Legislature Convenes as Smith Eligibility Card debated
West Virginia legislature reconvened with debate on open committee meetings and a report expected from the attorney general on Sen. W Bernard Smiths eligibility after his conviction for vote fraud. House and Senate moved to ease meeting rules while continuing work on hundreds of measures.
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Karl C. Lilly
Si Galperin Jr
Kanary
Charleston
UPL
Robert Both
West Lock
Nessor
D-Cabell
Virginia
Attorney General
W. Bernard Smith
Smith
Logan County
U.S. District Court
Chauncey Browning
Senate
Chamber
House
House of Delegates
Ralph D
Williams
D-Greenbrier
Charles R. Cline
Wyo
Iinstead
Arch A. Moore
Greenbrier
Fayette
Dieton
Pocahontas
Woman Pleads Guilty To Shooting Husband
Marion Jeynean Mooney pleaded guilty in Raleigh County Criminal Court to murder in the shooting death of her husband George Mooney on November 9 at a house in Egeria. She said he repeatedly threatened her, was drunk, and held a gun to her throat. she shot him at close range while the children slept. Sentencing set for February 18. A separate marijuana possession plea by William Harris Harper, 18, Huntington, was accepted with judgment deferred to June 24 while he completes information from his attorney.
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Marion Jeynean Mooney
Josephine
Egeria
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Mooney
George
William Harris Harper
Huntington
Special Criminal Court
Kermit A. Locke
Locke
Harper
Richard Vital
Beckley
Marshall University
Vital
Deaths And Funerals Henry Lawson 79 Beckley resident
Henry Lawson 79 former Eccles No 5 miner and World War I veteran died Sunday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born in Charleston to the late Wheeler and Marie Riley Lawson he lived in Raleigh County for 3 years and was married to Nona Paxton in 1919. Survived by two sons Roy Route 3 Beckley Hubert of Eccles and three daughters Helen Jones Virginia Jones and Stella Hatcher, a sister Susan Cobb, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral service Wednesday at 1 p.m. Melton Mortuary Chapel with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Tuesday 5 to 9 p.m. Pallbearers listed.
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Henry Lawson
Beckley
Web
Charleston
Iate Wheeler
Marie Riley Lawson
Raleigh County
Eccles No. 5
United Mines Workers At America
Eccles
Dedith
Mary Tankersley
Nona Paxton
Roy Lawson
Hubert Lawson
Helen Lawson
Virginia Jones
el Paso
Tex
Stella Hatcher
Falls Church
Susan Cobb
Duffield
Melton Mortuary
Anthony Garges
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Ernest Fleener
Frank Grahovac
E. E. Carter
Ida Mae French
MacArthur
Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
Wade Webb
F. C. Calhoun
Shady Valley
Tenn
Charlie and
Louis Jones Rankins
D. W. French
Warren
Virgil
Flushing
Mich
Gene
Estelle) Elkins
Betty Jean/ French
Frank Anderson Dunn
Mercer St
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Kenneth Swank
Sunset Memorial Park
Tie
Pulaski
Thomas and
Elizabeth Mallins Dunn
Walter A. Riggins
Hallandale
Fla
Beckley Area
Rodriguez- Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Ted R. Cook
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Boissenvain Baptist Church
Boissevain
Edna Mae
William T
Chatsworth
Calif
Elizabeth Linkous
Fred
Grace ‘Finder
Fries, Va
Pocahontas Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
Nancy Gibson
Nancy Louvenia Gibson
Bibb Avenue
Gary
Church of God
George A. Ball
Pageton
Jesse
Mac) Ennis
St. Cloud
Paris Mitchem
Martelle Turner
Cleveland
Chris
Alice
Mrs Rose Wright Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Mrs Rose Ella Wright 67 of 317 Westmoreland Beckley formerly Rhodell died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born April 10 1905 in Pulaski Virginia to Frank and Lousinda Lash she was a member of Rhodell First Baptist Church. Survived by sisters Emma Eldridge Columbus Ohio and Elizabeth Wright Beckley. Body at Ritchie Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Rose Ella Wright
Westmoreland
Beckley
Rhodell
Pulaski
Frank and
Lousinda Dickerson Lash
Ajl
Rhodell First
Elizabeth
Wright
Ritchield Johnson Funeral Parlor
Ozella Pollard
East Beckley
Charlotte County
Wyatt
Mary Hamlet Thomas
Grace Williams
Taft Thomas
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph
New Brighton
Janis Miles
Gertrude Veasey
