Kee's Aide Paid Nearly $18,000 a Year Raises Ethics Question
Republican challenger Miss Elizabeth Bowen urged explanation of why Representative Kee employs Bluefield radio manager Thomas Atkinson on his congressional payroll at about $1,491 a month. Bowen questioned how the dual role benefits Kee or his district and said she informed Atkinson's Bristol employer and the FCC, seeking details on advertising and potential conflicts of interest.
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James Kee
Kee
Bluefield
Elizabeth
Weegie) Bowen
Thomas Atkinson
WKOY
Atkinson
Associated Press
Charleston
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
W. C. Nininger
Bristol
House
Inside a eee 14 Goren Add Years 14 L People
Interior notes describe years of storage and people connected to a classified section. The item references Princeton and sports features, with items spanning comics society and editorials.
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Goren
Princeton
Dennis
Teens Die in Brush Fire Fight Near Pacoima Reservoir
Seven to 12 youths were killed while battling a brush fire that scorched 2000 acres near Sylmar and Pacoima Reservoir in Southern California. Forest Service spokesman Don Porter said the blaze, one of five fires totaling over 5500 acres, drew workers from nearby camps who joined local firefighting teams.
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Pacoima
Calif
Don Porter
U.S. Forest Service
Sylmar
California
Pacoima Reservoir
Kenyan Found Guilty Of A and B
James Njuhigu a 26 year old Kenyan resident and former Bluefield State College student was found guilty by a Mercer County Intermediate Court jury of assault and battery on May 8 1986 in Princeton. He faces up to one year in county jail as the judge considers a motion to set aside the verdict.
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James Njuhigu
Kenya
South Africa
Bluefield State College
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Princeton
Walter W. Burton
Howard M. Jarrett
Njuhigu
Gladys Gray
Missing California banker linked to vanished money
In Rialto California authorities pursue a nationwide bank larceny case tied to the July disappearance of banker husband Williams and his two daughters Kelley and Rochelle aged 4 and 5. A cash and travelers checks haul and blank money orders were stolen from Fontana and Riverside branches as a motel witness reports a man hiring a babysitter to take the children trick or treating.
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Joanne Williams
Rialto
Calif
Kelly
Rochelle
Roger Williams
Roger Lee Williams
First National Bank
Riverside
Fontana
Williams
Steven Schmitt
Schmitt
German-born Air Force sergeant jailed on espionage charges
Staff Sgt. Herbert William Boekenhaupt, 23, denied charges at arraignment in Los Angeles. FBI said he allegedly conspired to pass defense secrets to a Soviet agent while at the Pentagon and March Air Force Base California. A Russian diplomat was ordered to leave the United States.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
Herbert William Boekenhaupt
FBI
Pentagon
March Air Force Base
Calif
Boeckenhaupt
Air Force Base
Riverside
State Department
Aleksey A. Malinin
Washington
United States
Malinin
U.S. Commissioner's Office
England
Absentee ballots probed at Hopemont Hospital
Preston County officials investigate eight absentee ballot applications at Hopemont Hospital where patients were described as mentally incompetent to vote. Circuit Clerk Richard Smith warned names must appear on the line beside each X. Judge Melvin Snyder recessed the grand jury pending the probe amid Republican John CalleBs criticism.
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Kingwood
W.va
Preston
Neil Reed
Hopemont Hospital
Reed
Richard A. Smith
Smith
Te Hospital
Amendments Cleared For Ballot By State Attorney General
State Atty. Gen. C Donald Robertson said five proposed constitutional amendments on the November 8 ballot are not legally jeopardized by form. He noted substantial compliance with legislative intent despite wording and numbering differences and confirmed the governor’s proclamation was correct. The opinion followed a challenge from GOP secretary of state candidate John Callebs.
