Municipal elections set in four Raleigh County towns
Four Raleigh County towns Lester Mabscott Rhodell and Sophia hold municipal elections on Tuesday at their town halls. Each town will elect a mayor a recorder and five councilmen with terms starting July 1. Candidates span multiple parties with local names and factions listed for each race.
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Raleigh County
Oo Lester
Mabscott
Rhodell
Sophia
Lester
Citizen’s Party
Iva Snuffer
Rain Delays No Graduation At Oak Hill High
Graduation at Oak Hill High School proceeded despite light rain after a federal judge denied a postponement sought by 18 year old Dreama Norris who sued Fayette County Board of Education over her suspension. Norris and Jeannie Mathews, both under suspension, received blank diplomas as 17 students faced up to 10 day suspensions for a May cafeteria disturbance described as racially charged.
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Oak Hill High School
Dreama Norris
Matt Edwards
Fayette County
Jeannie Mathews
Miss Norris
Miss Mathews
Avis Partain
Grover Norris
Greentown
Fayette
Charleston
Copenhaver
Collins Stadium
Oak Hill
Norris
Mathews
Edwards
Partain
L.O. Withrow
Son-In-Law Of Slain Jewelers Plans To Open Own Business
Herbert Henking 35 vowed at a family gathering to carry on the Hawkins jewelry shop in Madison after the killings of Aubrey and Alberta Hawkins. He recalled the couple built a small-town business and planned to reopen once legally possible. Police said three suspects face charges in the killings and kidnapping. Caudill, York, and Finley Jr. were in custody with extradition discussions and additional firearm charges noted.
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Aubrey
Alberta Hawkins
Herbert Henking
Henking
Cne
Tell City
Ind
Huntington
Madison
Madison Jewelers
Henkings
Hawkins
Dallas
Clifford Caudill
Caudill
William Wesley York
Wes Finley, Jr
Boone County
Jerry Cook
C. R. Duncan
Blazermania grips Portland after NBA title win
Portland edged Philadelphia 109 to 107 to capture the NBA championship as fans celebrate in the city. Weather forecasters warn of more rain tonight with a 60 percent chance and a 30 percent chance tomorrow while temperatures stay mild and winds turn stronger with storms.
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National Weather Service
Portland
Philadelphia
Miners for Democracy falls apart amid UMW race split
The 1972 Miners for Democracy coalition dissolves as Arnold Miller and Mike Trbovich clash over leadership in the June 14 United Mine Workers election. Trbovich backs Lee Roy Patterson and accuses Miller of mismanaging finances while Miller claims the group formed from his own movement.
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Miners For Democracy
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
Harry Patrick
Miller
Mike Trbovich
Lee Roy Patterson
Trbovich
UMW
Joseph
Jock” Yablonski
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Yablonski
Wheeling College
Ohley
W.va
Black Lung Association
Boyle
MFD
Patrick
Ken
Wheeling
Arnold
Reform
Mike
Mitchell and Haldeman Sentenced to Prison
Washington. John Mitchell and H R Haldeman were ordered to prison June 22 for their part in the Watergate cover up. They face 30 months to eight years for obstructing justice conspiracy and perjury in the scandal. Sirica gave two weeks to settle personal affairs before reporting to a U S marshal in DC at 10 am on June 22.
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John Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
U.S
John Sirica
Richard Nixon
America
Nixon
Sirica
Mitchell
Haldeman
White House
Mr. Haldeman
District of Columbia
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Recorder
Beverley Snuffer
Thomas Carter
William Blankenship
William Sitton
Barry Milan
Frank Matics
Iva
Progressive Party
Kenneth Ayers
Robert Gray
Edward Farley
Edward Parrish
Elijah Craig
Independent Party
Bufford Sisk
Leona Kirk
Paul Mills
Roy der J.E. Wood
John Cox
Lowell
Mabscott Citizen's Party
The
Sophia's
Citizens Party
Paul Flanagan
Mary McElrath Martin
Jack Branham
Rev. R.C. Browning
John D
Don) Farley
David Frame
Ron Taylor
Robert Powers
Dennis Saunders
Donald Stone
William Benfield
Michael Sutyak
George Hawley
Bernard Edwards
Rhodesl
Clifton Graham
Fay McConnell
Ruby Augustine
Rosa McKinney
Wilma Widick
Les Walton
Goldie Shrewsbury
Didates
Luther Fletcher
Geraldine Smith
Jimmy Farruggia
Charles Hornbuckle
Troy Johnson
Robert Anderson
Audrey McGrady
Silvanus Kelley
Independence Party
Della Mae Smith
Edgar Cox
James Sargent
Roger Maynard
Frankie Hugbert
Matt. Edwards
Blazermania
Consumer
Homer Lyons
Merle Vik
Raleigh Register
Vik
Ann Landers
Creative Living
Pennsylvanian
Mitchell, Haldeman
United
Washington
Beckley
New River Park
Glen Bentley
Russ Schlenker
Russ
Doug Yarrew
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