Patricia Hearst Found Guilty in Bank Robbery Trial
Patricia Hearst is convicted on two federal counts for armed bank robbery and use of a firearm to commit a felony. The verdict came after a 12 hour, two day jury deliberation with Hearst remaining calm, while family and attorney reaction varied.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Ann
Vicki
Symbionese Liberation Army
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
U.S
Social Security answers raise basic questions in Bluefield Q&A
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph runs a questions and answers page on social security topics. Readers from Bluefield and nearby towns ask about quarters for benefits, disability eligibility, early retirement rules, Sears Roebuck permits in Northfork, and tax filing deadlines plus practical legal and home decor queries.
Ford predicts NC primary win to seal GOP nomination
President Ford says Reagan should stay in the race and foresees no forces stopping his path to the Republican nomination. He warns the contest could divisively affect the party while vowing another victory in North Carolina to push toward the August convention.
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Charlotte
N. C
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
North Carolina
California
Kansas City
Lengthy Study Affirms Shroud Authenticity Not A Fake
A seven year Vatican supported study team led by Msgr. Cottino says the Shroud of Turin could originate from the era of Christ and has not been disproved as authentic though further tests are advised. The report, approved by Vatican authorities, will be released next week and highlights extensive photographic tests supporting authenticity. Meanwhile Democratic delegates are being chosen in Oklahoma and Florida with Carter, Wallace, and Jackson winning key allocations as Ford speaks in North Carolina.
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Vatican City
Jose Cottino
Commission of Experts
Turin
Msgr. Cottino
New Bedford
Mass
Vatican
Paul VI
18 Year Old Charged in 1974 McDowell County Murder
Eddie Jason Short of Steels in Wyoming County was arrested Saturday in Welch on a murder charge connected to the 14 year old Eary England Jr.’s shotgun death near Hensley. The youth disappeared November 5 1974 after a walk with Short and was found in Pads Fork Woods. Short jailed with preliminary hearing planned early next week.
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Pat Cecil
Wyoming County
Short
Eary England Jr
Hensley
England
Fore Short
Pads Fork
R. G. Blevins
McDowell State Police Detachment
Couple loses life savings to cheap gravel job
A Bastian couple were bilked of their life savings by a contractor offering a cheap gravel project. The Monroe County Courthouse displays shelves of early documents drawing daily curiosity. Hurley Virginia elementary students contribute poems to a bicentennial project in the Entertainment Review.
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Monroe County
Hurley
Entertainment Review
Telegraph Reed’s mood era songs reissued but son seeks quiet farm life
Alfred Reed’s low mood era songs are set for reissue while his son Ar ville prefers farm life at Pipestem and is glad the travel days are over. The piece notes openness with China and wonders why no American bought and reassembled the Great Wall in the U S.
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Sonny
Alfred Reed
Son Arville
China
Great Wall
Arizona
Texas
Verdict Read In Packed Courtroom At Carter Court
The verdict was read in a crowded courtroom as juror foreman William Wright handed the envelope to the judge's crier Howard Frank, who passed it to the court clerk and finally to Judge Carter.
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William Wright
Howard Frank
Carter
Northfork Nets Third Straight Class AA Title
Northfork dominates early, holds off Huntington Vinson 59 55 for a historic third consecutive Class AA championship. Alex Thomas leads with 18 points. Northfork finishes 22 3 while Vinson drops to 26 games.
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Charleston
W.va
Northfork
Huntington Vinson
Tigers
Alex Thomas
Demons
Joe Holland
Eddie Ivy
Vinson
Mark Byard
Noble
Gillam
Holland
Thomas
Ivy
Wade
Winson
Byard
Kent
Wright
Moretti
Blair
Hammond
Workman
Gilliam
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Browning
Bailey
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton, W. Va
R. T
Bluefield, W. Va
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Bluefield
Sears Roebuck
R. J
W. Va
Sears Roebuck Company
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Bluewell, W. Va
A. A
Red Torino
Indiana
UCLA
M. H. Bluefield
D. G
Bluefield Va
Spanishburg
M. O. Bluefield
Roland's
Wayne's
McQuail’s
B. J
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Building
D. W. Northfork
McDowell County
Cecil B. Moore, Jr
T. G
Welch, W. Va
A. Moore
Tom Copley
Jaeger
Harry Pauley
Peterstown
P. P
Osby Harvey
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Florida
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
Jackson
6Th
National Party
Bluestone River
Sonny Graham
Shinley Street
Graham Junior High
George Graham
Dan Henderson
Billy Graham
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City Hall
Mercer Notebook
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ILA
Now & Then
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Telegraph
Ette
Wheeling and
Rivesville
Sparkplug
al Moretti
Paul Kent
Tiger
Greg Gilliam
Terry O’donnell
Warwood
Dave Judy
Petersburg
Kent Technical
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