Eastland cites 34 million deaths in China study
Senator James Eastland released a study estimating Chinese communism has claimed at least 34 million lives since 1927 to 1936 through war and terror. The report by Dr. Richard L. Walker warns against complacency in dealings with Beijing and compares China’s toll with Soviet losses.
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Washington
UPI
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Peking
Eastland
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
China
United States
Richard L. Walker
Institute of International Studies
University of South Carolina
Walker
Russia
Robert Conquest
Conquest
Chou En-lai
Taiwan
Chou
Mao Tse-tung
Officials Move Phitlip Berrigan Ten Inmates to Springfield Center
Antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and 10 hunger striking inmates from Danbury prison arrived in good condition at the Springfield Medical Center for federal prisoners. A medical workup will be conducted with close monitoring. Five more inmates may follow as transfers are authorized but not yet ready to execute.
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Springfield
UPID
Philip Berrigan
Danbury
Conn
Charles Campbell
iInddical Center
Connecticut
Campbell
Springfield Medical Center
Bureau of Prisons
Washington
Berrigan
Daniel
Catonsville
Detroit Patient Becomes First To Receive Permanent Partial Mechanical Heart
In Detroit, doctors at Sinai Hospital closely monitor 63 year old Haskell Shanks after implantation of a six inch partial mechanical heart device. He remains in satisfactory condition and was described as elated over his progress by hospital officials.
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Detroit
UPID
Haskell Shanks
Sinai Hospital
Shanks
North Vietnam Boycotts Talks Over Bruce Replacement
Hanoi’s top negotiators Xuan Thuy and Nguyen Minh Vy stayed away from the 125th session in Paris as protest against Washington’s slow move to replace chief negotiator David K. Bruce. The U.S. delegation was led by Philip C. Habib for a second week in the stalled conference.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Vietnam
Washington
David K.E. Bruce
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen Minh Vy
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Moore's General Health Plan Receives $74,681 ARC Grant
Gov Arch A Moore Jr announced an Appalachian Regional Commission grant of 74681 dollars to West Virginia for the General Health Program. He said the funds will support ongoing projects to raise statewide health standards and continue the program.
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Charleston
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
Appalachian Regional Commission
Mountain State
West Virginia
Moore
Good Cleaning Highlighted in Political Debate
A female delegate urged state hospitals and mental health facilities to be freed from political neglect and criticized the focus on daylight saving time and environmental issues while ignoring the stripping of basic human dignity for the less fortunate.
Welch to pursue new water source for city
Public Service Commission Chair Betty Hallanan reports progress in securing a new water supply for Welch. Mayor W. B. Swope and West Virginia Water Co. president John Murphy will negotiate a source at Mod Branch, with costs to be agreed, replacing Havaco mine water with higher minerals.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Betty Hallanan
Welch
Miss Hallanan
State Department of Health
W. B. Swope
John Murphy
West Virginia Water Co
Havaco
Water Company
Hallanan Swope
Murphy
Mod Branich
Med
Rock Narrows
Hallanan
Mod
Hospital Vote Seeks Union as Bargaining Agent
The National Union of Hospital and Nursing Home employees will be the official bargaining agent for maintenance and service workers. They may demand layoffs for striking workers. rehiring is unlikely if the hospital wins the election. Voting closes at 4 30 p m today.
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National Union of Hospital and Nursing Home
Big Four summit eyed on Middle East crisis
Israeli Haaretz reports Washington seeks a Geneva style conference with the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union to solve the Middle East dispute. France may back the plan at the U N General Assembly. Egypt urged to drop demands for troop movements near the Suez Canal. Ali Sabry faces trial in Cairo on charges linked to Sadat assassination plot.
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United Press International
United States
Israel
Middle East
France
U.N
Washington
Ha'aretz
Britain
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
Tel Aviv
Abba Eban
Labor Party
Egypt
Suez Canal
East Bank
Ha’aretz
U.N. Ambassa
Dor
Lord Caredon
Jerusalem Post
Gunnar V. Jarring
Sweden
Moscow
Cairo
al Akhbar
Ali Sabry
Anwar Sadat
Sabry
Sadat
Apollo 15 crew hail Moon as dynamic and beautiful
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin hailed the Moon as dynamic and beautiful after their return. They showed color films of Falcon's landing, described the Hadley Base valley, and discussed new rocks, including a piece of primitive crust and rare glass with embedded white fragments.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Moon
Falcon
Scott
Irwin
Manned Spacecraft Center
Apennine Mountains
Dave
Worden
Paul W. Gast
Lunar Sciences Division
Apennine
Hadley Base
Detergent industry moves away from phosphates
Phosphates expect the entire detergent sector to drop phosphates under voluntary or legal pressure. Purex still lists four minor phosphate products but plans reformulation or withdrawal. A Soap and Detergent Association spokesman notes Purex has never had a major phosphate-containing brand.
