WV to curb vehicle noise with muffler law in June
West Virginia aims to curb noise pollution by June with a new law requiring manufacturer original mufflers or their equivalent and prohibiting muffler cutouts. Sen. J Frank Deem says enforcement will hinge on local police, with trucks as the main target and some support from vehicle inspections.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Public Safety
Sen
J. Frank Deem
R-Pleasants
Deem
Tham
Deema
Television Monopoly Suit Ready
The Justice Department planned to sue CBS NBC ABC and Viacom International charging antitrust violations in prime time programming. The suits would seek remedies under the Sherman Act and argue networks monopolize and restrain programming. CBS ABC and Viacom denied merit and pledged to fight.
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Washington
UPD
Justice Department
CBS
NBC
ABC
Viacom International
Viacom
Robert Wood
CBS Television Network
Wood
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Strip Mine Hearing Moved From Company Office
A Barbour County hearing on a Badger Coal Co strip mine plan is moved to a Philippi city building. About 20 opposing families protested the decision to hold the hearing at the company office, noting the site near Philippi would affect 734 acres. Ben Greene of the state reclamation department announced the change on Thursday.
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Charleston
Barbour County
Philippi City
State Reclamation
Ben Greene
Badger Coal Co
Pittston! Co
Philippi
DNR
Auvil Pushes State Housing Agency Bill for Session
Secretary of State candidate Ken Auvil urges Governor Moore to add a State Housing Agency bill to the upcoming special session agenda. He says it could close the 20 000 year housing shortfall, create 10 000 jobs, aid homebuilders with financing and development, and spur modular home manufacturing in West Virginia.
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Keyser
Ken Auvil
Moore
Angil
House of ‘Delegates
Auvil
Barbour County Democrat
West Virginia
West
State
Fifth Annual Raleigh County Music Festival Concert
About 400 students rehearse today and Saturday for a band and choral concert at Park Junior High School at 2 30 p m Sunday. The festival showcases senior and junior high bands and choruses with guest directors from West Virginia University including Dr Tom Brown Charles Springman Dr Charles Krusenstjerna and Don Wilcox. The Raleigh County Music Educators sponsor the event.
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Raleigh County
Park Junior High School
Tom Brown
Charles Springman
Charles Krusenstjerna
Don Wilcox
West Virginia University
Wilcox
WVU
Curtis Jones
Sophia High School
Sarah Bailey
Stoco High School
Don Bingham
Shady Spring High School
Raleigh County Music Educators
Sprague Poses Warns On Yablonski Case Details
Annette L. Gilly confessed to plotting Joseph Yablonski̕s murder and named four top UMW officials including President W A Bovile. The 22 page statement read by an FBI agent raised questions about the prosecutors strategy and the defense response in Washington Pennsylvania.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
Annette L. Gilly
Joseph A. Yablonski
United Mine Workers
UMW
W.A
Tony) Bovile
Cleveland
FBI
Albert J. Pass
Kentucky
Tennessee
William J. Prater
Yablonski
Pass
Boyle
George Titler
John W. Owens
Tony Boyle
Paul
Titler
Owens
Prater
High Court appeal planned for Charleston police case
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission plans an April special docket appeal to the state Supreme Court in a discrimination case against the Charleston Fraternal Order of Police. The commission continues probes into a formal complaint by MSgt. Douglas Davis accusing the West Virginia National Guard and Air National Guard of racial discrimination. Davis, who withdrew his complaint, urged action and confrontation with the forces involved, insisting on moving forward with the facts.
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MacQueen
Commission
State Supreme Court
Charleston Fraternal Order of Police
High Court
Msgt
Douglas Davis
South Charleston
West Virginia National Guard
Air National Guard
Davis
Glatt
HRC
W. Va. Army
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Accused Shoplifter Pleads Not Guilty in Raleigh Case
Charles W. Thomas represented by Larry E. Loscah pleaded not guilty to shoplifting at Hills Department Store in Raleigh County Criminal Court. A motion to quash the indictment can be filed and a hearing is set for 10 a.m. May 17. Police report he took mini planes valued at $1.14 while still in the store.
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Charles W. Thomas
Montgomery
Larry E. Loscah
Hills Department Store
Raleigh County
Thomas
Mining scholarship program expands to three counties
Hylton announced a $1,000 grant per high school to fund mining related study. Grants will be awarded to two or three students per school with priority given to mining engineering students from listed Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming county high schools. If no suitable mining students exist, related fields or academically qualified applicants may receive awards.
