Titler Seeks UMW Vice Presidency As Independent Bid
George Titler, 77, of Beckley announces an independent candidacy for the United Mine Workers vice presidency. He resigned July 1 due to health but says he is improved and may withdraw if he fails to secure the most local nominations. He faces and Pankovich and Boyle-backed candidates in a split union race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Titler
Beckley
United Mine Worker
Titler
UMW
Miners For Democracy
Mike Trbovich
Clarksville, Pa i i
Leonard Pnakovich
Fairmont
W. Va
Pnakovich
West Virginia
Wonion’s International Executive Board
Pankovich
Union
Andas
The
Register
iBoyle
Boyle
Union Executive Board
Labor Department
Deat
Jethro Tull triumphs with Thick As A Brick live and studio
New Nassau Coliseum shows pack Jethro Tull for Thick As A Brick. Review highlights Ian Anderson and Band, Barrow debut, 45 minute title track with no fatigue. Also notes Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street and Creedence Mardi Gras releases and Grease Broadway run.
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Jethro Tull’s
As A
New York
UPI
Nassau County
Long Island
Manhattan
Coliseum
Basketball
Nets
Nassau
Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson
Martin Barre
John Evan
Jeffrey Hammond - Hammond
Barriemore Barlow
Barlow
Clive Burker
Rock
Bunker
Main Street
Rolling Stones
Bobby Keys
Jim Price
Joe Cocker
Stones
Hip Snake
Sweet Virginia
Steppenwolf
Dunhill
Beckley Carpet Masters Named Clarke Distributor Demonstration Clinic
Beckley firm Carpet Masters, now Clarke Floor Machine Co. distributor for Southern West Virginia, will host a public clinic at the Ramada Inn from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. showing Clarke floor and carpet maintenance machines. Robert L. Daniels, president, notes expert Cincinnati division staff will present. YMCA gym floor replacement underway with local volunteers aiding carpentry. clinic covers vacuuming, cleaning methods, drying, and special chemicals.
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Carpet “Master Cleaning Co
Beckley
Clarke
Ramada Inn
Robert L. Daniels
Cincinnati
Beckley Ymca
The
Hancock
Roland E. Letterson
Charles K. Neffle
Daniels
Clarke Equipment
Carpet Masters
S & S Machinery Sales Inc
Richlands
Long-Airdex
Oak Hill
American Cancer Society
Beckley Hardware Co
West Virginia
Queenberry St
VA questions answer benefits for veterans and families
Editor’s note surveys common VA benefit questions on domiciliary care for World War I veterans, business loans eligibility, late checks handling, and burial allowances. Guidance covers VA facilities, postwar eligibility limits, and filing steps with regional offices.
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Veterans Administration
Congress
O Neal Hospitalized At Beckley ARH
James R. O Neal director of the U S Bureau of Mines Academy in Beckley is a patient in the coronary care unit at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was admitted Sunday and the hospital reports a comfortable evening with a good night's sleep.
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James R. O’neal
U. S. Bureau of Mines Academy
Beckley
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
O’neal
Aces Drive
Weather Details and River Conditions Report
AIRPORT CONDITIONS for 24 hours ending 10 am show high later in day and low early morning with light wind from the west. Greenbrier and Lake rivers are normal and clear with 2.2 gates open at Hinton. Extended forecast through Saturday calls for fair Thursday and possible thundershowers Friday and Saturday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Today's extremes list a high of 107 in Needles Palm Springs California and a low of 40 in Grand Forks North Dakota.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Needles
Palm Springs
Calif
Grand Forks
Quick Action To Replace Bonds Lost In WV Flood
The Department of the Treasury eases replacement for U S Savings Bonds lost stolen or destroyed in West Virginia flood areas until August 31 waiving the six month waiting period and allowing hardship payments for Series E bonds. Envelopes marked For Special Handling State of West Virginia Disaster Area go to the Bureau of the Public Debt Chicago.
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Department of the Treasury
U. S
West Virginia
Treasury
The
State of West Virginia
Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Loans and Currency Branch
S. Clark St
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Body of Beckley Woman Found Dead in Raleigh
The body of Maxine Dixon, a Beckley resident, was found in weeds near Raleigh on Monday. State police ordered an autopsy. Neighbors recalled she was in poor health and had left her home earlier that day.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Maxine Dixon
unnamed man killed by car on U S 19 21 By pass
State police search for identity of 18 to 20 year old man killed Sunday night when a car left the southbound lane on the U S 19 21 bypass struck him and rolled him over. The driver Bill W Rutledge 43 faces negligent homicide DWI license revocation and fraud charges.
