Japanese American man challenges Detroit police height rules
Sanshiro Miyamoto, an American of Japanese ancestry, trains to meet Detroit police height and weight standards but remains two inches short and light. After a rejection, he pursues court relief and Civil Rights Commission action while remaining hopeful of becoming Detroit's first Japanese American officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Miyamoto
John Nichols
Dras
Ann
Pli
Michigan Civil Rights Commission
Charleston Mayor Fires 48 Strikers At City Hall
Charleston West Virginia reports that Mayor John Hutchinson fired 48 city workers during the ninth day of a public employee strike. He warned 129 others they may return to work or face dismissal as tensions rise over uncollected garbage. Picketing housewives threatened protest near city hall over waste disposal. Two strikers were arrested for trespassing at the Civic Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Unders
John Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Faye Hager
Arte Hager
Health Department
Albert Redman
Thomas McCarty
Civic Center
Hollie Brown
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Brown
John Donnelly
McCarty
Redman
Donnelly
Amin Expels Asians in Uganda and Meany Reverses McGovern Endorsement
Idi Amin orders the expulsion of more than 50,000 Asians from Uganda with a nine day deadline. In Denver, AFL CIO President Meany orders the Colorado Labor Council to rescind its endorsement of George McGovern. Marin County votes to sue California over security costs during Angela Davis jail period. Belfast sees Catholic youth riots on the first anniversary of internment without trial for IRA suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kampala
Uganda
UPD
Idi
Amin
Denver
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Colorado Labor Council
Committee On Political Education
COPE
George McGovern
Colorado Council
South Dakota
Monday
Meany
San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Marin County
Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Newry
Change In Reporting System Urged By Coal President
Consolidation Coal President John Corcoran urged the U S Bureau of Mines to reform its safety violation reporting after the Blacksville No 1 fire. He claimed reports mislead the public by counting all violations, noting 397 total with most for housekeeping rather than immediate hazards. He called for separate reporting of imminent danger cases and adjustments for evolving conditions and appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPD
Blacksville No. 1
Consolidation Coal Co
John Corcoran
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Ebott F. Osborn
Gether
Blacksville
Corcoran
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Osborn
McGovern Defends Victory as Democrats Debate Timing
At a Miami Beach convention McGovern urged unity after a divisive win. He recalled wartime service on the South Dakota and pledged victory despite Republican attacks while Humphrey warned party defections could hand Nixon the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriver
John F.kennedy
South Dakota
McGovern
Guadalcanal
George McGovern
Humphrey
Nixon
Miami Beach
Minnesota
Richard Nixon
White House
Democratic Party
America
Pocket Veto Sparks Constitutional Debate Over Congress Recess
The article discusses a senator's criticism of a pocket veto in the Kennedy bill. He argues the constitutional rule applies only to adjournment of a session, not to brief recesses within a session. He cites the Dec 25 1970 four day Christmas recess as the timing for the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Theatre-Go-Round To Perform Here
West Virginia University Theatre-Go-Round performs at New River Park at 8 30 p m today. The mountain folklore troupe uses mime dancing singing and instrumental music with improvised dialogue. Cast includes David Johnson Susan Davis and William N Bair. Shows travel statewide two per day Monday through Thursday free to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
New River Park
David Johnson
Susan Davis
William N
Bill” Bair
Massed police confront striking longshoremen at Scunthorpe dock
More than 50 police faced hundreds of longshoremen outside Scunthorpe dock as officers searched vehicles and seized a weapons armory. The two day clash follows a 13 day nationwide walkout by Britain's 42 000 dockers amid demands for inland depot job rights and greater security. Joint talks reported progress with a Friday meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Wright
London
UPI
Scunthorpe
England
Britain
No-Fault Crash Bill Faces Judiciary Committee Push