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Hylton
Blackburn
Sophia High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Clear Fork
Marsh ‘Fork
Shady Spring
Sophia
Stoco
Trap Hill
Fayette County
Ansted High
Collins
Gauley Bridge
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Ella Spangler 89
Mrs Ella Spangler of Roanoke Virginia died en route to a local hospital Thursday. She was the mother of C Ray Spangler of Prosperity. The body will be sent from Melton Mortuary to Lotz Funeral Home in Roanoke.
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Ella Spangler
Roanoke
C. Ray Spangler
Prosperity
Melton Mortuary
Lotz Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs Verlie Kelly Held at Budtown Church
Mrs Verlie Kelly 71 of Herndon died Tuesday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services were set for 2 p m today at Budtown Methodist Church near Herndon with Rev Earl Jenkins officiating. Burial followed in Milam Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by Bailey Funeral Home Princeton.
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Verlie Kelly
Herndon
Budtown Methodist
Earl Jenkins
Milam
Kelly
Hber
Bailey Funeral
Princeton
Mildred
Rangements
I Walker
Johnson Street
Oak Hill
Tyree
Tilman St Clair Final Rites Set for Page Man
Tilman St Clair 52 of Page dies in a Montgomery hospital Wednesday night. Retired Long Airdox employee born January 20 1920 in Page son of Repie St Clair and the late Vernon St Clair. Survived by brother Lecher and three sisters Evie Hamblin Opal Kinser Elsie Wilson. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. at Tyree I Funeral Home Oak Hill and burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday. Reverend James Patton to officiate.
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Tilman St Clair
Page
Tyree i Funeral Home
Oak Hill
James Patton
High Lawn Memorial Park
Montgomery Hospital
Long Airdox Co
Repie, St Clair
Vernon St. Clair
Obituary notices for Toney Kidd Marks and family
The notice lists funeral arrangements for Mrs. Roena Virginia Davis Toney 84 of Dothan with service at Three Funeral Home Oak Hill and burial in Toney Cemetery. Also announced are arrangements for Mrs. Charlie Kidd 43 of Salem Va and Levi Marks of Mobile Ala with bodies at local funeral homes.
Pallbearers named for Gale W. Kelly funeral
Gale W. Kelly 45 of Princewick dies after apparent heart attack. Funeral at Coal City Church of God Saturday at 2 PM with Rev. Haskel Salmon officiating. Burial in Coal City Community Cemetery. Arrangements by Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with viewing today 5 to 9 PM.
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iGale W. Kelly
Princewick
Harold Akers
Junior Adams
Donald Riffe
Paul Bell
Reginald Roles
Willie Pigg
Coal City
Keyser-Bryant Funeral
Two West Virginia deaths and funeral notices
George Morrison dies in Beckley area while another man Charles D Martin of Crab Orchard dies in hospital after two weeks illness. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park with services at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church MacArthur. Funeral arrangements and calling hours listed for Williams Funeral Home Sophia.
