Pennsylvania Does Better Black Lung Aid Report Criticizes SSA
A Charleston UPD report by the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund accuses the Social Security Administration of inequitable black lung benefits. It cites a survey showing 55 percent of Pennsylvania claims approved vs 2 percent in West Virginia and 16 percent in Kentucky, blaming limited chest rays and breathing tests in WV and KY, burdens of proof, and lack of reimbursed medical reports. The program is tied to the 1969 coal mine health and safety law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPD
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
Social Security Administration
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Social Security ‘Administration
Senate Okehs 14 Appointments Made By Gov
West Virginia Senate approved in private 14 appointments by Gov Arch A Moore Jr. They include Fountie N Williams to the State Board of Education for District 1, terms ending 1979, plus appointments to the Advisory Committee on the Commission on Mental Retardation, Education Commission of the State, Board of Registration for Foresters, Industrial Development Authority, Manpower Technology and Training, Racing Commission, and Building Commission among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Senate
Arch A. Moore Jr
Fountie N. Williams
Clarksburg
State Board of Education
Sam Winer
New Martinsville
Howard Judy
Fairmont
Robert H. Wanstreet
Wheeling
William J. L. Wallace
Institute
Paul
Loudoun L. Thompson
Romney
West Virginia Racing Commission
Lane Murphy
Princeton
State Building Commission
Legislature debate on penitentiary and insurance bills continues
Legislators weigh using federal funds to upgrade the penitentiary with a new security wing at over 500000 dollars while some oppose any prison spending. A state employees insurance bill stalls over board composition, as lawmakers seek agreement on road bond, kindergarten, and other measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Cardigan
Senate
Moore
Senator Byrd to Speak at K of C Dinner in Beckley
Senator Robert C. Byrd will address a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus dinner at Black Knight Country Club on Saturday evening. The event honors U.S. District Judge John A. Field Jr. with a citizenship award and James C. Higgins for a religious award, with many Raleigh County lawyers expected. Bishop Joseph Hodges will attend, highlighting the occasion’s significance for Law Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Beckley
Robert C. Byrd
Richard Sepkowski
Father Kerrigan Council
James C. Higgins
Higgins
Byrd
Raleigh County Bar Association
Sepkowski
Joseph Hodges
Wheeling
Oleomargarine Label Change Clears House Passage
The House approved a bill to lift restaurant rules requiring oleomargarine to be served only in triangular pots and to ease labeling requirements. It would also remove the obligation for eateries to inform customers on menus or with conspicuous signs about the butter substitute.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Army to Probe Report of Massacre by U S Units in Vietnam
Army spokesmen will probe a former enlisted man’s claim that an Americal Division squad killed 30 women and children in Troung Knanh No 2 village, Quang Ngai province, on April 19 1969. Danny Notley testified to an unofficial House war crimes panel urging a full congressional inquiry.
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Washington
UPD
House
Danny Spencer Notley
St. Paul
My Lai
Notley
University of Minnesota
Pentagon
Army
Ronald Dellums
Calif
F. Eeward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Browning Reveals FPC Recommends Water Reduction at Blue Ridge Dam
Attorney General Browning said the Federal Power Commission staff urged a significant cut in water impounded at the Blue Ridge dam and a lower weekly flow during prime recreation seasons. He noted the Interior Department’s original 600,000 acre-feet proposal was deemed clearly excessive and the FPC agreed on reducing flow. Browning pushed for river cleanup by industry and warned pumping water to Kanawha would harm recreation. Egeberg to confer with EPA before a decision.
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Charleston
UPI
Federal Power Commission
Chauncey Browning
FPC
Blue Ridge
Browning
Interior Department
Appalachian
Cox
Galax, Va
Kanawha
Ambulance Plan for Raleigh County Health Service Expanded
MFHP proposes a 24 hour ambulance network linking Beckley health centers and dispatch across Raleigh County. Two EMTs per unit, eight four wheel drive carry-alls, nine 12 passenger vans, three ambulances. Staff includes director, 31 new roles, drivers and dispatchers. Costs via sliding scale with one third free, one third partial, one third full. funding expected from Welfare, Governor’s Safety Committee, and BARH partnership.
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Logan
Mercer
Wyoming
Beckley
Lanark and Prince
Spruce Mountain
Sophia
Slab Fork
Trap Hill
Glen Daniel
Marsh Fork
Glen Dainiel
Belt
Clear Fork
Whitesville
Spruce Blountain
Shady Spring
Ghent Flat Top
Richmond
State Division of Emergency Health Services
State Department of Health
McVey
MFHP
State Department of Welfare
Governor’s Highway Safety Committee
Raleigh County Court
BARH
Schmauss
Draftee Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin introduced a bill to ban draftees from combat roles in Southeast Asia after December 31 unless they volunteer or re-enlist. He argued there is no moral justification for forcing young men to risk their lives for political leaders who blundered into the war.
