ITT Lobbyist Leaves Hospital For TV Interview
Dita D. Beard of ITT testified she would be unable to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for six months due to a heart condition. She signed herself out of Mountain Valley Osteopathic Hospital for a CBS Sixty Minutes interview and wore a hospital gown during filming.
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New York
UPD
Dita D. Beard
International Telephone and ‘Telegraph Corp
Senate
Beard
Mountain Valley Osteopathic Hospital
CBS
Mike Wallace
Wallace
Local leaders clash over endorsements in district meeting
Cobb said the district avoided backing any candidate and opposed endorsing Rep. James Kee in the fourth district preferring Ken Hechler or Dr. Haney Wells. Canaday and Daniels likewise favored Hechler. District 2 locals listed from a meeting include 3770 Eccles and 6163 Whitby among many others.
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Ing
Cobb
James Kee
Ken Hechler
Haney Wells
Princeton
Canaday
Daniels
Hechler
Kee
Eccles
Stotesbury
Cranberry
Affinity
Tams
MacAlpin
Lillybrook
Raleigh
Winding Gulf
Killarney
Slab Fork
East Gulf
Besoco
Amigo
Fireco
Clifftop
Winona
Mt. Hope
Garden Ground
Landisburg
Page
Quinwood
Odd
Stanaford
Crab Orchard
Helen
Whitby
Jonben
Beckley
Baileysville
Bolt
Pineville
Wyco
Alpeca
Otsego
Stevenson
Wyoming
Maben
Tralee
Timann
Herndon
Rupert
Rainelle
Ansted
Jodie
Beards Fork
Layland
Minden
Edmond
Lochgelly
Oakwood
Oswald
Reporter and attorney join in probing Buffalo Creek flood
Washington reporter Thomas Bethell and attorney J Davitt McAteer announce an independent inquiry into the Buffalo Creek flood that killed more than 120 people on February 26. They seek survivor input and aim to finish the report in May, examining cause, prevention, and coal industry influence.
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Washington
Ralph, Nader
Buffalo Creek
Thomas N. Bethell
J. Davitt McAteer
West Virginia
Bethell and McAteer
Eport
Logan County
Charleston
Pittston
Bethell
Kentucky
Appalachia
Coal Patrol
Hurricane Creek
Harper & Row
McAteer
Ralph Nader
Center For Study of Responsive Law
West Virginia University Law School
Appalachia Information Inc
National Press
Washington, D. C
HUD suspends Dun and Bradstreet credit reports on FHA mortgages
HUD halted contracts with Dun and Bradstreet for credit reports on single family mortgage insurance. FHA will rely on bank and retail credit checks instead, affecting real estate transactions and timelines. The action follows a New York grand jury indictment charging false information by multiple defendants in a $23 million alleged scheme.
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Washington
UPI
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Dun and Bradstreet Inc
Dunn and
Bradstreet
New York City
Federal Treasury
Dun and Bradstreet
Federal Housing Adminis
Tration’s
FHA
Dun and
Eugene A. Gulledge
Dun
Bradstreet, Inc
Gulledge
New York
Networks refuse air time for population commission report
The Population Growth and the American Future panel, created in 1970, sought a one hour prime time slot to present findings on abortion, contraception, and population growth. NBC CBS and ABC declined citing news policies. The commission appeals to the FCC under the fairness doctrine as producers pursue a documentary film and possible PBS airings.
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Washington
UPI
Presidential Population Commission
United States
Commission On Population Growth and
The
American Future
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Ben C. Fisher
Population Panel
Commission
NBC
CBS
ABC
Ramsey
ABC News
Evacuated Louisville Area Stabilizes Runaway Barge
A runaway barge at the McAlpine Dam in the Ohio River was stabilized and will be drained of its liquid chlorine. The evacuation order for about 4,000 residents in a 35 block area was lifted as four large tanks are pumped out with compressed nitrogen. Recovery teams and authorities worked through Easter weekend to secure the scene.
