Inmates Escape From Huttonsville Center After Transfer From Moundsville
Officials say 12 prisoners involved in a mass escape at Huttonsville Correctional Center, recently moved from Moundsville, used a shop tool to pry doors and fled to a dorm roof. Eleven escaped. one, Donald Roberts of St Albans, was captured. Four remained at large.
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Farttonsville Correctional ‘Center
Randolph County
Moundsville
Gordon Faulkner
Donald Roberts
St. Albans
Public Institutions
J. Donald Clark
Huttonsville Center
Faulkner
Partial Mechanical Heart Recipient Enters Critical Period
Detroit patient Haskell Shanks, 63, has the partial mechanical heart implanted at Sinai Hospital working well. He was taken off the respirator, sits up, eats soft foods, and faces a critical period with blood clot risks while antibiotics and heart pills continue. The six inch device, designed by Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, augments half the heart’s load and will be belt-worn with a battery once mobile.
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Detroit
UPI
Haskell
Shanks
Sinai Hospital
Adrian Kantrowitz
Oil Nations Seek Participation in Western Oil Concessions
OPEC announced its 11 members will meet in Beirut on Sept 22 to push for participation in existing oil concessions. They seek at least a 20 percent stake in local assets and profits, plus greater local management and technical staffing. Embargo threats loom amid post February price battles.
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Vienna
UPI
Organization of Petroleum- Exporting Countries
OPEC
Beirut
Multiple Deaths and Funerals In Beckley Area
Funeral services are planned for Claude M. Gallaher 51 Beckley an account executive for Beckley Newspapers at 1 p.m. Saturday United Methodist Temple with burial Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Also mourners to gather for Ray Woodrow Sanderson 53 killed in a state fall at Capels Mina of Semet Solvay Coal Co with services 2:30 p.m. Sunday Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Sunset Memorial Park. Additional obituaries include Amita Bonner 36 Minot N D formerlyResaco funeral 2 p.m. Sunday Mount Zion Baptist Church Greenwood Memorial Park. Final rites for Lury Gunther 65 Bluefield Va at Mercer Funeral Chapel. Irene Dearing 50 Westbury N Y formerly Glen Jean funeral 2 p.m. Saturday First Baptist Harvey Greenwood Memorial Park. Julius R Bell 74 Beckley former Baltimore resident obituary with transfer to Taylor Funeral Home Newburg.
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Beckley
United Methodist Temple
Ross M. Evans
Sunset Memorial Park
Mausdown
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Ronnie Hughes
John C. Ashworth
Bill Wilbur
John A. Hedrick
Fredric Friar
William Sutphin
Keyser Bryant
Elks
Joe Beckley
Elk’s Lodge No. 1452
Ray Woodrow Sanderson
Whitestick Rd
Semet-Solvay Coal Co
Cabot
Ark
Henry Lewis
Myrtle Garrison Sanderson
The
Baptist Church
Coal Company
Elizabeth Gilmer Sanderson
John Ray
Cleveland
Ohio
Dennis
Elizabeth Ann Sanderson
J. A. Sanderson
Caraway
Thelma Blunt
San Pedro
Calif
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Amita Bonner
Minot
N. D
Resaco
Mount Zion Baptist Church
W. J. Carter
Walter Harris
Samuel McClure
Greenwood Memorial Ark
Lury Gunther
Rt. 2
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Chapel
W. Va
Irene Dearing
Westbury
N. Y
Glen Jean
First Baptist Church
Harvey
Greenwood Memorial Park
Julius R. Bell
Woodlawn Ave
Curry Pyles
Newburg
J.S.C
Harriet Shay Bell
United Methodist Church
Chestnut Ridge
University of Valpraiso
Indiana
University of Indiana
Bell
University of Kansas
Amy Murphy
Morgantown
Martha McMillen
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Taylor Funeral Home
Mrs Vernie Martin 69 Cleveland Ohio dies after long illness
Mrs Vernie Martin also known as Vernie Swanigan Martin 69 of Cleveland Ohio formerly Route 1 Fayetteville dies Thursday in a Cleveland hospital after a long illness. Born July 1902 in Carter County Kentucky she was the daughter of the late William and Sadie Swanigan. Her husband Tracy Martin preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons Ted Tracy and Thomas all of Cleveland three daughters Faye Prather Linda Martin Rosalee Jones of Point Pleasant and Freda Akers of Little Rock plus stepmother Laura Bryant of Oak Hill six half brothers Richard Gatewood Leonard Lester Roy Rosicoe Galen and another Syliva Bryant of Akron. The body is at the Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville.
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Vernie Swanigan Martin
Cleveland
Ohio
Fayetteville
Faye Prather
Linda Martin
Rosalee Jones
Point Pleasant
Freda Akers
Little Rock
Ark
Sylvia Bryant
Akron
Dodd. [Payne Funeral Home
Mrs Hallie Courts 73 to Be Memorialized in Mount Hope
Mrs Hallie Courts 73 of Mount Hope will be laid to rest at 1 p.m. Saturday at Glorious Church of God Mount Hope with Bishop Allen Wilson presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley to the church at noon Saturday.
