South Vietnam reports gains and losses in border towns
South Vietnamese forces captured a coastal highlands town while a fire base near Da Nang was abandoned after a heavy battle. Reports cite losses near Hue and Tam Quan as U S air and naval strikes target North Vietnamese positions along Highway 1 and Hanoi’s rail and road networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Radio Saigon
Quang Tri
UPI
Donald A. Davis
Hue
Edward Bassett
Tam’ Quan
Que Son
da Nang
Tam Quan
Ken Wagner
la S
U.S. Command
Navy
North Vietnam
Deaths and funerals in Beckley and area
Graveside rites for infant Thomas Dewayne Bruner of Beckley will be Tuesday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Rev. J W Berry. The infant died at birth Sunday in a local hospital. survivors include parents James and Mary Bruner and sister Stephanie Jo, plus grandparents. Funeral home: Rose and Quesenberry. Marshall Wilson Pugh of Oak Hill, 72, dies. funeral Tuesday at Dodd Payne Funeral Home, Fayetteville, burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Born Feb 7 1900 in Appomattox VA. survived by wife Alma Lee Blake Pugh, daughter Joyce Payne, three brothers, one sister, and two grandsons. Visitation 7–9 p m today. John S Nunn 9 of Oceana funeral Tuesday at Delilah United Methodist Church, burial Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Born Oct 2 1882 in Henry VA. survivors include four daughters and nine grandchildren. Friends may call 4–10 p m today. body to church one hour prior. Funeral arrangements pending at Ritchie and Johnson for four year old Christy Yvonne Motley Beckley struck by car near playground. Died 6 45 p m Sunday. daughter of Ophelia Motley. survivors include mother, five brothers, two sisters, and grandmother Queen Victoria Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dewayne Bruner
James
Mary ‘Morgan Bruner
Beckley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
J. W. ‘Berry
Stephanie Jo
Theodore Webb
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Marshall Wilson Pugh
Oak Hill
Dodd-Payne
Fayetteville
C. S. Donnelly
Leon Nunley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Pugh
Beckley Hospital
Appomattox
William Thompson
Manson Elizabeth Sims ‘Pugh
State Tax Department
Alma Lee Blake Pugh
Joyce Payne
Van
Virginia Beach
Connell
Princeton
Alta Hopkins
Atlanta
John S. Nunn
Oceana
Delilah, United Methodist Church
Wayne’ ‘Rollins
Ralph Whiten
Sunset Memorial Park
Nunn
Huntington
Henry
Thomas and
Louvisa Davis Nunn
Laura
Delilah United Methodist Church
Woodrow
Hazel) Gaines
A. L
Evelyn) Cook
Logan
Rubye N. Meador
Gladyce Nunn
Evans Funeral Home
Ritchie and Johnson
Christy Yvonne Motley
Scott Ave
Ophelia Motley
Ronald Mason
Quincy Madison
Frankie Motley
David Mason
Washington, D. C
Samu Mason
San Bernadino
Calif
Victoria
Nancy Motley
Queen Victoria Madison
Clara Law DeLong
Portsmouth
Ohio
Dodd-Payne ‘Funeral Home
Earl Shrewsbury
Huse Memorial Park
Fayette County
Browns
Lydia Lively Law
Willie B. Law
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Arthur F. DeLong
William W
Ballard L
Bobby J
Anna Mae Stewart
Daniel
Helen Law
William Henry Blankenship
New Rich ‘Mond
New Richmond
Ronald Adkins
Jackson Cemetery
Maliens Hospital
Maben
G. i
Rebecca Blankenship
Gladys ‘Shell Blankenship
Iack
W. R. Jr
Itmann
Terry
Warren
Mackie
Sherman
Geraldine Najar
Rebecca Thorne
Rita Hicks
Bud
Drema Harding
Cleveland
Sharon Blankenship
Julia Blankenship
Jess
Morgan
Dave
Haley
Merlin Green
Joseph Green
Gay Gills
Dannie Slavy
Dicke Praes
Baltimore
Sam Foglesong
Nease and
iNeely Funeral Home
Mullens Uo
S P.m
Rex B. Anderson
Orange City
Fla
Mount Hope
Falls View
Tyree
Ted Jaeger Jr
Florida
Union Carbide
Coal Valley Masonic Lodge No
Ben
John R
Cranberry
N. J
Alice Scott
Lynchburg
Masonic Lodge
James J. Jones
East Park
Trent and Durgan
Thomas Pryor
Greenwood Memorial Park
Richmond, Va
Roxboro
Lowell [Sree Baptist Church
Laura Jones
Louyad Anthony Jones
Washington D. C
James McDowell
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Final rites and obituaries span multiple towns in Ohio and West Virginia
Obituary notices list Mrs Clara DeLong of Fayetteville Ohio with service details in Fayetteville and burial in Huse Memorial Park. Other obituaries include William Henry Blankenship of New Richmond born 1903 and Rex B Anderson of Orange City Florida with service and burial info. James J Jones of East Park is also described with service at Trent and Durgan Funeral Chapel and burial at Greenwood Memorial Park.
