Two Suits Hit Clifford Irving and McGraw-Hill
Two libel and damages actions were filed in Manhattan Supreme Court over the Irving McGraw-Hill book Fake!. Real Lessard, an art dealer, claims 23 defamatory statements in Fake! and seeks 7 million dollars. McGraw-Hill also sues Richard Suskind for about 939 thousand dollars over the Hughes autobiography hoax.
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New York
UPI
Clifford Irving
McGraw-Hill Inc
Manhattan
Supreme Court
Irving
Megraw-Hill
Richard R. Suskind
Howard Hughes
Real Lessard
France
Lessard
McGraw-Hill
Elmyr DeHory
Suskind
Spain
Edith
Public parks full. Buffalo Creek mobile sites occupied
HUD said all planned mobile home sites at nine Buffalo Creek public parks are now occupied, with a total of 265 mobile homes reported.
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Man
W. Va
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Buffalo Creek
HUD
Pinecrest rooms eyed for public mental health aid
FMRS the county’s sole public mental health agency would provide partial services for Pinecrest rooms with nursing staff and medical supervision. Raleigh County Court and Sheriff’s Department approved the Jaycee proposal in February amid funding and facility questions and a plan for 10 to 15 similar rooms with Beckley ARH.
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Pinecrest
Barbely
Raleigh County Court
Sheriff's Department
County Court
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National Institute of Mental Health
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Borbely
Pennsylvania Primary Fallout Shapes Nomination Fights
In Pennsylvania a key win for Humphrey boosts momentum while Muskie’s faltering campaign suffers from losses in both the delegate race and popularity contest. McGovern and Wallace post limited showings with targeted regional strength, Humphrey excelling in Philadelphia’s black wards and coal regions, Wallace cutting blue collar districts, and Muskie fading in Pittsburgh suburbs and Altoona.
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Milton J. Shapp
McGovern
Massachusetts
Wallace
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Altoona
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Two Charged With Shoplifting and Traffic Violations
Beckley city police arrested two women for shoplifting at 4 30 p m Tuesday with May Copeland 64 Charleston held in Raleigh County Jail then released after a hearing and bond 500. Annie Ruth Grant 42 unlisted address faces hearing before Town District Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. William Walker 19 of Odd jailed 9 20 p m Tuesday for driving while intoxicated with hearings set. four others cited for traffic violations including Gary Dean Jones 19 no license defective equipment George W Bostic 20 speeding Carl Mitchell Smith 21 expired tags Bruce Clayton Lucas 20 improper registration and no inspection. Jones Bostic Lucas ordered to appear May 1 Beckley Municipal Court Smith May 8.
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May Copeland
Charleston
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Annie Ruth Grant
Rodriguez
William Walker
Odd
Gary Dean Jones
Barwood St
George W. Bostic
Ballard
Bruce Clayton Lucas
Beaver
Carl Mitchell Smith
Beckley
Jones
Bostic
Lucas
Beckley Municipal Court
Smith
Murder Trial Goes to Jury in Beckley Robbery Case
In Raleigh County jury deliberations began after closing arguments in the James T. Monroe case. Prosecutor Canterbury contends a robbery motive and Monroe’s pistol caused Strayhorn's death. Defense notes include Monroe's alleged accidental discharge and credibility issues among witnesses.
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Beckley
Jack Strayhorn
Raleigh County
Thomas Canterbury
Atorneys
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James G. Anderson
Canterbury
Patch Street
Monroe
Strayhorn
Paul R. Hutchinson Jr
Jamil Ahmed
Thornhill
Campbell
Kermit A. Locke
Ted Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Kennedy
Rockefeller Campaign Schedule for Raleigh and Fayette Areas
Gubernatorial candidate Jay Rockefeller plans two day visits Friday and Saturday in Raleigh and Fayette counties. He will visit 12 Fayette County communities Friday ending with a 7:30 p.m. public meeting at Oak Hill Park. Saturday includes events in Beckley from 9 a.m. onward with a coffee at the Municipal Building, questions at Beckley Plaza, a Bradley stop, a Beckley open house, and a Know Your Candidates Night at the Raleigh County Courthouse. The Heckers from Elkins will entertain at Saturday stops.
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Rockefeller
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Fayette County
Fayette Countians
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Hawk’s Nest
Ansted
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Rainelle
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Danese
Layland
Prince
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Oak Hill
Beckley
John H. McCulloch
City Recorder
Larry Stover
Main Street
Beckley Plaza
Bradley
Raleigh County Civic League
Civic League
South Fayette Street
Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic
Mr Michigan Republican Arthur Summerfield Dies at 73
Arthur E. Summerfield known as Mr. Michigan Republican and a longtime behind the scenes political force died at 4:25 am in West Palm Beach Florida. He was 73 and had a heart ailment after hospitalization since April 6. He helped engineer Eisenhower's 1952 nomination and was a top Chevrolet dealer and confidant of Nixon.
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Flint, Mich
UPI
Arthur E. Summerfield
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
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Good Samaritan Hospital
West Palm Beach
Fla
Michigan
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Jover
Robert Taft
Ohio
ITT Conduit Questioned Over 1968 GOP Convention Funding
Report details ITT executives and aides including Peter Flanigan and Howard James who discussed a 200000 pledge to back the 1968 GOP National Convention in San Diego. The pledge was linked to Justice Department antitrust settlement talks, with involvement from White House aide William Timmons and ITT lobbyist Dita Beard, amid broader inquiries into campaign contributions.
