Mercer Polls Open Early as 30,000 Voters Expected
Mercer County voters head to the polls today from 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m with about 30 000 registered voters anticipated to vote depending on the weather Officials say a cloudy mild day will prevail and urge early voting A large tally shows 92 precincts and 735 election officials assigned amid corrections to precinct tally sheets and county race candidate placements for sheriff prosecutor and other offices The presidential ballot includes county and state races plus amendments and a $203 000 airport improvement referendum
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Mercer County
Mercer
David Knight
Wilson Harvey
Harvey
Harold Farley
Coul
House of Delegates
C. E. ‘‘Tate
Lohr
Clarence Christian, Jr
James Cain
Tony Whitlow
William “Bill’’ Stafford
Charles Brunner
L. Harold DeVee
Circuit Court
Jerome Katz
Intermediate Court
Howard Jarrett
F. Morton Wagner
Thomas Lilly
Jane Richmond
Joe Coburn
L. G
John” Underwood
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Fragmentary masthead and advertising copy from a Virginian publication. text shows postal and subscription rates, Associated Press credit, and advertising agency contacts but no clear event or story details.
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Mathews, Sheanon & Cutten
Police Nab One After Shooting Foray Break In
A 21-year-old former Tazewell resident was arrested by Bluefield police at 9 15 p m after a manhunt across Tazewell and Mercer Counties. Donald Lee Presley was caught in a public telephone booth carrying a loaded automatic pistol and faces charges including firing into an occupied dwelling, assault and battery, and breaking and entering.
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Bluefield City
Tazewell
Mercer
Matz Hotel
Bluefield
Frank Carroll
Kenny Young
Donald Lee Presley
Michigan
Tazewell County
F. E. Wood
Sid Harman Harmac
Pommere
Virginia
Presley
Kentucky Drafts Rules on Punch Mining Technique
The state is drafting regulations for punch mining, a method that uses deep mining to extract coal from a surface seam already stripped. The move comes as regulators seek safety and environmental standards for this underground extraction within Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Punch Mining
Frankfort
Punch
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
James Charlton Keatley 66 of Cashmere died at home after a short illness. Survivors include daughter Maxine and seven sisters with services at Indian Mills Baptist Church and burial in Indian Mills Cemetery. Estelle Bloom of New York City formerly of Welch died after a long illness. services in New York and burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery in Bluefield area. Alexander Hawkins Brewster 56 of Bluefield Va died after a long illness. multiple church and fraternal memberships. services at Graham Funeral Home Chapel with entombment at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Lorraine Hamilton of Fincastle Va died after a long illness. survivors include husband Edgar and daughter Rosalie Newcomb. services in Eagle Rock Va.
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Red Sulphur Springs
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al) Morgan
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Infant Ward Dies in Richlands Area Funeral Planned
Jackie Lynn Ward two day old daughter of Rev. Jack and Evelyn VanDyke Ward of Pilgrim's Knob Va died Monday morning at a Richlands hospital. Survived by two sisters Rita Kay and Regina Gail Ward maternal grandparents Wheeler Van Dyke Oakwood and paternal grandmother Ella Ward Mullens Pilgrim's Knob. Services at Loggy Bottom Pentecostal Church at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Thomas Ward. Burial in Ward Cemetery Pilgrim's Knob. Body to church at 1 30 p.m. today from Buchanan Funeral Home Keene Mountain Va.
Funeral services for multiple area residents scheduled today
Johnson Haskell S. 66 of Green Valley dies earlier with services at Greenview Methodist Church. Dewey Estes Terry 73 of Princeton to be laid to rest at Holt family cemetery after New Salem United Methodist rites. Fannie D. Purcell of Cleveland Va dies. burial at Temple Hill Chapel Castlewood Va. Walter B. Bowman 63 Bluewell former Switchback to be buried at Knowles Cemetery Meadows of Dan Va. Funeral homes Hawkins Cravens Shires Moody oversee arrangements.
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Moody Funeral Home Chapel
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Meadows of Dan, Va
Lakie Lou Butler Rites Held at Maybeury Church of God
Lakie Lou Butler 42 of Anawalt died after a brief illness. Survived by husband Sam Butler two daughters Frances Woods Carol Hoback Joyce Ann Harris two sons Jessie and Jimmy Butler six sisters and four brothers. Funeral conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Maybeury Church of God by Rev James Compton. Burial in Bluewell Cemetery. Home at 4 p.m. today from Bennett Fanning Funeral Home in Northfork.
