Charlie Chaplin Returns To Home Pub Visit In London
Charlie Chaplin returns to his South London roots at the Charlie Chaplin Pub in Elephant and Castle. The 82 year old icon laments changes to landmarks and skyline while recalling his early stage days in the district. He traveled from Switzerland with wife Oona to attend the premiere of Modern Times in Europe alongside Princess Alexandra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Ogden
London
UPI
Tooth- Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Elephant and Castle
Chaplin
Switzerland
Qona
Eugene O'Neill
Elizabeth
Alexandra
the Kid
Monsieur Verdoux
City Lights
Europe
Charlie
Traale Dakin
Proposals Expand Legal and Driving Policy Changes
Lawmakers consider extending fatal claim time limits to three years after death and authorizing driving permits for suspended license holders. Proposals include compulsory auto liability insurance, broader hospital coverage for chiropractic care, higher circuit court judge salaries, independent voters voting in primaries, and new juvenile court referee powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Palumbo
D-Kan Jawwha
Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Alan Susman
Raleigh
Tracy Hylton
Wyoming
William Sharpe
D-Lewis
Dels
Orton Jones
R-Roane
Joseph Albright
D-Wood
Del
Leo Koplemen
Kanawha
George Beneke
Ohio
Ervin Queen
D-Logan
House Finance
Billy Burke
D-Gilmer
House
Robert M. Steptoe
D- Berkeley
Albright
del James
Laulis
Budget boosts for Mental Health aid staffing and services
The department proposes nearly 3 million dollars more in three years to raise staff wages under the Civil Service plan, replace worn ward furniture and equipment, expand community services and drug abuse programs, add hospital staff, and fund manpower development. A revolving account would support continued research and training for specialized patient care as Governor Moore’s recommendations align with 1972-73 operational needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Civil Service
Moore
Department of Mental Health
Bateman
Conscientious Objector Moves to Dismiss Indictment in Court
An Ansted youth named Allen Ray King asks a federal judge to dismiss his indictment for draft defiance arguing the induction order is invalid due to draft board missteps in recording conscientious objector status. Prosecution says King did not properly appeal his 7A classification and the motion was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansted
King
Beckley
Rich
Draft Board
U.S. Supreme Court
Dennis R. Knapp
Atorney
James M. Brown
Brown
Allen Ray King
Huntington
United States
Wayne A . Rich Jr
Kingt
Knapp
Larry Wayne Wall
Rhodesi
Hig Dee
Wall
Wyoming
Raleigh
Charleston
Ruel Kenneth McKinney
Mullens
McKinney Grocery
Psychiatric test ordered for man charged in bomb threat
Beckley man John Williams Lytton, 39, indicted for telephoning bomb threats to two United Airlines planes last July 15, appeared in federal court and was ordered to undergo 90 days of psychiatric testing at the Beckley VA Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
John Williams Lytton
United
FBI
Dean Howen
Lytton
Ned H
Locke
Dennis Knapp
Richmond
Veterans Administration
Knapp
Beckley City
Hilly Department Store
Beckley Municipal Court
Loretta R. Radford
Beaver Ave
Joseph J. Giampalo
Edward St
Basil Miller Jr
Hinton
Eddie Gray Trial Date Confirmed
The trial of Eddie Woodrow Gray of Beckley for rape and an attempt to kill is set for February 28, contingent on defense witnesses returning to court. The date was postponed due to a missing witness and deliberations included venire changes over jury diversity concerns. Gray has been jailed since Feb 25, 1971, serving time for a concealed weapon charge and awaiting trial on the indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Woodrow Gray
Beckley
Raleigh County
Thomas Canterbury
Gray
Kermit
A. Locke
W. A
Thornhill
Locke
Police Beat Jones Murder Under Investigation
Beckley police investigate the murder of 71 year old Jones at his home after a hospital fire gutted the Dias Floral Co greenhouse on City Ave. Firefighters reported multiple gunshot wounds and a possible motive tied to a heated dispute.
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Cit
Obie Imuke
Jones
Beckley
Bostic Venta Ave
Hampton Carte
Carte
Peseereney Waunreeney
Miss Watson
Dias Floral Co
City Ave
Sam Miser
Deaths And Funerals Vinal Whit tington 86 Beckley
Obituary notes Monroe Whit tington aged 86 of Beckley with 1 p m Thursday funeral at West Wickham First Baptist Church. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. World War I veteran, retired coal miner, survived by wife Helen and brother Elbert. Friends 7 to 9 p m today at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Whittington
Taylor St
Beckley
West Wickham Fist Baptist Church
Walter Harris
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wilbur, M. C
Jack
Rebecca Whittington
West Wickham First Baptist Church
Helen Whittington
Elbert
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Trent and Durgan
State Court Considers Disbarment Case Against Logan Lawyer
West Virginia Supreme Court heard disbarment proceedings against Ned Grubb Love III representing the Logan family. The petition cited alleged irregularities in two bankruptcy matters and firearm and civil action actions. State Bar attorney Charles M. Arup argued alternatives including mandamus and overturning a narcotics conviction in Fairmont.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Courts
T.nean County
Logan
Ned Grubb
Love III
West Virginia Bar Ap
Grubb
Peared
Anderson Clevenger
U.S
Love
Leo Catsonis
Rudolph DiTrapany
Cleve
Monongalia County
McCormick
Moundsville
Larry L. Wildman
Morgantown
William §. Ritchie Jr
Logan County
Wilson Gore
Charles W. Gore
Joann Gore
Day of disruption flops in Northern Ireland protests
Civil rights leaders report weak turnout as protests against internment continue in Northern Ireland. Londonderry rally planned. six MPs begin a 24 hour fast at Free Derry Corner while authorities report limited disruption to Belfast and surrounding areas.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ulster
Michael Harvard
Londonderry
Haward
Free Derry Corner
Bogside
Tandonderry
Free Derry
Tosday
Puimeny
Nan
Wink
IRA
At Min
Irving to give handwriting samples in Hughes case
Clifford Irving agreed to submit handwriting samples to a federal grand jury while resisting several other questions. Edith Irving, making her first jury appearance, also offered handwriting specimens and invoked the Fifth Amendment. Both had previously refused and complied after an order from U S District Judge Morris F Lasker.
