West Virginia Interstate Plan Aims for 1972 Completion
West Virginia Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers said federal funds could allow the interstate system to meet the 1972 deadline. He warned higher cost estimates may stretch out the program and commented on cinder purchases, turnpike integration, and his political plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Burl Sawyers
Sawyers
Mountaineer
Parkersburg
Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Beckley
Gangster Held In Jewel Heist At Miami Beach Spa
Miami police hold John Matera and Frank Giampaoli as suspects in a $1.7 million jewel heist at Harbour Isle health spa. Matera, 32, jailed on armed robbery charges with $250000 bond. Giampaoli released on $250 bond after questioning. Reward offered. no jewels recovered.
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Miami
UPI
New York
Miami Beach
John Matera
Biscayne Boulevard
Matera
Frank Giampaoli
Giampaoli
Manhattan
Dist. Atty
Frank Hogan
Harbour Isle Health Spa
Passover Observance Begins At Sundown
Passover observance starts at sundown with the Seder in Jewish homes worldwide. The festival marks liberation from Egypt about 1220 B.C. and spans over 3,000 years of tradition. The Seder centers on family, symbolic foods, and the question Why is tonight different from all other nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cassels
United Press International
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Pope Paul VI Receives Nuns Palm Tribute
Pope Paul VI ushered in Holy Week with a Palm Sunday rite in the Sistine Chapel blessing palm fronds and leading a procession to St. Peter's. He will perform the Holy Thursday feet washing of 12 Catholics, echoing Christ's act at the Last Supper.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s
Jerusalem
Pope Paul
Gregory the Great
John XXIII
BLFE Strike Ends Amid Backing Down on Damages
Railroads estimate losses at least 20 million while nationwide costs from halted auto and industrial output loom. Court action threatens 500000 dollar daily fine for BLFE and 2500 dollar daily fine for Gilbert for not returning to work after a back to work order. Strike centered on bargaining over training laid off firemen as engineers across major lines including Illinois Central and Boston & Maine.
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Johnson
Gilbert
U.S. District Court
Alexander Holtzhoff
Holtzhoff
BLFE
Illinois Central
Boston & Maine
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Grand Trunk Western
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Air Line
Auto strike slows output may extend a week
Effects continued from page one warn production could lag as parts shipments falter. Auto industry spokesmen estimate activity may not return to normal for at least a week. The brief walkout could worsen a national transport shortage, described by a Burlington Route spokesman as another disruption in an already desperate situation.
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Auto
Burlington
Deaths and Funerals in Richmond and Area
Funeral services for Anne Miriam Kell Green 42 of Morris Illinois will be at 2 PM Wednesday at St Matthew Episcopal Church Richmond VA. Graveside at Hollywood Cemetery. Survived by husband W Andrew Green and multiple siblings. Also notices for Loving Woodson 78 of Dock Street with services at New Hope Baptist Church and burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Annie Woodson. services pending.
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Anne Miriam Kell Green
Morris, Il
St. Matthew Episcopal Church
Forest Ave
Richmond
Hollywood Cemetery
S. J. Kell
Woodlawn Ave
Green
Bluefield
Funeral services for Mrs Helen Simms in Beckley
Mrs Helen Simms aged 40 of Sprague died in a local hospital Friday. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Missionary Baptist Church Beckley with Rev David Powell officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. The body lies at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home with viewing after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Simms
Sprague
First Missionary Baptist Church
Beckley
David Powell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
William E Fuller 75 Glen Rogers Dies in Nursing Home
William E. Fuller aged 75 of Glen Rogers died at 6 a.m. Sunday in a local nursing home. Johnson Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Fuller
Glen Rogers
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Death of Sam Sarrells at local hospital
Sam Sarrells of 124 Washington St. died in a local hospital at 9 10 a m after a long illness. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sarrells
Washington St
Wright and Anderson
Beckley Man Robert Saunders Dies After Short Illness
Robert Saunders, 55, of Beckley, died at 6 p m Sunday in a local hospital after a brief illness. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home with funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Saunders
Beckley
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Fletcher Siddle Dies at 64 in Local Hospital
Funeral services incomplete for Fletcher Siddle of 131 Ringleben Street who died at 6 p m Sunday in a local hospital from an apparent heart attack. Durgan Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Fletcher Siddle
Ringleben St
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Edith Kowalsky and Howard Higgs
Obituary notices report Edith Kowalsky 77 of Scarbro who died after a long illness and is buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three sons, five brothers, a sister and two grandchildren. Also listed are Howard Joseph Higgs 74 of Mabscott who died after a short illness. services are at Calfee Funeral Home with burial at Calfee Cemetery. Surviving are a son, a daughter, a sister and a grandchild.
