Nudes Welcome Spring In West Virginia Capital
In Charleston West Virginia this week outdoor nudity has sparked multiple incidents. An antiwar marcher led a naked street walk on U S 60 and was jailed for 30 days after magistrate Opal Burnsides ruling. A female passerby stripped near a prowler and fled as police arrived. Residents report others in scanty loin cloths and recall a previous local figure known as the Phantom Nude.
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Charleston
UPI
Adam and Eve
West Virginia
U.S
Hartsdale
N.C
Opal Burnside
Kanawha County
Jackson Warns of Rapid Soviet Missile Silo Increase
UPI Henry M. Jackson warns that new Soviet missile silos are multiplying rapidly and could erase progress in Vienna arms talks. He says the system may rival or surpass the 25 megaton SS9, though silos are empty now and hardware may take 18 months to install.
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Boston
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
U.S
Jackson
Vienna
World Affairs Council
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
New York
Moscow
Criticism Rises Over West Virginia State Police Conduct
Senate Transportation Chair Barnett denounces police rule abuses and plans to press leaders for action. Sen Tompos previously demanded an investigation into Gov Moore’s administration amid alleged political influence in the force. Col Bonar then transferred 14 troopers, shocking the department.
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Barnett
Senate Transportation Committee
Senate
Hans McCourt
House
Lewis McManus
William A. Tompos
Hancock
Tompos
Arch A. Moore
Department of Public Safety
Robert L. Bonar
Southern Airways Sued Over Crash
A federal lawsuit seeks 580000 for the 22 year old son of Larry Brown of Atlanta after the Marshall University plane crash. The suit blames Southern Airway's pilot Captain Frank H Abbot for flying too low while approaching Tri State Airport near Huntington.
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Atlanta, Ga
UPI
Marshall University
Southern Aircays
Larry Brown
Atlanta
Marshall
Tri-State
Huntington
Southern
Frank H. Abbot
Forest Fire Danger Ebbs in West Virginia Brief
Fire crews patrol southern West Virginia as rain briefly slows wildfires that sprang up across 48 new blazes Tuesday. Three minor new fires were reported Wednesday in Fayette Preston and Nicholas counties. Assistant state forester A W Kelly urged caution despite relief from rainfall.
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United Press International
West Virginia
A. W. Kelly
Department of Natural Resources
Monongalia
Kelly
Fayette
Preston
Nicholas
Atheist Rejected by Boy Scouts Den Leader Applicant
Dwight Curtis of the Boy Scouts national office says an atheist cannot be registered as a Cub Scout den leader. East Orange man Robert Taetzch faces repeated rejections despite provisional leadership since September. He notes his alignment with Scout principles except for the religious requirement.
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New Brunswick
UPI
Boy Scouts of America
Dwight Curtis
Robert Taetzch
Taetzch
Veterans Rally at Capitol Park Presses Peaceful Standoff
Veterans gathered in an extended grassy area near the Capitol to protest and chant against an order. The crowd voted to remain, pledging nonviolence if arrested, as a chow line served food and Irish music filled the night with drums, sparklers, and a light rain.
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Capitol Grounds
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Labor Seeks Immediate 2 Dollar Minimum Wage Rise
AFL CIO urged Congress to raise the minimum wage to 2.00 an hour immediately arguing the current 1.60 is inadequate after inflation. Rep Mills proposed advancing to 2.00 next year while Albert backs 1.80 now and 2.00 in January 1973. Three unions with over two million members endorsed 2.50.
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Washington
UPI
Organized Labor
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Carl Albert
Afl-Cio
Andrew J. Biemiller
House Labor Subcommittee
Biemiller
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Albert
Two Hospitals Face Shutdown Without Emergency Funds
A Mental Health Department official warned Weston, the largest state facility, and the Colin Anderson Center, must close May 1 without a $515,000 emergency appropriation. 1,200 employees would be laid off. remaining patients would be moved to other state hospitals or released.
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Charleston
UPI
State Mental Health Department
Robert Kerns
Weston
Colin Anderson
St. Marys
Spencer
Lakin
Huntington
Barboursville
Kerns
CBS Correspondent to Teach at WVU Benedum Professor
Frank Kearns, an award-winning CBS news correspondent and WVU 1938 graduate, will join the faculty mid August as a Benedum professor of journalism. He will teach broadcast journalism and occasionally lecture in history and political science after a 17 year CBS posting in Europe Africa and the Middle East and prior work in Morgantown and Miami Beach. He left CBS and had been acting bureau chief at Rome since 1968.
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Morgantown
UPI
CBS News
Frank Kearns
West Virginia University
Kearns
WVU
CBS
Europe
Africa
Middle East
Overseas Press Club
Cyprus
Miami Beach
Network
Rome
Investments By State Expected To Do Well
State Treasurer John Kelly predicted end-of-year returns of 31.4 million from more than 531 million in long term investments. He said profits would rise to 1.2 million from last year for a 6.4 percent yield and praised the portfolio as among the finest in the country. He noted a legislature approved bill allows 75 percent of investments in corporate bonds, up from 50 percent.
