Republicans Weigh Limits Rather Than End ITT Inquiry
Senate Republicans consider capping the ITT antitrust probe length and witnesses rather than seeking a swift end. The Judiciary Committee will meet to set the inquiry’s future, vet the Kieindienst attorney general nomination, and evaluate ITT handling. Senator Tunney seeks White House aide testimony on possible telephone inquiries and ITT funding figures.
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Washington
APS
Senate
ITT
Senate Judiciary Committee
International Telephone & Telegraph
Richard G. Kieindienst
GOP
Byrd backs War Powers Act to curb unilateral war decisions
U S Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia voiced support for the War Powers Act on the Senate floor. He argued that congressional inertia cannot continue in authorizing or refusing to authorize the use of American forces abroad and stressed that war decisions must be a collective act, not one man's.
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Washington
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Senate
Byrd
Congress
Robinson
FTC
Commission
Powell in Court and in History Aianton of a Civil Rights Leader
Powell faced court scrutiny while his identity as Darlene Powell surfaced in a case. Adam Clayton Powell shaped the civil rights era for decades, inspiring both fierce supporters and harsh critics. His public battles highlighted conflicts within the movement and the era’s politics.
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Darlene Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Martin Luther King Jr
King
New York
Anti Busing Advocates Walk Across Northern Panhandle
Irene McCabe and four Pontiac women walked 12 and a half miles across the West Virginia Panhandle to reach a rally blocked by local ordinances. They plan to drive to Pittsburgh for another event and continue toward Washington, D.C., by April 27. They have traversed over 300 miles and will face tougher terrain ahead along U S 40 across Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
Irene McCabe
Lother
Pontiac
Mich
West Virginia Panhandle
Pennsylvania
McCabe
Washington
Pittsburgh
Here
Pontiiac
Washington, D.C
U.S. 40
West Virginia
Maryland
Wilmoth Drug Payments Tied to Barron Family Ties
Mary Penn testified she received 50 dollars a month in 1962 1963 as gifts from Wilmoth who acted as godfather to her daughter. Kilmer of Craig Motor Co testified that Wilmoth sent unmarked envelopes with about 700 to 800 dollars monthly totaling 14000 dollars for Barron while governor. Kilmer said Schenley Industries paid Wilmoth 1962 to 1968 for state alcohol sales work. Net worth evidence will show Wilmoth’s holdings grew beyond income.
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Barron
Mary
Terry Penn
Wilmoth
Harry Kilmer
Craig Motor’ Co
Kilmer
Schenley Industries
Walter Organek
Schenley
Hechler Visits World War I Veterans in Beckley
Congressman Ken Hechler will visit Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital to honor World War I veterans on the 55th anniversary of the U S entry into the war. Hechler notes WWI is a forgotten chapter and will recognize West Virginia veterans of 1917 1918 in a brief ceremony.
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Ken Hechler
America
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
United States
Germany
Hechler
Beckley
West , Virginia
Nixon Advisers Meet as Bombers Reinforcements Arrive
Nixon and his advisers held talks on Vietnam options as B52 reinforcements were sent to Southeast Asia. The administration said there was no crisis atmosphere and that troop withdrawals and Vietnamization remained central to policy amid carrier and destroyer deployments.
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UPI
Nixon
U.S
White House
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Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
William P. Rogers
Adm
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
Kitty Hawk
Yankee Station
Coral Sea
Hancock
Constellation
Sea of Japan
Viet Nam invasion near Hue intensifies as U S B52s boost support
UPI reports Thieu calls the fight decisive and asks for maximum U S firepower as North Vietnamese forces push toward Hue near the DMZ. US redeploys B52s and a carrier group, while air strikes target SAM sites and aid a stalled relief column near Firebase Bastogne.
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Asia
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Japan
Thieu
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Laos
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North Vietnam
UPI
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Hue
Quang Tri
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Camp Eagle
Anne
Saigon
Washington
Southeast Asia
U.S
Tepeee
Air Force
Navy
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Kellerman
Judge Bars FTC From Ordering Octane Ratings Put On Gas Pumps
A federal judge blocked the FTC from requiring retailers to display octane ratings on gasoline pumps. The ruling limits the commission’s authority and leaves retailers free to set labeling practices as of now.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Judge blocks FTC authority over broad industry rules
Federal Judge Aubrey Robinson Jr. ruled the FTC cannot require octane ratings on gasoline pumps, finding the agency exceeded its statutory powers. The March 15 effective date was stayed as refiners and industry groups challenged the rule.
Huntington Phone Workers End Strike
About 200 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. employees returned to work in Huntington, ending a two day walkout sparked by the promotion of a non union employee. The company said it would discuss the grievance when the workers returned to their jobs.
Nursing Home Fire Leaves Nine Dead
A two story frame nursing home in Rosecrans Wisconsin burned late Tuesday night killing nine of the 13 residents. Two survivors were hospitalized in Manitowoc with injuries of unknown extent. Fire officials said the blaze likely started in a kitchen and spread rapidly.
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Rosecrans
Wis
UPI
Manitowoc
Manitowoc County
Green Bay
Logan Cabell Countians Rally Against Copter Move
Logan County residents and Cabell County supporters gathered at the American Legion to protest Gov. Arch Moore’s plan to move the 146th Medical Detachment to Wood County Airport on May 1. Rep. James Kee said the decision is a state matter and beyond his control. Speakers included Logan Mayor Reese Browning and Police Chief Thomas Fink, with Jason Riggins of Appalachian Regional Hospital and Maj. Edward King arguing the loss would end helicopter emergency support for southern West Virginia.
