Pneumococcal Pneumonia Reinvigorates Vaccine Plan
Federal health officials say old fashioned pneumonia remains a major killer. A renewed vaccine program under the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases targets pneumococcal pneumonia, with testing across groups next year and potential use for 20 to 25 percent of the population. Eli Lilly holds the production contract.
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Washington
Edwin Lerner II
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
United States
Lerner
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Mine Disaster Worst Since '40
Mountaineer Coal No. 9 mine blast traps 78 men and threatens to be the worst WV disaster since 1949. It echoes Monongah 1907 which killed 261 miners and Bartley 1940 where 91 died. The 1954 Jamison No. 9 blast killed 16, fueling calls for safer mining laws.
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Mannington
W.va
Mountaineer Coal Company
No. 9
West Virginia
U.S
Monongah
Bartley
Bluefield
Jamison No. 9
Jamison Coal Co
West Fork
Joseph McDermott
West Virginia Senate
Falls Church Man Dies After Hunting Accident
James E. Mullens a 32 year old resident of Falls Church died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered in a hunting accident Tuesday. The incident occurred in the Senadoah National Forest area of Augusta County near Todd Lake when a shotgun fired from behind struck him in the back. No charges were filed against the hunter.
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Harrisonburg
James E. Mullens
Falls Church
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Mullens
Senadoah National Forest
Aucuste County
Todd Lake
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Circulation Note
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1893 established daily morning paper lists address 42 J. Street Bluefield West Virginia and details on Associated Press use subscriptions carrier rates and district circulation while noting audit bureau membership and Katz Agency advertising representation.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
J. Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Applino
Audit Bureau of Circtlaon
Katz Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals List Landmark Local Residents
Three long illness deaths in the region include Mrs Elfreda Hazelwood Wickline 72 of Lindside and George Edward Lawless 75 of Deland Florida. The notices name survivors and give funeral details at Lindside and Northfork churches with burial at Swope Cemetery and Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Additional notices cover Mrs Rebecca Jane Mills 83 of Hinton and arrangements at E M Meadows Funeral Home Peterstown.
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Elfreda Hazelwood Wickline
Lindside
Willow Bend
Monroe County
John and
Betty Ramsey Hazelwood
Cashmere Missionary
Edith Bradley
Virginia Bradley
Rock Camp
Mamie Mann
Lowell
Lindside Methodist Church
Hertzel Mills
Harold Cox
Swope Cemetery
Jackie Harvey
Jimmy Allen
Rebecca Jane Mills
Hinton
McDowell County
Glen Burnie
Raleigh County
William Edward and
Mary Anderson Shrewsbury
Regular Baptist Church
Aden Mills
Clifford Mills
Willie Snow
Lark Mills
Baltimore
Winton Mills
Helen
Lundy Mills
Weeksberry, Ky
John Mills
Wheelwright, Ky
E. M. Meadows Funeral Home
Peterstown
Stanford C. Barksdale Dies at Home in Bluefield
Stanford C. Barksdale of Bluefield died at his residence 828 Bland Street on Wednesday afternoon. Death due to natural causes. Body remains at Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield pending funeral arrangements.
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Stanford C. Barksdale
Bluefield
Bland St
Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Two Local Women Die in Separate West Virginia Incidents
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McDonald aged 9 of 616 Frederick Street Bluefield died en route to a Bluefield hospital. Willis E. Powell aged 56 of Pocahontas Virginia died at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. Bodies lie at Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield and Pocahontas Union Funeral Home Pocahontas with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Sarah Elizabeth McDonald
Frederick St
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Willis E. Powell
Pocahontas
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Obituary notices from Virginia and Ohio deaths in 1960s era listing families
Delmar Lester of Woodbridge Virginia died in Washington hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Debra Lester and son Bobby Joseph Lester, plus siblings. Funeral conducted at Russell Forks Church Council with burial at Tiller Cemetery Council. Arthur Eliaz Willis of Bluefield died at 82. services at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery. survivors listed. Tan J Osborne of Mt. Vernon Ohio formerly of Richlands Virginia died in Mt. Vernon hospital after brief illness. service details and survivors provided. body at North Funeral Home Mt. Vernon.