The White House segments of the insurance industry and trial lawyers lobbied heavily for the vote to send the bill to the Judiciary Committee. Trial lawyers earn about $1 billion a year in fees in negligent cases in the courts. Consumer groups lobbied for enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Judiciary Committee
Final rites for Mrs. Mattie McDaniel at Layland church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Susie McDaniel 62 of Crab Orchard occur 2 p.m. Thursday at Chestnut Knob Community Church Layland with Rev. Roy Tyree officiating. Burial follows Layland Cemetery. She died Monday after a long illness. Surviving daughter Marie Bowles son Howard Jr two brothers and six grandchildren. Friends may call Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie McDaniell
Mary Richmond
Mattie
Susie ’McDaniel
Crab Orchard
Chestnut Knob
Layland
Roy ‘Tyree
William i
Sally Smith Osborn
Te Orchard
Marie Bowles
Howard Jr
Sprague
Theodore
Jess Osborn
Wallace and Wallace
Rainelle
Bary Jane Richmond
Granville Ave
Beckley Presbyterian
R. Jack Sadler
S. Curtis
Patterson
Keyser-Bryant
Richmond
Pittsburgh
William Fred Richmond
Aeart
Beckley Community Concert Association
Red Cites Blood Bank
Beckley
Roanoke
Dwight E
Ethel Belle Jones McQuilkin
W. F
Bill) Richmond Jr
University of Tennessee
John
Dee) Richmond
West Virginia University
John P
Peggy) White
William T. McQuilkin
Rockville
Kearney F. McQuilkin
Silver Spring
W. A. Laqueur
Wade H.bardin
J. G. Anderson Jr
M. A.johnson
James C. Higgins
Kermit A. Locke
Keyser-Bryant Funeral
Funeral services for Joyce Canfield scheduled in Rainelle
Joyce Canfield 39 of Shady Spring died from gunshot wounds at her home. Funeral at Wallace and Wallace Chapel Rainelle led by Rev. Orndorff with burial in Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clin tonville. Survivors include husband and five daughters and two sons. Funeral home visitation today 7 to 9 p.m. with service Friday at 2 p.m. in Rainelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Maybell .Canfield
Shady Spring
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Rainelle
P. E. Orndorff
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Beckley Hospital
Joseph Brady
Alderson
Albert
Edith Wickline
Robert Jr
James Canfield
Finneral
Graveside rites for Michele Lynn Mays in Spanishburg
Michele Lynn Mays died Monday in a Charleston hospital at 26 days old. Graveside services were set for 2 p m today at Bowling Cemetery in Spanishburg. She was born July 13 in Mullens. Survivors include her parents Allen and Kathy Lusk Mays Covel grandparents James Lusk Norman Mays great grandparents Litha Lusk Logan Mays and Catherine Redden. Arrangements by Fo Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanishburg
Michele Lynn Mays
Allen
Kathy Lusk Mays
Covel
Charleston
Mullens
James Lusk
Norman Mays
Litha Lusk
Logan Mays
Catherine Redden
Jacksonville
Fla
Foglesong, Nease and Neely Funeral Home
RNS
Multiple Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices
Funeral notices report the deaths of Victor L. Haga 77 of Mullens from a short illness at a Mullens hospital with services at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home. Wayne Adkins 58 of 215 South eee St. will have services at Rose and Quesenberry Pace Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. William G. Jones 52 of Pineville dies at home born March 17 1920 survived by family. funeral at Davis Weaver Funeral Home Clarksburg with burial Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Additional survivors and service details are listed for these individuals in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor L. Haga
Wiullens
Mullens Hospital
West Virginia Engineering Co
Sam Foglesong
Nease and
Neely
Mullens
Rns
Wayne
Tast
Jonben
Robert L
James R
Shirley Pettry
Edna Allen
Beckley
Marie Keffer
Ethel Blevins
Cleveland
Ohio
Wanda Burke
Cassie Peppin
Miami
Fla
Loretta Russell
Miami Springs
Virginia Polk
Vero Beach
William G. Jones
Rolling Hills
Pineville
Big
Isaac
Olive Jones
Clarksburg
David Jones
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Consolidated Gas Supply. Co
Mary Virginia Jones
Ralph
Judy) Barnette
Charleston
William G. Jr
South Charleston
David Lynn
David L
St. Albans
Everette
Bud
Bolt
Harold
East View
and. & Grandchild
Davis ‘Weaver, Funeral Home
Fred Fudge
Floral Hills ‘Memorial Gardens
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home
Funeral services for Cephas B. Harvey observed
Cephas B. Harvey 73 of 508 Bibb Ave died at home Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral 1 p m Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Owen Harvey officiating. Burial Mount View Cemetery. Born Sept 8 1898 Summers County. Survived by wife James Towa Brock Harvey stepson Daniel E. Brock stepdaughter Vera Hall nephew and two nieces Marvin Eugene Harvey Leola Durham Micky Rigney. Funeral home after 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cephas B. Harvey
