Confidence In The Dollar Not Restored After Gold Drain
The United States still loses gold as confidence in the dollar remains weak after Britain devalued the pound. U.S. officials want Congress to approve higher taxes to reassure markets, while France has not bought gold since 1966. May losses are expected, with Switzerland buying $25 million and $100 million moved for possible sale.
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Washington
United States
Britain
U.S
Congress
France
Treasury Department
Switzerland
Johnson
London
Port Harcourt Falls Under Fire in Nigerian Civil War
The Port Harcourt advance leaves hundreds of Biafran soldiers dead in city hospitals after federal troops seized the port. A federal officer and doctors describe overcrowded, stinking hospitals with casualties. Civilians and aliens are trapped. about 1,000 civilians reportedly remain.
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Delta
Ojukwu
C. Odumegwu Oijukwu
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Reader Notice
Blurred postal and advertising masthead from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes establishment in 1893 and publishing details. Includes address 12 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, Associated Press affiliation, subscription rates, and ad agency contact.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Mai
Wes Virginie
Three Negro Youths Jailed In King Assassination Fallout
Three Tallahassee teenagers James Colbert Billy Ray Oliver and Curtis Wort ham were jailed on murder by arson charges in the fatal firebombing of Travis Crow III 19 a Tallahassee Junior College student. The incident followed King’s assassination and occurred near Florida A and M University during clashes with police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee, Fla
Martin Luther King
William P. Joyce
James Colbert
Billy Ray Oliver
Curtis Lee Wortham
Tallahassee
Leon County
Travis Crow III
Tallahassee Junior College
Florida
A&m University
King
Memphis
University
Joyce
U.S Planes Report Viet Cong Attacks Across Saigon Frontier
Reports say Viet Cong forces mortared and attacked Saigon fringes with 14 enemy killed, 5 Americans wounded, and a civilian toll as fighting persisted. North Vietnamese troops pressed assaults near Kontum with bases Bunker Hill Brillo Pad attacked. Green Berets claimed nine attackers killed with light U.S. losses. Air power responded with heavy B52 bombardments near Dak To and surrounding areas.
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Ben Cat
Saigon
South Vietnam
Paris
Central Highlands
Kontum
T. Jeff Williams
Bunker Hill
Brillo Pad
Polei Kleng
U.S
Green Berets
Johnson Eyes Kiddie Care Plan at Union Convention
Pri Johnson told the International Ladies Garment Workers Union that Medicare is in lawbooks and his next aim is kiddie care. He urged early action to provide medical and dental care for babies before it is too late.
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C City
Pri
Johnson
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Marchers From Appalachia Headed Toward Washington
About 500 poor residents marched through Charleston to the State Capitol and announced four bus loads would depart May 30 for the Poor People's Campaign in Washington. Rev. Andrew Young urged resolve, while West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd was labeled blind.
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Charleston
State Capitol
Washington
West Virginia
Kentucky
Andrew Young
Southern Christian Leadership Confference
Young
Robert Byrd
Kanawha Boulevard
Capitol Lawn
Mountain
Hulett C. Smith
Rattlers Are Not Protected At Plains Conservation Center
Denver AP. Dr. John C. Johnson, president of the Plains Conservation Center Association, says rattlesnakes will be removed to protect visitors while other wildlife including coyotes, antelope, skunks and prairie dogs are preserved. The center spans about 1,920 acres with a sod-house built for visitors and windbreaks of 2,900 trees from Colorado State University. Johnson, linked to Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, retired from Edinboro State College.
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Denver
John C. Johnson
Johnson
Colorado
Plains Conservation Center Association
Plains Center
Colorado State University
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Crested Butte
Colo
Edinboro
State College
Kennedy McCarthy battles shape Oregon and California bets
In Nebraska Kennedy leads with 51 percent to McCarthy 31 percent on May 14. Kennedy backers expect victory margins in Oregon and a likely California win on June 4. McCarthy questions victory in Oregon and blames the campaign for possible losses, while labor unions back Humphrey and Johnson under the vice presidency ballot.
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Fort
Nebraska
Kennedy
McCarthy
Oregon
California
Humphrey-Johnson
Humphrey
Johnson
Turning a Closet Into a Practical Home Workspace
If you have extra closet space you can convert it into a sewing area, laundry corner or bar. Tile walls and floors to manage moisture and make cleaning easy.
Rotary To Hear Senator Barnes in Bluefield Week
Area clubs plan programs with Memorial Day break. Virginia Senator George Barnes topics to be announced at the Bluefield Rotary Club noon meeting at the West Virginian. Marines recruiters Joe Cook and Ralph Prince present a 30 minute film The Full Blade on Vietnam for Bluefield Kiwanians. Local Kiwanis Lions Jaycees and South Bluefield Kiwanis schedule meetings and events through early June.