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Charleston
UPI
John Kelly
Kelly
Two Ohio River Steel Firms Hit For Pollution
EPA moves to bar discharges from National Steel Corp Weirton and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp Steubenville Ohio. National Steel emits 1000 pounds daily of toxic cyanides and Wheeling-Pittsburgh releases 4700 pounds of oil and 420 pounds of cyanide daily into the river.
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Ohio River
Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Administration
William D. Ruckelshaus
EPA
Justice Department
National Steel Corp
Weirton
Wheeling - Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Steubenville
Ohio
Ruckelshaus
National
Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel
Beer Co Celebrates Earth Day With Low Smog Fleet
SAN FRANCISCO UPI West Coast brewery Lucky Breweries Inc converts its fleet to propane fueled vehicles for Earth Day. President Peter Widdrington says 30 vehicles now use propane and all gasoline vehicles will be replaced, at about 425 dollars per vehicle with a three year payback. Efforts continue to convert heavy diesel trucks.
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San Francisco
UPI
West Coast
Lucky Breweries Inc
Peter Widdrington
Widdrington
Absentee Poll Workers Pose Election Problems
City poll staffing shortages affected Tuesday's city primary with last minute replacements. City Recorder-Treasurer Larry Stover cited few young people willing to work and noted Republicans used Democratic workers at many stations. Some workers canceled for illness or school commitments, others refused certificates.
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City Recorder
Larry Stover
Stover
Republican Party
Monongalia Leads WV Coal Rise With 1970 Increase
West Virginia Coal Association reports Monongalia County had the state’s largest gain in 1970 coal production, rising from sixth to fourth. Output grew 15 percent to 12.5 million tons, driven by Consolidation Coal Co. Blacksville mines and Eastern Associated Coal Corp. No. 2 mine. Total WV production reached 143.1 million tons.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Coal Association
Monongalia County
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
McDowell County
Logan
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Duvalier Death Rumors Cloud Haiti After Dictator’s Birthday
Haiti watched Papa Doc’s health rumors and the looming succession as Jean Claude Duvalier rose as his heir amid fears of a bloodbath. Reports spoke of indestructibility despite malnutrition, voodoo mystery, and the Ton Ton Macoutes as Haiti’s fearsome political backdrop.
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Jean-Claude
Duvalier
Papa Doc
Jean- Claude
Port-au- Prince
Haiti
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Ton Ton Macoutes
Four Arrested On DC Drunken Driving Charges
Four Beckley area residents faced drunken driving charges with arrests reported from early today to Wednesday. Names include Robert Mitchell Kelly 27 Piney View jailed 1 a.m. today, Paul Leon Lilly 43 216 Hartley Ave and Jesse Campbell 21 218 Plumley Ave jailed 10 p.m. Wednesday, Marvin Redden Beaver arrested 8 15 p.m. Wednesday on a DWI warrant, and Johnny Wall Helen jailed 12 10 a.m. today on a peace warrant.
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Beckley Area
Robert Mitchell Kelly
Piney View
Raleigh
Paul Leon Lilly
Hartley Ave
Jesse Campbell
Plumley Ave
Lilly
Turnpike
Campbell
Marvin Redden
Beaver
Johnny Wall
Helen
Slab Fork
Billy H. Sullivan
U.S. Jets Hit Antiaircraft Sites in Vietnam and Laos
A U S jet fighter bomber attacked Communist antiaircraft missile installations in North Vietnam and Laos after onboard electronics signaled a firing threat. Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky said American forces may join South Vietnamese troops in two or three more combat operations before the U S ground role ends in Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
Final rites for George L Richardson in Lester
Deaths and funerals announce the 80 year old George L Richardson of Fort Lauderdale Florida formerly of Lester will have services at 2 p m Saturday at Enon Primitive Baptist Church Lester Elder Ira Toler officiating Burial follows at Trail Cemetery Surveyor He died Tuesday noon in a Fort Lauderdale nursing home after a long illness The body will go from Caffee Funeral Home to the church an hour before services Friends may visit the funeral home after 4 p m Friday Pallbearers are Grady Miller Bob Gray Kimball Terry Haskel Riffe Thomas Trail and Frank Humphrey
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George L. Richardson
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lester
Enon Primitive Baptist Church
Ira Toler
Trail
Surveyor
Grady Miller
Bob Gray
Kimball Terry
Haskel Riffe
Thomas Trail
Frank Humphrey
Lois A York funeral set for Philadelphia Monday
Miss Lois Ann York 19 daughter of Cecil and Mrs Blanche York of Oceana life long illness died Wednesday in Philadelphia. Survived by parents sister Mrs Shelia Pointirelli brothers James and Cecil York Jr and grandmother Mrs Blanche York. Funeral Monday in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Lois Ann York
Cecil York
Glen Daniel
Glen’ Rogers
Shelia Pointirelli
James
Cecil York Jr
Blanche York
Oceana
Pollution Kills Pocahontas Fish Near Greenbrier River
The Department of Natural Resources awaits test results to confirm stopping an alkaline like substance flowing from a tannery pond collapse near Frank. The substance caused a substantial fish kill across about ten miles from Durbin to Cass as the DNR works to neutralize the water and save fish downstream.
