duncan
Alvin Lee Neece
Pulaski
Duncan
Neece
W & H Contracting Company, Inc
Pearlsburg
David Knight
Jarrett
Owen R. Griffith
Moundsville
Ballard
Knight
Public service job program unsatisfactory in 20 governments
Labor Department cites Detroit Boston Newark Virginia Indiana among 20 governments rated unsatisfactory for administering the federal public service jobs program. An additional 146 were marginal and 263 satisfactory based on spending reporting guidelines and advisory council coordination.
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Washington
Labor Department
Detroit
Boston
Newark
N.J
Virginia
Indiana
Department
Carswell To Be Formally Charged
G Harrold Carswell former U S Supreme Court nominee will face a battery charge in Leon County Court. State Atty Harry Morrison said a hearing date has not been set after vice squad officer George Greene reported the arrest in a wooded area north of Tallahassee. Carswell was treated for a nervous condition at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and was described as humiliated by the arrest.
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Tallahassee
Fla
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S. Supreme Court
Harry Morrison
Leon County Court
Morrison
George Greene
Carswell
Florida
Greene
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Registrations Open for Princeton Civitan Archery Invitational
Registrations are being accepted for the Princeton Civitan Invitational set for July 3. The Princeton Civitan Club and Princeton Archery Club will host a 2 percent target International Round at Rockwell International Plant in Princeton starting 9 a.m. Prize money of $500 is guaranteed with 50 percent of registration fees included. Proceeds benefit Civitan Club charitable projects.
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Princeton
Civitan Club
Two Siblings Hurt In Icy Buffalo Driveway Incident
Frances Ross, 24, slipped on an icy driveway and broke her left ankle in Buffalo. Two hours later her brother Andy, 13, fell on the same patch and broke his right ankle.
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Frances Ross
Andy
Subcommittee Formed To Review Virginia Gross Receipts Taxes
A Virginia Revenue Resources and Economic Commission subcommittee of businessmen and tax officials will study the controversial gross receipts tax. The group aims to report findings in September and consider moving toward tax based on profits, though administrative concerns and budget planning issues are noted.
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Richmond
Virginia
Revenue Resources and Economic Commission
Sam T. Barfield
Norfolk
Sai
Barfield
Commission
Leroy Bendheim
Alexandria
Milk Heist Confounds Bluefield Police on Street Stop
Bluefield police investigate the theft of a metal case containing 16 quarts of Flav-O Rich milk from a milk truck parked at Bland and Vine Street. The driver stopped at a nearby grocery, no arrests made, patrolman E L Harvey leading the inquiry.
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Bluefield
Bland and
Vine Street
E. L. Harvey
Do Not Think Yourself Better Than Others
Dear Mrs. B answers that differences in gifts do not justify pride. The Bible says use gifts for God's glory, acknowledge them with sober judgment, and rely on God's grace for salvation through Christ.
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DR. Graham
Mrs. O. B
Mrs. B
Paul
Christ
Meetings Cancelled for Infirmity Prayer Services
Regular Infirmity Prayer Services in Princeton and Bluefield are cancelled this week due to Vacation Bible School.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Major Medical Enrollment Rising in West Virginia
The Health Insurance Institute reports 620000 West Virginia residents under 65 covered by major medical policies from insurance companies as of early 1975. Including Blue Cross Blue Shield Kaiser Permanente and high benefit plans, about 146 million Americans under 65 have catastrophic private health insurance.
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Health Insurance Institute
West Virginia
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Kaiser Permanente
Sheriff Scott Returns to Mercer County Office
Mercer County Sheriff John I Jack Scott resumes duties after attending the National Sheriff's Informative Conference in Chicago. He was among 800 sheriffs at the event and serves as first vice president of the West Virginia Sheriff's Association.
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Mercer County
John I
Jack” Scott
Chicago
Scott
West Virginia Sheriff's Association
Local Sale of License Tags Begins Thursday
Mercer County West Virginia starts selling Class A and Class G auto and motorcycle license plates at the Sheriff's Civil Division in the courthouse on Thursday morning. Sheriff John I. Scott notes only cars and motorcycles are being issued now, with other vehicle classes to follow, and warns plates require an active title and tax receipt.
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Barbara Hawkins
West Virginia
Mercer County
John I
Jack’’ Scott
Sheriff's Offices
Scott
Division of Motor Vehicles
Charleston
Department of Motor Vehicles
Sheriff's Department
Sherry Strow
Ruth Stinson
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Billy Bennett
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