Black Lung Aid Backed by Raleigh County Candidates
Mrs Noel Snuffer and Frank Flanagan urged telegrams and calls to three congressmen to back Senate passed black lung amendments. Speaking at East Park Community Center they said the amendments help thousands of disabled miners and widows denied under current law, and provided contact details for representatives Puckinski Esch and Gaydos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Snuffer
Frank Flanagan
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Senate
Citizens
East Park
Snuffer
Flanagan
House-Senate
House
Roman Puckinski
Ill
Marvin Esch
Mich
Joseph Gaydos
Penn
Ken Hechler
Beckley
Parole Board Weighs Baker Parole Request Today
The U S Parole Board expected to rule today on Robert G Baker a former aide to Senate leader Lyndon B Johnson Baker 43 began serving a 1 to 3 year term for tax evasion grand larceny and fraud after being jailed January 14 1971 He first parole denial followed. The board also denied Ralph Ginzburg released Anthony de Angelis and granted parole to Martin Sweig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ginzburg
Anthony de Angelis
New Jersey
Salad Oil King
Martin Sweig
de Angelis
Beckley Church Hosts Guest Evangelist Cornelius Wright
Street address St Luke Church Beckley hosts guest evangelist Cornelius Wright at 7 30 p m Saturday. New Bethel Temple United Holy Church chorus provides music. Mrs Dekota Smith sponsors program and Bishop D E Smith serves as host minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Wright
Beckley
St. Luke Church
New Bethel Temple United Holy Church
Mool Ave
Dekota Smith
D. E. Smith
Kleindienst faces questions on ITT talks with aide
Senate committee questions whether Attorney General nominee Kleindienst discussed ITT antitrust settlement with a White House aide. He said he cannot recall the exact phone call but believes it likely occurred per aide Peter Flanigan. Flanigan reported three contacts including analysis delivery to Kleindienst and Richard W. McLaren.
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Washington
UPI
Richard G. Kleindienst
Nixon
White House
ITT
Senate Judiciary Committee
Peter J.flanigan
Kleindienst
Flanigan
Justice Department
Wall Street
Richard Ramsden
Richard W. McLaren
Antitrust
Raleigh County Civic League open house hosts candidates
Raleigh County Civic League invites all candidates for offices affecting Raleigh County to a Saturday open house at 329 South Fayette Street Beckley from 3 30 to 5 p m Speakers include Ken Hechler Dr H A Sonny Wells and gubernatorial hopeful Jay Rockefeller Also speakers from local races and Stotesbury chapter events are noted as part of ongoing efforts to inform Raleigh Countians on political issues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hechler
Wells
Ken Hechler
D.W. Va
Sonny” Wells
Fourth District
Jay Rockefeller
Raleigh County Civic League
League
South Fayette
St. Beckley
Donald
Stotesbury
Cas Eel Aes
Lindsay
The
Civic League
St. John’s Baptist
Warauum Ou
Mitchell
Robert Morton
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Prater Arraigned in Yablonski Killings Without Plea
William J. Prater a United Mine Workers official from LaFollette Tennessee was arraigned in Washington Pennsylvania on murder charges in the Yablonski killings He did not enter a plea A May 5 preliminary hearing was set Prater linked in part to receipts and payments described in Annette Gillys confession naming other union officials and possible payoffs plus a plan involving violence including a flighted murder attempt Huddleston the affected subject in the case faces medical testing while FBI questioning continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
UPI
William J. Prater
United Mine Workers
Tennessee
Yablonski
Prater
Thomas Gladdenhere
UMW
LaFollette
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Washington, D.C
Knoxville
Paul
Titler
Owens
Pass
George Titler
John Owens
Albert Pass
Huddleston
FBI
ID Cards to Enforce 18 Age Limit on Liquor Purchases
West Virginia ABC Commissioner J Richard Barber announced a strict enforcement program to stop under 18s from buying liquor. The plan pairs ID cards for young adults with intensified checks at state stores and clubs, aiming to deter sales to minors. The law takes effect June 9, with $1 cards featuring photos and tamper resistant design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
J. Richard Barber
Barber
Commission
ABC
Beckley College
Princeton Abc
Beckley
Prince St
Fayetteville and Welch
Pineville and
Hinton
Vietnamese Front Shifts as North Attacks Press Quang Tri
North Vietnamese infiltrators block Highway 1 below Quang Tri and six tanks cross the Dong Ha railroad bridge, chasing South Vietnamese Rangers toward Quang Tri. An Loc sees fierce fighting sixty miles north of Saigon while Kontum's defense is reorganized, with 20,000 loyalists in Quang Tri Province. John Paul Vann vows to defend Kontum.
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Quang Tri
Dong Ha
Dmz
Highway 11
Saigon
Kontum
Highlands
John Paul Vann
U.S
II Corps
Sar
An Loc
Johnson Back at Ranch After Heart Attack Recovery
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson left Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and returned to his Texas ranch to continue recovery from an April 7 heart attack. Doctors say he will recover at home, with news crews informed after his dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
UPD
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Paris Peace Talks Resume After Five-Week Gap
The United States returned to Vietnam negotiations in Paris after a five week suspension and said talks would proceed only if the communists agree to discuss the North Vietnamese invasion and other core issues. Porter said only substance will keep them at the table as Hanoi and the Viet Cong denounced Nixon’s address and denied northern troop invasion of the south.
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Paris
UPD
United States
Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Hanoi
Nixon
Union Officials Salary and Family Fees Reported
The United Mine Workers disclosure lists George J. Titler and John Owens with detailed salary and expense totals. It also shows payments to Boyle family members including R J Boyle, Antoinette Boyle, Ronald C Owens, and Willard P Owens in related district roles.
