Obituary Notices from The Gazette Chronicle
Mount Hope, Orva Brewer, 77, died Thursday at Oak Hill Hospital. Survived by sons Roy Jr and Richard of Beaver, Cleve of Prosperity. daughters J Skeens of Mount Hope, Sharon Vance of Clevefield in Ohio. siblings Robertsman and Sam Christian. Services 2 PM at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with burial at Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society.
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Mount Hope
Oak Hill Hospital
Roy Jr
Richard
Beaver
Cleve
Prosperity
J . Rachelle Skeens
Vista Park Cemetery
Blue
Sharon Vance
Clevefield
Samuel Volkland
Ohio
Robertsman
Sam Christian
Sam
Faye Duduit
Hawkins
Geraldine Ach
Bluefield
Camilla Campbell
Lansing
American Cancer Society
Tyree Funeral Home
Florence McClung
Fred “Wreytamsburg
Flor- Mann
Tance McMillion McClung
Iifery
Latign
Piao
Williamsburg
Lacy
Lacy! ——Presbyterian Church At Wil- Mrs. Virginia Dillon Jliamsburg
Point Pleasant
Edwin
Virginia Patterson Dillon
Ofliamsburg
Ruby
North Long Beach
Calif
Nelly
Lewisburg
Eva
Merly
Corkrean
Dunbar
Pleasant Valleys
Lacy Presbyterian Church
Hunting
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Verton
Elin Butcher
of Jesus Christ of
Andrew Chapelterday Saints
Gallipolis
Lane Cemetery
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Jack K. Wal- Ruth V. Rood Patterson
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Buddy” . . Ferguson
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David Blain Dillon
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Reno
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Raleigh General Hospitaler
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Rush
Point Plesant
Samu Ky
el Lewis Patterson
Long Beckley
Church of God
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Cleveland
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Vonda Mullins
Leotha Pitt
Wilcoxen Funeralsman
Dayton
Ralph Frank Prater
Charles Pra' Podker
Hter
Rush, Ky
Kirkland Memorial
Myrtle Stanley
Grayson
Gardens
Maude Gilliam
Friends
Edgar Graft
Cameron
Edgar H. Graff
C. P. Conley
Raleigh County
Surial
Park
Beckley Hospital
Rose-Quesen-Koday
Kerry Funeral Home
Pacnlel
Vula UL Jackson
Will Smith
Loveda Bachtel
Verdun
Cora
Ville
Shirley Dradony
Jobe
Logan County
McKees Rocks
Mary
Central
Ohiolday
Mann
Lucille Wil Omar
Smith
Holden
Liams Jobe
al Virginia
Corn
Jyson Jobe
Columbus
N. J. Jobe
Glen
Rosie Smith
Jean
Miss Frances
Johnnie
Theresa Jobe
Joe
Farmington
Cook
Hansford H. — Grayeboth
Glen Jean
Donald
Beatrice Guyton
Mor
Stark
Dengantown
Lat
Montgomery Memorial Park
Ais Fitzgerald
Piscataway
Emma Russell
London
David NJ
Percy Johnson Tington
Caswill
dorph-Curry Funeral Home
Guyan Memorial Gardens
St. Albans
Godby
Chatman Funeral Home
Logan
Mrs. Martelia Stanley dies at 97 in Hurricane
Mrs. Martelia Stanley, 97, of Hurricane, died Friday at her home. The report notes a dough-claim reference and insurance firm context tied to the death and a policy claim. The text also mentions a discrimination suit involving Charleston police and Capital City Lodge No. 74 seeking a settlement in U S District Court.
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Martelia Stanley Hurricane
Martelia Stanley
Charleston
Capital City Lodge No.74
Fraternal Order of Police
U. S. District Court
Thirty Dentons of Litter Suit Filed in Kana Wha Circuit Court
A class action suit filed Friday in Kana Wha Circuit Court accuses Dairy Service and Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home of discrimination against black members of the Andrew Jackson Junior chapter FOP and alleges insurance and car policy issues caused loss of coverage and damages. The complaint, led by Earl Adkins, seeks compensatory and punitive damages, with a trial date later set and a proposal to lodge members at a June 20 meeting. Surviving relatives are named, and the suit includes a regional development authority as a defendant along with Dairyland Insurance.