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New York
UPI
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
Edith
U.S
Morris F. Lasker
Agreements Signed Authorizing PO Work
The Beckley Post Office on North Kanawha Sueer received final signed agreements authorizing work. Con. pa James Kee holds one. The Acely Corps of Engineers and the building owner moved the agreement to authorize early improvements at the earliest possible date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oheya
Beckley
North
Kanawha Sueer
Con
James Kee
Acely Corps of Engineers
Earlieht
Divorce suit filed by Naomi Widenman for irreconcilable differences
Los Angeles actress and writer Naomi Wiedenman 39 sues her second husband actor Donald A. Wiedenman 27 filing Tuesday in Los Angeles for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. The couple married March 26 and separated after five months of cohabitation.
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Mama
Los Angeles
Pe Mies
Naomi Widenman
Mame Mans
Donald A. Wiedenman
Sunn
Warden
Queen Arrives at Base Near Indochina Raids
Queen Elizabeth II arrived at a Bangkok area air base as U S forces prepared for raids in Indochina. She traveled with Prince Philip and Princess Anne and boarded a royal yacht after the welcome ceremony.
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Vetavaq Abanash
Thailand
UPC
Eligabeth
Britain
U.S
Indochina
Qheen
Oan
Hangkok
Vietnam Attacks Hit Da Nang Base Killing Civilians
In a 24 hour span ending at 6 am, 15 government soldiers and civilians were killed and 63 wounded. Fourteen Americans were wounded as Viet Cong rockets struck Da Nang and surrounding areas including Freedom Hill. Civilian casualties rose with a dozen rockets hitting Da Nang and casualties among locals.
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U.S
da Nang
Mekong
Saigon
Central Highlands
Freedom Hill
Funeral arrangements for Lawrence Hunt
Lawrence Hunt 83 of Rural Acres Drive Beckley died at 6 30 p m Tuesday after a long illness. The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hunt
Rural Acres Drive
Beckley
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Stripper Dies After Explosion at Surface Mine
CLARKSBURG UP I reports Roy Stephen Weese twenty from Lost Creek died on arrival after a blasting cap exploded at a surface mine site in Sycamore. He was unwrapping caps from a truck when the incident occurred. In McDowell County a fire near Clarksburg killed three elderly residents Alden and Pauline Tanna and their son. Details are sparse with lines missing.
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Clarksburg
UPI
Roy Stephen Weese
Lost Creek
Sycamore
Weese
United Press International USA
Howie
Bhat
Hwan
Asia
Hattehieht
Sadat
Jason
Bevterfield
Kremlin
Mary Glasen
Hse
Obituary Notice for Mrs Nannie Wade in Pax
Mrs Nannie Elizabeth Wade, 79, of Pax, died in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Beckley awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie E. Wade
Nannie Elizabeth Wade
Pax
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Beckley
Beulah Ring 86 Dies. Funeral Planned in Virginia
Mrs Beulah I Ring of Staffordsville Virginia 86 formerly of Beckley West Virginia dies Sunday in a Roanoke Virginia hospital Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Grandsons named pallbearers Friends may call 5 to 9 p m Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah I. Ring
Staffordsville
French St. Beckley
Keyser-Bryant
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Roanoke
Local Man Howard C. Treadway Found Dead near Home
Howard C. Treadway 81 Route 1 Fayetteville was found dead in a vacant building near his home at about 10 am Tuesday. Dr. Donald C. Newell said he died of a gunshot wound. He was a World War I veteran and retired Cowl Company employee born Meadow Creek. Survived by brother Llewellyn of Sanger. Body at Modd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville.
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Howard C. Treadway
Route 1
Fayetteville
Donald C. Newell
Treadway
Meadow Creek
Sylvester and
Illa Woodrum Treadway
Cowl
Llewlyn of
Sanger
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Skiles
Beckley Appalachian Hospital
Rio de Janeiro
Obie Jones
Whitestick St
Ritchie and Johnson
G. D. Toler
Lexington
John
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UMWA
Helen Smith
Ossining
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State
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Fairmont
West Virginia
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