Sheriff Reports County Revenues Exceed $15 Million For Year
Raleigh County ended the fiscal year with over 15 million dollars in revenues across all funds. Net general fund balance stands at 239,226.38, with total funds 279,211.34 higher than the prior year. Major income sources include state funds 8,279,699.75 and public utilities 639,991.27. An audit by the state tax commissioner will follow.
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Raleigh County
General County Fund
General Fund
Board of Education
Justice of the Peace
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
Kennedy says assassination risk weighed in 1972 campaign
New York UPI report notes Look Magazine writer quoted Senator Edward M. Kennedy saying the possibility of assassination was a key consideration in his 1972 campaign. The remark underscores concerns about security and political risk during that era.
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New York
UPI
Look
Edward M. Kennedy
Warren Rogers
Kennedy
Joan
Robert Kennedy
Joseph Til
Rose
Rogers
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick
Apollo 15 faces engine issue during first long space day
Ground comms report Apollo 15 crew saw earth 75 000 miles away as the main engine diagnostic light malfunctioned. Windler outlined three possible causes with potential launch and landing implications while a lighter contingency kept lunar landing on track.
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Karl G. Heinze
Earth
Karl
Worden
Heinze
Windler
Communist leader faces death penalty in Sudan coup case
Government radio in Omdurman claimed Mah joub, 45, secretary general of the Sudanese Communist Party, was the regime’s sought suspect in the coup. Political sources said the party with 50,000 members faced the severest penalty amid international campaigns to save him.
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Omdurman
Mahjoub
Sudanese Communist Party
County Court Mulls Advisory Action And Supplies Bid
The Cabell and Kanawha county court discussed a summer decision on a matter and moved to accept Klaus Office Supply bids at 91 dollars each for two legal files for the County Clerk and 438.60 dollars for an electric typewriter. Walter James was named to bid on glass panes from the old Raleigh County Health Center stored at Raleigh Farmers Produce Market after several panes were broken.
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Cabell
Kanawha
Klaus Office Supply
Beckley
Walter James
Raleigh County Health Center
Raleigh Ue Farmers Produce Maret
State Court Rules Rent Financing Of Bonds Unconstitutional
The high court ruled last December that funding building commission bonds by charging rent to state agencies occupying the structures is unconstitutional. The decision affects how the state plans to retire the bonds and may prompt new financing approaches.
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Building Commission
High Court
Lightning kills, injures soldiers at Fort Dix maneuvers
A UPI report says lightning struck 17 soldiers during training in a park area at Fort Dix New Jersey on Monday. One soldier died the others were hospitalized with superficial burns at Watson Army Hospital and listed as satisfactory. The deceased was from Saranac New York.
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Fort DIX
UPI
Watson Army Hospital
Saranac
N.Y
Cape Town Transplant Patient Shows Satisfactory Recovery
Adrian Herbert remains alive with donor heart and lungs as Groote Schuur Hospital reports satisfactory progress two days after the six hour operation. The donor was Jackson Gunya whose wife Rosaline learned of the transplant after the fact.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPS
Adrian Herbert
Groote Schuur Hospital
Christiaan Barnard
Herbert
Rosalie Gunya
Jackson Gunya
Groote Schuur
Burger
Gunya
Public pool fund in Beckley nears goal with new gifts
Beckley funds for a public swimming pool total 44 903 23 dollars led by an anonymous 2 500 donation and new contributions from Raleigh Hardware Richmond Cleaners and Laundry Dr B K Peters Curry Pyles Lydia Price Lara Clay Oscar Wilson Doris Deveres A M E Ministers Alliance D C Harris Dr C A Smith East Beckley Progressive Center John and Louise Cheatwood Mr and Mrs Frank Barksdale Earehart Rambler Inc Earehart Chrysler Plymouth George s Fashions Skyline Farms Dr Ilona D Scott Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Quality Pastry Mr and Mrs Ernest Campbell Barracks Wholesale Supply Glen Daniel Leed s. Backers aim for 80 000 and may extend the drive beyond the July 31 deadline if needed.
