Major Cities See Black Majority Rise Across 1960s
Census data show 14 cities joined Washington and Bessemer as predominantly black in the 1960s, with New York City and Chicago accounting for the largest Black populations among major U.S. cities. Washington tops cities with 71.1 percent Black in its population for those over 200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
D.C
Bessemer
Ala
Charleston
S.C
Newark
N.J
Atlanta
Compton
Calif
East St. Louis
Ill
Gary
Ind
East Orange
N. J
Willowbrook
Westmont
Cleveland
Ohio
Florence-Graham
Highland Park
Mich
Petersburg
Greenville
Miss
Prichard
New York City
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Raleigh County Airport Authority Plans Reorganization
The Raleigh County Airport Authority proposes dissolution and reorganization under Chapter 8 citing a 1967 West Virginia Supreme Court ruling against a Greenbrier County Authority. A new five member body would have bond powers to fund a sewer water system and the North South runway and terminal project. Legal ads announcing the dissolution will run four weeks in opposing papers signed by President Charles S. Lewis Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Authority
Paul R. Hutchinson Jr
Hutchinson
State Supreme Court
Greenbrier County
West Virginia
Authority
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Jersey City Officials Remain Free on Bail Pending Sentencing
Joseph B. Stapleton County Police Chief Fred J. Kropke City Council President Thomas M. Flaherty and City Purchasing Agent Bernard G. Murphy were all continued on $25 000 bond pending sentencing with no date set. The trial followed a federal verdict against former Newark Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and two aides. Addonizio remains free on bail pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Stapleton
Fred J. Kropke
Thomas M. Flaherty
Bernard G. Murphy
Newark
Hugh J. Addonizio
Addonizio
Courts shaping the law says Burger in interview
Rheingold rebuts Chief Justice Burger remarks arguing courts including the Supreme Court have steadily favored environmental groups in cases with unsettled law. He cites a Memphis Over Park road case Burger concurred in as an example of evolving judicial rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Rheingold
Supreme Court
Over Park
Memphis
ABA
St. Louis
Helicopter crewman killed and weather grounds B52s in Indochina
In Indochina about 25 miles northwest of Saigon a helicopter crewman was killed and another wounded. South Vietnamese forces reported 45 guerrillas killed across areas from Da Nang southward. U.S. gunships and ground forces logged several clashes, while B52 bombers were grounded by severe northern weather reducing sorties to one on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
da Nang
Pat
Quang Neai City
Quang Tri
Harassed Burnside criticizes Up shur County retreat visitors
Burnside stated that some actions at the Up shur County retreat were by Good Samaritans and criticized the arrival of so called hip pies for practicing their crafts. He accused them of holding wild parties and being sinful, expressing anger over the行为.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside
Upshur County
West Virginia recall bid against Staggers debated
A local group in Morgantown urged recalling Rep. Harley O. Staggers after a clash with CBS over The Selling of the Pentagon. WVU associate Prof William R. Ross says recall by voters is the only path. legal recall of a congressman is not provided in state law. Committee spokesman Paul Nyden plans more public meetings to push the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
CBS
Pentagon
Staggers
West Virginia University
Harley Staggers
Congress
William R. Ross
Frank Stanton
Stanton
Supreme Court
New York) Times
Washington) Post
Paul Nyden
House Commerce Committee
House
Ross
West Virginia
Gatecrashers halt Newport Jazz Festival future
About 200 gatecrashers disrupted the Newport Jazz Festival ending the 18th edition two days early. George T. Wein said the disruption may end the festival in Newport and jeopardize the Newport Folk Festival. Police used tear gas to clear the area. 35 arrested. 47 treated for injuries. Susan B. Salo, 20, killed in a state police car crash near the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
UPI
Dionne Warwick
Wein
Rhode Island Hospital
Susan B. Salo
Stamford
Conn
B. Cowles
Mallory
