Egypt and Israel eyes on canal reopening amid diplomacy
Reported talks show Sadat under Soviet pressure seeking a peaceful path to reopen the Suez Canal without a full settlement. Khadafy in Benghazi and U S officials in Washington discuss indirect negotiations as Israel hints at broader Middle East alignment against common Arab foes.
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Beirut
Telegraph
Washington
Israel
Cairo
al Akhbar
United States
Arent Sadat
Benghazi
Muammar Khadafy
Libya
Middle East
United Press International
Tel Aviv
Haar
Haaretz
Retz
Egypt
Khadafy
Suez Canal
Moshe Dayan
Sadat
Dayan
U.S
Moscow
Melvin R. Laird
William P
Rogers
Joseph J. Sisco
Repres
Damascus
Morday
Paris
France
Charles
de Gaulle
Golda Meir
Reapportionment Spurs Turnover in Legislatures Says Leader
John Conolly of Illinois says one man one vote reapportionment has boosted responsiveness and caused substantial turnover in state legislatures. He speaks as president of the National Legislative Conference, noting improved lawmaking in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National Legislative Conference
John Conolly
Illinois
West Virginia Senate Race Grows to Seven Candidates
State Sen. Robert Nelson joined a seven man field for secretary of state in Huntington, joining Hans McCourt A James Manchin Thomas Winner Dan Cahill and Kenneth Anvil. Republican hopefuls include Noel Poling Edgar Heiskell and Keith L Arthur. Conolly cautions on legislative reform while noting changes in candidate makeup and public disclosure proposals amid ethics debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
Robert R. Nelson
Huntington
Cabell County
Secretary of State
Nelson
Senate
Hans McCourt
A. James Manchin
Farmington
Thomas Winner
Beckley
Dan Cahill
Logan
Barbour County
Kenneth Anvil
Noel Poling
Ripley
Edgar Heiskell TI
Morgantown
Keith L. Arthur
Four Traffic Crashes Leave One Hospitalized and Three Charged
Police reports show three drivers charged and one passenger hospitalized after four accidents. Damages to eight vehicles exceed $3,600 with cases in Beaver and Beckley, including a Beaver rollover and a MacArthur drunken driving arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Linville
Oakwood Ave
Beckley
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beaver
Ruhauld Wayne Miller
Robert Keith Cook
South Fayette Street
Cook
Andrew Durgan Jr
Two Suits For Same Traffic Accident Begin Trial
James Franklin Wood of Mount Hope sues Gaylen F. Treadway of Mount Tabor in Raleigh County Circuit Court over a January 16, 1971 collision near Clear Creek at Secondary 1 and 18. Wood seeks damages including medical, wages, and property. Treadway counterclaims $302 for truck damage. Jury members listed and Feb. 14 retort date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Franklin Wood
Mount Hope
Gaylen F. Treadway
Mount Tabor
Raleigh
Clear Creek
C. E. Byron Jr
Wood
Jamies M. Brown
Treadway
Red Dog
Byron
J. L. Treadway
Woods
Mary Radford
Louis Tipane
Thomas Worrell
Doris Shrewsbury
Bonnie Wood
James Woolwine
Omer P., Russell Jr
Dewey Campbell
Charles H. Sweeney
Dorothy Browning
Arlie McKinney
Homer Wood
Protest March in Derry Defies Ban With Silent Parade
A small coffin shaped protest badge marked 13 led a phalanx including Bernadette Devlin through an 11-2 mile route in Derry. British troops blocked the path with steel and barbed wire barriers as marchers turned back to the Catholic Derrybeg estate. Kevin Boyle described the march as peaceful yet defiant against Stormont law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadette Devlin
Derrybeg
Londonderry
Kevin Boyle
Stormont
Northern Ireland
Boyle
Presidential Aide Attacks War Critics Over Nixon Peace Plan
White House aide Haldeman accused some critics of aiding communists by disputing Nixon's January peace proposals. He cited partisan aims over peace and suggested Democratic candidates oppose a communist government in Saigon. NBC Today Show interview reflected the administration’s harsh reaction to Muskie and McGovern criticisms.
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United Press International
Haldeman
Nixon
Vietnam
White House
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Today Show
Sens
Edmund §. Muskie
Maine
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Subcommittee Rejects Nixon's Strike Proposal
A House Labor subcommittee rejected President Nixon's plan to end the West Coast dock strike. It approved a 60 day back to work order for handling agricultural, Hawaii bound, and military cargoes. The measure advances to the Education and Labor Committee for action.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
House
International
Hawaii
House Education and Labor Committee For Action
Funeral services for Ira Vandall and related notices
Funeral services for Ira R. Vandall 85 of Prosperity will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rose and Quesenberry with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday night in a local hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Lessie and a son Willis Buck and daughter Myrtle, all at home. Others named in the notices include Monroe Whittington James Frank Daniels Guia Ellison and Ray Ellison with multiple relatives and local funeral home details.
