Firestone Funeral for Newport Colonist Harveys Firestone
The funeral for Harveys Firestone, Newport colonist and longtime Firestone Rubber Co. executive, will be held at 1:20 p.m. tomorrow in the Isabelle Firestone Memorial Chapel at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Akron Ohio. Firestone died Friday at his Akron home at age 75 after a cancer battle. He led Firestone from 1946 as chief executive and presided over plant expansion abroad and a doubling of sales to about $1.5 billion. He retired as president in 1983 and headed the Firestone Foundation since 1968. He leaves a widow, three daughters, and a son who predeceased him.
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Harveys
Firestone Citr
Newport
Isabelle Firestone
St. Paul's Episcopa
Akron
Ohio
Firestone
Firestone Rubber Co
Fileabeth Parke
Ocean Lawn
T. Shaw
Cliff Walk
Cliff Avenue
Firestones
Verner Z. Reed
Narragansett Avenue
Princeton University
England
Argentina
Switzerland
South
Chhef
Plfcer
Rubber Company
Firestone Foundation
Leonard Firestone
Los Angeles
Raymond Firestone
Elizabeth
Russell and Hoyer
Elizabeth Firestone Willis
Washington, D.C
Willliam Clay Ford
Grosse Pointe Shores
Mich
John F. Ball
Greenwich
Harvey
Firestone II
Chiscago
U.S. Department of Defense
Liberia
Germany
Spain
Finland
France
United Service Organizations Inc
U N Program Tops Record in Global Development Spending
The United Nations Development Program reported a record 274 million spent in 1972 on over 6 00 projects across 135 countries and territories. Rudolph A. Peterson of Bank of America, leading the program, said 1972 expenditures rose by 13 million from 1971, funded by government contributions.
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United Nations
N.Y
ILN
Rudolph A. Peterson
Bank of America
Hanoi Reds Get Peking Welcome
Thousands greet North Vietnam leaders Pham Van Dong and Le Duan upon arrival in Peking for summit talks on Vietnam cease fire and regional conflicts. The visit coincides with Paris discussions between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho over cease fire implementation amid Laos and Cambodia concerns.
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Peking
North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
Communist Party
le Duan
Vetnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Paris
Henry A. Kissliger
Hanoi
le Duc
Vietnam
Four Scholarships Awarded To Music Summer Schools
Newport Tunes and Talents awarded four scholarships at Honyman Hall for piano voice and violin. Kieran Hadley and Frances Johnson won piano, James Friedman violin, Kevin Entwistle close behind, and Terry Morganthaler won voice. Winners attend Amherst and Westminster programs. Denise Spero also attends Amherst after missing last year. Judges include Lucien Oliver Mary Hubbard and John McTavish. Proceeds from the choir festival at St George's Chapel benefit the scholarship fund.
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Kieran Hadley
Richard Gamble
Terry Mongenthaler
James Friedman
Denise Spero
Cians
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N.J
Amherst
Lucien Oliver
Barrington College
R.E. Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops
Mary Hubbard
East Jayme
Conn
East Lyme Arts Cornell Chorus
John
U.S. Lists Viet Deaths
The Defense Department reports 10,303 non-hostile deaths alongside 45,958 combat casualties in Vietnam. Fragging and accidental homicides rose then declined as troop withdrawals progressed. Aircraft crashes caused 3,060 non-hostile deaths and motor vehicle crashes 1,075. 1,163 homicides and 102 drug deaths were also reported.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Vietnam
Sem
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Southeast Asia
Leo &. Benade
Benade
Mrs. C. G. King Dies At Age 95
Laura Edwards King 95 of 9 Robinson St died Saturday night after a long illness. Widow of Chester King she was born in Bath England June 28 1877 and came to the United States in 1900 settling in Newport. She leaves a son Chester Thomas King a daughter Mrs Baura Humphreys a grandson Col William T King and two granddaughters Mrs Marcia Haggis and Mrs Laura Fr Denton. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in Emmanuel Church with burial in Middletown Cemetery.
