Atty Gen Says Special Session Not Needed For Pollution Fix
West Virginia Atty Gen C Donald Robertson told lawmakers no special session is required to enforce the 1967 water pollution law in Kanawha County's Sissonville area. He urged amendments to curb salt brine pollution from Roane County oil fields and strengthen enforcement powers, including a governor's order to shut down wells if needed.
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Charleston
Upi
Sissonvile
Kanawha County
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Water Resources Division
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Hulett C. Smith
Pocatalico River
Roane County
Kanawha
Robertson
Judge Rules Against Levy Freedom Bid
A federal judge denied Captain Howard B. Levy's habeas corpus petition seeking a commander’s parole during appeal. Levy, a 30 year old Army dermatologist, was convicted of disloyal statements about the Vietnam War and refused to instruct Green Beret medics. The ruling states no absolute right to bail in military cases and dismisses the petition. the military appeal remains pending.
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Columbia
UPI
Howard B. Levy
J. Robert Martin Jr
Green Beret
Morgan
American Civil Liberties Union
Fort Hospital
Congo Rift Escalates as Fighting Reported in Bukavu
Radio Kinshasa says heavy fighting continues in Bukavu and Kinsangi amid disputed insurrection claims. The Security Council did not name troops or mercenaries, and Tshombe, kidnaped June 30, was sentenced to death in absentia after Congo convicted him of treason.
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Nish
Congo
Radio
Algiers
The
Egypt Acts to Shrink Budget After War Losses
Egypt reduces next year budget by two thirds in a belt tightening aimed at war costs. Government workers lose promotions and overtime while foreign aid is halted. Cairo cites a $1 billion army loss and Suez Canal shutdown as major impacts. Heikal calls for an Arab summit in Khartoum to unify states and reassess strategy.
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Walter Logan
United Press International
Middle East
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Cairo
Israel
Hassanein Heikal
al Ahram
U.A.R
Gamal
Abdel Nasser
Hussein
Khartoum
Sudan
Heikal
Algeria
Houari Boumedienne
Saudi Arabia
America
United States
Britain
United Nations
General Assembly
Governor Wallace to Undergo Second Cancer Operation
Houston UPI Gov Lorene Wallace will have a second cancer operation at M D Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. A spokesman said the exact surgery and date are undecided and not this week. Dr R Lee Clark noted further tests with favorable results. Wallace had uterine cancer surgery years ago.
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Wallace
Husband of West Virginia woman killed in Vietnam action
The Defense Department said Marine staff sergeant Tex D. Patrick of Valley Bend, husband of a Randolph County, West Virginia woman, was killed in action in Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Randolph County
W. Va
Defense Department
Tex D. Patrick
Valley Bend
State Police Do Duty Amid Northern County Vice Raids
Gov. Smith released figures showing state police in 17 northern counties conducted 117 vice raids and 133 arrests over 14 months. Raids averaged over eight monthly with Marion leading 31 raids and 43 arrests, and 1,572 pints of whisky plus 70 slot machines seized.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
State Office of Public Information
Marion
Brooke
Marshall
Hancock
Ohio
Doddridge
Harrison
Lewis
Monongalia
Preston
Taylor
Barber Beautician Examinations Set in Charleston
About 250 applicants for barber and beautician licenses will take written and practical exams in Charleston next week. State Health Director N. H. Dyer says the state Committee for Barbers and Beauticians will meet here next Tuesday.
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Charleston
UPS
N. H. Dyer
State Committee For
Barbers and Beauticians
Deaths and Funerals Local obituaries in West Virginia area
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for Clara Susan Griffith 73 of Chula Vista CA formerly Beckley WV. Michael Lynn Cunningham 26 days old son of Albert and Margaret Cunningham. Rev. John Harry Carson 81 longtime Fayetteville Methodist minister. Details include service times locations, burial sites, and survivors.
Dathan Clark Dies. Rites Held in Princeton
Dathan Clark 59 of Flat Top died after a heart attack. Services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton with Elder Dean Pack and Rev. William Jewell officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Martha Lilly, three sons Clarence Virginia Beach, Joseph Norfolk, Dathan Jr. Kansas City, seven daughters in several states, three brothers, three sisters, and 24 grandchildren.
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Dathan Clark
Flat Top
Bailey Funeral’ Home
Princeton
Dean Pack
Wiliam Jewell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Clark
Charlie
Zella Gadd Clark
Primitive Baptist Church
Martha Lilly
Clarence
Virginia Beach
Joseph
Norfolk
Waterfront
Mich
Erskin
Raymond
Bluefield
Freeman
Springton
Emma Wood
Matoaka
Charles Clayton
John Martin
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Funeral services for Booker A Prillaman
Booker Alton Prillaman, 65, a former Beckley resident for 20 years, died Monday in a Danville hospital. He had lived in Danville since 1958 where he worked for Dr Pepper Bottling. Surviving are his wife Lucille, a daughter in Danville, a son in Greensboro, two sisters and three brothers.
