Doctor barricades home in Roaring Spring standoff
Dr Patrick M Boccagno 38 hid with his four children inside a central Pennsylvania home as four state troopers surrounded the building for a third day. Police say his wife was struck and rescued from the roof. Boccagno faces charges of threatening peace and pointing a gun. The doctor said he wants to keep the children safe and has no wish to drag them into trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roaring Spring
UPI
Patrick M. Boccagno
Eugene L. Smith
Boccagno
Smith
Pennsylvania
United Press International
Angela
Lisa
Mark
Tina
Plane Crash Near Mercer Homes Kills Two in Snow Squall
A small Cessna 172 crashed in a Princeton back yard during a heavy snow squall, killing two Virginia men. Pilot Layman E. Weikle, 53, Covington, and passenger David F. Blunt, 70, Fincastle, were burned beyond recognition. The plane likely struck power lines and tree tops while returning to Virginia from Pineville, Kentucky. Blunt was a contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
UPI
Virginia
E. Weikle
Covington
David F. Blunt
Fincastle
Weikle
Blunt
Pineville
W. Va. 20
Allan Parker
Jesse Dove
Funeral Home
Accident Suit Is Filed Here
A civil suit to recover damages from a Christmas Day accident was filed in the Circuit Clerk's office. Pete E. Lubich seeks $1,000 from Randy Kessler, under age, and his father L. S. Kessler of Mansfield Ohio. The case cites negligent driving at the St. Rt. 3 and Ole Eccles Road intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Clerk
Pete E. Lubich
Randy Kessler
L. S. Kessler
Mansfield
Ohio
Kessler
Lubich
Ronald E. Luich
St. Rt. 3
Ole Eccles Road
Thomas Canterbury
Raleigh County Seeks Donations for Cancer Drive
Raleigh County had $470 of a $10,000 goal as of April 4 in the West Virginia American Cancer Society district drive. Remaining counties Fayette Mercer Monroe Summers report smaller sums toward their respective targets. Wyoming County directors Mrs P E Walker and Dr E R Chiling reported $387 received of a $5,000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia
American Cancer Society
Fayette
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Wyoming County
P. E. Walker
E. R. Chiling
Barron Not Out Of 1968 Run For Governor
Former Governor W W Barron says he could be a gubernatorial candidate in 1968 but would not run if Governor Hulett Smith seeks re election. He notes his present focus on practicing law and doubts his plans, while Attorney General C Donald Robertson may run if the succession amendment fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Hulett Smith
Barron
Mullenax Case Still Is Mystery
KINGWOOD UP I N The murder of Ray Mullenax remains a mystery as Preston County prosecutors say details are scarce. His wife Vonda Mullenax a 33 year old, is jailed on murder charges awaiting grand jury in June. Authorities offer no body or cause of death and say evidence has been sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
UPI
Ray Mullenax
Preston County
Neil Reed
Mullenax
Terra Alta
Vonda Jean Mullenax
Reed
Welfare Department
Bearded Lady in Augusta Shaves Long Beard
Lola Conklin aged 59 retired from carnival life and shaved off her famed foot long beard saying it would stop embarrassment when she walks down the street. The UPI report notes her retirement on Monday in Augusta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
UPI
Lola Conklin
Paroled Lady Bountiful who stole $2.1 million
Burnice Iverson Geiger of Sheldon, once called the town's most respected citizen, was paroled after five years for embezzling about $2.126 million from Sheldon National Bank. She will leave Alderson Federal Prison July 1 and may or may not return home. The case shocked the town that famed her generosity and public service before the 1961 bank collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Iowa
UPI
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Washington
Federal Carole Board
Geiger
Federal
Alderson
W.va
Sheldon National Bank
Polar air mass chills the East across wide region
A polar air mass sent cold, snowy flurries across the Midwest to the Appalachians and Gulf Coast as the East faced chilly readings for a couple more days. Meanwhile Grand Forks ND residents battled the Red River flood with 1700 plus displaced as cresting slipped lower than expected but danger remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Midwest
Appalachian Mountains
Gulf Coast
Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
Grand Forks
N.D
Red River
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
Minister Is Charged With mistreating Girl
Westbury New York. An Episcopal minister, Rev Harold L Elliott 29, assistant curate at Christ Episcopal Church in Babylon, is charged with mistreating a 7 year old girl after coaxing her into his car. He was stopped by four teenage boys who forced his car to the roadside after he sped away from a parking lot with the girl. Police say Elliott had prior arrests for improper exposure in Maryland and West Virginia in 1964 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N. Y
UPI
Harold L. Elliott
Christ Episcopal Church
Babylon
Nassau County
Elliot
LaVale
Elizabeth
W. Va
Scholarship Set Up to Honor Viet Victim
Bethany College has created a $10,000 scholarship in memory of Second Lieutenant Stuart King Tweedy who was killed in Vietnam. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Tweedy of Pittsburgh, established the fund. Tweedy, a 1964 Bethany graduate, is buried at Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
VPI
Bethany College
Stuart King Tweedy
Viet Nam
Harold L. Tweedy
Pittsburgh
Tweedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Appalachian Hospital Monthly Report Shows March Utilization
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital reports 92.1 percent occupancy of 215 beds in March with an average of 198 patients daily. Peak 216 and low 177. Emergency Room treated 1251 patients in March, averaging 40.4 daily visits. Thirty eight babies were born at the hospital during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Charles D. Holland
Byrd Says Courts Obstructing Justice Says Courts Obstructing Justice
Sen. Robert Byrd warns in the Senate that courts are hindering justice by releasing criminals on technicalities. He argues this deters citizens from aiding police and endangers public safety amid restraining decisions. A call to realign judicial handling of criminals is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Byrd
Washington
UPJ
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
America
Permit Issued For Deep Mine Near School
Mines Director W F Eigenbrod issued a permit to Semet Solvay Division of Allied Chemical to open a deep mine in Welch. The 400 jobs and 25 year coal reserve are cited, with stipulations to reduce noise and enclose the site near an elementary school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
W. F. Eigenbrod
Semet-Solvay
Allied Chemical Corp
Welch
Eigenbrod
Logan Precinct Hassle Erupts
Logan County Court rejected lists of precinct workers from both major parties and appointed 256 primary election workers. Democratic attorney Zane Grey Staker vowed to appeal to the State Supreme Court. The redistricting sparked claims it aims to undermine party machinery and shift election control to a rival faction including court president W. E. Bivens and William Dingess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
UPI
Logan County
Zane Grey
Democratic Committee
State Supreme Court
Stoker
W. E. Bivens
William Dingess
Island Creek
Chapmanville
Guyan
United States plans lunar orbiters to study moon surface
The United States aims to match Luna 10 by sending five lunar orbiters. They will launch from Cape Kennedy in July and orbit the moon at distances from 29 to 1,000 miles. The missions will map gravitational anomalies and photograph the lunar surface texture.
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Earth
United States
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Moon
General Phan Xuan Nhuan vows revolt in Hue actions
General Phan Xuan Nhuan commander of the 1st Division denounces the Ky government in Hue and declares readiness to join rebel forces. He vows to train Buddhist students for a one day program and send them into fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Hue
Deaths and Funerals in Fayetteville and Beckley Areas
Multiple death notices detail Alfred James Tucker 1883 aged miner and church member of Fayetteville with survivors including wife Lara B Tucker and children Callie Lewis and Shirley Garcia. Also Fletcher Siddle 64 Beckley area with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Other obituaries mention Orestes Lilly and John Marshall Smith with residences in Watchapreague Baltimore Crawley and Mansfield. Funeral arrangements listed with churches and funeral homes.