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Washington
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate
Southeast Asia
Nelson
Man appeals after jury finds him guilty in 44 mph case
Dominic J. Childs III faced a three hour municipal court trial after being ticketed for 44 mph in a 30 mph zone. A six member jury, radar patrolmen and court staff were involved. The jury recommended the minimum sentence, the judge fined one cent, and Childs filed a notice of appeal in the county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
UPD
Dominic J. Childs III
Childs
Rogers: No Breakthrough Expected In Middle East Talks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said after a 90 minute meeting with French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann that he expects no breakthrough from his mission to the Middle East. He then left for Ankara to attend a CENTO conference as heavy security and martial law affected parts of Turkey.
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Paris
UPI
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Maurice Shheumann
Rogers
Ankara
Turkey
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
Fired School Head Files Damage Suit
POINT PLEASANT UPS Three Mason County Board of Education members and two school employees face a 2.5 million damage suit by Superintendent I Brooks Smith. He claims actions to oust him ruined his personal and professional reputation. The suit seeks 1 million actual and 1.5 million punitive damages. His four year contract runs to June 30 1973. Defendants include Board members Charles Eishenaur Ray Fields Bill Withers and others.
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Point Pleasant
UPS
Mason County Board of Education
I.brooks Smith
Smith
Board of Education
Michael Whelen
State Supreme Court
Ean
Charles Eishenaur
Ray Fields
Bill Withers
Charles’ Chambers
Charles Withers
Nixon News Conference Tonight
President Nixon is due to address public protests over Indochina war policies in his first televised news conference since March 4. He will face questions on foreign policy topics including China thaw, Soviet ABM and missile defenses, SALT talks, Israeli Arab tensions, and Vietnam withdrawal deadlines amid growing protests.
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Nixon
Pan
China
Soviet Union
U.S
Vietnam
Strange Murder Case Acquitted in Winfield
Judge James Thompson directed a verdict of acquittal for Hancer R. Fisher of Red House in the case charging him with causing 62 year old Elsie Young to suffer a fatal heart attack after an argument. A Huntington pathologist had testified that the quarrel could have caused the death but could not prove it beyond reasonable medical certainty.
Mercury Poison Found In Marlin Sport Fish
The FDA warns marlin likely contains high mercury levels comparable to swordfish. Acting FDA officer Milton Eason notes data show marlin in the same contamination category, urging caution for distribution to low income groups and organizations.
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Los Angeles
UPI
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Milton Eason
FDA
Vietnam War Toll Tops Forty Five Thousand Americans
Forty five Americans were killed last week in Indochina, raising the U S death toll to 45 019 since December 21 1961 in the long war. Wounded rose to 118 as attacks on bases continued. Non hostile deaths added 27, while air action over Laos increased fatalities and injuries.
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Saigon
Vpi
U.S
U.S. Command
Indochina
Laos
U. S
Police beef up at I 79 project after violence
Weston reported violence tied to an Interstate 79 construction strike as state police announced increased patrols after roving pickets injured at least one person and damaged property. A highway department employee was shoulder injured, a contractor truck was vandalized, and residents near Smith's Run were attacked.
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Weston
UPI
Here
State Department of Highways
McDowell - Purcell Co
Nashville
Floods Plague Brazil Hits Salvador City
Three days of heavy rains caused floods and landslides across Salvador, Bahia. At least 120 people were killed and about 2,000 left homeless as Governor Antonio Carlos Magalhaes declared a state of emergency and urged aid for residents.
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Salvador
Brazil
UPI
Antonio Carlos Magalhaes
Bahia
Magalhaes
B52s Pound Indochina as Arms Found in A Shau
B52s bomb Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam for a second day, concentrating on the A Shau Valley where ARVN forces advancing cautiously uncovered a major stockpile of arms. The Lam Son 720 campaign dates from 15 days earlier with limited ground fighting as Communist-held routes and heavy antiaircraft defenses persist in the valley near the Hue area. Heavy clashes also erupt below Phnom Penh as Cambodian troops press to reopen Route 4 to Kompong Som. The Communists halt Mekong shipments by attacking a cargo ship bound for Phnom Penh, though the vessel reaches the city despite the assault.
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Saigon
API
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
A Shau
A Shan
Lam Son
Hue
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Mekong River
Hechler Sees Boyle's Defeat
Washington reports Rep Ken Hechler hailed a federal ruling that Tony Boyle must resign as UMW president and resign from the Welfare and Retirement Fund. Hechler said Boyle should step down after Boyle was ordered removed as a director of the National Bank of Washington. Hechler predicted more removals as each Yablonski charge is proven.
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Union
Hechler
Lone
Jock ‘Yablonski
KotoucTrial Admits Unintentional Finger Severing During Interrogation
Kotouc testified he severed the suspect's finger tip during interrogation on March 16 1968 butclaims it was unintentional. He described actions to induce fear by tapping a board with a knife and threatening the man before the finger snapped off. The trial considers charges including assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery with potential sentences up to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kotouc
Rowing Their Boat From San Francisco Toward Australia
A 35-foot boat captained by John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook was sighted 35 miles west of San Francisco on course for Australia. Captain Leo Lady of the Donna Mae reported they waved and showed no trouble. Fairfax, 33, and Miss Cook, 32, left San Francisco Monday after difficulties with winds and currents near the Golden Gate. Fairfax had previously rowed across the Atlantic.