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Booker Alton Prillaman
Beckley
Danville
Prillaman
Peter James
Winnie’ Prillaman
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Elks Lodge
Lucille
Walter B. Cladwell
B. A. Jr
Greensboro
N. C
Annie
Henry
Gee Carl Looney
Solinevals
G. R
Hetee
Mrs Pearl Hoke 86 to be laid to rest in Richmond
Graveside rites for Mrs Pearl Elizabeth Hoke 86 will be held at Westhampton Memorial Park Cemetery in Richmond at 2 p m Saturday. She died at her home after a short illness. Survived by one daughter Thelma Vaine Hoke of Richmond. Her late husband was Jerome A Hoke formerly of Beckley. The body is at Joseph W Bailey Funeral Home in Richmond.
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Clara Susan Griffith
Chula Vista
Calif
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Carl Johnson
Sunset Memorial Park
Basil Sweeney
Dorsey Sweeney
Ray Sweeney
Ira Sweeney
Edna Sweeney
Junior Sweeney
Ronald O'Dell
J. M. McComas
California
Joseph
Manda Cottle Sweeney
Sweeneysburg
The
Baptist Church
Henry Cleveland Griffith
Robert
Joann
Marlin
Ardel
Elyria
Ohio
James
Charles
Princeton
Doff
Cuyahoga Falls
Phillip Sweeney
Westhampton Memorial Park Cemetery
Richmond
Pearl Elizabeth Hoke
Berwick Road
Joseph W. Bailey
Jerome A. Hoke
Thelma Vaine Hoke
Elimination Of ASP System Urged By Roth
William M. Roth urged Congress to scrap the American Selling Price system to open U S markets. He warned European barriers would rise against chemicals cars and tobacco if ASP remains. Roth spoke at a U S Chamber of Commerce session during Kennedy Round trade talks and urged faster tariff cuts to boost U S exports. The chemical industry countered with resistance to the ASP changes.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
William M. Roth
Johnson
Congress
Roth
US Chamber of Commerce
Geneva
lastPriday
West German Parliament Urged Tax Increase
Bonn reports the West German government asked parliament to approve a tax boost along with welfare cuts and subsidy reductions to balance the budget. The move targets the nation’s fiscal deficit and aims to stabilize public finances amid economic strains.
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Bonn
UPI
PSC Approves Plans For Dam Near Riley
The Public Service Commission announced approval of two dams to be built on Big Horse Run, 2.9 miles south of Riley. The 15 foot high structures will be constructed by the West Virginia Baptist Convention on a tributary of Parchment Creek.
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Charleston
UPI
Big Horse Run
Riley
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Parchment Creek
Newcombe Wins Wimbledon Singles Title Over Bungert
Third seed John Newcombe of Australia defeated Germanys Wilhelm Bungert in straight sets 6 3 6 1 6 1 to claim the Wimbledon men s singles championship in London England today.
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Wimbledon
England
John Newcombe
Australia
Germany
Wilhelm Bungert
Sneeze Incident Costs Grand Rapids $214
In Grand Rapids Michigan a sneeze incident led to a $214 cost as Mrs. Vivian Martin collected the amount after her car whi was involved in the event.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Ex-Premier's Fate May Be Decided Today
In Algiers President Boumedienne met Congo envoy Bernard Mungul-Diaka to discuss extraditing Moise Tshombe to Kinshasa where a death sentence stands. Talks followed a hijacking incident and a bid to resolve diplomatic ties between Algeria Congo and Britain for prisoner transfers.
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Algiers
UPI
Houari Boumedienne
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Kinshasa
Boumedienne
Bernard Mungul-Diaka
Tshombe
Spain
Joseph D. Mobutu
Algeria
Police Cruiser Collision Attributed to Sneezing Officer
A police cruiser collided after officer Ed Leetsma says a violent sneeze caused him to lose control. The incident prompted an investigation into the collapse of control leading to the crash.
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Ed Leetsma
Funeral for Army Sgt. Paul E. Kincaid in Danese
Funeral services for Army Sgt. Paul E. Kincaid, formerly of Lanark, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Green Valley Methodist Church in Danese. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity. Kincaid was killed in Vietnam last week. He was raised in Lanark by his aunt and uncle, Kenneth and Mrs. Kincaid, and is survived by his sister Mrs. Dave Graham of Chicago. Body lies at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle.
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Army
Paul E. Kincaid
Lanark
Green Valley Methodist Church
Danese
Woodrow Jones
Carlos Lewis
Ichage
Blue ‘Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Kincaid
Vietnam
Kenneth Kincaid
Dave Jean Graham
Chicago, i
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Mrs Laurel West Rites Planned. Beaver Resident Dies
Mrs Laurel Ma irie West 45 of Beaver died Wednesday at 5:05 a.m. in a Williamson hospital. She was born May 13, 1922, in Marshall NC, daughter of the late O W Deaver and wife. Funeral arrangements are complete with Bowman Funeral Home Marshall NC. She leaves son Michael of Beaver, sisters Mrs Tommy Knox Dayton OH and Mrs Martha Lee Wicker Asheville NC, and brothers Jack Deaver Asheville NC and Thomas Deaver Miami Springs FL.