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Ira R. Vandall
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Daniel Legg
Elden Pauley
Robert Bourbon
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Steven
Loma Lane Vandall
Kanawha County
New River Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Prosperity First Baptist Church
Lessie
Ora Godbey Vandal
Willis
Buck
Myrtle Vandal
J and Durgan
Monroe Whittington
Taylor St
Beckley
James Frank
Daniels
Locust Hospital
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Paul Brendiar
Sunset Memorial
Theonbe
Guia Lllison
Lewisburg
Ray Wilson
O. W. Lynch
Buriat
Sunset Memorial Park
Ronceverte
Ballard
Willie Broyles
Jesse Skaggs
Harald B. Ellison
Jerry O'Brien
Eldridge Ellison Jr
Bobby Carrola
Frank White
al Ellison
Final rites set for Mrs Ruth Burleson of Crab Orchard
Mrs Ruth Burleson 45 of Crab Orchard dies after short illness in local hospital. Funeral at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Revs Glen Sage and Howard Manning. Burial Canaday Cemetery Glenview. Survived by husband Orville, children David Cole Archedelle Archie Faye Mallett and six others. Description lists siblings and stepchildren. May call after 4 p.m. today at funeral home.
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Ruth Burleson
Crab Orchard
Rose and Quesenberry
Peace Chapel
Glen Sage
Howard K. Manning
Canaday
Glen View
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Metalton
Sam and
Della Thompson Sanger
Orville
David Cole
Gardner, Mass
Archedelle Archie
Faye Mallett
Danny Burleson
Mullens
Gary
Burleson
Sabine
Woodrow Sanger
Beckley
James
Elmer
Price Hill
Robert
Baltimore
Myrtle Pittman
Mary Deck
Glen Morgan
Pauline Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Dorcas J Deck
Shady Spring
Mageline Russ
Easton
Margaret Watson
MacArthur
Beav er area funeral notices list Emma Scott death
Funeral services for Emma Maude Scott 86 of Route 9 Beaver are set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Reverends Speilman and Lowe officiating Burial will follow in Prince Cemetery Beaver Scott born April 27 1885 in Beaver was a Crow Christian Church member Survivors include son Glenn Scott three brothers two sisters and two great grandchildren Also included are notices for John I Smith Towson Md and Beulah J Ring Staffordsville Va with incomplete details and others referenced in a long casualty of obituaries
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Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Emma Maude Scott
Route 9
Beaver
Jan Speilman
Jim Lowe
Prince Cemetery
Crow Christian Church
Glenn Scott
Beulah J. [Ring
Staffordsville
French St
Beckley
Canton
Ohio
Paul
Vietnam
Lennie
Okinawa
Roy
Frank
Baltimore
Betty Wilson
Mary Hayes
Isabelle Weis
New York
N. Y
Nancy Coleman
Savannah
Clifford Snuffer
Crab Orchard
James Blevins
Florence, Ala
Selmer
Woodbridge, Va
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Helen Warden Miller
Mason St
Keyser-Bryant
Walter H. Griswold
Sunset Memorial Park
William Anderson
Dollie Hunt Warden
Norman
Women’s Marine Corps
Woodrow Wilson High School
First Christian Church
Donald Amick
Las Vegas
Nev
Ralph
Frances) Fatton
Alderson
Keith
Emma) Aliff
Indian River City
Flo
Hallie
Sue Nell) Beery
Midland
Mich
Russell
Clinton Warden
Robert Warden
Hampton
Hughes' Notes may be 18 years old radical transcript
Newsweek reports a marginally corrected Hughes transcript that Clifford Irving used to back his Hughes autobiography claim may date to 1954 Look magazine profile. Stephen White recalls Hughes handwritten edits but believes the material was burned. Irving faces federal grand jury over McGraw-Hill prepaid $650000 for the book and Edith Irving’s Swiss deposits.
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New York
UPI
Howard Hughes
Clifford Irving
Newsweek Magazine
Intertel
Hughes’ Intelligence Network
Hughes
Look
Newsweek
Stephen White
White
Irving
McGraw-Hill Book Co
Edith
McGraw-Hill
Edith Irving
West Virginia Senate Debates Emolument Cuts and No-Fault Insurance
West Virginia lawmakers introduced no fault insurance bills modelled after Florida law and proposed ending emoluments for officers and workers in state penal and health institutions. Additional measures seek civil service for all county workers, local tax rate autonomy, and school bus free seating for seniors. House actions include dog breeder licensing and presidential preference declarations for delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Senate
Li Gelperin
D-Kanawha
Florida
Alan Susman
Raleigh
Susman
Sens. Galperin
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
Chester Hubbard
Ohio
State Court of Claims
House
Deis
Earl Hager
D-Logan
Richard Neely
Marion
Dels
Phyliss Given
Robert Harman
Rmineral
National
Coiner Says Strike Ending at West Virginia Penitentiary
Warden Ira Coiner reported a week-long sit-down by seven prisoners at the West Virginia Penitentiary appears to be ending. He said many inmates are confused but want to return to work. Prison cooks prepared three hot meals, including a steak dinner, as kitchen duties resumed.