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Alfred James Tucker
Route 2
Fayetteville
Beckwith
Smithers
Riley
Selina White Tucker
The
Baptist Church
Lara B. Tucker
Callie
Charleston
Lewis
San Jose
Calif
Shirley Marie Garcia
Pine Beach
N.J
Jesse
Tampa
Fia
E. L
East Bank
Cynthia Hackney
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
William Secrist
Huse Memorial Park
John Marshall Smith
Crawford St
Empire Steel Company
Mansfield
Ohio
Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church
Crawley
Mamie Thompson Smith
Edward Smith
Ruth Hubbard Smith
John Jr
Nancy) Athey
Carl
Janet) Lilly
Beckley
Annette Smith
Everett
Thelma Hall
Louise Hall
Willie Shitz
Dunbar
Fannie Thomas
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Lockie Rosetta Hatcher
Mrs Lockie Rosetta Hatcher 63 Odd will receive funeral services at 2 30 p m Thursday at Westview Church Odd with Rev Les Lilly officiating Burial will follow in Odd Cemetery Survivors include a step daughter Mrs Rosie Behrens Oak Hill Pallbearers Homer Thompson Lewis Hatmaker Raymond Meadows Cecil Perkins George Oakley and Lloyd Cooper Body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services
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Lockie Rosetta Hatcher
Odd
Westview
Les Lilly
Rosie Behrens
Oak Hill
Homer Thompson
Lewis Hatmaker
Raymond Meadows
Cecil Perkins
George Oakley
Lloyd Cooper
Rose and Quesenberry
Tear Gas and Clubs Break Up Alcorn Campus Melee
State troopers used tear gas and billy clubs to disperse about 2,000 demonstrators at Alcorn A and M College in Lorman Mississippi. A patrolman was struck, seven demonstrators cut, and several injured as guardsmen were briefly involved in the disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorman
Miss
Alcorn A & M College
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Giles Crisler
Crisler
Alcorn
Wth
Mrs Cora A Adkins Lilly dies at 77 in Beckley area
Mrs. Cora Adkins Lilly, 77, of Watchapreague Virginia and Beckley resident for 25 years, died April 2 in a Cambridge area hospital. Born June 13, 1888 in Summers County to Rose and Lucy Cox Adkins, she was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Adkins Lilly
Watchapreague
Beckley
Cambridge
Summers County
Rose
Lucy Cox Adkins
Lilly
First Baptist Church
Callas Hints at Greek Nationality After Split
Miss Callas, separated from Meneghini for seven years, spoke from her Paris apartment denouncing her marriage as non existent worldwide except in Italy. Her agent said she believed there would be no difficulty in obtaining Greek nationality, while the U.S. Embassy offered no comment and it was unclear if she renounced American citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Miss Callas
Meneghini
Paris
U. S
Miss Cailas
FDA chief cites drug makers' pressure and improper ads
Goddard scored deliberate withholding of unfavorable animal or clinical data on drugs. He condemned constant direct personal pressure from industry representatives on FDA officials and ads that exaggerated a drug's effect or used emotional appeals instead of science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDA
Goddard
Senator Mondale accuses auto makers of hiding defects
Senator Walter Mondale charges GM Ford and Chrysler hid safety defects from owners. He cites 1960s and 1965 models including Lincoln Continentals Chevrolet Corvairs Buick Roadmasters and Plymouths and cites GM recalls and communications. He introduces a "fair warning" act to force owner notification by registered mail and newspaper notice with penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondale
Minesota Democrat
George Russell
Detroit
Funeral services for Mrs Polly Dickerson
Mrs Polly Bivens Dickerson 65 of Fayetteville died Sunday. Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m today in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel East Rainelle. Rev H W Gillespie led the service. Burial followed in Wallace Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Bivens Dickerson
Fayetteville
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
H. W. Gillespie
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Andrew Callahan Funeral Arrangements Pending
Andrew Callahan aged 68 of Barbers Ave died in a Lima Ohio hospital after a short illness. Funeral arrangements are pending as the body is being returned to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Callahan
Barbers Ave
Lima
Ohio
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Catherine Welsh Rites Set In Raleigh Chapels
Catherine Muir Welsh age 86 of Raleigh will be held at 11 am Thursday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Glenn W Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Active pallbearers are Dillard Walker Oscar Walker Clifford McGraw Jackie Mays Clifford Denny and Norman Sanger.
