West Virginia Civil War Tale Debuts At Robinson Theater
In Clarksburg the film No Drums No Bugles premieres at Robinson Theater. West Virginia native Clyde Ware wrote produced and directed the Civil War story about Ashby Garrell a likely early conscientious objector. Martin Sheen plays Gatrell with Ware family members portraying his wife and daughter.
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West
West Virginia
Doddridge County
Gatrell
Martin Sheen
Ware
Homer and Jethro star Henry Haynes dies at 51
Henry T. Haynes known as Homer in the duo Homer and Jethro died after chest pains while preparing for a Great Midwest Fair show. He was 51 and died at a Hammond Indiana hospital. The pair began performing in 1939 at Renfro Valley and became famous for country songs and comic patter. Their first million seller was The Battle of Kukamonga.
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Lansing
Til
UPI
Henry T. Haynes
Homer
Jethro
Haynes
Hammond
Ind
Kenneth Burns
Tennessee
Renfro Valley
Kukamonga
Apollo 15 Crew Reflects On Mission And Parachute Check
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Irwin and Jim Worden discuss Hadley Apennine and the intense three days of postmission work. Engineers review the mission in detail, focusing on the parachute system after a two-chute landing anomaly.
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Hadley-Apennine
Jim
Irwin
Worden
The
Space Center
Earth
U.S
Thomas Obriant
Train Kills Beards Fork Man in McDowell County
Witnesses said David Span 58 of Beards Fork was struck by a train while sitting on the rails in a McDowell County town. He died on arrival at a nearby hospital as train crewmen apparently did not notice him.
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UPI
McDowell County
David Span
Beards Fork
Herbert Heanes
Frey
Henry Grier
Heanes
Newton
Grier
Newton Trial Jury Deadlocks II I
Huey Newton’s manslaughter trial ended in a hung jury 11-1 after six days of deliberation. Judge Howe dismissed the panel as foreman Yae Yada said the vote stood 11-1. Prosecutors and defense lawyers commented on fairness and racism in the proceedings.
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Oakland
Calif
UPD
Huey Newton
Black Panther Party
Newsmen
Charles Garry
John Frey
Panthers
Black Panther
Donald Whyte
Harold Howe
Alameda County
Yae Yada
Howe
Frey
Devlin predicts worsening Northern Ireland unrest over internment
UK reports say Miss Bernadette Devlin plans to return to Northern Ireland to help organize resistance to internment. Faulkner's hard line faces criticism as riots flare in Belfast and Londonderry, with soldiers killed and a rising death toll among security forces.
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Northern Ireland
Faulkner
London
UPI
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Ireland
Britain
Republic of Ireland
Belfast
Londonderry
Bernadette Devlin
Pool Room Grudge Fight Ends In Fractured Skull
Fayetteville men Pat Nugen and James Dorsey face attempted murder charges after a grudge fight at The Pines club on Fayetteville Beckwith Road. Sidney Jim Smith, 24, was treated at Oak Hill Hospital for a fractured skull and internal injuries. he remained unconscious.
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James Dorsey
Court Street
Fayetteeille
Ronnie Hurd
Jim Legg
Neil
Ruth) Rhodes
the Pines
Fayetteville- Beckwith Road
Rhodes
Oak Hill Hospital
Sidney Jim Smith
Hawks Nest Road
Dorsey
Smith
Nugen
Charleston General Hospital
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Consciouness
Five Collection Suits Filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Five suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court Friday and today seek sums for accounts or promissory notes and for automobile damages. Lewis Chevrleet Co. Inc. sues Anna L. Harrah for 1063.33. James R. Large sues for 474.40. Ace Finance Co. seeks 666.25 plus interest against Robert E. and Montana Carr. Quality Pastry Shops Inc. sues George W. Smyth Jr. for 200.49 damages to a Quality Pastry truck. Avo Financial Services Inc. sues Norman E. and Judy C. Dodson for 710.54 on a promissory note.
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Raleigh County
Lewis Chevrleet Co. Inc
Beckley
Anna L. Harrah
Bradley
James R. Large
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency
Ace Finance Co
Ohio
Bedford
Robert E
Montana Carr
Eunice
Ace
Quality Pastry Shops Inc
George W. Smyth Jr
Norman E
Judy C. Dodson
White Oak
Avo Financial Services Inc
Father Son Die After 1,000 Foot Fall On Mt Hood
Harry B. Carson about 42 and his 12 year old son Clifton died in a fall on Eliot Glacier while descending Mt Hood with his wife Joanne and two other sons. Clifton was dead on arrival and Harry Jr. was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Joanne Carson suffered a broken leg and possible pelvic fracture but was said to be in pretty good condition. The family were airlifted to Hood River area hospitals.
