Funeral Notices and Obituaries From Beckley Area
Deaths and funerals listed for Afrs Florence P Monroe 68 Beckley died at home of heart attack. Final rites for Sallie B Stump 77 Beckley will be Saturday at Caffee Chapel, burial Fitzpatrick Cemetery. she had 54 years in Raleigh County, five daughters, one son and many grandchildren. Albert Blume Meadows 78 MacArthur burial Sunset Memorial Park. survived by wife Lillian and son Treva. Kanode 51 Andway died at local hospital. body at Williams Funeral Home Sophia. Maggie Scott Newark New Jersey obituary set for 1 p m Monday. sister Robert Gaskins Beckley.
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Afrs
Florence
P. Monroe
Skyline Drive
Beckley
Sallie B. Stump
Route 2
Caffee Funeral Home
L. A. Garten
Fitzpatrick
Friendly Community Chapel
Crab Orchard
A. M
Violet) Stump
Oscar
Ruth) Hatcher
A. C
Sadie) Oney
Columbus
Ohio
Cleve
Mattie) Allen
Carl
Thelma) Perkins
James M
Arthur
Draper, N. C
Albert Blume Meadows
MacArthur
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Sunset Memorial Park
Meadows
Ellison
John H
Virginia Meadows
Lillian .Wisemani Meadows
Treva W
Orval
Fred W
Coal City
Charles Mitchem
Coal Ridge
Ocie Wood
Rock
Auzie Meador
Daniels
Ruby Dodd
Maggie Scott
9Th Ave
Newark
N. J
Commission Rejects Federal VAT for Property Tax Relief
The commission concludes no federal value-added tax is needed to fund property tax relief and reduce school district disparities. It also rejects Shultz’s proposal to create federal incentives to correct local tax inequities, maintaining that property taxes are not federal business.
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Commission
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Congressional dispute over ITT files heads to court
Casey said he met with John Dean on October 3 to discuss access by a House subcommittee to confidential ITT material. Dean allegedly confirmed not turning the files over, and the SEC shipped the files to the Justice Department. The department refuses to release them, citing ongoing investigations into ITT's government ties.
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Casey
White House
John Dean
House
Dean
Justice Department
SEC
Congress
Department
ITT
University Tear Gas Incident Under State Review
The commission said police initiated the tear gas clash, not students, and found no university personnel held hostage in the administration building on the morning of November 16. Amiss noted two detectives were assigned to the probe and questioned deputy involvement in the shooting. The district attorney’s office declined comment.
Truman's Vital Signs Reported as Serious but Stable
President Truman's blood pressure 124 over 60 and pulse 84 with respiration 24 and temperature 99.8. Doctors say his vital signs are serious but remain fairly stable, though a downward trend began two days ago as fluctuations emerged. Dr. Wallace Graham states he is not critical.
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Truman
Wallace Graham
Skyjacker Surrenders To Father In Canada
Larry M. Stanford 21 hijacked a Quebecair jet with 62 aboard near Wabash and Montreal, held a stewardess hostage, then surrendered after his father John Stanford and psychiatrist Dr Bruno Cormier persuaded him to drop the gun. Stanford had been in psychiatric care. the plane diverted to Montreal and Ottawa before landing.
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Montreal
UPD
Quebecair
Wabash
Labrador
Corp
Earl ArcLeed
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Larry M. Stanford
Saint John
N.B
McLeod
Ottawa
John Stanford
Bruno Cormier
Stanford
Lise Mercier Kazmerchuk
Miller-led UMW insurgents push for new election
UMW turmoil continues as Miller heads Miners for Democracy in a drive amid a 1969 fraud finding. Jock Yablonski, his wife and daughter were slain weeks after Boyle won the presidency. Judge Bryant ordered a new Labor Department supervised vote.
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Miller
Miners For Democracy
Jock
Yablonski
Boyle
UMW
U.S. District Court
William B. Bryant
Labor Department
Chip Yablonski
Fake badge thief steals French Connection heroin from NYC police
A man using a false police badge and alias pilfered $12 million worth of heroin seized in the French Connection case from New York City police headquarters. Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy vows to identify all involved as investigations touch former detective Eddie Egan and open cases.
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New York City
New York
UPI
Patrick Murphy
Eddie ‘Egan
California
Murphy
Robin Moore
Egan
Gene Hackman
District Attorney’s Office
Senate
Washington
Power firms in showdown with APCC over air standards
Charleston West Virginia APCC holds third hearing as Appalachian Power Co and its Cleveland subsidiary face deadlines for fly ash and sulfur dioxide controls. Commission directs Glasgow and Cabin Creek plants to submit compliance plans by Jan 15. statutory timelines loom with possible court review amid claims of unfair treatment and high costs.
