Copper and Longshore Strikes Sweep Across Nation
Thousands of copper miners longshoremen sanitation workers and bus drivers walked off jobs for higher wages. About 36 000 copper workers in eight firms halted production as talks broke in Salt Lake City with major firms Kennecott Anaconda Phelps Dodge and American Smelting. ILWU shut 15 000 dock workers in California Washington and Oregon with limited operations. Detroit sanitation workers halted trash collection signaling broad, coordinated action.
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United Press International
Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
American Smelting and Refining
Utah
Montana
Arizona
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
California
Washington
Oregon
Pacific Maritime Association
Detroit
Roman S. Gribbs
Associated General Contractors of California, Inc
San Francisco
Airporter, Inc
18-Year-Old Vote Pleases Randolph
UPI reports Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia welcomed Ohio’s passage of the 18-year-old voting amendment. Ohio became the 38th state to approve lowering the voting age to 18, granting young citizens full participation in elections.
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Randolph
Washington
UPI
Ohio General Assembly
Jennings Randolph
Ohio
Postal Service Faces 750000-Worker Wage Talks After Transition
Washington reports the semi independent U S Postal Service began operations with 750 000 employees and no current contract. Negotiations continued after an all night session with progress cited while talks paused for a week. Workers in New York discussed possible strike despite illegality under the new system.
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Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council
Council
Pacific Coast Shipbuilders Association
Washington
Western Union
United Telegraph
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
New York
Communications Workers of America
UPS
U.S. Postal Service
Post Office Department
New York Mail
New York Area
Postal Service
Council of American Postal Employes
Labor Department
Viet Cong note shifts tone in Vietnam withdrawal talks
The Viet Cong issued a more conciliatory message than prior notes, while the United States rejects a unilateral withdrawal deadline. The document calls for the rapid return home of captured South Vietnamese and other forces as talks continue.
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North Vietnam
United States
Saigon
New York Times Resumes Publication on Vietnam Policy Shift
The Times reports Kennedy in 1961 moved U S Vietnam policy from limited risk to deep commitment to block a Communist takeover. It notes Kennedy sought secrecy, resisted ground troops, yet left Johnson with a difficult legacy. The court allowed further print of the Pentagon papers, and the coup against Ngo Dinh Diem is described as watershed with U S involvement.
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NEW York
UPS
New York Times
Pentagon
Kennedy
U.S
Indochina
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
the Times
the Supreme
Times
The
Kenneidy
South Vietnam
Ngo ‘Dinh Diem
United States
White House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Diem
Beckley City Pool Fund Seeks Public Donations
The city plans a central racing pool with a diving well and a wading area in a Z shaped design. Fund drive ends this month. if not reached, donations will be refunded. Contributions to the Swimming Pool Fund at City Hall are tax deductible and receipts will be issued for potential refunds.
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City of Beckley
City Hall
The
Register
Two Young State Swimmers Drown
In West Virginia two youths drowned in separate streams on Wednesday. Roger Dale Anderson 22 of Shinnston was found by Monongalia County rescuers after trouble in the Monongahela River near Rivesville while with two companions. Charleston teen Jerry Pomeroy 16 drowned in the Upper Falls on Coal River. witnesses reported he was recovered shortly after the incident.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Monongalia County
Roger Dale Anderson
Shinnston
Marion County
Anderson
Monongahela River
Rivesville
Charleston
Jerry Pomeroy
Seth Pomeroy
Coal River
Pomeroy
Magee-Davis murder case delayed again in California
San Quentin inmate Rucell Magee 32 and Angela Davis 27 win delays as their pretrial motions seek federal transfer of the murder kidnapping case over the Marin County courthouse shootout that left four dead including a judge. Davis backs the move and pledges solidarity with Magee delaying proceedings.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Rucell Magee
Angela Davis
Magee
San Quentin
Miss Davis
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Marin County
Minimum Wage Hikes Begin In West State
Charleston reports the first step in a planned wage ladder under the 1971 law. The base rate rises from $1.00 to $1.20 per hour immediately, with further increases to $1.40 on July 1, 1972 and $1.60 on July 1, 1973. Overtime rises to $1.80 per hour for all hours over 48 weekly.
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Charleston
UPI
Withdrawal Ends Draft as Congress Fails to Extend
The U S draft law expired at midnight ending conscription for the first time in 22 years. Conferees failed to agree on a two year extension and split over withdrawing all U S troops from Vietnam after the extension. President Nixon opposed the move and a new meeting was set after a July 4 recess.