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UPI
Eliot Glacier
Mt. Hood
Harry B. Carson
Oregon
Joanne
Hood River Hospital
Clifton
Harry Jr
Harry Junior
Tangled Web Of Contractor Influence
Congressional investigators accuse mostly civilian Marine Corps officials of petty corruption involving defense contractors. The probe cites CONDEC generator purchases of over 127 million, faulty gear in Vietnam, and improper contractor access to Marine officials.
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Washington
UPI
Marine Corps
House
Armed Services
Vietnam
Condec
Daniel Ross
Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and area
Funeral notices for Donna Mahan of Thomasville infant. Sam Molinari 83 of Slab Fork. Eliza Powell Beckley death. Nina Essie Pennington 77 Beckley. unidentified Beckley resident Herbert T. Johnson 71. Details include birthplaces, survivor lists, and funeral times at Rose and Quesenberry and Williams funeral homes with burial sites at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens and Sunset Memorial Park.
Eary Webb Rites Set in Lochgelly for 67 Year Old
Final rites for Eary Webb of Lochgelly, 67, will be at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill. Rev David A Harper and Rev William Johnson will conduct. Burial in Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Webb died Sunday in an Oak Hill hospital after a short illness. He was a longtime manager and postmaster at Lochgelly stores and ran his own Lochgelly shop. Born July 22 1904 in Scarbro he was son of Lawson and Matilda Painter Webb. Survivors include wife Beatrice Payne Webb a brother Ralph Webb and two sisters Hattie Bragg and Halie Stoner. Friends may call Tuesday 7 9 p m.
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Slab Fork
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Dewey Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Sezze
Italy
United Mines, Workers of America
U.S
Mary Rose Molinari
Primo
Bowie
Edith Martin
Virginia Stone
Rose DeRaimo
Miami
Burton Gautier
Herman Martin
Charles Lilly
Ernest Martin
Larry Lilly
Clayton Cox
Nina Essie Pennington
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Walter Griswold
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Raleigh County
Mabscott
Joe
Alice Underwood
First Christian Church
Garnett
Frank Turner
Charlie Bailey
Roman Woods
Eldridge Boalt
Omar Wright
Okey Mills
Eary Webb
Lochgelly
Tyree
Oak Hill
David A. Harper
Scarbro
William Johnson
War
Highlawn Memorial Park
Prudence
New River Coal Co
Lochgelly Company
Lawson and
Matilda Painter Webb
Beatrice Payne Webb
Hallie Sherrill
Cavendish
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Billy Reed Wickline
Huse Memorial Park
Barboursville
Fayette County
S. Clark
Ida Con Koontz Cavendish
Tripplett Infant Graveside Rites in Beckwith
Graveside services held today at 11 am for Lawrence Tripplett infant son of George and Linda Tripplett with Rev. Leon Nunley in charge. Stillborn Friday at Montgomery hospital. Survivors include George David Jr and Davina Lynn, maternal and paternal grandparents. Funeral by Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville.
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William Tripplett
George
David Tripplett
Oak Hill
Linda Treadway Tripplett
Fayetteville
Treadway
Beckwith
Leon Nunley
Montgomery
Arother
George David Jr
Davina Lynn
Gladys Tripplett
Sam L. Treadway
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Highland Park man dies in Okinawa after short illness
Robert Burrender aged 54 of Highland Park Michigan died Sunday in Okinawa after a brief illness. He was the brother of Mrs Alfred Carrier of 508 South Kanawha Street Beckley.
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Robert Burrender
Highland Park
Mich
Okinawa
Alfred Carrier
South iKanawha St
Beckley
Rites Planned for Robert Davie Bolen at Beckley Funeral
Funeral services for 62 year old Bolen of 208 North Fayette Street Beckley will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with the Rev C M Littlejohn officiating. Burial will follow at a later date.
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Robert Davie
Bolen
North Fayette St
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Becckley Rescue Calls Describe Breathing Distress Incidents
Rescue squad responses report two呼呼 incidents on Sunday with addresses 1088th St and 218 Fairview Ave. Lacy Dowin 54 did not require aid, while Margie Alderson 32 received oxygen and was transported to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Ronald Lee Brooks of Sprague was jailed at 2:35 a.m. Sunday on driving without a license and improper registration.
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Beckley
Ronald Lee Brooks
Sprague
Randolph Dedication Honors No 9 Mine Victims
A Farmington ceremony Sunday honors 78 miners killed in the November 1958 No 9 mine disaster. Sen. Jennings Randolph D West Virginia attends to help dedicate a flag pole in memory of the victims at the Congen dation Coal Co site.
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Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Congendation Coal Co
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