Rochester
Estelle Ousley
Elwood City
O'Neal Marshall
Washington, D. C
Estoria Robinson
Mount Hope
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Obituary notices for Lane Warden Dalton Bunton French and Beaty
Obituary notices report the death of Oakley E Lane 57 of Corinne and Dewey Lawrence Warden 73 of Oak Hill from apparent heart attacks. Lane was a Norfolk and Western conductor born May 7 1914 in Stephenson with many survivors and body at Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens. Warden formerly worked for New River Coal Co born Feb 16 1898 at Turkey Knob with survivors in Oak Hill and San Diego and burial plans at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill. Other notices include funeral services for Mrs Mattie Dalton Bunton 71 of Washington DC formerly Raleigh NC with multiple children and churches. and Mrs Ida Mae French 74 of MacArthur with service at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church and burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
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Oakley E. Lane
Corinne
Norfolk and Western Railway
Stephenson
Rhoda Howertton Lane
Simeon Lane
Erma Simpson Lane
James
Kenneth
Trenton
N. J
Barbara Caldwell
Mallens
Betty Pack
Tazewell
Carol Thom
Atlanta
Alan
Wesker
Pim
Los Angeles
Calif
Carl Haga
Roy Quesenberry
Flint
Mich
Ruth Bradley
Key West
Fla
Foglesong
Nease and Neely Funeral, Home
Mullens
RNS
Dewey Lawrence Warden
Duncan Ave
Oak Hill
New River Coal Co
Whipple
Turkey Knob
Henry
Ida Bailey
Yeas
Funeral notices for Dunn French Trail and others in Beckley
Funeral services are announced for Frank Anderson Dunn 68 of Beckley with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Dr. Kenneth Swank to preside. Also final rites for Dr. Mason French 80 Beckley and James Henry Trail 88 Lester to be held. multiple survivors listed with funeral home visit details and pallbearers.
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Mason French
Beaver Ave
Beckley
Keyser. Bryant Funeral Home
Rogs M. Evans
Sunset Memorial Park
Lake Mernando
Fla
M. M. McGuigan
Kermit Locke
Randall Wooddell
Walter Mumphrey
Pugh Jr
B. M. Lewis
Obituary notices for Foster Riggins Gibson and Gibson kin
Funeral services announced for Mrs. Trullie Hodge Foster 55 of Elkton Maryland formerly Mabscott with burial in Maryland. Walter A. Riggins 73 Beckley area now Hallandale Florida. Nancy Louvenia Gibson 78 Beckley daughter of Gary. Details include survivors and service times with churches and funeral homes.
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Trullie Hodge Foster
Elkton
Mabscott
Ralph Hicks
Maryland
Elkton Hospital
C. W. Hodge
Hinton
Bob
Faye Wygal
Louise Fink
Fort Springs
George E. Hodge
Atlanta
Budget Shifts Favor Human Resources Over Defense
The 1973 budget shows human resources at 45 percent of spending and defense at 32 percent, with the Vietnam War withdrawal cited as freeing resources. Since Nixon's 1969 term, general taxes were cut twice, offsetting increases in Social Security payroll taxes.
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Defense
Nixon
West Virginia probes consumer credit limits and water plan
The Legislature introduced the West Virginia Consumer Act setting maximum charges for consumer loans at 12 percent yearly and 18 percent annual for credit sales, with 8 percent for land purchase refinancing. Another bill would create the West Virginia Water Development Authority to issue revenue bonds for water pollution control and wastewater projects, funded by federal dollars.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. Va
Raso files for Raleigh County education seat
Frank Raso II of Eccles, owner of Raso's Supermarket, filed for a Raleigh County Board of Education seat in the May primary. He outlined a promise to provide answers to constituents and reveal proposals later, noting his long Raleigh County ties and leadership in local clubs and church.
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Frank Raso II
Eccles
Raso
Raleigh County Board of Education
C. Harold Hanks
Raleigh County
Police Beat Two Men Jailed For Non-Support
State police jailed two area men on non support charges while city police rounded up others. Harry Leo Helmandollar and James E Duncan faced warrants. Harrah and Duncan remained jailed on intoxicated driving and expired registration. Michael J Hatcher cited for unnecessary noise and ordered to Municipal Court.
