Chemical plants agree to stop burning waste in Kanawha Valley
West Virginia officials announced progress in stopping open burning at the South Charleston dump. Dr. Dyer of the Air Pollution Control Commission said cooperation from Kanawha Valley industries was good and proposals to curb pollution are being studied. Executive director Beard noted the dump’s pollution issues and ongoing negotiations over safer disposal methods.
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West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commision
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South Charleston
Carl G. Beard II
Commission
Tha Neahlam
Dyer
City of
Obituary notices from Kanawha area deaths listed
Multiple obituaries and death notices from Kanawha and surrounding counties. Edward S Andrews 42 of 173 Dutch Rd dead on arrival after home heart attack. Eliza J Boone 89 of Ronceverte dies after long illness. Martha Jane Raney Clarks Branchland 82 dies after short illness. Sankey Lewis Dillon 83 dies at home in Beckley after long illness. James Orda Meadows Sr 66 dies at home in Besaco Raleigh Co. Everett Workman 17 dies in Logan General Hospital after short illness. Bertha Stricker Haid 77 Quick Kanawha Co. Mary Katherine Haynes, Lucy Musser 85, etc.
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Earl! Stricker
Charleston
Delia Taylor
Eva Carnes
Sophia Wanner
Elkview
Lucy McCue Musser
Hafer Funeral Home
Harry
Bigley Ave
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Charles-Virginia Engineering Co
Ton General Hospital
Almother
Harry Musser Jr
Ber
Elmore
Louise Kell
Winchester
Mass
Cunningham Funeral Home
Bartlett Funeral Home
Funerals Today List of Service Details Across Counties
Dozens of funerals are listed with names ages and hometowns from Mud to Spencer. Services are held at churches funeral homes and cemeteries including Berrys Branch Bartlett Spring Hill Moss Chapel Sunset Memorial Park and several local cemeteries in Raleigh Braxton and Greenbrier counties.
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Lillia
Mud
Lincoln County
Berrys Branch
Emory Linville
Barker Cemetery
Meckner
Miss Mayme
Grove Ave
Bartlett Funeral Home
Paul B. Watlington Jr
Edward c. Elliott
Spring Hill Cemetery
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Hometown
Putnam County
Moss Chapel
John King
Cemeery
Charleston Man Charged As Burglar
Two out of state men, Nick Cace 55 of Bellaire Ohio and James Meadow 33 of Charleston West Virginia, were held for court on burglary charges after Meadow and Coco leaped from a third floor window at Roegrent Square on December 1 to escape a police dog. Meadow sustained a back injury from the jump.
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Nick Cace
Bellaire
Ohio
East End
Pelice
Coco
James Meadow
Charleston
W.va
Roegrent Square
Meadow
Government offices shut for holiday
Government offices at all levels will close Friday for the Christmas holiday. State liquor stores also close Friday and Saturday. Charleston Post Office resumes regular hours Wednesday with main office 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. and substations 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will deliver only special delivery perishables and gift parcels Friday and window service will be unavailable. There will be no postal service Saturday except route service special delivery and gift parcels. Mail will be dispatched to all stations Saturday and mail for box patrons in stations will be available 7 to 9 a.m. There will be no regular delivery and no window service.
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Charleston
Incinerator Effort Seeks Federal Aid For City
South Charleston Mayor McAwain says the city seeks federal money to fund an incinerator after a feasibility study estimated 800000 dollars cost. He cites Charleston's new 1 million dollar incinerator as a model and notes cooperation from Charleston officials, while acknowledging no firm commitment. The piece also reports a death case in South Charleston and funeral arrangements for local residents.
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McAwain
Charleston
South Charles
Ethel Jane
StatetOwn
Kanawha Ave
N.H. Dyer
Spring Hill
Ownby
Snodgrass
Kanawha County
Geff Lilly
Ex Fayette Woman Dies In Akron Car Crash
Two former Fayette County women from Mead ow Bridge were involved in a Tuesday one car accident in Akron Ohio. Mrs Garnet Okulavich 26 died and sister Mrs Marty Petty was critically injured when the car struck a slick bridge railing and plunged 30 to 40 feet into a creek bed. Other survivors include a son Samuel and two daughters Tamie and Evelyn Diane at home, father Thurman Webb of Barberton stepfather and mother Ray Gill of Akron and sister Mrs Alice Redden of Danese. Funeral home will receive the body at Nickell Funeral Home today at 11 a.m.
