Five Jailed on Driving While Intoxicated Charges Beckley
Beckley city police jailed five persons on intoxicated driving charges Sunday and today. Notable cases include Lowell Highlander 47 involved in a two vehicle crash on North Valley Drive with damages around $800, and Woodrow Pate 57 posting bond after a 3:35 a.m. Sunday arrest. Additional drivers faced similar charges with no injuries reported.
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Beckley City
Lowell Highlander
Rt. 2
Beckley
Highlander
Meadows
Dave Roberts
South Vance Drive
William Tucker
Sophia
Elmer Cozart
Stamford
Woodrow W. Pate
Multiple Runaways and Violations Reported by State and City Police
A 14 year old was jailed on a runaway warrant. Terry Norris faced reckless driving and failure to stop charges. released after bond. Charles Holsten jailed for driving with no license and intoxication. James Hunter charged with intoxication and aiding an unlicensed driver. Eight motorists faced traffic violations. Everette Necessary cited for license issue. Others charged with reckless driving, interfering with an officer, and speeding. Several defendants ordered to appear in Beckley Municipal Court April 24. A man was treated for unconsciousness. two others treated and released at local hospital.
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Neville Street
Beckley City
Donald Lee Thornton
Glen Morgan
City Cab Service, Inc
Leander Lester
Welch
Charles J. Harvey
Nimitz
Sec. Rt
Dennis Ray Cox
Daniels
Harvey
Cox
Gary
Glen White
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Terry Norris
Jonben
Rodriguez
Charles Holsten
Ameagle
James Hunter
Holsten
Everette W. Necessary
Sophia
Steward Grayson Gwinn
Shady Spring
David Thomas
Rt. 2
Beckley
Danny Joe Snuffer
Crab Orchard
Ralph Williams
Bolt
Rt. 3
Beckley Municipal Court
Peggy Worley
Ewart Avenue
Lorena Wallace
Gary W. McGuffin
Prosperity
Mulberry St
Billy Banks
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Hoover Trial Postponed in Raleigh County Court
The trial of George Hoover Jr. 24 Beaver is delayed and will be reset on the Raleigh County Criminal Court calendar. Hoover faces charges in the Feb 17 tavern beating death of Jimmie Joe Redden 27 Beckley at Sprague. The jury is to report Tuesday as another case in Beckley is scheduled.
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George Hoover Jr
Beaver
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Thomas Canterbury
Hoover
Jimmie Joe Redden
Beckley
Sprague
Donald Charles
McCumber
Alice Setliff
Raleigh Heights
Nixon Hiding Testimony Key in ITT Inquiry
Senate Judiciary Committee presses toward a possible final week of ITT inquiry as President Nixon asserts executive privilege to bar Peter Flanigan from testifying. Sen. Russell Long says Flanigan’s testimony could influence Kleindienst’s attorney general nomination and the ITT case settlement tied to the 1972 Republican National Convention.
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Kleindienst
Flanigan
Long
Nixon
ITT
Justice Department
Jack Anderson
San Diego
Lawmakers Outline Budget Additions for State Programs
The plan proposes 3.5 million for full public kindergarten, 1.2 million for Buffalo Creek flood disaster relief, 1.9 million for the State Board of Regents, 200000 for aerial mine inspections, tax clarification to deduct vehicle tax from federal income, and 1.3 million for mental health facilities. It also includes updates to residency rules, salary restorations, safety department reforms, and a shift to federal OSHA standards.
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State Senate
House of Delegates
Buffalo Creek
State Board of Regents
Department of Natural Resources
U. S. Supreme Court
Department of Public Safety
Moore
Anthracite Pact Ratified To Raise Miner Pay
A three year contract ratified in New York raises miners pay in Northeastern Pennsylvania to 29 dollars a day by 1974, leaving hard coal workers about 21 behind soft coal peers. Officials say about 2,500 miners on strike could return to work.
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NEW York
API
Pennsylvania
Scientists Find Human Flea Jumps 13 Inches
Researchers report the human flea can leap about 13 inches. The finding highlights the insect's powerful hind legs and potential impact on disease transmission research.
Funeral services set for Elbert Bud at Shrewsbury
Funeral arrangements for Elbert Bud of Shrewsbury, 72, who died at 7 a.m. in Charleston hospital after a long illness, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Shrewsbury Cemetery with Rev. Cecil Bolen officiating. Burial follows at Barker's Ridge. Pallbearers include Jerry Hambrick, Forney Shrewsbury, Norman Basham, Don Farley, Brady McKinney, and Delmer Basham. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m.
