Death of Drama Star Raised Questions on Cause
Beckley police hesitate to conclude the actress Margaret Bray Bray 31 died after respiratory failure following an unknown ingestion Authorities say tests are pending and cannot rule out accidental overdose sleeping capsule or intentional poisoning Funeral home reports say the body was cremated and ashes to Vernon BC with Spain and McCoys referenced in local history productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Hatfields & McCoys
Husband
Margaret
M. J. Ahmed
Drama Association
Braynie” Bray
Larry Augustine
Brayj
British Columbia
Bray
Beckley Hospital
Hos J
David
Peelish. Tion
Three Steel Firms Indicted In Major U S Steel Case
In Houston and Dallas federal indictments charge 17 steel firms and 16 individuals in a conspiracy case against the nations top five producers since 1969. Named are U S Steel of Pittsburgh, Bethlehem Steel of Bethlehem, and other large firms accused of market monopolization and illegal activities.
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Houston
UPI
Federal
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Toj
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
SS Tag Information
Dallas
World News Briefs Cover Desalting Costs and Cannibalism Claims
The report notes $115 million spent on a desalting plant and waterworks in Southern Arizona and northern Mexico, with cropland loss estimated at over $150 million. In Brazil, officials warn of cannibals on the Trans Amazon Highway, a claim later challenged by Helio Rocha of the National Indian Foundation. The piece also covers a grand jury probe into steel mills Armco, U S Steel, and Bethlehem over restraint of trade and monopolization, dating back to 1971, with potential penalties up to $50,000 per count and possible jail time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Mexico
Brasilia
Brazil
National Indian Foundation
Trans-Amazon
Helio Rocha
Para
U.S
Anthony J. P. Farris
Texas
Sihanouk Exclusive Interview And National Budget Notes
UPI correspondent Sylvana Foa reports Cambodia exiled leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk says insurgents will launch an all out attack from Phnom Penh, aided by North Vietnam with China paying for armaments. In Washington the Cost of Living Council delays gasoline controls to Sept 7 and AAA notes shutdowns protests called off. A broad education aid suit cites $59 trillion in delayed funds amid budget carry over questions, with Frank Carlucci saying the delay was a technical carry over not an impoundment.
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Pering
UPI
Sylvana Foa
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Miss Department
U.S
Foa
Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Consu
Mttnnat Scena
North Vietnam
China
Washington
Cost of Living Council
American Automobile Association
Alabama
Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
Maryland
Nevada
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington State
San Diego
Calif
Washington, D.C
Fairfax County
Seiwadie Only Ilue
Frank Carlucci
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia Notices
Obituaries list Roy Acord age 46 of Corrine died by electrocution at S&C Mine near Itmann. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Foglesong Nease and Neely Mullens with Rev Eugene Smith. burial Roselawn Princeton. Friends may call 5–9 p.m. today. Also Mrs Ollie Belle Aker 86 of Prosperity funeral 1 p.m. Sunday Webb Neal Chapel. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She died at 2:15 a.m. in Beckley hospital after long illness. Survivors include children Loyd Aker Atlanta and four daughters. Randy Lee Allen infant son of Randy and Mary Allen Glen Fork burial 11 a.m. Cook Cemetery Jesse. Rev Jim Towe officiating. Child died in Welch hospital Thursday. survivors include sister Melissa Ann and grandparents. Call Evans Funeral Home Oceana 4–9 p.m. today.
