Romania Denies Agreement To Host Soviet Maneuvers
Romanian officials deny any decision to host Warsaw Pact maneuvers with the Soviet Army. Officials and diplomats note Bucharest seeks to maintain independence while discussions focus on strengthening Romania’s armed forces and cooperation within the pact.
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Romania
Bucharest
UPI
Hich
Kremlin
Ivan Yakubovsky
Soviet Union
Europe
Budapest
Communist Party
Nicolai Ceausescu
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Ceausescu
Nixon envoy vows even Middle East stance
William Scranton, U.S. envoy, said Washington will show no favorites in the Middle East. From the Allenby Bridge he noted the need to consider all nations’ feelings and pursue a more even handed policy after Nixon takes office. He spoke in Amman and Cairo and planned talks with Israeli officials.
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Amman
Cairo
Scranton
Allenby Bridge
Pennsylvania
West Bank
Jerusalem
Ammar
Hussein
Bahjat Tal
Mideast
Gamal Abdel Nasser
West Virginia Roads Icy and Snow in Mountains
United Press International reports widespread traffic warnings across West Virginia as mountain areas receive new snowfall and icy highways persist. Snow tires urged, chains advised on some secondary roads, with Pocahontas and Pendleton counties recording up to eight inches. Beckley's overnight low reached 12 degrees.
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United Press International
West Virginia
State Road Commission
U. S. Weather Bureau
Charleston
Raleigh
Randolph
SRC Highway Information Office
Pocahontas
Pendleton
Beckley
Nixon selects Laird for cabinet post in reshuffle
Nixon, a leading Republican, announced the appointment after Sen. Henry M. Jackson declined. The New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources close to Nixon, that Laird’s selection completes Nixon’s cabinet lineup.
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Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
New York Times
Laird
The
Times Dispatch
Nixon
Water main repairs shift to deeper trench and new route
Milano stated the break in the main line took two to three days to locate because the line sits 14 feet underground. A new main will be laid along a right of way 30 to 36 inches below ground to speed future break detection. Residents sought water after false reports, with Billy White of Amoco Station offering water and the Sophia Volunteer Fire Department hauling water from Beckley. Officials said a temporary supply hopes to begin Tuesday if weather stays favorable and no further issues arise.
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Milano
Register
Billy White
Amoco
Sophia
Beckley
Funeral services for Frank McKinley Goad held at Melton Mortuary
Funeral services for 56 year old Frank McKinley Goad of Route 2 Beckley were set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Ernest Bartley officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Park after he was pronounced dead on arrival Saturday at a local hospital. Born August 25 1912 in Virginia he had lived in the Beckley area 30 years. Survivors include four daughters Dororthy Bennet Mabscott Wanda Lindsey Baltimore Sandra Detjen Manchester Mo Mona Suppiger Webster Groves Mo two sons Frank Jr in Vietnam and William in California two sisters Cora Dodson Salem Va Evie Whittaker Cambria Va two brothers Raleigh Ohio Edward Pearisburg Va and nine grandchildren. The body remained at Melton Mortuary with calling after 5 p.m. Monday. Pallbearers were Dewey Cochran James Richardson Rufus Adkins and Johnny Grimes.
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Frank McKinley Goad
Route 2
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Ernest Bartley
Sunset Memorial Park
Goad
Virginia
Hillary
Manilla Blankenship
Dorothy Bennett
Mabscott
Wanda Lindsey
Baltimore
Sandra Detjen
Manchester
Mona Suppiger
Webster Groves
Frank Jr
U. S. Army
Vietnam
William Goad
U. S. Marines
California
Cora Dodson
Salem
Evie Whittaker
Cambria, Va
Raleigh
Ohio
Edward
Pearisburg
George R Underwood Funeral Service Held in Raleigh
Funeral services for George Robert Underwood 74 of Raleigh were held at 2 30 p m in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Burial was in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday night after a long illness in a local hospital. He was born February 3 1894 in Gill County Virginia and was a World War I veteran and retired miner. Surviving are his wife Sarah Geneva Calfee Underwood one son Harold of Glen Morgan one sister Mrs John Polley Seymour of Daniels six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers included Darrell Lovejoy Carlton Walker Carl W Adams Jr Ernest Calfee Jr John Welch and John Welch Jr.
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George Robert Underwood
Raleigh
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
L. A. Garten
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Underwood
Gill County
Kane and
Hulda Keffer Underwood
Raleigh Community Church
Sarah Geneva Calfee Underwood
Harold
Glen Morgan
John (Polley) Seymour
Daniels
Burdette Rites Set For Hinton Woman 46
Mrs Winnie Maydle Burdette 46 of Hinton dies after a three year illness in a Beckley hospital. Final rites at 2 p m Tuesday at E M Meadows Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Napoleon Gill. Born May 14 1922 in Hix she was daughter of the late Berman Sears and Fay Buckland. Survived by husband Jess Burdette a daughter Josephine two brothers Russell Oak Hill and Hersel Sears Route 1 Hinton and four sisters Margaret Bragg Hinton Florene Pitzer Mainland Fla Lillian Gill Keatley Springs and Imogene Richmond Sandstone.