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Beckley
Frank Rodriguez
Raleigh Hardware
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
B. K
Peters
Curry Pyles
Lydia Price
Lara Clay
Oscar Wilson
Doris Deveres
A-M.e. Ministers Alliance
D. C. Harris
C. A. Smith
East Beckley
John and
Louise Cheatwood
Frank Barksdale
Earehart Rambler Inc
Earehart Chrysler-Plymouth Inc
George’s Fashions
Oak Hill
Skyline Farms
Ilona D. Scott
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Ernest Campbell
Glen Daniel
Leed’s
Woman sails solo across Atlantic in a 30-foot boat
Nicolette Milne Walker, 28, a Welsh psychologist, completed a 3000 mile solo voyage from Milford Haven to Newport Rhode Island in 44 days aboard the Aziz. She faced storms, loneliness, and mood swings but remained confident, noting a two day storm near the end and a tense final approach before Coast Guard assistance.
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Newport
R. I
UPI
Nicolette-Milne Walker
Atlantic
Miss Walker
Wales
Aziz
Milford Haven
R.I
Viking Leif Erickson
Rhode Island
Block Island
Coast Guard
MU Riot Case Goes To Jury
A jury was expected to receive the case today of Marshall University student David Workman 22 accused of helping to incite a riot on October 8 in Huntington. Workman testified about wearing a gas mask amid tear gas and argued the mask was a WWII souvenir, while defense witnesses rebutted claims.
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Huntington
UPI
Marshall University
David Workman
James L. Giles
Marshall
Giles
Workman
Talks Break Down in Rail Work Rules Dispute
Assistant Labor Secretary W J Usery Jr announced talks had broken off over rail labor disputes. The final points hinged on long train crew runs without extra pay and merging on train and yard crew roles. Western Union agreement seeks a 10 percent raise effective Wednesday with a 9 percent raise in 1972 and fringe benefits.
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W. J. Usery Jr
Usery
Western Union
UTW
Morgantown Newspaper Sued Over 1 Million Claim
Joseph M. George sues West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co alleging a Dominion Post article damaged his reputation by accusing him of selling a dilapidated home to a homeless family. He says details and photos misrepresented a sale offer of 50 dollars monthly plus 7 dollars for taxes and insurance. He seeks 500000 in punitive damages on two counts.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co
Joseph M. Georges
Sunday Dominion Post
George
John Blosser
Nathaniel Dillard
Blosser
William A. Townes
St Albans Girl Struck and Killed Crossing Road
An eight year old girl, Sharon Renee Hall, was struck and killed by a car near her St Albans home while attempting to cross U.S. 60 with two other girls. The incident raises West Virginia’s traffic deaths for the year to 249, 30 fewer than a year ago. State Police provided the details.
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United Press International
St. Albans
Here
West Virginia
Sharon Renee Hall
U.S
Tracking Dogs Added To Hunt For Frightened Animal Boy
In Casper Wyoming a 9 year old boy Kevin with mental retardation and epilepsy is missing after eight days. Alpine rescue dogs tracked his scent near Casper Mountain as authorities compare the search to locating a deer. Weather is frigid and authorities remain confident he can be found alive.
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Casper
Wyo
UPI
Casper Mountain
Kevin
Eleanor Walker
David Moore
Ray Gardner
Missouri State Police
Estes
Moore
Colorado
Evergreen
Rocky Mountain Rescue Unit
Boulder
Search and Rescue Board
Denver
Phillip
Final rites set for Billy Gene Austin in Guyandotte Church
Deaths and funerals notice for Billy Gene Austin of Herndon aged .17 states his funeral will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Guyandotte Baptist Church with Rev. Earl Jenkins presiding. Burial in Lusk Cemetery Herndon Heights. He died after a one car crash in Mullens hospital where he arrived dead at 5 30 p m Sunday. Friends may call at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens from 4 p m to 9 p m today.
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Billy Gene Austin
Herndon
Guyandotte Baptist Church
Earl Jenkins
Lusk Cemetery
Herndon Heights
Austin
Mullens Hospital
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Mullens
Funeral notices for Ruth Cozart Workman and Kelly
Incomplete funeral notice for Ruth Cozart 40 East Beckley pronounced dead on arrival after heart attack. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. Final rites for Charles Workman 53 Clear Creek at Workman’s Creek Methodist Church with Rev. Burgess. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include brother Joe and sister Mrs William Brown. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope. Friends may call Wednesday 6 to 9 p.m. Also incomplete notice for P H Doc Kelly 92 Montgomery former legislator mayor and merchant. Body at B C Hooper Funeral Home Montgomery. He is survived by daughter Evelyn Jones and six grandchildren.
