ARC Helped Appalachia Add 1 150 Plants and 200 000 Jobs
The Appalachian Regional Commission testified before a Senate subcommittee that about 1 149 new plants employing 200 000 people have located in Appalachia since 1965. Federal co chair Donald W Whitehead credited the commission with attracting some plants and noted most are near highways. The panel discussed budget requests and program changes including a rise in salaries and expenses and a doubled child development budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Commission
Donald W. Whitehead
Senate Public Works
Whitehead
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Two Chinas Policy Recommended by Presidential Panel
A UPI report says a presidential commission urges U S support for a Two Chinas policy admitting both Nationalist and Mainland China to the United Nations. It also suggests considering the admission of divided Vietnam Germany and Korea. The panel notes potential awkwardness but argues interaction offers more peace.
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Washington
UPI
United States
China
United Nations
White House
National Security Council
State and Defense Departments
Peking
U.S
Nixon
PPPC Meets After Statutory Status Reelects Co-Chairmen
Brotherton reported many requests to probe purchasing practices by political subdivisions. the PPPC denied them due to staff shortages. The meeting, the first since PPPC became statutory, re elected Brotherton as co chair and Lewis McManus as the other co chair.
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Ings
Brotherton
Commission
PPPC
Lewis McManus
Census Returns Burned Amid Britain's Headcount Start
Britain began its decennial census with 105000 enumerators collecting 800 tons of forms for 18 million people. Some residents burned their forms despite fines, while officials reported early collection as “uniformly good” though delays and odd questions appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Greenland
Britain
Northern Ireland
Deeds On File Records of Local Real Estate Transfers
Real estate transfers recorded in the county clerk office show multiple deeds. Jean Carol Hanks and others sell 25.38 acres on Maple Fork for 5500. Blackburn Patteson Realty Co sells Lot 16 in Morgan Hills Subdivision No. 1 for 32500. Canterbury to Williams buys Lot 11 East Wickham Whitestick Street for 6500. Sheriff sale of Coalfield Land Co delinquent lands to Barney Winston for 15.39. Davis to Graham Jr sells part of Lot 12 Fast Park Addition Beckley for 8800.
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Jean Carol Hanks
Ite
East Wickham
Whitestick Street
Raleigh County
Zina Wrench
Coalfield Land Co
Barney Winston
Tecles
John W. Davis
Lawrence H. Graham Jr
Fast Park
City of Beckley
State Police statement on attorney advised stand
The subject says he will stand by his original remarks and prove what he said. He claims to have told the truth and will leave the case to the attorneys and the people while he makes his stand. He expresses confidence that the truth will prevail.
Prison Stabbing Highlights Convict Fears At WV Penitentiary
In Moundsville an inmate, Robert McGilton, 31, was stabbed to death in the prison yard as guards approached after work shifts. The death followed a habeas corpus hearing for Roger Pingley, who sought to avoid returning to the facility amid fears for his safety.
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Moundsville
UPI
West Virginia
J. Donald Clark
Robert 2. McGilton
McGilton
Ohio County
John Nice
Wheeling
Wallace
Randolph County
Roger Pingley
David Painter
Roane County
North Hall
Painter
West Virginia Ballot Fight Involving Mrs Echols and Ward IV
The discussion centers on nominations during a failure to nominate or vacancy. If Mrs Echols’ name is omitted from the ballot she may seek a writ of mandamus. Write in votes would be permitted, and a later ruling could trigger a costly new election for Ward IV. Ballot commissioners include Tom Morgan and R J Lucas Jr with Larry Stover as ex officio chair.
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Payne
Mrs. Echols
West Virginia
Ward IV
Tom Morgan
R. J. Lucas Jr
Larry F. Stover
Funeral rites incomplete for Rev. T. N. Edwards 85 Charleston
Deaths and funerals notice for Rev. T. N. Edwards of Charleston who died Monday night after a long illness. He was a retired minister and carpenter, born January 12 1886 in Lynchburg Virginia. Survived by wife Ottie English Edwards, five sons, a daughter, 27 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Body at Hardin and Hardin Funeral Home Charleston.
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T. N. Edwards
Charleston
J. Arthur
Dorothy) Payne
Beckley
Fred
Frances) Blackman
Detroit
Mich
Lynchburg
Thomas
Fannie Edwards
Ottie English Edwards
Orie C
Paul
William
James
Pittsburgh
Bobby
New Jersey
Lawson
Ophelia) Hopkins
Hardin Iand Hardin Funeral Home
Final rites set for Oak Hill youth killed in bus collision
Final rites for David Matt Humphries 17 of Oak Hill are slated for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Tally Hanna officiating. He died Monday when his motorcycle collided with a Greyhound Bus on Oak Hill Scarbro road near Oak Hill. He was born January 20, 1954 in Charleston, son of Eloise Mattison Humphries and the late Vance B. Humphries. Surviving are two sisters Janice Miliski Greensboro NC and Sandra Chapman Saint Albans and paternal grandmother Eva Humphries Quinwood. Friends may call Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill 7 to 9 p.m. today.