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Huntington
UPI
Logan
Cabell County
Arch Moore
Wood County
American Legion
James Kee
Kee
Logan County
West Virginia National Guard
Reese Browning
Thomas Fink
Jason Riggins
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Man
Maj
Edward King
West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
Harrisburg Verdict Watch on Conspiracy Charge
The Harrisburg report notes the jury could return verdicts on one or more of the nine counts or a single mass of verdicts. The key conspiracy charge remains pending after six days of deliberations by nine women and three men. Defense lawyers accuse Judge R Dixon Herman of forcing deliberations to push a compromise verdict.
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Philip F. Berrigan
R. Dixon Herman
Pandas Arrival Hopes Stir Washington National Zoo
Theodore Reed, director of the Washington National Zoo, awaits White House word on pandas promised by Premier Chou En-lai. Two San Francisco Zoo musk oxen Matilda and Milton to be escorted to Peking and returned with the pandas. Officials guess ages as two years to ready for mating. Mrs. Nixon may attend the presentation.
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Theodore H. Reed
Washington National, Zoo
White House
Reed
San Francisco Zoo
Matilda
Milton
Peking
Washington
Chou En-lai
Nixon
Billie Hamlet
Washington Zoo
Nixons
National Zoo
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs. Mary Meadows of Prosperity
Funeral services for Mary Florence Meadows 77 of Prosperity will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Elders Dean Pack and Earl Lovell officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She died Tuesday at a local hospital after a long illness. Born July 4 1894 at Mountain Creek she was daughter of the late Thomas J and Arminta Massie. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Willie Mae Petersen and Mrs Dorothy Lilly both of Charleston two brothers Paul Massie of Daniels and Howard Massie of Ghent three sisters Mrs Virginia Hughes of Midway Mrs Hazel Harvey of Ishady Spring and Mrs Arena Henderson of Bluefield and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p m today.
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Mary Florence Meadows
Prosperity
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Dean Pack
Earl Lovell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Primitive ‘Baptist Church
Flat Top
Mountain Creek
Thomas J
Arminta “Bell Sweeney Massie
Willie Mae Petersen
Dorothy Lilly
Charleston
Paul Massie
Daniels
Howard Massie
Ghent
Virginia Hughes
Midway
Hazel Harvey
Ishady Spring
Arena, Henderson
Bluefield
Ollevene Mildred Facello
MacArthur
Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
F. C. Calhoun
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for Mrs. Connie Barksdale scheduled
Mrs. Connie Barksdale 71 of Booker Street Beckley will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church with Rev J W Gowen officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Monday at 4 p.m. in a local hospital after a brief illness. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. Graveside rites to be conducted by Herones of Jericho Lodge No 23.
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Connie Barksdale
Booker Street
Beckley
Second Baptist Church
F Street
J. W. Gowen
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson
Herones of
Jericho Lodge No. 23
Funeral services for Howard Turpin in Mount Hope
Howard Turpin 84 of 316 Mound St Mount Hope died Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Union Baptist Church Mount Hope with Revs John Gray and Eddie Lowe officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. He was born February 16 1888 in Eagle Rock Virginia. Survived by daughters Margaret Jones Mount Hope Elizabeth Hammond Washington DC and four sisters Priscilla Helem Mount Hope Mattie Johnson Glen Wilton Virginia Annie Hernes Buchanan Virginia Trene Craighead address unknown. Johnson Funeral Parlor Greenstown handling arrangements from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Body to church an hour before service.
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Howard Turpin
Mound St
Mount Hope
First Union Baptist Church
John Gray
Eddie Lowe
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Eagle Rock
Nathaniel
Eliza Turpin
Margaret Jones
Elizabeth Hammond
Washington
D. C
Priscilla Helem
Mattie Johnson
Glen Wilton
Annie Hernes
Buchanan
Trene Craighead
Ritchie and Johson
Greenstown
Funeral services for David Irdle Ray held in Duck
The 72 year old David Irdle Ray of Duck died Monday at a Gassa way hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Clay with Rev. Carl Morris presiding. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Duck. He was the father of Mrs Delia White of Fayetteville.
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David Irdle Ray
Duck
Wilson Funeral Home
Clay
Carl Morris
Gassaway
Delia White
Fayetteville
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices From West Virginia Area
Obituaries list Mrs. O M Facello of MacArthur age 68 with services at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church and burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Also final rites for Mrs Delores Lambert of Corinne in Mullens Wesleyan Church with burial at Beaver Cemetery. Additional notices: Benjamin L McManus of Lincoln Nebraska and Kes Givens of Vero Beach with funeral details in Lincoln First Presbyterian Church and Crestlawn Cemetery respectively.
Ollie Gilchrist Funeral Arrangements Announced
Funeral arrangements are complete for Ollie Gilchrist 71 of 216 Barber Ave who died on arrival at a local hospital. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Ollie Gilchrist
Barber Ave
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Huddleston pretrial motions in murder case discussed
Mrs. Gilly and Judge Charles G Sweet meet to discuss motions. Those not settled at the conference will be argued Thursday and possibly Friday. Huddleston seeks move of trial from Washington County release on bond quash indictments and force naming of witnesses.
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Charles G. Sweet
Huddleston
Washington County
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