Alleged Vice Payoffs Trigger Libel Suits in Charleston
Two Charleston police officers filed $6.2 million malicious libel suits in Kanawha Circuit Court against the Gazette and acting Police Chief Van Brown. Detective Robert L. Crouse and patrolman Pete Biagi allege libel by Gazette publisher W. E. Ned Chilton reporter James Haught Daily Gazette Co. and Brown.
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha Circuit Court
Robert L. Crouse
Pete Biagi
Charleston Gazette
Acting
van Brown
Gazette
W. E
Ned” Chilton
James Haught
Daily Gazette Co
Brown
Police Civil Service Commission
Crouse
Biagi
Haught
Chilton
The
Dallas Bi
Beckley OKs 25.68 Acre IDC Boundary Change
Raleigh County Court approved a minor boundary adjustment that adds 25.68 acres from the Raleigh County Industrial Development Corp to the city of Beckley after a 2 PM hearing. The court formed a three member Citizens Committee to oversee the Crab Orchard MacArthur Public Service District and hire an engineer for a long planned sewage disposal system. Notaries approved include Drema K. Phillips Shirley Snuffer and Belva M. Bowman. The court adjourned to 3:30 PM Thursday for a Scenic River Project meeting.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Industrial Development Corp
Raleigh County Court
Citizens Committee
Crab Orchard- MacArthur Public Service District
Joseph L. Withrow
K. R
Duke) James
Crab Orchard
Leonard Edwards
MacArthur
Drema K. Phillips
Shirley Snuffer
Mabscott
Belva M. Bowman
Avon St
Accidental Shooting At 108 State Street In Beckley
Beckley rescue squad responded to 1 37 p m Tuesday to 108 State Street where 69 year old John Westbrook apparently shot his foot. He was treated and released at Beckley Appalachian Hospital. City police said no formal investigation and no charges.
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Beckley
Brush Fire Calls Across Town No Damage Reported
Two brush fire calls on Tuesday. At 2:43 p.m. a fire at 109 Truman Ave. home of Mrs. Betty Deskins in a vacant lot caused no damage. At 7:05 p.m. a fire at 202 Jennings Ave. home of Henry Dunbar involved burning trash with no assistance needed.
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Beckley Fire Department
Truman Ave
Betty Deskins
Jennings Ave
Henry Dunbar
Hallanan Moore Criticized Over Action Based on Adviser Letter
A heated claim accuses Hallanan Moore of deception or ignorance. The speaker demands inclusion in the critique, asserting that Moore acted strictly on guidance stated in the speaker’s letter.
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Moore
Marriage Permits Issued for Beckley Residents
The record lists multiple marriage licenses granted. Richard Lee Cornett II, Judith Lynn Wagner, William A. Coleman, Barbara Robinson Wade, Lacy Dowdin, Josephine Davis, Charles Eugene Kinder, Katheryn Ann Wesley, James Carl Kenney, Arlene Joyce Stevens, Troy Rosen Richardson, Tressie Marie Adkins, Don E. Williams, and Betty Jo Lilly are named with their ages and parental names. Locations include Beckley, Cleveland, and Columbia with some couples from Layland and Earlville.
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Richard Lee Cornett II
Beckley
Richard Lee
Patsy Chambers Cornett
Judith Lynn Wagner
Conley B
Carrie Rotenberry Wagner
William A. Coleman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jimmy
Emma Huston Coleman
Barbara Robinson Wade
Felix
Esther Martin Robinson
Lacy
Robert Dowdin
Cleveland
Ohio
Alberta Fulp Dowdin
Josephine Davis
Columbia
S. C
Joseph
Lilly Curtiss Davis
Charles Eugene Kinder
Layland
Harold
Rita Patterson Kinder
Katheryn Ann Wesley
J. Lewis
Lena Moore Wesley
James Carl Kenney
James W
Madeline Puff Kenney
Arlene Joyce Stevens
Earlville
Harry G
Norma G. Goddard Stevens
Troy Rosen Richardson
Lester
Arthur
Noryma Totten Richardson
Tressie Marie Adkins
Glen Daniel
Hershel
Dorothy Pauline Scott Adkins
Don E. Williams
Phillip R
Mary Blanche Scites Williams
Betty Jo Lilly
Basil C
Bertie Holliday Callaway
Ambulance Firm Sues Over Damages to Vehicle
Beacon Ambulance Service of Charleston files a $10 000 suit against Willard H Polk and Phyllis Ann Polk of Eccles to recover damages from a December 28 1970 collision on Valley Drive North. The firm seeks $10 000 with $840 in damages and four months loss of use. Attorney Stephen P Meyer of Charleston represents Beacon.
