Weekend auto wrecks leave eight thousand in damages
Three drivers faced charges after a series of weekend crashes injuring one person and causing up to 8800 dollars in damages. Mascott jailed for drunken driving after a 1959 car hit a 1970 model vehicle at 740 S. Danny Earl Jackson Bond posted. Blanche Buchanan faces Municipal Court after left turn into a C and P Telephone Co. car. Roy Daniels jailed on drunken driving following a chain collision near Bradley. No charges in a Neville Street First Avenue crash. Douglas Cruise avoids charges after veering into a utility pole.
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Mascott
Danny Earl Jackson
Fayette St
Grady
Whitlock Ford, Inc
Beckley
Jackson
Blanche Buchanan
Central Ave
Virginia Street
Central Avenue
C and P Telephone Co
Charleston
William Thompson
Sprague
Thompson
Marsha Bowles
Fayetteville
U. S
Bradley
Bowles
Erma Brown
Daniels
Brown
Miss Bowles
Neville Street
First Avenue
Jessie Worrell, Jr
Prince Street
Don Levey
Randolph St
Douglas Cruise
Coal City
Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Opens WVU Journalism Week
Lucinda Franks of UPI London bureau headlines West Virginia University Journalism Week with a noontime luncheon seminar in Mountainlair and an evening talk in the activities center ballroom. Other speakers include Tom Wolfe, Carl Ally, Peter Romanov, Tom Pendegast, and Morley Safer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WVU
Morgantown
UPD
Lucinda Franks
United Press International
London
West Virginia University
Franks
Mountainlair
Activities Center
United States
Thomas Owers
Diana
UPI
Diana Oughton
New York
U. S
Tom Wolfe
Carl Ally
Peter Romanov
Associated ‘Press
Tom Pender' ‘Gast
Morley Safer
CBS ‘Television News
Uganda Starts Family Planning To Cope With Population Explosion
Uganda unveils a nationwide family planning program to curb a 3.4 percent growth rate aiming for 3 percent by 1979. Mobile clinics and trained health staff will reach rural areas, with participation voluntary and cultural concerns addressed. If targets miss, harsher measures could follow in the 1980s.
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Uganda
Kampala
UPI
Ministry of Planning
China
S .Oday
Africa
Family Planning Association
Health Ministry
Fourteen Area Men Enlist With Beckley Army Station
The Beckley Army Recruiting Station announced fourteen March enlistments including a candidate for Officer Candidate School. Enlistees span Beckley Fayetteville Ansted Crab Orchard Hinton Gauley Bridge and Hollywood with assignments to the 82nd Airborne 101st Airborne and Armor units and other regular Army posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Army
Kenneth Ferguson
Beckley
Army
Garrick L. Hopkins
Fayetteville
Europe
Charles A Winnbrenner
Ansted
Gregory Wall
Bud
82Nd Airborne Division
Samuel H. Cole
Crab Orchard
194Th Armor
Steven M. Hall
Brenton
Air Defense Command
Norman Lee Wilson Jr
Hinton
Roy Jackson Miller
Gauley Bridge
101St Airborne Division
James A. Lucas
Hollywood
Charles Ellison
Beaver
Juan Williams
Dennis Medley
Stevie Ray Bragg
James Dale Bragg
Alley Heads Mabscott Police Chief Post
Former Beckley patrolman Talmadge Alley, now of Oak Grove, began duties as Mabscott police chief on a full-time basis. Previous chief Billy Sullivan and policeman Irvin Simmons have resigned from part-time posts. Alley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alley of Harper Road.
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Beckley
Talmadge Alley
Oak’ Grove
Mabscott
Alley
Billy Sullivan
Sophia
Irvin Simmons
MacArthur
Frank Alley
Harper Road
Woodrow Wilson High Clinic Welcomes Area Youth
Correction notes sixth to fifth graders may join WWHS cheer clinic not girls six to eleven. Clinic led by WWHS cheerleaders at Stamford Road high school Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 50 p.m. Registration starts 8 30 a.m. A $3 50 fee covers registration instruction and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
WWHS
Stamford Road
Army Seeks Musicians in Bandsman Enlistment Option
Army recruiter Sgt. J. C. Harry Biser promotes the bandsman enlistment option for musicians seeking travel and a music career. Benefits include salary, room and board, free medical and dental care, and the chance to earn extra pay by playing at social events. Enlistment requires basic eligibility, a bandsman proficiency test, and an audition with an Army bandmaster at 111 Prince St Beckley.
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Army
J. C. Harry Biser
Sgt. Biser
Sgt
Biser
United States
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Germany
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Hawaii
Prince St
Beckley
Sunrise Toy Week Opens With Demonstrations and Tales
Sunrise, Charleston’s arts center at 746 755 Myrtle Road, offers a busy week starting April 9. A mountain toy demonstration and Civil War heritage motor caravan unfold Saturday and Sunday mornings, with public hours Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibits cover Appalachian Corridors NT, Our Newest Frontier Moon, The Spring Sky, Woodland Indians, Discovery Wall and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Center of Arts and Education
Myrtle Road
Appalachian Corridors
Winding Gulf Council Holds Tuesday Session at Helen
The Winding Gulf District Women's Convention president will convene at Magnolia Baptist Church Helen at 10 a.m. Tuesday with theme The Value of Opportunity Mary Pugh Wyco to deliver missionary address Devotions by Mullens Lester and West Wickham societies Margaret Pickett East Gulf Ester Banks Helen lead driver education sessions April 16 18 at Jacksons Mill Rev James Lester will oversee workshops drugs and alcohol in driving and traffic law enforcement Rev Charles Lawson Beckley alternates Rev Henry Parham Mullens president invites district missionaries and area ministers to attend Rev Russell Johnson Slab Fork hosts with display of driver education equipment and publications.