McGovern Delivers Unity Push As Eagleson Joins Effort
Senator George S. McGovern outlines an August drive to unite the Democratic Party after securing the nomination. Running mate Thomas Eagleton Basil Paterson and party leaders back his plan while labor chief Meany withholds endorsement. Nixon reaffirms Agnew on ticket amid talks of a Meany meeting and Javits questions Agnew’s strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qysrra
Ana EN Ra Maa. Fm
Ees McGovern
Agnew
Abc-Tv
An- Wea
United Press International
George S. McGovern
Democratic Party
McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Basil Paterson
Democratic National Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
George
Meany
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Eagleton
Paterson
New York
Swers
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Anchorage
Alaska
George McGovern
Vietnam
Jacob K. Javits
Connally
NBC
Meet the Press
Rapid City
M.C
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Court Orders Halt Garnishee Of Wages In Amick Case
In Raleigh County, a court barred City Finance Co of Sophia and Constable Mitchell Bailey from further wage garnishments against William F. Amick. Any collected sums are held for court orders. Other actions include dismissals, auctions, and default judgments in related cases involving Slab Fork Coal Co Pavex Inc and various individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Amick
Raleigh County
City Finance Co
Sophia
Mitchell Bailey
Slab Fork Coal Co
Amick
Justice of the Peace
Joe Rodriguez
Violet Knootz
Alvin Reed
William E. Ewing
Pavex Inc
Cranberry
Pavex
Slab Fork Coal
Pistols Stolen From Southland Building Materials Beckley
Two 22 caliber pistols were taken over the weekend from Southland Building Materials Company in Beckley. Police say the burglars forced a rear door leading to the walk-in safe, using a wrecking bar and likely a sledge hammer. Extensive damage to the safe was noted, but only the two pistols were missing. No other items or firearms were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland Building Materials Company
Beckley
Six Divorces Granted by Raleigh County Court
Six couples were granted divorces in Raleigh County's Intermediate Court over the past week. Dewey Dale Honaker was divorced from Peggy Jean Cole Honaker with Cole restored as former name. Wilma Ruth Jones received custody of four children with Eddie Lee Jones. Carolyn Snodgrass Eubanks from Paul E. Eubanks had Snodgrass restored. Hilda Joilette Sweeney from Delmar Theodore Sweeney had Brock restored. Mabel B. Benbow from Myer Benbow had Nicholas restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermediate Court
Raleigh County
Dewey Dale Honaker
Peggy Jean Cole Honaker
Cole
Constance P. Chambers
Linkons Bay
Chambers
Wilma Ruth Jones
Eddie Lee Jones
Carolyn Snodgrass
Eubanks
Paul E. Eubanks
Snodgrass
Hilda Joilette Sweeney
Delmar
Theodore Sweeney
Brock
Mabel B. Benbow
Myer Benbow
Nicholas
Butterfly shaped satellite lifts off to study Earth environment
A nearly one-ton butterfly shaped satellite, 100 feet long, launched at 2 06 p.m. EDT aboard a two stage booster. It reached a near polar orbit of 560 to 580 miles, with planned 517 miles, to gather data on rivers lakes forests crops and mineral deposits. The Goddard Space Flight Center leads a NASA multi nation project with 32 participants. Initial areas include eastern Canada and the New England states. Dr John F Clark called the launch highly significant for ordinary citizens globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
NASA
United States
Canada
New England
John F. Clark
Goddard
Sugar Bought by the Leaf Before Granulating Method
A brief historical note states sugar was purchased by the leaf before a method to granulate it existed. It highlights an early trade or procurement practice involving sugar and suggests an absence of modern granulation technology at the time.