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Roy Acord
Corrine
Foglesong
Nease and
Ollie B. Aker
Ollie Belle Aker
Webb and' Neal Funeral Home
Walter H. Griswold
Buria
Piney S View
Jessie Lee
Elizabeth Hurt Teel
John M. Aker
Randy Lee Allen
Randy Lee‘ Allen
Randy Lee
Mary Allen
Glen Fork
Cook Cemetery
Jesse
Withit
Jim Towe
Welch 7
Melissa Ann
John Allen
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Lydia E. Bright
Carter
Charles
B. St
W. MecMillion
Mount Airy
Webb
Neal C
Bobby
Chapel
Ross M
Michigan
Daniel
Norfolk
Evans
Calvary Cemetery
Phillip Oxley
Virginia Beach
Richlandera
Kenneth Scarbro
Ohio
Shirley Sekula
Shirley Jones Sekula
Bartlett
Sophia
Sekula
Rebecca Jones Stover
Frank Jones
Gets Plastic Co
Chicago
Paul
Ace Jones
Nancy Perrozzi
Ruth Deck
Wenoka Brown
Jo Ann Jones
Kitty McMillion
Salem
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Funeral arrangements and notices for local residents
Mrs Lydia E Bright will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs Capps died Wednesday at 8 40 p m in a Richmond hospital following a long illness. Pallbearers will be Robert Cuthbert Bobby and Lee Ewing James Kellems and John and Patrick Hancock. Funeral home today from 5 p m to 9 p m. Final rites for Mrs Mollie Heath 91 Mullens will be held.
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Sunset Memorial Park
Capps
Richmond
Robert Cuthbert
Bobby and
Lee Ewing
James Kellems
John and
Patrick Hancock
Daniel Seeks District 29 Presidency in Ilam Election
Daniel forms a ticket for president in District 29 with Rev William Nelson joining as candidate. Burial set at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley after funeral in Mullens Hospital. Other candidates include Hubert Brewster and Ernest Moore with platform planks outlined by the slate.
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Ilam
Sam
United Mine Workers District
Fogtesong
Nease
Neely
Levi Daniel Willl
Mullens
William Nelson Ias
Daniel
Ciyae Gidson
Lapers
Farm Prices Up 20 Percent in August Shift
Washington report from Bernard Brenner shows the U.S. farm price index leaped 20 percent in the month ending August 15, reaching a record high and signaling potential retail food price increases. Parity rose above 100 percent for the first time in 21 years, while beef, wheat, hogs, cotton and other prices climbed, offset slightly by declines in tomatoes, potatoes and apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Agriculture Department
UUVG
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Lindsay death followed by labor union district meeting notes
Funeral services are listed for James R. Lindsay 65 of Flint Michigan formerly Stickney with survivors including a daughter and grandchildren. The notice also covers a union meeting in Raleigh County with district board candidates and safety committee appointments for subdistricts in the Mine Workers organization, plus memorials and other local obituaries and funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ R. Lindsay
Flint
Mich
Ormerly
Stickney
Ian Ees
Goa
Overtime Issue May Precipitate Chrysler Strike
UAW President Leonid Woodcock warned Chrysler that a firm stance on voluntary overtime could trigger a strike by 127,500 workers. He set a deadline of September 14 stating a strike will occur without a satisfactory agreement. Chrysler negotiator William Bavinger doubted any deal on voluntary overtime.
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Dstroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Chrysler Corp
Woodcock
Chrysler
William Bavinger
Nixon
Thej
Restore Funds Urged for Interstate Highway Program
West Virginia Commissioner William Ritchie Jr urged the federal government to restore slashed funds for interstate highway construction. The agriculture and commodity sections show wheat at a record 4.45 a bushel, corn up to 2.68, soybeans at 8.99, eggs 69.4 cents a dozen, and farmers’ costs up 3 percent in the month.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
William Ritchie Jr
West Virginia Department of Highways
Dierkin
Thikcdawtha
Scientist Seely Reports Test to Speed Pregnancy Screening
Dr. J Rodman Seely of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center says information to speed testing of pregnant women will be available within days. His research linked aerosol spray adhesives to birth defects, prompting a Consumer Product Safety Commission ban last week. The earliest pregnancy stage is of greatest concern.
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Oklahoma City
UPD
J. Rodman Seely
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Seely
Woman Okeh After Kidney Transplant From Youth Parents Permitted To Die
Orlando story outlines a dramatic medical case as a 46 year old woman, recovering after a kidney transplant, faces decisions described by doctors and family. The piece links medical ethics, parental choices, and religious views in the wake of a severe brain injury amid a broader discussion of life-sustaining treatment. The Wojcik family from Winter Park, including Paul, 20, and Mark, 25, are referenced in context with local institutions and a traffic incident involving their son.
