Crews Named For Three Skylab Space Missions
Houston reports the next year will feature three Skylab crews led by Conrad Bean and Carr. Conrad and Bean commanded Apollo 12 in 1969 and will lead two crews aboard the space station launching April 30 1973. The final eight week crew will be commanded by Carr with Gibson and Pogue. The Skylab craft will dock soon after launch and host 53 experiments in medicine astronomy and earth resources as weightless living tests begin.
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Space Center
Houston
UPS
Earth
Charles
Pete” Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Space Agency
Gerald P. Carr
Denver
Princeton University
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Bean
Owen K. Garriott
U.S
Fire at Raleigh Steam Laundry ruled accidental
Police said a torch thawing frozen water pipes caused the Raleigh Steam Laundry fire last night. The blaze, contained by 9:05 p m, caused $100 damage. City officers also jailed several suspects on charges including drunken driving and larceny warrants.
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Raleigh
Beckley Police Hiring Plan Expands To Eight New Officers
Beckley officials announce continued hiring for the police force with eight new officers expected by late January and two more to begin soon. Durrett notes recruits include Wayne Walker and Carl Lacy Jones, both WWHS graduates, along with officers from Beckley College and WWHS. Several applicants are under review as the department plans to hire by February 1.
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Beckley
West Virgin Durrett
Nia Institute of Technology
Walker
Kroger
Next
Valley Drive
Carl Lacy Jones
Wilson St
Durrett
Durrett Durrett
Jones
IBM
Beckley College
Wayne Lester Walker
Darrett
Stamford
Police
H and
Packette
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia
Clyde Poland University
Harry Perkowski
Ar Land
Poland
Alexandria
Betty
Timmy
Frank
Wendy
Perkowski
Y Beckley
Palumbo Anticipates WVU Medical School Branch
State Sen. Mario Palumbo says an announcement likely within days will confirm a branch of West Virginia University Medical School in the Kanawha Valley. He envisions a two year Charleston based program with hospital supervised clinical work. He doubts Senate support for Gov Moore’s Marshall medical school plan and notes support for $200 million bonds to fund school facilities.
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Charleston
UPD
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
West Virginia University Medical School
Kanawha Valley
Palumbo
Senate
Arch Moore
Marshall University
Hans McCourt
Moore
Liquor Theft At Omar State Store Under Probe
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commission chief J Richard Barber suspended store manager William Tomblin and workers Jim Vance and Dallas Ray Hager after an audit found 200 to 250 liquor bottles missing at the Omar state liquor store. State Police had suggested the robbery might be a hoax. San Francisco note tacks on unrelated altitude fact of 65 feet.
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Logan
UPI
Omar State
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
J. Richard Barber
William Tomblin
Jim Vance
Dallas Ray Hager
Simpkins Files for DNC Delegate Seat in Florida
C D Simpkins of Simpkins and Associates Beckley filed for election as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention to be held in Miami Florida in August. He submitted his application to the secretary of state in Charleston Monday and has been active in Democratic politics at county and state levels but has not held public office.
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D. Simpkins
Carroll D. Simpkins
CPA
Simpkins and
Beckley
Miami
Fla
Simpkins
Charleston
Two youths charged in Chicago water poisoning plot
Chicago officials disclosed a supposed plan by Rise members Alan Schwandner and Steven Pera to poison Lake Michigan water with typhoid and other bacteria to create a new master race. Both 19 and 18 held on 250000 bonds as police investigated broader targets across the Midwest.
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Chicago
UPS
Alan Schwandner
Steven Pera
Evanston
Richard Jf. Daley
Flingis
Hanrahan
Rise
Edward V.midwest
Conlisk
Midwest
St. Sheridan
Wenerme mm Foe
Schwander and
Fern
Jardine
Lake Michigan
World Spanish Kidnapping Shocks Urgent Demand Threats
Four youths dragged Lorenzo Zabala from a motorcycle factory in Abadiano and fled in a car with him threatening to execute him unless worker demands are met. Police report the 44 year old industrialist was seized from his office by an underground leftist group in SAN SEBASTIAN Spain.
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San Sebastian
Spain
McGovern outlines alternative budget plan for 1975
McGovern proposes a 1975 budget with no draft for active duty and no Safeguard ABM system. He would halt converting Polaris submarines to Poseidon, keeping the sub force at 41. The plan assumes hostile Soviet and Chinese intentions and preserves a nuclear deterrent and European forces. Aides note the alternative budget is designed for 1975 since McGovern would bear full responsibility if elected.
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Navy
Nixon
McGovern
John D. Holum
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Europe
MclGovern
First GOP’er Files For Sent In House
Alfred I. Palmer of 207 French St filed today as Raleigh County’s first Republican candidate for the House of Delegates. Palmer is a Fuller Brush salesman and gospel minister, author of letters to the editor in the Beckley Post Herald. Charles R. Maynard of Rhodes filed today as candidate for justice of the peace in district T. Maynard is the fourth Democrat entrant.
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Alfred I. Palmer
French St
Raleigh
House of Delegates
Palmer
Beckley Post Herald
Charles R. Maynard
Rhodes
Maynard
APCC Seeks 473,873 Budget For Air Quality Plan
West Virginia House Finance Committee hears the Air Pollution Control Commission budget request of 473,873 dollars. Director Carl G. Beard argues the agency needs a full-time attorney and may require circuit clerks to mail attestations for orders. The plan includes meeting federal air quality standards and a broader implementation program to satisfy federal conditional requirements.
