Tax Clash Over TV Excise Tax Hits Viewers In West Virginia
Washington hearings on a federal eight percent excise tax threaten TV cable systems and viewers. West Virginia Congressman Robert Byrd argues the levy is unfair to residents in mountainous areas without local stations. Courts previously ruled community antenna service as a non taxed adjunct to receiving sets, prompting calls for Congress to clarify the law.
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Washington
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Slayer Suspect Found Dead After Five Month Search
A seven year old? slayer suspect found dead near the crime scene after a five month manhunt. Authorities say the death was not self inflicted. B Whitt of Lochgelly County had been wanted for the fatal July 10 shooting of Best Mertrice Amic while she sat in a parked car on Robert B Seyner Avenue.
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Per Hill
B. Whitt
Lochgelly
Robert B. Seyner
Kiwanis Reports On To Beckley Drive Success
Kiwanis Club reports strong support for the On To Beckley drive benefiting Grafton High. Funds secured transportation and tickets for 19 lettermen and staff. final accounting will support the high school athletic department.
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Kiwanis
Beckley
Grafton
Raleigh
Becks Drive
Kiwanis Club
William W. Merow
Roy W. Walter
State Sportswriters Association
Bearcats
Merow
Firemen Put Trees On Sale At Municipal Building
Firemen announce live Christmas trees and decorations on display at the Municipal Building. Mrs. Charles Custer will offer door mantle and window decorations at the fire station for sale. Trees and decorations will be showcased around December 10, with Fire Chief John Proctor and crew delivering a fire safety talk in Flemington tomorrow night to the PTA.
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Munipal
John Proctor
Charles Custer
Maple Avenue
Preetor
Flemington
Proctor
PTA
Drainer Rites Set For Tuesday At Beulah Baptist Church
Funeral services for George W. Drainer will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at Beulah Baptist Church Pruntytown with Masonic rites at Harmony Grove cemetery graveside He died suddenly at his Morgan Town home December 1 Card of thanks requests appreciation for kindness shown during illness and death of husband and father John Cov-
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Beulah Baptist Church
Pruntytown
George W. Drainer
Morgan
Harmony Grove
Durin
John Cov
Animal Artists Form Union to Safeguard Welfare
New York reports that animal artists formed the American Guild of Animal Artists AGAA to protect welfare, seek a retired actors home and a social security fund. Secretary Gareth Gould cites poor conditions, long hours, bad travel, and lack of post‑career care. The group aims to tax earnings to fund supporting programs.
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Central Press Assortation
New York
Animal Artists of the World
Unite
AGA American Guild of Animal Artists
Sociel
Gareth Gould
Gay
Miss Gould
Wes
AGRA
AGVA
American Guild of Variety Artiste
AGAA
Kitzmiller Funeral Services Tuesday for Lloyd W Kitzmiller
Lloyd William Kitzmiller died Saturday at 12 30 a m Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Knotts Funeral Home officiated by Rev Ralph E Burnette burial at Woodsdale Memorial Park Friends may call at Knotts Funeral Home Young Democrats meet tonight at the Court House president William Cockrell urges attendance Niagara Falls partly in Canada South Carolina was the last state to secede from the Union
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Knotts Funeral Home
Lloyd William Kitzmiller
E. Knotts Avenue
Ralph E. Burnette
First Christian Church
Woodsdale Memorial Park
Taylor County
Court House
William Cockrell
Niagara Falls
South Carolina
Carl M Cooper Funeral Service Held Here Today
Funeral services for Carl Mackin Cooper were held at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 p m. He died suddenly at his home Saturday at 1 p m. The Rev C E Hawkins of Pruntytown Methodist Church officiated. Pallbearers were Earl Cooper Carl Knotts Brooks Tucker Chester Sinsel Boyd McDaniel and George Hardman. Cooper 41 born October 22 1915 in Taylor County was a son of Dorsey Mackin and Dencie Smallwood Cooper who survive with widow Dorothy Willy Cooper Fairmont and son Thomas Carl Cooper. He also left two brothers and two sisters including Lee Cooper Pruntytown John Cooper Fairmont Miss Helen Cooper Fairmont and Mrs Maxine Stuckey Fairmont. He had worked for Sinse Coal Company as a shovel operator for several years.
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Bartlett Funeral
Carl Mackin Cooper
Pryntytown
C. E. Hawkins
Pruntytown Methodist Church
Earl Cooper
Carl Knotts
Brooks Tucker
Chester Sinsel
Boyd McDaniel
George Hardman
Mr. Cooper
Taylor County
Dorsey Mackin
Dencie Smallwood Cooper
Dorothy Willy Cooper
Fairmont
Thomas Carl Cooper
Lee ‘Cooper
Pruntytown
John Cooper
Helen Cooper
Maxine Stuckey
Cooper
Sinse, Coal Company
FUNERALS FOR INEZ DAVIS AND CARL COOPER HELD
Funeral services for Mrs Inez Davis were held at 11 a m at Evans Chapel Methodist Church Simpson with Rev Robert Yoak officiating Burial followed at Simpson Cemetery Pallbearers included Raymond Barnett Forrest Selvey Gelvey Bartlett Everett Moran C F Moore and Everett Green Friends could visit Bartlett Funeral Home After 4 p m today Carl M Cooper was honored at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 p m with Rev C E Trawkins officiating Burial was in Woods Afe Memorial Park Pallbearers were Earl Cooper Carl Knotts Brooks Tucker Chester Sinsel Boyd McDaniel and George Hardman
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Inez Davis
Evans Chapel Methodist Church
Simpson
Robert G. Yoak
Simpson Cemetery
Raymond Barnett
Forrest Selvey
Gelvey Bartlett
Everett Moran
C. F. Moore
Everett Green
Bartlett Funeral
Carl M. Cooper
Bartlett Funeral Home
C. E. Trawkins
Woodsafe Memorial Park
Earl Cooper
Carl Knotts
Brooks Tucker
Chester Sinsel
Boyd McDaniel
George Hardman
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