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Louisville, Ky
UPI
Louisville
McAlpine
Ohio River
Indiana
Congressman seeks My Lai report via FOIA aid
Rep. Les Aspin asks a federal court to order the Pentagon to release the Peers Commission Report on the My Lai massacre. He argues the report is not exempt, noting trials are finished except for Lt. Calley appeal. Aspin says army exemptions are phony and a coverup concerns persist.
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Washington
UPI
Les. Aspin
D-Wis
Pentagon
My Lai
Aspin
Defense Department
Peers Commission
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Robert F. Froehlke
Laird
William L. Calley
Lso
Robert W. Berry
Calley
Vietnam War Updates Cutback Brings U.S. Troop Totals Below 100000
The U.S. announces a 6200 troop reduction bringing total American service members in Vietnam to about 69,000 by May 1 amid intensified fighting in Quang Tri Province. Four U.S. planes and helicopters were shot down while rescuing about 200 Americans. additional aircraft were lost or missing as South Vietnamese bases faced heavy artillery bombardment. Saigon reports temporary abandonment of 12 bases in Quang Tri amid a major push, with counterattacks planned after reinforcements arrive.
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Quang Tri
U.S. Command
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Quang Tri Lity
Dong Ha
Cam Lo
Mai Loc
Fire damages car on Heber Street in Beckley
Beckley fire department extinguished a 1967 model car fire on Heber Street at 8:34 a.m. The vehicle owned by Norman Knapp sustained $200 damage due to ignition and wiring. A false alarm sent firefighters to 110 Ringleben Street at 4:20 p.m. Sunday. A first aid call at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at 109 Totten Street involved Luther Oglesby Jr. 24, who was ill and transported to Beckley VA Hospital by ambulance.
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Beckley
Heber Street
Norman Knapp
Ringleben Street
Totten St
Luther Oglesby Jr
Beckley VA Hospital
McGovern Reiterates ITT Tax Charge and Vietnam Policy
McGovern clung to his charge that ITT paid no federal taxes for three years ending 1970 despite retracting one accusation. He urged total withdrawal from Vietnam and warned against further U S military aid to South Vietnam. Lindsay, a heavy underdog, claimed rising momentum while Wallace rested after church.
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McGovern
ITT
United States
South Vietnam
Lindsay
Harrisburg Seven accused in first count of 10 indictment
The Harrisburg Seven are charged in the opening count with a conspiracy to disrupt the government through kidnapping bombing and raids on draft boards the sole count naming all seven and involving plaintiffs beyond Berrigan and Sister Elizabeth alleging a collective plot through most of 1970.
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Harrisburg Seven
Berrigan
Elizabeth
Disciples Seek Growth While Denying Drug Ties
The Disciples, aiming to expand membership into the hundreds, vow to expel anyone caught using drugs and pledge to be peaceful. They insist race and creed do not matter, while a debate over West Virginia as a national base prompts a sharp reply from a Disciple reacting to Gov. Moore’s warning.
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Pres
Arch A. Moore
West Virginia
Mrs Dona Farley 87 Dies After Long Illness at Lester
Mrs Dona E Farley 87 of Lester died at her home after a long illness. Born Lerena December 16 1884 she was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ford Keaton. A Lester resident 52 years she was a Baptist. Survived by three sons Gomer Edward Troy Farley and five daughters Elma Fain Clara McKinney Hallie Bailey Davada Bell Farley Almeda Fuller a sister Christie Bowling three half sisters Amy Dove Maize Phillips Josie Byrd. Also 23 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral 11 am Thursday Melton Mortuary Chapel burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Friends may call after 5 pm Wednesday. Pallbearers Carl Fain Jr Tommy Fain Omer Vernon Bailey Charles Dale Farley James McKinney David Johnson.