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Winnie Maydle Burdette
Hinton
E. M. Meadows
Napoleon Gill
Josephine Burdette
Russell
Oak Hill
Hersel Sears
Route 1
Margaret Bragg
Florene Pitzer
Mainland, Fla
Lillian Gill
Keatley Springs
Imogene Richmond
Sandstone
Wesley R Wilkes Rites Held At Central Baptist Church
Funeral services for Wesley Robert Wilkes 91 of 104 Canday Street are set for Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Central Baptist Church with Rev Edward Abram officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Friday night in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. The body lies in state at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home and may be viewed after 3 p.m. today
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Charles C. McGraw
Charleston
Beckley
Huntington
West Virginia State Police
State Road Commission
Kanawha City Baptist Church
Mason, American Legion and Elk’s Club
Effie Arline McKinney McGraw
Bess Williams
Wesley Robert Wilkes
Canaday St
Central Baptist Church
Edward Abram
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wilkes
Huntington Hospital
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Death of Mrs. Denver Fadeley in Norfolk
Mrs. Denver Mae Fadeley 81 of Norfolk Virginia formerly Beckley died Sunday after long illness Funeral services set for Tuesday at Norfolk Holloman and Brown Funeral Home. Surviving are son Frank L Jr of Richmond and daughters Grace Surbaugh of Norfolk and Francis Underwood of Montgomery
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Denver Mae Fadeley
Norfolk
Beckley
Holloman and Brown Funeral Home
Frank L. Jr
Richmond
Grace Surbaugh
Francis Underwood
Montgomery
Longtime Pence Springs native Mrs Cox dies at 87
Mrs Dora Alice Cox 87 of Daniels died Saturday at 7 45 pm after a long illness in a local hospital. Born May 7 1881 in Pence Springs she was a daughter of the late John Allen and Elizabeth Meadows. Survivors include daughter Hazel Lilly of Daniels five sons Clair of Alderson John of Talcott Howard of Coal City James of Whitby Herbert of Middletown Ohio three other daughters Lottie Thomas of Alderson Don nie Smith of Columbus Ohio Dorothy Lester of Glen Morgan one brother Herbert Allen Fayetteville one sister Lula Grimmett Midway 61 grandchildren 65 great grandchildren 47 great great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel. Burial Peace Springs Cemetery. Grandsons pallbearers.
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Eva B. King
Route 2
Fayetteville
Central Avenue Church of God
Oak Hill
High Lawn Memorial Park
King
Beckley Hospital
Grayson
Joseph
Mary Elizabeth Biggs Burton
Albert King
Arthur J
George
Orval
Samuel
Columbus
Ohio
Albert
Palm Beach
Fla
Della Hudson
Jackson
Mich
Elizabeth Gollihugh
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Dora Alice Cox
Hazel Lilly
Daniels
Pence Springs
John Allen
Elizabeth Meadows
Middletown
Lottie Thomas
Alderson
Donnie Smith
Dorothy Lester
Glen Morgan
Herbert Allen
Lula Grimmett
Midway
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Thelma Carter Services Set At Oak Hill Chapel
Thelma Ada Mann Carter 62 of Oak Hill dies at 3 15 a.m. Sunday in an Oak Hill hospital from pneumonia. A Glen Jean Elementary School teacher, she belonged to Redbud Garden Club NEA WV Education Association Fayette County Classroom Teachers Association and Scarbro Baptist Church. Born Harvey August 6 1906 she is survived by husband Leonard Carter a son Leonard F Carter Jr two grandchildren and three brothers. Friends may call after 4 p.m.
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Leonard Carter
Clida Copeland Mann
Oak Hill
Leonard F. Carter Jr
Russell, Ky
Basil
Scarbro
Kenneth
Wardensville
Willard A. Mann Jr
Alta Faye Gibson Rites Held After Childbirth Tragedy
Funeral services for Alta Faye Gibson 35 of Lick Fork will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Norman Foster officiating. Burial in Hill Top Cemetery. She died at 11 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Hospital from complications of childbirth. Born Victor April 4 1933 she was a Presbyterian. Survived by husband Bernard Paul Gibson four sons Bernard Jr Leon David Mark Brice Gregg Allen all of Lick Fork two daughters Pamela Sue Diane Faye two brothers Carl Junior Wood Bellaire Texas William Ashley Wood Vermilion Ohio two sisters Delores Sharp Cleveland and Wilma Bragg Fayetteville. Tuesday.