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Sheraton Hotel Corp
International Telephone & Telegraph
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S. Gop
Jack Anderson
Justice Department
Dita D. Beard
Anderson
Willam E. Timmons
White House
Richard L. Herman
GOP National Committee
San Diego
Denny Walsh
Life Magazine
Department of Justice
Walsh
Kleindienst
U.S
Howard Aibel
Nixon Sets May 22 Talks to Resume Summit Bid
Nixon plans to begin discussions May 22 with Kissinger likely to meet in Moscow to keep the summit alive without embarrassing the Kremlin or the White House. Nixon shifted from a hard line on talks as long as the Communist offensive continued, signaling desire for the next month's summit. Spokesman Zieglersaid North Vietnam, which launched the offense March 30, is willing to resume talks though no specific overtures were disclosed.
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U.S
Ronald Ziegler
Black Lung Class Action Suit Filed
A class action suit filed in US District Court at Bluefield by disabled miners and widows accuses the Social Security Administration of mishandling the federal black lung program. The suit seeks a declaratory judgment and injunctions to mandate new regulations including admission of non X ray medical evidence and tests. Ray E Ratliff Jr of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund called for HEW rule changes.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Social Security Administration
Bluefield
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Ray E. Ratliff Jr
Research Fund
McGovern Opens Lead in Democratic Delegates
United Press International tally shows McGovern with 235 and Muskie at 138 plus 11 leaning, Humphrey 78, Wallace 77, Chisholm 7, Mills 1 as of 1509 of 3016 votes. Regional totals break down delegates from Florida New Hampshire Illinois and others.
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UPI
United Press International
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Arizona
Illinois
Idaho
Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
George S. McGovern
Georgia
Iown
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
George C. Wallace
Florida
Hubert H. Humphrey
Shirley Chisholm
Wilbur Mills
Six Marshall students arrested in dorm drug raids
Six Marshall University students were arrested in two campus dorm raids in Huntington. Authorities seized over 100 marijuana plants and other narcotics. Bonds ranged from 5 000 to 20 000 dollars. One student posted 5 000 and was released. the rest remained jailed.
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Huntington
W. Va
UPI
Marshall University
Justice of the Peace
Thad Blatt
Cabell County
Final rites for Russell Skaggs in Fayetteville
Final rites for 61 year old Russell Byron Skaggs of Fayetteville set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Ansted with Rev. Wendell Hoge presiding Burial at Restlawn Memory Gardens Victor Skaggs died Monday after a long illness Born June 24 1910 in Romont son of the late Owen and Edith Skaggs Retired coal miner he lived in Fayetteville 18 years Survivors include his wife Inez daughter Carol Lewis of Oak Hill four sisters and three brothers Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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Russell Byron Skaggs
Fayetteville
Wallace
Inez
Carol Lewis
Oak Hill
Charlotte Barney
Barbara Pinkerton
Ansted
Edna Catilda
Newark
Del
Thelma
Julian C
Kenneth
CRNS
Opie Keaton
Beckley
Hinton
Ronald Meadows
C. H. Martin
Joe Boland
Restwood Memorial Estates
Pipestem
Lloyd
Emma Neely Keaton
State Police
Bapitist Church
Ohio
Dodd
Jack
Dewey
Lottie Farley
Maude Williams
Genevia Keaton
Nancy Jo Pigg
Daniels
Ruth Lilly
Baltimore
Beckley Masonic ‘Lodge
RNL
Final rites held for Mrs Irene Thomas of Mount Hope
Mrs Irene Thomas 81 of Mount Hope dies after long illness in Beckley nursing home. Funeral at 1 pm Thursday at First Baptist Mount Hope with Rev James Thompson. Burial in Greenstown Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 8 pm today at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Irene Thomas
Mount Hope
First Baptist Church
James Thompson
Greenstown
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Federal Cost Of Logan Flood Now 10 Million
Federal officials report the February Buffalo Creek flood cost U.S. taxpayers 10 million dollars so far. Expenditures include 47 million for emergency housing and cleanup by HUD, 2 million by the Army Corps for debris removal, and 2.2 million by the SBA for loans.
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Man, W. Va
UPI
Buffalo Creek
U.S
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Small Business Administration
IRA Demands Voice In Any Negotiations In Northern Ireland
In Belfast the IRA insisted on a voice in any peace talks and backed the demand with renewed violence. A British army spokesman reported ongoing JIRA attacks with two bombs exploding and sniper fire. One IRA fighter was believed wounded in Londonderry’s Bogside area.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Oscar Martin Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Oscar Martin age 80 of 742 S Fayette St died in a local hospital at 130 a m Tuesday after a long illness. Born March 9 1892 in Martinsville Virginia he was a son of the late Henry and Patsy Martin. Survived by brother Lloyd Martin Marlinton and sisters Mrs Mary Jackson Beckley Mrs Leeanna Chandler Rhodell. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley.
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Oscar Martiin
S. Fayette St
Martinsville
Henry
Patsy Martin
Lloyd Martin
Marlinton
Mary Jackson
Beckley
Leeanna Chandler
Rhodell
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Nixon to Meet Brezhnev in Moscow State Visit
A diplomatic source says President Nixon will spend most working time with General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev during the May 22 state visit to Moscow. Premier Kosygin Podgorny and Foreign Minister Gromyko will join discussions, with Brezhnev leading the Soviet team. Brezhnev reportedly invited Kissinger for preliminary talks in March.
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UPI
Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Troika
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Andrei ‘A. Gromyko
Brezhnev
Podgorny
Henry Kissinger
United States
Paris
Vietnam
Muskie Supporters See Race Open After State Wins
Democratic leaders in West Virginia say Muskie remains in the race after losses in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Rudolph DiTrapano and Angus Peyton warn the nomination is not decided, while Humphrey backers claim momentum with Ohio and upcoming West Virginia events.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Democratic Party
Rudolph DiTrapano
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
DiTrapano
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Miami
Alabama
George Wallace
Pennsylvaniia
Wallace
Angus Peyton
Peyton
Ohio
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