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Washington
UPI
United States
House
Senate
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Twelve Black Panthers Cleared in Detroit Murder Case
Twelve Black Panthers charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to kill a Detroit police patrolman were found not guilty after 412 days of jury deliberations. Three defendants were found guilty of felonious assault and face up to four years in prison.
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Detroit
UPI
Glenn E. Smith
Panthers
West Side
Stanton Charged With Deceptive Editing In Documentary
Stanton faced charges for deceptive editing practices in a CBS network documentary. He refused to provide material not aired, while CBS supplied the investigations subcommittee with the aired film and a transcript of the program.
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Stanton
Investigations Subcommittee
CBS
Subcommittee
Six Soldiers Arrested for Distributing Declaration Copies
At Fort Lewis Washington six soldiers from the G I Alliance were arrested for distributing about 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence without prior approval. They were taken back to their units after being found with 11 civilians in front of the post exchange. Civilians received letters banning their return.
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FT. Lewis, Wash
UPI
G.I. Alliance
Army
Sgt Edgar Hale Jr Funeral Rites Set In Melton Chapel
Funeral services for Sgt Edgar N Hale Jr 42 formerly of Eccles will be held at 3 p m Saturday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with full military rites. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Hale died Friday while stationed with the U S Air Force in the Philippines as a carrier serviceman. He was born July 7 1928 in Portsmouth Ohio survived by his wife Jewel Barker Hale of Eccles and six children two brothers and three sisters. The body will lie in state after 5 30 p m Friday for visiting.
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Edgar N. Hale Jr
Eccles
Melton
Sunset Memorial Park
Sgt. Hale
U.S. Air Force
Philippines
Portsmouth
Ohio
Edgar Hale
Pea Ridge
Ark
Jewel Barker
Jack W
Lynn Marie
Deborah Ann
Mary Kathleen
Ina Jo
George
Ann) Coker Jr
Silver Springs
William B
Juneau
Alaska
David K. Hales
Anchorage
Sara Hales
Mrs. Margaret Gleason Rites Set At Rose Chapel
Funeral services for Margaret Mae Gleason 74 of 2201 S Kanawha Street will be held at 230 p m Saturday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Thomas Dunlap officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park She died at 2 am today after a long illness She was a Miller Memorial Methodist Church member born March 22 1897 at Handley She was the daughter of the late Robert and Alice Perry Surviving are husband Charles R Gleason two sons William Baltimore Md and Charles Gleason Miami Fla four sisters Belle and Georgia Perry Mount Hope and Anna Hutchinson Bertha Cornwell Chapel Hill NC three grandchildren and one great grandchild Friends may call after 4 pm Friday Pallbearers are Al Ellison Shirley Gwinn William Teubert Paris Sutphin Earl Rice and Denzil Palmer
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Annie McCloud
Mathen
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Dallas Adkins
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny
St. Albans
Wilks County
N. C
James
Pierpont
Howard
Harry
Bob
Maben
Sylvian McCloud
Pearisburg
Virginia Spence
Matlens
Sam Fogle
Nease and Neely Funeral
Sarah Harr Stewart
Mullens Hospital
Bristol
Tenn
Edward
Cora Lee Wagner Hart
Hunter Price Stewart
Jack P. Mullens
Beckley
Catherine Stewart
Betty Kennedy
Louisville
Frank C
Maude Hart
Oscar Corell
Eagle Rock
W. B. Cash
Charlotte
First United Methodist Church
Randall Prince
Mountain View Cemetery
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Margaret Mae Gleason
S. Kanawha Street
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Thomas Dunlap
Sunset Memorial Park
Miller Memorial Methodist Church
Hinton
Handley
Robert
Alice Perry
Charles R. Gleason
William
Baltimore
Charles Gleason
Miami
Fla
Belle Perry
Georgia Perry
Mount Hope
Anna Hutchinson
Bertha Cornwell
Chapel Hill
N.C
Billie Sonia Matics
Beaver
Tolliver
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Westerly
Blanche Aliffi Fannon
Tonia
Melvina Rosebell Cadle
I Craigsville
Grace [Primitive Baptist Church
Shady Spring
Dale ‘Mills
George Foley
Cochran
Jumping Branch
Grace ‘Primitive Baptist Church
Glen White
Craigsville
Final rites held for Willie H. Clark 68 at Mt. Vernon Baptist
Funeral services for Willie H. Clark 68 of 802 Scott Ave. were set for 1 30 p m Saturday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Stamford with Rev F L Hosea officiating Burial in Greenwood Memorial followed his death at 5 a m Monday in a local hospital Survivors include a daughter Mrs Virla Mae Cook Cleveland Ohio three sisters and 17 great grandchildren Visitation at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor after 3 p m Friday and family receiving hours 7 to 9 p m at the church one hour before services Also notes final rites for Janice Rena Smith 14 months Hampton Va formerly Crab Orchard and Bert B Biggs 60 Piney View with service details and survivors listed.
