Ford lauds U.S. Steel rollback as gold hits new high
President Ford praised U S Steel for backing the rollback while European gold prices reached an all time high of 3.55 an ounce. In New York trading the Dow fell 8.84 to 589.64, its steepest drop since December. Over two sessions the Dow Jones average slid 14.79 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
U.S. Steel
Europe
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
2 Department
Christmas Tense World Amid Bombs and Bans
Reports from the holiday period describe heightened security in Israel with pilgrim patrols and mass body searches in Bethlehem. Rome warns of threats from a neo-Fascist group to bomb churches unless Vatican wealth is handed to the poor. Wartime austerity colors Christmas in war-torn regions as tree bans curb festivities. Viet Cong ask Washington to halt aid in exchange for missing soldiers search. IRA offers 11 day cease fire if troops leave Ulster. A South African doctor awaits a donor for a heart transplant. Seoul grants a Christmas amnesty releasing 2 781 prisoners except political and violent offenders.
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Israel
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Rome
Black Order
Vatican
Naly
United States
Washington
Saigon
Indoch
Four
U. S
Irish Republican Army
Britain
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Groote Schur Bospital
Cape Town
Christiaan
Barnard
Auclesm
Seoul
New River Dam Debate and EMS Ambulance Funding
Governor and officials spar over the New River Dam with claims of pollution and political misdirection. Moore criticizes Hechler while a news conference announces the state will fund ambulances and communications gear totaling 1,32,000 plus 15,000 for EMS counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge
Moore
Hechler
CIA probe swells over intelligence affairs
State Department says Kissinger asked for a report from Helms, ex CIA chief of 1966 1973. Sen Proxmire urges Helms removal and DOJ investigation after The New York Times report alleging CIA files on 10000 Americans, antiwar groups, and pervasive surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Kissinger
Helms
CIA
William Proxmire
Dwis
Justice Department
New York Times
Deaths and Funerals Cast Wide Net Across Counties
Obituaries list Ray Basiley of Montgomery formerly Beckley and Max Leo Bledsoe of Saxon among those dying after long illnesses. Funeral services set in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel and other area chapels with multiple survivors named including siblings, spouses, and grandchildren. Burial details and visiting hours noted, with several homes handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Basiley
Montgomery
Beckley
Sweeneysburg
Martin Bailey
Nora Bailey Beckley
Perdue
Bailey
Orlando
Fla
Percy
Rand
O‘dell Funeral Home
Max Leo’ Bledsoe
Saxon
John Richardson
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Mannings
Bledsoe
Clay County
Joseph and
Eric Bledsoe
Clarice Virginia Grear
Ragland Road
Charles Bass
Eugene Hall
Sunset Memorial Park
Lonnie Grear
Lonnie Eugene
William
Lloyd Cox
Mount Tabor
Robert Cox
Mabscott
Charles Cox
Detroit
Mich
Cleo Eskins
Beckler
Eloise Brooks
Bluefield
Rosetta Bailey Bledsoe
Jerry
Dean
Hatfield
Max
Ross
Chicago
Gordon
St. Marys
Emme Leo Perry
Pocahontas
Peggy Bledsoe
Donna Stinett
Edith Ross Brown
Bickmore
Jo Annne
Vicky Bledsoe
Valley Forge
Bob Lee Buoy
Philadelphia
Whitby
Trent and Durgan
William Coleman
Greenwood Memorial Park
Buoy
Hallie Scruggs
Maria Buoy
Barbara Denise
Augusta. Ga
Lawrence Brently. Whitby
William J. Augusta
E. Link
Fayetteville
Danese
Oak Hill
Crickmer
Thomas A
Rachel Fleshman Walker
Green Valley
Irene Rogers
Maplewood
Mary Parker
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Rainelle
Robert Milton Thompson
Eccles Road
Otis Clyburn
Thompson
Whippie
Marie Kincaid Thompson
Burt Thompson
Washington
Israel watches Moslem holiday tensions across Lebanon and Syria
Israeli artillery limits antiguerilla strikes to night over Lebanon border as Al Adha feasts begin. Beirut reports gunfire and sonic booms while Egyptian and Lebanese leaders warn of possible escalation. Sadat visits Sinai with troops as tensions flare along multiple fronts.
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Egypt
Syria
Israel
Tel Aviv
Ma‘ariv
Lebanon
Abraham
Arafat
Beirut
Hassan Khaled Mufti
United States
Middle East
Rashid Solh
al Moharref
Soth
Sidon
Sabra
Chatilla
Deciz
al Bayrak
Cairo
Damascus
Safir
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Sinai
Td al-Adha
Miller Urges Ford to Withdraw Day from MESA Post
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller demanded that President Ford pull James Day’s nomination as director of the Mining Enforcement Safety Administration. Miller argued Day lacked coal mine experience and warned that political selections threaten mine safety and could raise fatalities. He noted Day’s prior roles with Nixon era groups and urged a candidate with proven mining safety credentials.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
United Mine. Workers
Arnold Miller
Ford
James Day
Mining Enforcement Safety Administration
MESA
Secretary of
Interior
Rogers C.B. Mor
Ton
UMW
Day
Measa
Miller
Morten
Charleston Gazette
Nixon
Senate
Citizens
Goldwater
Nixon Lodge
Christmas Spirit Shines Amid Hardship and Charity
In Des Moines area stories families aid neighbors with meat and money while firefighters, a tree seller, and a 105 year old bell bring small joys. A Kewanee Santa faces assault charges after a snowball incident that harmed him.
