Democrats Seek Equal Time Over Charleston TV Program
West Virginia Democrats leader Rudolph L. DiTrapano asked WCHS-TV for equal air time after the station ran a public affairs program billed as a salute to Governor Moore's fundraising dinner. He called it a promotion for the Republican Party event scheduled for June 16 in Charleston.
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Charleston
UPI
Rudolph L. DiTrapano
DiTrapano
West Virginia
Republican Executive Committee
Arch A. Moore Jr
Gov. Moore
Curtis Butler
Butler
Drake Named UF President
James L. Drake named president of the United Fund of Raleigh County for the current year. Drake, Beckley C P Telephone Co. community relations supervisor since 1970, accepts after UF Board member Melvin Tolle announced the appointment. Board meeting set for June 16 under 1970 president W M Houchins. The United Fund in Raleigh County supports 11 agencies and raised about 75000 in 1970, short of the 85000 goal by about 10000. Drake, a Louisville native and Marshall University graduate, has held multiple roles at the company including accounts manager and marketing staff. He and his family live at 3 Westview Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Raleigh County
James L. Drake
C & P Telephone Co
Beckley
Drake
Melvin Tolle
W. M. Houchins
Charleston
Louisville
Marshall University
Telephone Company
Huntington
Westview Lane
Corona Pleads Innocent as Body Hunt Shifts to Photo Lab
Juan V. Corona pleaded innocent to multiple slayings as investigators shifted the search from Feather River orchards to a photographer's darkroom. Technicians used infrared aerial photos from a light plane on 12 flights to map the crude graveyard where 23 bodies were found and additional evidence on surrounding farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Feather River
Darkroom
Juan V. Corona
Revenue Sharing Plan Faces Flawed City Distribution
The general revenue section would divert 5 billion dollars to states and cities with no strings attached. Representatives Mills and Byrnes led the attack on the plan’s formula, noting Beverly Hills and Miami Beach would gain more per person than smaller cities like Plant City and Lincoln Heights. Mills set two weeks of hearings and forecast a committee vote, but expected the measure to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
John W. Byrnes
Rwis
Ways and Means
Beverly Hills
Calif
Miami Beach
Fla
Plant City
Lincoln Heights
Ohio
Mills
Bombings Hit Lisbon During NATO Ministers Meeting
Explosions disrupted telephone and telex lines in Lisbon and a nearby town as NATO foreign ministers opened a two day session. Rumors circulated about an unexploded bomb at the Sao Bento Palace. officials offered no confirmation.
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Lisbon
UPI
Portugal
NATO
National Assembly
Sao Benton Palace
Feytor Pinto
Information Ministry
Europe
Berlin
Penn Central to Sell Waldorf Astoria Site in New York
Penn Central Transportation Co announces sale of landmark Manhattan land including the Waldorf Astoria and nearby properties to raise funds for debts. The property spans about 29 acres across roughly 10 midtown blocks along Park Avenue with over $1.2 billion estimated value and mortgages exceeding $500 million.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
New York City
Penn Central Transportation Co
Midtown Manhattan
Lower Park Avenue
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Pan American Building
Biltmore
Commodore
Roosevelt
Barclay Hotels
Penn Central
Lander
Raiload
Railroad
Harlem
Grand Central
Park Avenue
Youth Jailed On Grand Larceny Charge In Watches Theft
A 14 year old from South Fayette Street was jailed in Raleigh County on a grand larceny charge tied to the October 1970 theft of two watches from 215 Westmoreland Street home of Park Junior High School principal Thomas Evans. He was arrested at 4 30 p m by City Police and scheduled to appear before Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery.
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South Fayette Street
Raleigh County
Beckley
Westmoreland St
Thomas Evans
Park
PJHS
Evans
Harry L. McCreery
Car Truck Collision On U S 21 Leads To One Charge
At 3 05 p m Wednesday on U S 21 in front of Beckley Plaza Shopping Center John A Dougherty 23 of Nitro cited for failure to have vehicle under control after his 1971 truck rear ended a 1967 auto driven by David Barnes Hall 17 of Bradley Damage to truck 250 car 90 no injuries Also incidents include a 12 36 p m Tuesday two car collision on U S 19 W Va 41 near Greenbrier Dairy with Deloris Campbell 33 Kilsyth and William Gerrard 37 Long Beach Calif no injuries and minor damage. A 14 year old Maple Fork Road youth jailed for runaway charge and Benjamin H Noel 41 Glen Morgan arrested for drunken driving. Ronald Ewing 26 Cranberry cited for defective equipment and improper registration with June 14 court dates. James Randolph Bragg 19 …
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U. S
Beckley Plaza
John A. Dougherty
Nitro
David Barnes Hall
Bradley
W. Va
Stamford Road
Greenbrier Dairy
Deloris M. Campbell
Kilsyth
William John Gerrard
Long Beach
Calif
Campbell Auto
Glen Morgan
Benjamin H. Noel
Beckley Municipal Court
Ronald Keith Ewing
Cranberry
Milton Council Decides Election After Ballot Challenge
Incumbent Democrat James A. Black wins another Milton mayor term as the city council rejects 14 challenged ballots. Black and Republican Ray Doddridge each tally 268 votes. Doddridge withdraws after ballot rejection. Also noted, 208 Maxwell Hill Road resident Bragg ordered to appear in Municipal Court on hazardous driving charge. Beaver Gulf Service Station thefts under sheriff investigation for a Sunday night burglary of a shotgun and about 50 dollars in tools from a storage room.