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Boyle
Antoinette
Owens
Ronald C. Owens
Ohio
Willard P. Owens
Service Will Honor WGDDC Founder
A memorial service for J. T. Thompson founder of the Winding Gulf District Deacon's Convention will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in East Park. Music by Tyree Family Beckley Angelic Chorus Welcome Baptist Capital City Chorus Charleston United Baptist Singers Deepwater. Rev. James Thompson will emcee with district president Deacon John Redman and Elder Ed Wallace attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Thompson
Winding Gulf District
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
East Park
Deaths and Funerals: Eugene J. Cook 59 Glen Daniel
Eugene J. Cook age 59 of Glen Daniel died at 9 30 p m Wednesday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born Cameron September 12 1912 he was a World War II U S Army veteran and lifelong Raleigh County resident. Survivors include sisters Mae Cook Carper Beckley Violet Cooper Glen Daniel and brother Claude Cook Beckley. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Caffee Chapel burial Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Visitation after 4 p m Friday.
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Eugene J. Cook
Glen Daniel
Cameron
James R
Martha Price Cook
Raleigh County
Mae Cook Carper
Beckley
Violet] Cooper
Claude Cook
Caffee Chapel
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Obituary Notices From Raleigh County Funeral Details
John W. Bolt 75 of Crab Orchard died after an apparent heart attack. Survivors include eight sons and four daughters, funeral at Melton Mortuary Chapel, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Other notices: Opal Shumate 51 Ravencliff, burial Pine Grove Cemetery. Karen Lynn Catlett two week old infant, burial Davis Cemetery Maple Fork. Anna Mae Basham 42 Kanawha Street pronounced dead on arrival. Charles Cecil Leo 49 Glen White found dead in his car, burial Forest Lawn Detroit.
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John William Bolt
Crab Orchard
Lester
Ewell
Ida Terry Bolt
Church of God
Raleigh County
United Mine Workers of America
Nellie Taylor Bolt
Curtis
Middlesboro
James
Chicago
Ill
John Jr
Carl
Robert L
Billy
Cleveland
Ohio
David
Atwater
Ala
Ralph Bolt
Slab Fork
Laverne Vance
Rt. 1
Mount Hope
Edna Mae Hilton
Helen
Christine Bennett
Geraldine Bolt
Woodrow
Sylvester
Zeddie Cassell
Clemson
S. C
Melton Mortuary
Sunset Memorial iPark
Karen Lynn Catlett
Jimmy
Carolyn Forren Catlett
Stanaford
Davis
Maple Fork
Regena
Tammy
Lorene Reeves
Mabscott
Ed Forren
Sophia
Jean Allen
Stamford
Charles Cecil Leo
Glen White
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Ross. M. Evans
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Detroit
Mich
Leo
Judge sentences Browning in contempt case in Boone County
MADISON W V A UPI Browning 68 a field deputy for the state Tax Department was jailed for one year by Circuit Judge Donald Jarrell after a fist fight in the circuit clerk s office Browning claims the sentence was political and tied to his discovery of voting irregularities He says the clerk s office exposed absentee ballots and privacy concerns Browning says he was sentenced without an attorney and the judge warned him to conduct himself properly in the future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
W. Va
UPI
Browning
Boone County
Donald Jarrell
Jarrell
State Tax Department
Fice
Jerry Cook
Boone County Bar Association
Circuit Clerk
Berzito Seeks Defense Win As Susman Accused
Morgantown attorney Joseph J. Berzito testifies in his mail fraud trial claiming Raleigh County Senator Alan Susman sold him Center Finance in 1963 to escape debt. Berzito says the Nitro firm produced many bankruptcies and forgeries and alleges a conspiracy with Walter E. Heller & Co. to relieve Susman’s financial trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Morgantown
Joseph J. Berzito
Raleigh
Berzito
U.S. District Court
Alan Susman
D-9th District
Center Finance
Susman
Walter E. Heller & Co
Chicago
Final Rites Held for Oscar Martin
Final rites for Oscar Martin 80 of 742 South Fayette Street take place at 3 p.m. Friday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev. Corey C. Mitchell officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died at 1 30 a.m. Tuesday in a local hospital after a long illness. The family receives friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Shumate
Ravencliff
Church of God of Prophecy
John Richardson
Pine Grove
Mullens Hospital
Sam Foglesong
Oscar Martin
South Fayette St
Ritchie and Johnson
Corey C. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Pinecrest project meets board with staffing concerns
Almond says he presented the Pinecrest proposal to the board Tuesday night but no action was taken. Gov. Moore was told of staffing gaps for 10 mental health rooms and would seek additional staff. Beckley psychiatrist notes FMRS coordination faces a pending hospital permit and a staffing grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Board members commend the effort but deem the project unworkable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest
Board of
Almond
Gov. Moore
Charleston
Jaycee
Goveror
Moore
Beckley
Leslie Barbely
FMRS
National Institute of Mental Health
Bare
Beckley Jayices
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Lanark
House of
East Park Community Center
Doulbe
AKERS
Parole Board
Baker
Thom McAn
Thorn MicAn
SHOE
Neville ST
Aide
Lbj
WGDDC
John W. Bolt
Mrs. Opal Shumate
Karen L. Catlett
Anna M. Basham
Anna Mae Basham
South Kanawha St
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Charles C. Leo
Rittman, Ohio
Russell Fry
W. W. Barron
Citizens Financial Service
Richwood
Barron
Francis Clonan
U. S. Postal Service
Clonan
Berzi 9To
Cherry River Insurance Realty Co
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