Deaths and Funerals Stationed Across West Virginia
Obituaries announce Virgil Vernon Bowles 62 of Clifftop dying in Beckley after long illness. Rites at Wallace and Wallace in Rainelle with burial at Layland Cemetery. Also listed are Thomas Lewis Matthews 45 formerly of Fayette County in Chicago death and services at G W Obee Home, funeral for Benjamin Goff Cales 81 Sandstone with burial in Sandstone family cemetery. Other services pending for Frank Lacey Settle 55 Page and Mrs. Sarah E. Howard 90 Cirtsville with local call numbers and church services. Details include survivors, call times, and burial plans across multiple towns including Oak Hill Beckley and Gary.
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Virgil ¥. Bowles
Virgil Vernon Bowles
Wallace and Wallace Funneral
Rainelle
Roy Tyree
Layland
Beckley
Faye Legs
Fayetteville
Corinna Lee Callahan
Oak Hill
Gilbert
Crab
Thomas Lewis Matthews
Chicago
Fayette County
G. W. Obee
Benjamin Goff Cales
Sandstone
E. M. Meadows
Hinton
Oral Ward
Virgil Ayers
Frank Lacey Settle
Page
Beckley Hospital
Lick Fork
Marvin ‘Clifton Settle
Minden
Nate Dora Arthur Settle
United Mine Workers
Gracie Steel Settle
Thomas Frankin
Harrisonburg
Frances Settle
Richmond
Sarah E. Howard
Cirtsville
Meadow Bridge
Cirtsville Methodist Church
S. D. Wolford
Vass
Tyree
Mount Hope
Harriston
Joyce
Janice
Deborah
Lydia
Joe Jr
B. T. Jones
Bluefield
Katie Macllly
Gary
New Jerusalem
Lester
Apostolic Temple
Lawn Pemetery
Princeton
Ritchie and Johnson
Bomb kills seven in Northern Ireland
In Belfast a guerrilla bombing at a Green Hills customs post near Newry exploded prematurely killing seven people. Two attackers died, along with three customs officers and two bystanders. six others were injured, with at least two severely hurt. The incident raises the death toll in three years of sectarian conflict to 525. The blast follows a similar failed attack two weeks earlier in Belfast.
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Belfast
UPD
Newry
Northern
Ireland
Green Hills
Two Held Third Sought In Killing Of Constable
McDowell County authorities search for a third suspect in the killing and stabbing of Crockett Booth a 31 year old constable and McDowell County dog warden killed while serving a warrant at a Walls Creek residence Roger D Jones 23 and Emery Lee Hawkins 34 are in jail as the hunt for the third man continues Booth was reportedly overpowered robbed of his pistol and then shot and stabbed during the incident
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Christian
Booth
Schmid
Jones
Bei Fischer
Police nab man with rifle near convention hall in Miami Beach
UPI report says police stopped Michael Lux, 22, near Convention Hall early today and seized a registered rifle found in his car. He was taken into custody for investigation due to a prior arrest record.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Convention Hall
Michael ‘Lux
Fischer Ill Comment Sparks Questions At Chess Match
Chess notes reveal Harry Golombek, senior FIDE official, suggesting Fischer might be ill. A reply from Fred Cramer quotes Fischer saying he has never felt better in his life during the examination of the ongoing match.
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Harry Golombek
International Chess Federation
FIDE
Golombek
Fischer
Fred Cramer
Living Cost Trends in Food and Nonfood Prices
The report notes price rises in fruits and vegetables by 0.9 percent last month while dairy prices fell 0.2 percent and cereals declined 0.1 percent. Nonfood items saw gains in gasoline, houses, used cars, and some furnishings, though new car prices dipped 0.3 percent. Clothing prices mostly fell, with men’s and boys’ wear down 1.2 percent and women’s wear down 1.1 percent. About two thirds of July’s 0.3 percent services increase came from household services, mortgage costs, taxes, and home repairs, with higher rent and medical and transportation prices also cited.
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Italy
BLS
Safety Supervisor Hurt In Eccles Mine
A health and safety supervisor for Westmoreland Coal Co. was injured at Eccles No. 5 mine this morning when coal broke loose from the rib and rolled over him as he observed the working face. William Parker received bruises and was being treated at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital at presstime.
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Westmoreland Coal Co
Eccles No. 5
William Parker
Parker
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Berkeley County Bicentennial Coin Goes On Sale
Martinsburg West Virginia UPI reports a silver commemorative coin priced at 15 dollars marks Berkeley County’s 200th birthday. The front bears the bicentennial seal and the reverse features Morgan Morgan’s cabin likeness.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
UPI
Berkeley County
Morgan Morgan
Fischer Pressing for Move Amid Turmoil at Chess Match
World championship contender Bobby Fischer presses for changes as organizer Muluulilllles faces protests. He cites a noisy 3,000 seat hall and demands to relocate games to quieter rooms. Spassky trails by a fraction in the $250000 match with three points needed to claim the title.
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Muluulillllles
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Spassky
Schmid
Goldwater Maintains Hawkish Stance in Nixon Era Speech
Barry Goldwater kept his firm anti Soviet and anti communist lines at a convention speech. He criticized Democrats as a war party and condemned draft dodgers who fled to Canada. He urged discipline and warned against amnesty for those who deserted the country.