Weekend car crashes push West Virginia death toll higher
West Virginia State Police report at least nine traffic deaths over the weekend, bringing the year total to 268. Among the victims were Larry Cochran of Fairmont and two Cabell County men in a Huntington crash, with multiple injuries and other fatal incidents across Beckley and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Virginia
Larry Cochran
Jo. Fairmont
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Marion County
Cochran
Fairmont
Cabell County
U.S. 60
Huntington
William Thomas
Barboursville
Ronald K. Jeffers
Beckley
William Rutlege
Shady Spring
Christy Yvonne Motley
Oil Spill Fouls Coast Of Maine
Coast Guard and extra crews were requested to clean up an estimated 40 000 gallons of No 6 fuel oil spilled by the tanker Tamano over a 30 mile Casco Bay area. The leak from a ruptured tank stopped when oil level equalized with the sea near Hussey Sound four miles off Portland. Cause of rupture is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Casco Bay
Coast Guard
Donald J. ‘McCann
Boston
Tamano
Texaco Oi Co
Hussey Sound
Wilhelmsen Lines
Oslo
Norway
Texaco
Puerto Cruz
Venezuela
Swedish Journalist Reports US Bombing of Vietnamese Village
Stockholm editor Aven Oeste of Dagens Nyheter claims U S planes bombed Nam Hong in Nam Ha Province North Vietnam two days earlier. In a letter to an American pilot he describes a civilian village hit with two bombs killing two women and wounding six others, noting no military targets were present. The letter dated Nam Ha Province Sunday mentions further splinter bombs in Nam Dinh City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Aven Oeste
Dagens Nyheter
Nam Hong
Nam Ha
Nam ‘Hong
Vilage
Nam Dinh
Interim highway checks on coal mine dam construction
A congressional interim panel reviewed coal mine waste dam construction to draft legislation for the January session to prevent another Buffalo Creek flood. The Forest Management Review Commission heard the Department of Natural Resources is ready to begin timber sales from state forests after a decade, pending Gov Arch Moore approval. McClung said marked trees will be cut with bids for the project hoped within six months as today’s meetings cover environmental consolidation, no fault auto insurance, and Vietnam veteran benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Creek
Forest Management Review Commission
Department of Natural Resources
McClung
Arch Moore
Environmental
Police Beat: Pedestrian Killed on U S 19 21 Beckley
A unidentified white male aged 18 to 20 was struck and killed walking along U S 19 21 near Fair Deal Market Beckley at 8 p.m. Sunday. Police report a Shady Spring man Bill W Rutledge 43 jailed for negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated after his 1967 car struck the pedestrian and a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Beckley
Bill W. Rutledge
Raleigh
Rutledge
Chester G. Seaman
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Weekend arrests for tampering with motor vehicles in county
State police jailed William Maloney of Eccles at 10 am Sunday for tampering with vehicles and driving with improper registration. William Lyons of Cranberry was jailed 9 50 pm Saturday and released after posting bond. Dillard Richmond of Beckley was jailed 10 45 am Sunday by city police on a reported kidnapping rape case. David Lilly of Resaco was jailed 12 05 am Sunday on assault and reckless driving warrants but released after charges dropped and bond posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Maloney
Eccles
William Lyons
Cranberry
Maloney
Lyons
Joe Rodriguez
Dillard D. Richmond
Beckley
Hinton
Coal City
Sheriff's Deputies
Lorena Wallace
Oak Hill Drivers Cited and Army Links Old IRA Breathes News
Oak Hill man Howard Hammentree jailed by state police for driving without license and released after bond. Luthers Cook of Oak Hill jailed on unlicensed driving and littering charges. Army in city raids IRA strongholds after Friday bomb blasts. factory with 400 pounds of explosives and 3 bombs uncovered. 100 suspects arrested. Atlas A. Perkey jailed in Matines for drunken driving, released after posting bond to Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luthers
Army
Cook of Oak Hill
IRA
Atlas A. Perkey
Matines
Beckley
Minyard Elbert Thompson to be honored with rites in Piney View
Minyard Elbert Thompson 87 of Piney View will have final rites Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev. Cecil Smith officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday at 12 20 p.m. in a local hospital. Survivors include sister Alene Dizer of Columbus Ohio. Pallbearers are Paul Hicks Dana Sheets Teddy Almond Gary McDaniel and Gene Schoolcraft. Funeral home after 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minyard
Elbert Thompson
Piney View
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Cecil Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Alene Dizer
Columbus
Ohio
Paul Hicks
Dana Sheets
Teddy Almond
Gary McDaniel
Gene Schoolcraft
Funeral for Clyde Perdue in Ravencliff
Clyde Perdue 49 formerly of Ravencliff and Gainesville Fla died Friday night in a Gainesville hospital. Funeral services are set for 11 a m Tuesday at the Church of God of Prophecy Ravencliff with Rev John Richardson presiding. Burial will be in Halsey Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m today at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Perdue
Gainsville
Fla
Ravencliff
Church of God of Prophecy
John Richardson
Halsey Cemetery
Gainesville
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highway 1
Quang Tri Hue
Hanoi
van Dien
iMarine
Air Force
Thomas Bruner
Marshall W. Pugh
Christy Motley
Mrs
Clara DeLong
William Blankenship
Sylvan Lake
S.D
Black Hills
W. F. Amick
Valley Toyota Inc
Michael Payne
Duff Huffman
Mountain State Vault
Trent Durgan
Funeral Home Inc
Patricia
Paul Kade
Gene
Walter Broyles Jr
American Finance Corp
Whitesville
Michael B
Linda Sue Walker
Southland
MR. Cash
Beckley National Bank
Beckley, West Virginia
FDIC
Bobby Eugene Ransom
Cool Ridge
B. L. Baker
D. M. Payne
Ghent
Kenneth Meadows
Ransom
Meadows
Payne
David N. Lilly
Resaco
Ulster
Howard Hammentree
Rodriguez
Minyard Thompson
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