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Beacon Ambulance Service
Charleston
Willard H
Phyllis Ann Polk
Eccles
Stephen P. Meyer
Polk
Valley Drive North I
Beacon
Man Ordered Into Court For Dumping Sewage
Wayne Bright 35 of 311 Hunter Street cited by city police at 1 35 p m Tuesday for dumping raw sewage on the ground He is ordered to appear in Beckley Municipal Court April 19.
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Wayne Bright
Hunter St
Beckley Municipal Court
Hearing Date Set For SDH Condemnation Proceedings
June 4 hearing set in Raleigh County Circuit Court for State Department of Highways condemnation to acquire four parcels for APD highway development. Defendants include Collis and Agnes Amon and others named with various trustees and banks. utility firms C P Telephone Co and Appalachian Power Co also named.
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SDH
State Department of Highways
APD
Raleigh County
Collis
Agnes Amon
Bradley
Bill
Phyllis West
James E
June E. McDaniel
Eugene
Glenna Underwood
Mrs. Amon
Sibley Weatherford
C. R. Hill Jr
The
Merchants &Miners National Bank of
Oak Hill
Delbert E. Williams
Otis R. Kincaid
Small Business Administration of the United
States
F. W. Sawyers
the National Bank of Summers
Appalachian Power Co
W. L
Zelma E. Martin
West
Roy A. Cunningham
Anthony J. Sparacino
Blackburn Fatteson Realty
McDaniel
Cunningham and Sparacino
Bank of Mount Hope
C & P Telephone Co
Underwood
Polite Trio Robs Brooklyn VA Bank In $250000 Heist
A well organized robbery at Ft Hamilton VA bank ended with about $250000 stolen after gunmen held 14 hostages including the DiSogra family and Barattas. Police issued a 13 state bulletin for three gunmen and recovered DiSogra’s car two hours later.
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New York
DiSogra
Veterans Administration
Staten Island
Margaret Baratta
Baratta
Barattas
Michael Castellano
Ft. Hamilton
Brooklyn
Cabell Heights Man Reported Missing
State Police search for 49 year old Dale Lilly of Cabell Heights, missing since Monday after last seen walking Raleigh Hill at 12 30 pm. He is 5 10, 145 pounds with brown hair blue eyes, wearing green work pants blue shirt gray sweater and blue cap. Family says he had xrays at Mountaineer Family Health Plan and asked to be let out at Beckley Bus Terminal. Contact David Lilly or Beckley State Police with information.
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Cabell Heights
Dale Lilly
Raleigh Hill
Lilly
Mountaineer
Beckley
Fanny Lilly
David Lilly
South Vietnamese Break Siege At Fire Base 6 In Central Highlands
Two battalions of ARVN infantry broke through to Fire Base 6 near Laos and Cambodia, lifting a two week siege with heavy fighting. They reportedly killed 96 North Vietnamese, captured weapons, and suffered 4 dead and 37 wounded with 6 missing. Three U.S. helicopters were downed, killing at least five Americans, as Viet Cong attacked a Hue to Da Nang train. A 1,500 paratroop brigade and 4,500 reinforcements were flown in to relieve the siege.
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Saigon
VPI
ARVN
Laos
Cambodia
Dak To
Hue
da Nang
UPI
David Kennerly
Central Highlands
Nixon signals broader moves toward easing China tensions
President Nixon announced steps to improve relations with China soon after a U S table tennis team and American reporters were invited to visit. Premier Chou En Lai had met the Americans earlier, while Ziegler said actions were decided without contacts with Beijing but expected a practical positive response. Trade and travel barrier looseness had been under review since December.
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Red China
U.S
Chou En-lai
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Red
Ziegler
China
Hodgson Proposes Severance Plan for Railpax Shift
Labor Secretary James D. Hodgson develops a severance pay plan for workers displaced by the Railpax system taking over all passenger service. The proposal offers up to six years of pay, exceeds railroad willingness, but falls short of union calls to ban layoffs. Railpax starts May 1 and the plan aims to protect employees affected by service discontinuances.
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Washington
UPD
Railpax
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
Labor Department
Landing Attempt Fatal To Two In Beechcraft Crash
Two people died when a twin engine Beechcraft crashed in a strip mine area seven miles from Harlan Kentucky. The pilot apparently tried to land on a highway near the mine. The plane was en route from Bluefield West Virginia to Columbus Ohio. Last radio contact at 10 p.m. Tuesday stated diversion to Tri City Tennessee.
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Harlan
UPI
Kentucky
Bluefield
W.va
Columbus
Ohio
London
Tri-City
Ping Pong Team Sees China Tour Progress Amid Talks
After a meeting with Premier Chou En Lai the American Ping Pong team watched a Chinese opera then played 17 matches in a sellout 18,000 crowd indoor gymnasium. China won 10 7 with the U S tally 35 to 4 5 in men and women. The squad heads to Shanghai Canton and back to Hong Kong.
