Thousands Praise War Memorial Day Across Nation
Thousands attend Memorial Day events honoring fallen service members and voicing opinions on wars. Admirals, governors, veterans, and protesters gathered from Pearl Harbor to Boston and Los Angeles, with shows of support for veterans and antiwar demonstrations in Milwaukee and Madison.
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United Press International
Adm
Bernard A. Clarey
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Ray
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
National Guard
Cedar River
Rock Island Arsenal Island
Mississippi River
U.S
Veterans Administration
Los Angeles
Lewis W. Walt
Marine Corps
Milwaukee
Media
Madison
Madison Veterans For Peace
Democrats push letters for $5 billion Emergency Employment Act
Democrats urged local groups to mail cards and letters to House members to pass the $5 billion Emergency Employment Act aimed at creating 150000 public service jobs over five years in cities and states. Nixon is seen as 90 percent certain to veto the measure, with Republicans proposing a $2.5 billion two year manpower training plan instead.
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House
Nixon
Congress
May- Cede
White House
Marvin Esch
R-Mich
Four Collection Suits Filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Four collections suits were filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Court. Baker Manufacturing Co. of Michigan names Bix Inc. of Beckley as defendant in a $1,405.85 claim. Ray Garrett of Town and Country Motors sues Linda Gay Atkins of Stamford and Roger D. Dalton of Princewick for $482.30 on a $695 promissory note dated May 29, 1970. Shirley and Dorothy Murdock of Glen Daniel face Seaboard Finance Co. of Charleston seeking $716.43. Robert Hicks of Terry is sued by American Finance Corp. of Fayette for $616.99 plus interest with a payment due Jan 1, 1971.
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Raleigh County
Baker Manufacturing Co
Michigan
Bix Inc
Beckley
Bix Mobile Home Supply
Ray Garrett
Town and Country Motors
Linda Gay Atkins
Stamford
Roger D. Dalton
Princewick
Garrett
Shirley
Dorothy Murdock
Glen Daniel
Seaboard Finance Co
Charleston
Seaboard
Seaboard Finance
Parma
Ohio
Robert Hicks
Terry
American Finance Corp
Fayette
Hunting Mishap Fatal Near Grafton
A West Virginia man died in a hunting accident near Grafton when his shotgun discharged as he leaned on it. The victim was 45 year old Newman Messer of Braden West Virginia, hunting with his cousin Robert Messer of Litchfield at the farm of Harley Messer.
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Grafton
Ohio
UPI
West Virginia
Sheriff's Deputies
Newman Messer
Breeden
Mingo County
W. Va
Messer
Robert Messer
Litchfield
Robert
Harey Messer
New York Tax Rises to Four Percent Statewide
Albany reports a penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase from 3 to 4 percent taking effect today. Officials forecast about $320 million in extra revenue to help balance New York’s $7.69 billion budget.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Supreme Court criticizes vague loitering ordinance
The court rules the loitering ordinance lacks any specified conduct standard, meaning no clear guidance exists. Five justices support the decision while Justice Hugo Black writes a separate opinion. Justice Byron White dissents with Burger and Blackmun.
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Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Byron R. White
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Personal Income Up In West Virginia
Washington reports West Virginia personal income reached a 1970 total of 5.103 billion dollars with per capita income at 2929 dollars. The gains follow a decade ago when per capita income stood at 1596 dollars, signaling stronger consumer spending.
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West Virginia
Washington
UPI
West
Salinger Joins McGovern Aides
Pierre Salinger, longtime Kennedy campaign aide, will join George McGovern's bid for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. He says McGovern can win if he shines in early primaries, especially New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Nebraska, and that Kennedy leads the race in polls but is sincere about not running.
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New York
UPI
Pierre Salinger
George McGovern
Gallup
McGovern
Salinger
South Dakota
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
John F
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Hubert
Gene
McCarthy
McGovern Undergoes Hernia Operation in Washington
Senator George S. McGovern of South Dakota had a hernia operation at Georgetown Hospital in Washington today. He is reported in good condition and returning to his duties soon after the surgery.
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Washington
UPI
Seni Geoge S. McGovern
D-S.d
Georgetown Hospital
United Fund Seeks New President for Raleigh County
The United Fund of Raleigh County struggles to fill the president post for the current year. Melvin Tolle reports optimism for a local volunteer to accept the role, with the appointment at least six months late. Dr. W. A. Laqueur notes no candidate is lined up as of now. President 1970 W. M. Houchins sets June 16 board meeting to plan next campaign after a shortfall versus the $85,000 goal.
