Abortion Information and Tax Question In Local Help Column
Readers seek correction steps and wartime like guidance on abortion legality and costs. The嘉 column notes a prior ad for free abortion referrals and provides a Charleston number 6043448111 from National Family Planning Council Ltd. It also answers a trailer tax question, stating movable property incurs 3 percent sales tax.
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New York
Charleston
National Family Planning Council Ltd
W. Va
West Virginia
Former Hinton Residents Shot In North Carolina
Two former Hinton residents were killed and their teenage son wounded in Greensboro North Carolina during a domestic quarrel at about 9 pm on July 20. Ashberry Marsh 48 faces two counts of murder and assault with intent to commit murder. Jonah Adkins listed in satisfactory condition with wounds to mouth and shoulder. Funeral services held Sunday in Greensboro.
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Hinton
Greensboro
N. C
Ashberry Marsh
Lary
Dallas
Marie Adkins
Jonah
Adkins
Elmer
Princewick
Macil Ward
Jacob Bennett
Leddie
Richmond
Hix
Pauline Gill
Mildred Gill
Lanark
Agencies Plot Joint Action After Mine Disaster
The article explains that legal and safety authorities from West Virginia and Panipuaratin will present the case to the Monongalia County Grand Jury for examination and disposition. Leonard Pankovich and Arnold Miller voice negligence concerns as coal owners face mine sealing only after all rescue hopes are gone, with state and federal officials and labor unions urged to reach a joint conclusion.
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West Virginia
Monongalia County
UMW
Paul C. Riley
Riley
Fnally
Beirut bomb wounds PFLP leader Bassam Abu Sharif
In Beirut a bomb exploded targeting Palestinian guerrilla Bassam Abu Sharif, 29, a leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He suffered head injuries and was hospitalized after opening a book mailed to him containing Lebanese stamps.
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Middle East
United States
Israel
Beirut
Bassam jAbou Sharif
Sharif
Court Sets Aside Previous Judgment
Raleigh County Circuit Court set aside a default judgment awarded to Kathleen Tennant in a 77 750 action against Joseph and Joan Harshbarger of Pittsburgh Pa arising from a March 28 collision on Neville Street in which Tennant was injured. The default amount was to be determined by a jury. Other judgments awarded include 1400 against Ronald Lee Meador and Lewis Farley of Odd, with Farley confessing in a Rhodes 1971 collision suit, and 2750 to Lowell and Edith Goins of North Vance Drive against Benjamin L. Brown for damages to their dwelling.
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Kathleen Tennant
Joseph
Joan Harshbarger
Pittsburgh
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Neville Street
Tennant
James H. Wood
Ronald Lee
Meador
Lewis Farley
Odd
Farley
Rhodesl
Lowell
Edith Goins
North Vance Drive
Benjamin L. Brown
Youth Drowns In Elk River near Queen Shoals
A Kanawha County teenager Eddie Joe Payne 16 of Clendinin drowned Monday while swimming with three companions one mile south of his home in Queen Shoals Elk River. Police said he disappeared about 15 feet from shore while attempting to swim across the river.
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Corton
W. Va
Kanawha County
Queen Shoals
Elk River
Eddie Joe Payne
Clendinin
Betty Payne
Payne
Public Employees Bill Delayed by Education Groups
West Virginia Senate committee heard that educators mainly delay passage of a public employees relations bill allowing workers to form associations. Disagreements among educators and opposition from boards and the Regents hinder progress. No fault auto insurance study stalls as major firms dominate underwriting.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Robert R. Nelson
D-Cabell
West Virginia
Nelson
Cabell County
Democrats
Board of Regents
West Virginia Education Association
Safe Ward
D-Mingo
Ralph Williams
D|greenbrier
State Farm
Federal Mutual
Three Jail Escapees Still At Large In West Virginia
Police hunt three escapees from Weed County Jail in Parkersburg while two others are recaptured. John Browning Roy Cox and James Collins remain at large. Gilbert King and Ronald McGill were captured after last seen escaping via the river and street pursuit following an electric lock incident.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
UPI
Weed County
John P. Browning
Roy C. Cox
James Collins
Gilbert King
Ohio River
Ronald McGill
Youngstown
Ohio
McGill
Thhe
Murder suicide ends domestic dispute in West Virginia
An apparent domestic quarrel in Anmore Harrison County West Virginia led to a murder suicide. John L Holyfield 26 and Anna 24 were found dead in their mobile home after Holyfield allegedly shot his wife in the head twice with a .32 caliber revolver then killed himself. The couple’s child and Anna’s two children from a previous marriage were away from home at the time. Anna Holyfield had sued for divorce and the pair had argued repeatedly.
