Uncoordinated Effort to Aid Elderly Criticized in WV
Del Larkin Ours led a testimony condemning fragmented state and federal programs for elderly care. He cited a Grant County case where a segregated couple receives minimal welfare and faces high costs if moved to state or private facilities, highlighting hospital bed shortages and staff limits.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
West Virginia
del. Larkin Ours
Grant Ours
Ours
Grant County
State Welfare Department
P. G. Hoye
Public Institutions
Pinecrest
Denmark
Hopemont
Protests Mount Around Nixon Convention
Miami Beach faced intensified demonstrations as antiwar protesters aimed at disrupting President Nixon's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. Police feared needing 3,000 Florida National Guardsmen and 2,500 federal troops if disorder escalates beyond civilian forces.
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Miami Beach
UPD
Nixon
Rocky . Pomerance
Florida
Pomerance
Wood types suitable for kitchen cutting boards
The text notes that maple and birch are close grained woods ideal for serviceable kitchen cutting and chopping boards.
Wyoming Republicans name Kidd in House race primary
In Cheyenne UPI Bill Kidd 28 year old stock broker won the Republican primary for Wyoming's Jones congressional seat defeating three rivals. In Oklahoma City veteran Rep Ed Edmondson surged in a 19 candidate Democratic Senate field to secure a Senate race against Dewey Bartlett with Carl Albert renomination also advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
UPI
Bill Kidd
Wyyoming
Jone
Senate
Mike Vinich
Hudson
Wyoming
Teno Roncalie
Oklahoma City
UPHR
Ed Edmondson
Dewey Bartlett
Carl Albert
Edmondson
Bartlett
C. W. Wood
Final Session Uses Roll Call for Vice Presidential Nominee
Tonight at the Republican National Convention the final session opens at 7 30 pm EDT. The program includes nominations for vice president roll call of states for nominations and the acceptance speech by the vice presidential nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
API
McGovern defends defense cuts in Legion address
Sen George McGovern told the American Legion his defense budget could be cut by about 30 billion while keeping strong deterrence. He warned isolationists risk a catastrophic retreat and argued Vietnam War harms morale and credibility of U S military service. He met Lyndon Johnson in Texas and planned later talks with Chicago officials and veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
George McGovern
The
American Legion Today
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Richard Daley
McGovern
Russia
China
Indochina
Flags lower for Beckley warden tribute
Flags in Beckley will fly at half mast for seven days to honor D. E. Warden city street commissioner who died this morning. Warden collapsed after attending Beckley Council meeting Tuesday evening and had just reported cleanup of junk from the former landfill. Recorder-Treasurer Larry F. Stover called him a valued employee and noted his hometown dedication. Assistant street commissioners Robert Robinson and Frank Palmer will run the street department for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
D. E.warden
Warden
Recorder-Treasurer
Larry F. Stover
Stover
Robert Robinson
Frank Palmer
Protests Continue as Delegates Reach Convention Gate
Demonstrators in black shrouds and red paint confront delegates arriving for the evening session. A live elephant with a coffin and posters of skulls evoke Kent State and Attica images as chants of murderers echo through the gates. Police escort Buckley and aides as they flee toward safety while protesters form a gauntlet for the delegates walking past a crowd that thins after Nixon demonstrators arrive for the finale.
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iOhio National Guard
Kent State University
New York State Police
Attica
Vietnam
James Buckley
New York
Buckley
Allan Young
Fasptiurderer
South Dakota
Young
Special Mountain Lady Bottle Set For Delivery
Charleston West Virginia state officials say commemorative Mountain Lady bottles will be delivered Oct 1 to Oct 21. Orders will be taken Aug 28 to Sept 2 at 16.22 per bottle with about 23 000 bottles expected based on past sales.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Alcohol Beverage Control
J. Richard Barber
John Henry
Barber
US Jets and Bombers Hit Vietnam in Heavy Day of Strikes
In Vietnam, US jets and B 52 bombers mounted the day’s largest sortie since May, dropping about 2 000 tons on suspected Communist positions. Ground fighting surged near Da Nang as attackers slipped behind defenses. other strikes and raids across South Vietnam declined.
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Saigon
UPS
USS
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Quang ‘Tri
Imost
BLA Secures SSA Approval of Black Lung Rule Changes
The Black Lung Association announced that the Social Security Administration approved several changes related to black lung benefits. President Frank Church said a regional board meeting with Bernard Popick, SSA Disability Insurance chief, approved proposals and another session will be held before final regulations are published in the Federal Register.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Black Lung Association
Social Security Administration
BLA
Federal Register
Suit Alleging Sheriff Beat Escapee in $27,000 Case
Parkersburg resident James L. Collins claims Wheeling West Virginia officials including Mideast hijack incident participants beat him during arrest. Plaintiff slates Lee Beck and deputies as codefendants in the suit filed July 23 alleging assault and extortion related to his escape and subsequent flight to Libya and Cairo. The case centers on alleged mistreatment by the county sheriff and deputies during the arrest.