Bibb Ave
Rose and Quesenberry Peace
Owen Harvey
Hinton
Mount View
Summers County
William Lee
Eliza Belle Harvey
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Jas
Towa Brock
Harvey
Daniel E. Brock
Lanark
Vera Hall
Fairview
Marvin Eugene
Leola’ Durham
Beckley
Micky Rigney
Clearwater
Fla
Final rites for Mrs Laura Cochran in Jumping Branch
Mrs Laura Mae Cochran 50 Brooks will be laid to rest at 2 p m Thursday at the Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church Jumping Branch with Elders A L Neely Owen Harvey and David Lilly in charge Burial in Cochran Family Cemetery near Jumping Branch She died at 835 a m Tuesday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness She was sister of Wilford Wills Shady Spring and Wendall Crab Orchard The body is at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Hinton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Mae Cochran
Brooks
Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist
Jumping Branch
A. L. Neely
Owen Harvey
David ‘Lilly
Cochran Family
Hinton
Wilford Wills
Shady Spring
Wendall
Crab Orchard
Ronald Meadows Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs Myrtle Pride Held Thursday in Gauley Bridge
Mrs Myrtle Lula Pride 63 of Glen Ferris dies after long illness. Funeral at 1 p.m. Thursday at Combs Funeral Home Gauley Bridge with Revs E C Myers and Robert Johnson presiding. Burial in Montgomery Memorial Park London. Survived by brother Ralph Minnix Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lula Pride
Glen Ferris
Combs Funeral Home
Gauley Bridge
Robert Johnson
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Montgomery Hospital
Ralph Minnix
Fayetteville
Navy to welcome women on Sanctuary ship
March 36 says women could join the Sanctuary with a crew possibly eight or more officers and sailors. Pentagon plans berthing space and locker needs while Seaman Vicki Farrell from Indianapolis cites travel and ports as appealing. Zumwalt notes many big ships will get female crew and 69 ratings open, with Sanctuary due in San Francisco next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
San Diego
Vicki ‘Farrell
Indianapolis
Sanctuary
Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard
Daniels Man Faces Six Charges Before Two Magistrates
John Wayne Fortner of Daniels appeared before Town District Magistrates on forgery counts and other offenses. He was jailed on admission of resisting arrest and remanded on bonds of 500 to 1000 dollars. Fortner waived to the grand jury on multiple forgery charges across hearings with Rodriguez Wallace and the other magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayne
Daniels
Fortner
Joe Rodriguez
Lorena Wallace
Rodriguez
Few Surprises As Primary Votes Go With Favorites
United Press International reports four state primaries in Michigan Georgia Missouri and Idaho yielded results mostly in line with expected favorites. Missouri saw no conclusive impact from Eagleton’s resignation while Dexter Davis faded to fourth in a Democratic race. Georgia chose Gambrell and Nunn for a runoff with Thompson winning the Republican side. Michigan backed incumbents Chamberlain Hutchinson and Broomfield in key races. Idaho nominated McClure and Bud Davis for Senate with Symms defeating Kidwell in the first district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Michigan
Georgia
Missouri
Idaho
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Dexter Davis
True Davis
Eagleton
Congress
Davis
Christopher Bond
Edward L. Dowd
David Gambrell
Samn.Nunn
U.S
Gambrell
Jimmy Carter
Richard Russell
Fletcher Thompson
Hosea Williams
J.B. Stoner
Ierinos
Charles Chamberlain
Edward Hutchinson
Nixon
Detroit
Rep
William Broomfield
Jack MacDonald
Robert P. Griffin
Frank J. Kelly
U.S. Senate
James A. McClure
William E
Bud” Davis
Idaho State University
Len B. Jordan
Steve Symms
Wayne Kidwell
Toma ‘Tion
Symms
Ed Williams
Cecil D. Andrus
Williams
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Sanshiro Miyamoto
Sisseton
S.D
Ame
Ulster
Consolidation Coal
Jack Jones
Transport and General Workers Union
Cechairman
Lord ‘Aldington
Port of London Authority J
Channel
Mrs
Joyce Canfield
Christina Dorman
Tucker Cemetery
Mount Olive
Christina
Renae
Dorman
Frank
Linda
Simms Dorman
Muliens Hospital
Denese
Roy Dorman
Beulah
Brooksie Simms
Akron
Henry Schoolcraft
Oak Hill
Friends
Michele L. Mays
Wayne L. Adkins
Laura Cochran
Mrs. Myrtle Pride
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