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Fayette County
Akron
Ohio
Garnet Okulavich
Marty Petty
Meadow Bridge
Okulavich
Samuel
Tamie
Evelyn Diane
Thurman Webb
Barberton
Ray Gill
Alice Redden
Danese
Nickell Funeral Home
Ansted Man Dies in Texas
SAN ANTONIO Tex Spec E7 Robert Lee Hall 38 of An sted West Virginia died here Tuesday morning from injuries received in an automobile accident He was stationed at Lackland AFB Surviving are his widow Barbara of San Antonio two children Pat and Raymond both at home his father Tom of Ansted three brothers John of Rockwood Tenn James of Ansted and Donald of Charleston three sisters Mrs Ruth Jones and Mrs Barbara Horrocks both of Ansted and Miss Gloria Hall of San Antonio The body will be sent to Thomas Funeral Home in Ansted.
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Tex
Robert Lee Hall
Ansted
West Virginia
Lackland Afb
Barbara
Pat
Raymond
Tom
John
Rockwood
Tenn
James
Donald
Charleston
Ruth Jones
Barbara Horrocks
Gloria
Hall of
Thomas Funeral Home
Ex State Educator Dies in Fla
KISSIMMEE Florida A form at West Virginia educator Guy Clark died Wednesday here He was a former assistant superintendent of Kanawha County schools and former principal of Clendenin Elementary at retirement Surviving are his widow Irene a son Guy B Clark Jr two daughters Helen Hope Gill and Margaret Keenan several brothers and sisters and six Service and burial will be here.
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Fla
West Virginia
Guy 3. Clark
Kanawha County
Clendenin
That
Irene
Guy B. Clark Jr
Toledo
Ohio
Helen Hope Gill
Margaret Keenan
Tampa
Florida Man Hurt in Crash on West Virginia Turnpike
Howard Thompson 54 of Indialantic Florida was injured in a one car accident on the West Virginia Turnpike late Wednesday night. He was treated for a head injury at Charleston Memorial Hospital and released. Thompson’s son Melvin Stamp 22 said another vehicle forced their car off the toll road near Mile 1 post 77 Chelyan. his son was not injured.
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Indialantic
Fla
West Virginia Turnpike
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Thompson
Melvin Stamp
Mile 1
Post 77
Chelyan
Santa’s Ponies Ticketed in Winchester Parking
In Winchester Kentucky two ponies brought by Carl Dennis for a potential buyer were tied to parking meters. When he returned each saddle bore a neatly tucked parking ticket.
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Santa
Carl Dennis
Khanh Triggers U S Dilemma in Vietnam Crisis
Gen Khanh’s actions tilt Saigon toward political chaos and possible neutralization as the United States strains to hold back Viet Cong gains. Washington backs Taylor’s push to restore the High National Council while Khanh paints Americans as colonial foes. The evolving struggle risks broader Soviet and Chinese pressure and a dangerous gamble with U S policy.
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Associated Press
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Moscow
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South Viet Nam
U. S
France
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Diem
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Eigners
Viet Nam
Sam
South Viet
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
U.S
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Taylor
Canh
Dam Break Threatens Small Idaho Town Declo
The National Guard reported a grassed earth dam on Marsh Creek collapsed near Declo Idaho threatening flood waters. Col Ed Elliott said troops are ready and about 200 residents may be evacuated with no injuries reported. The privately owned Dewey dam lies six miles east of Declo on a ranch.
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Burley
Idaho
National Guard
Marsh Creek
Declo
Ed Elliott
Guard
Dewey
Snake River
Rekindle Faith Pope Urges Man
Pope Paul VI urged modern men to rekindle in their hearts a desire for God at Christmas, warning that the longing for earthly belongings often replaces the divine. He spoke to about 5,000 visitors at the regular weekly general audience in the apostolic palace.
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Paul VI
Christ
Apostolic Palace
Pope Paul
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