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Laurel Mairie West
Beaver
Williamson
Bowman Funeral Home
Marshall, N.C
O. W. Deaver
Marshall, N. C
C. M. West
Michael
Tommy Knox
Dayton
Ohio
Martha Lee Wicker
Asheville
N. C
Jack Deaver
Thomasee Deaver
Miami Springs
Fla
Claude C. Tackett Funeral Arrangements Pending
Claude C. Tackett 55 of Chicago Illinois formerly of Helen died in his sleep on Thursday. Funeral arrangements are pending completion at the Fred X Williams Funeral Home in Sophia.
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Claude C. Tackett
Chicago, Ill
Helen
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Marines Clash in DMZ as 150 Communists Die
Reports from the DMZ detail a Marine rifle patrol encounter ending with heavy enemy losses. Two Marines were killed and 32 wounded, while at least 19 Communists were slain in the gun duels. An American A4 Skyhawk was shot down but the pilot was rescued.
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Jhhe Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Webb
U.S
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Air Force
Guam
mid-Pacific
Saigon
McNamara
Long Khanh
New Guidelines Curtail Federal Electronic Eavesdropping
Washington AP State and federal officials announce new limits on bugging by federal agencies. Attorney General Ramsey Clark must approve all warrants and emergencies require 24 hour notice. The directives aim to curb illegal surveillance and uphold Fourth Amendment protections.
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Washington
UPI
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
FBI
J.edgar Hoover
Missing 19-Year-Old Brenda Holland Found Dead in Outer Banks
State medical examiner will decide if 19 year old Brenda Joyce Holland was sexually assaulted before she was strangled and dumped partially clothed into Albermarle Sound. The Lost Colony makeup director from Canton, Miss Haywood County, disappeared after an evening with Danny Barber.
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Mantec
N.C
UPID
Albermarle Sound
Brenda Joyce Holland
Walter Raleigh
America
H. H. Karnitschnig
Miss Holland
Danny Barber
Barber
Raleigh
Robert H. Midgett
Canton
M.C
Three Dams Proposed For Greenbrier Basin by Corps
The U S Army Corps of Engineers proposed three high level dams in the Greenbrier River Basin after selecting from 16 sites. Two dams would be on the Greenbrier main stem near Marlinton and Caldwell with a third on a tributary at Antony in Greenbrier County. Water quality flood control and recreation concerns shaped the plan as officials prepare alternatives for a July 28 meeting with the Appalachian Regional Commission.
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Charleston
UPI
Greenbrier River
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
New State Water Resources Development Committee
Huntington
Cincinnati
Marlinton
Caldwell
Antony
Greenbrier
Corps
Pocahontas
Summers
Monroe
Appalachian Regional Commission
Congo Faces Uprising Tied to Tshombe Arrest
Congo reports an uprising with mercenaries seizing two towns as Mobutu seeks international action. Kinshasa radio claims white Congolese volunteers defected to rebels and a third battalion counterattacked. Tshombe’s June 30 kidnapping and return to Kinshasa to face treason charges galvanize tensions. Brazzaville signals willingness to aid Mobutu if formally requested.
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Mobutu
Congo
U.N
Theodore Idzumbuii
Security Council
Kinsanga
Ber
Moise Tshombe
Algiers
Tshombe
Kinshasa
Congo Republic
Brazzaville
Alphonse Massamba-Debat
French Congo
Pierre Mwonama
Water Pollution Permits Granted to Three Firms
The State Department of Natural Resources reported three firms received water pollution control permits by the Water Resources Division. Norfolk & Western Railway in Bluefield, Air Reduction Company in Chester, and Oglebay Norton Co. for coal preparation facilities at Rayford in Kanawha County. The permits set required pollution abatement procedures.
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Charleston
UPI
State Department of Natural Resources
Water Resources Division
Norfolk & Western Railway
Bluefield
Air Reduction Company, Inc
Chester
Oglebay Norton Co
Rayford
Kanawha
Grants Announced Aid Youths in West Virginia
A $57 171 grant to the Southwestern Community Action Committee of Huntington funds two months of summer work and recreation for 39 underprivileged youths in Cabell County. A $20 000 Public Health Service grant supports short term health planning training in West Virginia from July 1 to November 30.
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Washington
UPI
Cabell County
W. Va
Inummmer
West Virginia
Southwestern Community Action Committee, Inc
Huntington
Public Health Service
New Nursing Home Board Begins Issuing Licenses
The States Nursing Home Licensing Board started provisional licenses under old Health Department rules and aims for permanent licenses in nine days. The nine member panel, formed by the 1967 legislature, includes Dr. N. H. Dyer and L. Vincent among state officials, with chairs and members elected. Provisional licenses went to homes licensed last fiscal year meeting regulations. The board plans new rules and a session within 30 days to address gaps for homes with fewer than five beds.
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Charleston
UPI
States Nursing Home Licensing Board
Jnew
State Health Department
Charles A. Wiley
Charleston General Hospital
William E. Morton Jr
Bridgeport
John H. Neals
Elkins
N. H. Dyer
Lewis C. Myles
L. Vincent
4. H. van Landingham
Morgantown
Dareld R. Morris
Moundsville
Herman Connaway
Harrisville
Dyer
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