Moore Rockefeller duel looms over West Virginia race
Gov Arch Moore says he may seek reelection as Secretary of State John Rockefeller hints at leaning toward the governor's chair. At a Charleston news conference, Moore says Rockefeller implied big money from coal interests funds his rival, while reporters press for specifics amid talk of a potential campaign clash next year.
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Charleston
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
John D. Rockefeller IV
Moore
Rockefeller
Fort Knox
Welfare official warns on food stamp rules lifting load in West Virginia
West Virginia welfare commissioner Edwin F. Flowers warns new federal food stamp guidelines could raise state case load by up to 50 percent. He notes administrative changes are burdensome though benefits to recipients may rise and eligibility could expand for non-welfare households and pensioners.
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Flowers
Charleston
United Press International
West Virginia
Cub Scout Field Day And Barbecue Slated
Cub Scout Field Day activities and the annual Chicken Barbecue begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Camp Wilderness Daniels sponsored by the Seneca District of the Boy Scouts of America. Tickets available at the camp. Scouts may camp out. Camping activities committee co chairmen are E. M. Starr Albert Allen and Larry Marshall.
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Camp Wilderness
Daniels
Seneca District
Boy Scouts of America
Camping Activities Committee
E. M. Starr
Albert Allen
Larry Marshall
Apollo 15 Timetable at Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston lists the Apollo 15 timetable with EDT times for sleep periods, module inspections, course corrections, and orbit burns. Key events include jettisoning the service module cover, a braking burn to enter lunar orbit, and a nine mile lunar approach with a main engine burn.
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Space Center
Houston
API
Scott
Irwin
Lunar Module
Command Module
Moon
Lunar
Deaths and Funerals Cecil Rotan
Final rites for Cecil Ashton Rotan 68 of Fayetteville will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Second Baptist Church Fayetteville with Rev F C Dorcas officiating. Burial follows in Pierce Cemetery. Rotan died Monday night in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born December 16 1903 in Fayetteville he was a son of the late Anderson and Reena Washington Rotan. He was a retired miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Ethel Pierce Rotan. The body is at Dodd Payne Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour before services. Friends may call Friday 5 to 9 p.m.
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Cecil Ashton Rotan
Fayetteville
Scond Baptist
F. C. Dorcas
Pierce
Oak Hill
Anderson and
Reena Washington Rotan
United Mine Workers of America
Methodist Church
Ethel Pierce Rotan
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Ruth Cozart
East Beckley
Central Baptist Church
Corey Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Longacre
Samuel
Ida Clayborn Pullen
Funeral rites for P H Doc Kelly held in Montgomery
The funeral for 92 year old P H Doc Kelly of Montgomery was set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Montgomery Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert E Fields officiating. Burial in Montgomery Memorial Park will include Masonic graveside rites.
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P. H
Doc) Kelly
Montgomery
Montgomery Presbyterian Church
Robert E. Fields
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Kelly
B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
Mrs. Alice Fleming Dies at 94 in Mount Hope
Funeral arrangements incomplete for Mrs. Alice Fleming 94 of Colorado Street Mount Hope who died at 4 50 p m Tuesday at her home She was born October 9 1876 in Goshun Virginia daughter of the late Phil and Margaret Syses and member of the Glorious Church of God in Christ Survived by two sons Arthur Mount Hope and Aaron Brooklyn N Y and four daughters Pauline Bass Alice Lipton Francis Calloway and Margaret Green all of Mount Hope The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
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Alice Fleming
Colorado St
Mount Hope
Goshun
Phil
Margaret Syses
Glorious
Church of God In Christ
Arthur
Aaron
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pauline Bass
Alice
Pauley Rites to Be Held for Charles G Pauley at Keyser Bryant
Charles G Pauley 71 of Shady Spring died at 4 30 a m in a local hospital. He was born June 21 1900 in Fayette County son of the late Robert and Effie Pauley a retired C O Railway clerk with 40 years service and member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Surviving are a son Paul E Pauley Gauley Bridge and four grandchildren Funeral services set for 1 p m Friday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Sam D Smith in charge Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Friends may call at the funeral home 7 p m to 9 p m Thursday and Friday morning
