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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
1
Death notices and funeral details for Ed Elmore Brooks of Lynwood California and Alma Creasy Hall Dale of Mabscott are listed along with services for Henry S. Gill of Prosperity and Marvel Smith of Oak Hill. The report notes a blizzard fatalities context and ongoing rescue operations with families and survivors named.
Miss Rosiel Lillian Stoots 41 of Eccles died Sunday after a short illness. Pallbearers named include Warren and Frankie Stoots and Albert Honaker. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Mortuary chapel with Rev. J.J. Mullens presiding. visitation today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge C Berkley Lilly questioned a dispatched petit jury after Donald Shelton Williams was found guilty on a charge of transferring LSD. The judge sought whether newspaper coverage or a youth arrest influenced any juror despite each member stating their verdict was not affected.
Two long term inmates escaped from the West Virginia Penitentiary and prompted a central Ohio search after a hostage tied to a tree was found near Reynoldsburg outside Columbus. Browning and Chaffin were armed and considered dangerous. Browning had a life term for armed robbery.
In Londonderry a youth was killed and two women wounded after a hijacked taxi used a machine gun in a clash between British troops and extremists. Saigon reports punitive air strikes against Communist targets along the Cambodian border in retaliation for oil storage destruction. Admiral Hyman G. Rick was promoted to full admiral amid presidential praise. Senate Commerce Committee clears rail consolidation toward a government run line. Europe pledges inflation fight with tightened belts on profits prices and wages.
Danny Frank Haden 43 of West Palm Beach Florida formerly of MacArthur died Monday at 1 pm in a West Palm Beach hospital after a short illness An autopsy was performed but results were not yet available Blue Ridge Funeral Home Prosperity is in charge of arrangements.
Frank and Guy D. Jenks, both University of Colorado students from Colorado Springs, were struck by a snowstorm while descending the Flatirons. A search party began at midnight, Jenks was found at 1:30 a.m. and Frank at 3:43 a.m., with rescue teams confirming the victims.
Royal Darius Whitby Vaught, 63, was dead on arrival at a local hospital at 10 20 p m Monday after an apparent heart attack. The body is at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia pending completion of funeral arrangements.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Walter Barclay of Bellevue Nebraska and fined him before release as protesters continue to challenge speed limits. In Connecticut 12 truckers blocked Interstate 95 for 35 minutes at the border. police asked them to disperse amid word of abusive tactics by New York officers. Independent drivers argue lower limits cut miles and pay, affecting those who own their rigs. Notables linked to the debate include Jack Conway Common Cause and Shana Alexander.
Bloodhounds tracked a scent to a nearby boat dock on the Ohio River as two inmates, Bernard Kyntyatt and Lloyd Pettry, escaped from a prison along with two other inmates earlier in the day. A missing 1973 model car and a missing boat were reported in the incident.
Edward E. Carlson of United Air Lines says fuel costs and an energy crisis could offset any windfall from higher load factors. He notes that airline profitability may not rise automatically and travel demand could fall if the economy weakens.
Saxbe franking privileges were expanded under House rules with a two thirds vote, delaying Saxbe's formal nomination. The president had planned to nominate the Ohio Republican but withheld sending the name until the pay-cut measure passes. Senate talks stalled as Senator Gale McGee declined to begin negotiations. The House aims to fast track franking legislation ahead of the 1974 filing deadlines.
J W Edwards known as River Rat on citizens band radio says truckers will halt traffic unless their concerns are heard. He cites Milton Shapp cutting Pennsylvania speed limit to 55 mph amid gasoline shortage and urges a nationwide 65 mph limit to save fuel. Diesel prices near 75 cents a gallon at three stations along 180. Edwards warns traffic shutdown to force attention for emergency vehicles only.
West Virginia high court rejects representing juror Coleman on a 12 member panel after a pre emptory challenge. The case cited that a prospective juror related to a state official may bias deliberations and should not be used to form the jury. Pathologist tests showed bones found near Clay were not human.
Roy Mack Hopper 58 of Wharton died Saturday in a Madison hospital. Final rites were held Monday at 1 p.m. at Wharton Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Pauley presiding. Burial followed at Memory Gardens in Madison. He was a brother of Mrs. Lula Huguenot Bradley.
Mrs Grace O Neal dies after long illness at a Beckley nursing home. Funeral services set for Thursday at 11 a m at Home Chapel with Dr Walter Griswald officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Born July 31 1686 in Crow.
The West Virginia Supreme Court agreed to hear Pocahontas Land Corp’s petition challenging Wyoming County real estate assessments. The firm says the county assessor raised valuations by about 20 percent arbitrarily, with lands appraised at far less than value and industrial property at double. Pocahontas cites increases from 8.2 million to 9.9 million for Class II land and 82,360 to 99,110 for Class IV land in 1972.
Sen. Robert Byrd states rationing or higher federal taxes would burden the public and urges exploring other options. He calls for banning gasoline sales for luxury uses such as boats and snowmobiles before any rationing or tax increases. He also supports a coal, oil and gas intensive research program and cites a $39.3 million coal research allocation.
In SOUTH CHARLESTON West Virginia the 128 Southern Presbyterian churches long split into three regions will consolidate into one statewide body on Thursday and end decades of divided administration.
Disarray over energy policy sees Love replaced as top official by Simon while Love remains as adviser. The plan for a new agency and a White House briefing was postponed then canceled as rumors grew. Love resigned later, accepted by the President with deep regret.
Elizabeth Taylor, 41, is in good spirits after surgery at UCLA Medical Center. A spokesman says she is mending rapidly, receiving visitors, and plans to leave Wednesday for a Hawaii vacation after the new year.
United Press International reports state police count 455 traffic deaths for the year in Gilmer County. Tra W. Jones, 81, of Coxs Mills, died when his pickup left a rural road near Glenville and crashed into a tree.
Maj James Baisden, long head of the State Police criminal intelligence and narcotics division, retires after 25 years of service. He planned to join the Governor's Committee on Crime Delinquency and Corrections. No successor named yet.
In a letter Rep. Lester L. Wolff pressed comptroller Elmer Staats about reports that U S oil firms divert oil and products abroad for reimport to dodge price controls. Sen. Hartke echoed concerns amid proposals to curb energy exports as domestic fuel shortages loom. A IPAA spokesman cautioned against assuming domestic malfeasance while noting possible foreign-led schemes.
The Pioneer craft travels at 25,000 mph and will pass Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto before escaping the solar system in 1906. Its radio is set to die in 1977 while data from the mission informs its sister ship Pioneer 11 which entered the asteroid belt in August.
A Pittsburgh judge issued a temporary injunction to stop a threatened PAT strike by 2,600 transit workers who warned they would walk out at midnight, potentially halting service for 330,000 commuters. Binding arbitration of the wage dispute was ordered with a Tuesday hearing set.
Classes at Griffithsville Elementary School in Lincoln County resumed after a two day suspension due to unsanitary conditions caused by solid waste and sewage disposal problems. State Health Director N H Dyer said the issues were corrected after seepage from a septic tank entered Sandy Creek near the school and spread to the play area, under some classrooms and the kitchen.
Veracruz Mexico reports former president Adolfo Ruiz Cortines died after a long illness. He led Mexico from 1952 to 1958 and his passing was attributed to a heart attack.
Seoul reports a swift government shakeup as President Park announces a lightning fast cabinet reshuffle an hour after all ministers resigned en masse over student unrest sweeping the country. The move places new leaders to quell protests and restore stability.
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