Final rites for Rufus B. Overton in Oak Hill
Rufus Branson Overton 82 of Oak Hill dies in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev. William D Slates. burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Born Sept 8 1889 he was son of James F Overton and Adeline Wilkerson. Survivors include two daughters two brothers two sisters seven grandchildren three great grandchildren. Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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Roena Virginia Davis Toney
Dothan
Oak Hill
CS. Donnelly
Toney
Oak Hill Hospital
Packs Branch
Peter
Martha Creger Davis
Luther K
Ganley Bridge
Lewis M
Leonard C
Biloxi
Miss
Lionel A. 1
Brooksville
Fla
John S
Eleanor
L. Fred
Dennison
Tex
Leslie M
Sandusky
Ohio
Sally Webb
Helen Pegram
Joppa, Md
H. B. Davis
J. R. Davis
Charles D. Martin
Crab Orchard
Stuart
D. J
Elsie Rakes Martin
Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
MacArthur
United Mine Workers of America
Alpha Brackenship Martin
Cecil J. Mar Itin
Reva Buck
Danville
Mintora Johnson
Kilsyth
Frank
Earnest
Lester
Harvey
Anderson Martin
Rufus Branson Overton
Tyree
William D .Slates
High Lawn Memorial Park
Beckley Hospital
New River Co
Lochgelly
James F. I
Adeline Wilkerson Overton
John S. Tanvich
John White
John
Amos
Knoxville
Tenn
Richard Evans
Clinton
Robert Kinder
Lenora City
James Braxton II Dies From Gunshot Wound At Home
James Braxton II of 304 Russell St. died Thursday evening from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Born November 11, 1917 in Hopewell Virginia, he was a deacon at Central Baptist Church and a member of the Men's Civic Club and its male chorus. He worked for East Gulf coal mine. Survived by wife Viola Thompson Braxton, two sons James Edward I and Kenneth of Springfield Illinois, daughter Freda B. Jones of Africa, brother Cleavis, sister Mary E. Scott of Beckley, and four others. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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James Edward Braxton, II
Russell St
Hopewell
James
Viola ‘Braxton
James Edward I
Kenneth Braxton
Springfield
Ill
Freda B. Jones
Africa
Cleavis
Mary E. Scott
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Final rites for George Hylton in Princeton
George Hylton aged 61 of Princeton will be given at 2 p m Saturday in the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton. The Rev Douglas Morgan will preside. Burial follows in Pennington Cemetery Princeton. He died Wednesday in a Princeton hospital. Survivors include two half brothers Edward and Albert both of Beckley.
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George Hylton
Princeton
Bailey Funeral Home
Douglas Morgan
Pennington
Edward
Albert
Beckley
James W Cox of Newport News dies after long illness
James W Cox 178, of Newport News Virginia former Beckley resident died Wednesday evening in a Newport News hospital after a long illness. A World War I veteran born August 15 1893 in Montgomery he was son of the late R B and Emma Bailey Cox. Survived by Carolyn of Hampton three sons James Jr William Tom all of New York three daughters Ada Gilliam Margaret Cox Helen Cox two sisters and a brother. The body will be sent to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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James W. Cox
Newport News
Beckley
Montgomery
R. B
Emma Bailey Cox
Carolyn Cox
Hampton
James Jr
William
Tom Cox
New York
Adam Gilliam
Mount Hope
Margaret Cox
Helen Cox
Rhodell
Philadelphia
Alice Cook
Mary Fox
East Beckley
Beatrice Jones
Smithers
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
An Loc Victory Stuns Viet Front Amid Renewed Fights
Indochina reports say South Vietnamese forces pushed the enemy from An Loc ending gunfire in the city. Despite the victory experts doubt the siege is over and predict renewed assaults as North Vietnamese regroup with reinforcements from Cambodia. US air and ground actions continue with extensive bombing and limited American casualties. Nearby battles include skirmishes near Phu Bai and Cambodian fronts around Prey Veng and Kompong Track as fighting persists across the region.
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An Loc
Jhe
Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
da Nang
Phu Bai
UPI
Stewart Kellerman
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Prey Veng
Kompong Track
Phnom ;Penh
Rockefeller criticizes GOP flower fund tactics in West Virginia
Democratic candidate John D. Rockefeller IV accused Governor Moore’s administration of reusing the "flower fund" approach to raise political money for the upcoming election. He cited the Edgar Heiskell case as evidence and said the funds were returned. Rockefeller spoke at his campaign headquarters inauguration.
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Charles Town
UPI
John D. Rockefeller
Moore
Rockefeller
Edgar Heiskell
Heiskell
Inmate Severely Injured at Moundsville Prison Yard
A Moundsville Penitentiary inmate remained in critical condition after an assault in the prison yard, reportedly by another inmate. Authorities investigate the incident and guard response details are not disclosed.
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Moundsville
UPI
Moundsville Penitentiary
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Department of Justice
Bill Dena
Iulio
jHiv Aces
Edward JL. Carey
New York City
Bill Prater J
Albert ‘Pass
U.M.W.A
Carey
Verlie Kell
Mildred Walker
Mrs
Charlie Kidd
Tilman St. Clair
Roena Toney
Charlie
Chad) Kidd
Salem
Maullens
Kitty
Deanne
Bruce
David
John Campbell
John M. Oakey Funeral Home
Rns
Levi
Levi Marks
Mobile
Ala
A. D. Marks
Christian Benevolent Funeral Home
North
Hamilton St
Gale W. Kelly
George Morrison
Tyreé
James Braxton II
Indochina
GOP ‘Flower Fund
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