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Dona E. Farley
Lester
Lerena
Ford Keaton
The
Baptist Church
Gomer
Edward
Troy Farley
Elma Fain
Clara McKinney
Hallie Bailey
Fairdale
Davada Bell Farley
Almeda Fuller
Beckley
Christie Bowling
Princeton
Amy Dove
Maize Phillips
Josie Byrd
Melton Mortuary
Blue Ridge
Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Carl Fain ,Jr
Tommy Fain
Omer
Vernon Bailey
Charles
Dale Farley
James McKinney
David Johnson
Funeral for Mrs. Julia Sowder in Homestead Fla
Funeral services for 83 year old Julia Ann Sowder of Homestead Florida will be held Wednesday at 11 am at Branam Funeral Home Homestead. Burial in Homestead. She died Sunday after a long illness. Born November 14 1888 in Virginia she was predeceased by her husband Ira in 1965. Survived by three daughters Pauline Shumate Louise Elliot Betty McCloud and five sons Noah Woodrow Jack Claude West Hollywood Fila and James. Includes many grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
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Julia Ann Sowder
Homestead
Fla
Pax
Branam
Virginia
Ira
Dennis
Pauline) Shumate
Soulsville
Harry
Louise) Elliot
Betty) McCloud
Miami
Noah
Woodrow
Jack
Claude
West Hollywood
Fila
James
Baltimore
James A Prince 1917 54 Shady Spring funeral services
Funeral services for James Andrew Prince 54 of Shady Spring will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Grove Christian Church with Rev. William Booth officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Prince died Sunday at 10 a.m. after a short illness. He worked as an engineer for C and O Railway and was a WWI veteran. He is survived by wife Virginia Godby Prince two sons James Raymond and Paul R. two sisters one brother and one grandchild. Burial details and pallbearers are listed.
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James Andrew Prince
Shady Spring
Oak Grove Christian Church
William Booth
Oak Grove
Hinton
Brook Tolbert
Beckley
James C. Prince
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
James Raymond
Paul R
Tom T
Edward
Margaret Rose
Shanks
John
Mildred) Rogar
Beckley Masonic Lodge
No. 95
J. B. Helton
Darrell Johnson
R. L. Lares
Henry Noel
Elwood Lilily
Guy Buster
Teelick Davis
Garland Tyree
Funeral notices from Beckley area list multiple services
Incomplete arrangements for Mrs. William E. Osborne 93 of 514 South Kanawha St. follow a long illness. Final rites for Mrs. Madalene Love Ritch 55 of Cool Ridge will be at 1 p.m. at Quesenberry with burial at Blue Ridge Gardens. Amon Smith 66 of Route 1 Oak Hill to be buried at High Lawn Memorial Park after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Survivors include children, siblings, and grandchildren. services at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home and Tyree Funeral Home Chapel.
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William E
Bessie) Osborne
South Kanawha St
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Princeton
Green
Ann Whittaker Pennington
Nan C. McCormick
Nan C. McCormick, ‘Beckley
A. B. Pennington
Tinceton
Keyser Bryant Funeral Home
Amon Smith
Oak Hill
Tyree
Jack Logan
High Lawn Memorial Park
Beckley Hospital
New River Coal Co
Summerlee
Elverton
James and
Prudence Light Smith
Gleema Marie West Smith
Edgar Newton
Winnie West
Annie Liptrap
Columbus
Ohio
Final rites held for Oat R. Ward 82 Ramp
Oat R. Ward 82 of Ramp will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton with Rev. A D. Gary officiating. Burial is in Cooper Cemetery at Sandstone. Survivors include sisters Dessie Criss Oak Hill and Annie Dick Fayetteville.
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Oat R. Ward
Ramp
Ronald Meadows Fundeal
Hinton
A. D. Gary
Cooper Cemetery
Sandstone
Dessie Criss
Oak Hill
Annie Dick
Fayetteville
Death of Mrs. Essie Wickliffie at 76 in Whipple
Mrs. Essie Wickliffie, 76, of Whipple, dies en route to a local hospital at 9 30 a m after a long illness. Body remains at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending funeral arrangements.
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Essie Wickliffie
Whipple
Ritchie Jand Johnson Funeral Parlor
Howard Turpin Dies in Beckley Hospital
Howard Turpin 4, of 316 Mound Street Mount Hope, died early today at Beckley Hospital. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Howard Turpin
Mound St
Mount Hope
Beckley Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
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Freida) Burns
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Myrtle) Bradford
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