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Charleston
C. Donald Robertson
Robertson
Secretary of State
John Callebs
Huntington
New Theory In Sheppard Trial
Defense argues Marilyn Sheppard was beaten to death by a left handed intruder with a key who entered the Bay Village home in 1954. Prosecutor maintains a purely circumstantial case without break in and that only Sheppard, Marilyn, and son Chip were in the house. Neighbor Don Ahern testified the couple left him and his wife at 12:15 to 12:30 a.m. and saw Sheppard sleeping on a couch.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Shepard
Marilyn Sheppard
Bailey
Sam Sheppard
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Court
Corrigan
Chip Sheppard
Don Ahern
Scottsdal, Ariz
Bay Village
Ahern
Nancy
Sheppards
Roanoke Public Housing Tour Set For Today
A chartered bus will carry 36 Bluefield residents including city officials and business leaders to Roanoke to view the public housing project. The group will meet Roanoke officials, discuss the Health Center, tour housing units, and return to Bluefield by 6 30 p m.
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Roanoke
Bluefield
Kentucky Magistrates Approve Jail Bills in 15 Minute Session
Four Pike County magistrates, jailed for refusal to approve a school tax budget, quickly signed room and board bills during a 15 minute Fiscal Court meeting. Judge Sparks rejected a budget delay while the four objected to a 10 to 20 percent tax hike, insisting they would follow the law.
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Pikeville
Fiscal Court
Pike County
Taylor Justice
Justice
Copter Crash Kills 3 on Guadalcanal in Navy Loss
A helicopter attempting to take off from the carrier Guadalcanal crashed killing three men and injuring 18. Seven injured were taken to Portsmouth Naval Hospital and seven treated aboard ship. Names withheld. casualties mostly ship deck crew.
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Portsmouth
Guadalcanal
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Navy
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Oceana Naval Air Station
James C. Clarke
Toms River
N. J
Raymond E. Hill
William L. Whelen
USMC
Virginia Beach
Aviation
J.C. David K. Todd
Shell Lake, Wis
Kennedy Autopsy Photos Locked Up
The Kennedy family has supplied 65 autopsy images and X rays of John F. Kennedy to the National Archives under stringent viewing rules. For five years no non official access is allowed without family consent, and later access is limited to recognized pathology experts with consent. The restrictions last for the lifetime of Kennedy family members including his widow and siblings.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Archives
John F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Warren Commission
Amos R. Beam, Ex Mayor, Dies in Princeton
Amos R. Beam former mayor and longtime Princeton official died after a long illness at Princeton Memorial Hospital. He served on the City Council and as city clerk, worked in real estate and railways, and had North Carolina Legislature service. Survived by wife Virginia Sizemore Beam a stepdaughter sister and brother and daughter, services Thursday at 2 p.m. at George W Seaver Mortuary with burial in Resthaven Cemetery.
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Amos R. Beam
Princeton
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Beam
N&w Railway
Forest City
N. C
North Carolina
Princeton Old Guard
Princeton - Athens
George W. Seaver Mortuary
Resthaven Cemetery
Yandell Page
Seaver Mortuary
Dry November Days in Virginia Store Closures
ABC stores around the state will close three weekdays this month due to three official holidays. The dates are Tuesday November 8 election day Friday November 11 Veterans Day and Thursday November 24 Thanksgiving.
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Richmond
ABC
Engineer Dies In Train Crash Near Dover New Jersey
An Erie-Lackawanna passenger train bound for its final stop collided head on with two runaway switch engines near Port Morris. The impact killed the engineer and injured eight passengers.
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Dover
Port Morris
Lashmeet Teens Held After Burning Incident
Two Lashmeet teenagers, called Halloween pranksters by police, are jailed on assault charges after they allegedly spit lighter fluid on Jerry Blankenship 15 and set him ablaze. Blankenship suffered facial burns and hair loss, was treated at a Princeton hospital, and released. Judge Howard Jarrett to hear the case today.
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Lashmeet
Mercer County
Jerry Blankenship
Enship
Young Blankenship
Princeton
J. L. Tryall
Howard Jarrett
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