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Anmore
W. Va
UPID
Harrison County Sheriffs Deputies
John L. Holyfield
Anna
Mebbile
Fred Bumgardner
Holyfield
Holselé
Bumgardner
Mistake In Cooler Hookup Leads NJ Postmen To River Water
In Roebling New Jersey nine postal workers drank cloudy cooler water for six years thinking it came from pipes. They discovered their water was connected to a fire hydrant network drawing from the Delaware River. Officials say the river water is not drinkable despite limited treatment.
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Roebling
Delaware River
Delaware River Basin Commission
William Schultz
Schultz
Vietnamese Citadel Fall Reported After Para Drop
Saigon said 2,000 paratroopers seized the Citadel at Quang Tri at 10:20 pm local time. North Vietnamese defenders fled west and northwest along a path left open by government troops. U S forces bombed heavily with 39 B 52 sorties dropping 1 000 tons of bombs near the city as other aircraft hit targets across North Vietnam.
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Quang Tri
Saigon
U. S
U.S
Quang Tri City
North
Air Force
Wu Chua
Hanoi
Haiphong
Visitor Drowns in West Virginia Creek
Robert P. Vaughn, 36, of Uniontown Pennsylvania, drowned in a creek in Moundsville. His body was found in about seven feet of water with authorities reporting the incident. Local responders provided details on the recovery and investigated the case.
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Moundsville
W. Va
UPI
Robert P. Vaughn
Uniontown
Robert Reno
Moundsville Ambulance Service
Frank Taylor
Kenn-Penn Amusement Co
Min- Uniontown
King, Inc
Marshall Count
Mine Disaster Seals West Virginia Mine After Explosions
John Corcoran of Consolidation says rescue efforts must stop as the mine seals itself after a trio of blasts. Nine miners are missing while Arnolds Miller accuses workers of violating mining laws. Fire may burn for months and rescue crews retreat bearing smoke and fear.
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John Corcoran
Consolidation
Osecky
Arnold Miller
UMW
West Virginia
Pennsylvania- West Virginia
Homer Myers
Meyers
House Passes Boondoggle Cyclamate Bill
The House approved 177 to 170 a measure to compensate bottlers farmers and others for losses from the 1969 cyclamate ban. Costs estimated from 100 million to multiple times that. Bill would let growers manufacturers packers and distributors seek losses with amounts set by the Court of Claims.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
U.S. Court of Claims
Food and Drink
Emanuel Celler
D-N-Y
Celler
Judiciary Committee
Jerome R. Waldie
D-Calif
Smith Appointed Raleigh County Jury Commissioner
O. J. Smith of 1004 S. Kanawha was named Republican jury commissioner for the Raleigh County Circuit Court for a four year term starting July 1. He succeeds L. B. Goss who followed Marguerite Foster at the end of her term.
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O. J. Smith
S. Kanawha Sr
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Smith
L. B. Goss
Marguerite Foster
House approves $200 million funds for Agnes repair
The House authorized 200 million dollars for emergency highway repairs due to Hurricane Agnes and other disasters in the current fiscal year. The急 measure quadruples the usual budget for such work and directs rapid action to restore damaged roads and bridges.
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Washington
UPI
House
Acme Carpets Sues Over Balance Due
Acme Carpets and Acme Carpets Inc. sue Ted Collier of Beckley in Raleigh County Circuit Court to collect a $1500 balance on a $4000 bill dated October 1 1970.
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Acme Carpets Inc
Ted Collier
Beckley
Raleigh
Deaths and Funerals In Beckley Area
Multiple notices of local deaths and funeral arrangements. John Alexander 77 of Odd died after long illness. services at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Christy Yvonne Motley 4 daughter of Ophelia Motley died after auto crash. services Thursday at Welcome Baptist Church with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Marvin B. Cook 42 formerly of Baileysville died in Philadelphia. services Thursday at Robertson-Fogiesong Funeral Home Pineville with burial at Palm Memorial Gardens Matheny. Mrs Maxine McMillion Dixon 40 Beckley found dead. details incomplete. Hayford C. McKinney 74 Sophia died after long illness. services Thursday at Williams Funeral Home Sophia. burial Hot Coal Cemetery. Survivors include spouses, children, and grandchildren. Further notices list survivors and calls.