Teamsters Chief Warns of 1929-Type Economic Collapse
Miami Beach Frank E Fitzsimmons warns the nation risks another crash akin to 1929 and accuses government of neglecting workers. He cites unemployment and rising living costs while urging labor to push for housing cleanup tax reforms and wage and price controls. The Teamsters leader faces a pay raise this week raising his salary to 125000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
TPI
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Nixon
America
Teamsters
Burger urges internal reform as nine justices remain
In a speech to the ABA Burger calls for stricter legal discipline to shield the public from abusive lawyers and warns the profession may face external regulation if it cannot regulate itself. Leon Jaworski of Houston elected ABA president, with Robert Meserve of Boston as resident-elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burger
Leon Jaworski
Houston
President Johnson
Commission
ABA
House of Delegates
Robert W. Meserve
Boston
Jaworski
Edward L. Wright
Little Rock
Ark
Divorce Granted to Bertha Smith from James A. Smith
Raleigh County Circuit Court orders grant divorce to Bertha Smith from James A. Smith, finalizing the separation per court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Smith
James A. Smith
Raleigh County
Louis Armstrong A Jazz Giant Who Shaped American Music
A biography outlines Louis Armstrong growing up poor in New Orleans on Perdido Street, his rise from Storyville to global fame, his innovations in jazz trumpet and vocal style, key collaborations with Duke Ellington and Bing Crosby, and a career spanning from 1923 records to Hollywood appearances. It notes his early teachers Kid Ory and Joe Oliver, later marriages to Daisy Parker and Lillian Hardin, and his enduring influence on jazz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turpentine Factory
Perdido Street
New Orleans
Armstrong
Louis
Duke Ellington
Bing Crosby
Kid Ory
Joe ‘King’ Oliver
Storyville
Willie
Bunk” Johnson
Cornet
Dipper
King Oliver
Oliver
Chicago
Fate Marable
Mississippi
Kate
Daisy Parker
Plantation Club
Lillian Hardin
Fletcher Henderson
Roseland Ballroom
New York
Bessie Smith
Chicago Savoy Ballroom
Lucille Wilson
Deaths And Funerals For Bertha Stanley And Lula Alley
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Tabor Baptist Church for Mrs. Bertha Stanley 91 of Harper Heights with burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery. She died Sunday in a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness. Survivors include three sisters and eight stepdaughters. Pallbearers are listed. Friends may call at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today. Final rites for Lula Marie Smith Alley 63 of Minden will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. She died Sunday in an Oak Hill hospital. Survived by two daughters a sister four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The body will remain at the funeral home with calling hours 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Stanley
Harper Heights
Mout Tabor Baptist Church
R. D. Powers
Lee Fullmer
Mount Tabor
Fayetteville
Harper
J. W
Louisa Hitchman Harper
James
Harper Heights Baptist Church
Myrtle
Boland
Beckley
Leota Dearing
Huntington
Carrie Laughlin
Eustis
Fla
Goldie Grimmet
Beaver
Leva Bailey
Grace McClung
Oak Hill
Florence Kelly
Hilltop
Margaret Lawson
Craigsville
Greta Staton
St. Petersburg
Elanore Maskell
Lynchburg
Jean Simons
New York
John
Dorsie
Robert
Joe
Glen
David Harper
Bill Stack
Rose and Quesenberry
Lula Marie Smith Alley
Minden
Tyree
Bill Menefee
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill Hospital
Wyoming County
James and
Bertie Combs Smith
John W. Alley
Helen Crock
Louise Ratliff
Cleveland
Ohio
Lola Stone
Stickney
Ray Houston Mitchell
Grandview
Melton
Carroll Jones
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Clifftop
George
Margaret Mitchell
Department of Natural Resources
Grandview State Park
Mary Lee Mitchell
Dick Cole
Charleston
Jerry Graham
J. T
Mount Hope
Michael
New Orleans
Ernest
McRoss
Everett
Rainelle
Lacy Puckett
Simicot
Herbert Bellamy
Denzil Johnson
Hunter Boggs
Jimmy Carper
Richie Carper
Fred Reed
Ed Hall
Clinton Oakes
Final rites for Mrs. Bessie Estella Johnson