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Catherine Muir Welsh
Raleigh
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Glenn W. Stewart
Sunset Memorial Park
Dillard Walker
Oscar Walker
Clifford McGraw
Jackie Mays
Clifford Denny
Norman Sanger
Nellie Harrah Dies In Chicago At Age 41
Mrs Nellie Harrah 41 of Chicago Ill died at 6 10 p m Sunday The body is being returned to Webb and Neal Funeral Home for arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Harrah
Chicago
Ill
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Valentine announced
The Rev F L Hosea and the Rev Willie Schofield will lead funeral services for 40 year old Mrs Fannie Valentine of Stotesbury at 2 p m Thursday at St Johns Baptist Church in Stotesbury. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park.
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David Powell
Fletcher Siddle
Ringleben St
Central Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Siddle
First Missionary Baptist Church
Beckley
F. L. Hosea
Willie Schofield
Fannie Valentine
Stotesbury
St. John's Baptist Church
Funeral services for Samuel Sarrells led by Rev Archie Johnson
The Rev Archie Johnson will oversee the funeral for Samuel Sarrells of 124 Washington Ave at 1 p.m. Friday at Welcome Baptist Church. Wright and Anderson Funeral Home will transport the body to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Johnson
Samuel Sarrells
Washington Ave
Welcome Bapist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright and Anderson
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Augusta Hamby Jones
Mrs Augusta Hamby Jones died at 1 30 am Tuesday in a local hospital. She lived at 139 Sour Street with her niece Thelma Dyer. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Hamby Jones
Sour St
Thelma Dyer
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
West Virginia Names Ference to New York Liaison Office
George E. Ference will head the new West Virginia liaison office in New York, announced by Industrial Development Director Fielding Lewis. Ference, a 14 year veteran plant location specialist for the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, is a Pittsburgh native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
George E. Ference
West Virginia
New York
Fielding Lewis
Ference
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Pittsburgh
Electronic Gas Detector Hailed A New Methane Monitor
Washington UPI reports the U S Bureau of Mines unveiled the electronic methane detector to prevent underground gas explosions. Ten prototype monitors on continuous mining machines show promise, but officials say the system is supplementary to the approved flame safety lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Udall
Bureau of Mines
Walter R. Hibbard Jr
Hibbard
Nelson defends job as Hechler aide in West Virginia
Del. Robert Nelson of California says serving as administrative assistant to Rep. Ken Hechler does not violate the state constitution. Hechler opponent William Jacobs had charged Nelson with illegal holding of a legislative seat and work for Hechler. Nelson says he consulted an attorney before election and has not been on the congressional payroll during sessions. Jacobs calls for Nelson to resign or be fired or for Hechler to withdraw from the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
Del
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
William Jacobs
Hechler
Nelson
Jacobs
House of Delegates
School Levy Approved in Weston by Wide Margin
Lewis County voters approved the continued school levy for three more years, generating an estimated 216,338 dollars annually. The levy passed 2,372 to 733, or 76.3 percent, surpassing the 60 percent threshold and marking the second highest passage rate in the county's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
UPI
Lewis County
Denver youth paroled after haircut decision
A judge told Richard E. Mruz to cut his mop style hairdo during a burglary case. Mruz complied, getting a crewcut and receiving parole. When asked about the change, he said it was cooler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
UPI
Richard E. Mruz
Mruz
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Pertige
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Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince Street
Thomas Lutman
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M. B. Moon
Appalachian Hospital Issues Monthly Report
Logan Precinct
Alfred J. Tucker
Conway Siddle
Sadie Esters
Columbus
Ted
Maggie Johnson
Bertha Mimsay
Reidville
N. C
Rose Blance
Mich
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Walker
Julius
Cleveland
Trent and Durgan
Orestes Lilly
Orville Lilly
Cambridge, Va
Vella Smith
Thelma Jollett
Baltimore
Dema Wark
Lula Hall
Daniels
Lorraine Park Mausoleum
John M. Smith
Mrs. Lockie R. Hatcher
Cora A. Lilly
Callas
Russell
Ralph Nader
Senate Commerce Committee
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Nader
American Association of Railroads
Pontiac
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Catherine Welsh
Mrs. Fannie Valentine
Augusta Jones
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