Cabell Heights seeks funds to hook to Beckley sewer line
County Court hears Cabell Heights residents request about $100,000 to extend a one mile sewer link to Beckley system. They argue state federal funds could aid, while officials note private group status and need for clearer data. Funeral notices for Ervis Wallace Bowling listed.
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Cabell Heights
George Tice
Crab Orchard
Scott
City Sanitary Board
Jack Williams
Ervis
Wallace Bowling
Coal City
Cabell
Rose and Quesenberry Heights
Blake
Bill Patton
Williams
Raleigh County Health
Joseph L. Withrow
Robert Woods
Mason B. Lilly
Infant dies after birth in local hospital
The infant son of Howard and Barbara Bailey of Second Avenue died hours after birth. Graveside rites set for Wednesday 10 a.m. at Davis Cemetery Maple Meadow with Masonic involvement by Lodge No. 156 Teal City in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Body at Melton Mortuary.
Service details for Martins long life of mine industry noted
Charles Wals Martin 71 of Chilhowie Va died Monday at a Marion Va hospital born January 25 1902 in Iron Mountain Va son of Lum and unknown Martin survived by wife Pearl Jler Martin children Harley Saginaw Mich and four daughters Marie Sutyak Sophia Wilma Whetsel Edith Ring and Helen Quesenberry with multiple siblings. Funeral arrangements by Terrace Heights Chilhowie.
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Charles Wals Martin
Chilhowie
Marion
Iron Mountain
Lum Martin
Peal Jler Martin
Martin
Raleigh County
Big Stick
Affinity
Lillybrook
Harley
Saginaw
Mich
Mike
Marie) Sutyak
Sophia
J. D
Wilma) Whetsel
Charles
Edith) Ring
South Carolina
Richard
Helen) Quesenberry
Williamsburg
Roy Davis
Mabscott Hill
Carl Powers
Mitchells role in Vesco probe sparks legal fight
New York dispatch notes that former Attorney General John N Mitchell and ex Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans were named as co conspirators in the Vesco securities case. It cites John W Dean as pressuring the SEC to halt the Vesco inquiry while Nixon aides face obstruction charges. The piece also covers subpoenas for presidential tapes and a fresh grand jury probe into 1972 campaign activities and the white house plumbers.
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New York
UPI
Securities and Exchange Com
Robert Vesco
John Secret
N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice
Stans
John W. Deaningl
White House
SEC
Vesco
U.S
John W.lattorneys
Dean III
Dean Monday
Mot
John N. Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Cox
Senate
John J. Sirica
Supreme Court
Sirica
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Elisberg
H. R. Haldeman
Campaign Inance Committee
G. Gordon Liddy
Dean
Mayor Owen Duncan Remains Critical After Surgery
Huntington West Virginia reports Mayor Owen Duncan aged 62 remained in critical condition at Cabell Huntington Hospital after surgery last Friday. Duncan, previously a city official, was reelected by city council members to serve as mayor.
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Huntington
W. Va
Owen Duncan
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Duncan
Nixon Prepares Broad Defense On Watergate Scandal
The White House faces a pivotal moment as Nixon plans a major address and press outreach after Dean’s Senate testimony alleging White House involvement. He weighs a public speech, private polling, and adviser input to restore confidence ahead of a Veterans of Foreign Wars visit in New Orleans and a planned San Clemente stay through Labor Day.
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Trude B. Feldman
New York Times Feature Syndicate
Dean
Nixon
White House
Senate Watergate
Senate
Watergate
Oval Office
Ray Price
Patrick J. Buchanan
New Orleans
San Clemente
Calif
Conspiracy Trial Details Eye Witness Testimony
In Columbus Ohio Toney testified detectives questioned him about the Graziani shooting saying they had witnesses to prove someone was on the street when Trusian offered money to kill. He added police had told him he was seen in a car near the attorney's home the night Graziani was shot.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toney
Graziani
Trusian
Beef Shortage Hits Small West Virginia Stores Hard
West Virginia retailers report poaching pressure and tighter beef supplies. Doug Lass predicts price freezes end Sept 12 and a fall marketing period will boost meat availability in about two weeks, though costs should rise about 20 percent at the farm level. Prime cuts remain scarce while ground beef and processed meats increase. Families may turn to pork, chicken, or staples like beans and cornbread as alternatives.
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West Virginia
West
Douglass
Body Count Rises to 27 in Texas Beach Find
Four more bodies found on a Galveston area beach raise the tally to 27. Houston DA Carol Vance seeks murder indictments against Henley as investigators say no further digs planned unless new information appears. Early finds included a shallow grave where victims, all teen boys, were bound and buried. the suspect Elmer Wayne Henley and Paul Brooks were named in the case.