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Elbert
Shrewsbury
Frank Burnecke
Bud
Charleston Hospital
Cecil Bolen
Jerry Hambrick
Forney
Norman Shrewsbury
Delmer Basham
Don Farley
Brady McKinney
Final rites set for Eddie Catlett of Mount Hope
Eddie A. Catlett 68 of Mount Hope died Saturday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Final rites are Wednesday at 2 pm at Freewill Baptist Church Kilsyth with Rev. L A Garten in charge. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Maude, son Doak, daughter Irene, siblings and grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with viewing Tuesday 6 to 10 pm.
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Eddie A. Catlett
Mount Hope
Freewill Baptist Church
Kilsyth
L. A. Garten
Mabscott
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Beckley Hospital
Cranberry Community Church
United Mine Workers of America
Garden Ground
Virginia
Robert
Mary Catlett
Maude Catlett
Doak
Scarbro
Irene Catlett
Persey B
Mary Cain
Elsie Bandy
Geraldine Gilliam
Bertie Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Ethel Barley
Bradley
Tyree
Mount ‘Hope
William L. Pettry
William Lacy Pettry
Oakwood Ave
Beckley
Melton
Wade Webb
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Eunice
Raleigh County
Lewis and
Romanzie Massey Pettry
Eunice Coal Company
First Baptist Church
Naoma
Whitesville
Wanda Stillman
Maude Meadows, Beckley
Charles H. Trimpey
Donna O’rouke
Sarasota
Fla
Apollo 16 Crew Reports Anomalous Lander Coat Curl
Apollo 16 astronauts encountered a suspected gas leak from the lunar lander as they entered to inspect systems. Controllers found no fault while noting a curled thin aluminum panel over rocket tanks. Young and Duke planned experiments in weightlessness and Earth photography before Mattingly maps the moon from lunar orbit. all three return to Pacific debris on April 28.
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Young
Duke
Earth
Space Agency
Descartes
Moon
Mattingly
Lunar
Pacific
Local Demands Boyle Resign From UMW Local
United Mine Workers Local 6330 in Clarksville Pa votes unanimously to demand president W A Boyle resign after his federal Campaign Practices Act conviction. Local leader Michael Trobovich said 350 of 600 members supported the resolution citing infamy and fear for the union. Boyle plans to appeal the conviction.
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Clarksville
UPID
United Mine Workers Local 6330
UMW
Joseph A. Yablonski
Jhas
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Osage
W.va
Boyle
Michael Trobovich
Miners For Democracy
Iaminy
Washington County
Trobovich
Texas lawmakers cannot be impeached under constitution
The Texas constitution grants impeachment power to the legislature but limits proceedings to top state officials including the governor lieutenant governor attorney general treasurer comptroller supreme court judges courts of appeal and district judges.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Supreme Court
Courts of Appeal
Faulty Altimeter Blamed for M U Disaster
A 1970 Huntington crash that killed Marshall University players and others is linked by the NTSB to faulty altimeter readings. Investigators cite possible barometric altimeter error leading crew to misread altitude while suggesting FAA install full instrument landing systems at airports like Huntington.
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Huntington
Federal Aviation Administration
State to uproot wild marijuana starting May
West Virginia will begin eradicating a bumper crop of marijuana on 2600 acres across Hampshire Hardy Grant and Pendleton counties. Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says up to 180 plants per square foot have been counted and the Noxious Weed Law authorizes destruction. The plants are about four inches tall, too small for use but suitable for removal.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Panhandle
Gus Douglass
Hampshire
Hardy
Grant
Pendleton
Douglass
Toll Now 152 in West Virginia Weekend Fatalities
Traffic accidents claimed at least four lives in West Virginia over the weekend, lifting the year to date toll to 152, 17 more than last year. Four victims were identified: Lewis A. Carter 77 of Meadow Bluff Elmer L. Gilliam 33 of Beckley Delissa Nottingham 64 of Ser vie and Henry L. Lewis 29 of Pocahontas County.
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United Press
West Virginia
Lewis A. Carter
Meadow Bluff
Clintonville
Greenbrier
Elmer L. Gilliam
Beckley
U.S. 21
Chimney Corner
Fayette County
Henry L. Lewis
U.S. 219
Pocahontas County
Delissa Nottingham
Servie
Braxton County
W.va
Ivydale
Clay
Six Default Judgments Ordered In Circuit Court
Six default judgments were entered in Raleigh County Circuit Court over the past week. Five suits were dismissed. Judgments include First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke over Thomas R Trottino, Beckley. Davis Paint Co. over E C Fleshman. Connecticut Electric & Switch Manufacturing over Bix Inc.. Stonewall Casualty over Donald C McCumber. Montgomery Ward & Co. over George W and Willa Miller and others. One suit by Personality Stations Inc. against David Minton was dismissed on bankruptcy motion. several other cases were also dismissed.