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Virginia
George Barnes
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Vietnam
Prince
Cook
West
Charleston
Bluefield Jaycees
James H. Drew
City Park
Bluefield Auditorium
South Bluefield Kiwanis
Sahara Supper Club
Chargers sign three rookies for 1968 season
The San Diego Chargers announced the signing of three rookies for the 1968 American Football League season. Place kickers Dennis Partee of SMU and John O'Dell of Parsons College, and quarterback Mike Fair of the University of South Carolina were the new signees.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Chargers
Dennis Partee
Southern Methodist University
John O'Dell
Parsons College of Iowa
Mike Fair
University of South Carolina
Soviet Bomber Crash Scene Described by Pentagon
The crash occurred at 6 51 a.m. EDT when a Soviet Badger bomber went in. A lifeboat found three body fragments and brought them to the Essex. no survivors. The other Soviet plane departed. The Badger's tail number 91 and the Soviet destroyer 311 are noted. Remains were loaded aboard the Essex.
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Pentagon
U.S
Warrington
U.S. State Department
United States
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and surrounding areas
Obituary notices list Angie Mae Snider of Bluefield and Elbert R. Blankenship of Cedar Bluff among others. Details include birthplaces, survivors, funeral times, church affiliations, and burial locations in Floyd, Richlands, and Claypool Hill.
Funeral services held for Eules Meyers in Honaker
Eules Meyers 47 of Honaker Va died Saturday in a Lebanon Va hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Middlesboro Ky a state mine inspector and a member of the Honaker Rescue Squad. Survived by Jewel Meyers his mother Maudie Barnes Davin his father Horace Meyers Middlesboro Ky four daughters Arlene Kennedy Sandra Sword Rose Mary Taylor Brenda Meyers one son Michael Meyers eight sisters three brothers. Funeral Tuesday at 11 am at Honaker Funeral Chapel with Rev Efford Adams and Rev W R Grimm Jr officiating. Burial in Russell Memorial Cemetery Lebanon. Body remains at funeral home after 1 pm Sunday for visitation.
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Angie Mae Snider
Lebanon St
Bluefield
St. Lukes Hospital
Floyd County
Robert Barnes
Katherine Proffitt Morgan
Christ Episcopal Church
East River Mountain Garden Club
Woman’s
Mercer County Medical Society
George E. Snider
George E. Snider Jr
Elizabeth Ann Morgan
Richmond
David Bane
Jacksonville
Floyd
James Powell
Hugh
Mike Sudduth
Alan Light
Henry Higginbotham
Thomas Woodyard
Drew Leckie
Stephen Copeland
St. Lukes Medical Group
Hawkins Funeral Home
Elbert R. Blankenship
Middle Creek
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Buchanan County
James and
Martha Hale Blankenship
Jewell Ridge- Jewell Valley Coal Company
UMWA
Jewell Valley
Pearl
Short Blankenship
Trula Bradford
Dayton
Ohio
Dempsey ,Blankenship
Cleveland
Jack Blankenship
Florence Street
High Point
N. C
George Blankenship
Seaboard
Sam Blankenship
Martinsville
Spiral Blankenship
Rowe
Hurst - Scott Funeral Chapel
Charles Allen
Estel Hill
Green Hills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Eules Meyers
Honaker
Lebanon
Middlesboro
New Garden
Sandra Sword
Sugar Grove
Rose Mary Taylor
Brenda Meyers
Michael Meyers
Honaker Funeral
Efford Adams
W. R. Grimm .,Jr
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Longtime Mercer teacher Thomas Perry dies at 80
Thomas Jefferson Perry 80 of New Hope Road Princeton died after a long illness at Glenwood Methodist Home. A retired Mercer County teacher and former Mercer Healing Springs owner he taught 43 years in the county schools. Survived by wife Mable Osborne Perry and 7 children. services Monday at Princeton with burial at Woodmere Memorial Park Huntington.
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Thomas Jefferson Perry
New Hope Road
Princeton
Glenwood
United Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Williamson
West Virginia Retired Teachers Association
Mercer County Association of
Concord College
Marshall University
University of Cincinnati
Mercer County
Mercer Healing Springs
Concord He-Man’s Association
Wayne County
James
Rebecca Stepp Perry
Mable Osborne Perry
Walter W. Perry
St. Petersburg
Fla
James R. Perry
Wilmington
Del
Robert P. Perry
Rebecca P. Miller
Orlando
Lincoln Park
Mich
Petty Duffy
del Ray Beach
Ramona P. Williams
Emma_ Lester
Huntington
Sarah Asbury
Kermit
George W. Seaver Chapel
C. Fisher
Woodmere Memorial Park
Friends
Ferrell Josie Ferrell of Beartown dies after brief illness
Josephine Josie Ferrell 59 of Beartown died in a Welch hospital after a short illness. She leaves six daughters Shirley Ann Janet Virginia Evelyn Arizona Imogene and one son Roger Lee. The funeral will be at Church of the Living God Garland with Rev. John D. Payne and burial at Roberts Cemetery Rockridge. Fanning Funeral Home in Beartown.
