Deaths and Funerals Chester Widow Rankin 97
CHESTER PA Mrs Alice Smoot Rankin 97 died after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. Born near Keysville Virginia she was daughter of William and Carrie Smoot. She married Stonewall Rankin and is survived by two sons a daughter a brother six sisters and a grandchild. Funeral 7 p.m. today in Chester burial 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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Chester
Alice Smoot Rankin
Keysville
William
Carrie Smooth
Stonewall Rankin
William Stonewall Rankin Jr
Raymond ©. Rankin
Na Jean Rankin
Charlie Smoot
Cascade
Louise Fitts
Collinsville
Amanda Mobley
Elizabeth Gough
Mary Dalton
Ruth Swain
Blanche Boaz
Danville
Claude Brown Dies At 78 In Gretna Burial set at Penhook
Claude Flint Brown 78 of Leftwich Street Gretna died in Danville Memorial Hospital Born in Pilot Mountain North Carolina he was a retired pipe fitter Survived by wife Gertrude two daughters Virginia Mullis Hastings Florida a brother Paul Brown Greensboro two sisters Ruth Andrews Julia Westmoreland four grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 30 p m at Calbert Moran Chapel with the Rev Carroll Jay Burial in the family cemetery near Penhook Friends may visit Calbert Moran Funeral Home tonight from 7 30 to 9 p m
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Gretna
Claude Flint Brown
Leftwich Street
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pilot Mountain
Ruben Brown
Susan Flint Brown
Brown
Gertrude M. Brown
Virginia Mullis
Hastings
Fla
Paul Brown
Greensboro
N.C
Ruth Andrews
Julia Westmoreland
Calbert- Moran Chapel
Carroll Jay
Penhook
Calbert-Moran Funeral Home
Smith Case Bound Over To Grand Jury
In Danville General District Court Earl Wayne Williams waived extradition on a North Carolina fugitive warrant and was jailed for parole violation. Theodes T. Smith’s case was certified to the grand jury by Judge William E. Land after a District Court hearing for breaking and entering on July 27. Harvey Brandon pled guilty to concealing a weapon and resisting arrest on Aug 16, with fines of 37 dollars each. Edna Barksdale’s hit and run charge was dismissed. Leroy Jones, Darlene C. Harrison, and Charo A. Scudder had cases continued.
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Earl Wayne Wiliams
Danville General District Court
North Carolina
Danville
Theodes T. Smith
William E. Land
Smith
Harvey Brandon
Edna Barksdale
Judge Land
Leroy Jones
Darlene C. Harrison
Charo A. Scudder
Byrd Urges Deep Cuts in Foreign Aid over Nixon Era Doubts
In Abingdon Virginia Senator Byrd urged cutting 75 percent of foreign aid citing unpurchased goodwill and deterrence by defense. He warned debt will hit 70 billion by 1977 and criticized expanding government role and costly regulation costing billions annually.
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Abingdon
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Eva
United States
State Kissinger
Byrd
Lancheon
Washington
Ford and Reagan Split Virginia Delegation Tie
KANSAS CITY AP Ford and Ronald Reagan split Virginia delegates with Teddy Bailey voting Ford and Gayle Bengston backing Reagan. Virginia tally stands 34 for Reagan 16 for Ford with Eliza Sprinkle undecided. Both Reagan and Ford courted by Pat Boone in Virginia headquarters room. Bailey cited soul searching and Ford’s unity, while Bengston praised Reagan’s bold choice Schweiker as potential running mate.
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Kansas City
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Virginia
Teddy Bailey
Dickenson County
Reagan
Wae
Gayle Bengston
Danville
Sprinkle
Bailey
Mrs. Benston
Reagan Forces
Virginia Headquarters
California
Pat Boone
Pennsylvania
Richard Schweiker
Two Men Hospitalized In Truck Train Collision Near Roanoke
Two men remained hospitalized after a tractor trailer collided with a Norfolk & Western freight train near Cloverdale in Botetourt County. John Yeakle and Kenneth Angle, both from Pennsylvania, suffered serious and multiple injuries as armored by flames and derailment. Authorities cited a ruptured fuel tank and steel debris as the likely cause, with $25,000 in damage to locomotives, track, and cars.
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Roanoke, Va
Here
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Botetourt County
Cloverdale
John R Yeakle
Chambersburg
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Kenneth V. Angle
Mercersburg
Norfolk & Western
J. L. Sorrells
Sorrells
Georgia Leaf Quality Slips in Flue-Cured Tobacco Market
Georgia Florida flue cured tobacco sales Tuesday totaled 3,293,826 pounds at 117.68 per hundredweight, with season sales reaching 124,188,835 pounds at 108.16. The Market News Service noted more inferior leaf, but good and fair leaf remained dominant and most losses were under one dollar per hundred.
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Valdosta
County Board Sets Annexation Talks With Danville Officials
Pittsylvania County Supervisors, after an executive session on Danville's plan to annex about 1400 acres around the City Farm and Danville Airport, agreed to meet with city council to discuss the proposal. The board also moved the Airport precinct polling place to L I Ramey Jr. s store, serving 531 voters in Dan River district.
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City Farm
Danville
Airport
Gilbert Insurance Company
Rt. 58
L. I. Ramey Jr
Gilbert
Dan River
EPA Chief Warns Chesapeake Contamination May Stay For Years
EPA head Russell Train warned the Kepone contamination in Chesapeake Bay could persist for years. Tests show Kepone levels exceeding health standards in northern bay fish while shellfish remain below action levels, with river sediments likely sustaining spread.