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Harry Leo Helmandollar
Quesenberry
MacArthur
Anna Ellison
Lorena Wallace
Rodriguez
James E
Duncan
Rt. 2
Beckley
Johnny T. Harrah
Backus
Mountain
Joe Rodriguez
Michael J .Hatcher
Glen Morgan
Indochina At Night Attacks Prompt Shifts In Saigon
Four protective reaction strikes were reported Saturday with U S planes targeting missile and anti aircraft positions after Communist missile activity. Two strikes involved Navy Corsairs from Tonkin Gulf. A fifth attack occurred Sunday as Phantom Jets targeted a missile site that had locked on an unarmed recon plane. Deputy Ambassador Samuel Berger to be replaced by Charles Whitehouse, with Abrams and Bunker set to be rotated out in a broader reshuffle.
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S Indochina
Demilitarized Zone
Ban Karai Pass
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Saigon
Samuel Berger
Charles Whitehouse
Whih US
Ellsworth W. Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
ARC program extension passes after veto clash
The ARC program faced rejection over revenue sharing but an extension measure survived after President Nixon vetoed a parallel extension with a $2 billion accelerated public works addition. Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia later reintroduced the ARC extension, which passed and was signed into law.
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Nixon
House
Sen
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Army opens bases to prostitutes in Vietnam to boost morale
UPI report from Qui Nhon, Vietnam, states the U S Army has opened bases along South Vietnam's central coast to Vietnamese prostitutes to maintain order among troops. Officials warn security risks and possible narcotics smuggling, while some officers support the measure. Long Binh headquarters could not confirm full nationwide adoption. At Qui Nhon and nearby gates, the practice reportedly operates under new local rules with guards vetting workers and enforcing gate access.
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Army
Ranh Bay
Qui Nhon
Raleigh
Quincy
Kim Willenson
Vietnam
UPI
U.S. Army
South
Long Binh
Saigon
Longeland
Binh
Binh Dinh
Fire Extinguished At Daniels Realty
Beckley fire crews extinguished a burning chair and mattress in the basement of G. P. Daniels Realty on Prince Street at 11 20 a m. The blaze produced heavy smoke but caused no reported damage. A separate call at 2 a m to Fayette Street for Betsy Aronwald 6 difficulty breathing led to hospital transport by private ambulance.
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Beckley Fire Department
G. P. Daniel Realty
Prince Street
Fayette St
Betsy Aronwald
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Bank of Virginia sues Hutchison over security breach in Raleigh
The Bank of Virginia files suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against Lewitizer Hutchison of Eccles claiming breach of a security agreement and demanding 1696.06 or surrender of the vehicle. Hutchison allegedly moved the car to Eccles from Virginia, defaulting on payments. A separate suit by National Cash Register Co. targets L A Linkous doing business as Shady Spring Super Market for 556.18 plus 16.68 from an April 21 1969 agreement.
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Bank of Virginia
Lewitizer Hutchison of
Eccles
Raleigh County
Hutchison
Virginia
National Cash Register Co
L. A. Linkous
Shady Spring
Battery Company Gets Land Deed Near Greenbrier Dairy
A land deed in Raleigh County Clerk's office shows 4.62 acres on Route 41 near the Greenbrier Dairy sold to Batteries Incorporated by Beckley Business Development Corp for 11550. BBDC says the plant will produce batteries for coal and coal related industries. Other deeds include Billy Wray Perkins to Wilson Richardson for 800 for Oak Grove Trucks Farms Lot 70 Crab Orchard Town District and Fannie Maloney to Lonnie G McKinney for 5000 covering Lilly Truck Farm Addition lots 23 24 25 Spperly.
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Raleigh County
Greenbrier
Beckley Business, Development Corp
BBDC
Billy Wray Perkins
Wilson Richardson
Oak Grove Trucks Farms
Crab Orchard
Fannie Maloney
Lonnie G. McKinney
Lilly Truck Farm
Police School continues with lectures and training
Police School offers on the job Traffic Direction training with Mayor John H McCulloch as guest lecturer on Mari juana. Tional Herrald of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission will also speak. Sessions run Tuesday to Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. Lt. Burdiss says it is a stopgap ahead of the State Police Academy and a learning process for all.
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John John H. McCulloch
Tional Herrald
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Burdiss
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