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Laura Edwards King
Robinson St
Chester
King
Emmanuel Church
Women's Guild
Bath
England
Thomas and
Martha Brinkworth Edwards
Newport
Baura Humphreys
William T. King
USA
Germany
Marcia Haggis
Middletown
Laura Fr. Denton
Portsmouth
Middletown Cemetery
Dr Calvy Dies Navy Hospital Official
Ta George C Calvy 63 of 2082 Tristan Ave Portsmouth a retired Navy physician died Saturday night at the Naval hospital He was born in Fond du Lac Wis son of Dr Peter and Mary J Loyd Calvy and lived in Portsmouth since 1987 He served in WWI and the Korean War and held posts at St Albans Navy Hospital Camp Lejeune and Union Carbide New York He leaves a widow eight children a stepson a brother a sister and two grandchildren Services set for 11 am Wednesday at J E Connors Funeral Home Burial in St Columba Cemetery
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George C. Calvy
Tristan Ave
Portsmouth
Navy
Naval Hospital
Mary M. Kenney Calvy
Fond du Lac
His
Peter
Mary J. Loyd Calvy
University of Wisconsin
Medical Schoool
Washington University
St. Louis
Calvy
Naval Hospital Staff
St. Alban’s Navy Hospital
New York
Camp Lejeune
Union Carbide Comp
Amehean College of Physicians
New York State Muxiccal Society
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Alvaro Vieira
Portsmouth Veterans of Foreign Wars
Newport
John R. Calyy
San Diego
Calif
Hennis Graff
Danville
Michael H. Monson
Atlanta
William Calyy
Anaheim
Arthur J. Wagner
J. E. Connors
St. Columba’s Cemetery
Mid Detown
Mrs. Peterson Dies At Age 89
Mrs Annie P Peterson 89 of 39 West Narragansett Ave died Saturday morning at home. A private funeral was held this afternoon at Memorial Funeral Home with Rev Archie Burdick officiating. Cremation at Swan Point Cemetery Providence. She was born Newport Jan 8 1885, daughter of Gustav and Alma Muller Petterson Peterson. Survived by three daughters Sterling Monk Migs Majel Peterson Eunice Peterson. a son L Ottn Peterson. three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Annie P. Peterson
West Narragansett Ave
Memorial
Archie Burdick
Seamen's Church Institute
Swan Point
Providence
Peterson
Olio Peterson
Newport
Gustav and
Alma Muller Petterson Peterson
Sterling Monk
Migs
Majel Peterson
Miss Eunice Peterson
Ledyard, Conn
L. Ottn Peterson
Wilmington, Mass
Newport Daily News 14 No. 129 publication details
Newport Daily News volume 14 number 129 published daily except Sundays and holidays by Edward A. Sherman Publishing Company at 101 Malbone Road Newport Rhode Island. Rates shown include carrier 75 cents weekly and mail subscriptions annual 35 dollars six months 20 dollars three months 12 dollars one month 4.50. Associated Press rights noted.
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Edward A. Sherman Publishing Company
Malbone Road
Newport
Associated Press
Mrs A Clarke Dies At 39 In Middletown
Mrs Arguuamaria Osorio Clarke 39, of Wood Road Middletown, died yesterday. She was wife of William J Clarke and mother of four sons Carlos, William Jr, Edward, Tony, and daughter Augustina. Born Feb 1 1934 in Colon Panama she belonged to St Lucy Church and several local Catholic and Navy wives groups. Funeral from Faria Funeral Home to St Lucy Church for 9 am mass. Burial in St Columus Cemetery.
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Arguuamaria Osorio Clarke
Wood Road
Middletown
William J. Clarke
Clarke
Colon
Panama
St. Lucy's Church
The
Catholic Daughters of America
Navy Wives Club
OPO Wives Club
Fleet Reserve Auxiliary
Carlos Clarke
William H. Clarke, Jr
Edward Clarke
Tony Clarke
Augustina Clarke
Claudia Osorio
Juanita Osorio
Faria
St. Columnus's
Astronauts Await Word On Space Walk Repairs
Skylab astronauts await confirmation for a space walk to free a jammed solar panel that could double power aboard the station. Commander Charles Conrad Jr leads the plan with a potential Wednesday repair and possible extension of the 28 day mission.