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Purex
The
Soap and Detergent Association
Moore to Dedicate 13.5 Mile Section of Corridor D in West Virginia
Gov Arch A Moore Jr will dedicate a 13.5 mile stretch of Appalachian Highway Corridor D between Nutters Farm and Pennsboro in a Sunday ceremony in Ritchie County. The event marks completion of more than half of the D D corridor.
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Charleston
UPI
Ritchie County
D—D
Arch A. Moore Jr
Nutters Farm
Pennsboro
Marine Freed Of Cowardice Charge Acquitted
Marine Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney from West Babylon New York was acquitted of cowards and disloyalty charges stemming from a 1969 Vietnam capture. The military judge ruled he lacked stamina to keep up with his unit and that capture resulted from fatigue, not intent to desert. He plans to discharge in four days and then aid POWs and oppose using prisoners of war as political footballs.
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Quantico
UPI
Jon M. Sweeney
United States
North Vietnam
West Babylon
N.Y
Marine Corps
Navy
B. Raymond Perkins
Sweeney
Vietnam
Perkins
MonaDEX weight loss ad promises quick fat loss
A bold ad promotes MONADEX tablets as a simple weight loss aid with no dangerous drugs. It claims appetite suppression, no strenuous exercise, a 20 day supply for $3, a money back guarantee, and listing sellers.
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Thompson Breg Stern
Creb
Tax & Pow
Bus Service Ends In Center Of State
Central West Virginia bus service has ended after the IRS shut Reynolds Transportation Co. and plans a public auction on August 24 to recover back taxes. Owner Mrs. Elanor Taylor failed to secure a $100,000 loan, leaving four remaining routes at risk and locals protesting the loss of service.
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Buckhannon
UPS
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
Reynolds Transportation Co
Mathew Beer
Elanor Taylor
IRS
Beer
Wheeling
Bluefield
Richwood
Webster Springs
Gauley
Deaths and Funerals New River region obituary notes
Obituary notices report the death of Claude M Gallaher 51 an ex Beckley Newspapers executive who died after open heart surgery in Baltimore. He is survived by wife Nelda son Daniel and siblings. Final rites for infant Michael F E Shrewsbury were held at Sand Gap Church. Newton C Witten 66 has funeral arrangements pending.
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Claude M. Gallaher
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Gallaher
Rites Held for Flossie Shrewsberry 71 in Princeton
Final rites for Mrs Flossie Shrewsberry 71 of Matoaka will be at 2 p m Friday in Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton with Rev Frank Estep in charge Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton She died at 1 10 p m Wednesday at the home of her son Mac of Lashmeet after an apparent heart attack The body remains at the funeral home for calling today from 3 to 9 p m Also noted is the death of Anna Lee Cooper 57 of Stanaford at 10 30 p m Wednesday in a local hospital after a short illness She was born Camp Creek July 25 1914 and was a member of the First Church of God Midway Survivors include husband Carlyle three sons James E Teddy R and David Michael one stepson Bobby Cooper two daughters Betty Dinkler and Reta Fitzpatrick a step daughter Ethel Condem a sister Myrtie French and 14 grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday in the First Church of God Midway with Rev Gene Bowen officiating Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Friends may call Webb and Neal Funeral Home after 6 p m Friday The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
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Flossie Shrewsberry
Matoaka
Bailey Funeral
Anna Lee Cooper
Stanaford
Camp Creek
John
Cora Helm
First Church of God
Midway
Carlyle
James E
U. S. Army
Germany
Teddy R
Dayton
Ohio
David Michael Cooper
Stamford
Bobby L. Cooper
Betty Dinkler
Charleston
Reta Fitzpatrick
Eatontown
N. J
Ethel Condem
Myrtie French
Gene Bowen
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Webb
Walter H Lafferty Funeral Services Held At Calfee
Walter Howard Lafferty 61 of Plymouth died Tuesday after a brief illness. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday in Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev K C Lilly officiating. Burial in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Born April 1 1910 Slab Fork son of John and Minnie Bonham Lafferty. Survived by wife Edith Sturgill Lafferty, brother James Tampa Florida, sisters Pearl Cook Ravencliff Nancy Thomas Mullens Bertha Houston Ohio. Friends may call after 1 p m Friday. Pallbearers Leon Sturgill R C Sturgill Gene Kaylor Jack Gillespie James Proffitt Marvin Proffitt.