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Charles Gregory Pauley
Shady Spring
Fayette County
Robert and
Effie Pauley
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Fannie Merle Pauley
Paul
Gauley
Keyser-Bryant
Sam D
Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Angela Davis Pleads Innocent in Marin County Case
Angela Davis formally pleaded innocent to murder charges in the Marin County courthouse shootout. She also earned the right to act as co counsel as her trial is set for September 27. Defense seeks delay citing need to interview hundreds of witnesses and review state evidence.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPD
Angela Davis
Marin County
Richard E. Arnason
Howard Moore Jr
Arnason
UMW Signals Soft Coal Contract Talks Start
Washington UPI United Mine Workers notified soft coal operators that the current labor pact will end September 30 and that the union will seek a very substantial wage increase. Boyle said negotiations should begin immediately and outlined aims including higher royalty payments to welfare and retirement funds, improved safety, sick pay, and other gains. He also announced a similar move on the northeastern Pennsylvania hard coal contract and hoped a model anthracite agreement would mirror the soft coal deal.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
Pennsylvania
Unauthorized Logan Mines Strike Spreads in West Virginia
The Island Creek Coal Co strike widens as pickets shut Amherst Coal Co at Lonsdale and Buffalo Mining Co at Lorado. 12 Island Creek workers were fired over job postings. miners demand rehiring before returning. District 17 officials call it illegal but seek to avoid fueling the dispute. An injunction was issued against Local 813 officers.
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Island Creek Coal Co
Logan County
Amherst Coal Co
Lonsdale
Buffalo Mining Co
Lorado
Island Creek
Norfolk & Western Railway
Holden
UMW Loc
Earl Howell
UMW District 17
Howell
Register
District 17
Joe Ellis
Sudan's Numeiry purge widens as executions rise
In Omdurman a dusk to dawn curfew holds while riflemen patrol. Since Numeiry seized power on May 25 1959 he has purged Communists and has 11 army officers executed and three civilians hanged amid tensions over a planned Egypt Libya Syria federation. The Soviet Union condemned the executions.
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Omdurman
Numeiry
Africa
Egypt
Libya
Syria
Soviet Union
Sky King style rescue aids lost pilot near airport
WELC owner Sam Sidote broke into his broadcast with landing directions when a pilot circling a tower in dense fog used the station as a beacon. Listener Herman Blevins tipped him off, aiding the rescue before the pilot landed safely. The two men are licensed pilots and the unidentified flyer later stopped by the station to express thanks.
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Sidote
Herman Blevins
Blevins
Wel
Auto Victim Dies in West Virginia Crash
Harold Lee Stricklin of Chesapeake died Tuesday morning at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital from injuries in a July 18 crash near Mount Hope. The 1971 WV traffic toll reached 252.
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Harold Lee Stricklin
Chesapeake
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Mount Hope
West Virginia
Beckley Pool Drive Nears $50,000 With Prominent Donations
Contributions to the Beckley Swimming Pool Fund total $49,384.63 at City Hall as supporters push to extend the drive beyond the July 31 deadline toward an $80,000 goal. Donations come from individuals and local organizations including James McNeish Leslie Carter Woodrow Bales J P Scarff Stephen T J Lee Wayne Mason Co Peters and Peters Building Co Woman's Club divisions Beckley Insurance Agency The United Methodist Temple Men’s Bible Class and others. The drive is led by Recreation Director Frank Rodriguez and A P Tony Gonzalez who plan to match funds with federal aid for an Olympic style pool at the City park on the 1921 By Pass. Contributions may be mailed to the Beckley Swimming Pool fund at City Hall or given to Gonzalez at WWNR or Rodriguez at the Armory.
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Beckley
City Hall
Frank Rodriguez
A. P
Tony” Gonzalez
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Gonzalez
WWNR
Rodriguez
Armory
James McNeish
Leslie R. Carter
Woodrow Bales
J. P. Scarff
Stephen T. J. Lee
Wayne Mason & Co
Fire Department Rushed to Wood Street Rescue Call
Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad responded at 12:23 a.m. Sunday to 214 Wood Street for Mrs. Freda Fender, 62, in distress with breathing. She was transported to Raleigh General Hospital where her condition is listed as satisfactory.
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Beckley
Six Accidents Investigated by Beckley State Police
The Beckley State Police investigated six accidents with total damages of 5550 dollars since Sunday. A Tuesday Prosperity crash at 1 a.m. involved Michael C. Pittman, 17, of Piney View, according to police.
