Commentary Move Signals U S Sincerity in Vietnam Peace Drive
Commentary by PHIL NEWSOM notes a modest U S troop reduction in Vietnam following Nixon and Thieu talks in Saigon. It argues the Midway meeting aims to demonstrate sincerity to Paris negotiators, while cautioning that real change depends on Communist reciprocity and South Vietnamese consent.
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Phil Newsom
U.S
Southeast Asia
United States
South Vietnam
Asia
Midway
Nixon
Neuyen van Thier
United.States
Paris
Midyay
McNamara
Seriousland
Johnson
South Viet
Sizles
Vietnam
Stennis
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D Ark
Senate Foreign Relations
Burger confirmed as Supreme Court nominee in Senate
The Senate approved the nomination of Burger for the Chief Justice seat as the administration urged rapid confirmation. Nixon touted a constructionist approach while critics questioned whether the choice would calm heated debates over the Court’s future direction.
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Burger
Senate
District of
Bellaude
Este
Columbia
Piciy
Earl
Minnesota
Mitch
United States
Warren
Strictell
Man
New York University School
Dwight
Nixon
Hague
Eisenhower
Hement
United Press International
Supreme Court
Kerl Bjerknes
Oslo
U.S
Nam
Birger
France
Wien
Ima
Austria
Washington
UPI
The
Johnson
Stockholm
Charleston
Leonard
Legisla
Bergman
Vietnam
Leif Darwen
Helsinki
C. H. McKown
Japan
Wayne
Del
Earl B. Hahese
Foreign Ministry
Ger. D-Logan
R. E. Barnett
Mercer
Chester Hubbard
Ohio
Charles E. Lohr
Paris
Tass
W.va
Interoe
Legislae
Office of
Economic Opportunity
ACCAA to Discuss 1970 Funding At Tonight Meeting
The ACCAA board plans a 7 20 p m session at the county courthouse to review a 1970 funding request. The proposal totals 559 000 with 172 000 for conduct food administration 234 000 for Head Start and 153 000 for community organization while health projects are handled separately.
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Raleigh County
Action Association
ACCAA
Ap Wenger
Office of Economic
OEO
Michael Wenger
Rockefeller picnic reveals plans for Pocahontas County home
In Green Bank West Virginia the Rockefeller party announced they purchased 3000 acres to build a home near the Virginia border. The gathering included Jay Rockefeller IV and family amid local concerns over new development and potential industry.
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Green Bank
UPI
Rockefellers
Pocahontas County
Virginia
Here
John D. Rockefeller IV
Martinsburg
Rockefeller
Jay
John D. Rockefeller III
New York
Sharon
Mark
Gail
Len
Charles Percy
West Virginia
Funeral rites for James Soward Perry listed in Beckley paper
Funeral services for James Soward Perry 76 of 1031 Maxwell Hill Road will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Dr. Walter Griswold officiating. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Perry died Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness. He was a WWI veteran, former coal miner, member of UMWA Local 6005 and the American Legion. Survivors include wife Louise Katherine Hurt Perry, son James Jr., a foster son Noah Raines, daughter Betty Louise, two sisters, and a granddaughter. The body lies at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. Pallbearers listed.
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James H. Perry
James Soward Perry
Maxwell Hill Road
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Walter Griswold
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Perry
Platt
J. W
Betty Daley Perry
First Christian Church
Beckley
UMWA
James Jr
Tees Road
Noah Raines
Betty Louise Perry
E. E. Pat Warden
Frank P. Perry) Smith
William Weakin
Rosa Ann Hollaway
Peterstown
Peterstown United Methodist Church
Ralph W. Hedrick
Wollaway
Bluefield
Roncie
Eldridge Hollaway
Broyles Funeral Home
Florence Lares
Shady Spring
Caffee Funeral Home
Ross M. Evans
R. ". Davis
Sunset Memorial Park
inSophia
Levi Akers
Cora Blankenship Akers
Hobart
Ellen Bolen
Elsie Rublen
Martinez
Calif
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
O. L. Crutchfield
Roscoe Pitzer
A. F. Janney
James Newby
Uth Collins Allen
Mount Dope
Tyree
Gerald Hawley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Allen
Fayetteville
Kanawha County
Charles
Dash White Perry
Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church
Sally Davis
Mabel Abshire
Mount Hope
Maude Batten
Glen Jean
Funeral notices blend in one local page item
Obituaries note Owen Ellison 33 of Sophia died in hospital at 7 30 am after a short illness with services pending at Fred X Williams Funeral Home. Edith Akers Halstead 48 of Sophia died Sunday at 6 am. services Tuesday at 2 pm First Baptist Church Sophia with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Other notices describe Elmer Loving and Elmer Collins Allen, with details on calls, services and survivors across Kanawha Raleigh and Beckley areas.
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Owen G. Ellison
Sophia
Camp Creek
Theate E. F
Judith Caldwell Ellison
Violet Tankersley Ellison
Gary
Sarah) Angle
Newport News
Shelvie Jean Ellison
Paterson
N. J
Hoke
Oliver Lush
Crab Orchard
Fred x. Williams
Edith Akers Halstead
Riley St
First Baptist Church of
Dewey Wilson
C. M. Littlejohn
Cleve Young
Sunset Memorial Park
Stolen Motorcycle Sought by Canon City Police
Canon City police pressed their case for a red lit motorcycle stolen from the Police Department Sunday. Officers issued a search for the bike and its possible rider, urging witnesses to come forward.
