Rough Boundaries Marked For Executive Privilege
The Supreme Court set rough boundaries on executive privilege in a unanimous ruling. It holds the president has privilege but cannot override due process in criminal trials. documents may be demanded if relevance and admissibility are proven and the request is specific. The decision hints privilege is absolute in national security cases but limits disclosure in civil cases and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Nixon
Congress
St. Clair
Executive Branch
Judicial Department
Nixon Backers Split Over Impeachment Votes In Committee
The committee shows 27 likely votes to impeach and 11 against. Democrats largely oppose delaying impeachment pending tape access. Nixon agrees to surrender 64 tapes per a court ruling. House proceedings include speeches, a brief bomb scare, and split support among Republicans and Democrats on advancing impeachment.
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Committee
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Nixon
James D. St. Clair
San Clemente
Calif
St. Clair
U.S
John J. Sirica
Gerald R. Ford
GOP
Hugh Scott
House Committee
Charles E. Sandman
R-N.j
Sandman
Harold Donohue
Boston
Supreme Court orders review of Watergate tapes to press for release
The Supreme Court mailed a mandate after Chief Justice Burger read excerpts from a 31 page opinion. The ruling allows Sirica to set a date for transmission of material from White House tape reels and determine when Jaworski may introduce them at the cover up trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Supreme Court
Sirica
Warren E. Burger
St. Clair
Jaworski
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Tee
ARH and Steelworkers Reach End to 115-Day Strike
An ARH and United Steelworkers of America contract ends a 115 day strike covering nine ARH hospitals in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia. The three year pact gives a 10 percent wage rise in two installments and opens renegotiation in 1975 and 1976. About 1 080 workers return to the midnight shift Sunday July 28 unless notified otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
UPI
Appalachian Regional Hospitals
ARH
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
ARH Board of Trustees
David K. Heydinger
Carl N. Mowry
Steelworkers
Strip Bill Debate On Mountaintop Mining Amendment
A House panel discusses an amendment to restore areas and regulate mountaintop mining. Rep. Morris Wdall argues for possible mining under the hill while Rep. Udall insists on strict steep-slope requirements. Rep. Slack pressed for an exemption from those provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Morris K. Wdall
D-Ariz
John M. Slack
D-W.va
Udall
Slacks
Wiley B. Acord Dies at 88 in Lester After Long Illness
Wiley Blackburn Acord, 88, of Lester, died today at 7 a m in a local hospital after a long illness. Williams Funeral Home of Sophia is handling funeral arrangements.
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Wiley B. Acord
Wiley Blackburn Acord
Lester
Williams
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Funeral set for George Dewey Atkinson in Victor
George Dewey Atkinson 75 of Victor dies after brief illness. Funeral Friday at 2 p m Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Ansted with Rev Bert Jones officiating. Burial Willis Cemetery Victor. He leaves sister Mrs Linda Nichols Pax. Friends may call 6 to 9:30 p m today.
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George Dewey Atkinson
Victor
Wallace and Wallace
Ansted
Bert Jones
Willis Cemetery
Linda Nichols
Pax
John A. Fink Dead at Beckley Hospital
John A. Fink aged 57 of 124 West C Street was dead on arrival at Beckley hospital at 9 03 a m Funeral arrangements are handled by Calfee Funeral Home.
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John A. Fink
West C St
Beckley Hospital
Calfee Funeral Home
Hodges Dies After Long Illness at 75
Fred D Hodges age 75 of 201 First Avenue died today at 6 45 a m in a local hospital after a long illness. He was a bookkeeper born December 11 1898 in Freeman Mercer County. Survived by wife Lucy Daniels Hodges a son Fred Jr Eccles two sisters Ester Hill Mabscott and Nannie Swagerty Oak Hill. Funeral Sunday 1 p m at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call Saturday after 5 p m.
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Fred Douglas Hodges
First Avenue
Freeman
Mercer County
Hodges
James
Catherine Perkins Hodges
Clinton R. Hodges
Lucy Daniels Hodges
Fred Jr
Eccles
Ester Hill
Mabscott
Nannie Swagerty
Oak Hill
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Sunset Memorial Park
Edward M Lester 79 Dies in Wyoming County
The funeral for Edward M Lester 79 a lifelong Wyoming County resident and World War I veteran will be in Brewster Chapel Indian Creek with Rev Edgar Beverly officiating burial in Lester Cemetery He died Tuesday at 450 pm in a Beckley hospital Born October 3 1894 in Fannock son of the late Thornton and Ruth Lester He was a retired miner survived by two sons Franklin R Stafford Va and Donald Lee Tucson Ariz a stepson George Tolley Azo Ariz four daughters Ida Mae Mullins Fredricksburg Va Bessie Morgan Route 1 Welch Doris Lee Rose Stafford and Nellie Forgach Hamstead NC four brothers George Nokesville Va Fred and Keenen Keyrock and Frank Wyoming a sister Mary Lester Cincinnati Ohio 20 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren The body will lie at Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville with calling hours today from 400 pm to 900 pm and will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral.
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Edward M. Lester
Wolf Pen
Brewster Chapel
Indian Creek
Edgar Beverly
Lester Cemetery
Indian Crek
Beckley Hospital
Fannock
Thornton
Ruth Lester
Wyoming County
Lola Lester
Franklin R
Stafford
Donald Lee
Tucson
Ariz
George Tolley
Azo
Ida Mae Mullins
Fredricksburg
Bessie Morgan
Route 1
Welch
Doris Lee Rose
Nellie Forgach
Hamstead
N. C
George
Nokesville
Fred
Keenen
Keyrock
Frank
Wyoming
Mary Lester
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robertson-Foglesong
Pineville
Funeral notice for John A. Smallwood of Bluefield VA
John A. Smallwood, 89, of Bluefield, a retired coal miner, died Wednesday in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mercer Funeral Home chapel Bluefield with Rev. Charles B. Nunn. burial Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield. Survived by Dasha E. Holland Smallwood and 3 sons and 5 daughters, 42 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren.
