Pay Board approves 46 percent raise for 11500 rail signalmen
Washington UPI reports the Pay Board tentatively approves a 46 percent pay and benefit hike over 42 months for 11,500 rail signalmen amid concerns about public reaction to high settlements. The panel also considers future raises before effect, noting past gains for coal miners and construction workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anc Vuary
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
CISC
Price Commission
In-Pak War Advances as Indian Forces Close in on Dacca
Indian eastern command troops moved toward Dacca amid claims of Pakistani ammunition captures and UN relief ships. Six Danish and two Greek ships denied the seizure, as Red Cross set up neutral zones at Hotel Intercontinental and Holy Family Hospital for foreign evacuees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakistan
East Pakistan
U.N
Chittagong
Calcutta
New Delhi
United Nations
Dacca
Peoples Republic of
Karachi
Red Cross
Hotel Intercontinental
Holy Family Hospital
Civic League Shapes Red Brush Urban Renewal Advisory
Civic League officials plan to advise Beckley Urban Renewal Authority and HUD on the Red Brush Area program. They emphasize informed resident participation, minority employment safeguards, and a humane approach without displacing nonrehabbed homes. A tour and future meetings aim to align city, state, and community goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
Red Brush
Raleigh County
Beckley
Lindsey
League
Department of Housing
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jacobs
Ward V
Dick Payne
Office of
Albert Lindsey
Payne
Legue
Charleston
Michael B
Cess
Beckley Urban Renewal Authority
John H. McCulloch
Don Balzer
Fred Kelley
Pittsburgh, Pa
Robert Cummings
Ed Jennings
James Robinson
HUD
City Citizens Advisory Council
State Bar Agrees to Suspend Lawyers Upon Guilty Ruling
West Virginia State Bar and the state Supreme Court move to suspend an attorney’s license the moment a trial court enters a guilty judgment. The change targets lawyers who keep practicing after felony convictions, citing Bonn Brown Elkins and Senator W Bernard Smith as examples, along with Marshall West Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bar
Chann.iun
UPD
West Virginia State Bar Association
State Supreme Court
The
Bar Association
High Court
Bonn Brown
Elkins
W. W. Barron
Barron
W. Bernard Smith
Senate
Marshall West
Pineville
Federal child care bill eyed for federal funding veto fallout
Presidential Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said the veto could trigger a $20 billion annual cost to taxpayers if the child care provision were funded. The plan would fund staffed day care centers offering education health and nutrition services free for families under $4320 and priced on a sliding scale for higher incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concensus
Ronald L. Ziegler
$75 000 Suit Filed In Wreck
Tammy Sue Sanger and her parents Betty Lou and Bobby Sanger of Calloway Heights sue in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 75 000. Defendants are Peter Allan Roos and his father Walter Roos of Palm Harbor Florida. The Aug 18 collision on Harper Road near Sunset Drive injured Sanger 16 and her mother. Sanger seeks 50 000, Mrs Sanger 10 000, and 15 000 for Sanger plus medical expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammy Sue Sanger
Betty Lou
Bobby Sanger
Calloway Heights
Raleigh County
Peter Allan Roos
Walter, Roos
Palm Harbor
Fla
Miss Sanger
Roos
Shamrock Leasing Corp
Charlotte
N. C
Harper Road
Sunset Drive
Sanger
Slie Guilty Of Murder In Kanawha Teen Slay
Kent L. Slie 24 was found guilty of first degree murder in the sex slaying of 13 year old Danny Collins of Dunbar. The Kanawha County teenager was found dead near a rural road March 24 after a kidnapping and sexual assault. The jury did not recommend mercy, paving a possible life sentence without parole. Slie of Hamlin Lincoln County faced trial in Putnam County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
FTC Schedules Octane Ratings and Garment Care Guides
The FTC announces new rules posting octane ratings and clothing care instructions to better inform consumers. Octane labels will reflect a new formula, about two points lower than traditional ratings, while clothing labels will show machine wash guidance and care steps for synthetic fibers. Disposable paper labels may replace permanent tags on some garments, and diapers socks and undershirts under $3 avoid labeling. A court case challenges the octane rule authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Mead
Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Car Manufactur
FTC
William Dixon
Bureau
Robert Pitofsky
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Pitofsky
Texaco
National Petroleum Refiners Association
Senate Race Taking Shape in West Virginia
Randolph, Salem native and Elkins resident, announces he will seek reelection to the Senate while keeping his campaign focused on issues shared by West Virginia citizens. He cites ongoing legislative work and family support as core to his bid. Byrd backs his re election, praising seniority and service potential. Hechler weighs options after a court ruling on reapportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Mary
Senate
Salem
Elkins
West Virginia
Clarksburg
House
Melvin Snyder
Capital Airlines
Morgantown
Robert C. Byrd
Hechier
Huntington
Hechler
House of Representatives
Buff Says Coal Backs Senator Facing Re election
Dr I E Buff criticized Sen Jennings Randolph D West Virginia for seeking re election saying coal interests fully back him and that there is no use opposing him in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aarleston
UPI
I. E. Buff
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
West Virginia
Buff
Deaths and Funerals Narrative in Ohio and West Virginia
Funeral services for George A. Cole of Columbus Ohio recount a Raleigh County heritage with a large survivor list including wife Mamie and children Clyde Irene Harris and Margaret Harrris among siblings and grandchildren. Separate notices honor Genevieve Snead Disco of Pulaski Virginia with Mass of the Resurrection and burial at Sunset Memorial Park and mark late life details. Final rites for William McCutcheon of Columbus Ohio are set at an Episcopal church with burial in Glen Best Memorial Gardens and survivors listed, all funeral details filed by RNS.