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Delmar Lester
Woodbridge
Council
Washington, D. C
Buchanan County
Dale
Ferbie Compton Lester
U. S. Air Force
Debra Lester
Bobby Joseph Lester
Wilma Jean Davis
Hyattsville
Dexter
Larry
Jackie
Benny Lester
Russell Forks
Allen Childress
Howard Bostic
Tiller
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Perry Gilbert
Arthur Eliaz Willis
Ashley's Inn
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Walnut Grove
Luther and
Columbus Willis
Earl and
Ward Willis
Parrott
George Willis
Elliott Willis
Maggie Underwood
Baltimore
Tan J. Osborne
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Richlands
Len
Cora Meade Osborne
Vivian White Osborne
Raymond Kiser
Sandy Alley
Harry White
Willie White
Jewel Ridge
T. C. Glover
Tazewell
G. C. Osborne
Oakwood
North Funeral Home
Funerals for McIntosh and others in Bluefield area
Obituaries list services for Edward Charles McIntosh 7 months old at Carr United Methodist Church Glenwood Park with Rev Dudley Nelson. Macy C Higginbotham 78 of Princeton at Memorial Chapel. Anthony H Sproles 87 Brushfork at Brushfork Methodist Church. Fred C Johnston 72 Bluefield at Mercer Funeral Chapel. Howard Douglas Mullins 24 Warriormine Church of God. Bertha Martin Caves 92 Princeton at George W Seaver Chapel Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers and flowerbearers named. burial sites include Monte Vista Park Cemetery Roselawn Memorial Gardens Maple Hill Cemetery and Johnson Family Cemetery. Memorial arrangements by Princeton Funeral Directory.
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Higginbotham
Macy C
Thorn St
Princeton
Memorial Funeral Directory
Bill Deel
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bernard
Joe Adams
Marvin
Carlye
Joe
Charlie Thorn
L. H. White
Robert L. Williams
Princeton Order
The
Eastern Star
White Shrine
Macedonia
Bluefield
Mayflower
Pythian Sisters of
Sproles
Anthony H
Brushfork
Brushfork Methodist Church
A. H. Roe
Maple Hill
Clarence Compton
Marshell Armstrong
Bascum Murphy
Tommy Smith
Fowler Bailey
Gene Lineberry
Watt Compton
Jack Smith
J. R. Shanklin
Ernest Davis
Raymond Howell
R. R. Stuart
Johnston
Fred C
Carolina Ave
Mercer
Rev
Paul Hall
Johnston Family
Black Oak Mountain
Raymond Stowers
Garland Woolwine
Bundy Dye
Russell and
Frankie Johnston
Leonard Snapp
Mullins
Howard Douglas
Craig County
Warriormine
Church of God At
Williard Porter
Vance Cemetery
Bradshaw Mountain
J. Douglas
Welch
Caves
Bertha Martin
George W. Seaver Chapel
Paul Carter
Airplane Death Toll on U.S. Airlines and Private Craft
Over 41 years from 1927 to 1967, 3,884 people died on domestic certificated airlines and 25,665 perished in general aviation, mostly business and private aircraft.
University Club Sees New Program with Saturday Jam Session
The University Club plans a Saturday Jam Session from 2 to 5 PM in the West Virginia Hotel basement clubrooms. Bud Gentry Trio will perform as guests attend. Jim Cowan says the event kicks off a bi weekly social push to boost clubroom use, with two more proposals pending after year start.
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Bud Gentry
Jim Cowan
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield
Frazier Miller
Miller
Mike Pendry
Richard Ammar
Jerry Helms
Bill Looney
David Katz
UF Goal Stirs Over Shortfall in $160000 Campaign
The Greater Bluefield United Fund trails by about $37,000 from its $160,000 goal with $123,020 pledged so far, executive director J Lindsey Alley says. He notes unreported solicitations must rise substantially to meet the target as audits and reports continue.