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Edith Kowalsky
Scarbro
Tyree
Oak Hill
Tally Hanna
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Kowalsky
Spencer Hospital
Winburne
Lutheran Church
Albert
Lynchburg
William
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard
Henry
Gus
Bill
Emil
John Trusk
Martha Nowatka
Batavia
N. Y
Ragland Rites For Mrs Lucy Hutter Ragland At Beckley
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Hutter Ragland aged 89 of 501 Woodlawn Ave were held at St Stephens Episcopal Church Beckley with Rev Joseph Richards and Dr James W Witherspoon in charge. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. Born July 21 1876 in Lynchburg Virginia she moved with husband Tom Rush Ragland to Beckley in 1916. Surviving are sons Ned Ragland George Motley Morehead Tom Rush Jr a daughter Mrs K Douglas Bowers 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The body lay in state at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Lucy Hutter Ragland
Woodlawn Ave
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Joseph Richards
James W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
George Motley Morehead
Charleston
Tom Rush, Jr
Greenwich
Funeral services for Mrs John Lowry in Princeton
Mrs Ida Mae Lowry of Princeton dies after a long illness. Services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Van dall Page officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Park Cemetery. She was 50 years a resident of Princeton, earlier from Radford Virginia. She leaves a brother Stodard R Thorn Mullens and a nephew Dr B K Peter Beckley. Seaver Mortuary Princeton handles arrangements.
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John
Ida Mae) Lowry
Princeton
First Presbyterian Church
Vandall Page
Oakwood Park
Lowry
John Wiley
Lelia Olivia Andyke Thorn
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Radford
Stodard R. Thorn
Mullens
B. K. Peter
Beckley
Seaver Mortuary
Fatal car crash claims Radford in Maryland incident
Robert Gene Radford twenty from Robson died in a dawn crash near Upper Marlboro Maryland when his car swerved to avoid a dog, overturned and pinned him. He worked as a welder in Upper Marlboro and was survived by his parents and two Fayetteville sisters. Services set for Tuesday at Robson Church of Christ with burial in Settle Cemetery. O'Dell Combs Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Robert Gene Radford
Robson
Upper Marlboro
Radford
John Radford
Barbara Martin
Sharon Waddell
Fayetteville
Robson Church of Christ
Settle Cemetery
O'Dell - Combs Funeral Home
Montgomery
Funeral planned for Mrs Maddien Mitcham of St George's
Mrs Maddien Stewart Mitcham 47 of St George's Delaware died 7 30 am Sunday in a Wilmington hospital after a long illness Born September 26 1918 in Raleigh County she lived in Beckley area until six years ago Survivors include her parents Williams and Juanita Stewart Rhodell husband George W Mitcham son George Jr Irene Powell sister Samuel and Raymond Mitcham brothers Body being returned to Calfee Funeral Home for arrangements
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Maddien Stewart Mitcham
St. George’s
Del
Wilmington
Raleigh County
Beckley
Williams and
Juanita Stewart
Rhodell
George W. Mitcham
George Jr
Joe
Harrison
Irene) Powell
Samuel
Rainelle
Raymond
Besaco
Calfee Funeral Home
William D Wood obituary service details
William Wood 76 of Hinton will be buried at Restwood Memorial Estates after a Riverview Chapel service conducted by Rev. Harry Pilkington. He died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday after a five month illness. Survivors include son Dallas Wood of Itmann. Born May 30 1889 in Patrick County Virginia, son of Samuel and Betty Martin Wood. He lived most of his life in Summers County. Former employee of the...
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William D. Wood
Hinton
Riverview
Harry Pilkington
Restwood Memorial Estates
Wood
Dallas Wood
Itmann
Patrick County
Samuel
Betty Martin Wood
Summers County
Forest Fire Contained Near Hamlet As Rains Continue
About 800 soldiers, firemen, and volunteers kept a swamp fire from reaching pine thickets on Hamlet outskirts. Forestry officials warned of possible flare ups, but ongoing rains reduced that risk. Other Bladen County fires burned about 40,000 acres in Lakes State Forest and crossed the Black River near Tomahawk.