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Kanawha
Dairy Service
Sundayland Insurance Co
Wallace-Wallace
Rainelie
Belikre Insurance
Carl
Decem
FOP
Andrew Jackson
Ae Poral
Force
Ter
Martin’s
Rockyang Wenj
Ergenany Supwame Aa
Fork Creek
Rose Matz
Beckley
Rose Caplan
Earl Adkins
Lodge
Iemaeet
Volun- Temple Beth el
Nathan
Hi Company
Allen Susman
Tion
Joseph
David Caplan
Morgan
Maged
Mark L
Monte
U. S
Dennis R. Knapp
Robert G. Perry
Charleston
Timothy Barber
Mit
Teamsters Remain Largest US Union by Membership
The Teamsters Union remains the country’s largest with 1,831,700 members followed by the United Auto Workers at 1,402,700 and United Steelworkers at 967,000.
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Teamsters Union
United Auto Workers
United Steelworkers
Wallace to Attend Democratic National Convention
Dr. Joseph F. Schanno said Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, wounded May 15, is “doing beautifully” and will be able to attend the Democratic National Convention next month. Wallace can be transferred anytime from Holy Cross Hospital to Alabama. Edward Cox promoted to first lieutenant in Army Reserve and to report for four months active duty in February. Brinkley to wed Susan Adolph at Carter's Grove near Williamsburg.
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Silver Spring
Joseph F. Schanno
George C. Wallace
Wallace Schanno
Wallace
Laurel
Schanno
Holy Cross Hospital
Alabama
Washington
Nixon
Edward Cox
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps
Cox
White House
Tricia
Harvard Law School
New York
New York City
Williamsburg
David Brinkley
Susan Adolph
Carter's Grove
Here
Brinkley
Fane Chancellor
Wiretap Defense Aimed to Root Out Organized Crime
U S attorney general nominee Richard G Kleindienst defended wire tapping as a legitimate constitutional tool to fight organized crime. He pledged to continue using it during Nixon's presidency and his tenure as attorney general, noting recent federal court splits over electronic surveillance legality.
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Philadelphia
Richard G. Kleindienst
U. S
Richard Nixon
Kleindienst
Federal Bar Assa
Pedestrian Dies After Motorcycle Collision in Huntington
John Marcum, 69, of Verdunville, died in Huntington hospital from head injuries after being struck by a motorcycle along a county road. The rider, 21 year old Boyd Workman, also from Verdunville, was listed in fair condition at Logan hospital. Marcum's body lies at James Funeral Home in Logan.
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Huntington
W. Va
Logan County
John Marcum
Verdunville
Boyd Workman
Logan Hospital
James Funeral Home
Logan
Publisher Wins $776000 Claim in Irving Hughes Hoax
McGraw-Hill received a 776000 judgment against author Clifford Irving and his wife Edith in a New York State Supreme Court ruling. The award covers payments the publisher made for a Howard Hughes autobiography later exposed as a hoax. Bail, state and federal charges related to the case followed.
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New York
Supreme Court
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard R. Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Irving
Hughes
Irvings
Merger talk spurred by police chief dispute
Democratic Councilman Virgil Matthews endorsed Mayor Hutchinsons plan to retain Police Chief Lawrence Morris as a grand jury urged replacement. Rol Silverstein urged city county consolidation of police and fire services, proposing a department of public safety and restructuring that would deprioritize Morris.