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San Francisco
UPI
John Fairfax
Sylvia Cook
Australia
Leo Lady
The
Donna Mae
Fairfax
Miss Cook
Britannia
Golden Gate
Atlantic Ocean
Funeral for Benjamin Pugh 82 Wyco at Mount Grove Church
Benjamin Harrison Pugh aged 82 of Wyco died Monday in a Wyoming County hospital. Funeral at 1 p m Saturday at Mount Grove Baptist Church with Rev N C Lewis and James Bly officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by Mary widow three sons Zeb Robert Benjamin, two daughters Rebecca Wagner and Betty Washington, one sister Mary Jean Zigler, 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Body to Mount Grove Church at 9 am Saturday for visitation. Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Beckley in charge.
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Benjamin Harrison Pugh
Wyco
Mount Grove Baptist Church
James Bly
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wyoming County
Mary
Zeb
Robert
Bluefield
Benjamin
New York
Rebecca Wagner
Betty Washington
Washington, D. C
Mary Jean Zigler
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Beckley
Dempsey Rites Set for Waldron Area Man 49
The funeral for Jack Dempsey 49 formerly of Fayette County will be at 3 pm Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. C S Donnelly officiating. Burial in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Dempsey died at 4 15 am Wednesday in a Radford hospital of an apparent heart attack. Born in Ansted Nov 17 1921 he was a son of Clyde Lewis and Mary Etta Hollie Dempsey Garten. He was a World War I veteran, member of Dublin Methodist Church and Employed as instrument mechanic for Radford Arsenal. Survived by wife Ann Patrick Dempsey five brothers and two sisters. Friends may call 7-9 pm today.
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Jack Dempsey
Christiansburg
Fayette County
Tyree
Oak Hill
C.S. Donnelly
Huse Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Dempsey
Radford
Ansted
Clyde Lewis
Mary Etta Hollie Dempsey
Garten
Dublin
Radford Arsenal
Annn Patrick Dempsey
Garland
Leslie
Jerry
Bobbie
Cleveland
Ohio
Billy
Aiken
S. C
Ermel Wilson
Greensboro
Celest Withrow
Keaton Elmer E. Richmond native dies at 5
Elmer E Keaton 5 of 231 West Franklin Ave Richmond Virginia formerly Raleigh County died Tuesday at home after a short illness Born January 4 1915 in Blue Jay son of Waldo and Hattie Snead Keaton a 15 year Richmond resident he worked for Moses Music Co and was a World War II veteran Survived by sister Ruth Ferguson four brothers Beecher Beckley Thomas Huntington Mack Powhatan Va and Wallace Keaton Hampton Va Funeral 3 p.m. Friday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Grady Morgan Officiating Burial in American Legion Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m today
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Elmer Edgar Keaton
Franklin Ave
Richmond
Raleigh County
Blue Jay
Waldo and
Hattie Snead Keaton
Moses Music Co
Ruth Ferguson
Olive
In.c
Beecher
I Beckley
Thomas
Huntington
Mack
Powhatan
Wallace Keaton
Hampton
Caffee Funeral Home
Grady Morgan
American Legion
Furneral Home
Final rites for Mrs Gurthie Melchor of Buffalo N Y
Funeral services for Mrs Gurthie Melchor 65 of Buffalo New York and formerly East Beckley are set for Friday at 11 a m in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev Abner Wright officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park She died Monday in a Buffalo hospital after a long illness The family may receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the parlor Meanwhile funeral services for 13 month old Charles Leon Justice Jr son of Charles and Brenda Mills Justice of Mead are scheduled Friday at 2 p m at the Jesus Only Church in Resaco with Rev Ray Stuart officiating Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens The child died in a fire at the family home in Mead near noon Wednesday Survivors include the parents a sister Peggy Sue paternal grandparents Cecil and Irina Elizabeth Justice of Meade and maternal grandparents Herbert and Lucy Mills of Sophia The body is at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia.
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Gurthie Melchor
Buffalo
N.Y
East Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Abner Wright
Greenwood Memorial Park
Charles Leon Justice Jr
Charles
Brenda Mills Justice
Mead
Jesus Only
Resaco
Ray Stuart
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Peggy ‘Sue
Cecil
Irina Elizabeth Justice
Meade
Herbert and
Lucy Mills
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Rail Worker Pension Increase Bill Passes Senate
The Senate passes a bill granting a 10 percent rise in monthly pension payments for 1.6 million retired railroad workers. The retroactive increase to January 1 aligns with Social Security boosts, though railroad workers are covered by their own pension system funded through payroll taxes.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
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Charlotte
N.C
Black Lung
Okehs
Gov
Senator Byrd
Blue Ridge Dam
Roger O. Egeberg
Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Boyle
Benjamin H. Pugh
Elmer E. Keaton
Mrs. Gurthie Melchor
Charles Justice Jr
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