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Hassan
Oufkir
UPI
White’House
Nixon
War Party of America
Levaders
Canada
America
Nixon Renomination Sparks GOP Attacks at Convention
Reagan assails McGovern at the GOP gathering in Indianapolis as he previews a Nixon renomination. The speech targets Eagleton’s exit and Humphrey while praising Nixon’s foreign policy. A technical film mix up precedes the keynote speakers including Brooke Lugar Armstrong. The crowd warms to Pat Nixon and a Stewart tribute follows.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
McGovern
Reagan
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Richard Nixon
John Wayne
Oval Office
Treasury Sec
John B. Connally
John Ehrlichman
U. S. Senate
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Vietnam
Brooke
Indianapolis
Richard Lugar
Lugar
Anne Armstrong
GOP
National Committee
National Democratic Party
Volpe
James Stewart
Pat Nixon
White House
Stewart
U. S
West Virginia splits over 1976 GOP convention delegates
Gov Arch Moore and state GOP chair Tom Potter clash over delegate numbers as the rules committee drafts a compromise plan for the Republican National Convention. West Virginia lawmakers debate clout versus loyalty to President Nixon amid reapportionment talks and proposed bonus delegates.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Arch Moore
GOP
Tom Potter
Moore
West Virginia
Potter
Rules Committee
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Thomas W. Bloch
Wheeling
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Iothers
Bloch
Bids Open to Close 31 Open Dumps in Raleigh County
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council invites bids to close 31 open refuse dumps in Raleigh County. A trash collection system with 141 green boxes will start in September or October, aiding dump closure and reclamation. Delays due to a manufacturer strike postpone delivery of containers and compactors. Bids due by 2 p.m. August 29 at the SWVRHC Environmental Health Program office in Bluefield.
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Raleigh County
Southern
West, Virginia
Swvrhc Environmental Health Program
Bluefield
Protesters clash with police at Miami rally over war
Demonstrators gathered in Miami Beach to protest U S actions in Vietnam. Speakers included Seale and Fonda who described casualties and called for change while veterans and supporters marched in front of the convention center. Paralyzed veterans and others carried signs as crowds faced rain and tension.
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Chicago
Nixon
North Vietnam
Seale
Convention Center
Ronald Kovic
Im Angeles
Vietnam
Kovic
Fonda
Hanoi
Miami’Beach
Tiny Riva Sims
Black Panther Seale
Mountain State Forest Festival names princess
Barbara K. Ziegler of Charleston a West Virginia University junior has been named a princess of the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins West Virginia.
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Elkins
W. Va
UPI
Barbara K. Ziegler
Charleston
West Virginia University
Acme Bids Low On Plaza Road Project
Acme Construction Co of Beckley has the apparent low bid for widening Beckley Mount Hope Road near a shopping plaza in Charleston. The SDH says the project is a safety priority with two traffic lanes and a left turn lane over 0.65 miles from U S 21 to WV 16. bids close once a contract is awarded. The Hinton Bridge demolition invitation was withdrawn due to unresolved utility questions and will be readvertised.
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Acme. Construction Co
W. Va
SDH
Hinton Bridge
County JPs face audits over shortages and potential action
In Raleigh the county prosecuting attorney acknowledged receiving a recent JP Porter audit but would not commit to criminal action. The state auditor says false entries are a misdemeanor with up to a $1000 fine and one year in jail, and a JP may be forced to forfeit office if convicted.
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Itat
Raleigh
Tom Canterbury
JP Porter
Canterbury
McGraw Sees Gilbert Mingo Flood as Major Disaster
West Virginia officials and residents in Gilbert Mingo County fear a disaster declaration after last weekend’s torrential rain and floods. Senator McGraw notes the flood’s scale, urges White House action, as damage tops 6.9 million dollars.
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McGraw
Gilbert
W. Va
UPI
Mingo County
del. Warren
Wyoming
Buffalo Creek
Arch Moore
Nixon
White House
McGovern Campaign Presses Ahead in Chicago Visit
Daley praised McGovern’s campaign as advancing, predicting a late surge. Nixon returns to Washington from Camp David and will fly to Miami Beach to accept the Republican nomination. Oklahoma and Wyoming hold primaries with multiple candidates vying for Senate seats and chairing the races.
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Nixon
Washington
Camp David
Miami Beach
McGovern
Wilkes-Barre
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Fred R. Harris
President Nixson
John Radee
Bill Ki
Tenenema
Senate
Cliff Hansen
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Benjamin Cales
Frank L. Settle
Steven Harriston
Steven D. Harriston
The
Apostolic Holiness
James Calahan
John M. Hagsriston
Muliens
Pineville
Gary High School
New Jerusalem Church of
Welch
Joe Harriston
Naomi Harriston
N. Ireland
Sri
Wy Santtone
Richmon Cleaners
Kanawha St
Mohamed Oufkir
Hassan II
Eccles
Barry
Chou En-Lai
Henry A. Kissinger
Walter Tkach
Julie Eisenhower
Tricia Cox
Ehrlichman
Miami
Beach
Florida National Guard
Acme
Plaza Road
Connally
Daley
South
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