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Greater Bluefield United Fund
J. Lindsey Alley
West Virginian
Alley
United Fund
Coal and Coke
R. W. Wilkinson
Mary Raub
Betty Mabe
Ruth Tiffany
Virginia R
Clyde J. Stephens
National Firms
Appalachian Power Co
West Virginia Water Co
the Daniels Co
Pen Co. Corp
Kersey Manufacturing Co
West Virginia Armature Co
National Electric Coil Co
Luther Compton & Sons
Bankers meet to discuss franc crisis at Bonn talks
The Group of 10 meeting in Bonn chaired by Karl Schiller included Francois Xavier Ortoli and Jacques Brunet from France and Henry Fowler with William McChesney Martin from the United States. Attendees from Belgium Britain Canada Italy Japan the Netherlands Sweden and Switzerland watched a possible franc devaluation and temporary support pending Nixon's inauguration.
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France
de Gaulle
Francois Xavier Ortoli
Jacques Brunet
Bank of France
Bonn
Economics
Karl Schiller
United States
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve System
Belgium
Britain
Canada
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
Guenther Diehl
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Group of 10
Suspended Bluefield State Student Shot in Alley Incident
David Byrd a 22 year old suspended Bluefield State College student from Brooklyn New York was treated and released from St Luke s Hospital after a gunshot wound to his right hand. He said the shooting occurred while he was walking a girl home through an alley behind the Northside Fire Station around 1230 a m. Police said the investigation continued with no charges filed by midnight. Three other suspended students were linked to the Nov 8 cafeteria food dumping incident. a fifth student was expelled.
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Bluefield State College
Bluefield
David Byrd
Brooklyn
N.Y
St. Luke’s Hospital
Byrd
Northside
Bluefield State
Tijerina Granted Self Defense in New Mexico Court
Land-grant claimant Reies Lopez Tijerina, unhappy with court-appointed lawyers, won permission to defend himself in the case arising from an armed raid on a New Mexico courthouse. Judge keeps two lawyers to assist. trial delays denied as Tijerina seeks time to review 5,000 pages of materials.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Reies Lopez Tijerina
New Mexico
Tijerina
Dist
Paul Larrazolo
Larrazolo
Five Miners Trapped After Mine Blast In Depths
Fire forces halt rescue as eight miners reach an air shaft after an explosion at the same mine that claimed a relative years ago. Survivors say a ventilating unit was started and surface teams were alerted. No serious injuries reported among those rescued.
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George Wilson
Elizabeth Taylor's Father Francisco Taylor Dies at 68
Francisco Taylor, father of actress Elizabeth Taylor, was found dead at his Bel Air home. The 68 year old retiree suffered a stroke three years earlier. The family spokesman said the cause is unknown and Elizabeth Taylor and her husband Richard Burton plan to fly from Paris for the funeral Saturday.
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Los Angeles
Francis Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Bel Air
Taylor
Sara
Miss Taylor
Richard Burton
Paris
Warships Fire On Cuban Craft Near Venezuelan Waters
Venezuelan warships intercepted the Cuban vessel Alecria near the Los Testigos Keys about 270 miles east of Caracas. The Cuban crew of 38 protested release while Cuba alleges damage from machine gun and cannon fire. Venezuela says the ship could not be deemed a spy vessel without thorough inspection.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Adm
Jesus Carbonell Izquierdo
Alecria
Radio Caracas
Raul Leoni
Carbonell
Defense Ministry
Los Testigos Keys
Venezuelan Dependencies
Los Testigos
Venezuelan
Cuba
Alecrin
Calamary
Almirante Braden
Three-Vehicle Crash Injures Two in McDowell County
A noon crash on State Route 16 in McDowell County injured two people, one seriously. Louise McCoy 35 of Yukon remained in Stevens Clinic Welch in serious condition, Claude Mabe 58 Falls Mills Va treated and released, Noah McCoy 67 Yukon and Ollie Buford 39 Charleston drivers involved, collision occurred about 12 95 p m one mile north of Coalwood. Noah McCoy charged with failure to keep right of center.