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United Fund of
Raleigh County
Melvin Tolle
UF Board of Directors
Tolle
W. A. Laqueur
Dr. Laqueur
W. M. Houchins
Houchins
Aluminum firms sign USW contracts amid wage rises
Four of five major aluminum producers reached three year contracts with the United Steelworkers of America. ALCOA announced a 6 percent rise on most fabricated products while Olin Aluminum faced a picket at Hannibal Ohio. The deal covers about 32 000 workers with about 30 percent wage gains and enhanced fringe benefits.
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New York
UPI
United Steelworkers of America
USW
White House
Aluminum Co. of America
ALCOA
Aluminum
Hannibal
Ohio
Can
Audie Murphy Believed Dead In Virginia Plane Crash
Roanoke VA UPI reports actor Audie Murphy known as a WW II hero was killed in a small plane crash on Memorial Day. The body was recovered on Brushy Mountain as officials confirm presumed death pending X rays and dental records. wife Pamela notified.
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Roanoke
UPI
Audie Murphy
Virginia
Europe
Murphy
Pamela
Turkish kidnapping case updates amid siege and arrests
Agents stormed a seaside house at 11 30 a m subduing kidnapers who had paraded a girl past windows claiming she was treated as a younger sister. In Tekirda a further suspect and a top nine most wanted man were captured. In Ankara a leftist suspect killed in a gun battle is named Sinan Cemgil in the Elrom case.
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Istanbul
Tekirday
Elrom
Cihan Alpetkin
Tayfun Chinemre
Ankara
Sinan Cemgil
U.S
Grand Jurors Called For June Term Raleigh County Court
Grand and petit jurors are summoned for the June term of Raleigh County Criminal Court. Grand jurors report at 9 a.m. June 14. The lists name Joseph H. Stephens and many Beckley residents among those summoned for grand jury duty. Petit jurors are directed to report a week later with numerous Beckley and surrounding community names listed.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
James Lynch
Helen
Quincy Bolen
Josephine
Wilson Greer
Simeon Warren
Anne Reitz
Murray Shuff
Daniel Warren
Claude M. Gallaher
Anthony J. Misiti
Beckley
Meredith F. Anderson
Harry E. Aurand
William Aurednick
David A. Adams
Dallas L. Ayers
Luther C. Ballard
Claude Bailey Jr
Vic
Final rites held for Erma Cook Barrett of Chapin
Funeral services for Erma Cook Barrett 62 of Chapin South Carolina formerly of Barboursville and Beckley will be at Melton Mortuary Chapel at 1 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Charles Kernan officiating Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park She died Sunday night in a Columbia hospital after a long illness Born September 14 1908 in Crang Wyoming County she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Effie Walls Cook A nurse trained at C and O Hospital Huntington she worked at Beckley Hospital and was later with International Nickel Huntington before retiring in 1966 Married to Robert Barrett in 1933 he survives Other survivors include two sons Joseph C of Columbia and Bobby Barrett of Barboursville a sister Mrs James Roberts Middletown Ohio three brothers Wilbur C Billy H both of Beckley Lt Col John R Cook Scott AFB Ill and four grandchildren The body will remain at the mortuary after 6 p.m. Wednesday Pallbearers listed.
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Erma Cook Barrett
Chapin
S.C
Barboursville
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Charles Kernan
Sunset ‘Memorial Park
Columbia, S. C
Crang
Wyoming Co
Clayton
Effie Walls Cook
Barrett
C & O Hospital
Huntington
James Roberts
Middletown
Ohio
Wilbur C
Billy H
John. R. Cook
Scott Afb
Johnny Scott
Jack Lilly
Wilson Cook
Guy Amato
George and
O'Dell Stover
Cameron Walls
Raymond Ara
Smith Trial Deliberations Extend as Judge Weighs Double Jeopardy Claim
Jurors gain more time to study the case as Wood prepares to rule today on a suit by Smith alleging double jeopardy in the second trial. The $5,000 bribe allegedly occurred while Smith was welfare commissioner under Gov. Barron. Fellow officials Gore and Wilson face similar charges. Months after the first trial, the Logan County Democrat was cleared of a federal indictment accusing him of persuading a county constable to commit perjury before a grand jury. Smith and four Logan County officials still face a federal conspiracy indictment tied to last year’s primary election.
