Federal Black Lung Benefits To Be Administered By Social Security
Coal miners disabled by black lung and survivors may apply for benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act at any Social Security office. Benefits may be retroactive to filing. payments begin after congressional funding. Applications by mail should name the miner and include social security number if available plus contact details. Beckley office at 110 Howe Street, phone 253-2721.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Social Security Office
Dwight Billings
Beckley Social Security Manager
Billings
Congress
Beckley Social Security Office
Howe Street
Director To Leave CBDP In January
Terry Bott, director of the Cooperative Business Development Program in Beckley, resigns effective January. The West Virginia Tech Foundation has screened 43 applicants for a new director, with three remaining. Bott seeks a more permanent future and will stay until a successor is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Bott
Beckley
Bott
West Virginia Tech Foundation
West Virginia
Office Economic Opportunity
Washington
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Cin
Cbdpfi
Mountain Artisans
Charleston
San Francisco
Caiif
Hawthorne
Nev
University of Arizona
U. S. Navy
Arizona
Peace Corps
Ecuador
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Betty
Sandra Jean
Cooperative Business
Nixon to Spend Quiet New Year at California Home
President Nixon arrived in California for a two week stay at the Western White House and plans a low key family New Year’s Eve. He noted he and Pat and Tricia will register to vote in California and said a peaceful new year is hoped for as he finishes measures in Congress and outlines the State of the Union. He signed the tax relief bill and expected a federal budget near 200 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
California
White House
Air Force One
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Here
Pat
Tricia
Nixons
Key Biscayne
Fla
Charles G
Bebe” Rebozo
Washington
Congress
Ile
Ito
Israel Gunboats Arrive Amid French Embargo Fallout
Tel Aviv reports the gunboats appeared after a long wait with Egyptian forces failing to challenge them. Maariv cites Paris talks and possible French sanctions, while Egypt accuses Israel of stealing the boats and France weighs halting Mirage deliveries. Diplomatic talks continue in Paris and Tel Aviv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Maariv
Paris
Abba Eban
Haifa
Kishon
Ashad
Israel
Egypt
Eban
Cairo
Esmat Meguid
Cherbourg
Holdup Men Net Over 30000 In Army Payroll Heist
Two men in fatigues robbed an Army pay roll officer at Ft Meade and escaped with more than 30000. They were last seen along Route 175 near the Washington Baltimore Parkway armed with revolvers and carrying boxes. A captain and an enlisted man were unharmed and released near the post. The robbed car was abandoned as the robbers fled.
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FT. Meade, Ma
UPI
Washington- Baltimore Parkway
Army Post
Post Finance
Washington-Baltimore Parkway
Slayer of Valerie Percy May Be Dead
A convicted robber claims an accomplice who is now dead confessed the Valerie Percy slaying. The 1966 Kenilworth murder sparked a $50,000 reward as Fred Malchow, 40, allegedly confessed to Harold Evans, 24, tied to a tape robbery. Evans was arrested in Chicago. the claim remains unproven.
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Norristown
UPI
Valerie Percy
Miss Percy
Sen
Charlies
WH. Percy
Kenilworth
Frederick J. Malchow
Harold J. Evans
Philadelphia
Evans
Illinois
Malchow
Milnois State Police
William Hall
Malehows
theSchuylkill River
Here
Montgomery County
FBI
Chicago
James Thompson
Jin
The
Chicago Tribune
Linda Evans
Mrs. Evans
Percys
Freddie
Sub Demonstration Sinks. Builder Escapes Injury
In San Francisco Chris Brose demonstrated a new two man submarine. The craft sank during the test. Brose escaped unharmed and the vessel was later refloated.
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San Francisco
Chris Brose
Brose
Funeral services for Willard J Cook in Sophia
Willard Jasper Cook 32 of Chicago formerly of Sophia died Monday in Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis after an auto truck collision near Versailles. Funeral at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia Thursday at 1 pm with Rev. Dewey Wilson officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. He served in Korea and worked as assistant foreman on a receiving dock. Survived by widow Freda Cook of Chicago, sister Mrs. Lawrence Gartis, brothers Lanham and Ricky. Friends may call 6 to 10 pm today.
