State Court Appeal Looms After Inmate Found Guilty
A Marshall County jury convicted John Boggess of fatally stabbing fellow inmate Robert E. McGilton in April 1971 at Moundsville Prison. He refused a 30 day stay to pursue trial errors and hinted at a Supreme Court appeal. A jail escape incident occurred when a witness fled the defense restroom, then was recaptured with a sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
State Supreme Court
Marshall County
John Boggess
Boggess
Raymond Hyre
Hyre
Everett Cox
Ka‘nawha County
Moundsville Penitentiary
Robert E. McGilton
Donald Gilhooly
Gilhooly
McGilton
G. Thomas Gall
Davis
Sayed
Upshur County preacher denounces campaign against artists
Rev. Kim L. Moeller rejects Sunday school head Doyle Burnside's stand to oust long haired artists led by craftsman Wolfgang Flor. Moeller says the church and community do not back the harassment or racial and moral purity claims and warns against using press power to spread myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAIES
UPI
Kim L. Moeller
Upshur
Wolfgang Flor
Doyle E. Burnside
United Methodist Church
Flor
Moeller
Burnside
Gaines
Upshur County
Salem United Methodist Church
Laird Denies Report Japan Help Wanted
Tokyo defense secretary Melvin D Laird toured air defense sites and Kyoto before leaving on day five of an eight day visit. He denied Asahi Shimbun reports that the U S wished Japan to assume part of the Seventh Fleet missions in the northern Pacific to the Indian Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Melvin D. Laird
Kyoto
Japan
Laird
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Asahi Shimbun
United States
Seventh Fleet
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Charleston Cop Bias Dies Amid Controversy and Heroic Feats
Former Charleston police chief Bias, 55, died of a heart attack while alone on a river boat near Kanawha Boulevard. His tenure from 1956 featured bold stances and clashes with editors, including orders to shoot to kill protesters to defend Old Glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
Dallas W. Bias
Kanawha River
Kanawha Boulevard
Sears Roebuck and Co
Bias
H. H. Chinn
Capitol City
Silent Majority
Vietnam
Triangle
They Shall Cast Out Devils and Speak with New Tongues
A historical excerpt declares believers shall cast out devils speak in new tongues handle serpents and drink deadly poison without harm lay hands on the sick and recover the healing promise echoed in early religious rites.
Now You Know By United Press International
The article explains how the crocodile bird feeds on parasites from crocodiles, cleaning their mouths and hides. It notes a mutual relationship where the bird gains food while the croc gains hygiene benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Youth Serving Youth Hotline Aids Maladjusted Teens
WWHS Key Club launches a teen run hotline from Friday to Sunday offering anonymous first names to callers. From Jan 22- May, 1 841 calls with 1 572 about real problems. program funded by civic groups with 36 members staffing the line at 253 3800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Wwhs Key Club
Hotline
WWHS
Jim Comerci
Key Club
California
Beckley
Elliott
Anaheim
Four Die In Fire Said Set By Drunk
Four people died and at least 11 were injured in an apartment fire in Worcester allegedly started by a drunken resident. Kenneth Blanchard, 52, was arrested on arson and murder by arson charges and held without bail after pleading innocent. Firefighters fought the blaze on Irving Street for about three hours, with investigators finding a five gallon flammable liquid and two separate ignition points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
UPI
Kenneth Blanchard
Blanchard
Bridgewater State Mental Hospital
Norberto Santiago
Herbert Freeman
Irving Street
Edward M. Hackett
Hackett
Strategic arms balance favors Soviets, says SAC chief
Gen. Bruce Holloway, commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command, warned that the Soviet Union has moved ahead in delivery vehicles and warheads. He urged patience and vigilance during SALT talks in Helsinki, calling U.S. strength essential to deter Communist expansion and protect the American way of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Helsinki
Bruce K. Holloway
Strategic Air Command
Holloway
Paris Seeks Restricted Talks on Vietnam Proposals
Bruce comments react to Madame Nguyen Thi Binh's seven point peace plan backed by North Vietnam. He says the proposals retain long standing demands and show little effort to end the fighting. Lam criticizes the plan as ambiguous and potentially surrendering South Vietnam to Hanoi takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bruce
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnamese National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
Jree
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
South Vietnam
Lam
Marriage Permits For Beckley Couples In Court Records
The list records marriage permits for multiple couples across Beckley and surrounding areas. Names include James Bland and Emma Jean Dailey. Ray Catlett and Linda Mitchem. Ronald Dillon and Rhoda Miller. Roger Huffman and Margaret Mills. Ricky Lilly and Martha Burton. David Plumley and Nancy Hendricks. Curtis Taylor and Nellie Jenkins. Each entry provides ages and parental names where given.
