RCCAA Presidents Demand Director Warren Resignation
District presidents of Raleigh County RCCAA urged the resignation of director Simeon Warren at a Mabscott meeting after reports of misconduct and failures to act. They criticized his leadership as dictatorial and plan to present the motion at the February 8 board meeting with regional analyst David Matthews in attendance. Warren could not comment due to unavailability.
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Raleigh
Organize- Action Association
Chester Workman
Dent
Richmond
RCCAA
Simeon War
Ren
Warren
ACCAA
Workman
Mabscott
Noel Snuffer
Hershel
Shrewsbury
Mary
Darnell
John Smith
HF Rccaa
Couti
Smith
Thej
Accaa Board of Directors
Board of Directors
War-Shrewsbury
Jen
Arnold
Miller
Marsh Fork
Ivan Snuffer
Trap Hill
Willie Chambers
Albert Patrick
Grass Roots
Office of Economic Opportunity
David Matthews
Civil rights advocates push to end Senate debate on EEOC bill
In Washington civil rights supporters seek cloture to stop a filibuster threat over a bill expanding EEOC powers to issue cease and desist orders for racial sexual and religious hiring discrimination. The measure would extend Civil Rights Act coverage to state and local workers and teachers and to smaller employers.
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D-N.c
Senate
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Commission
Department of Labor
Police Beat: McGraws Youths Waive to Grand Jury
Victims involve 45 counts of auto theft and tampering with an auto. Four McGraws youths jailed on grand larceny and related counts, plus two others remanded on bonds. Investigators linked stolen parts from Arnold Motor Co. to a 1967 model car. truck description helped identify suspects. Other brief items cover local traffic citations and minor arrests.
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McGraws
Grand Jury
Onj
Larry James Smith
Henry Earl McMillion
Arnold Motor Co., Inc
N. Valley Dr
Grand
Ernie Clifford Tilley
Serena
Wallace
Preston Bennett
Orndorff
Beckley
Duguage Wermir
Locke
State Police Training and Probationary Standards Discussed
State Police details continue on page one describing six months of training and a 13 month probation. Bonar says recruits receive every benefit of a doubt and urges legislators to allow the superintendent to appeal decisions by the appeals board, arguing fairness for all.
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Bonar
Appeals Board
Paris Talks Continued Frown Reflects Communist Anxiety
The Communists, after violent attacks on the plan, show concern over its reception in many capitals. Even the French press criticizes Hanoi for its inflexibility. Porter framed a two stage settlement after Lam announced the eight point plan for South Vietnam and the United States, amid North Vietnamese elite troops in the south and U.S. reluctance to recall troops before a durable accord.
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U.S
Saigon
Hanoi
Porter
Lam
South Vietnam
United States
South
Washington
Legislature Considers Major Rewrite of State Representation
A 10 member commission studied barriers to meeting federal court guidelines. The draft amendment would rewrite Article Six, remove county line districts and small counties rules, abolish fake districts, and set two year terms for House and four year terms for senators with staggered elections. Other actions include a Blennerhasset Island development commission and Senate bills on judicial conference expenditures and police personnel procedures.
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House
Blennerhasset Island
Senate
Judiciary Committee
MONADEX weight loss pill ad claims quick results
An advertisement promotes MONADEX jiu tiv tablet as a quick weight loss aid promising minimal effort. It mentions a May star, a $244 price for a supply, and provides dubious health claims while warning of no safety assurances.
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Von
Ghent
Mons
Drua
Close Friends Appointment Highlights Nixon Era Ties
The article recounts former budget director Peterson and banker Flanigan joining Nixon administration advisory roles. Peterson heads the new Council on International Policy created January 19, 1971, drawing comparisons to Kissinger. Nixon announced the appointments in a White House press room appearance.
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Peterson
Council On
Lr l
Bell and Howell Co
Chicago
Economic Kissinger
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Flanigan
Hey
Wall Street
Nixon
Japan and Soviet Union to open peace treaty talks
Japan and the Soviet Union agreed to begin formal negotiations within the year to end World War II hostilities. Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda announced after talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who met Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Fukuda during a two day visit.