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Alta Faye Gibson
Lick Fork
Tyree
Bernard Jr
Leon David
Mark Brice
Gregg Allen
Pamela Sue
Diane Faye
Carl Junior Wood
Bellaire
Texas
William Ashley Wood
Vermillion
Ohio
Delores Sharp
Cleveland
Wilma Bragg
Fayetteville
Hearing on Mannington Mine Disaster Resumes December 16
An investigative panel will hear further witness opinions on December 16 as it resumes the Mannington Mine disaster probe that killed 78. Federal and state officials schedule safety studies and a Udall meeting, with 46 witnesses appearing and more than 80 subpoenaed. The effort aims to uncover blast causes, guide safety rulings, and inform possible legislation, with disputed views between union miners and management.
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Fairmont
UPI
Mannington
Stewart Udall
State
Federal Department
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Lewis E. Evans
West Virginia Department of Mines
Evans
Jesse G. Bowers
Mountaineers
Bowers
Now Possible To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids Now Possible
A New York report notes a scientific institute has found a medication that shrinks hemorrhoids in many cases. Tests on hundreds in New York Washington and the Midwest show prompt relief from itching burning and pain with no narcotics or stinging astringents. Preparation H lubricates eases bowel movements and soothes tissues. It comes in ointment or suppository and requires no prescription.
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New York, N. Y
New York City
Washington, D.C
Midwest Medical Center
Mrs Roxie Clemens Dies in Wilmington Services Pending
Mrs Roxie Clemens of Glen White died Saturday night at 1145 in Wilmington Delaware. The body is being returned to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor for completion of arrangements.
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Roxie Clemens
Glen White
Wilmington
Del
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Funeral plans incomplete for Miss Saphronia Watts
Miss Saphronia Watts died Sunday in a Baltimore hospital at 1 p.m. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, with funeral parlor expected to announce details. The brief notice notes the death of Watts and provides no further information on services or survivors.
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Saphronia Watts
Baltimore, Md
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Three Air Force Trainers Crash Near Greenland Base
Three USAF T33 trainers crashed near Sondestrom Air Force Base in Greenland as four crewmen parachuted to safety. One airman suffered a possible broken limb. others were minorly hurt. Crew names not released. Aircraft were en route from Goose Bay to Keflavik and crashed before refueling. Weather and communications issues suspected as factors.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Air Force
Sondestrom Air Force Base
Greenland
Sondestrom
Goose Bay
Labrador
Keflavik Naval Air Base
Iceland
Perry Rites Set for Anna L. Perry in Akron Church
Mrs. Anna L. Perry 51 of Akron and formerly of Fayetteville dies Saturday in an Akron hospital. Service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cottage Grove Evangelical Congregational Church in Akron with burial to follow. Survived by two sons Robert Lee and Jackie Perry of Akron two daughters Jean and Della at home her father G W Neff of Fayetteville and four brothers three sisters and several half siblings. The body is at Dillon Funeral Home in Akron.
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Anna Laura Perry
Akron
Ohio
Fayetteville
Cottage Grove Evangelical Congregational Church
Perry
Robert Lee
Jackie Perry
Jean
Della
G. W. Neff
Jess
John
James
Robert Neff
Gladys Bowyer
Betty Coleman
Nancy Philpott
Massillon
Charles
Tommy
Michael
Mae Light
Alexandria
Sharon Neff
Dillon Funeral Home
Seven Crewmen Die When Fenwick Island Capsizes
The 135 foot Fenwick Island capsized nine miles off Cape Lookout after a long roll to starboard. Coast Guard cutter Chilula brought seven bodies to Morehead City while three survivors and captain were treated in Carteret General Hospital. Survivors listed as Charles Lee Forrest Vernal Savoy and son Vernal Savoy Jr William Walter Thomas Jr Charles R Winstead Jr Dave Mansfield and George A Johnson. Weather, 20 foot waves, and shifting cargo blamed for the disaster.
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Morehead City
N.C
UPI
Coast Guard
Chilula
Fenwick Island
Cape Lookout
W. T. James
Carteret General Hospital
Harold Diggs
Linwood Smith
William Russell Thomas
Ted Thomas
Bobby Diggs
Harold Johnson
Susan
Sylvester Pollard
Glucester
Charles Lee Forrest
Vernal Savoy
Vernal Savoy Jr
William Walter Thomas Jr
Charles R. Winstead Jr
Dave Mansfield
George A. Johnson
Forrest
Winstead
Four Mingo Inmates Escape Jail via Window
Mingo County Sheriff Steve Adkins said four inmates escaped from the county jail this weekend after sawing bars from a fourth floor cell window, dropping to a landing and reentering the building to exit on the main floor. The fugitives Elmer Glen Stuart Delbarton 24 Harley Canterbury 25 Carl Edward Hall Charleston and Charles G Ferrell Logan County faced charges including a felonious shooting check forgery and breaking and entering. Adkins suspected outside help possibly during visiting hours last Friday.