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Bladen County
Bladen’ Lakes State Forest
Bladen Area
Black River
Tomahawk
Roy Hoskins Dies in Explosion at Work in Newcastle
Roy Hoskins 27 of Newcastle Delaware was killed Saturday in an explosion at his workplace. He was the son of Mrs Jim Cochran of Mount Hope and survived by his wife Carol Boyd and a son, with the wife the daughter of Mrs Themla Boyd of Bradley.
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Roy Hoskins
Newcastle
Del
Jim Cochran
Mount Hope
Carol Boyd
Themla Boyd
Bradley
Rns
Henry Dailey Funeral Held in Milton for 84 Year Old
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Heck's Funeral Home in Milton for Henry Dailey 84 who died Friday Surviving are daughters Louise Henderson and Pearl Moss two sons Joe and Enoch and seven grandchildren_Set in Milton with local survivors listed_
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Heck
Milton
Henry Dailey
Louise Henderson
Pearl Moss
Kilsyth
Joe
Ohio
Enoch
Death notice for Mrs Fannie Valentine in Virginia area
Mrs Fannie Valentine 40 of Stotesbury died in a local hospital at 11 30 a m Sunday after a long illness. She was born May 4 1925 in Virginia the daughter of Ace Lee Stone and wife of Clarence Valentine. Survived by two sons Samuel and Ace Lee at home. Johnson Funeral Parlor handling services pending.
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Fannie Valentine
Stotesbury
Saunday
Virginia
Ace Lee Stone
Brights
Clarence Valentine
Samuel
Ace Lee
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Funeral for Russell Turner in Charleston Today
Russell Turner of 710 Kana wha Blvd Charleston died today at 8 a.m. of an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his wife Helen Kilgore sister to the late Harley Kilgore. The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home pending services. Mrs Turner will stay with the Samuel Thomsons of 109 Park St until after the funeral.
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C. Russell Turner
Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
Helen Kilgore
Harley Kilgore
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Turner
Samuel Thomsons
Park St
MRS LOCKIE HATCHER DIES AT 63 IN ILLINOIS VISIT
Mrs Lockie Rosetta Hatcher 63 of Odd died at 6 30 a m at the home of her daughter Mrs Jasper Shrewsbury in Carpentersville Illinois while visiting Born June 15 1902 in Marion Virginia she was the daughter of Ellen Sexton Eldreth and the late William Eldreth Her husband Clifford preceded her in death in June 1963 Survivors include two daughters Mrs Bernard Ruby Brammer of Odd and Mrs Jasper Helen Ill two brothers William and Reed Eldreth of Jonben Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home is returning the body to Beckley for funeral arrangements.
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Lockie Rosetta Hatcher
Odd
Jasper Shrewsbury
Carpentersville
Ill
Marion
Ellen Sexton Eldreth
Jonden
William Eldreth
Clifford
Bernard
Ruby) Brammer
Jasper
Helen) Shrewsbury
William
Reed Eldreth
Jonben
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Beckley
Funeral Rites Planned for Trent Elmore Shumake
Trent Elmore Shumake 49 of Route 1 Oak Hill will be buried at High Lawn Memorial Park after a 1 p.m. Tuesday service at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. C. S. Donnelly presiding. He died Saturday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born October 15 1917 he was the son of the late Trent M and Mrs Elmore Shumake. A World War II veteran he is survived by three brothers Bernard Route 1 Oak Hill Clayburn W Amarillo Texas and Robert Akron Ohio and a sister Mrs Arlene Epperly Mount Hope. The body was at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today for visitation.
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Trent Elmore Shumake
Route 1
Oak Hill
Tyree
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Shumake
Beckley Hospital
Trent M
Elmore Shumake
Walter R. Cook rites set for Pineville man 91
Walter R. Cook 91 of Pineville died Saturday in a Welch hospital. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Turkey Creek Baptist Church with ministers Lonnie Blankenship Harry Stevens and Roy Lester officiating. Burial follows in Cook Cemetery at Rockview. The body lies in state at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Chapel in Pineville with calling hours this afternoon.
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Walter R. Cook
Pineville
Welch Hospital
Lonnie Blankenship
Harry Stevens
Roy Lester
Turkey Creek Baptist Church
Cook Cemetery
Rockview
Robertson and Foglesong
Three Thugs Held After Brutal Assault in Philadelphia
An 80-year-old grandmother, her 44-year-old daughter and 14-year-old granddaughter were hospitalized in Philadelphia General Hospital after being attacked by three intruders who broke into their home. The victims sustained serious injuries and police continue investigations. Authorities released few details, and the suspects were placed in custody pending further charges.