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Moundsville
UPI
West Virginia Penitentiary
Ira Coiner
Tve
Conner
Fugitives Apprehended After Virginia Stop Shooting
Virginia troopers stop fugitives during a routine check. Trooper R D Oaks is shot in the head and hospitalized in poor condition. Kentucky troopers move in as Wright notes the Stargill family did not observe the activity.
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Virginia
R. D. Oaks
Kentucky
Wright
Stargills
Jury Panel Listed from Beckley and Surrounding Areas
A lengthy roster lists residents from Beckley and nearby towns including Shady Spring Prosperity Mabscott and Slab Fork among others. Names span many households with multiple Mrs titles and extended family entries, reflecting a large jury panel roster.
Independent Ballot Dispute Delays Democratic Change
At about 11:30 p.m. County Clerk Fred Stacy refused a late registration change for Italiano after finding his signed form claimed Democrat status, though the Independent had sworn otherwise. Italiano argued the change could not be completed before midnight, while an Independent filing for governor said he would sue to appear on the ballot. Secretary of State rejected Quenon’s application for ballot inclusion. A special county court order was sought to return Italiano’s $97.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Fred T. Stacy
Italiano
Stacy
Democratic
Charleston
Andrew R. Quenon
Secretary of State
Mrs Virginia Keaton Dies At 67 In Flat Top Home
Mrs Virginia C Keaton, 67, of Flat Top died at 10 am at her home after a short illness. Services are pending at Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Keaton
Virginia C. Keaton
Flat Top
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Woman Shot Self Admitted After Chest Wound
Mrs. Margaret Fannan of Skelton is listed at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest suffered in a personal safety incident. She was admitted at 12 15 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vise Condiwot
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Margaret Fannan
Skelton
Arson Charge Stuns Maple Fork Man
State police jailed Bobby Tyree of Maple Fork at 1 4 am on a charge of arson. He is accused of setting his automobile on fire Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby cc Tyree
Maple Fork
Tyree
Mrs Ollie Fuqua 75 Dies in Florida. Mullens Connection
Mrs Ollie Fuqua 75 of Oakland Park Florida formerly of Mullens died Saturday at 4 30 pm in Florida Survivors include two sisters Mrs Maggie Wood Mullens and Mrs Catherine Shelton Oakland Park Florida (RNS)
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H. 2
Ollie) Fuqua
Oakland Park
Fla
Mullens
Fuqua
Florida
Maggie Wood
Catherine Shelton
Beulah Moore 78 Pronounced Dead At Local Hospital
Mrs Beulah Moore 78 of 410 Grafton Street Beckley was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital today. The body is at Melton Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Moore
Grafton St
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Jet Sale Angels
Yugosla
Legislative Conference
Conolly
Common Cause
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Kanawha
St. Cook
Gilmer Ray Ayers
Harper
Mark Andrew Rummer
Mercer St
Ayers
Rummer
Donald Crum
Route 2
Rummer Auto
Crum
Harper Rd
Robert Austen Bowen
Westwood Dr
Billie Jean Brummett
Freeman
Bowen
Brummcott
Hess le
Sean Connery
Hi. R. Haldeman
Subcommittee
Trent
James F. Daniels
Mrs. Zula Ellison
Emma Scott
John J. Smith
John I. Smith
Towson
Mattie A. Fleshman Smith
Cranberry
Robert Crumb
Elizabeth iMassey Daniels
Moose Lodge
Annabell Clyburn
Richard
Rosemary) Barry
Hamilton
Guy
Betty
de Phillip
Cleveland
James F. Daniels Jr
Oxnard
Robert L. Daniels
Dollie Janney
Sophia
Nancy Saunders
Blue Day
George
Herbert Daniels
Paul Daniels
Princeton
Essie Dillion
Josie Haley
Pansy Tocado
William H. Daniels
Raleigh County
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Council
Okey Mills
Danny Saks
Harry Lewin
M. F. Smith
C. OO Smith Jr
Ernest Quesenberry
Mrs. Beulah Ring
Helen Miller
By Bill Dana
Ecole Jes
Lex Angel
Harry
Legislative
Terry Jones
Robert Stone
R-Monongalia
Coiner
Gerry Kobelia
Dido Perteantozzi
W. H. Sheffield
John Cuthbert
James Pace
Boyd Edwards
C. F. Harvey
James H. Kiser Jr
Jerry de Luca
Harry Gilbert
Barbara Duff
Wandi Goodson
Richard Meredith
Henry Lovelace
Francis Adams
Charles A. ‘Neal
Charles W. Lilly
Julia ‘Gilmore
Violet Hickman
Doris Farruggia
Joseph Farris
Steve Bratton
Thomas D.camper
John W. Billings
A. Kyle Anderson
Walter E. Arnott
Robert L. Long
Frederick Courtney
James C. Hale
John A. Barone
Angelo Albanese
Clyde Campbell
W. E. Morris
Helen
James Gallaher
D.B. Stover Jr
Prosperity
Independent
Hanks
Mrs
Ollie Fuqua
Mrs. Beulah Moore
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