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Charles G. Ferrell
Logan County
Maryland
Harley C. Canterbury
Chatterey
Carl Edward Hall
Charleston
Kermit
Atkins
Blaze Destroys Coal Mine Tipple in Welch Area
A weekend fire at a coal mine tipple near Welch caused about 300000 in damage before firefighters contained it. Pocahontas Coal Co officials of the Jacobs Fork Division traced the blaze to defective wiring and stated the loss occurred late Saturday night.
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WELCH
UPI
Jacobs Fork
Pocahontas Coal Co
ADA invites HHH back and backs Powell seating
Americans for Democratic Action opens the door for Hubert H. Humphrey to resume as vice chairman immediately while pledging to monitor President-elect Nixon on Vietnam War taxes and military spending. The group also seeks liberals in Nixon's administration, reform of the electoral college and Powell’s seating.
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Washington
UPI
Americans For Democratic Action
Hubert H. Humphrey
ADA
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Adam Clayton Powell
Humphrey
The
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Lunar Landing Craft Crashes During Test Flight
A lunar landing training vehicle crashed and burned during a test flight near Ellington Air Force Base beside the Space Center in Houston. Pilot Joe Algranti ejected safely. officials called it a training setback and said the program is grounded indefinitely.
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Joe Algranti
Ellington Air Force Base
The
Space Center
Algranti
Haney
Pins Sold in West Virginia Spark Poison Recall
Sears Roebuck stores in Huntington and Charleston search for buyers of inexpensive pins adorned with poisonous security beans. Two of four pins in Charleston were recovered. none returned in Huntington. About 300 to 400 pins were sold nationwide before an urgent recall. The $1 novelty item was imported from Japan and warned to be deadly if swallowed.
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United Press International
Sears Roebuck and Co
Huntington
Charleston
Thomas Kummer
Kummer
Sears
Chicago
Japan
Three Counties To Vote On School Levies In WV
Three West Virginia counties Marion Tucker and MacDowell plan votes Tuesday on school tax levies totaling 12.2 million over five years. Marion seeks 1.2 million annually for salaries transportation facilities and new construction. Tucker county proposes a five year levy for textbooks facilities salaries and buses totaling 117 565 annually. MacDowell continuation would fund 5.3 million over five years to supplement salaries buy buses and run a vocational training facility.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Marion County
Tucker County
Aes
MacDowell County
Caldera Wins Venezuela Presidency After Counting
After eight days of ballot counting the supreme electoral council declared Rafael Caldera winner with 29.08 percent of 3.7 million votes. He ends 10 years of Accion Democraticas rule and will take office in March, defeating Gonzalo Barrios and Miguel Burelli Rivas in a close race.
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Caracas
Gonzalo Barrios
Accion Party
Miguel Burelli Rivas
Victory Front
Luis Beltran Prieto
Accion
Caldera
Action Leaders
Raul Leoni
Leoni
Romulo Betancourt
Vietnam War News: Saigon Caches Hit Within 6 Miles
Two major guerrilla caches have been discovered within six miles of Saigon. In a separate engagement, communist mortars fired ten rounds at Nha Trang airfield causing light damage to facilities and aircraft.
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Saigon
Nha Trang
Deaths Below Sixty Seven Mark WV Highways Toll
West Virginia highway fatalities stay under the 1967 peak with 493 deaths this year, down from 515 a year ago. State police reported two weekend accidents. William Morrison, 29, of Clarksburg, died in a two-car crash west of Clarksburg on U S 50. Norma Fortney, 40, Elkins, died after being struck along U S 33 near Elkins.
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United Press International
West Virginia
William Morrison
Clarksburg
U. S. 50
Elkins
Norma Fortney
U.S. 33
New Shriners Initiation Adds 266 Members in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio over the weekend 266 new Shriners were initiated as part of ceremonies that drew more than 2,000 Shriners from Wheeling Parkersburg central and southeastern Ohio and from Lexington and Louisville Kentucky.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Shriners
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Ohio
Lexington
Louisville
Deadly poison seed found in Sears pin by botanist
Charles R. Gunn a 41 year old U S Agriculture Department botanist identified a seed in a $1 costume pin sold at Sears stores as Abrus precatorius a highly toxic seed. The pins were recalled after Gunn alerted the company and officials estimate 300 to 400 pins with beans were sold nationwide.
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Chicago
UPS
Charles R. Gunn
Gunn
U.S. Agriculture Department
Sears Roebuck Co
Silver Spring
Washington, D.C
Sears
Ernest L. Arms
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Carl W. Adams Jr
Ernest Calfee Jr
John Welch
John Welch Jr
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Wesley R. Wilkes
D. M. Fadeley
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Alta F. Gibson
Anna L. Perry
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Ulster Importing Co
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