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Mideast
Catro -Upd
A. South
Bechtold
Mediterranean Sea
James L. Collins
Libya
Cairo
Parkersburg
Middle East
Mhis
Final rites set for Mrs Dessie Bernath of Mount Hope
Funeral services for Dessie G. Bernath 65 of Mount Hope will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with Rev Harmon Davis officiating Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens She died Tuesday morning in a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness She was a seamstress for C & O Dry Cleaners in Oak Hill and a Mount Hope Baptist Church member Born June 20 1907 in Fayette County she was the daughter of the late Emory and Dollie Moore Bryant Survivors include her husband John Bernath Jr of Mount Hope two daughters Evelyn Grabowski of Mount Hope and Helen Brotherton of Pearisburg Va two brothers Hubert of Baltimore Md and Harry of Ashtabula Oh and a sister Charlotte Bernath of Scarbro Friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p m
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Dessie G. Bernath
Mount Hope
Tyree
Harmon Davis
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Fayetteville
C. & O. Dry Cleaners
Oak Hill
Mount Hope Baptist Church
Fayette County
Emory and
Dollie
Moore Bryant
John Bernath, Jr
Evelyn Grabowski
Helen Brotherton
Pearisburg
Hubert
Baltimore
Minnie Bell Angle
Scarbro
Eagle Rock
George and
Amna B. Fairburn Pogue
Lucinda Milam
Dothan
Walter Pogue
Covington
Annie Clark
Emmett Hostetter
Jacksonville
Fla
Sam
Ruby Vinnies
Henry Smith
F St
Memorial ‘Baptist Church
Paul Rutherford
Coal City
Masonic No. 156 Lodge
Glen White
Anna Miller Smith
Miles Smith
Memorial Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Elgie
Canaga Park
Calif
Delburt (Lessie) Plymale
Tupelo
Miss
Roy Adkins
Dewey Wilson
Henry Roles
Wesley Thompson
Mamuel Blanco
Robert Wickline
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Fred D. McDaniel Rites Incomplete For 67 Of Flat Top
Fred D. McDaniel 67 of Flat Top died at 7 15 p m Tuesday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Born June 15 1905 at Cashmere he was the son of the late John A and Rosa McGhee McDaniel. A retired coal miner from C H Mead Coal Co East Gulf he worked 40 years. Survived by wife Virginia two daughters Charlene Lovell Freemont Ohio and Betty Rose Princeton a son Robert P Evans Flat Top eight brothers Frank Round Hill Va John Harper s Ferry and Mark and Fleet McDaniel both of Harris Va eight grandchildren a step grandson and two great grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. McDaniel
Flat Top
Princeton
Cashmere
John A
Rosa. McGhee ‘McDaniel
C.H. Mead Coal Co
East Gulf
McDaniel
Virginia McDaniel
Charlene Lovell
Freemont
Ohio
Betty Rose
Robert P. Evans
Frank
Round Hill
John
Harper’s Ferry
Mark
Fleet McDaniel
Harris, Va
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Hosey Morgan Dies From Gunshot Wound In Hilltop
Hosey Morgan 74 dies at his home from a chest gunshot wound. His son Daniel 40 of Shamrock is charged in connection with the death. Born Sept 8 1898 in Nedco Alabama he was a Temple of God Church member. Survived by wife Lizzie Lewis Morgan 18 grandchildren and many relatives. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosey Morgan
Hilltop
Daniel
Shamrock
Nedco
Ala
Willie
Beulah Carmel “Morgan
Temple of God Church
Red Star
Lizzie Lewis Morgan
Rafors
Brooklyn
N Y
Joseph
Theodore
Newark
N.Y
John
Beckley
Lilly Harris
Coop
N. Y
Beulah Rice
Shirley McDowell
Ella Morgan
Delores Valentine
Glen Jean
McKinley
Booker T. Morgan
Powellton
Jettie L. Newby
Detroit
Mich
Obituary notices for Minnie Angle and Henry Smith IIs
Obituary notices report Minnie Angle 77 of Scarbro died in Oak Hill hospital after a short illness. Survived by daughter Lucinda Milam and relatives across Virginia and West Virginia, services arranged at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Peters Cemetery. Also listed are funeral details for Henry Smith 82 of 213 F St with memorial Baptist Church service, burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, and Masonic rites by Coal City Lodge. The notices include family survivors, church affiliations, and pallbearer names.
Man Dies After Mine Accident at Eccles No.5
William E. Parker 58 health and safety supervisor for Westmoreland Coal Co. died in a local hospital from injuries received when coal broke loose from a rib at the Eccles No.5 mine. Parker, a Sophia resident, is survived by his wife, three sons, a half-brother and a half-sister and six grandchildren. Funeral services 1 p m Friday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with burial Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Elias Parker
Westmoreland Coal Co
Parker
Eccles No.5
Sophia
John
Alice Ford Parker
Wayside
Beckley Moose Club
Concord College
Inis Furgusor
Curtis
Crab
Ronald Atkins
Sunset Memorial Park
Paul S. Shade
Leonard Mabry
James Scott
Nelson Scarbro
Howard Brown
Bill Richmond
Ted Maxey
Gary Arnold
Final rites for Arthur B Sprouse in Whitesville
Arthur B Sprouse 78 of Stickney dies after long illness in a local hospital. Funeral at 1 pm Thursday in Armstrong Funeral Home Chapel Whitesville with Rev. Willie August officiating. Burial in Pine View Cemetery Orgas. Survived by wife Ruby son Calvin Sprouse three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Born February 7 1894 in Craigsville Virginia.