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Charleston
UPI
Pollution Control Commission
House Finance Com
Carl G. Beard
Beard
Ite
Isale
Infant
Rginia
Ards
Senate
Environmentalis
State Building Protection Agency
House
West Virginia
Young Enters Guilty Plea in Raleigh County Case
Danny Young 27 of Rhodell pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Raleigh County Court for the death of Carson Shutt. He received one to five years in the state penitentiary with judge considering psychiatric evaluation. John Wayne Fortner 35 of Daniels pleaded guilty to forgery, was sentenced to 12 months in Raleigh County Jail with credit for time awaiting trial. he had been accused of forging 10 checks including one for 97.63 cashed at the Pagoda. Fortner was represented by Meadows. Special Sept 29 1971.
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Danny Young
Rhodell
Raleigh County
Carson Tom’? Shutt
State
John Wayne Fortner
Daniels
Raleigh
Fortner
Meadows
Young
E. Carl Meadows
Huntington
Ap- Meadows
Shutt
Rhedelll
Kermit A. Locke
City Attorney Involved In Zoning Violation Dispute
City Recorder Larry F. Stover seeks City Attorney E. M. Payne III advice on a zoning case involving John Preston Turner and his wife at 116 Deegans Sr. The couple, denied a carport permit, later obtained one after a second filing to square a front porch. The work matched the torn down carport and officials warn of violation, with Turner asserting the carport stands. Payne will guide their attorney Don Pitts to appear at the next council meeting January 25.
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City Recorder
Larry F. Stover
City
E. M. Payne III
Stover
John Preston Turner
Deegans Sr
Turners
Don Pitts
Payne
Pitts
Proposals From Page One Highlight Traffic and School Reforms
Proposals mirrored on Massachusetts models include allowing six year olds to enter school if their birth year aligns with the term start. Senate leaders seek to drop personal property tax receipt proof for vehicle registration. sheriffs would certify delinquencies to the DMV. Proposals also call for age based driver medical exams and mandatory seat belt use for older drivers, plus hospital fee retention for certain facilities and a special revenue plan to reduce repeated budget approvals.
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Massachusetts
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
Senate
Hans McCourt
Chester Hubbard
Ligeld
Department of Motor Vehicles
Judith Herndon
Rohio
R. E. Barnett
D-Mercer
Dell
Richard Neely
D‘marion
Harry Pauley
D‘mcdowell
Fairmont
McKendree l and
Welch
Deaths And Funerals Notice Fragment
Deaths and funerals notice for Lester Gray, 51, of Hartford, Conn., formerly of Maple Meadow, with long illness. World War II veteran born Sept. 4, 1920, survived by wife Virginia, two sons Andrew Paul Jr and Walter Ernest, daughter Elizabeth Ida, sister Martha Hutto, brother Robert Gray. Body returned to Calfee Funeral Home.
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Nellie Mae Ransom O
Andrew Gray
Neal
Maple Meadow
Hartford
Conn
Lester
Evington
Com
Andrew
Ida Allen Gray
Virginia Bellerice Gray
Obituary notices and funeral arrangements cloud Beckley region
Funeral notices for Mrs. Louvenia Weaver and others span Pineville Morgantown and Scarbro with service times, burial sites, and survivor details. The report lists ages, birthplaces, families, churches, and funeral homes including Robertson Foglesong and Melton Mortuary, with multiple families and dates across several counties.
Rhodesian protests escalate after Todd arrests
In Salisbury Rhodesia blacks protest a six year dispute with Britain over a settlement. Former Prime Minister Reginald Todd, 63, and his daughter Judith, 28, were arrested on charges of inciting riots as violence flares after three days of protests. Police warned of possible indefinite detention.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPT
Britain
Rhodesia
Tan Smith
Reginald
Garfield Todd
Judith
Lord Pearce
Commission
Jareas
FBI Seizes Ancient Stone Pillar in California Raid
FBI agents seized a valuable archaeological artifact, a stone pillar weighing several tons valued at 350000 dollars, from a riverbank in Guatemala. The capture followed a UPI report noting ongoing tensions and security actions amid Rhodesian political unrest and proposed settlements.
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Santa FI. Springs
Calif
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Kelly Briggs
Glenview
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McDowell St
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Crab Orchard
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Gunther
Earehart Motor Sales
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Alma M. Earehart
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Earehart
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Glen Morgan
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Brage
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Daytona
Hazel Collins
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Clay County
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Ross
Virginia) Foca
Linthicum Heights
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Melton Mortuary
Dewey Acord
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Clyde Gregory
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
S. D. Smith
William D. Dougherty
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Preast
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Charles R. Manning
Beckley President Hotel
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Scarbro
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IlInece
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Oley J. and
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New Hope
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Whipple
Laurel, Miss
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Florence of
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C. C. McMillan
Alice Foggen
Buffalo, N.Y
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Frank Hurt
Fogiesong
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
U. S. Navy
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Bolt
Manning
Concord ‘S and
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Hester Manning
Fairdale
Mark
Melbourne
Dix E. Manning
FBI
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