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Virgil Matthews
Hutchinson
Lawrence Morris
Sree
Rol Silverstein
Kanawha County Grand Jury
Morris
Matthews
Silverstein
Department of Public Safety
Pictures of Mars Made Public From Mariner 9 Return
Pasadena observers celebrate new Mariner 9 images as the craft returns the first photos in two months showing a rugged crater necked region 12 000 miles from the Mars South Pole. Kissinger in Japan launches talks on U S China and alliance shifts to explain policy changes.
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Calif
Mariner 9
Mars
Jet Propulsion Lab
South Pole
Kissinger
Japan
Tokyo
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
U.S
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Peking
Oakwood Road Youth Injured In Motorcycle Mishap
A 15 year old boy from Oak Street Road, Adkins, was taken to Charleston General Hospital Friday afternoon after a motorcycle incident near John Adams Junior High. He suffered a fractured wrist and other injuries.
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Oskwoodt Koad
Charleston General Hospital
John Adams Junior Highway
Adkins
Oakeed Re
Gallo Gang Turmoil Amid Brooklyn Mafia War
An Old Brooklyn block near the waterfront holds wary residents as Joey Gallo’s faction, about 40 young hoodlums, stays on edge amid a Mafia feud with the Colombo faction led by Carmine Persico. Albert Gallo reportedly sought peace through Gambino, but no accord followed. the war has left multiple deaths and a climate of fear across their turf.
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David Lamb
New York Times
NEW York
President Street
Brookly
Armando
Sec
Joey Gallo
Albert Gallo
Joey
Joseph Colombo
Carfo Gambino
America
Colombo
Carmine Persico
Gallos
Gallo
Joseph Profaci
Frank Abbatemarco
Profaci
Joe
Larry
Albert
Kid Blast
President St
United States
Joe Colombo
Trn
Gree
League
Madison Square Garden
Hollywood
FBI
Gambino
Jerome Johnson
Johnson
Italy
Carmella
Pete
Diopiolis
Lina
Lisa
Attica
Kanawha County Breakfast Meeting On Industrial Bonds
The Kanawha County Court holds an 8:30 a.m. breakfast Monday at the Daniel Boone Hotel with Committee of 100 members and county industrial leaders. Court President Henry C. Shores says the aim is to explain a section of the state code on industrial bonds and offer help to local industry to create more county jobs.
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Kanawha County
Daniel Boone Hotel
Kanawha Valley
Henry C. Shores
Shores
Kelly L. Castleberry
Lawyer Indicted As Head Of D C Prostitution Ring
A federal grand jury indicted 30 year old lawyer Phillip M Bailley on 22 counts for operating a high priced prostitution ring staffed by Capitol Hill secretaries and office workers. Charges include compelling or procuring a female to engage in prostitution with ties to White House staff.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
Justice Department
Phillip M. Bailley
Bailley
Sheriffs Discuss Tax Issues At West Virginia Meeting
West Virginia sheriffs met at the Heart On Town Motor Inn for a spring-summer gathering attended by 13 of 55. They debated personal property tax collection, jail improvement funds, and a new fee system for justices of the peace, with no firm resolutions reached.
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West Virginia
Heart-On-Town Motor Inn
Justices of the Peace
First Black Woman to Be Texas Governor for a Day
Sen. Barbara Jordan of Houston is to be sworn in as Texas governor for one day making her the first Black woman to hold that post. As assistant presiding officer of the state senate she is chosen while Gov. Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes are out of state. The selection, made March 28 by the 31-member senate, precedes a possible new pro tem election during a forthcoming special session. Jordan, in the Senate since 1967, won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. House seat on May 6 with a Republican opponent in November.
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Austin
Tex
Barbara Jordan
Houston
Texas
Miss Jordan
State Senate
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Senate
NAC Worker’s Car Vandalized at Virginia Street Lot
Police reported a vandalism incident Friday morning on a car owned by a Newspaper Agency Corp employee. The tires were slashed and the windshield shattered while the vehicle was parked at 10094 Virginia St. E. The owner serves as driver for the circulation department.
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Agency Corp. Employe
Virginia St. E
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