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Willie H. Clark
Scott Ave
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Stamford
F. L. Hosea
Greenwood Memorial Park
Virla Mae Cook
Cleveland
Ohio
Willie Mae Moore
Washington, D. C
Janie Morgan
Annie Witherspoon
Chicago
Jil
Ritchie and Johnson
Janice
Rena Smith
James R
Wilma Mills Smith
Hampton
Crab Orchard
Episcopal Church
Francis W. Hayes
Flossie Mills
Pearl Smith
Philadelphia
Funeral set for Lemuel Pannell Jr. in Delair church
Funeral services for Lemuel Pannell Jr. 28 of Delair N J formerly of Beckley will be at 1 p m Saturday at Central Baptist Church with Rev T N Nobel Canton N J officiating Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park He died Saturday from injuries in a Delair car crash early Thursday His maternal grandmother Mrs Daisy Hubbard Raleigh will receive the mourners at the Trent and Durgan until 9 p m Flower girls and pallbearers will be chosen from the 1960 Stratton High School class
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Lemuel Pannell Jr
Delair
N. J
Beckley
Central Baptist Church
T. N. Nobel
Canton
Greenwood Memorial Park
Daisy Hubbard
Raleigh
Trent and Durgan
Stratton High School
Funeral notices list Griffith and Cadle family services
Incomplete funeral notices record arrangements for Mrs. Freda Lee Dorsey Griffith 61 of Amigo died after a short illness. Survived by husband Dana Ray Griffith, five daughters and five sons, with services pending at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Also listed are final rites for Mrs. Melvina Rosebell Cadle 88 of Craigsville with services at Grace Primitive Baptist Church and burial at Cochran Cemetery Jumping Branch.
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Freda Lee Dorsey Griffith
Amigo
Nicholas County
John and
Prussia Neal Dorsey
Widen Baptist Church
Dana Ray Griffith
Dana Keith
Corky
Ripley
Gary Griffith
Patricia ,Hickman
Bluefield
Gwen Gregg
Wyce
Toby Ann Grove
Bowie
Dawne Rae Devenger
Summersville
Sally Lynn Dean
Lawton
Okla
Paul
Gissaway
Harold
Temple
Tex
Wanda Napier
Halene Dorsey
Barbara Allen
Charlotte Morris
Arlington
Rose and
Coleman rites held for William S Coleman in Oak Hill
Final rites for 87 year old William Srader Coleman of Oak Hill were set for Friday at 2 p.m. in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ralph Taylor officiating. Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial. Coleman died Tuesday night at home after a visitation period at the funeral home.
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William Srader Coleman
Oak Hill
Tyree
Ralph Taylor
High Lawn Memorial Park
Coleman
Final rites set for Mrs Nellie Haskins Stover 71
Mrs Nellie Haskins Stover 71 of 208 Crescent Rd will be buried at Sunset Memorial Park after services at Melton Mortuary Chapel Sunday at 11 am conducted by Rev R Jack Sadler. She died Wednesday evening after a short illness. Born December 18 1899 in Sweeneysburg she was daughter of the late John and Cora Hoskins. Survivors include daughter Alice Waugh Beckley son Glenn Stover Wilmington Delaware five sisters and three brothers and three grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Nellie Haskins Stover
Crescent Rd
Melton
R. Jack Sadler
Sunset Memorial Park
Sweeneysburg
John
Cora Tyree Hoskins
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Raleigh County
Ira Wirt Stover
Joe
Alice) Waugh
Beckley
Glenn E.stover
Wilmington
Del
Mae Hunt
Brooke Morrison
Marie Sweeney
Maynor
Winnie Stover
Venerable Dennis McCray of Cincinnati Dies at 65
Dennis McCray 65 a former Beckley resident died Tuesday at his Cincinnati home. He was the son of Mrs Mary McCray Beckley and brother of Mrs Clara Lockett and Ray McCray both of Beckley.
Brotherton Praises Gov Arch Moore and Ben Aubrecht
Sen. W. T. Brotherton Jr. praised Gov Arch Moore as the best governor he has served under in 20 years. He commended Purchasing Director Ben Aubrecht for reducing theft and waste, citing bids on emergency orders and a West Virginia University glass order. He criticized graft among some businessmen and warned against padding accounts with the state.
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Charleston
UPI
Arch Moore
State Senate
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia University
Brotherton
West Virginia
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