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Wood
Smith
W. W
Wally” Barron
Truman Gore
Curtis Wilson
Logan County Democrat
Logan County
Western Union strikers press for higher pay in days of picketing
Western Union 17 000 operators and maintenance workers and 3 000 Communications Workers of America members in the New York area staged picket lines after the old three year contract expired. The unions rejected a 20 percent two year offer and demanded 30 percent, with bargaining ongoing for about two months.
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United Telegraph Workers
Communications Workers of America
New York City
New Jersey
Western Union
New York
Warns Against Band Aids in Health Care Reform
West Virginia Labor Federation leader Miles C. Stanley told Kiwanis Club that a band aid approach to health care fails to address distribution of resources and physician access. He warned costs could rise from 167.2 billion to as much as 189 billion by 1980 and cited high hospital charges including 40 dollars per day for ward beds and a private room at The Greenbrier. He highlighted child mortality in Mingo County at 39 per 1000 births in 1969, comparing it to 36.7 per 1000 in Vietnam in 1989.
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Huntington
UPI
Miles C. Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
Kiwanis Club
Stanley
Charleston
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Mingo County
Mrs Martha Maynor Dies After Long Illness At 80 In Eccles
Mrs Martha Maynor aged 80 of Eccles died at 8 15 am in a local hospital after a long illness. The body lies at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Martha Maynor
Eccles
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Richard A. Smith Funeral for 15-Year-Old Prosperity Youth
Funeral services for Richard Allen Smith 15 of Prosperity proceed Wednesday at 2 p m in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Fred Mann. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Smith drowned Monday at Lake Stephens after being born August 16 1955 in Beckley he was a Woodrow Wilson High School sophomore and Prosperity Freewill Baptist Church member. Surviving siblings include Sharon Vassilader Alma Jo Rivard John W and Charles A Smith and maternal grandmother Agnes Cwalinski Read more at the funeral home after 4 p m today.
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Richard Allen Smith
Prosperity
Caffee Funeral Home
Fred Mann
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Lake Stephens
Beckley
Russell Frank
Leona Cwalinski Smith
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Prosperity Freewill Baptist Church
Sharon Vassilader
Alma Jo Rivard
Alexandria
John W
Charles A. Smith
Agnes Cwalinski
Sprague
Mrs Ethel Sink Rites Set In Roseland Chapel
Mrs Ethel Sink 77 of Stanaford died today after a long illness in a local hospital Born April 21 1895 in Sandy Hook Kentucky she was daughter of the late James and Mahalia Henson She was a Freewill Baptist Church member Survived by sisters Mary Hamm Carlsbad New Mexico and Delma Glover Upper Tuart Kentucky Husband James L Sink died 1950 Funeral services Friday at 11 a m in Rose land Quesenberry Peace Chapel Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Friends may call after 4 p m Thursday at the funeral home
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Ethel Henson Sink
Stanaford
Sandy Hook
James and
Mahalia Adkins Henson
Freewill Baptist Church
Sho
Mary Hamm
Carlsbad
N. M
Delma Glover
Upper Tuart
James L. Sink
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Newton P. Gouge
Ronald G. Harper
Robert A. Hatcher
Howard Hall
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L. W. Lane Jr
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George B. Smedley
Earl A. Whitener Jr
Gilbert Ward
Clarence B. Wilson
Dorothy Whitehead
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Carol J. Austin
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Roy Bolen
Okley Ballengee
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Clear Fork
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Crab Orchard
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Crow
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Sibyle
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MT. Hope
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Portant
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Resoco
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Buster Melton
B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
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Ola Simms Stevens
Cannerlton Coal Co
UMWA
Margaret Kellam Stevens
Doris Maner
Bluefield
Betty Stevens
Peggy Regelin
Camp Springs
Phyllis DeJarnette
Laurel
Thomas
Cleveland
James
Temple Hills
William Stevens
Suitland
Dorothy Rogers
Flushing
N. Y
Cathlene VanMeter
Smithers
Norma Stevens
Maggie Stevens
John Robert
Ada Weaver
Mullens
Mullens Hospital
Floyd County
Cathy Agnew
Chris
Roby
Orlando
Fila
George
Russell
Eldsworth
Cecil Coleman
Princeton
Lilly Tilley
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Fayetteville
N. C
Jenny Hall
Galesburg
Til
Cora’ ‘Hopkins
Richard A. Smith
Mrs. Ethel Sink
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