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Ray Lewis Catlett
Sophia
Russell J
Maxine
Stamper Catlett
Linda Gaill Mitchem
Fireco
Cacil
Freida Ann Whitaker Mitchem
Ronald Paul Dillon
Beckley
Woodrow W
Viola Wiseman Dillon
Rhoda Gale Miller
Mabscott
Waldo Russell
Virginia Tiana Miller
Roger Lee Huffman
Columbus
Ohio
Harry and
Hazel Honaker Huffman
Margaret Susan Mills
Lacy and
Elizabeth Haydon Mills
Ricky Dean Lilly
Coal City
Lonnie L
Alice Elizabeth Bolen Lilly
Martha Ann Burton
Marion
Margaret Abner Burton
David Keith Plumley
Ernest
Susie Martin Plumley
Nancy Jeanette Hendricks
Posey
Myrtle Owens Hendricks
Curtis Lloyd Taylor
Glen White
John Cleo
Delphia Mae Workman Taylor
Nellie Marie Jenkins
Beaver
Claude S
U Wildred Lee Ritchie
Jenkins
SALT talks open fifth round with guarded optimism
U S and Soviet envoys led by Gerard C. Smith and Valadi mir S Semenov begin the fifth round at the Soviet embassy in Helsinki. Officials say atmosphere is constructive and both sides aim for concrete limits on ABMs and offensive strategic weapons by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selsinke
U.S
Nixon
Kremlin
Semenov
Smith
Pinkerton Guards Shot Dead at Williston Junior High
In Wilmington North Carolina two Pinkerton guards James Flowers and Irving Padrick were found dead at Williston Junior High School. Both unarmed men were shot with no robbery motive evident. Flowers died from a close range mouth wound, Padrick from a back wound.
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Wilmington
N.C
UPD
Pinkerton
James D. Flowers
Irving L. Padrick
Williston Junior High
Flowers
Padrick
H.E. Williamson
New Hanover County Board of Education
Edward Miedzienowski
SBA Staffer to visit Beckley Chamber for business help
A Small Business Administration staffer will be at the Beckley Chamber of Commerce at 106 McCreery St. on Tuesday from 11 am to 3 pm to interview local businessmen about financial and management needs. No advance appointment is required. The SBA visits Beckley on the second Tuesday monthly through Chamber cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Administration
Beckley
YMCA closings announced for Tuesday and Thursday evenings
The Beckley Raleigh County YMCA will be closed Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 30 p m to 9 30 p m until further notice due to employee vacations The Y will stay open Wednesday nights for Men’s Night, per director Bob Bolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County
YMCA
Bob Bolen
23 Killed In Action In Vietnam War Report
UPI reports the USS Command states 23 American service members were killed in Vietnam last week, an increase of two from the prior week. Another 182 GIs were wounded, plus 22 deaths from accidents and illness. total American deaths since Jan 1, 1961, reach 45,344.
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Saigon
Man Held On Attempted Murder Charge After Shootout
Howard Mack, 63, of Hizer Creek, remained in Putnam County jail in lieu of a $5000 bond on an attempted murder charge following a gun battle with police early Wednesday.
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Winfield
UPI
Howard Mack
Hizer Creek
Putnam County
Thomas Kidd dies after brief illness in Charleston
Funeral arrangements incomplete for Thomas Kidd of Charleston, formerly Beckley, who died Wednesday evening in a local hospital after a short illness. He is survived by a brother in Akron and three sisters in Roanoke and Charleston. Body at Harden and Harden Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Thomas Kidd
Charleston
Beckley
Roosevelt
Akron
Ohio
Sally Cooper
Roanoke
Rosa Grandison
Leary Clayton
Harden and Harden
Funeral set for Gloria Shawn Lester in Hanover
Funeral services for six month old Gloria Shawn Lester, daughter of Clarence and Sue Kennedy Lester, will be at 11 p m in the Long Branch Free Will Baptist Church with Revs Landon Kennedy and Arson Kennedy presiding. Burial follows at Morgan Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital after being born in July. Survivors include brother Anthony Lee and sisters Deliana and Anetta, plus grandparents Mr and Mrs Howard Webb of Landville and Mr and Mrs Virgil Lester of Hanover. The body will go to her paternal grandparents home at 2 p m today from Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville then to the church an hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Shawn Lester
Clarence
Sue ‘Kennedy Lester
Hanover
Long Branch
Free Will Baptist Church
Landon Kennedy
Arson Kennedy
Morgan Cemetery
Man
Charleston
Anthony Lee
Deliana
Anetta
Howard Webb
Landville
Virgil Lester
Robertson-Foglesong
Pineville
Dorsey T Vest 41 Beaver Man Dies After Long Illness
Dorsey Thurman Vest 41 of Beaver died at 12 10 a m today in a local hospital after a long illness. Born January 7 1930 in Washington DC he was the son of Pearl Moye Lilly and the late Ordie J Vest. Surviving are his mother two sons Ronald Wayne Cleveland Ohio and Dorsey Jr Beaver four daughters Carlena Jean Arnoldine Doris Ann and Brenda Vest two brothers Ordie R Vest Ellis J Ray and Charles E Vest a half brother Boyd Lilly Jr and two half sisters Judith Lilly and Margaret Lilly. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home where arrangements are incomplete.
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Washington, D.C
Pearl Moye Lilly
Beaver
Ordie J. Vest
Ronnie Wayne
Cleveland
Ohio
Dorsey Jr
Carlena Jean Vest
Arnoldine Vest
Doris Ann Vest
Brenda Vest
Ordie R. Vest
Beckley
Ellis J
Clarence ‘Ray
Charles E. Vest
Boyd Lilly Jr
Judith Lilly
Margaret Lilly
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
West Virginia Firms Seek River Pollution Permits
About 700 Southern West Virginia industrial firms have filed applications with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for pollution permits. Firms must disclose pollutant amounts and composition. false filings carry a $10,000 fine or up to five years prison. EPA and state vetoes apply. Permits run up to five years.
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Huntington
West Virginia
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency
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Beaver, W. Va
John Dennison
Central Avenue
Bangkok
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
Paris
James Bland
Walter and
Mae Taylor Bland
Emma Jean Dailey
William H. and
Cora McClellan Wells
SBA
Dorsey T. West
Dorsey Thurman Vest
John Hill
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