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Hallie Courts
Mount Hope
Glorious Church of God
Allen Wilson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
Dollar Slips to New Low Against German Mark in Europe
West German mark rose to its highest level since May as the dollar fell to 3.3735 marks in Frankfurt trading. London dealers noted market instability amid fears of a dollar devaluation and possible changes to price limits. The Dutch guilder and Swiss franc also moved with the dollar as markets shifted.
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London
UPI
West Germany
Europe
U.S
Frankfurt
Zurich
Potto, Africa’s armored primate with spine ridge
The potto is a monkey-like African mammal whose back protrudes as a series of vertical spines forming a ridge. It uses this dorsal ridge to slash at foes, embodying a fearsome defense mechanism for its size.
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Africa
City Pool Fund Reaches 61555 With Daily Donations
City Hall reports Beckley pool drive total at 61555.28 as Social Security employees add 106 today. Anonymous 75 and 15 from Mr and Mrs Lilly increased receipts. Thursday donors include Catholic groups, Acme Market 200, Dearing Brothers 100, and more. The drive seeks 80000 to be matched with federal funds for a pool at Beckley City Park on U S 1921.
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Catholic Daughters of America
St. Francis de Sales Catholico Church
Acme Supermarkets, Inc
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Marty’s
Jane Ellison
Beckley City Park
U. S. 1921
Beckley City Hall
Wyoming Stripper Asks Gas Tax Halt
Paul Cline of Bear Branch Coal Co seeks a federal restraining order to halt West Virginia gasoline excise tax collection. The class action claims the tax is unconstitutional and denies due process in a dispute over an $8,935.81 assessment against Cline.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Paul Cline
Cline
Bear Branch Coal Co
Brenton
Continent Isecurity licensed in West Virginia and park plans noted
A state official confirms Continental Casualty Insurance Co. is licensed in West Virginia. The State Department outlines plans for Little Beaver Lake including water and sewage upgrades, improved parking, possible boat docks and camping sites, with a priority on dam repair.
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Continental Casualty Insurance Co
West Virginia
W. J. Boylan
State Insurance Department
Works Progress Administration
McKeever
WVU Examines Apollo 15 Moon Rocks in Study
Morgantown West Virginia University will host a four member team led by Dr Clarence Carr to analyze Apollo 15 moon rocks arriving in October. The research aims to reveal mineral structures with results to be presented at an international meeting in January. Security measures will safeguard the specimens as tests expand to about 200 teams worldwide following earlier Apollo 11 analyses.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia
Clarence Carr
Carr
Appreciation Service Honors Elder J C Richardson Beckley
Beckley pastor Elder J C Richardson of the Church of God Harper Heights is honored with an appreciation service at 11 30 a m Sunday. Guest speaker Pastor Tommie Amey of Jesus The Light of the World Church of God Beckley. Church of God Charleston ti congregation leads 3 pm worship. Dinner at 1 pm. Public invited.
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J. C. Richardson
Beckley
Church of God
Harper Heights
Tommie Amey
Jesus the Light of the World Church of God
Charleston
Tanks Clash Near Jordan Syria Border In Pre Dawn Battle
Jordanian forces reported engaging Syrian and unidentified armored units near Ramtha with five Syrian tanks destroyed. Both sides claimed no casualties as volleys and mortars landed near the customs post. Dera, across the border, hosts PLA Yarmouk brigade troops.
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Ramtha
Jordan
UPI
Syria
Amman
Palestine
Dera
Yarmouk Brigade
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Damascus
Hussein
Impending POW Release Hints From VFW Leader
Dallas reports that Hebert R. Rainwater national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars says inside information indicates some American prisoners of war will be released before Christmas. He spoke at the VFW national convention in Dallas noting a year of effort, without tying the release to the VFW.
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Dallas
UPI
Hebert R. Rainwater
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rainwater
San Bernardino
Calif
VFW
EDA Approves Grant for West Virginia Industrial Park
The Economic Development Administration grants $677,000 for a 45 acre site near Benedum Airport in Harrison County to improve water and sewer facilities. Gov Arch Moore says local funds of $169,000 will match the federal aid. The development aims to expand United Aircraft Corp. plant from 56 to 11325 workers by 1976.
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Charleston
UPI
Economic Development Administration
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr. Thureday
Benedum Airport
Harrison County
United Aircraft Corp
Moore
Army Corps sets Oct bid for Willow Locks and Dam project
The Army Corps of Engineers公布 a bid opening on October 26 for the Willow Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. The $10 million project includes a 1110 foot high lift gated dam spanning from Pleasants County West Virginia to Washington County Ohio.
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UPI
Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio River
West Virginia
Pleasants County
Washington County
Ohio
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