Roscoe Perkins Named New Bell County High Football Coach
Roscoe Perkins is appointed head football coach at Bell County High School replacing Tim Sanders. A former Bell County player, he played at Kentucky and EKU, earned All-OVC honors, signed with the Miami Dolphins, and spent nine seasons coaching at Middlesboro including a state runner-up Yellow Jackets squad.
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Roscoe Perkins
Bell County High School
Middlesboro
Perkins
Tim Sanders
Bell High
University of Kentucky
Blanton Collier
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
EKU Colonels
Miami Dolphins
Bell County
Middleboro
Yellow Jacket
Narayan reportedly suffers heart attack in prison cell
India opposition leader Jayaprakash Narayan, jailed during the emergency crackdown, was admitted to All-India Medical Institute after reportedly suffering a heart attack. Supporters say he fell ill Sunday night while hunger striking. officials would not disclose his condition.
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Gandhi
Victor J. Vanzi
New Delhi
India
UPD
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indira Garhi
All-India Medical Institute
Narayan
Mrs. Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Britain
Securit
American Legion Sets Fourth of July Program
The American Legion sponsors a Middlesboro Fourth of July at the Civic Center. A 1 p.m. service opens the day with a pledge and prayer. Afternoon contests, races, a shoe scramble, and free ice cream and watermelon follow, plus a Little League game behind the center. At Bradner Stadium the Middlesboro High School band performs from 6 to 8 30 p.m., with more games and contests, then a fireworks display at dark. Admission is free.
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American Legion
Middlesboro Civic Center
Jesse Helm
Helm
Civic Center
Middlesboro High School
Bradner Stadium
New York Garbagemen Threaten Stink City
Sanitation workers staged a wildcat strike in New York to protest layoffs tied to budget cuts. A city spokesman said no trucks were rolling as workers stayed on strike while officials prepared a contingency plan for garbage collection.
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New York
UPL
Sanitation Department
Sanitationmen’s Union
John DeLury
Clear Creek Evangelists Spend 3 Weeks in Trinidad
Five students from Clear Creek Baptist School spent twenty one days in Trinidad, West Indies, preaching at crusades and distributing literature. Led by Sonny Maraj, they stayed with locals in Port of Spain and Rio Claro, presenting slides of the church and Holy Lands.
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Clear Creek
Trinidad
Susan Hines
Daily News
Clear Creek Baptist School
West Indies
Sonny Maraj
Maraj
Gwen
Miami
Port of Spain
Sonny
Reggie Hill
Southern Baptist
Israel
Kelly Baptist Mission
Clear Creek School
Rio Clara
Gene Mathias
Tel
Chonr Creek Bapital School
Trindad
Maynard
Oil price surge forecast to slow recovery and raise costs
The Congressional Budget Office projects oil prices rising through fall and into 1976, boosting inflation and cutting about $33 billion from the U.S. economy. It warns of higher consumer prices, weaker growth, and unemployment near current levels as oil costs climb, with a potential $40 billion hit if gas and coal costs also rise.
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Mike Feinsileer
Washington
UPS
Congressional Budget Office
U.S
CBO
Tate
Organization of Petroleum
Ford
Watioil
White House
Harlan Votes to Legalize Alcohol Sales in City
Harlan Kentucky voters approved liquor sales by a 602 to 553 margin, ending the city’s 1942 dry status. Liquor will be available only in package stores, with beer licenses for other outlets and on premise sale allowed in taverns.
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Harlan County
Cumberland
Retiring Middlesboro Pastor Truett Miller Ends Tenure
The Reverend Truett Miller, longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Middlesboro, announces his retirement after ten years in the role. He plans to fill in as interim pastor for area churches and remains active in revivals. Born May 25, 1914, he studied law before entering ministry and served as a chaplain in World War II and Korea.
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Truett Miller
First Baptist Church of
Middlesboro
Miller
Rev. Miller
Starr Ground High School
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Henderson
Zion Baptist Church
Hendersorefore
Clay, Ky
Souther Baptist Theological Seminary
Morganfield
First Baptist Church
Air Force
Claiborne School Board Hires Maintenance Men
The Claiborne County Board of Education hired Esco Rogers as county maintenance and transportation supervisor at $700 a month. New maintenance and janitorial staff were filled, with several supervisors named for specific schools and renovations approved for Ellen Myers School and other facilities.
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Claiborne School Board
Tazewell
Claiborne County Board of Education
Claiborne County Quarterly Court
Esco Rogers
Rogers
Big Red True Value Store
Middlesboro
Clay Neely
Billy Hopper
John Smith
Walter Mason
Carson Essary
Leonard Brooks
Ellen Meyers
Sewell Crockett
Forge Ridge
Ernest Tinnel
Powell Valley
Audie Evans
William Bolton
Barbara Richardson
H. Y. Livesay
Wade Whitaker
Robert W. Paris
Claiborne County High School
Andy Buchanan
Soldier's Memorial School
Lawrence Rowe
Springdale
Milase Stamford
Clairfield
Midway
New Tazewell
Walter Russell
Powell Valley Elementary
Scott Halloway
Powell Valley High School
Gladys Gibson
H. ¥. Livesay
Cap Preaswell
Soldier's Memorial
Robert Murphy
Caded
Ellen Myers
Landers to Divorce After 36 Years of Marriage
Chicago based advice columnist Ann Landers announces divorce from Jules Lederer after 36 years of marriage. She says the decision was personal, writing candidly to readers as friends, noting Jules remains loving and generous. The columnist reflects on the irreal feel of sharing her own breakup and questions how such a long union could end.
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Chicago
API
Ann Landers
Jules Lederer
Chicago Sun-Times
Eppie Léderer
Anh Landers
Mrs. Lederer
Jumes
Crash Victims ID Difficult Near Harriman Tennessee
Authorities said it may take several days to identify two of the three victims in a head on crash on Interstate 40 near Harriman Tennessee. Thomas E. Sexton of Ten Mile was identified. the other two men in the truck loaded with produce were not. The wreck occurred as one vehicle traveled the wrong direction on the expressway.
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Ohio Valley Conference
State College
New Bell County High
OFEC
Harlan
First Baptist
Harvard University
Army Air Corps
Pacific Ocean
Danville
Providence
Sturgis
Putton
Winnsboro
South Carolina
Georgetown and
Campbellsville
Green Construction Company of
Midway School
Tom Ball
Landers
Ydo
Jules
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