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Josephine
Josie) Ferrell
Beartown
Welch
Jackson County
Ohio
Shirley Ann Ferrell
Janet Ferrell
Virginia Ferrell
Sacramento
Calif
Evelyn Haywood
Mile Branch
Arizona White
Grundy
Imogene Christian
Caretta
Roger Lee Ferrell
D. E. Davidson
Church of the Living God
Garland
John D. Payne
Roberts ‘Cemetery
Rockridge
Fanning
Lawrence Campbell Dies in Brooklyn Hospital
Lawrence Winfred Campbell 51, formerly of Tazewell Virginia, died Friday night in a Brooklyn New York hospital. He was the son of Rosa Campbell and the late Lawrence Don Campbell of Tazewell. Surviving siblings include Helen Woody of Philadelphia Lucy Thompson of Tazewell and Elvira Rogers of Bluefield and Elmer Campbell of Brooklyn. Burial arrangements incomplete at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell.
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Lawerence Winfred Campbell
Tazewell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rosa Campbell
Lawerence Don Campbell
Helen Woody
Philadelphia
Lucy Thompson
Elvira Rogers
Bluefield
Elmer Campbell
Thomas E. Blankenship Dies at 57 in Glenwood Park
Thomas Eugene Blankenship 57 of Glenwood Park died at home Saturday from a heart attack. He was a budget supervisor and time keeper for the Shenandoah Division of Norfolk and Western Railway, longtime member of Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks Pocahontas Local 619, and a former deacon at Immanuel Baptist Church Princeton. He also belonged to Williamson Masonic Lodge and Royal Arch Masons of Williamson, and was a Concord College graduate who resided in Glenwood Park 15 years. He is survived by his wife Helen Reed Blankenship, daughter Mrs. John Chamara of Bluefield, and one grandchild. The body remains at Seaver Funeral Home Princeton pending funeral arrangements.
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Roanoke
Welch
Virginia Heights Baptist Church
Sadie Freeman Blackwell
James R. Balckwell
Billy Dan
David Blackwell
Oakie Funeral Home
Thomas Eugene Blankenship
Glenwood Park
Shenandoah
Norfolk and Western Railway
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
Pocahontas
Immanuel Baptist Church
Princeton
Blankenship
Williamson Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Williamson
Concord College
Ernest and
Lydia Hatfield Blankenship
Helen Reed Blankenship
John Chamara
Bluefield
Seaver Funeral Home
Times-World Exec Named To C&P Board
Moss William Armistead III publisher and president of the Times-World Corp of Roanoke was elected to the board of directors of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia.
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Richmond
Moss William Armistead III
Times- World Corp
Roanoke
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Dak To
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Ptund
Ore
Nixon
Rotary
Senator Barnes
San Diego Charges
McMullen
Harvey Gratton
Third St
Dudley Memorial Chapel
William Slates
Charles Sublett
Mample Hill Cemetery
Mrs
Elbert FR. Blankenship
Glenn W. Hall
Vansant
Jean Thomas
Pauline McCarty
Betty Mooney
Alexandria
Harold
Bobby Hall
Mennie Fleming
Tenancy
Hattie Mikels
Union Mills
Hazel Ray
Fairfax
Nellie Clevenger
Row
Edna Ray
Annandale
Ruth Johnson
Mavisdale
Opal Shortridge
Melvin Hall
Coeburn
Earl Hall
Keen Mountain
Earnest Hall
Manassas
Frank Hall
Rowe Chapel
T.R. Stump
Ancil Childress
Grundy Funeral
J. T. Blackwell
Brighton Road
S. W
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Whitt
Raysal
Pikeville
Church of Christ
Coalwood
Ettel Osborne Whitt
Brenda Lee Whitt
Addaline Troutman
Baltimore
Glen Marshall
Hagerstown
Billy Marshall
Akron
Roy Hall
Willie Williams
Saeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Tommy Mutter
Randall Mutter
Lawrence Hicks
Wilson Cantrell
Howard Sigler
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Thomas J. Perry
Josephine Ferrell
Lawerence W. Cambell
Times-World Exec
C&p
Belleau Wood
Gettysburg
Guadalcanal
San Juan Hill
Saint Lo
America
Bluefield Monument Company
Bluefield, Virginia
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