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U. S
Sutton
Rural Acres Drive
Bluefield
Chicago
Shady Spring
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Bill W. Rutledge
Rutledge
Raleigh County
Fire at 309 Bair Street prompts Beckley Fire Dept response
Beckley Fire Department was called to a 9 45 p m fire at 309 Bair Street where a house being demolished had a roll of live electric wire on the ground. Outer insulation burned and boards caught fire but no property damage occurred. Rescue Squad treated 69 year old John Traynham at 218 Main Street and returned him home.
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Beckley
Bair Street
Beckley Police Charge Four for Traffic Violations
Four Beckley drivers face charges after Sunday and Monday incidents. Ronnie L. Lewis 18 Glen White cited for speeding 68 in a 55 zone. Toney Lee Reedy 19 Crab Orchard charged after collision with Norma Lytton 22 of Crab Orchard. William Fred Lewis 61 Beckley fined for driving left of center on US 1921 bypass. John G. was also charged as details provided.
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Mabscott
Beckley
James Crawford
Beckley City
Ronnie L. Lewis
Glen White
Toney Lee Reedy
E. Prince Sr
Norma Earlene Lytton
Crab Orchard
William Fred Lewis
Kanawha St
Grady Whitlock
Ford
of Inc
Lorena Wallace
John G
EPA Plans Action Against 60 Mines
EPA accuses Consolidation Coal Company Mountaineer division of acid mine drainage into a Monongahela tributary from Fairmont West Virginia mine. EPA administrator says actions planned against 60 more West Virginia mines. Cases referable to U S Attorney with penalties up to 2500 dollar fines and one year in prison.
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EPA
Philadelphia
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Consolidation Coal Company
Mountaineer Coal Division
Monongahela River
Fairmont, W. Va
United States
Paul Carmelletti
Edward W. Furia
Middle Atlantic
West Virginia
Furia
Consolidated Coal
Mountaineer Coal
U. S
Reynolds charged after early morning passing accident
Kenna E Reynolds was charged with improper passing after a 10 20 a m Monday collision at the intersection of W Va 16 and U S 19 21 in Skelton A 1963 model Reynolds car allegedly tried to pass a 1969 model driven by Adoulin Armentrout 65 of Mount Hope as Reynolds attempted a left turn Damage was estimated at 200 to Armentrout s car and 100 to Reynolds car
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Kenna E. Reynolds
W. Va
U. S
Skelton
Adoulin Armentrout
Mount Hope
Armentrout
Reynolds
Girl Charged In Child's Death Sentenced To 90 Days
A 17-year-old girl charged with negligent homicide in the four-year-old Christy Motley death was sentenced to 90 days in Raleigh County Jail after pleading guilty as an adult. She was released to relatives pending final case resolution. The crash also injured three other children at a Scott Avenue playground in Beckley.
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Beckley
Raleigh
East Park
Elsie Mamie Wright
Irvington
N. Y
Beckley City
Christy Yvonne Motley
Scott Ave
New York
Scott Avenue
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Amidant
Woo Yene
Guus
Jonnie Adonis Swain
Kay Francis Swain
Renee Monique Swain
Kay Francis
Joe Rodriguez
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W. A
Tony” Boyle
Elvis
Jim Jacobs
Warren Casey
MGM
Beckley Outfit
Beckley-Raleigh County Ymca
Memorial Building
YMCA
Mel Hancock
Wayne Ross
West Virginia State College
Thomas Ruble
Mason Evans
Youth Corps
Robert Lee Daniels
Geological Museum
Yakutsk
Soviet Asia
Siberia
Treasury Department
MR. Cash
Beckley National. Bank
FDIC
Freedom
George Gazur
Carl
Walter M. Leach
Benny Alderman
Mool -Ave
Sullivan
Mount Zion Baptist
Alderman
Mool Avenue
Charles W. Campbell
Hager St
Ilauocull
Sweanujurive
Lorena
Wallace
Terry A. Smith
Whiting, Ind
Charles F. Neubert
Donald Mason
Carolyn C. Bradley
Glen
Jean
J.tadeee
Lawrence E. Ward Jr
Segmon St
Neubert and Bradley
Smith and Ward
Lee
Sprague
Ray Linburgh
Garrett
Virginia May
Hall
Midway
Carol L. Lester
Jerry M. Todd
Lester
Todd
Ripley
Mountaineer
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