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Alma Davis
Tennessee
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Delaware
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Zinner Young
Oneida Duncan
May Smith
Ohio
Horace
Virgil
Russell Greer
Burl Greer
Maybeury Church of God
James Compton
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Princeton man 75 dies after heart attack at home
Fred G. Stennett 75 of 406 Walnut St Princeton died Monday shortly after admission to a Princeton hospital following a heart attack at home. He was a U S Postal Service retiree with the Princeton station and a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his widow Elizabeth Stennett. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Walnut St
Princeton
First Baptist Church of
U. S. Postal Service
Elizabeth Stennett
Seaver Mortuary
Randolph Whitt 54 dies in Cleveland after GM work years
Randolph Whitt of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Jewell Ridge Virginia dies Sunday in a Cleveland hospital He was born in Tazewell County Virginia and was a World War II veteran He leaves a widow four daughters three sons a stepmother six brothers and multiple half siblings The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday at 11 am at Friendly Chapel Church on Smith Ridge near Jewell Ridge with burial at Joyce family cemetery Pallbearers will be friends and neighbors and viewing is at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands Virginia
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Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Pruett, 62, Dies After Apparent Heart Attack in Cedar Bluff
Roley Pruett of Cedar Bluff Virginia dies on arrival at Richlands hospital after an apparent heart attack. He is survived by a daughter Betty Brown and two sons Raymond and Herman with military ties. A World War II veteran, he recently lived in Mountain Home Idaho with burial at Green Memory Gardens Cla Hill.
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Dearborn Heights
Mich
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U. S. Air Force
Washington, D. C
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Nitro
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North Tazewell
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Bandy
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Shreve
Ohio
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Centerbury
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Hurst- Scott Funeral Chapel
James H. Sargentee
Green Memory Gardens
Cla Hill
Independent Demos To Provide Free Rides To Polls
Allen Connolly vice mayor of Bluefield and coordinator for the Independent Democrats on Bluefield Northside said the group would provide voters with free rides to the polls today. Call 327-8608 or 6522 for translation or transportation assistance.
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Allen Connolly
Bluefield
Independent Democrats Organization
Huttonsville Pen Escapees Sought
Local police seek two inmates who escaped the West Virginia Medium Security Prison at Huttonsville from the boiler room at 6 30 p m Monday. Richard Adkins 19 from Cabell County with 5 to 18 year unarmed robbery sentence and Raymond Sims 22 from Harrison County with a bad check record are described with heights hair and scars. Warrants are active and extradition is expected.
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Huttonsville
Richard Adkins
Cabell County
Raymond Sims
Harrison County
Adkins
Sims
Tatoo
GOP Workers Offer Polling Ride Service in Mercer County
Mercer County Republicans announce free transport for voters needing rides to the polls. Call Bluefield numbers 325-8282 or 327-7784, Princeton area 425-6103 425-6030 425-6031, Bramwell area 248-3635, or contact precinct captains for other districts.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Bramwell
Republican Executive Committee
McGovern Faces Final Night With Mixed Hopes
Close look at George McGovern as he seeks the presidency amid skepticism from pundits polls and party leaders. Observers note his tenacity and mission driven mindset while insiders admit the odds are against him in the closing moments of a long campaign.
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Mayorichard Daley
Chicago
South Dakota
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Arthristis
George Stanley McGovern
Princeton Council Backs Referendum on Airport
The Princeton City Council backed a referendum to authorize Mercer County Court to reallocate 203000 from a 1961 bond to improve Mercer County Airport. A Piedmont Airlines spokesman warned service could end May 1 without upgrades meeting federal safety standards.
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Mercer County
James Morrison
Piedmont Airlines
Morrison
Lewis Skeens
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Nixon and Roosevelt Echoes in Antitrust and Foreign Policy
The piece weighs Nixon against Theodore Roosevelt as anti trust and power figures. It notes Nixon plans a landmark antitrust suit against IBM while admiring Roosevelt's trust busting and overseas stance. It also profiles Nixon’s introverted style, preference for written memos, limited press sessions, and close circle.
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