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David Matt Humphries
Oak Hill
Oak Hill United Methodist Church
Tally Hanna
Highlawn Memorial Park
Greyhound
Oak Hill-Scarbro
Charleston
Eloise Mattison Humphries
Vance B. Humphries
Janice Miliski
Greensboro
N. C
Sandra Chapman
Saint Albans
Eva Humphries
Quinwood
Tyree
Sherman Blair Funeral in New Martinsville
Final rites and burial for Sherman Blair of New Martinsville were held Monday at his home. He was the brother of Mrs. Frank Farin of Parks Heights Addition Mount Hope.
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Sherman Blair
New Martinsville
Frank Farin
Parks Heights Addition
Mount Hope
Funeral services for Cecil L Sanson in Oak Hill
The funeral for Cecil Louis Sanson 47 of Oak Hill will be at 2 30 p m Thursday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Bill Menefee officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. He died Monday in a Beckley hospital after an extended illness. He was a truck driver for Ranger Fuel at Bolt and World War II veteran. Survivors include wife Nancy Vannetter Sanson a son Cecil Jr stepson Charles Vannetter two stepdaughters Gail Nugen Becky Vannetter two sisters Ruth Brooks Opal Almond and a grandson. Friends may call 7 10 p m Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Cecil Louis Sanson
Boley Street
Oak Hill
Tyree
Oather
Luda Criddle Sanson
Nancy Vannetter Sanson
Cecil Jr
Charles Vannetter
Gail Nugen
Hammond
Ind
Becky Vannetter
Ruth Brooks
Fort Lee
Opal Almond
Norfolk
Frank Divers 72 Former Long Branch Resident Dies in Huntington
Frank Divers 72 formerly of Long Branch died Sunday in a Huntington hospital. Survivors include three sisters Mrs Daisy Bell Beckley Mrs Fanny Saunders Rocky Mount Va and Mrs Eliza Logan Columbus Ohio and a brother Samuel Divers Washington D C The body is at Williams Funeral Home in Huntington.
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Frank Divers
Long Branch
Huntington Hospital
Daisy Bell
Saunders Ave
Beckley
Fanny Saunders
Rocky Mount
Eliza Logan
Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Divers
Washington, D
Funeral service for Tracy L. Lively in Laurel Grove Baptist Church
Tracy Lively 51 of Lively died Monday at Oak Hill hospital of an apparent heart attack. Born December 8 1915 in Scarbro he was a WWII veteran and longtime Seniet Solvay Co. clerk. Survivors include his wife Helen son David and daughters Jane Ellen and Rebecca. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. service at Laurel Grove Church with viewing at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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Tracy L. Lively
Lively
Laurel Grove Baptist Church
Harmon Davis
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Oak Hill Hospital
Scarbro
George
Anna Lively
Seniet Solvay Co
Longacre
Helen
David
Jane Ellen
Rebecca
Donald
Oak Hill
Leslie
Oceana
Homer
Powellton
Orren
Houston
Tex
French
Ethel) Davis
Beckley
Tyree Funeral
Mrs. Mary Lena Nunn Final Rites Held in Rock Lick
Mrs. Mary Lena Nunn 79 of Rock Lick dies after long illness in Fayetteville nursing home. Final rites at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. William Menefee officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Till grandsons serve as pallbearers. Funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
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Mary Lena Nunn
Rock Lick
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
William Menefee
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Till
Fayetteville
Three Senators Push to End Page Sex Discrimination
Washington (UPI) Senators Javits Percy and Harris introduced legislation to end sex discrimination in Senate page hiring. The measure has 15 cosponsors and seeks to ensure no one is denied page appointments solely because of sex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Charles H. Percy
R-N
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Physicians Named In Wrongful Death Suit
Evelyn Richmond of Summers County sues Dr. J. L. Wee Ing and Dr. R. Colina for the wrongful death of her adopted son James Emmett Gravely plus hospital and funeral expenses. The suit cites negligent release to Raleigh County Jail, delayed diagnosis, and failure to summon a competent physician after a 1970 automobile accident injuries. Attorney William Sanders of Princeton represents Richmond.
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J. L. Wee Ing
R. Colina
Evelyn Richmond
Summers County
James Emmett Gravely
Gravely
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Wee Ing
Raleigh
Colina
Richmond
Charleston
William Sanders
Princeton
Insulin-Producing Cells Identified as Islets of Langerhans
United Press International reports that the group of body cells producing insulin are the Islets of Langerhans. The discovery clarifies pancreatic function and hormone production essential to glucose regulation.
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United Press International
Antiwar Demonstration Halted By D C Police
A small group of antiwar protesters gathered at the Selective Service headquarters in Washington but were blocked by police as two weeks of direct action were planned. PCPJ leaders met with the draft director while other protests occurred on Capitol Hill and around government offices.