Mrs. Bessie Estella Johnson 84 of Princeton formerly of Shady Spring dies after a long illness. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Crews family cemetery. Survived by husband William Henry Johnson two sons Arnold and D I two daughters Estella and Elsie one foster brother Aaron Meadows 13 grandchildren nine great. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Estella Johnson
Princeton
Shady Spring
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Crews
Arnold
D. I
U. S
Vietnam
Estella Johnson
Elsie Anderson
Falls Mills
Aaron Meadows
Blain
Lemuel Meadows
Steven
Shockney
Arland
Douglas
Veronia Hatcher
Funeral notices for Percy Richardson and Clyde Souder
Percy Richardson 61 of Winding Gulf died today at 10 45 am in Dr Falkner s office Coal City from a cerebral hemorrhage. Body at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Beckley pending arrangements. Clyde Lawrence Souder 67 of Sophia formerly Beckley died Monday and services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Sophia United Methodist Church with Rev Shepherd. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. He was born January 16 1904 in Ansted and survived by wife Louise Hagg, son Larry, daughter Sheron Tarver, four sisters and four brothers plus three grandchildren. He owned Souder s Grocery and retired 1970. Pallbearers named. viewing today in Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Richardson
Winding Gulf
David Falkner
Coal City
Trent and Durgan
Beckley
Clyde L. Souder
Clyde Lawrence Souder
Sophia
Sophia United Methodist Church
W. Cecil Shepherd
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Souder
Ansted
James I
Lula B. Souder
Sophia Methodist Church
Kopperston Coal Co
Stotesbury
Tams Coal Co
Tams
Soak Creek
Louise Hagg
Larry
Woodbridge
Delano
Sheron) Tarver
Hanau
Germany
Clifford
Eloise) Meadows
Campbell
Mabel) Slemp
William
Foretta) Smith
John
Maxine) Whitlow
St. Albans
H. C
Mount Hope
Fred
Eugene
J. W
Pikeville
Williams
James B. Deck
Carl Neff
B. R. Hill
Millard Poe
Bill Ray
Vernon Lawson
Jack Branham
A. F. Yost
Final rites for Berlin A Nowlin set at Tyree Chapel
Berlin A. Red Nowlin 68 of Page will have funeral services at 1 p m Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev James Casto officiating Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity He died Saturday in a Beckley hospital after an apparent heart attack at 9 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Nowlin
Tyree
Oak Hill
James Casto
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Beckley
Mrs Helen Beatty 83 Dies in Beckley After Baltimore Roots
Mrs Helen Beatty 83 of 106 Lovell Street Beckley died Monday at 8 35 pm in a local nursing home. She had lived with her son John E Beatty of Beckley for the past three years. Body at Melton Mortuary awaiting completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Beatty
Lovell St
Beckley
Baltimore
John E. Beatty
Melton Mortuary
Graveside rites for Oliver Hargrove Jr in Beckley
Oliver Hargrove Jr 55 of Columbus died July 1 in a Columbus hospital. Graveside rites set for 11 a m Thursday at Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley with Rev Eugene Wiley. Survivors include wife Nevela son Oliver and three brothers. Funeral Parlor 7 to 9 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hargrove Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Beckley
Greenwood Memorial Park
Eugene Wiley
Nevela Hargrove
Oliver
Christopher
Dayton
Amos
Detroit
Mich
Chesterfield
Tricia Stanley Funeral Held in Mullens Chapel
The funeral for two year old Tricia Lynn Stanley daughter of Mr and Mrs Lonnie Stanley of Marion Virginia took place at noon at the Sam Foglesong Chapel Mullens with Rev Stellie Parsons presiding Burial followed at Justice Cemetery in Davy The child died Sunday after a short illness Survivors include sister Sandra brother Rodney maternal grandparents L T Chambers Mullens paternal grandparents Lonnie Stanley Coretta Funeral home Nease and Neely Mullens handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tricia Lynn Stanley
Lonnie Stanley
Marion
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Stellie Parsons
Justice
Davy
Sandra
Rodney
L. T. Chambers
Coretta
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Caldwell infant laid to rest in Odd
Graveside rites were held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Hannley Lilly Cemetery at Odd for James Anthony Caldwell day old son of David and Janice Smith Caldwell. He died at 10:40 a.m. Survived by his parents one brother David Wayne two grandmothers Mrs Evelyn Smith and Mrs Anna Hooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannley Lilly Cemetery