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Department of Natural Resources
Greenbrier River
Pocahontas County
Ed Henry
DNR
Water Resources Division
Henry
Frank
Durbin
Cass
Consol Tops West Virginia Coal Producers in 1970 Output
Consolation Coal Co led 11 firms producing two thirds of West Virginia coal in 1970 with 30.9 million tons of 143.1 million from 30 mines in eight counties. Eastern Associated Coal second with 12.6 million tons, Pittston Co third at 8.7 million, followed by U S Steel and Valley Camp Coal.
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Charleston
UPI
Consolidation Coal Co
West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
Consol
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Pittston Co
U.S. Steel Corp
Valley Camp Coal Co
Martha Mitchell Calls to Extinguish Supreme Court
Martha Mitchell told UPI she believes the Supreme Court should be abolished citing its busing ruling. She attacks the court as nine old men and says the majority should rule, while defending FBI Director Hoover.
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Washington
UPI
Martha Mitchell
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
John N. Mitchell
Funeral services for Mullens resident Eugene Newsome
Eugene Newsome 64 died at his Mullens home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. William R. Nelson officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Newsome a retired Norfolk & Western railroad engineer and former assistant road foreman of engines is survived by his wife Zelda, a son Bill E. of Mullens, a daughter Linda N. Campbell of Princeton, two brothers, two sisters and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are with Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens with calling hours 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.
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Eugene Newsome
Mullens
Highland Avenue Baptist Church
William R. Nelson
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Newsome
Norfolk & Western Railway
Mammoth
Bernard
Mary Etta Brewer Newsome
Zelda Canterbury Newsome
Bill E
Linda N. Campbell
Princeton
Rev. C. C
Burnside
Phil
Marguerite) Conley
Schnedus
N. Y
Judge
Lucille) Santon
Saint Albans
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
McCoy 92 MacAlpin miner dies after long illness
Jim C. McCoy 92 of MacAlpin dies at 11 20 a m Wednesday at daughter Rose Fitzpatrick's home after a long illness He was born December 25 1878 in Pike County Kentucky a retired miner Church of God member His wife Sarah died in 1939 Survived by two daughters Nora Brooks and Virginia Sutherland two sons R G McAndrews and James C McCoy 18 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren 2 great great grandchildren Funeral 2 30 p m Saturday Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia Rev Harry S Walker officiating Burial Sunset Memorial Park Visitation 6 00 to 9 00 p m Friday Pallbearers Homer Wood Clarence Jennings Forest Gillespie Donald Phillips Wayne Maynor Kenneth Kincaid
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Jim C. McCoy
MacAlpin
Rose Fitzpatrick
Church of God
McCoy
Pike County
Auburn
Lettie McCoy
Sarah
Nora Brooks
Crab Orchard
Virginia Sutherland
Athens
R. G
McAndrews
James C. McCoy
MacArthur
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Harry S. Walker
Sunset Memorial Park
Homer Wood
Clarence Jennings
Forest Gillespie
Donald Phillips
Wayne Maynor
Kenneth Kincaid
Mrs Anna Draper Dies After Long Illness in Lester
Mrs Anna Myrtle Draper 58 of Lester died at 10 30 p m Wednesday at home after a long illness She was born January 28 1913 in Christian and was daughter of the late Thomas and Caroline Hughes Survivors include her husband David a son George Brown Philadelphia a daughter Ruby Hughes Trenton two brothers George Toledo and Charlie Philadelphia a sister Mrs Pearl Bolling Glen White 13 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral will be at 2 p m Saturday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Frank Mills officiating Burial will follow in Greenwood The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p m Friday at the funeral parlor
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Anna Myrtle Draper
Lester
Christian
Thomas
Caroline Hughes
David
George Brown
Philadelphia
Ruby Hughes
Trenton
N. J
George
Toledo
Ohio
Charlie Hughes
Pearl Bolling
Glen White
Ritchie and Johnson
Frank Mills
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ida Richardson 84 Dies in Surveyor Hospital Incident
Mrs. Ida Richardson, 84, of Surveyor, died in a local hospital at 3 45 a m today. The body is at Melton Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Ida Richardson
Surveyor
Melton Mortuary
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