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McDowell County
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Louise McCoy
Yukon
Claude Mabe
Falls Mills
Mabe
Noah McCoy
Ollie Buford
Charleston
R. L. Bauer
McCoy
Buford
Coalwood
U.N. hosts protein cakes and cookies to close edibility gap
United Nations Economic and Social Council heard a demonstration by U S ambassador Arthur Goldschmidt of protein rich foods made from fish concentrate. He showed cakes and cookies designed for developing nations and noted private industry’s role in marketing these products.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
U. N. Economic and Social Council
Arthur
Tex) Goldschmidt
Developing Nations
Goldschmidt
United States
Agnew Briefed by Johnson on World Problems
President Johnson met with Vice President-elect Spiro T. Agnew and gave a general briefing on world issues including Vietnam, the Paris talks, the Middle East, and Bonn’s Monetary Conference. Johnson aims to continue transition briefings with Nixon and Agnew before January 20.
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Washington
Johnson
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Paris
Middle East
Bonn
Agnew
Richard M. Nixon
Maryland
Nixon
Stronger Patrols Planned at Bluefield State College Campus
Bluefield State College President Wendell G. Hardway and Mercer County officials met in Princeton to plan intensified campus security. Reports say six Pinkerton guards will begin duties, with state police adding overnight patrols from 4 p m to 4 a m. Violent incidents and threats have alarmed college leaders.
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Bluefield State College
Wendell G. Hardway
Mercer County
Princeton
BSC
Hardway
Pinkerton Detective Agency
State Board of Education
Robert Kamm
Summersville
A. H. Spangler
Bluefield
Homer Ball
Andy Dodson
Howard Leist
FBI
David Burton
Rail Merger Is Rebuffed by Federal Court
A three judge federal court in Washington rebuffed government opposition to the Northern Lines merger uniting 26 500 miles of track under one owner The court stayed its decision for 15 days to allow the Justice Department to pursue a possible appeal The DOJ indicated the decision was under consideration and no appeal decision was announced The suit had argued the ICC finding on competition and cost savings was not adequately supported
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Penn-Central and
Seaboard Coast Lines
Great Northern
Northern Pacifi
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Northern Lines
Justice Department
Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
New York Central
Briscoe Shoplifting Charge To Be Reviewed
Denver Broncos quarterback Marlin Briscoe faces shoplifting charges filed by a Jefferson County department store over a $3.98 phonograph record. The district attorney said the store does not wish to prosecute and a joint Broncos and May D&F statement indicated the charges likely would be dropped ahead of his November 27 court appearance.
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Golden
Colo
Marlin Briscoe
Denver Broncos
Nolan Brown
Jefferson County
Briscoe
May D&f Co
Broncos
Virginia Soldier Killed In Vietnam
Washington AP reports 31 U.S. service members killed in action in Vietnam named in a Defense Department casualty list. Pfc. Martin D. Shields, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Shields of 2938 Shelter Road, Chesapeake, Va., is listed among the casualties.
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Washington
Vietnam
Defense Department
Martin D. Shields
Lawrence Shields
Shelter Road
Chesapeake
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Mrs. Elfleda Wickline
George Lawless
George Edward Lawless
Deland, Fla
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Huntington
Ironton
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Grace Episcopal Church
Luther H. Clark Lodge
AF & AM
Howard Chapter Masonic Lodge
Northfork
Dixie Lawless
John Lawless
George E. Lawless Jr
Gwendolyn Ensminger
Deland
Phillip Lawless
Pageton
Bertha Moore
Hemphill
Annie Gonzales
Evelyn Odem
Virginia
Bennett Funeral Home Chapel
Dale Craig
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluewell
Rebecca Mills
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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