Odd
James Anthony Caldwell
David
Janice Smith Caldwell
David Wayne
Evelyn Smith
Sheltonsville
Tenn
Anna Hooper
Drowning of 15 year old Wallace at Camp Clark near Bradley Conn
Daniel Tommy Wallace, 15, of Matheny, drowned Sunday while swimming in a lake near Camp Clark in Bradley. He had worked a week at the camp in the tobacco field. Born November 28, 1955, he was the son of George W. and Martha Hatfield Wallace of Matheny. The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Tommy Wallace
Matheny
Camp Clark
Bradley
Conn
Wallace
George W. and
Martha Hatfield Wallace
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Wesley Elkins 62 Died After Illness in Beckley Hospital
Wesley Elkins of Crab Orchard died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born November 24, 1908 in Jesse, he was the son of the late Kelly and Nancy Cook Elkins and a retired coal miner. He is survived by Ethlene Walker Elkins, one brother Van Elkins of Princeton, five sisters Ila Brooks Adrian Michigan Blanche Phares Phoenix Ohio Piney Baisden Columbus Ohio Gracie Stewart not listed, and Viola Damron Stamford. The body lies at Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Elkins
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
Jesse
Kelly and
Nancy Cook Elkins
Ethlene Walker Elkins
Van
Princeton
Ila
Bert) Brooks
Adrian
Mich
Blanche Phares
Phoenix
Ariz
Piney
William A. Fink dies in Charleston after short illness
William A. Fink 44 of Charleston died at 9 20 am in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. He was born in Claremont son of the late J A and Mettie Fink. Fink resigned from Beckley Police in 1956 to join the U S Treasury. Survived by wife Janet Gadd Fink a son Bill of Charleston two daughters Susie and Lisa at home three sisters Ann Warner Washington D C Jesse Chandler Beckley and Lucille Maydon Sprague and a brother Joseph Fink Slab Fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
William A. Fink
Charleston
Claremont
J. A
Mettie Fink
Fink
Beckley City
U. S. Treasury Department
Janet Gadd Fink
Bill
Susie
Lisa
Ann Warner
Washington, D. C
Jesse ‘Chandler
Lucille Maydon
Sprague
Joseph Fink
Slab Fork
Coal Firm Foreman Defendants In Hatfield Lawsuit
Winding Gulf Coals Inc and William H. Buckland face a suit filed on behalf of Bobby Lee Hatfield. Hatfield alleges Buckland, a section foreman at the Clifftop mine, attacked him on February 27, 1970 without provocation, striking him with a safety ramp. The complaint seeks $15,000 plus costs for permanent injuries lost wages and medical bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
William H. Buckland
Beckley
Raleigh County
Bobby Lee Hatfield
Hatfield
Buckland
Story Hour Slated At County Library
A Story Hour will be held in the Children's Room of the Raleigh County Library at 10 am on July dates for children pre school through third grade. The hour will be under the direction of Dorothy Vass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Dorothy Vass
Farley Rites Set For Piney View Resident
Judy L. Farley 75 of Piney View dies at home and is to be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity after a 2 p m Wednesday service at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel Rev Sammy Smith to officiate Surviving are husband Claude Farley daughter Bertha Swimm sister Stella Johnson and 22 grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Lee Farley
Piney View
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Sammy Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Claude Farley
E. G. Foster
John Foster
Bertha Swimm
Virginia
Stella Johnson
Buchanan
Final rites for Hensley Lester in Pennsylvania burial
Final rites and burial will be held for Hensley Lester, 25, of Pennsylvania, who drowned Sunday in Pennsylvania. He was a brother of Mrs. Delsie Blankenship of McGraws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensley Lester
Pennsylvania
Jolo
Delsie Blankenship
McGraws
RNS
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Nyden
Rep
Newport Jazz Festival
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Rose
Webbs Florist
Mrs
Lula Alley
Bessie Johnson
A. Nowlin
Ray H. Mitchell
Tricia L. Stanley
James A. Caldwell
Daniel T. Wallace
Judy L. Farley
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