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Skylab
William C. Schneider
Newsmen
Tepsule
Storey Musgrove
Mission Control
Control Center
Conrad
Sehneider
Space Agency
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Schneider
Joseph P. Kercig
Paul J. Weitz
James A. Lovell
Lovells
Portuguese Urged To Unite At First U S Congress
Cambridge hosts the Congress of Portuguese in the United States at Harvard with about 400 attendees. Rep Ronald Pina urged creating a special agency to assist Portuguese immigrants while most of the sessions focused on panels addressing immigrant problems.
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Cambridge, Mass
Pudlygil
Ronald Pina
Drew Bedford
Congress of
United States
Bult
Harvard University
Cambridge Organization of
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
California
Pina
Pastore condemns Watergate and naval cutbacks
Rhode Island Senator John G. Pastore denounces Watergate acts as despicable and attacks base closings at Newport and Quonset Point. He laments overseas spending, notes furloughs for Americans, and cites 125 bases in Japan while urging restraint and national unity.
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Pastore
Connell withdraws from Fourth Ward council race
Local candidate James J. Connell of 16 Stacey St withdraws from the Fourth Ward council race as reported by the Can vassing Authority. The day’s notices also include lodge meeting announcements, student award news, fire incidents, nursing alumnae talk, skating result, piano teachers auditions, and a Newport club bus trip to Rockport.
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James J. Connell
Stacey St
Authrony
Esther Rebekah Lodge
Lo.o.f
Charles Street
Street Sweeping Planned Tonight Across Multiple Streets
The city schedules street cleaning for West Extension Goodwin Harrington Sim ons Grafton Potter and Stockholm plus Spring Wharf Waites Wharf Commercial Wharf and West Narragansett Avenue. Residents are urged to move vehicles and avoid blocked areas during the sweep window.
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West Extension
Goodwin
Harrington
Simons
Grafton
Potter
Stockholm
Spring Wharf
Waites Wharf
Commercial Wharf
West Narragansett Avenue
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Harvey S. Firestone Jr, Sar Tapwe Ee
U.N
Nannicelli
Newport Hospital
John Nannicelli
Kathleen Dalton
Colony Drive
Cunningham
Edward Cunningham
Claudette Kieran
Old Beach Road
Bryer
Earl Bryer
Marianne Williamson
Kay St. Bohl
James Bohl
Julia Boreh
Beacon St
Eberhard
Robert Eberhard
Heidi Dupre
Main Road
Purlsmouth
Gillis
Carl Gillis
Pauls Spoos
Hall Ave. James
Kenneth James Faith Lynch
Boulevard Terrace
Calvy- George L
M.C. Usm
Mary M. (Kenhey) Calvy
Indien Avenue
J.B. Connors Funers
Bristol Ferry Road
Wood Aid
Midd
Farts
Mile Corner
St. Columba's Cemetery
Harvey S. Jr
Elizabeth ( Parke) Firestone
Idabelle Firestone
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Laura (Edwards) King
Chester G. King
Chester Thats King
Laura K. Humphreys
Robinson Street
Hambly Funeral Home
Brick House
Hed Cross Avenue
Benny Benton
Holden
Helen
Charles
P. Sheridan
Marion
Benton E. Holden SR
Wile Elsie Son Rentan Jr
Daily News
C. G. King
Navy Hospital
Newport Daily News Vol
A. Clarke
Solon
Citizens Committee
Pam
Janice Trezvant
Superintendent of Schools
N.A.A.C.P
Martin Luther King Center
Cathy Gray
Manly
Gray
Howard St
Rt. Junior College
Kay Blvd
Peter Hayes
King Hood
Mid- Melown
Frank Bond
Marsh St
Joan Chapdelaine
Tyresdale Hospital
Fall River
Newport Hospital School of Nursing
LaForge Casino
At & P.m
7 Path
Deborah Jean Nunes
Gabriel Nunes
Wayside Ave
Whalen Park
Mass
Mozart Club
Ellen
Nason
Maria St
Gund of
Ac Association
Almaanuel
Newport Business and Professional Women's Club
Rockport
Aquidneck
Mewrort County
Charles A. Edenbac Jr
Robert
Edenbach
Trinity Cemetery
Aquidneckstand
Coggeshall School
Trinity
P.O
Rhodesland
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