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Chou
U.S
Shanghai
China
Canton
Hong Kong
Middle East tension as Arab official denounces Sinai pullout
Dia Eddin Dawood of the Arab Socialist Union says Israel is deceiving the world with reports of partial Sinai withdrawal. He argues the real aim is to keep Arab land under occupation and warns of an inevitable military confrontation.
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Dia
Eddin Dawood
The
Arab Socialist Union
Israel
Sinai
Casey Swearing In as SEC Chairman in Private Nixon Office
President Nixon swore in New York lawyer William Casey as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a private office ceremony. Casey, 57, was later announced to be designated commission chairman after confirmation by the Senate following an inquiry into civil suits in which she had been involved.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
New York
William Casey
Securities and Exchange Commission
Casey
Commission
Senate
Deaths and Funerals Luther Clark 84 Cool Ridge
Luther Clark 84 of Cool Ridge died at 3 12 am in a local hospital after a long illness Born December 5 1886 at Camp Creek he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs John Clark A retired carpenter he was married to Nellie Epperly in 1961 Surviving are a son Woodrow of Olmsted Ohio four daughters Norma Epperly Joppa Md Delia Pike Sullivan Road Lucille Wagner Lorain Ohio Lillian McNeish Maxwell Hill Road a brother Landis Clark Winston Salem NC 12 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 pm Friday in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Vernon Taylor officiating Burial in Wildwood Cemetery Friends may call at the mortuary 5 pm to 9 pm Thursday Pallbearers Damon Meadows Ralph Epperly Woodrow Peters Charles Ramsey Keith Carr and Carlos and Garnet Clark.
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Luther Clark
Cool Ridge
Camp Creek
John Clark
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church
Beaver
Clark
Beckley
Nellie Epperly
Woodrow
Olmsted
Ohio
Norma Epperly
Joppa
Delia Pike
Sullivan Road
Lucille Wagner
Lorain
Lillian McNeish
Maxwell Hill Road
Landis Clark
Winston-Salem
N. C
Melton Mortuary
Vernon Taylor
Wildwood Cemetery
Damon Meadows
Ralph Epperly
Woodrow Peters
Charles Ramsey
Keith Carr
Carlos
Garnet Clark
Herbert Calvert Rests After Fatal Heart Attack
Herbert Calvert 48 of Thayer died at his home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Herbert Calvert
Thayer
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Funeral rites for Gertrude Enola Brewer in Victor
Mrs. Gertrude Enola Brewer 47 of Victor to be buried at Restlawn Memorial Gardens after services at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel Ansted. She died Monday at home after a long illness. She is survived by daughter Patricia Minor of MacArthur.
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Gertrude Brewer
Gertrude Enola Brewer
Victor
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Ansted
A. E. Bostick
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Patricia Minor
MacArthur
George Freeman 75 Harper Heights Miner WWI Veteran Dies
George Freeman 75 of Harper Heights dies at 7 10 a m in a local hospital. He was a World War I veteran and retired miner born October 15 1895 in Lynchburg Virginia. Survivors include wife Anna Mae Freeman daughters Lovella Freeman Cleveland Ohio and Virginia Jamison Beckley six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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George (Punch) Freeman
Harper Heights
Lynchburg
Sam
Anna Freeman
Anna Mae Freeman
Lovella Freeman
Cleveland
Ohio
Virginia Jamison
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Jail Committee Named By Judge
Dr. Clifford A. Stevenson of the Southern West Virginia Clinic is the chairman of the jail committee appointed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge C. Berkley Lilly. Richard Kanakanui of Gates Engineering Co. and William D. Shrewsbury of Raleigh County Bank join the panel to inspect the Raleigh County jail and recommend improvements as required by West Virginia Statutes.
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Clifford A. Stevenson
Southern West Virginia Clinic
Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
Lilly
Richard Kanakanui
Gates Engineering Co
William D. Shrewsbury
Raleigh County Bank
Stevenson
West Virginia
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Mt. Hope
Kans
Hugh S. Tessendorf
Wichita
Sue ‘Gazette
Okehs Idc
Hallanan
Brooklyn VA
Viet
By Barney Seibert
United States
Mideast
Duncan Hines
Purity Maid
Bonnie Baker
Coca-Cola
Beaver, West Virginia
Armour
Bell
Fairmont Twin Pac
Gvenien
John W. Bradley
Derry Hale
Hill Grove Baptist Church
John D. Gray
Eddie Lowe
Hill Rose Cemetery
Mount Hope
Ritchie and Johnson
Greentown
Patrick D. Ward
Patrick Daniel Ward
Glen
George Freeman
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