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Washington
API
Selective Service
Draft
Capitol Hill
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
PCPJ
Curtis Tarr
Capitol
Senate
Potomac River
Jefferson Memorial
May Day Tribe
Carl McIntire
National Guard
District of Columbia
Ft. Meade
McGovern Addresses Disaster Response and Poll Gap
McGovern told Sara Kaznoski that the disaster underscores shared responsibility to prevent a recurrence. He acknowledged polls showing him behind Sen. Edmund Muskie but dismissed them as not reflecting next year's thinking.
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Sara Kaznoski
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
McGovern
Youth Turns In For Drugs Sparks Father Shooting
In San Francisco police say 53 year old traffic officer Melvin Callewaert was shot in the head and body by his 17 year old son Bryan after an argument about marijuana. Bryan was charged with attempted murder. The elder Callewaert had previously had the boy arrested for possession of marijuana. Authorities noted longstanding bitterness in the Callewaert home after the arrest.
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San Francisco
UPI
Melvin Callewaert
Bryan
Callewaert
Charles Barca
Marriage Permits For Beckley Couples And Ohio Pair
The local notice lists several marriage permits. Ted E Brinegar 54 of Beckley and Joyce Bobbitt 38 of Beckley pair up alongside Steven Persinger 18 of Bob and Kathy Manning 18 of Glen Daniel. Oliver Street 18 of Rhodesia and Vivian Thomas 16 of Mead wed. Edward Wolfh 31 of Warren Ohio and Georgia Martin 28 of Warren Ohio join in marriage.
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Ted E. Brinegar
Beckley
Danny and
Mary Allen Brinegar
Joyce Bobbitt
Rovy ‘Prentiss
Flossie Roberts
Altizer
Steven Ernest Persinger
Bob
Ernest Franklin
Margueritte Jungen Persinger
Kathy Ann Mannning
Glen Daniel
William Ray
Joann Cook Manning
Oliver Maxwell Street
Rhodesi
William B
Marie Tamlet Street
Vivian Lavern Thomas
Mead
Polly Elizabeth Thomas
Edward Duane Wolfh
Warren, Ohio
Donald V
Yvonne Dumbar Wolfh
Georgia Louise Martin
Warren Ohio
Arnold and
Irma Stiff Martin
Integration Cost Bill Passes Senate 74 8
The Senate approved a bill to spend 18 billion dollars to aid school integration. Southerners opposed with attempts to derail during the week of debate but failed to block the measure.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House
Arson hits Stanford dormitory amid campus unrest
A Stanford University dormitory fire caused fifty thousand dollars in damage to Juniper House Lounge at Wilbur Hall. Freshman Nate McBride alerted others after sensing heat and spotting flames at 3 24 a m. President Richard Lyman linked the incident to broader campus bombings and warned of a shifted outlook.
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Stanford
Calif
UPI
Stanford University
Nate McBride
Juniper House
Wilbur Hall
McBride
Richard Lyman
Indochina Rockets Strike U S Military Installations
Five rockets hit Cam Ranh Air Base and Indochina rocket strikes hit the 101st Airborne HQ in Thua Thien as shelling escalates. U S forces report 45 000 plus battle deaths with five Americans wounded in a northern South Vietnam ambush near Quant Ngai City.
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101St Airborne Division
Thua Thien
South Vietnam
Cam Ranh
Saigon
U.S
America
Quant Ngai City
Soviet Soyuz 10 ends mission amid Salute orbit plans
The Soyuz 10 mission returned to Earth after two days in space with one docking, while the Salute Orbital Research Station remained in orbit. Moscow has given little detail on whether future manned flights will follow and when the first orbiting laboratory might begin operations.
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Orbital Research Station
Moscow
Suit Filed Against Insurance Companies in Beckley
Walter W and Effie G Keller of Beckley name Home Insurance Co and Sigmund McLean Inc as defendants demanding defense under their policies after a Raleigh County suit by Delores and Willard Meade. Also Seabrook Paint Co of Tennessee sues Beckley Paint Co partners Fleshman and Sisk for 1060.27 in Raleigh County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W
Effie G. Keller
Beckley
The
Home Insurance Co
Sigmund McLean Inc
Keller
Raleigh County
Delores
Willard Meade
Seabrook Paint Co
Tennessee
F.C. Fleshman
B. C. Sisk
Beckley Paint Co
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Ralph R. Widner
China Policy
Somerset House
Iceland
James Doran
Doran
Louis Siegelaub
New York City
Police
South Kanawha ST
W. VA
Harrison Pugh
Wyco
Mullens Hospital
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
David Humphries
Cecil L. Sanson
Williams Funeral Home
Huntington
Mary L. Nunn
Jones Avenue
MT. Hope
Joseph P. Tyree
Solons
D.C
Indochina
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