Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and area
Death notices for Benny Meadows and Helen Taylor record funeral services and burial plans. Benny Meadows of 405 Hubbard Street Beckley will be laid to rest in Sunset Memorial Cemetery after services at Melton Rose Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Quesenberry Peace Chapel in charge. Helen Taylor, Beckley resident, died at 8 45 p m after a long illness with services at 1 p m and burial in Sunset Memorial. Survivors for Meadows include three brothers and five sisters. Pallbearers named for Taylor include Dennis Bays and others. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p m Saturday.
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Helen Taylor
Benny J. Meadows
Benny Helen Taylor
Hubbard
Jennings Meadows
St. Beckley
Beaver
Melton m
Rose and Mortuary
Quesenberry
Jim Stanley
Phillips
Sunset Memorial
Cool Ridge
Jo Meadows
Beckley
Luther
Ellen Lilly Meadows
Holiness Church
Kenneth
Selma
Frank
Warren
Mich
Junior
Maude Cox
Kathryn Miller
Pearl Phipps
Goldie Hylton
Robert
Millie) West
Blue Jay
Mork
Taylor
Minersville
Mike
Katherine Zelia Merrick
Lillle Bays
Albuquerque
N. M
Tessie Callaway
Julie Zemerick
Dennis Bays
Larry Merrick
Joe Lee Bays
Bill Loving Jr
James Bays
Buster Hawley
Voies Rites Set for Charles Alvin Voies in Cleveland
Charles Alvin Voies 55 of Cleveland Ohio will have 1 p.m. Monday funeral at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Carl Geissinger officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Voies died Thursday at home after living in Cleveland since 1953 where he worked as a Chevrolet Motor Co inspector. He served in World War I and was a American Legion member. He was born July 7 1918 in Norton Virginia. He is survived by his wife Dessie Christine five daughters Jo Ann Coffman Carol Fuss Audrey Trzicak Brenda Stacy and two sons Johnny Darrell Ray six grandchildren and a son-in-law and daughters living at home. Funeral home hours Sunday 6 to 9 p.m.
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Charles Alvin Voies
West
Dessie Christine
Jo Ann Coffman
Carol Fuss
Cleveland
Audrey Trzicak
Harper
Brenda Voies
Stacy Voies
Johnny
Darrell Ray
Chevrolet Motor Co
American Legion
State offers aid in relocating UMWA Hag
West Virginia official Lysander Dudley promises state help to move the United Mine Workers headquarters from Washington. Arnold Miller, new UMW president, favors placing the offices in coalfields and will decide at the summer convention with union members. Dudley says WV benefits from a West Virginia site and is ready to assist in any way.
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Harleston
W.va
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
Arnold Miller
State Commerce
Lysander Dudley
Miller
UMW
West Virginia
Dudley
Ohley
Richard Speirs funeral set at Stanaford church
Funeral arrangements for Richard Speirs of Stanaford are announced for Sunday at Stanaford Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Speirs died at 2:20 am in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. he was a retired miner and church member. He was born August 29, 1903, in Grave Mouth Scotland and survived by a brother Willie Speirs and two sisters Helen Haywood and Janet Borwing. The body will be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the church an hour before services.
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Richard C. Speirs
Richard Caper Seins
Stanaford
Ist Missionary Baptist Church
Ford
Robert Keaton
Sunset Memorial Park
Et' Speirs
Beckley
Stamford Missionary Baptist Church
Gravemouth
Scotland
James
Jane Innes Speirs
Willie Speirs
Charleston
Helen Haywood
Janet Borwing
Chesapeake
Webb and Neal
Cabell Acting To Impeach Sheppe In West Virginia
Cabell County Circuit Judge Russell Dunbar prepared to hear arguments in a citizens suit seeking the impeachment of County Court President Joseph Sheppe. Sheppe’s lawyers filed an answer denying all charges, including alleged improper use of county funds and improper recruitment for an amateur baseball team.
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Cabell
Sheppe Huntington
W.va
UPI
Cabell County
Russell Dunbar
Citizens
Joseph Sheppe
Sheppe
Dunbar
Huntington
No Immediate Hanoi Tho Kissinger Meeting Hinted
North Vietnam official Nguyen Co Thach said there is no plan for Tho to meet Kissinger in Paris for now. White House had announced a May meeting to discuss ceasefire adherence, but Thach noted it is too early to predict success and stressed concerns over ceasefire violations by Saigon.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Sec
George P. Schultz
Shults
Elizabeth Drew
House
Ways Land Means Committee
Paris
UPI
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Kissinger
Tho
Vietnam
Nguyen Co Thach
North Vietnam
Thach
William L. Sullivan
Saigon
Gil-Sur-Yvette
United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
le Figaro
Chimp Taught Typewriter Communication Experiment
Lana the chimpanzee is taught to type simple requests on a symbol based device to obtain food and items. Researchers from the University of Georgia Georgia State University and Emory University monitor and assess grammar and potential for spontaneous language use in apes.
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Athens
UPI
Lana
National Institute For
University of Georgia
Georgia State University
Yerkes Regional Climate Center
Emory University
Ernst von Glaserfeld
von Glaserfeld
Doctor Crisis At WVU Spurs Student Committee Action
West Virginia University student body president Ben Borsay announced a new student committee to address a state health crisis. The group will probe better use of WVU School of Medicine facilities and plan to boost physician production in the state amid a doctor population ratio of one to 700.