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Milton
UPI
James A. Black
Black
Ray Doddridge
Doddridge
Maxwell Hill Road
Bragg
Beaver Gulf Service Station
Rescue Squad Responds to Beckley Ailing Woman
Rescue Squad and Beckley Fire Department rushed to 511 Sylvia St at 5 40 p m for Evelyn Parker who had trouble breathing She was given oxygen and transported to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital by ambulance Earlier a 2 35 p m call to Institute School 301 Park Ave involved 12 year old Guy Owen who fell injuring his leg He was taken to Raleigh General Hospital by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Institute School
Park Ave
Guy Owen
Raleigh General Hospital
POWs Return Home aboard Upshur as 13 Choose Release
At Da Nang the 533 foot Upshur, flying American, South Vietnamese and Red Cross flags, carried 13 POWs toward home after newsmen swarm and questions fade. Vietnam war officials note 13 elected to go north in the seventh prisoner release. first release occurred Jan 30, 1966 at the Ben Hai River.
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Vietnam
The _ Upshur
Red Cross
da Nang
Saigon
Upshur
Tran van Lam
Ben Hai River
U S Savings Bond Sales Set Record
Washington reports U S savings bond sales last month reached 462 million dollars the highest May total since World War II. Bonds cashed totaled 301 million dollars giving a 160 million dollar surplus over redemptions while redemptions exceeded sales by 21 million in May 1970.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Treasury Department
Air Force KC135 Crashes in Spain Five Dead
A U.S. Air Force KC135 tanker with a five crew crashed near a hamlet in Guadalajara province Spain and burned. All five crew presumed dead according to U.S. embassy sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Madrid
API
Guadalajara
U.S
Ex Legislator Katie Bell Frame Johnson Dies at 90
Services set for Friday for Katie Bell Frame Johnson one of the first women in the state Legislature. Johnson served in the House of Delegates from 1946 and died Tuesday at age 90.
AFL-CIO pushes $2 minimum wage with broad coverage
The AFL-CIO urged Congress to raise the minimum wage to $2 per hour immediately and extend coverage to all workers. Andrew Biemiller argued higher pay boosts purchasing power, countering Labor Secretary Hodgson who warned of unemployment risks. The Senate panel weighs Williams bill to $2 now and $2.25 later versus the Nixon plan reaching $2 by 1974, with farm and under-21 differentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
Congress
America
Andrew Biemiller
Capitol Hill
Organized Labor
Biemiller
Senate Labor Committee
James D. Hodgson
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Hodgson
Nixon
German Central Bank Sells Dollars to Ease Demand
In Bonn the West German Central Bank offered cheap dollars to curb inflows and inflation. Traders pegged the dollar around 3.53 marks, with the bank moving to a free rate after earlier fixed offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
UPI
West Germany
U.S
Frankfurt
Mingo Election Trial Continued
U S District Judge John A Field Jr has postponed the trial of four Mingo County officials charged with using nearly 50 000 to buy votes in the 1968 general election until July 19.
Army General Charged in Vietnam Civilian Killings
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson, former Americal Division commander, faces murder charges for killing six Vietnamese civilians from a helicopter after a My Lai connected period. The case centers on rules of engagement allowing air crews to shoot at evasive ground targets, a debate likely to shape Vietnam era firefight policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Army
John W. Donaldson
Joint Chiefs
My Lai
West Point
John Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Donaldson
11Th
Americal Division
Esport
Joint’ Chiefs
1St U.S. Army
U.S
Final rites set for James Owen Rule 77 Oak Hill
James Owen Rule 77 of Oak Hill dies after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. He was born Sept 2 1893 in Ronceverte and worked for Ford. Survived by one brother and three sisters. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today.
