Pope Paul VI Faces Troubling Dissent After 15 Years
Pope Paul VI, in his fifteenth year, expresses satisfaction with Vatican II reforms yet worries over dissent and potential schism within the church. The pontiff notes theologians challenging infallibility and core teachings while traditionalists resist reforms led by Marcel Lefebvre. He seeks persuasion over excommunication as the church navigates declining priesthood and faithful ranks amid ongoing liturgical changes.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
John XXIII
Paul
Jesus
Marcel Lefebvre
Lefebvre
Curia
Pope Paul
Joseph Hoffner
Cologne
West Germany
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Papacy
Vatican Faces Priest Shortage and Birth Control Question
World priests reach 4 469 with 1 894 dropouts and 4 971 deaths as Europe sees ages rise to 53. A Vatican official warns of a crunch in a decade while debates on artificial birth control persist amid Pope Paul VI’s aging, ill health, and papal succession rumors involving Benelli, Baggio, Pironio, and Hume.
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Europe
Vatican
Gallup
Pope Paul
Giovanni Benelli
Florence
Benelli
Sebastiano Baggio
Italy
Congregation of Bishops
Eduardo Pironio
Congregation For Religious
George B. Hume
Westminster
England
Obituary notices from Hurley and surrounding area
Wayne Justus 65 of Hurley Va died after a long illness in Grundy hospital. He was a WWII veteran, a pastor, a retired miner, and survived by wife Pearl and many children. services Friday at his home with burial in Justus Dotson Cemetery. Ida Mae Hawkins 75 of Itmann Wyoming County died after a long illness in Beckley hospital. survivor list includes son Clinton, sister Rose, brothers Leonard and James. funeral at Pentecostal Church of Christ of Corinne. Thomas J. Profitt 63 of Seattle formerly Gary died after long illness. WWII veteran, Methodist, survived by wife Cleo and son Russell. services held in Seattle. Earl Hetherington 83 of Trigg Va died in Montgomery County hospital. funeral at White Gate chapel with burial in Birchlawn. numerous grandchildren and siblings noted. George C. Wohlford 74 of Bluefield died in Beckley hospital. funeral at Hawkins Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Memories Park. survivor daughter Thelma Mann and grandson Kermit Mann. Jess Mullins 81 of Cedar Bluff Va died in Norton nursing home. former miner and farm worker. services Saturday at Flatwood Church of Christ. burial at Noah Stewart Cemetery. family requests donations to Russell Rescue Squad. Charlie William Jackson 69 of Lebemon Va died in Bristol Va hospital. retired miner, UMWA Local 6025 member. survived by wife Annie and many children. services Friday at Russell County Funeral Home. James Reece Graham 59 formerly of Coalwood died in Huntington hospital. survived by sister Offie Wolfe and aunts Hattie Lanier and Cora Lambert. burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery after services.
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Wayne Justus
Hurley
Grundy
Buchanan County
Andy and
Armenda Meadows Justus
Knox Creek
Alice Justus
Edna Lou Justus
Sherry Justus
Betty Jo Justus
Shirley Sue Justus
Virginia Snowden
Maryland
Eva Baker
Stacy
Adam Justus
Growen
Missouri
George Justus
Green Justus
Hurler
Dewey Davis
Arville Collins
Justus and Dotson
Laurel
Henry Rowe
Morville Bailey
Cleve Blankenship
Harry Blankenship
Joe Blankenship
Gene Baker
J. P. Sutherland
Bradley D. Berry
Robert Baxter
Frank Lee
Claude Blankenship
Hufford Ri
Virginia Funeral Home
Ida Mae Hawkins
Itmann
Wyoming County
Beckley
Warren Cliff
James
Sarah Elsiac Mullins
Pentecostal Church of Christ of
Corinne
Clinton Hawkins
Rose Blankenship
Mullins
Leonard Mullins
Thomas Profitt
Thomas J. Profitt
Seattle
Wash
Gary
Methodist Church
Mary L. Himes Profitt
Rt. 5
Box
Bluefield
James A. Profitt
Cleo Munsey Profitt
Russell Profitt
Benny Profitt
Alexandria
Ollie Reynolds
Welch
Lola Gaeta
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Dorothy Hicks
Pensacola
Fla
Letcher County
Edmond
Florence Riffe Mullins
Kentucky
Billings
Mont
Finley Berry
Jenkins, Ky
Virgie, Brewster
Raysal
Flatwood Church of Christ
Compton Mountain
Whitewood
Clarence Herron
Ervin Stewart
Noah Stewart
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Charlie Jackson
Charlie William Jackson
Lebemon
Bristol
Russell County
United Mine Workers of American
Copper Ridge Baptist Church
Annie Sykes Jackson
Mack A. Ball