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Ruth Cozart
East Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Charles Workman
Clear Creek
Workman’s Creek Methodist Church
Johnny Burgess
Blue Ridge
Memorial Gardens
Cincinnati
Ohio
Raleigh County
Charlie Workman
Joe
Lilliam Brown
Elkview
Tyree
Mount Hope
P. H
Doc
Montgomery General Hospital
Smokeless Fuel Co
Thurmond
William Jasper
Katie Catherine Day Kelly
Lexington Business College
Louisville College of Pharmacy
Montgomery Presbyterian Church
National Association of Retail Druggists
Elks Lodge
Moose, Masons and Shriners
Della C. Amick
Evelyn Jones
Ewingston
B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
Montgomery
RNS
Lockheed seeks federal loan guarantees for L 1011 Tristar
The company asks a Senate backed program to guarantee up to 2 billion in loans to Lockheed and other ailing firms with a 250 million per company ceiling. An amendment by Sen. Stevenson II would require equal treatment and another congressional review before approval.
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Lockheed
Rolls Royce
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Congress
WV Coal Mines Close As Rail Strike Halts Shipments
The Norfolk and Western rail strike suspends coal movement in Mercer Mingo McDowell and Wyoming counties. About 39 mines employing roughly 3000 workers idle with few empty cars. Some mines still operate with stockpiling capacity while U.S. Steel facilities face closures amid a wildcat stoppage. Judge Christie expected to issue injunction to end disobedience.
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Boone
Gaston
Slab Fork Coal Co
Alpeca
S. Austin Caperton, Jr
Slab Fork
Royal Coal Co
Layland
Norfolk and Western Railway
U.S. Steel Corp
Welch
U.S. Steel
Lmg
Sidney ‘Christie
Ian
McDowell County
Final rites for McRay Cooper in White Oak
McRay Cooper 30 of White Oak died Monday in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. Born June 30 1941 in Beckley he was the son of Mr and Mrs Denver Brown of White Oak. He leaves a brother Jan Dam Neck VA and four sisters Carol Sue Jackson MI Sharon Charleston Mary Lee Ft Wayne IN and June at home. Funeral at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Lilly Cemetery Blue Jay. The family will receive friends after 6 p m today. Pallbearers are members of White Oak Missionary Baptist Church.
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McRay Cooper
White Oak
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Vernon Kirk
Lilly Cemetery
Blue Jay
Huntington Hospital
Beckley
Denver Brown
Jan
Dam Neck
Carol Sue
Jackson
Mich
Sharon
Charleston
Mary Lee
Ft. Wayne
Ind
June
White ‘Oak Missionary Baptist Church
Final rites for Harvey A Goodwin
Harvey Allan Goodwin 78 of Houston Texas dies in a Boonton New Jersey nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Beckley Presbyterian Church with two ministers officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He was an accountant at Jimmie Green Chevrolet Co and a World War I veteran. He belonged to Waddell Masonic Lodge and Beckley Lodge will conduct Masonic rites. He is survived by his wife three sisters and a half brother. Call hours 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Harvey Allan Goodwin
Houston
Tex
Beckley Presbbyterian
R. Jack Sadler
S. Curtis Patterson
Sunset Memorial Park
Boonton, N. J
D. W. MacAllister Beckley
Gordonsville
P.M
Susie Baughan Goodwin
Jimmie Green Chevrolet Co
Goodwin
Waddell Masonic Lodge
Ethel Warren Goodwin
Richard Perkins
Charlottesville
G. Gillespie
Statesville
N. C
C. F. Wilson
Honolulu
Hawaii
William Goodwin
Bangkok
Thailand
Keyser-Bryant
Beckley Lodge
Charleston Interstates Rush Under Moore Plan
Moore spoke of a civil war era personal decision amid Charleston delays as three interstates US 1 64 I 77 and I 79 converge on the city. He cited land acquisition court cases delaying completion with an estimate of 396 million dollars to finish remaining interstate work in Charleston and 830.6 million to complete all interstate projects in the state.
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Moore
Charleston
Capitol
Wheeling
West Virginia
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