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Mullens,Lester
West Wickham Missionary Societies
Margaret Pickett
East Gulf
Ester Banks
Helen
West Virginia
James Lewis
Lester
Jackson’s Mill
Charles Lawson
Beckley
Henry Parham
Mullens
Ing
Svites
Russell Johnson
Slab
Fork
Eccles Man Jailed On Rape Charge
Police report: an Eccles man has been jailed on a rape charge after a driving incident led to his arrest. The driver was cited for related offenses during the investigation.
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Eccles
Beckley Deputies Jail Suspects on Various Charges
Sheriff's deputies jailed Paulj the mother of the alleged victim Burge and two others in Beckley on a rape charge and related counts under a Clear Fork District warrant. Several others were jailed on drunken driving and traffic charges, with some released after posting bond. additional cases moved to Municipal Court.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Paulj
Vic Burge
Beckley
C. Daniels
Eccles
Clear Fork
Justice of the Peace
Beckley City
David Dean Webb
William H. Lester
Keyrock
Harold D. Maynard
Oak Hill
Webb
Ronal Maurice Culley
Pax
Frankie L. Cox
Adrian Spear
Weather Details and River Conditions Summary
Airport data shows high 40s and low 20s with wind SW at 7 mph. Greenbrier and Lake Greenbrier remain normal and clear. New gauge at Hinton reports 27 today. Palm Springs 94 as high, Casper 6 as low. Extended outlook: partly cloudy and cool. possible northern panhandle precipitation. overnight lows in the 20s, highs 40s to 50s.
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Greenbrier
Ates
Hinton
Palm Springs
Casper
Wyo
Northern
Panhandle
Livestock Market Brings $11182 at New River Market
The 136 head sold Wednesday brought $11 182 according to market manager Minor Scott. There were 51 consignors and 49 buyers with detailed price ranges for cattle hogs calves and poultry. A flea market is planned each Saturday starting April 15.
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New River
Minor Scott
Scott
Democrats Rally At Midway Field Meeting
A Friday evening rally at Midway Elementary School gathered Raleigh County candidates including Ted Stacy for the House of Delegates DS Tom Knapp and his father Norman Knapp for State Supreme Court Judge Sterling Lewis from Shady Spring running for county court and Okey Mills seeking Raleigh County sheriff nomination. Additional rallies are planned at Clear Creek and Lester.
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Midway Elementary
Raleigh County
S. L. Reed
Midway
Ted Stacy
House of Delegates
Tom Knapp
Norman Knapp
Sterling Lewis
Shady Spring
Okey Mills
Clear Creek
Lester
Anti-Busing Marchers Head For West Virginia
A five-woman anti-busing group from Pontiac Michigan led by Mrs Irene McCabe walked from Amsterdam to Steubenville Ohio for a 12 30 p m rally in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse. The march aims to press a constitutional amendment banning school bus integration with plans to reach Washington D C by April 27. The group plans to cross the Ohio River into West Virginia then travel along U S 40 toward Washington Pennsylvania for another rally before heading southeast through the mountains.
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Steubenville
Ohio
UPI
Pontiac
Mich
West Virginia
Irene McCabe
Jefferson County
Washington D. C
Amsterdam
Dearborn, Mich
Orville Hubbard
Michigan
VA warns veterans of GI Bill benefit expiration risk
The Veterans Administration warned that millions of veterans discharged between January 31, 1955 and June 1, 1966 may lose part or all GI Bill education benefits after May 31, 1974. Eight-year use limits apply, with extensions for certain training through August 31, 1975.
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Veterans Administration
M. L. Howells
Huntington
Howells
Wilcox Opens Four-Stroke Lead At Italiana Gold
Britain's Peter Wilcox fired a tournament best of 68 Sunday to move into a four stroke lead after three rounds of the BP Italiana Gold golf tournament in Rome.
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Rome
March Weather in Raleigh County Normal but Dry
March weather at Raleigh County Memorial Airport showed typical temperatures with wide swings and a dry trend. Precipitation averaged 11.86 inches, far below normal, with 3.4 inches of snow and a 1.4 inch peak in 24 hours on March 23-24.
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Raleigh!. County Memorial Airport
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Prince Aya
Akihito
Princess Michiko
Gakushuin Kindergarten
Tokyo
Mabscott Police
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Discovery Wall
Garden Center
Brooks Bird Club
Audubon Wildlife Film
Columbia Gas Co
Winding Gulf Women's Council
Winding Gulf District
Magnolia Baptist Church
Mary Pugh
Wyco
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Raleigh County Bank
Main Street
Edward Pittman Jr
Bill Ray Doss
Drug Store
Lilly
Joe Herrera, SR
Democrat
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