Honaker
Gene Davis
Larry Manning
Jacksonville
Roy Mees
Jackson
Miss
Homer L. Jackson
Ellis B. Jackson
Lebanon
Glen E. Jackson
Crew, Va
Ralph C. Jackson
Ascension Island
Africa
Charles D. Jackson
Richmond
Maude Combs
Miamisburg
Ohio
Russell County Funeral Home
W. L. Odum
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Friends
Lebanon-Cleveland, Va
Russell County Rescue Squad
James Reese Graham
James Reece Graham
Coalwood
Huntington
Samuel David
Pearl Billips Graham
Paul
Offie) Wolfe
Hattie Lanier
Cora Lambert
Princeton
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Roderfield
Cousins
J. K. Lockhart
J. K
Chloe Ann) Lockhart
Ikes Fork
Welch Hospital
Jake
Peggy Rife Puckett
Ida Hatfield
Gilbert
Vada Lockhart
Vida Rife
York, Pa
Ada Graham
Ashland
Jaeger
Obituary notices for Lockhart Jones Pilkin Roop and Graham
Multiple funeral announcements list Mrs J K Lockhart of Ikes Fork dying aged 89 with services at Bethany Regular Baptist Church and burial in Paris Lester Cemetery. Other notices cover Bessie Jones of Worth dead on arrival, Mrs Grover Pilkin James Benjamin Roop Margaret Roop, and Lt Homer Graham in Hawaii with Marine honors. services set in Bluefield Peterstown and Horsepen.
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Graham
Homer Cecil
Horsepen
U. S. Marine Corps
Hawaii
Horsepen Church of Christ
Charlie Sublett
Brewsterdale
Marine Corps
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes in Bluefield West Virginia with daily morning edition. It notes circulation, home delivery and mail rates, west Virginia zones, and advertising representation by London Associates and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
London Associates
90 Percent Of Potholes Are Fixed In West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Highways reports about 90 percent of potholes repaired. Chief engineer G W Steele says many patches are temporary and could be washed out by heavy rain. With good weather, permanent patches should be done before winter, along with base repairs.
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Charleston
W.va
Department of Highways
West Virginia
G.W. Steele
Steele
Jurors Excused From Mercer County Circuit Court
Jurors serving under Judge Howard M. Jarrett of the Mercer County Circuit Court are excused from jury duty until July 17.
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Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
Weather Outlook Shows Rain Across Regions Today
The National Weather Service forecasts showers for parts of Florida Oregon Colorado and New Mexico today. A Wednesday satellite image shows areas of cloud with thunderstorms in the upper Midwest and off the South Atlantic Coast. Broken cloudiness spans the Southwest central West Coast and the Northeast with scattered thunderstorms along the central Gulf coast.
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Florida
Oregon
Colorado
New Mexico
National Weather Service
Upper Midwest
South Atlantic Coast
West Coast
Central
Gulf Coast
Mercer Woman Given Suspended Sentence in Drug Case
Pamela Jean Hall pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting in a felony for securing drugs by a forged prescription. Judge Howard M. Jarrett suspended a one to four year sentence, placing her on strict probation for one year with nine conditions including residence with her parents, counseling, employment efforts, and a curfew. Her husband Gordon Dean Hall was convicted as an accessory before the fact and sentenced to one to four years.
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Princeton
Circuit
Howard M. Jarrett
Pamela Jean Hall
Mrs. Hall
West Virginia
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Hall
Robert Mozingo
Davis decision sparks mixed reactions from Black leaders
Supreme Court continues ruling on Bakke case. The 38 year old engineer for the U S space agency said he was pleased with the decision and planned to enter medical school in September. Officials said they would obey the law, while Black leaders expressed mixed emotion.
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Davis
Bakke
U.S. Space Agency
Agencies mull debris removal until sediment checks
Agencies agreed to continue removing floating debris such as logs and timbers but barred dredging until sediment in the stream is checked. Perry said supervisors were told a Virginia Tech biologist would test the sediment to see if either endangered mussel species resides there.