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Galveston
Houston
Carol $. Vance
Henley
Chambers County
Louis Otter
Elmer Wayne
David Owen Beach
Brooks
Dean Allen
Otter
Corll
Feather River
California
United States
Juan V. Corona
East Texas
Broaddus
High Island
Western Union Telegraph Co
the Heights
Campbell Slemp Funeral Services Set for Local Resident
Funeral services for Campbell Bascom Slemp 64 of 104 Scott Ave will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Johnson City Texas with Rev William J Thompson and Rev C Donnelly officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Slemp died Monday at 10 45 a.m. after a long illness He was uncle of actor George C Scott born in Wise County Virginia and was married to Mabel Souder who survives him Also survived by three brothers B B Slemp of Bluefield W Va William W Slemp and Neil Slemp both of Wise Va He was a self employed salesman and member of Beckley Memorial Baptist Church a WW II veteran and former member of the American Legion and VFW Friends may call at Morton Mortuary from 7 to 9 p.m. Pallbearers listed
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Elliott Miller
Route 1
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
F. £. Holstine
Huse Memorial Park
Pike County
S. T
Pride Estep Miller
Joy Manufacturing Co
Ruth Wood Miller
Jimmy Dale
Suitland
Haskell
Victor
Barbara Dowden
Hopewell
Drema Ann Martin
Brooks
Lansing, Mich
Ellis
Gilbert
Kara
Hanover
Raymond
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ray
Coal Mountain
Billy
Bald Knob
Rush
Elmore
Ohio
Elva Hatfield
Joan Baisdon
Irene Clara Shelton
Crab Orchard
Melton
Joe Pizzino
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Shelton
Shady Valley
Tenn
Lelia Pruiett F of
Beckley
Albert W. Pr
Campbell Slemp
Campbell Bascom Slemp
Scott Ave
Melton Mortuary Chapel
William J. Thompson
Judge Campbell
Martha Helen Baker Slemp
Lee
Wise
Virginia
Mabel Souder
Wise High School
Oxford Military Academy
Georgia
Hawassi, College
Tennessee
Roanoke Business College
Slemp
Raleigh
West Virginia
Beckley Memorial
Baptist Church
B. B. Sienp
Bluefield
William W
Neil Slemp
Wise, Va
Pilots Pleased Amid New Cambodian Rebel Tactics
Pilots express mixed feelings after a final bombing day as Cambodian rebels adopt new tactics. American Air Force sources report rebels using captured radios to jam communications and may be guiding air strikes on government positions, complicating missions.
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Cricket
South Vietnam
Miss Dogpatch USA chooses West Virginia rep Joyce Myers
Joyce Myers of Wheeling has been selected to represent West Virginia in the Miss Dogpatch USA National Pageant in Arkansas. The current Miss Ohio Valley was a finalist in the West Virginia Pageant. The national pageant runs Wednesday through Saturday in the Ozark Mountains with a $5,000 prize for the winner.
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Tarkersburg
W. Va
Joyce Myers
Wheeling
West Virginia
Arkansas
Miss Myers
Ohio Valley
Ozark Mountains
Kennedy Crash continues with updates on survivors
In Nantucket, seven beachgoers were hurt when their open air vehicle flipped after failing a curve. David Kennedy and Kimberly Powers, both injured, were flown to Cape Cod Hospital with others treated at Nantucket Hospital. Pat Powers and Fran Deanis were released. Kennedy family members visited.
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Kelley
Torbin Yates
Mary Schlaff
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Siasconset
Nantucket
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis
Nantucket Hospital
David
Ethel Kennedy
Ant Andncle
Eunice
Sargent Shriver
Patricia Powers
Sprinpn Take
Kimberly Kelley Powers
Francena Deanis
Fonteruilte
Mass
Bombing Halt Continues in Cambodia Amid Insurgent Offensive
The March 1969 Cambodia crisis widens as American bombing persists off and on for decades. Lon Nol defends the regime while insurgents led by Sihanouk push for victory, warning foreigners to evacuate Phnom Penh. Cambodian envoy Sim Var warns that North Vietnamese interference threatens survival of the Khmer Republic.
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Cambodia
Vietnam
North Korea
Norodom Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Lon
Lon Nol
Khmer Rouge
Tokyo
Sim Var
Japan
Sihanouk
Var
Ron Nol J
Sihanouk i
J Khmer Rouge
Neri Vietmines
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Walter James
Minor Scott
Cabell’ Heights
Beckley Sanitary Board
Tenanvener
Ervil W. Bowling
Palm Springs
Frank Sinatra
Hej
Maryland
Agnew
Baltimore
Poet Air Force Base
Colorado
Littleton
Denver
George Beall
Baltimore County
Amuopmns
WEG WW
LiCasy
Washington Star-News
Jerome B. Wolff
Lester Matz
Star-News
Me Wax al Gipingo
Westmoreland Coal Co
Otsego
Mountain Lodge
Lions Club
UMWA
Way Withrow
Leonard Edwards
K. R. ‘Duke
James
Withrow
Mildred Bradley Bowling
Bryan
Roy
Patricia
Harper
Scott Brothers
Eugene
Louisville
Ky. Bowemay
Yanduu
Vernon
Pania
Colo
Robert
Odelta) Lewis
Marvin
Mary) Davis
Norris Christian
Mead
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Charles W. Martin
Lawrence Martin
Jin Martin
Tom
Howard Martin
Tina Filer
Terrace Heights
Irene Shelton
U. S
Yulig
George Leger
Leger
Offome
Hlouls
Betty Cobbie
Charles C. Cobbie
C.W. Orr
United Press International
U.S. Steel Corp
Auto
US Steel
Auto and Steel
Chrysler Corp
Cost of Living Council
American Motors
Ford
General Motors
Arrica Steel Corp
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Dallas
Atlanta
Chicago
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Chicago Board of Trade
Morell E. Sharp
Seattle
Lincoln
Neb
Warren K. Urbom
Anne Armstrong
Morton Mortuary
Richard Vernon
James Wewlett
Fredrick
Richard Meadows
Larry Souder
Ralph Bergendahl
WH. Smith
David Allen
Johnny Whitlow
Raleiah
Cathhry
Berkley
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