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Arthur’ B. Sprouse
Stickney
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Willie August
Pine View
Orgas
Sprouse
Craigsville
Sam and
Susaa McLane Sprouse
Ruby
Calvin Sprouse
Final rites for Frank Lacy Settle held in Oak Hill
Final rites for Frank Lacy Settle 55 of Page were set for Thursday at 2 p m at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev James H Casto in charge. Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He died Sunday in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Friends may call today from 6 p m to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lacy Settle
Page
Tyree
Oak Hill
James H. Casto
High Lawn Memorial Park
Beckley Hospital
Warden with long public service in Beckley dies
Warden a former corporal discharge March 1 1919 served 15 years as superintendent Raleigh Coal and Coke Co and 12 years with The New River Co 1932 35 and two years with the State Turnpike Commission He was a lifelong member of Beckleys First Christian Church and held multiple Masonic York Rite and Shrine memberships Survived by wife Pearl Perry two sons four brothers five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral by Masonic Lodge with burial at Sunset Memorial Park Melton Mortuary arranging pending relatives arrival
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Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
West Virginia Department of Mines
New River Co
State Turnpike Commission
Beckley
Beni Kedem Shrine
York Rite
Pearl “Perry
Denzil E. Warden, Jr
Dunedin
Fla
Robert
David Warden
Bluefield
Earl
Eugene Warden
Calloway. Heights
Mayo
Detroit
Mich
West Virginia GOP backs conservative convention plan
West Virginia Republicans approve a rules plan to award at least 18 convention votes plus bonuses for Nixon and Arch Moore reelection. Delegate Joseph Laurita notes limited alternatives and predicts better chances for a Republican governor than Congress seats. one district absentee marked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Fritz Mianne Beach
UPID
West Virginia
Joseph Laurita
Morgantown
Arch Moore
John D. Rockefeller IV
Laurita
Nixon
Congress
Moore
Rules Committee
Strip Mine Films Talks Set At Park
The Pipestem State Park visitors center hosts at 8 30 p m Thursday a screening of Before the Mountain Was Moved followed by remarks by Ellis Bailey from Clear Fork opposing strip mining and a Q A West Virginia University outdoor recreation chief George Briding will show West Virginia Nature s Wonderland and speak at Oglebay Park Wheeling at 8 p m today Also planned August 31 is The Greening of Augusta Ben Lusk WV Surface Mining and Reclamation Association Oliver Johnson Pipestine naturalist says the events target park patrons but invite the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipestem State Park
Ellis Bailey
Clear Fork
George Briding
West Virginia University
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
West Virginia
Augusta
Ben Lusk
West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association
Oliver Johnson
Pipestein
James O Kincaid death notice in Morgantown area
James O Kincaid 78 of Morgantown North Carolina died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born July 25 1804 in Morganton he was the son of Fanny Linden and the late James W Kincaid. Survivors include his wife six sons two daughters one brother 28 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton
Fanny Linden
Charleston
James W. Kincaid
First Union Baptist Church of
Mount Hope
Abako Kincaid
Otis
John
Philadelphia
Howard
California
Leroy
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert
Roxbury
Mass
Sylvester
Bessie Fleming
Ruby Moore
Edaward
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Beckley
Scent Drives Primary Mammal Communication Networks
Scent ranks highest among mammalian message systems, surpassing other signals in guiding behavior, social bonds, and environmental interaction. Researchers note the olfactory channel governs mating, territory marking, and species-specific recognition.
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Hoye
C. H. McKown
D-Wayne
Roncalio
Kidd l
Fred R. Harris
Okla
Harris
By John Hall
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
Beckley, W. VA
Life Insurance
Paul O. Burdette
Modern Woodmen OF America
Home Office
Fraternal Life Insurance
Rock Island
Illinois
Eds Wood
Lee Beck
Dessie Bernath
Everett D. Terry
Locust St
Modern Furniture Co
Terry
Neville Street
First Christian Church
Better Business Bureau
Neville Maytag Furniture Co
Montgomery
Fletcher D
Medora Bennett Terry
Montgomery High School
Beckley Moose Lodge
Gladys ‘Spangler Terry
Maj
E. D. Terry Jr
Margaret Amn West
Melion Mortuary
Mrs
Minnie Angle
William E. Parker
Arthur B. Sprouse
Frank L. Settle
Alternatives Limited
James O. Kincaid
James Otis Kins ‘Caid
N.C
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