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Canon City
Colo
UPN
Sestat Wuay
ARVN Labeled One Of World’s Best By U S Commanders
Maj. Gen. Ormond Simpson says ARVN units are capable but rely on massive American support. In the Mekong Delta the 9th Infantry uses night operations, while ARVN has shown leadership gaps at junior officer level. The article notes past efforts to unify Allied forces and questions ARVN self-sufficiency without North Vietnamese troop reductions.
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U.S
Mekong
Saigon
9Th Infantry
ARVN
Delta
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ormond Simpson
US. 3St Marine Division
de Nang
Assistant Adjutant General Named in West Virginia Guard
Charleston reports Col. William P. Marshall of Kenna Jackson County will succeed Col. Miller as assistant adjutant general and become chief of staff of the West Virginia National Guard. A 1944 WVU ROTC graduate, he is slated for promotion to colonel and holds the Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge.
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Charleston
Apt
William P. Marshal
Willian FE. Miller
Jack W. Blair
Marshall
Kenna
Jackson ‘County
West Virginia National Guard
West Virginia University
Infantry
Funeral services for George Brown 54 of Brooklyn NY
George Brown aged 54 of Brooklyn New York formerly of Mount Hope dies Saturday after a long illness. Born May 12 1915 in Whipple he was son of George Wilson Brown and the late May Edith Prillman Brown. Survived by wife Jane one son George Dr Brooklyn a daughter Jane Brooklyn a brother Clyde California a sister Mrs Jones Steplowski Mount Hope and three grandchildren.
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George Brown
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mount Hope
Turek
Brown
Whipple
George Wilson Brown
Edith Prillman Brown
Jane
George Dr
Brookly
Clyde
California
Jones Steplowski
Mrs. Otie Jones Dies at 76 in Lester
Mrs. Otie Jones 76 wife of Rev W M Jones of Lester died on arrival at a local hospital at 3pm Sunday. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
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Olie Jones
Lester
W. M. Jones
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Tome
Tragic One-Car Crash Claims Jesse Sneed Jr.
Jesse Sneed Jr., 29, died in a one car crash around 8 45 p m Saturday near Glen Daniels. The body remains at Castro Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Jesse Sneed Jr
Glen Daniels
Castro Funeral Home
Byrd Urges Montgomery Graduates to Uphold American Ideals
Sen Robert Byrd D W Va told Montgomery High School graduates they must restore belief in and respect for the ideals that made the nation great. He said America stands at a moral and spiritual crossroads and urged the students to develop their talents and have faith in something permanent beyond material things for the country to endure.
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Mon Luumery Turip
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Montgomery
Byrd
America
Mrs Minnie Rollyson Dies In Beckley Hospital
Mrs Minnie Rollyson of Beckley dies in a local hospital today. Her body lies at the Calfee funeral home pending arrangements.
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Minnie Rollyson
Beckley
Calfee
Robert Taylor Dies After Lung Cancer Battle
Hollywood star Robert Taylor died at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica at 10:30 a.m. after a cancer diagnosis and lung operation. The 57-year-old actor, known for his matinee idol image and later Death Valley Days hosting, had quit smoking during treatment and was surrounded by wife Ursula Thiess and family. Governor Reagan will give the funeral eulogy at Forest Lawn.
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Santa. Monica
Calif
UPI
Robert Taylor
St. John’s Hospital
London
Taylor
Death Valley
Ronald Reagan
Judgment Awarded in Beclley County Case Against Sandra Smith
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge C Berkley Lilly signed an order awarding American Finance Corp of Beckley a judgment of 1 077 64 against Sandra Smith. The action by the finance company against Tamas J Smith was dismissed with Sandra Smith the only debtor acknowledged.
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Sandra Smith
American Finance Corp
Beckley
Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
Action Ovemes Tamas J. Smith
Church Pays Annual Rent Red Rose Festival in Manheim
Zion Lutheran Church observed the annual payment of a single red rose in June a ceremony linked to a 1772 deed by Baron Henry William Siegel and wife Elizabeth. Henry M. Witman of Reading received this year’s rose from J. David Young on behalf of the congregation at the Festival of the Red Rose.
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Manheim
UPI
Zion Lutheran Church
Henry William Siegel
Elizabeth
Henry M. Witman
Reading
J. David Young
Siegels
Henry William Stiegel
Four Canceled Shows Earn Emmy Awards
NBC led with 16 Emmys while CBS claimed 19 in a year marked by cancellations. Don Adams and Hope Lange won acting trophies for Get Smart and The Ghost and Mrs Muir, with Carl Betz and Barbara Bain among top dramatic and ensemble winners. The Smothers Brothers Show team, canceled after CBS friction, collected a statuette for writing.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Television Academy
Don Adams
Get Smart
Hope Lange
Carl Betz
Judd
Ldefense
Smothers Brothers
Rowan and Martin
Cbs-Tv
Nbc-Tv
CBS
NBC
ABC
NET
National Educational Television
Adams
Mrs. Muir
Barbara Bain
Werner Klemperer
Susan St. James
Anactress
Geraldine Page
Paul Scofield
Arte Johnson
Lauchin
Harvey Korman
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