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Philadelphia
UPS
Philadelphia General Hospital
West Philadelphia
Red River Flood Worsens Help Plea Sent Out
GRAND FORKS North Dakota flooding rose toward a record crest as residents sandbagged lawns around pricey homes. Mayors urged 1300 more dike workers while volunteers and National Guardsmen fought the rising Red River. Roseau Minnesota faced 21 foot waters as sewer backups raised alarms. US Senator Milton Young and Rep Mark Andrews pledged action while Minnesota Governor Rolvaag prepared a tour of flooded areas.
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Grand Forks
N.D
UPI
Red River
Red
Fashiona- Belmont Road
National Guardsmen
East Grand Forks
Minn
Roseau
U.S
Milton Young
Mark Andrews
North Dakota
Vietnamese Border Clash Reported Fire From Guerrilla Bunkers
The Viet Fighting Division's 12th Cavalry faced mortar fire from guerrillas who fled into a Communist sanctuary and crossed the frontier to silence them. An alleged U S air strike on Cambodian bunkers was seen by UPI photographer Ib Heller and field commanders, though the 1st Cavalry commander said the bunkers lay in Viet Nam. The border area is loosely defined with U S troops ordered to avoid Cambodia while returning fire when attacked.
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12Th Cavalry
UPI
Ib Heller
1St Cav
Viet Nam
U. S
Cambodia
Luna 10 Moon Shot Aims for Space Research Milestone
The Luna 10 launch was delayed over 12 hours to open Congress session. Authorities said the craft weighed 1.5 tons at liftoff and released a 539 pound air tight container for orbit. It is built to test meteorite dangers to astronauts, moon temperature, and magnetic and gravitational fields after Russia’s Luna 9 soft landing two months earlier.
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Congress
Russia
The Matt and Jeff Team’s Broadway Triumphs Persist
The Matt and Jeff team behind Life With Father Call Me Madam Red Hot and Blue State of the Union and Sound of Music are praised as Broadway’s most successful since Gilbert and Sullivan. Life With Father ran 3,213 performances on Broadway and won a Pulitzer for State of the Union. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Ing
Sound of Music
Matt and
Jeff
Father
Madam
State of the Union
Broadway
London
Da Nang Mayor Faces Threats as Viet unrest escalates
Buddhist protests spread from Da Nang to Hue Pleiku and Dalat as Ky vows to execute Mayor Nguyen Van Man. Paratroopers and riot police standby in Saigon while domestic flights are halted to mobilize for potential troop movements. Man pledges to defend his city despite Ky’s threats.
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da Nang
Saigon
Dalat
Qui Nhon
Pleiku
South China Sea
U.S
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Man
UPI
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
Viet Nam
First Lady Udall Enjoys Canyon Raft Trip And Sun Protection
Lady Bird Johnson, Udall, a Secret Service agent, and two rangers raft the canyon. She keeps applying sun lotion, reddens her nose, wears a sombrero part of the time, dangles bare feet in cool water, and sometimes rides the raft rim. She likens the scenery to a cathedral and a fortress, noting a limestone formation resembling a high-rise apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart L. Udall
Secret Service
Parkersburg Woman Dies After Accident
Virginia Lee Thorn, 57, of Parkersburg, died at Ohio Valley General Hospital from injuries suffered in an Ohio auto crash last week. A rock fell from a hillside as she drove on Ohio 7 over the Ohio River from Moundsville, striking her in the head. Passenger Patricia Thorn was unharmed.
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Wheeling
UPI
Virginia Lee Thorn
Parkersburg
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Ohio
Ohio 7
Ohio River
Moundsville
Patricia Thorn
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Dock St
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Annie Woodson
Ritchie and Johnson
Howard J. Higgs
Howard Joseph Higgs
Mabscott
Corbit Wood
Calfee
Mount Tabor
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Annapolis
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Mary Higgs
Charles County
Hilda
Howard Jr
Norfolk
James H. Ruth
Ruth Aisquith
Reva
Claude Ruth
James Vernon
Ruth
James Lilly
Johnny Meadows
Caffee Funeral
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John Lowry
Robert G. Radford
Mrs. Maddien Mitcham
William Wood
Kay
Neville Street
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