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Morvan
Own
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia University
Ben Borsay
Borsay
WYU
School of Medicine
West
Sallie Nixon Among 15 Honored Poets
The Poetry Society of America awarded 8500 in prizes to 15 poets at its 63rd annual dinner at the Plaza Hotel New York. Sallie W Nixon of Huntington West Virginia was honored among attendees including Allen Ginsberg and John Hollander.
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UPL
Poetry Society of America
Sallie W. Nixon
Huntington
W. Va
New York’s Plaza Hotel
Mark van Doren
Allen Ginsberg
John Hollander
State to Fund Eight Day Care Centers
West Virginia state officials discuss funding eight day care centers after a shift in Mental Health support. Council members push for continued operation via federal Title IV funds and regional boards while awaiting revised budget guidelines. Centers in Raleigh, Fayette, Mercer, Wyoming, Mingo, McDowell, Logan, and Summers counties face potential funding gaps as grants end July 31.
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State Department of Mainder
Robert Morriss
Del
Ted Stacy
D-Ral
Centers For
Raleigh County
Southern West Council
Mental Health Association
Virginia
Othel
Mildred Bateman
Oci
James Tober
Clowser
Lewis McManus
Department of Mental Health
Department of Welfare
Nixon
Morriss
Thelhe Council
West Virginia
Superintendent Faces Hearing in Jackson County
In Ripley West Virginia a May 9 hearing will review charges of insubordination and incompetency against Dorsey Scott Jackson County Schools superintendent since July 1971 If upheld the board may dismiss him The board argues Scott refused to abandon a post the board sought to eliminate and a dispute over the director of non instructional affairs position A civil suit for libel and slander was filed against two board members Robert Park and James Hunter by Scott seeking punitive damages
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Ripley
W. Va
UPL
Jackson County Board of Education
Dorsey Scott
Scott
Joseph Hash
I. Brook Smith
Hash
Robert Park
James Hunter
Gasoline Shortage Sparks National Debate On Prices
Continental Oil Co. chairman says the U S is on the brink of gas rationing and a long term shortage could be eased if consumers pay higher prices. State officials weigh claims with Connecticut Attorney General subpoenas records of five major firms to probe unfair quotas and suspected schemes. Maryland AG probes training reports and possible collusion amid ongoing fuel concerns.
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Continental Oil Co
United States
Connecticut
Robert K. Killian
Maryland
Regram
Costor Inspecty
School Boycott Continues Across Wahama Area
On the first day of a student walkout, Wahama and Hannan High School report high absence rates. At Hannan 92 of 235 middle and high school students were absent, while Point Pleasant High School logged about 106 of 840 missing class. Administrators cite new job assignments recommended by Superintendent Charles Withers as the dissent’s root cause.
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Wahama
Hannan High School
Robert Keesee
Point Pleasant High School
Charles Withers
Hannan
Coger Ae
Ellsberg Trial Suspended by Angry Judge
Federal Judge Matt Byrne suspended the Ellsberg trial amid government delays in turning over vital exculpatory material for Daniel Ellsberg and co defendant Anthony J. Russo. The judge warned he will consider a new mistrial motion as prosecutors face pressure to release evidence. The proceedings have repeatedly paused as defense lawyers uncovered documents the government had withheld.
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Chicago Valley News
Los Angeles
Matt Byrne
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Byrne
U.S
Warren Reese
Elisberg
Anthony J. Russo
Unpaid Rent Suit and Watergate Echoes in 1970s Case
The report recounts how Watergate figures like Dean Ehrlichman and H R Haldeman faced renewed inquiry after discussions with the President. It notes Dean's willingness to testify and risk jail to disclose all, while Associate Bennet confirms White House knowledge of Hunt's involvement within 48 hours. The piece also covers related civil suits over unpaid rents and deliveries, with references to transcripts sent to Henry Petersen for Nixon’s personal Watergate investigation.
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Nixon
The
Washington Post
Dean
Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Robert F. Bennett
Washington
Hunt
White House
U.S
Earl J. Silbert
Henry E. Petersen
Bennett
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
FBI
Howard
Silbert
Petersen
Jenry Petersen
6.2 Earthquake Shakes Hawaii Sways Skyscrapers
An earthquake rated 6.2 on the Richter scale shook Hawaii Thursday center 12 miles northeast of Hawaii island. It caused landslides and structural damage including a collapsed building in Hilo, cracked walls, broken water mains, shattered plate glass, and a 1200 foot pier severed at Hilo harbor. At least 11 people injured and four schools closed with six children sustaining minor injuries.
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Honolulu
UPI
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Hilo
Hilo Harbor
White House aides linked to Watergate coverups emerge
The report ties Magruder to Liddy and links Mitchell Dean Ehrlichman to Watergate plans. It also claims Hunt kept a dossier tied to Kennedy and that Gray would testify about destroying related files. The account stresses internal White House factions and ongoing grand jury references.
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Gray
The
Daily News
Petersen
Dean
Ehrlichman
Hunt
Kennedy
Diem
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jone
Nixon Adds Supporters As Meridian Dedication Nears
Nixon delayed in Washington after Spirit of 76 tire incident left him at Andrews. Stennis wounded last December leads Senate Armed Services panel and will speak. Nixon to reaffirm defense edge while officials including Richardson Warner Zumwalt join at Meridian ceremony. White House reports focus on inflation and Watergate.
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Andrews Air Force Base
Meridian
Nixon
Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Washington
Mississippi
William J. Waller
Defense
Elliot L. Richardson
Navy
John W. Warner
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
White House
Henry Petersen
John N. Mitchell
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