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Perry
Virginia Tech
Jacket theft at Stecklers Men’s Store Bluefield
Police investigate theft of a man’s jacket from Stecklers on Federal Street Bluefield late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. A mannequin was found between the West Virginian Manor and Craft Memorial Library at about 5:54 a.m. The mannequin wore a shirt tie and vest while pants remained inside the store entry.
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Stecklers
Bluefield
Jacob Todd
West Virginian Manor
Craft Memorial Library
Todd
Officials Are Quiet Welch Hospital Audit Not Released
The West Virginia Department of Health will not release audit details of Welch Emergency Hospital. The audit lists nearly 2,000 missing items, including appliances and equipment, with causes blamed partly on years of shoddy bookkeeping. Health officials say criminality may be involved in parts of the case and the Purchasing Practices and Procedures Commission remains sworn to secrecy.
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Frank P. Jarrell
Daily Telegraph
State Department of Health
Welch Emergency
Health Department
Tom Robinson
Robinson
Welch
Crabtree
The
Telegraph
Purchasing, Practices and Procedures Commission
Ernest C. Moore
McDowell County
Moore
Commission
Virginia leaders react to Bakke ruling shaping affirmative action
Gravely warns of an overreaction by agencies failing to meet affirmative action goals. The Supreme Court 5 4 decision upholds race as a factor in educational admissions. ACLU Virginia director Chan Kendrick hails it as a civil rights victory, while NAACP official S W Tucker views it as not a total defeat. Virginia officials defer judgment pending full ruling review. A Richmond NAACP leader cautions about lingering discrimination affecting black motivation.
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Gravely
Virginia
Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union of
ACLU
Chan Kendrick
High Court
S. W. Tucker
NAACP
Tucker
University of California
California
J. Wade Gilley
Marshall Coleman
Coleman
Richmond
Charles Howell
Jears Family Escape Recalls Parole Fears and Vows
Jears, a father and son, recount their joint escape as a prison break. They drank milk, herded cows, and survived three days on two sodas four candy bars berries water and cigarettes. They slept in barns and woods and fear the escape may endanger parole and their ability to associate. The father promises never to put his son in trouble again.
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Jear
James
Governor urges July 3 holiday shutdown for state staff
Governor Jay Rockefeller urged department heads to grant all state employees July 3 off with pay to allow full enjoyment of the 4th of July holiday. Only essential services workers should remain on duty.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
State Department
Rockefeller
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Pope
Thiday
Earl Hetherington
Earl
Lucy) Stafford Hetherington
Trigg
Poplar Hill
Cris Stafford
Mary Lindsey Stafford
Wesley’s Chapel United Metodist
James Hetherington
Eggleston
Clyde Hetherington
Pearisburg
Mildred Simpkins
Virginia Trainer
Ruby Perdue
Betty Williams
Minnie Dennis
Vennie Johnston
A. West and Sons Funeral Home
White Gate
Kyle LaFollette
Birchlawn
George C. Wohlford
George C
Ollie) Wohlford
Preston St. Bluefield
Floyd County
Henry and
Addie Young Lawrence
Keystone
College Ave. Baptist Church
Brotherhood of Railroad
Thelma Mann
Kermit Lee Mann
Charleston, S.C
Hawkins Funeral Home
Charles Harman
Woodlawn Memories Park
Jess Mullins
Rt. 2
Cedar Bluff
Tazewell
War
Norton
Bessie Jones
Worth
Ruff Creek
Charlotte County
Massey
Anna Williamson Haskins
Mount Evans Ebenezer Baptist Church
Elkhorn
Fannie Jacobs
Anna Williamson
Charlotte Courthouse
Rosa Robinson
New York
Mount Ebenezer Baptist Church
Algoma
J. S. Palmer
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Thomas
Grover
Ida Blanche
Peterstown
Broyles
Howard Spencer
Charles Jack
Ballard
Pilkin
James Benjamin
Hawkins Chapel
Jene Sizemore
Tannersville
Roop
Margaret Ellen
Lynn Street
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Paul Cooper
Monte Vista
Jay Donald Haynes
David E. Spracher
Don Cooper
George Moore
Hartlery Mays
W.T. Hall
James Granger
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ron Wans
Veu'a
NORA
US Dept of Commerce
Mercer Circuit Court
Jears
Kustom Kraft
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