Trial on UMWA backed bank loans to coal firms faces delays
Washington court heard testimony on a civil suit alleging the United Mine Workers welfare and the National Bank of Washington conspired to profit from loan schemes backing coal operators. Key witness Colton disputed communications with the union and bank directors while the judge pressed for clearer rulings amid pretrial sparring.
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Raleigh Resister
Beckley
W. Va
Washington
UPI
Colton
Tejton
Mic
UMWA
D.C. Bank
Bitumincas
Ina Ne Bank
Coal Companies
Total Fund
Minianby United Mine Workers
Barnum L. Colton
National Bank of Wash
Rngton
Coal Operators Association
Ibank
Con
TOMA
Tony
iBoyle
Jloans
Harry Huge
Robinson
Land. Com
Lewis
Plains
Shim
Hif
Joseph A
Jock) Yariso
Farlier
Iblonski
Bowleengi- Washington Bank
Welfare Fund Trust
Georal
The
National Bank
John J. Wilson
Yablonski
UMW
Coun
Inj
Huge
Roberson
Lee
Gesell
Gesel
Hospital Administrator Named In $50,000 Suit
Mrs. Kathryn Jollyfoot sues Beckley Hospital and administrator Dr. Ralston claiming negligent surgery without consent left her permanently injured. Other Raleigh County suits include Greer estate action over a fatal turnpike collision and auto accident claims from Thorley, Williams, and Reaves.
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Beckley Hospital
itsjFeb
Raleigh County
Iake Greer
Helen Marie ‘Greer
Harrl
Gene Cox
Houston
Texas
C & Iz Transportation Co
Dallas
Greer
Senti
Thought Moore
Reaves
Thornley
Williams
Williame
Black Panthers Fed Up With Drug Culture
Berkeley report quotes Eldridge Cleaver saying the Black Panthers oppose psychedelic drugs and placed Dr Timothy Leary under revolutionary protection at his Algiers home. Cleaver notes Leary and Rosemary were arrested January 9 and later released.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPD
Eldridge Cleaver
Black Panthers
Timothy Leary
Algiers
Cleaver
KPFA
United States
Leary
Rosemary
Panthers
Learys
Panther
Shoney's Merges With Tenn Firm Forming Franchise Network
Shoney's Big Boy of Charleston merges with Danner Foods of Nashville to create a food franchising company with 135 outlets in 10 southeast states. Alex Shoenbaum will chair the board and Raymond L. Danner will be president. Combined sales projected at 70 million dollars.
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Charleston
UPD
Shoney’s Big Boy
Danner Foods
Nashville
Tenn
J Southeast
Alex Shoenbaum
Shoney’s
Raymond L. Danner
Danner
News Company
Avalanche hits Tremps in Spain. two missing and four injured
An avalanche swept a ski area in the Pyrenees on Sunday, leaving two Spaniards missing and presumed dead while four others were injured. Police said all victims are Spanish.
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Tremp
Spain
Pyrenees
Apollo 14 crew hear daily sports results during mission delay
Ground controller McCandless reports Daytona Beach 24 hour race results and golf standings to Apollo 14 astronauts Roosa and others. McDivitt notes docking mechanism issues with the Apollo command module and Lunar Module, blaming a possible particle jam and stressing the precision of latch tolerances. Art classes by Mrs. Wheeler canceled as she attends a Charleston art show opening, with classes resuming next week.
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Bruce McCandles
Roosa
McCandless
Daytona Beach
Fla
Apollo
James A. McDivitt
Manned Spacecraft Center
Rockwell
Downey
Calif
James Wheeler
New River ‘Park
Deaths and Funerals In Local Area
Deaths and funeral notices for several residents. Mary Ellen Wiser Sauls 69 Bolt and Ruth Warren 74 Rhodell, services pending. Nick Maheis 76 Mullens pronounced dead on arrival after heart attack. Lawrence Hefner 63 Oak Grove, heart attack at work. Bodies at local funeral homes with arrangements pending.
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Nick Maheis
Mullens
Mullens Hospital
Sam Fogieson
Neasé and
Lawrence C. Hefner
Oak Grove
Oak Hill
Melton Mortuary
Final Rites for Charles B Gulley in Fairfax
Final rites for Charles B Gulley a former Chesapeake and Potomac employee of Beckley will be held at Epperly Funeral Home in Fairfax at 1 am Thursday. Burial follows in Fairfax. He died Monday in Fairfax after a short illness. Survivors include his wife Eleanor a son Chuck and daughter Linda and a brother Everett Gulley.
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Charles B. Gulley
Fairfax
Chesapeake and Potomac’. Telephone &Co
Beckley
Epperly
Eleanor
Chuck
Linda
Everett” Gulley
Winnie ‘M. Mazako
Summerlee
the- Tyree
Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Randolph Johnson
High Lawn Memorial
Oak HL
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Griffith in Glen Rogers
Mrs Mary Griffith 76 of Glen Rogers dies after a long illness in a local hospital. Funeral 1 p m Thursday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Revs Wilts Woods and John Richardson officiating. Burial in Allen Cemetery Bolt. Survived by husband William Kelly Griffith two daughters two sons a sister and numerous grandchildren. Friends may call after 5 p m Wednesday at the mortuary.