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Raleigh County
First National Exchange Bank of
Roanoke
Thomas R. Trottino
Beckley
Davis Paint Co
E. C. Fleshman
Beckley Paint Co
Connecticut Electric & Switch Manufacturing Corp
Bix Inc
Stonewall Casualty Co
Donald C. McCumber
Montgomery Ward & Co
George W
Willa Miller
Coolridge
Dewey A. Campbell
iValley Motor Sales
iCecil Ray Miller
Personality Stations’ Inc
David Minton
Beckley Sewing and Music Center
Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co
James D. Spradley
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Robert A. Cadle
Walter Delano Huyck
Huyck Construction
Herbert A. Buckley
M. Phillip Carnell
Robert Vandall III
Supreme Court to Rule on State Oil Spill Law Clash
The Court will decide next term if a state can enforce a stricter oil spill prevention law than federal rules. Florida's act faced a federal panel ruling invalidating it, while the Court also acted on unrelated cases including a Maryland student protest appeal and a Florida desegregation plan. The Florida measure aimed to cover cleanup costs for spills by ships and facilities, becoming effective March 15, 1971, and now barred by a permanent order following the Dec. 10 decision.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Florida
University of Maryland
Dade County
Fla
Two Pandas From Peking Arrive at National Zoo
The 18 month old pandas rested at the National Zoo after arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. They are healthy and will meet the public in a few days. Directors from both cities and a panda keeper accompany the animals.
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Washington
UPI
Peking
National Zoo
Andrews Air Force Base
Theodore Reed
Zoo
Ting Hung
Peking Bureau of Public Service
Yang Hung
National
Reed
Nixon
Chou Enlai
China
Andrews Terminal
Nixon wide bombing prompts U.S. Moscow hews and protests
The article notes Moscow's protest over U S bombing and a possible Nixon visit to Moscow including Leningrad and Kiev. Chou En lai accuses escalation and antiwar groups plan large demonstrations. Muskie and McGovern condemn the bombing while Rogers reviews war reports ahead of a White House aid briefing.
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Moscow
United States
U.S
Nixon
Leningrad
Kiev
China
Chou Enlai
Muskie
Senate
Capitol Hill
Rogers
White House
Haiphong Harbor
Plane Explodes Killing 3 Passengers Off Atlantic City
Three presumed dead after a Mitsubishi twin engine plane bound for Philadelphia exploded and crashed into the Atlantic about 300 yards off Convention Hall. Victims include Jack Soble 52 president of Soble Construction Co Pleasantville N J and director of Home Corp West Orange Copilot William J Ladd of Somers Point and pilot Hugh Goforth of Linwood N J. FAA said the plane was owned by Soble's firm. Soble was a noted philanthropist contributing to the Federation of Jewish Agencies.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPD
Jack Soble
Philadelphia
Atlantic Ocean
Convention Hall
Bader Field
Soble
Soble Construction Co
Pleasantville
Ne Home Corp
West Orange
Hugh Goforth
Linwood
Commercial Airlines
William J. Ladd
Somers Point
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
The
Federation of Jewish Agencies
Flood Victims Face April 23 Filing Deadline
FEMA and HUD set an April 23 filing cutoff for flood survivors to apply for federal housing. After a Feb 26 dam rupture killed 118 in the valley, HUD reports 765 emergency housing applications, many becoming mobile homes in 13 state-provided trailer parks. The federal plan offers free rent for up to one year and later options to purchase.
AEP Hailed as Major Polluters in Utility Survey
New York based report targets Ameri can Electric Power Co. and 14 other investor owned utilities. It finds 1970 spending on pollution control under 1 percent of revenue while advertising costs Run far higher. More than 124 plants surveyed show poor controls and only 36 percent meet adequacy standards.
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New York
UPI
American Electric Power Co
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Council On Ecoomic
Council On Economic Priorities
LBJ Restful Weekend as Doctors Deliberate Return
Lyndon B. Johnson, age 63, who suffered a heart attack 10 days earlier in Virginia, spent a quiet weekend. Doctors say he is not yet cleared to travel back to his LBJ Ranch located about 80 miles away.
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San Antonio
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Virginia
Jobson
The Bonsai Art Originating in Japan
The art of bonsai originated in Japan and is regarded as one of the nation's finest contributions to horticulture.
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Japan
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