Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia Community
Obituaries from Charles Town to Tioga note deaths and pending services. Mrs. Martha Ann Bowles died in Charles Town hospital with funeral at Melvin T. Strider Colonial. burial at Pleasant View Memory Gardens. Felix L Boland of Hix aged 78 died in Beckley after illness. survivors include wife Lottie and 19 grandchildren. Other notices list Dorothy L. Burgin, Jora Scott Nottingham, Ted Nutter, Lester N. Lively, Ernest Melvin McCoy, and related funeral arrangements and survivors across Summers, Raleigh, and surrounding counties.
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Martha Ann Bowles
Charles Town
Melvin T. Strider
Rawson
Clarence Smith
Pleasant View Memory Gardens
Martinsburg
Pineville
Luke
Minnie Baskam McKinney
Edith Ruff
Mount Hope
Elsie Withrow
Oak Hill
Alice Powers
Sophia
Walter Petrosky Funeral in Lanark Tuesday
Funeral services for Walter Petrosky 57 of Lanark will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Rev. Gene Hall officiating. He died Sunday at a local hospital after a short illness. Born June 15, 1917 in Logan County he was a retired miner and World War I veteran. Survived by his wife Evelyn Quesenberry Petrosky a brother John Lanark a sister Mrs. Mac Stufeo Lakehurst N J and a half sister Mrs. Ginny Smith Lanark. Funeral home hours 6 to 9 p.m. today. Pallbearers listed.
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Felix L. Boland
Hix
Beckley
Buena Vista
Ohio
John and
Ida Cooper Boland
Summers County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Church of Christ
Hinton
Lottie Meadows Boland
Felix Jr
Radford
Herbert B
Newport News
James Crotshin
Highland Springs
Charles Hale
Scott Depot
David Mann
Peterstown
Harold Dodd
Ashland
Stanley Bragg
Princeton
Lowell Milloan
Charlottesville
Samuel H
Jora Scott Nottingham
Virginia St
Oak Hill
Jones Avenue
Shirley Nottingham
Kelly Nottingham
Dolby Nottingham
Carlisle
Leonard Nottingham
Mount Hope
Cynthia Bennett
New Martinsville
Grace Elmore
Fayetteville
Dot Snyder
Columbus
Jean Smith
Union Park
Fla
Alts
Lucy Canterbury
Jones Avenue Church of God
Wade Austin
High Lawn Memorial Park
Tyree
Ted Nutter
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Carlos Perry
Cunard
Dollie Smith Nutter
Ann Nutter
Eugene
Lynchburg
Amos
Stamford
Lizzie Beckett
Nina
Patricia E. Nutter
Well Wood
Marie Bennett
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Walter Petrosky
Lanark
Gene Hall
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Petrosky
Logan County
Stanley
Josie Petrosky
Evelyn Quesenberry Petrosky
John Lanark
Mac Stufeo
Lakehurst
N. J
Ginny Smith
Frank Toke
Andy
Steve Kozar
Jack
Robert Quesenberry
David Thompson
Bill Welch
William R. Tyree
Harper Heights
Eric Tyree
First Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ella Tyree
William
Thomas
Springfield
Mass
James
Yonkers
Willie Tyree
Bronx
N.Y
Dorothy Tyree
Vernon
N. Y
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Not a Quitter: Wilbur Vows to Serve After Brink of Destruction
Wilbur declares his decision not to resign, stating he has faced destruction and been mercifully spared to serve the country and loved ones. He refuses to quit public life and intends to fulfill his duties to the best of his ability.
Quake Relief Rushed to Northwest Pakistan
Doctors, medicine, food and tents were sent by civilian and military agencies to northwest Pakistan to aid quake survivors. The 3:15 pm quake damaged thousands of homes and shops. tremors continued through the night as Patan market and main road were blocked by a landslide. Nearby Tangir and Kashmir areas had prior quake devastation.
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Pakistan
Patan
Tangir
Kashmir
Qima Khan
Rawalpindi
No Purges Claimed at CIA Amid Domestic Surveillance Allegations
CIA spokesman denies purges and says many take early retirement for financial benefits amid reports of operations division resignations. He would not confirm detainee specifics or discuss covert activities while noting no current domestic operations. Senator Proxmire calls for independent prosecutor with subpoena powers to probe alleged CIA abuses dating back to the Nixon era.
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Daniel F. Gilmore
Washington
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
Operations Department
Shakup
CIA
Langley
San E. Colby
Nixon
William Proxmire
Dwis
ABC
Froxmire
Proxmire
Oldest U.S. maximum security prison to close in Vermont
Windsor State Prison in Montpelier is set to close due to budget cuts. Built in 1808 for 15,600 dollars, it houses 96 inmates and would mark Vermont as the first state to shutter a max security facility without a replacement. Corrections officials say inmate transfers will follow.
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Montpelier
UPI
United
Vermont
Windsor
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Thomas P. Salmon
R. Kent Stoneman
Stoneman
King Faisal Named Time Man of the Year for 1974
Time magazine selects Saudi Arabia's King Faisal as Man of the Year for 1974 citing his central role in quadrupling oil prices and shaping Arab world power. Faisal says Saudi-U.S. ties would improve with a just Middle East settlement and notes no plan to worsen the economic crisis.
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New York
UPI
Time Magazine
Kings Faisal of
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
United States
Middle East
Dollar slides in European markets amid central bank support
Swiss banks quoted American tourists selling dollars for under 2.50 francs, off nearly 30 percent on the year. In Frankfurt the dollar opened at 2.4090 marks, slipping to 2.4050 at noon as the West German central bank bought over 17 million to curb declines. In Brussels the dollar traded at 36.76 francs, then 36.65. It also weakened to 631.5 lire from 653.10, as markets remained soft overall.