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Tokyo
Wpi
Japan
Soviet Union
Takeo Fukuda
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Fukuda
Eisaku Sato
Hughes Book Clash Over Irving Autobiography Details
Irving says he interviewed Hughes over 100 times for the autobiography planned by McGraw-Hill and Life magazine. A voice and affidavits deny Hughes met Irving or contributed to the book. McGraw-Hill paid Irving 650000 for Hughes, funds moved to a Swiss account signed by Helga R Hughes, later linked to a fraudulent Swiss passport. Helga Hughes charged with fraud as international search proceeds. Ackerman denies Helga R Hughes and Mrs Irving are the same person. Fire call at 10 p.m. to 905 N Oakwood for a heater malfunction. no damage reported.
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Irving
Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Life Magazine
Helga R. Hughes
H.R. Hughes
Helga Hughes
Yugoslav Train Bombing Follows Plane Explosion
News reports from Vienna Prague Stockholm and Belgrade describe a bomb exploding aboard a Yugoslav train from Vienna to Zagreb wounding six. Earlier a Yugoslav airliner crashed in northwestern Czechoslovakia killing 26 with 15 bodies recovered and one survivor found, as investigations and evacuations continued.
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Vienna
UPT
Czechoslovakia
Maimoe
Sweden
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Prague
Belgrade
The
Yugoslav Airlines
JAT
Tanjug
Ceska Kamenice
Deaths and Funerals in Sutton Beckley and Mullens
Obituaries report Arch M. Claypool of Sutton died at 3 am after a long illness. Survived by daughter Margaret Workman and siblings, service at Robertson Funeral Home. Also final rites for Annie Beard of Beckley at First Baptist Church, graveside at Arbovale Cemetery. Charles A. Payne of Mullens to be buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens after services in Mullens. Dale Waldron of Carrollton, a retired U S Army lieutenant, dies in Fort Knox hospital. survivors include wife Jeanetta and several siblings. funeral arrangements pending.
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Arch M. Claypool
Sutton
Nellie Butcher
Flatwoods
Claypool
Chester
Margaret) Workman
Shady Spring
Taylor
Heaters
Jess Claypool
Kate Heck
Cowan
Mary Coulter
Weston
Robertson Funeral Home
Beckley Death Notice Highlights Multiple Obituaries
Ruth Ferrell 65 of 125 Miller St died at 9 45 am in a local hospital She born August 14 1906 at Big Ben was daughter of John and Mae Rader She was Memorial Baptist Church member and longtime Beckley resident Survived by husband E C Ferrell two daughters Mary K Marino Jr Beckley and Patricia Jones Charleston two sisters Gladys Cain Grantsville Roxie Cronin Big Ben and two grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm Saturday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park Friends may call 6 pm to 9 pm Friday George W Willis 84 of 1728 Harper Rd died 4 45 pm Tuesday at Beard Hospital Entombment Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum Thelma Cunningham Hansford Cunningham 77 of Farley Hill died 10 pm Wednesday in Beckley hospital Retired miner UMWA Local No 5955 member Born July 4 1894 Roanoke VA Six sons Jack Delbert T Douglas A Beckley Hansford Jr Maryland Robert E Franklin D Cunningham Sophia Two daughters Juanita Cosgrove Baltimore MD Zelda Rustymeyer and siblings Charles Cunningham Viola Shrewsbury 29 grandchildren 4 great grandchildren Body at Williams Funeral Home Sophia pending arrangements
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Annie A. Beard
Crescent Rd
Beckley
Beckley First Baptist Church
Kenneth Swank
Arbovale
First Baptist Church
Hightown
Newton
Lucy Woods
John G. Jr
Joe W. Beard
James C Beard
Mullens
Ralph
Alice) Whitener
Annandale
Mary Woods Maynor
Maynor
Webb and Neal
Leon J Neat
Carl Calloway
William Falconer
James Snead
Earl Whitener
William Shumate
Charles A. Payne
Sam Foglesong
Leonard Repass
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Charleston
Lake Branch
William R
Adela Payne
India Ethel Payne
Charles
Thomasville
N. C
T. R
Norfolk
Dean Wade
Salem
Gerald Lamb
Roanoke
Harold Cole
Brotherhood of Maintenance Way
Foglesong, Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Ruth Ferrell
Miller St
Big Ben
John and
Mae Bower Rader
Memorial Baptist Church
E. C. Ferrell
Toney
Mary K.) Marino ,Jr
George W. Willis
Harper Rd
Calfee Funeral Home
Walter Griswold
Sunset Memorial Park
Beard Hospital
Hansford Cunningham
Farley Hill
UMWA
MacAlpin
Thelma Burdette Cunningham
