Comptroller General rules coal officials illegally named to safety board
Comptroller General Elmer Staats ruled that Interior Department appointments to the Anthracite Coal Advisory Committee violated the 1969 federal coal mine health and safety act. He said chair and majority had economic coal interests, making the secretary act without lawful authority. Rep Hechler criticized the decision, urging strict enforcement to curb coal mine deaths and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer B. Staats
Rogers C. B. Moton
Gen-Egally
Staats
Ken Hechler
Hechler
Interior
Hollis M. Dole
Secretary of the Interior
100 000 Men May Escape Draft This Year
Washington reports that over 100000 young men with lottery numbers may avoid the draft if no inductions occur in the first quarter of 1972. Deferments for graduates and carryovers, plus college students with deferments, affect the potential exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPT
Selective Service
Volcano Erupts In Chile After Dormant Years
A smoldering Chilean volcano near Villarrica erupted after midnight sending lava and rocks over a five mile area. Police report 29 missing as dozens of houses and three bridges were destroyed. Six air force helicopters searched for survivors. a new crater formed near the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
UPI
Villarrica
United Fund boosts budget to record level in 1972
Darryl J. Roberts chairs a $90,386 United Fund budget in Rayleigh County, higher than any prior year, with James St. Clair and J. D. L. Drake among re elected and new directors. Agencies receiving funds include the Red Cross Raleigh County chapter, Camp Gallahad, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, YMCA, Salvation Army and others totaling gains over previous years. Drake notes increased payroll deductions and strong community support as key factors.
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Associates
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Steve Prince
Rahall's Inc
United Fund
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Camp Gallahad
USD
Southern
Girl Scouts
Can Vane
Raleigh
Drake
Fundidip
Executive Holding
der Stover
Cardinal Gifts
St. Clair
Champions Gifts
Prince
Leadership Gifts
Elmo Hurst
Mountaineer Gifts
Larry F. Stover
Pacemaker Gifts
W. M. Houchins
Rome offers free bus rides to curb city traffic
Rome launched a nine day trial of free daytime bus service to encourage car owners to switch to public transport. Atac and Stefer officials said the plan aims to reduce traffic in city centers while acknowledging the existing transit deficit and ongoing fare subsidies.
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Rome
Ernest Sakler
UPI
Giorgio la Morgia
Atac
Stefer Compapee
Stefer
Miami Beach Kidnap Case Ties Md Couple to Abduction
Miami Beach detectives charge a Silver Spring Maryland couple with kidnapping armed robbery and aggravated assault in a bizarre transfer of Los Angeles producer Peter Gayle from Miami Beach to Los Angeles. The couple faced a one hour arraignment amid ongoing manhunt for two other suspects after $31 700 was linked to the crime. Narpona was arrested in Silver Spring and extradition waived.
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Miami Beach
UPI
J—A
Silver Spring
Tun
Los Angeles
Peter Gayle
Zoe
Linda Roselle
Linda
Gayle
Narpona
Anthony C. Kallas
Miami
Three State Drug Stores Break In By UPI
Thefts from Huntington and Buckhannon drug stores reported by authorities. Buckhannon stores on Main Street broken into overnight. narcotics missing from a cabinet. In Huntington two men armed with pistols robbed Edith Humphreys, taking about $80 cash and $724 in money orders before fleeing in a black car with Ohio plates.
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United Press International
Huntington
Buckhannon
Main Street
Thompson
Miller's
Nixon warns Congress on air pollution bills and delays
Nixon urges swift action as Congress debates pollution measures. Aspin and 20 others push a 20 cent per pound sulfur tax, but the House Ways and Means Committee will hold the proposal until the President’s bill is submitted. A council spokesman says a tax bill is ready but awaits committee action due to other legislation.
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Nixon
Congress
Aspin
House Ways and Means Committee
Council
Capitol
Federal Judges to Review West Virginia Delegate Plan
A three judge federal panel will hear a suit by the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund challenging the West Virginia House of Delegates redistricting. Plaintiffs claim violations of one person one vote, three fifths rule, county boundary rules, and college student reallocation. The attorney general’s office joined to expedite the federal action with a hearing hoped for early next month. Plaintiffs include Harley Edwards Eilene Kinder Sarah Goins Brian Campbell Freda Dudley Tony Sabo Peggy King Dana Rayburn.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
House
College A
Attorney General
Harley Edwards
Eilene Kinder
Boone County
Sarah Goins
Brian Campbell
Preston County
Freda Dudley
Tony Sabo
Monongalia County
Peggy King
Dana Rayburn
Mason County
Historical Society Purchases Lot Near Wildwood Beckley
The Raleigh County Historical Society bought lot 12, section 29, Lilly Land Co. Addition No. 2 in Beckley for 2000 dollars from Memorial Baptist Church trustees. The site adjoins Gen. Alfred Beckley’s Wildwood home with plans to open as a historical site and possibly add a parking area. Other deeds recorded include transfers among Vecellio Grogan, Castrodale, and Spencer families, plus a 22.5 acre land sale in Shady Spring District.