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Willard Jasper Cook
Chicago
Sophia
Williams
Dewey Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Cook
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Ind
Versailles
Willard
Zola Haga
Freda Ratinovitz Cook
Lawrence Pat Gartis
Lanham
Ricky
Final rites for Dewey H. Ellison in Crab Orchard
Dewey H. Ellison of Crab Orchard died Tuesday at 1 30 p m after a long illness in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 10 30 a m at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Elder A G Nichols officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He was born April 7 1898 at Camp Creek son of the late James Isaac Ellison and Elizabeth Brammer Ellison. He was a member of the Church of Zion Beckley and UMWA Local 7086 Crab Orchard. Survived by wife Lena Lineberry Ellison of Crab Orchard two sisters Maude Cray Crab Orchard and Oliva Lilly Maple Meadow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 5 p m. Pallbearers listed John Hartsoz Bill Wickline Roy Cochran Howard Fearn Norben Knapp Haven Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey H. Ellison
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
A. G. Nichols
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Ellison
Crab Orchard
Camp Creek
James Isaac
Elizabeth Brammer Ellison
Church of Zion of
UMWA
Lena Lineberry Ellison
Maude Cray
Land
Oliva Lilly
Maple Meadow
John Hartsoz
Bill Wickline
Roy Cochran
Howard Fearn
Nor Ben Knapp
Haven Clay
John Lewis Sizemore
Maynor
Phillip E
Hettie Sarver Sizemore
Sizemore
Tilda McKintley
Fred
Calvin
Bud
Frank
Pineville
Wabash
Ind
Nancy Sizemore
Maria Brewer
Margaret Mitchem
Rosetta McKinney
Baileysville
David
Vernon McKinney
Falmouth
Mass
Ernest
Tucson
Ariz
Marion
Buskirk
Alexandria
Ellen Holsclaw
Newport News
Edna Blake
Prosperity
Sunset Memorial Park
Hatcher rites set for Suffolk woman in Portsmouth
Loretta Marie Hatcher 49 of Suffolk formerly Crab Orchard dies after heart attack. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Sturtevan Funeral Home Portsmouth with Elder B. B. Handy officiating Burial Meadow Brook Memorial Gardens near Portsmouth. Sizemore services Friday 2:30 p.m. Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. burial Sunset Memorial Park.
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Loretta Marie Hatcher
Wayne Avenue
Suffolk
Crab Orchard
Sturtevan
Portsmouth
Elder B. B. Handy
Meadow Brook Memorial Gardens
Final rites set for Jay Golden Ballard in Mechanicsville
Jay Golden Ballard 50 of 1302 Meadow Dr Mechanicsville Va formerly Beckley W Va dies in a Richmond Va hospital. Funeral 2 p.m Friday Melton Mortuary Chapel Rev JT M Waldron and Rev Jim Franklin officiate. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Ballard longtime J and W Motors owner in Beckley and former Eccles Coal Mines foreman. Survived by wife Wilma Kirby Ballard and three daughters three sons and three sisters and three brothers. Masonic Lodge 95 AF and AM will post pallbearers and conduct graveside rites.
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Jay Golden Ballard
Meadow Dr
Mechanicsville
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
JT. M. Waldron
Jim Franklin
Sunset Memorial Park
Ballard
Richmond, Va
Mabscott
Jay Golden
Laura Taylor Ballard
Wilma Kirby
Assembly of God Church
Eccles Coal Mines
J & W Motors
Valley Drive
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
AF & AM
Virginia
Order of Elks
George
Violet) Serafine
Yardisy
Ola
Pansy) Grose
Davin
W. Va
James
Daisy
Cassity
Paul
Carl
Montgomery
Ala
County Flooding Deepens Across West Virginia Areas
West Virginia faced widespread flooding as rain and melting snow swelled rivers. Hughes county towns reported flooded roads and water up to homes, with evacuations near Philippi and Logan County. Guardsmen and sand bags aided evacuations and relief. roads remained restricted and colder weather halted further melt.
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Philippi
West Fork
Logan County
State Department of Welfare
Man
Logan
Chapmanville
Lincoln County
Ranger
Yawkey
State Road Commission
West Hamlin
W. Va
Laurel Creek
Oceana
Wyoming County
Army National Guardsmen
Hinton
Peace Springs
People's Co
107Th Cavalry Squadron
Williamson
Tug Fork
Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington
Tug River
Clarksburg
Weston
Red Cross
National Guard
Panhandle
Berkeley
Grant
Hampshire
Hardy
Jefferson
Mineral
Morgan
Weather Bureau
Marcos Receives Moon Rock and Flag From Apollo 10 Astronaut
Vice President Agnew and Philippine President Marcos meet as Eugene Cernan presents a moon rock and a Philippine flag from Apollo 11. Cernan also shares a photo from Apollo 10, while Marcos thanks the U S for space achievements and calls the moment monumental.
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Agnew
Eugene A. Cernan
Cernan
Marcos
Philippines
United States
Tragic Drowning Sees Barbara Wiley Die in Flooded Creek
Barbara Jane Wiley 27 of Tams died when the car she rode in plunged into Winding Gulf Creek at Stotesbury as a flood swollen road collapsed. Born January 26 1942 she was the daughter of Dave and Sarah Wiley of Tams. Survived by daughter Sarah. brothers Dave Jr. Greenwich Conn and Harold New York. sisters Mrs Mary Broadnax New York Mrs Queen Schofield Beckley and Mrs Dorothy Henderson Cincinnati. Body held at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
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Barbara Jane Wiley
Mary Broadnax
New York
Queen Schofield
Beckley
Dorothy Henderson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Tragic Drowning Claims Mrs Cora D Branch in Stotesbury
Mrs Cora J Branch 19 of Stotesbury died by drowning when a car slid into Winding Gulf Creek after a roadway collapse Tuesday at 8 45 pm She leaves husband Jerry in Vietnam a son Tony and daughter Lisa at home parents Mr and Mrs Willie Collins two brothers Dwight Collins and Willie Jr both in military service three sisters including Loretta Thomas Bertha Collins Sylvia Collins and a granddaughter Bertha Jefferson The Johnson Funeral Parlor handles arrangements.