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Walter Howard Lafferty
Plymouth
Hich
Beckley
Calfee Funeral Home
K. C. Lilly
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Bor
Slab Fork
John
Minnie Bonham Lafferty
Sophia Freewill Baptist Chuch
General Electric Co
Edith Sturgill Lafferty
James
Tampa
Fla
Pearl Cook
Ravencliff
Nancy Thomas
Mullens
Bertha Houston
Ohio
Leon
R. C. Sturgill
Gene Kaylor
Jack Gillespie
Marvin Proffitt
Funeral for Mrs Bessie Mann Held at Mount Pisgah
Mrs Bessie Mann 87 of Hilldale Summers County dies after long illness in Oak Hill nursing home. Funeral at Mount Pisgah Church Friday at 2 pm with Rev Charles Damron officiating. Burial in church cemetery. She is mother of Arnold W Mann Beckley. Body at E M Meadows Funeral Home Hin ton. Friends may call after 6 pm today.
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Bessie Mann
Hilldale
Summers County
Mount Pisgah
Charles Damron
Oak Hill
Arnold W. Mann
Beckley
E. M. Meadows Funeral Home
Hinton
Deeds On File Records Of Real Estate Actions
Real estate transfers listed include Radford to McComas for 8000 dollars Lot 4 Section 2 Gulf Highway Addition in Sophia. Ellison to Tyree for 10 dollars Lot in Richmond District. Ames to Ames for 10 dollars Lot in Richmond District. Tate Osborne to Pack for 300 dollars 0.962 acres Blue Jay Shady Spring District. Greene to Eversole for 6500 dollars real estate in Trap Hill District. Clark to Cole for 2000 dollars Lots 11 and 12 Fink's Little Farms Slab Fork Shady Spring districts. Tench to Farley for 3500 dollars Lot 126 Shady Grove Farms Shady Spring District.
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Damon N. Radford
Lewis McComas
Gulf Highway
Sophia
Lalon Richmond Ellison
Garland M. Tyree
Richmond
Patricia M
George R. Ames
Clotine E. Tate Osborne
Hugh W. Osborne
Junior Pack
Shady Grove Farms
Shady Spring
Nixon to head three day trip to major cities
President Nixon plans a three day travel swing visiting New York Springfield TH and Dallas before returning to his San Clemente California vacation home for an extended stay.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
New York
Springfield
Dallas
San Clemente
Calif
Mass for Mrs. Angela Passaniti set in Sophia church
Mass of the Resurrection for Angela Passaniti 87 of Sophia will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St Francis de Sales with Very Rev Thomas Kerrigan as celebrant Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Mount Calvary section She died Wednesday at 11 30 a.m after a long illness She was born January 19 1884 in Reggio Calabria Italy Survived by sons Mike Don Virgil and four daughters plus 24 grandchildren and a brother Funeral home transfer and rosary details included
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Angela Passaniti
Sophia
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Thomas Kerrigan
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Reggio Calabria
Italy
Giuseppe Passaniti
Mike
Don
Virgil Passaniti
Louisiana
Iive
Lucy Romeo
Annie Redmerski
Ohio
Frank Patrick
Mullens
James Stephens
Dunbar
Mike Peelish
Beckley
Angelo Milarin
Pennsylvania
Williams Funeral
Funeral services for George E Scarbro in Workman's Creek church
George Emmitt Scarbro, 69, of Clear Creek, died Tuesday after a short illness in a Beckley hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Workman's Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy Tyree presiding. Burial follows in the family cemetery at Clear. He is survived by a sister, Clara Massey of Mount.
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Workman’s Creek United Methodist Church
George Emmitt Scarbro
Clear Creek
Roy Tyree
Beckley
Clara Massey
Mount
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Tony Parrish
Emma
Hairston
Gary Puckett
Acott
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J. A. Hunt
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
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Lunar Receiving Laboratory
William P. Phinney
Space Center
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Jerry Buch
Sheldon Harnick
Harold Prince
Jerome Robbins
Underweed Estates
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Prhene
Lowitherp
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Norton
Mabel Kerr Gallaher
Philippi
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Army Air Corps
Nelda
Daniel E
West Virginia University
Morgantown
James Lusher
Ocala
W. B. Foy
Garrettsville
Joseph K
Edward
Gassaway
Robert
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Shrewsbury
Michael FE
Abner
Katherine Williams
Glen’ ‘Burnie
Iroquis
Sand Gap
Lonnie Blankenship
Shrewsbury Cemetery
Glen Burnie
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Wilburn Williams
Rns
Newton C. Witten
Rice St
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Anna L. Cooper
Walter H. Lafferty
Mrs. Halie Courts
Halie Courts
Mount Hope
Glorious Church of God
Readsville
N. C
William
Geraldine Farrish
Cleveland
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
George E. Scarbro
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