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Beckley
Michael C. Pittman
Piney View
Pittman
Apollo 15 faces minor cabin fault and lunar module damage
Apollo 15 crew rested after a minor lighting circuit breaker opened due to a fault. Flight Director Milton Windler said the issue could be worked around. The craft slowed under Earth's gravity, with speeds dropping from 12 750 mph to 2134 mph as it neared lunar distance. Crew found a shattered glass cover on the lunar module altimeter during hatch inspection.
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Command Module
Milton Windler
Earth
Scott
Irwin
Cape Kennedy
Pack Sued For Contract Breach In Raleigh County
Marvin Pack of Stanaford doing business as Appalachian Trailer Supply & Sales faces a Breach of Contract suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Charles W Ballard and Toni Ballard of Glen Daniel seek 2648.95 for repairs to their mobile home after storm damage plus lost wages and living-quarters costs due to alleged negligence. The docket also lists James Anderson of Beckley suing William Nelson for 1418.49 plus interest for an unpaid funeral bill and Jo Ann Scurlock suing Harry A Grimmett Sr. of Beaver for 3640 in child support.
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Marvin Pack
Stanaford
Appalachian Trailer Supply & Sales
Raleigh County
Charles W
Toni Ballard
Glen Daniel
Ballard
Pack
James Anderson
Beckley
William Nelson
Jo Ann Scurlock
Harry A. Grimmett Sr
Beaver
Not Guilty Plea Shocks Court In Corona Murder Case
Juan V. Corona, facing a murder indictment over the killings of itinerant farm workers, repeatedly answered not guilty at a 40 minute arraignment in Yuba City California. Judge John G. Hauck set trial for October 5 as Corona recovers from a recent heart attack in jail. His wife mother and two brothers were present.
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Corona
Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Sir
John G. Hauck
McGovern backs six month selective wage price freeze
Senator George McGovern argues for a six month selective wage and price freeze as a cure for the economy. He also calls for ending the Indochina war, shrinking military size, trimming weapons, and reforming the tax system.
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McGovern
Washington
UPI
George McGovern
D-S.d
Nixon
International Platform Association
Indochina
America
Teacher's Killer Granted New Trial in Manslaughter Case
James C. Fink Jr a 49 year old from Beckley was granted a new trial for the July 14 1970 shooting death of Clinton Hodges a 51 year old Woodrow Wilson High School teacher in the front yard of Hodges Forrest Avenue home The appeal contended the jury received incorrect voluntary manslaughter instructions and the verdict was compromised Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge C Berkley Lilly ordered a new trial while Fink remains on bond and must report when the October term begins October 6
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James C. Fink Jr
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson
Fink
Clinton Hodges
Hodges
Forrest Avenue
Joseph Luchini
Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
Criminal Court
Lilly
Robert M. Worrell
Wyoming County
Raleigh County Criminal Court
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Doc
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Mead
Ritchie and Johnson
W. M. Neal
Mullens Hospital
Charles G. Pauley
Feagerse O
Angela
Sudan
Aids
Real Sky King
Jerry W. Webb
Clear Fork
Lemon
Timothy N. Bragg
U. S. Army
Lizzie M. Tubbs
Gary Bradshaw
Sour St
Ste
Bobby Lee Holtzapfel
Mabscott
Billy Wayne Upton
W. Va. Rt
Coal City
Curtis James Armstrong
Princewick
Armstrong
Catherine Guerrant
Winding Gulf
Guerrant
William R. Lester
U. S. 21
Lester
Rt. 21
William T. Shrewsbury
Leonard F. Trent
U. S
Cleven, Murray
Mills Ave
V.F. W. Club
Rt. 3
Murray
John T. Snyder
Auto
Ohio
Snyder
First Christian Church
Patricia Standifur
Jack Standifur
Tolley Drive
Mark Groseclose
Jack
Groseclose
Carolyn Smith
Malcolm Smith
Quesenberry St
William Toner
Christian Education
Harry F. Arnott
Fred Courtney
Dorothy W. Abshire
Thomas and
Patricia Durrett
Zina French
Cut Flower
Simpson and Associates
Bowers, Fife
Hodson Ad Payne
First Christian Church Bible School
Weagle
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