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Cora J. Branch
Stotesbury
Branch
Gulf Creek
Jerry
Vietnam
Tony
Lisa
Willie Collins
Dwight Collins
Willie Jr
U. S. Army
Connecticut
Loretta Thomas
Detroit
Mich
Bertha Collins
Stolesbury
Sylvia Collins
New York City
Bertha Jefferson
Beckley, Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
John F Bays dies after long illness at 78
John F Bays 78 died Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Final rites set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Wallace Funeral Chapel Ansted with Reverends McNutt and Middleton in charge. Burial in Restlawn Memory Gardens Victor H. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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John F. Bays
Offico
Wallace
Ansted
Charlies W. McNutt l
John Middleton
Restlawn Memory Gardens
Victor, H
Beckley
Plant Entry Refused Steel Co Bars Foreign Autos
Fairfield Works of United States Steel bars foreign-made vehicles from the plant as part of a new year policy affecting about 14 000 workers. Visitors and vendors with imported cars will be directed to inside routes while most employees park outside. Mondale criticized the move as unfair to seniors facing higher Medicare costs and noted no plan to aid parking outside gates.
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Birmingham
Ala
CAPS
Sail
Ufacturers
United States Steel
U.5. Steel
Fairfield
Jeles
U.S
E Fairfield Washington
UPI
Retary
Walter F. Mondale
D-Mian
Nixon
Ny 4
Sion
Earl Mal Ts
Mondale
South
Gates
Robert H. Finch
Medicare
Finch
Raleigh County Circuit Court Pre-Trial Conference Calendar
January term calendar lists daily pre-trial conferences in Raleigh County with Judge C Berkley Lilly presiding. Entries include civil actions across multiple plaintiffs and defendants such as Winding Gulf Coals, Kanawha Banking, West Virginia Life Insurance Co, Plaza Construction Co, Mounts Motor Sales, and others, spanning January 7 to January 19 with numerous surname pairs and case numbers.
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Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
Orval Estep
Freda E. Cline
Robert L. Roberts
Winding Gulf
Vernice E. Frazier
Paul C. Manley
Lee A. Frazier
Genevieve Givensele
County Court of
Raleigh
Marcus Berman
Gerald
Jerald) F. Knight
Emma Louise Rash
W. E. Bragg
G. R. Dean
Mounts Motor Sales
Wilbert R. Wood
Tilma Webb
James FE. Lester
Gray Lumber Co
Charles Allen
Bob Prouse
Willia Vandall
David L. Lilly
Roy Gene Carper
Kanawha Banking and Trust Co
Graybar Electric Co
Plaza Construction Co
Matthew E
Nixon Jackson
Jimmy August Bevins
Katherine Jackson
Judy Jean Legg
Edward Lee Farley
Basil Williams
West ‘Virginia Life Insurance Co
Bernard Redden
Hubert Fox
Earl Redden
Curtis
Scott
Barbara I. Stover
Arnett
Sizemore couple sue Forest Homes over home damage
Marianna couple Elba and Edith Sizemore file a 30000 suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against Forest Homes Builders and Contractors of Glen Morgan and Richard Barnes claiming faulty aluminum siding and roofing allowed water entry that damaged the house and contents. Attorneys Marshall West represents the Sizemores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna
Elba
Edith Sizemore
Forest Homes Builders and Contractors
Glen Morgan
Richard Barnes
Raleigh County
Marshall West
West, Blackshear and Rundle
Pineville
Sizemore
Arnet Lilly
John K.kopec
Patricia Ann Kopec
Harper
Lilly
Kopec
Kopee
Belly Buttons Banned At English Bar
Jane Waterfield was refused service at Charie's Bar in the Brie Dunel Hotel in Adelburg England for wearing a mod costume violating the bar rule that belly buttons are not allowed in public. The incident occurred Tuesday with no further details provided.
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Adelburg
England
Charie
Brie Dunel Hotel
Jane Waterfield
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CBDP
Willard J. Cook
Dan Miller
Ralph Grose
Tom Higgins
Jess Prunesti
Tommy Lovell
Bud Rose
Erals
Loretta Hatcher
John L. Sizemore
North Valley Drive
United Press International
Cora D. Branch
Circuit Court
Farley Creek Laint Co
Robert Plumiey
Paul Perkins
Grace Sutphin
W. & E. Chevrolet Sales
Dewey McCoy
Alexander
Taraczkozy
Russell Fe.dunbar
Nellie Mae Griffith
Webb
Neal Funeral Mome
Martha Fanary
Fred J. Hodge
William M. Myles
James R. Webb
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Billy Joe Workman
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