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EPA
Chesapeake
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Protection Administration
Tuesday Russell Train
James River
Train
The
Food and Drug Administration
Bay
Jack W. Blanchard
Kepone
Blanchard
Charlottesville Prison Escapee Surrenders Self
William E. Hall, an escapee from the Albemarle Charlottesville Joint Security Complex, turned himself in after leaping from a moving vehicle during return to jail. He said the escape was to speak with his estranged wife, who is divorcing him. Hall had been hospitalized after a self inflicted wrist slash and was captured at relatives’ home in Belmont, still in leg irons and handcuffs.
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Charlottesville
Albemaine- Charlottesville
William E. Hall
Hall
University of Virginia Hospital
Lewis Dunn
Dunn
Ste
Montay
Samuel Pruitt
University Hospital
Belmont
Nine Felonies Certified In Pittsylvania
Judge F Nelson Light certified nine felony charges against six defendants to the Pittsylvania County Circuit Court grand jury. Freddie Amos faced two felonious wounding counts, while Danny Adkins faced burglary and grand larceny charges tied to a February break-in. Charles E Bowen and Mary Brown were bound over on automobile larceny, Steven G Martin on grand larceny for a truck theft on August 5. Ralph E Fannin faced three forgery charges bound over after a preliminary hearing.
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Custham
F. Nelson Light
Pittsylvania County
County General District Court
Freddie Amos
Prand
Danny Adkins
Adkins
Charles E. Bowen
Mary Brown
Steven G. Martin
Martin
Ralph E. Fannin
Rand
Tracy Thomas Promoted to Marine Sergeant in Morocco
Tracy L. Thomas, 19, son of Ronnie and Mrs. Thomas of South Boston, has been meritoriously promoted to sergeant while serving with Marine Barracks in Morocco. A 1974 Halifax County High School graduate, he joined the Marine Corps in August after graduation.
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South Boston
Tracy L. Thomas
Ronnie E. Thomas
Marine Barracks
Morocco
Halifax County High School
Marine Corps
Detour Scheduled for Jefferson Street Closure
One block of Jefferson Street will close Monday August 23 from 9 a.m. to late afternoon as crews replace the steeple of the Church of the Epiphany at Main and Jefferson. Gus W. Dyer city public works director announced the traffic block between Main and Patton streets.
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Jefferson Street
Gus W. Dyer
City Public
Main
Patton Streets
Jefferson Streets
Bass defeats Slaughter in County Registrar race for November
In the Hunt race continued from Page 1-B incumbent Alex Bass defeated Jack Slaughter 2067 to 257 at the Registrar of Deeds contest. With no Republican opposition Bass is set to win in November. In the Judicial District race Person County elected Ben A. Allen to fill Julius Barest's vacated seat and James W. Smith to a new seat, both with no Republican opposition.
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Registrar of Deeds
Alex Bass
Jack Slaughter
Bass
Person County
Ben A. Allen
Julius Barest
James W. Smith
URW Big Four Continue Talks Amid Rubber Strike
Akron AP report says URW and four tire makers pressed to settle noneconomic issues before the 19day strike ends. Goodyear cuts about 300 bicycle tire plant jobs in New Bedford as unions press for wage gains and safety, health rules, and grievance procedures amid ongoing negotiations in Cleveland Columbus and New York.
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Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers
URW
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
New Bedford
Mass
Goodyear
Man Sait
Akron
Glenn Johnson
Firestone
Goodpean
Geotte
Uniroyal Tire
Oach
University of North Carolina
Cleveland
Goodrich
Columbus
Uniroyal
New York
Bommarito
Shelton promoted to Burlington corporate warehousing manager
Ralph Shelton formerly of Gretna Virginia is named manager of corporate warehousing for Burlington Industries in Burlington North Carolina. He succeeds Landon Thompson who moves to Greensboro for corporate engineering. Shelton holds an MBA from Wake Forest and a sociology degree from A and T State University. He is married to Christine Crutchfield and lives in Greensboro.
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Burlington, N.C
Ralph Shelton
Gretna, Va
Burlington Industries Inc
Shelton
Landon Thompson
Greensboro
Carl E. Annas
Burlington
Gretna
A & T State University
A &T
Babcack Schoo of Management
Wake
Zumwalt family details and campaign visit in Danville
The Zumwalts, including daughter Anne and son Elmo R. Zumwalt III, share family ties as campaign travels unfold. Guzeta at Villanova praises her father while eldest son practices law and another son seeks Marine Corps law school. Adm. Zumwalt is slated for a 12:30 p.m. luncheon in Danville Friday, per local organizer Carlton Rakes.
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Guzeta
Villanova University
Zumwalt
Elmo R. Zmwalt TI
James
Marine
Adm
Zienwalt
Danville
Iun
Lncal
Carlton Rakes
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Norfolk
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Andrew Miller
Henry Howell
Howell and Miller
U.S
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
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Howell
Miller
Gruny
Paul Goldman
Walter A. Marston Jr
Miler
Marston
Appalacian Power Co
Apco
Troutville
Angie
N&w
Stabilization Corp
Pittsylvania
Tracy Thomas
Jefferson
J. Neal Scruggs
Peter Bommarito
Burlington Industries
Anne
Zumwalts
M&m Furn
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M&m. Fun
Frank Swicegood
Goss
Walter Graebell
Owicegood
Chatham
VEPCO
First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Main St
Danville, Va
Vinson Synan
Aar
Vernon Syman
Tronklin Springs
Halifax County
Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
East Broad Street
Richmond
Lynchburg
Halifax
R. L. Hundrey
Virginia Department of High End Transportation
Eas Broad Street
State Wagnwat and Transportation Commission
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