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Zurich
Frankfurt
U.S
Brussels
Guerrillas Free Prisoners and Contact Cuban Embassy
The guerrillas freed prisoners to Cuba and allowed the Nicaraguan ambassador Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa to telephone the Novidades newspaper in Washington. He told an editor the hostages were treated well and urged objective, non speculative reporting on the incident.
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Cuba
Washington
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Novidades
Ashland Oil Pays for Political Gifts Tied to Senate Race
The Watergate prosecutors disclosed five illegal gifts connected to Ashland Oil and former Kentucky Gov. Louie B. Nunn in the 1972 Senate race. Ashland had pled guilty last year to the Nixon contribution and the case was reopened. Special Prosecutor Ruth said additional gifts emerged as the IRS investigated Ashland.
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Texas
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky
Senate
McBride
Hart
Ashland
Henry S. Ruth Jr
Aic Melis
Ruth
Atkins
Fred M. Vinson
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Service
Watergate defendants face charges and jurist urges impartial verdict
The article outlines charges against Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman Mardian and Parkinson for actions tied to the Watergate break in and cover up. Judge Sirica stresses weighing the case without sympathy or passion. Separately Sri Lanka expands Ruhuna and Wilpattu National Parks by 25.7 and 83 square miles.
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Sirica
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Ruhuna
Wilpattu National Park
Ford defers CIA report amid privacy concerns
Ford returns to Washington Thursday to decide whether to publish a secret report about CIA spying on dissidents during Nixon’s era. Nessen said the matter is "complicated" and may wait for consultations with CIA director Colby and others. Ford has skiied daily in Vail eight days, and will host an open New Year gathering at his rented chalet.
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Ford
Washington
Vail
Colo
Colby
CIA
New York Times
Nixon
Nessen
William E. Colby
Professional
Ski Instructors of America
Rutgers Psychologist Studies Traffic Noise Effects
Dr. Neil B. Weinstein of Rutgers University Cook College tapes downtown New Brunswick traffic sounds for research on how people adapt to unwanted noise and what it takes to cope with noisy environments.
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QUIET
New York
UPI
Neil B. Weinstein
Rutgers University
Cook College
New Brunswick
J.J
Brezhnev Delays Mideast Trip Amid Cairo Tensions
Brezhnev postpones a Middle East visit amid Sadat's stance on Russian advisers and Kissinger led peace talks. Moscow reports say Egypt remains wary of Russian involvement while Israel boosts defense planning and denies PLO talks. Brezhnev's health and fatigue cited as possible factors.
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Anwar Sadat
Israel
Brezhnev
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Geneva
Cairo
Sadat
Moscow
Saadia Wimiel
Israeli
Defense Ministry
Yuval Ne‘eman
Palestine Liberation Organization
Newsweek
Ma’ariv
Cent
Beirut
As Safir
Mideast
Henry Akissinger
Kremlin
France
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates Listed
The Raleigh Register announces subscription terms for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates include one year 51.00 plus 1.53 tax total 52.53 Beckley County and Sunday six months 26.00 plus 4.74 tax total 30.74, three months 9.50 plus 1. etc. Mall service is available to established carriers only in West Virginia.
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Vom
Piad Hinten
Raleigh Register
W.va
Beckie
Las W. Way
Heles Tex
Selestex
West Virginia
World and UPI Briefs From Around the Globe
Socialist Workers Party hopeful Camejo says he does not expect victory in 1976 but sees crisis shaking up two major parties and boosting Socialist presence. Venezuela reestablishes diplomatic ties with Cuba after 13 years, exchange noted in New York. Puerto Rican independence marchers pass Rockefellers and Kissinger during vacation. Thailand probes Thanom return amid election fears. Thanom deported to Singapore. Mekong Delta ferry hits a mine. 22 killed, 22 wounded. Irish inmates end five hour uprising at Portlaoise Prison releasing guards. Boston appeals federal school busing order to Supreme Court. three school committee members face contempt in district court.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Socialist Workers Party
Peter Camejo
Camejo
Socialist Party
Dublin
Ireland
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Portlaoise
Boston
US Supreme Court
U.S
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Martha Bowles
Dorothy Burgin
Dorothy L. Burgin
Myers Ave
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Harry J. Settle
Mrs
Jora Nottingham
Lester N. Lively
Ballengee
Thelma Doss
Edna Spangler
Ronald Meadows Funeral
Ernest M. McCoy
Ernest Melvin McCoy
Tioga
Howard White
Summersville
George Lovelace
Fairview Cemetery
Harrell McCoy
Harry Jackson Settle
Kanawha Falls
Combs Funeral Home
Montgomery
Harmon Gray
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Evelye Wiseman
Ounes
Jesse Lee Walker
Cincinnati
L. E. Walker
Lloyd E. Walker
Phyllis
Linda Marsh
Barboursville
Larry
Robert D
John T
Lloyd E. Jr
Beckley and
Raymond
Margaret Wooldridge
Elma Allen
Belle
Eileen Graham
Fairfax
Sue Ann Ernst
Seattle
Wash
Landmark
North
Oakwood Avenue
North Heber St
Bankers Life & Casualty Co
BeckLey’s
POSC
St , National Bank
Valley DR
W. VA
Ashland Oil
Watergate
Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddys
Haldeman W
FBI
Ehrlichman
White House
Mardian
Liddy
Richard G. Kreindienst
Parkinson
Jeb Stuart Magruder
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Dean
ilLeigh
Rupiisned
Iy Newspapers Corp St
WoVa “Zea AL Princ
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Iupi
Marxist Supporters of Independence For
Nelson Rockefeller
Henry Kissinger
Dorado Beach Hotel
Rockefeller
Kissinger
Bangkok
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Thanom
Singapore
Saigon
Kien Tuong
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