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John A.smallwood
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland St. Bluefield
Charles B. Nunn
Grandview Memory Gardens
Raleigh County
Manchester
Joseph C
Zina Keen
Smallwood
Wallace
Dasha E. Holland Smallwood
Charlie Bill
Kensington
James
Corbin
Cecil
Beckley
Glenora Hash
Naomi Gilbert
Bertha Brown
Silver Spring
Mary Lou Arnold
Roanoke
Joan J Johnson
Fairfax, Va
Wisconsin Biochemist Promotes Cheap Protein Product
Stitt of Manitowoc Wisconsin markets a low cost protein product with 15 cents per pound production and the capacity to output a ton daily for about twenty dollars in electricity. He aims to license production and attract international interest for world nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stitt
University of Wisconsin
Quaker Oats Co
Quaker
Armed inmate takeover at San Antonio area jail ends without bloodshed
Carrasco seized hostages at a Bexar County jail Wednesday shortly after 1 p m demanding three bulletproof vests walky talkies and other gear. Officials refused the items and kept food deliveries while negotiating a peaceful end to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrasco
Taylor
San Antonio
Fred Cropper
Mexico
Texas
Rene Guzman
MESA Lets Itmann Mines Restart After Closure Order
MESA modified the closure order at the Itmann mine complex in West Virginia and began allowing the first shift to return to work. The Pocahontas Fuel division of Consolidation Coal Co had been ordered closed for health and safety noncompliance regarding a conveyor belt system. A judge previously suspended the order pending a hearing, but MESA later reimposed closure pending formal action.
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Itmann
W. Va
UPI
Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration
MESA
Pocahontas
Consolidation Coal Co
Washington, D. C
Greece and Turkey push for Cyprus peace at Geneva talks
A U N spokesman reports Cyprus quiet with no ceasefire violations as Greece and Turkey dispatch top diplomats to Geneva to seek constitutional rule restoration. Greek premier Constantine Karamanlis recognizes exiled Archbishop Makarios as Cyprus president, easing a major dispute.
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Greece
U.N
Cyprus
Turkey
Geneva
Mediterranean
George Mavros
Turan Ganes
James Callaghan
Palais Des Nations
Constantine Karamanlis
Makarios
Byrd Amendment Aims to Designate New River Gorge Park
Sen. Robert Byrd proposes a $150,000 study by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to evaluate making the New River Gorge a national park. If designated, about 35,000 acres in Raleigh and Fayette counties would be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
New River Gorge
West Virginia
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Byrd
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On the Interior
Raleigh
Fayette
Dean Felt Nixon Considered Hunt Payment Desirable
John W. Dean III told the House Judiciary Committee that Nixon believed paying E Howard Hunt $75000 was desirable. He said he destroyed two notebooks and a telephone directory from Hunt’s White House safe and recalled the March 21 1973 meeting about the payoff. Dean said the $1 million figure was the real issue left hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Nixon
Washington
UPI
John W. Dean III
House Judiciary Committee
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
White House
Senate
Watergate’ Committee
Watergate Grand Jury
James D. St. Clair
St.Clair
St. Clair
Mr. Hunt
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Suspended Deputy Files Complaint Over Hat Violation
Raleigh County Deputy Sheriff Jerry Smith challenged a 15 day suspension for not wearing his hat while off duty. Chief Deputy Bob Belcher charged him Tuesday morning for public uniform violation and Mills ordered enforcement. Smith alleges harassment linked to earlier clashes with Sheriff Mills and has filed with the Deputy Sheriff's Civil Service Commission. He expects a response within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Jerry Smith
Smith
Bob Belcher
Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission
Okey A. Mills
Belcher
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates Revised in 1974 Notice
Beckley Newspaper Corp announces Raleigh Register pricing as of October 1974. Rates include Daily and Sunday one year $44.00 plus West Virginia sales tax $1.22 total $45.92. six months $27.50 total $23.18. three months $11.50 total $11.88. Mall service limited to areas with established carrier service. sales tax applies only in West Virginia.
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Beckley Newspaper Corp
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Beckley and Tinton
W Va
Raleiph Register
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James A. Kidney
Richard M. Wixon
Richard M. Nixon
Charles E. Wiggins
25Th
Wiggins
Railsback
IRS
Henry E. Petersen
McClory
Henry P. Smith
R-N.y
Cambodia
Channel 9
Harlan
Hazard
McDowell
Middlesboro
South
Williamson
Whitesburg
Beckley and Man
Wise
Ary
Perry County
West Liberty
Bill
George Atkinson
Fred D. Hodges
David Reed
Turkey Knob
Raymond Richardson
Raymond J. ‘Richardson
Blue Ridge Funeral Home
Tomi Snuffer
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Richardson
Fayette County
Lucian
Ida Trump Richardson
Ethel Cecil Richardson
James Eddie
Johnny Ray
John Richardson
Pate
Bob
Woodrow
Glen Rogers
Lilly Worley
Daniels
Gaynell Crookshank
Jenny” Burchfield
Rainelle
Ellis Mitchem
Russell Manning
Ray Massey
Bob Mullen
Harris
Bud” Bailey
Jimmie Barker
Otis Sanders
Fireco
Ritchie and Johnson ‘Funeral Parlor
John A. Smallwood
Miss Muffet
G. C. Murphy
Raleigh Onegister
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