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George A. Cole
Columbus
Oho
Raleigh County
Tyree
Mount Hope
L. A. Garten
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Mamie Cole
Clyde
Irene Cataline
Margaret Harrris
Herbert
Greenfield
Ind
Howard
Hattie Rhodes
Bradley
Eula Wright
Indiana
Madeline Coleman
Mt. Hope
Genevieve Snead
Pulaski
Logan
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Thomas Kerrigan
Mount Calvary
Beaver
Clark
Tina Meadows Snead
Julius
Robert Butler
Parkersburg
Mildred Fette
Lloyd Frazier
Amos Lilly
Grand Rapids
Mich
Thomas J. Snead
Waverly
Ohio
Melton Mortuary
Father Kerrigan
William McCutcheon
Topfield Road
Episcopal Church
R. H. Campbell
Glen Best Memorial Gardens
Reynoldsville
Worthington Hills Country Club
Grace McCutcheon
Darlene Walmabey
Bill Jr
Eddie
Violet McCutcheon
Long Funeral Home
Mrs Hazel A Lewis Dies In Local Hospital At 45
Mrs Hazel A Lewis 45 of 200 Willow Lane died at 12 30 am in a local hospital after a short illness Born in Norton Virginia January 17 1926 she worked at East Beckley Nursing Home Survivors include daughters Granada A Lewis Loveton Kay Lewis and son Uriah G Lewis with Job Corps in Morganfield KY a sister Mrs Katie Levels of Clarksburg The body is at the Ritchie Johnson Funeral Parlor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel A. Lewis
Willow Lane
Norton
East Beckley Nursing Home
Granada A. Lewis
Institute
Loveton Kay Lewis
Columbus
Ohio
Uriah G. Lewis
Job Corps
Morganfield
Katie Levels
Clarksburg
Ritchie, and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Jimmie L. Davis
Jimmie Sue Davis
Plumley St
New Hope Baptist Church
Davies
Ala
Robert
Angeline Thomas Johnson
W. M. Davis
Sam
Waverly
Clyde Johnson
Tuskegee
Ethel
Leola Glover
Pittsburgh
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Tax Cut Bill would fund 1972 elections with income taxes
The article outlines a proposed tax cut bill aiming to finance the 1972 presidential elections with income tax dollars. It claims broad benefits including removal of the poorest from the tax rolls and small reductions for others based on 1971 and 1972 income.
Kenna Promises Tax Exemptions for Homeowners
Lee M. Kenna the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful pledges a $5,000 residential exemption for homeowners and renters. The plan aims to lift relief without cutting school boards, county courts, or city funding by raising taxes on the non exempt portion, per Kanawha County assessor at the South Charleston Democratic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenna
South Charleston
UPI
Lee M. Kenna
Kanawha
Democratic Club
Indochina War updates with helicopter losses and strikes
Reports from Phnom Penh and Saigon describe multiple aircraft downings near Danbe and the U Minh Forest as Vietnamese and American helicopters tally casualties. A U.S. F105 executed a protective reaction strike on a North Vietnamese anti aircraft site amid ongoing combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbe
North Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Carini
Lon Nol
Death of Mrs. Lelia Cole in Burlington North Carolina
Mrs. Lelia Cole, 78, of Burlington North Carolina dies after a brief illness in a local hospital. She is mother of Mrs. Dorothy Vass, Raleigh County Library children's librarian, of Beckley. Body remains at Rich Thomas Funeral Home in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Cole
Burlington
N. C
Dorothy Vass
Clyde St. Beckley
Raleigh County Library
Rich Thomas
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Raleigh Register
W.va
Douglas T. Bryant
Jack E. O'Neill
Shnstowm Road
Richard Neely Challenger
Ken Hechler
Slie
Dixon
Quality Pastry Shops, Inc
Neville St
Beckley Plaza
W. VA
Beckiey Féera Shapiengo Center
Bankamericard At
Beckley National Bank
Federal Deport Msurance Corporation
Mrs. Genevieve Disco
W. McCutcheon
Claude D. Walker
Mabscott
Kenna Lilly
Mercer County
Theate Gilbert
Elsie McComas Walker
Slab Fork
UMWA
Primitive Baptist Church
Walker
Pansy Perkins
Helen Lowery
Forest
Betty Roberts
Bernice Riley
Sumter
8. C
Jack Edward
Gilvin Walker
Crab Orchard
Myrtle Davis
Cleveland
Som
James Edward Walker
Gene Pennington
Bill Ford
James Acord
Arlie Cline
Kenneth Martin
Raymond Milam
Howard Crawford
Charlie Moore
Wallace Davenport
Mrs. J. Shrewsbury
Irene Shrewsbury
Resoco
Freewill Baptist Church
Coal City
Cecil Bolen
Glen Spence
Roanoke County
Henry and
Timpie Aliff Grisso
Lawrence
Clayton J. White
Maplewood
Norman Roy
Los Angeles
Calif
Fourney
Robbie
Randy Shrewsbury
Besoco
Ruby White
Joseph
Delores) Ortiz
Paul
Timpie) Pusloskie
Baltimore
Keith
Dorothy) Parish
Yuma
Ariz
Dempsey Grisso
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
America Mullins
Bradshaw
Woodlawn
Bluefield-Welch Road
L. J. Stephenson
Mose Hagerman
George W. Mullins
McDowell County
Lacy Wright
Drewy Powell
Paynesville
Charles [Byrd
John R. Chisholm
Fort Pierce
George
Lucy Wright
Fanning
Jaeger
Vietnam
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
U.S
Mrs
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