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Okeh
Seely
Orlando
Fla
UPI
Lester
Madeline Wojcik
Paul
Wojeth
Florida State University
Winter Park
Wojcik
Lake Brantley
Mark
Usi
University of South
Florida
To Train Women as Railway Clerks in Three Cities
CHARLESTON WVa UPI The Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks AFL CIO secured a 3.26 million contract to train and place 20 women as railroad clerks. The Manpower Administration and Job Corps will run the program at centers in Charleston Los Angeles and Tulsa Job Corps has helped over 432,000 enrollees from poverty backgrounds nationwide.
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Charlesion
Wva
UPT
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
AFL - Cio
Manpower Administration
U. S. Department
Tabor
BRAC
Charleston
Los Angeles
Tulsa
Pisces Sub Rescue Effort Stalled By Adverse Conditions
The Pisces II rescue mission faced delays as line placement aboard Pisces V was disputed for over an hour. Vickers Oceanic officials reviewed a British navy radio report confirming a line was connected and the disabled sub was being hoisted. Rescue efforts, aided by HMS Hecate and the Vickers Voyager, sought to bring the two trapped sailors Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman to the surface amid thick fog and rough seas.
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Pisces NL
Gregory Mott
Vickers Oceanic
Pisces Vial
Vickers
Roger Mallinson
Roger Chapman
Mott
Vickers Voyager
Cork
Barrow
in-Furness
Vickers Oceanic Ltd
HMS Hecate
Robert Starr
Pisces
West Virginia Faces funding delay for interstate project
The commissioner said the Federal Highway Administration may provide extra funds as West Virginia's current year allocation stands at 117.7 million with a 1974- FY appropriation of 57.3 million. A proposed reduction would push interstate completion to June 30, 1979, creating a three year delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Highway Administration
West, Virginia
Ritchie
Five Consol mines idled by pickets in West Virginia
Nearly 2,000 coal miners at five Consolidation Coal Co mines in Monongalia County refused to cross picket lines set by United Mine Workers Local 2478 over a job-posting dispute at Island Creek Coal. Humphrey Osage Arkwright Blacksville Purs Grove mines were affected. holiday pay rules under the 1971 contract applied.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Consolidation Coal, Co
Monongalia County
United Mine Workers
North Branch
Island Creek
Purity Baking Cooks Plans for Beckley Outlet
Purity Baking aired last weekend as Beckley warehouse keeps 21 workers serving Raleigh, Wyoming, Nicholas, Summers, and Mercer counties and parts of Fayette. Bleigh said a contract offer accepted tonight would resume Beckley operations Tuesday.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Wyoming
Nicholas
Summers
Mercer
Fayette
Bleigh
Troops Planned For Lat Heavy Road Air Patrols
Charleston WV UPI reports West Virginia to deploy troopers with three helicopters and five guard planes patrolling interstates 79 64 77 70 and routes 50 36 60 during Labor Day Weekend. Col R L Bonar notes past two years fatalities on highways and an average of 7.3 deaths for the last decade, aiming to reduce total this year.
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Air Pai
Charleston
W.va
UPT
Ment
West Virginia
U. S
R. L. Bonar
West Vic
Ginia
Bonar
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Loyd E. Aker
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Clau! Die
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Ernest Moore
Gary
Ed Stone
Buck Wade
Keystone
Wilson Poff
Bernard Brenner
the Agriculture Department
Tamatnes
James R. Lindsay
McDowell Couty
Tional
Danny Burlesonber
Hogs
Itmann
UMW
Ar)ers
Forjold Miller
Orienta
Wanka
MFO
Jacksboro
Tenn
Jonathan
Sarah Duncans
Lindsay
Orphalinow
J Dickens
Invital
A Soos
Burleson
Wspuguduel
Wayne
Joyce) Lewis
Petersburg
Arnold
Mary Jane) Burvis
Liverpool
N. Y
James McMillion
Virginia
Icy M. Capps
Icy May Capps
Ind
Sprague
Keyser-Bryant
Ernest Barley
Stockholm
Sweden
Trols
Beckley Lawspaters
Ohporation
Prine
Danny Beckley
Hinton
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