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Ernest
Mary Ellen
Wiser Sauls
Bolt
Will Warren
Rhodell
Alof God
Stellie
Ignace
Parsons
Wade Webb
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mary Jane Griffith
Glen Rogers
Melton
Wilts’ Woods
John Richardson
Allen
Rock Creek
John Floyd
Lucinda Cantley Allen
Independent Baptist Church
William
Kelly Griffith
Woodrow Rogers
Robert (Beulah) Lozo
Miami
Fla
Eva Hughes
Treasury to spend 17 million in West Virginia during 1972
The Treasury Department will spend nearly 17 million in West Virginia in the 1972 fiscal year. The IRS plans 9 million for Martinsburg and Parkersburg and 2 million elsewhere in the state. The Public Debt Bureau will allocate 5.4 million in Parkersburg.
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Treasury
W.va. Washington
UPI
U.S. Treasury Department
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Internal Revenue Service
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Bureau of the Public Debt
January Beckley Fire Report Details Losses and Calls
Fire damage in Beckley during January totaled 230 dollars per a monthly report by Fire Chief Cecil P. Connor. The Fire Department answered 15 fire calls and the Rescue Squad was called 35 times during the month.
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Beckley
Cecil P.connor
Three Tycoons Given Awards By Gov Moore
Charleston West Virginia Governor Moore honored industrialists John Lough Forrest Jackson and Jack Lloyd for leading regional economic growth. He cited 130 plants announced in two years and over 155 million dollars in new investment promising 10 000 jobs.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
West
Moore
Industral
Elkins
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
U. S. 50
Parkersburg
W. Va
Laos Presses Neutrality as War Expands in Indochina
Hanoi radio quotes North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry accusing the United States of intensifying the war in Indochina. Tass cites Soviet Premier Kosygin denouncing American imperialism. Pathet Lao claims tens of thousands of troops gather near Laos border though no invasion is confirmed.
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Ing
France
Laos
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
United States
Indochina
Paris
Tass
Alexei N. Kosygin
Pathet
Lao
Chapong-Sava- Tame
North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Wyoming
North Vietnam
Law And Order Bills Face West Virginia Legislature
In Charleston the legislature introduced three Law and Order measures. Proposals include tighter control on explosives with a permit system from the state fire marshal and penalties up to 100 dollars and 60 days in jail. Other bills seek bans on Molotov cocktails and stricter liquor and tax provisions. A study is also planned to examine lowering the legal adult age to 18.
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William T. Brotherton
D-Kanawha
William Moreland
D-Man
Moreland
Carrigan
Carl E. Gainer
Senate
Robert K. Hollide
Fayette
Robert R. Nelson
D-Cabell
Holliday
Moore
House
Washington
State Board of Regents
Commissioner of Finance and Administration
Finance Commissioner
Charleston
UPD
Thailn
George Namite
Bar E Seibert
John E. Carrigan
Legis
Mountain
Gener
Als
Fion
Norisaster
Fmal
Zane
Dels
Cleo
Jones
Jack E. Holt
Chaum
Cey Browning Jr
Bluefield State Colege
Browning
Jones Holt
Twico
Tmhust
lQdell H. Huffman
D- Mercer
Jody G. Smith
R. Cabell
Civil Service System
Louise Leonard
R-Jefferson
West Virginia
U.S
Eugene Ball
D-Mason
George G. Griffith
D-Hancock
Ralph
Williams
Greenbrier
Joint Committee In Government and Finance
Indochina Battles Resume With Heavy Viet Cong Losses
Reported fighting across Indochina left 21 Communists killed in the U Minh Forest and 21 in a clash north north east of Saigon plus 17 killed 200 miles northeast of the capital. Four smaller clashes killed at least 41 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. Shelling struck Nha Trang and Phu Cat bases near Saigon with no U.S. casualties.
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Phnom Penh
Saigon
U.S
Ban
Me Thuot
Governor Moore defends 25 million central mental health complex
Gov. Moore says the proposed central mental health complex will complement regional facilities like spokes in a wheel. He criticizes the State Mental Health Association as a lobbying group focused on treatment providers rather than patient care.
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Moore
State Mental Health Association
Mental Health Association
Beckley Fire Dept Responds to Various Rescue Calls
The Beckley Fire Department reports multiple incidents including a fire smoke report at American Optical Corp on Valley Drive South caused by a faulty ballast. Rescue squads assisted elderly residents Maurnetia Moore and Mary Lowen after falls, and Mary McClure faced breathing difficulty. An oven shorted at David Holliday’s home caused about 30 dollars in damage.
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Beckley Fire Department
American Optical Corp
Valley Drive
Maurnetia Moore
Lincoln
David ‘Holliday
Jackson St
Mary ‘McClure
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TU Lruvel Wtae
Lewis Donn
College Gulf
State Tax Commissioner
Bank of Raleigh
Dennis B
Letha L. Meadows
Tenn. Firm
McCall’s
Harpers Bazaar
Vogue
Sports Illustrated
Mademoiselle
Esquire
Rchmond Cleaners
McDivitt
Mary E. Warren
Ernest W. Sauls
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Nick Mahelis
Harry J. Bennett
Linancs
Mabscott
Oak Grove Christian Church
William Booth
L. A. Garten
Sumset Memorial Park
Hinton
Zechariah
Nellie
Long Bennett
James F. Bennett
Keyser- Bryant Funneral
Ithe
Blanche Price
Naot Street
East Park
Tne
Ritchie
Oohnson
Winnie Mazako
Mary Griffith
Brenda Green
Arlington
Bud Baptist Church
Lonnie Blankenship
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Three Funeral Home Inc
Jones Avenue
MT. Hope
Joseph P. Tyree
Gov. Moore
Beverly St
Mary Lowen
Raleigh General Hospital
Crawford Street
Carlos Garten
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