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John F. Scott
Charleston
W.ya
West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission
American Electric PowerSystem
American Electric
Carl Beard
Appalachian Power Co
Kanawha County
Ts Glascow
Cabin Creek
Phillip Spern
Central Operating Co
Appalachian
Ohio Power Companies
Pt., Pleasant
Com
Ohio Power Co
Mitchell
Kammer
Marshall ‘County
Iommission
Commission
Glen Robinson
Robert Reeves
American Electric Power
AEP
Robinson
Appalachian Power
Glascow
Beard
APPC
Pleasants County
Moundsville
Albright
Rives
Yille
Sharon Steel
Fairmont
Sterling
Mori
Gantown
Reedsville
DuPont
Polution Co
Martinsburg
Pennsylva
Berkeley
Springs and Foot Mineral Co
New Haven
Tses
Virginia Electar Belle
Tric and Power Co
Silver Bridge Collapse Remembered Five Years On
The Silver Bridge disaster of 1967 is recalled in Pt. Pleasant. Forty-six people died when 64 passengers and 39 vehicles plunged into the Ohio River after a fractured eyebar caused the bridge to collapse. Survivors and relatives recount the night, including Frank Wamsley who narrowly survived and the fate of Darlene May and her uncle Victor whose bodies were found, while Maxine Turner remains missing.
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PT. Pleasant
W.va
Silver Bridge
Ohio River
Frank Wamsley
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Wamsley
West Virginia ‘Side
Lonnie
Ces
Georgia Robbins
Point
Pleasant
Darlene May
Gallipolis
Darlene
Ohio
Santa Claus
Victor
Maxine Turner
Charles E. Holzer Sr
U. S. Transportation Department
Nader urges press reform to curb White House control
Nader criticizes White House press corps for being manipulated by the President and recommends a lottery system for questioning order. He calls for investigative reporting to expose the Executive Office and urges stricter ethics and disclosure rules for journalists.
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Her
White House
Nader
White ‘House
Office of Management and Budget
Gunmen Kill Policeman on Santa Run in Ulster
In Belfast gunmen ambushed three policemen playing Santa Claus killing one and wounding two others. A bomb blast killed a 19 year old girl mailing wedding invitations. Two more people died in separate incidents within 12 hours raising Ulster toll to 663. The slain officer was a father of six celebrating his 22nd wedding anniversary.
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Belfast
UPS
Ulster
Lurgan
Gospel sing set for Beckley youth event
A youth gospel sing is planned for 7 p m Saturday at Old Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley. Rev Forrest Gillispie of Crab Orchard says the event aims to promote gospel singing among youth.
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Old Memorial — Baptist Church
Beckley
Forrest’ Gillispie
Crab Orchard
Byrd bill let West Virginia car buyers deduct sales tax
The Byrd introduced bill became law on Oct 27 1972 amending the Internal Revenue Act to allow West Virginia residents to deduct the state sales tax on auto purchases for federal tax purposes, at a 3 percent rate. The change aligns with the prevailing state tax on autos.
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Sen. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Internal Revenue ‘Act
West Pirganie
Nixon fires six top Labor Department officials
President Nixon accepted the resignations of six Labor Department executives including Undersecretary Laurence Silberman and BLS Commissioner Geoffrey Moore. W J Usery Jr and Michael H Moskow stay as holdovers. Kenneth Cole Jr to lead the Domestic Council liaison with local and state governments.
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Ziegler
Silberman
Labor
James D. Hodgson
New York Union
Peter J. Brennan
Nixon
Kenneth R. Cole Jr
White House
Spiro ‘T. Agnew
Agnew
Apollo 17 Moon Mission Returns With Rock Samples
Apollo 17 crews transfer 249.3 pounds of moon rock and 2,120 frames of photos to the command module America after a scheduled surface stay. The orange soil from a crater rim may hold clues to lunar evolution and the oldest rocks yet found on the moon.
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Evans
Cernan
Schmitt
America
Challenger
Apollo
Moon
Thieu backs Christmas cease fire amid talks plan
Paris reports Thieu unveiled a plan in Saigon calling for a Christmas cease fire and peace talks with North and South Vietnam. Volpe cited 550 children killed in 1972 bicycle accidents and urged safety education to reduce fatalities. White House officials consider Kissinger or Haig visiting Saigon to discuss a peace pact.
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Thieu
National Assembly
Saigon
Washington
UPI
North
John
South Vietnam
Volpe
United
Nixon
Hanoi
White ‘House
National Safety’ Council
Kissinger
Alexander
M. Haig
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Melton Mortuary
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Albert B. Meadows
Ruby Kanode
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Andway
Lamnawant Haart Attani
Jappas
Williams ‘Funeral Home
Sophia
Mrs
T.t.congress
Louisiana
Skyjacker
Father
Heather
Popeye Doyle
United States
France
APCC
Kanawha Valley
Commssion
Democratic Party
ING Ac CA
CR Ri
Eames Fcs
McMc Sree
Crete
Ieee
Carson City
Nevada
U. S
Beckley Post Office
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
Ralph Nader
Suite 101
M Street
N. W
Washington,d. C
Labor Dept
Paris
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