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Raleigh County Clerk's Office
Raleigh County Historical Society
Memorial Baptist Church
Lilly Land Co
Beckley
Historical Society
Dorothy Amick
Alfred Beckley
Wildwood
Erma Vecellio Grogan
Dante Enrico Castrodale
Flat Top Lake and Park
Shady Spring
Ida Ann
Dante Castrodale
Léo Castrodale
Flat Top Lake
Park
Willard Spencer
Io Willard R. Spencer Jr
Turkey Branch
Minnie
Ernest Sampson
Harold Franklin Pack
Republican Will Oppose Mollohan in West Virginia Primary
George E Kapnicky of Sistersville, a Jerop native, announced his run for the Republican nomination in West Virginia s First District to challenge Rep Robert Mollohan in the May primary. He has worked as a oil and gas producer and teacher in Tyler County and Paden City. The piece also notes the Hastings battle and lists marriage permits for several local couples.
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Mollohan Sistersville
UPI
George E. Kapnicky
Sistersville
Jero
Monongalia County
House of Representatives
West Virginia
Kapnicky
Robert Mollohan
Fairmont
Mary Agnes Flaherty
Weirton
Tyler County
Paden City
Beckley minister Rev W A Tresenwriter dies en route to hospital
The Rev. W. A. Tresenwriter 66 Beckley resident and Church of the Living God pastor died Wednesday night after a long illness. Born June 2 1904 in Campbellsville Ky he moved from Lexington Ky where he worked as factory laborer and minister. Surviving wife Susie son Virgie two brothers and a grandchild. Funeral 1:30 p m Saturday at Church of the Living God East Park Danville officiated by Rev A I Smith burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Body to church 5 p m Friday from Trent and Durgan Funeral Home with viewing until service.
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Tresenwriter
Beckley
W. A. Tresenwriter
Broadway St
Campbellsville
Richard and Mary Tresenwriter
Lexington
Church of the Living God
East Park
Susie Tresenwriter
Virgie
James
Aurora
Ill
C. E. Tresenwriter
Louisville
A. I. Smith
Danville
Greenwood "Memorial Park
Trent and Durgan
Obituary notices for Ralph Ratliff and Clarence McGuffin
Ralph A Ratliff 56 of Cleveland Ohio died at home after a short illness Born November 11 1915 in Monroe County He was a World War II veteran and a millwright for Republic Steel Survivors include a son and several siblings and the body rests at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill Clarence Theodore McGuffin 79 of Thurmond died in a Beckley hospital from complications of a short illness Retired car foreman for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway He is survived by seven sons two daughters and two half sisters Funeral services will be Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park and pallbearers named.
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Ralph Anderson Ratliff
Clevland
Ohio
Oak Hill
Monroe County
Windrom
Mattie Ken Ratliffatliff
Republic Steel
Cleveland
Ralph Jr
Fairmont
Carl
Alexandria
Norman E
James Ratliff
Nila Burgess
Ypsilanti
Mich
Tyree
Clarence Theodore McGuffin
Thurmond
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Brotherhood of
Railway Car Men
American Railway Supervisors Organization
Pine Chapel Methodist Church
Cold Springs
Lofton
William Samuel
Mary Elizabeth Cash McGuffin
Nellie Day Cutlip McGuffin
William P
Harry W
Clarence
Hilltop
Ray
Rantoul
Earl
Waynesboro
Larry
Stewarts Draft
Jack
Sheffield Lake
Charles F
Mary) Doyle
Staunton
Kenneth C
Shirley) Surbaugh
Roanoke
L. A. Phillips
Richmond
Juanita Laird
Natchez
Miss
Philip A. McClung
James and
Tom Kelly
Homer £. Nicely
Erskine Pugh
Fred Gardner
Oscar Welch Dies After Long Illness at 76
Oscar Welch 76 of 137 Morris Ave died at home after a long illness. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Oscar Welch
Morris Ave
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley Drug Enforcement Hopes for 1972 Expansion
Capt. Teubert reports weak drug laws hinder convictions for sale and notes informers are scarce. Beckley plans to expand the Narcotics Bureau in 1972, shift much work to the Detective Bureau, and launch an anonymous hot line after year end to report drug violations. Authorities anticipate a major rise in drug arrests next year.
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Teubert
Beckley
Narcotics Bureau
Detective Bureau
Peelish
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Charles Zink
Blue Coal Corp
Sean Richter
Mercury Coal Co
Clyde Machamer
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Alfred B. Rieidel
Appalachia Associates, Inc
Lewis Evans
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis Giusti
UMWA
David Maneval
Appalachian Regional Commission
Fayetteville
Maple Ave
W. VA
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Mationwide Saniings & Loan
Krek
Smith
Las
Angeles
Humphrey
Martha Kaplan
Co| Gayle
Caine
England
Hastings
Ronald Melvin Estep
Ameagle
Johnnie Buren
Macil Aileen Henley Estep
Shirley Jean Stover
Samp Manville
Beatrice Williams Stover
Ronald Darrell Reed
Stephenson
James Edward
Ethel Mae Bowers Reed
Regina Gail Day
East Golf
Edward B
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Teddy Gene Williams
Ralph A. Ratliff
Clarence T. McGuffin
Federal Savings and Loan Association
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