Jack
Delbert T
Douglas A
Hansford Jr
Maryland
Robert E
Franklin D. Cunningham
Sophia
Martin
Juanita) Cosgrove
Baltimore
Warden
Zelda
Rustymeyer
Friendly
Charles Cunningham
Viola Shrewsbury
Williams Funeral Home
Clinton Hill Dies After Long Illness at 57
Clinton T Hill 57 of Mabscott died in a local hospital at 6 a m after a long illness Born April 27 1914 in Virginia he was a disabled construction worker and a Sprague Freewill Baptist Church member Surviving include wife Sarah a son Randy daughter Ella Mae five sisters and two brothers Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Revs Ernest Barley and Gouldin officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Park arranged by the Mabscott funeral home after 5 p m Friday
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Clinton T. Hill
Old
Mabscott
Virginia
George
Hannah Vance Hill
Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
Sarah Hill
Randy
Ella Mae Hill
Fairdale
J. E. Hill
Cleveland
Ohio
Evesttts
Belva) Wood
Charlie
Lela) Clyburn
Corbet
Jessie) Wood
Vandy Birchfield
Portsmouth
Charles
Janice) Webb
Route 2
Beckley
Bills Introduced In State Legislature
Three education bills tackle salaries and benefits seeking a 5.5 percent teacher pay rise and a 35 percent boost in retirement benefits for school staff. McCourt Palumbo and delegates Chambers and Kopp sponsor measures expanding regional educational service agencies and allowing special counsel hires. Senators Susman Sharpe Galperin propose traffic and public safety tweaks, including red light rights and warrantless detentions.
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Charleston
UPI
Senate
Wangs McCourt
Mario Palumbo
House of Delegates
Dels
Howard Chambers
D-Min
Donald Kopp
D-Hair
Ton
Mc J
Board of Education
McCourt
Courts of Records
Commissioners of Accounts
Public Employees Retirement System
Alan Susman
Raleigh
John R Byerly Dies. Funeral Arrangements Pending
John Robert Byerly aged 9 of 301 Bibb Ave died at 1145 p m Wednesday in an Oak Hill nursing home after a long illness. Born October 25 1881 in Holly Grove North Carolina he was the son of Obadiah and Myra Alberson Byerly. Survived by two daughters Mrs Blanche Barley and Mrs Myrtle Kelly of Beckley three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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John Robert Byerly
Bibb Ave
Oak Hill
United Mine Workers of America
Holly Grove
N. C
Obadiah
Myra Jane Alberson Byerly
Chestine Davis Byerly
Blanche Barley
Myrtle Kelly
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Travelogue Series To Feature Brazil At Kiwanis Club
A color film on Brazil will be shown at the Kiwanis Club Travelogue Series at 7 30 p.m. today at Park Junior High School replacing the planned Mexican Cotorama. A Coast Guard commander will narrate. Kiwanis spokesman Chris Borden said the Mexico narration was canceled due to his wife’s illness in California.
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Brazil
Kiwanis Club
Park Junior High School
Coast Guard
Chris Borden
Mexico
California
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Mitchell Sharp
Canada
Secretary of State
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Ravenswood
Howard B. Chambers
Williamson
Mello Cotton
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Shinnston
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David Mullins
Bluefield
Darwin P. Bromley
Don Brown
Huntington
Thomas E. Price
Glen White
Price
Lorena Wallace
Joe Rodriguez
Everett Dunford
Willie Wilson McBride
Rodriguez
Charles ‘Monroe Davidson
Eccles
Davidson
W. Va. 3
Fecee
Dprah
Crab Orchardj Road
Stab Fork
Robert Porter
Glen Morgans
George Slipkovich
Beckley Fire Department
228Th St
Nelson Chambers
Veterans Administration Hospital
Billy Sullivan
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Stotesbury
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Chavez
Larry Shears
Parkersburg
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Guard
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State Police
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Beckley National Bank
Los Angeles Times
Russia
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David Dixon
Mrs
Annie Beard
Dale Waldron
Carrolton
Fort Knox
Maben
Tazewell
George Waldron
Jeanetta Waldron
William
Beatrice) Mullins
Ravencliff
Rodney
Lillian) Davis
Vernon
Pearl) Jones
Fries
Sun Valley
Calif
C. L. Elkhart
Ind
Grahms
William Sharpe
D-Lewis
Si Gal' Perin
D-Kanawha
John R. Byerly
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