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Blaises
Jack Swank
Moline
Charlie Ingraham
Sebastopol
Calif
Ingraham
Jacok
Des Moines
Iowa
Mike Shaffer
Galesburg
Ill
St. Patrick's Church
Daniel McCaut
John Ellsworth
Santa Claus
Kewanee
Tim Mahnesmith
Jersey Knight Holly Hybrid To Bring Berries Nationwide
Orton and Rutgers researchers describe a new holly strain derived from the Jersey Knight that adds red berries to a glossy evergreen tree. Despite its male parent, mating with female holly trees yields a dense berry producing bush suited for yards and urban areas, with broad tolerance to pollution.
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Orton
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Rutgers
Daniel D. Fenton
Millville
New York
Midwest
Fuel Tax Prices Charged by Oil Producing Nations
A speaker urged the United States to join with other oil importing nations to confront OPEC and push down prices. The call emphasized coordinating policy to counter oil price increases and protect consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Watergate Trial Paths to Jury Deliberation Amid Pardon Talk
The defense argued the pardon does not prove guilt and urged the jury to decide the conspiracy case. Jurors and alternates, sequestered, will be allowed family visits for Christmas with a buffet and gifts. Ehrlichman and wife may be with family in Seattle while Mitchell Haldeman and others stay in Washington. Final arguments resume Thursday as trial nears its 39th day and jury instructions loom.
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Ehrlichman
White House
Jeanne
Seattle
Wash
Mitchell
Haldeman
Mardian
Parkinson
Washington
Marti
Inmates Gain Parole or Time Reduction Across Counties
A list shows inmates from Kanawha Nicholas Fayette Mercer Jackson Berkeley Logan Cabell Raleigh and others with varied reductions to time served from life terms to years and months. Commutations include William Leonard and Ernest Stevenson eligible for parole and Richard Meyers reduced from 40 years to 5 to 18.
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Illiam M.leonard
Kanawha County
Ralph Mangus, Jr
Logan County
Richard S. Meyers Jr
Fetcher
D. Parker
Raleigh County
Charles J. Raines
Ernest Stevenson
Cabell County
Bethlehem Sees Tight Security For Christmas Observances
Mayor Elias Freij objects to excess security which could curb worshipers and visitors. Bethlehem bars private cars, restricts nonresidents, while 20 000 foreign pilgrims, including 4000 Christian Arabs, arrive amid guarded ceremonies at St. Catherine's Church and Wailing Wall events. The scene includes ecumenical prayers, preparations for a live mass, and a note slipping ritual tied to Psalm 96.
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Bethlehem
Elias Freij
Freij
Old City
Jerusalem
Wall
Israel
Judean
Mandos
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Catherine’s Church
Manger Square
Bethlehem Road
Malcolm Boyd
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates in Beckley 1974
The Raleigh Register announces subscription prices effective October 1, 1974. Rates cover daily and Sunday, one year at $1.00 plus West Virginia sales tax, totaling $1.07. six months $2.60 plus tax. three months $6.12 plus tax. Mail service available where no external carrier exists. tax applies to all papers mailed within West Virginia.
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Piss W. Va
Piss Va
Virginia
Stronsen
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Hunt-Wesson Foods
Children’s Eagle
Chippewa Forest
Minnesota
Hunt- Wesson
U_ S_ Forest Service
Roy Bailey
Max Leo Bledsoe
Mrs. Clarice Great
Lona E. Link
Bob Lee
Angela. M. Farmer
Angela Marie Farmer
George
Diana Rakes Farmer
Midway
Canaday
Glen View
Bill Cree
Randolph and
Rozina Collins Farmer
Arthur
Bertha Farley Rakes
Union
Williams Funeral
Sophia
Robert M. Thompson
Burt
Dale
Guy
Fredericksburg
June Moody
Barbara Bowling
Benjamin
Yon
Danial
Benjamin van Daniel
Canton
Ohio
Macarthur
Ernest von and
Cecile Ennis Daniel
McDowell Drive
Daniel
Memorial Baptist Church
Germany
Heidi Gyer Daniel
J. R. Daniel_ Beckley
Maubnesmith
Lana
Santa
Ellsworth
Mahnesmith
Watergate
Strica
Franklin C. Hoover
Nicholas County
Oscar Mosley
Fayette County
Cordell G. Reed
Lawrence R. Thomipson
Mercer County
Richard B. Lee
Jackson County
Broygan van Metre
Berkeley County
Federal
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Ethyl Corporation
Buffalo
N.Y
Belfast
Lower Falls Road
King’s Own Borderers
Sandy Row
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Bradley
Burt Pines
Tunis
Dialogue
Tunisia
Id al- Adha
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