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John Alexander
Odd
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Christy Yvonne Motley
Ophelia’ Motley
Scott Ave
Welcome Baptist
Eighth Street
East Park
Thomas Pryor
Robert Morton
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Marvin B. Cook
Philadelphia
Baileysville
Chester B. Cook
Georgia Richardson
Sumter
S. C
Loretta Wills
Nashville
Tenn
Robertson-Fogiesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Palm Memorials Gardens
Matheny
Hayford C. McKinney
Sophia
Williams
Dewey Wilson
L. M. Mason
Wyoming County
Luke and
Armenita McKinney
McKinney
Pemberton
State Liquior
Sophia First Baptist Church
Mayme Worley McKinney
Heaford
Harold
Olney
David
Laurel
Robert
Atlanta
Bernard McKinney
U. S. Air Force
Great Falls
Mont
John Somerville
Richmond
Woodrow
Ethel) Darnell
Hialeah
Fra
Ruth Cook
Lynn Beryl Williams
Gainesville
Tex
London
Rupert
Alice Powers
Orpha Bradberry
Chesapeake
Martha Bowles
Charles Town
Mrs Laura Johnson dies at 70 after long illness
Laura Edna Johnson 70 of Beaver died at 12 40 am today in a local hospital after a long illness born December 17 1901 daughter of the late Willie Grant and Anna Taylor Richmond a Beaver First Baptist Church member she was preceded in death by husband W A Happy Johnsons in 1957 survivors include two sons William Billy Johnson Huntington and Gene E Johnson Cleveland a daughter Louise Johnson seven brothers and seven sisters fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren Quesenberry Funeral Home to conduct services
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Laura Edna Johnson
Beaver
Pluto
Willie Grant
Anna Taylor
Richmond
Beaver First Baptist Church
W. A
Happy” Johnsaus
William
Billy
Huntington
Gene E. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Louise Johnson
Milton
Crow
Purvey
Melbourne
Fla
Arnie
Tampa
Charles
Roy
Shady’ Spring
Arthur
Lira Richmond
Prosperity
Rosetta’ Flint
Beckley
Sona Seco
White Oak
Viola Freeman R
Maude Bennett
Shady Spring
Relda Jordan
Marie Carter
June McBride
Baltimore
Jo “Sna Arthur
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Rev Byrd Gillispie Cook
Rev. Byrd Gillispie Cook 70 of Fairdale dies after short illness. Funeral set for Thursday at 1 p.m. in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Wesley Grose officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery Pineknob. Survivors include wife Belva White Cook, siblings Joe Cook Dora Cornet Beatrice Conway, two sons David and Louie, three daughters Helen McGinnis Ruth Bone Mick and Ferne Wood, 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Friends may call Melton Mortuary Wednesday 5 to 9 p.m.
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Byrd Gillispie Cook
Fairdale
Melton
Wesley Grose
Cook Cemetery
Pineknob
Raleigh County
Bethel Church
Graveside rites for Nellie Fine Pack in Meadow Bridge
Mrs Nellie Fine Pack 68 of Hinton will be buried at Patton Cemetery Meadow Bridge after a long illness in a Hinton hospital. Born May 4 194 in Illinois she was the daughter of Abraham and Eliza Fine. Survived by son Jennings B Caudell Chicago sister Alma Ball Highland Springs a grandchild and two great friends may visit Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Beckley after 5 pm Wednesday.
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Nellie Fine Pack
Hinton
Patton
Meadow Bridge
Carl Adkins
Illinois
Abraham and
Eliza Cody Fine
Streeter Baptist Church
Cather Pack
Jennings B. Caudell
Chicago
Alma Ball
Highland Springs
Rose and Quesenberry
Beckley
Hearing in Kanawha seeks injunction against 1971 strip mine law
Eight surface mine operators and a coalition challenge a new regulation of the 1971 strip mine law in Kanawha Circuit Court. The suit seeks to block enforcement while asserting the state must convert existing permits to the new act. State Natural Resources Director Ira Latimer is expected to testify as the case continues.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Kanawha
Natural Resources di
Ira S. Latimer
State Supreme Court
Latimer
Four Teenagers Drown While Tubing Log on Mississippi River
Four Columbus youths aged 14 to 15 were found drowned after leaping from a hollow log on the Mississippi River. The victims were Mike Mason 14 Sherman Mason 15 Vernon Holder 15 and James Griffin 15 all of Columbus. Coroner Robert Brown said they likely jumped into the water when scared.
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Columbus
Mississippi River
Mike Mason
Sherman
Vernon. Holder
James Griffin
Robert Brown
Derailment Probed at Upton Creek Crossing
An investigation continued into a four car coal train derailment on the Chesapeake and Ohio main line near Charleston West Virginia. The incident knocked down power lines and blocked Upton's Creek crossing for at least two days with no injuries reported.
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South Charleston
W.va
UPI
Upton’s Creek
Chesapeake and Ohioean Co
Charleston
Huntington
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Fred X. Williams
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Paul H. Flanagan
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Beckley National Bank
FDIC
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Watson
Fayette County
Ray Goforth
Boone County
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Porter
Rockefeller
Vietnam
Republican Jury
Acme Carpets
Sues
Christy Motley
Maxine Dixon
Maxine McMillion Dixon
George Mac‘Millian
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Hayford McKinney
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Laura Johnson
Rev
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Nellie F. Pack
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