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James Owen Rule
Oak Hill
Tyree
Fred Oxendale
Randolph F. Johnson
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Beckwith
Ford
Ronceverte
William H
Margaret Rule
A. L. Rule
Ella Miller
Eursalena Lurber
Margaret Ford
Gallipolis
Ohio
Multiple Obituaries and Funerals Reported in Beckley Area
Obituaries note John J Tucker 94 of Stanaford long illness death and sister care. Hans Rosenbaum 66 Silver Spring Md formerly Beckley Whitesville death in Washington hospital. Rev Wilmer Lilly 61 Ghent local minister funeral at Ghent Missionary Baptist Church. Pierce Cole 82 Ramsey retired miner funeral at Wallace Ansted. Evelyn Parker 52 Beckley died in local hospital. survived by two sons and sister. Funeral arrangements pending at local parlor and churches.
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John James Tucker
Stanaford
Deepwater
Tucker
Macie Stevenson
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Hans Rosenbaum
Silver Spring
Beckley and
Whitesville
14Th St. N.W
Washington, D.C
Baltimore
Washington
Edith
Eric
Beckley
Pierce Cole
Ramsey
Clifty
Lanark
Roy
Clyde
Ohio
Wallace
Wallace Funeral Home Chapel
Ansted
Wesley Pennington
Restlawn
Victor
Evelyn Parker
Sylvia St
Wyco
Henry and
Mattie Hayes
New Hope
Worley dies in Glen Jean gunfire after argument
Carlos E Worley 43 of Cleveland Ohio and formerly Fayette County died Tuesday night from gunshot wounds after an apparent quarrel in Glen Jean. He was born March 1928 in Price Hill. Survivors include his wife Ida Smith Worley of Minden, one son David of Minden, two daughters Connie and Rhonda of Glen Jean, four brothers and four sisters. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Edward Worley
Cleveland
Ohio
Fayette County
Glen Jean
Price Hill
Ida Smith Worley
Minden
David
Connie
Rhonda
George
James
Virgil
Thelma Greene
Prince
Ella Greene
Bumpass
Noma Ruff
Juanita Worley
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Ohio Governor Cleared Over Kent State Killings
A federal judge ruled former Gov. James A. Rhodes acted in good faith when he called National Guard troops to Kent State University, leading to the dismissal of wrongful death suits by parents of three slain students. Arthur Krause, whose daughter Allison died, said the ruling would be appealed.
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Cleveland
UPI
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Kent State University
U.S. District Court
James C. Connell
Arthur Krause
Pittsburgh
Allison
Connell
Toddler Finds Cash and Snacks on Luton Street
In Luton England Tanya Glass aged 14 months chewed three fawns with Rawlaw Kleen and a favorite game chewing paper. She later found blue five pound notes in her father's trouser pocket and began chewing one bill before being stopped by her father Denny.
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Luton
England
UPI
Tanya Glass
Denny
Funeral notices for Robert Lee Allen and Nancy Davis
Incomplete obituary notes show Robert Lee Allen 80 of 120 Reservoir Road died in a local hospital at 8 30 p m Wednesday with services pending at Quesenberry Funeral Home. Nancy Davis 72 of Hollywood Florida former Union resident will be buried Friday at Union United Methodist Church with Revs Burrows and Shifler presiding. She died in a Hollywood hospital Tuesday and is survived by two sons and a daughter. Her body will lie in state at Broyles McGuire Funeral Home in Union and be moved to church one hour prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Smith
Patton Dr
Calfee ‘Cemetery
Mount Tabor
Albert Phillips
Woodrow Smith
Beckley
Robert Lee Allen
Reservoir Road
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Nancy Davis
Hollywood
Fla
Union
Union United Methodist Church
Carl Burrows
A. B. Shifler
William E. Davis Jr
Washington, D.C
Danny
Oak Hill
Kai Chiis
Hongwon
Fia
Persia
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Corona
Beckley Telecable
Freddy Basham
South
Kanawha St
Petit
Basham
Lorena Wallace
Erma Edwards
Gerrard
Campbell
Maple Fork Road
McCreery
Noel
James Randolph Bragg
Milton Council
Mingo
Pentagon
Joint ‘Staff
James O. Rule
James Turner
James E. Turner
Black Eagle Road
Mullens
Princeton
Bassett
Esther Martin Robinson
Okey Turner
Glorious Church of God
Black Eagle
Somet-Solvay
Allied Chemical’ Corp
Felix Robinson
Gracie ‘Monroe Turner
Michael
John
Mary
Clifton, Bassett
David Robinson
Bridgeport
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Milllens
John J. Tucker
Wilmer Lilly
Wilmer Kenneth Lilly
Ghent
Ghent Missionary Baptist Church
Clarence Griffith
Hallie Shrewsbury Jr
Tom Lilly
Benjamin and
Maude Lilly
Ghent Missionary
Ashville
N.C
Clara Hutsenpillar
Phoenix
Ariz
Rose and Quesenberry
Jim Anderson
Lacy Meadows
Ray Adkins
Leslie Meador
Alvin Sweeney
J. C. Lilly
Mrs
Carlos E. Worley
KSU
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