Franco Approves Sweeping Reforms Amid Cabinet Shakeup
MADRID UP I political sources report Spanish cabinet changes under Franco. A new prime minister could be named soon as eight of 18 ministers may leave, with Carrero Blanco reshuffling to end the constitutional link and resume governance. Funeral notices for Stella Barker Richmond and Stewart Cook referenced.
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Meltor
Grant Mortuary
Madrid
UPI
New Roberts
Sundial
Francisco
E. M. Meadows Franco
Spain
Funeral Home
Hinton
Hector Campora
Tampa Church
Roberts
Luis Carrero Blanco
United Methodist Church
Juan D. Peron
James M
Heaster Roberts
Lee
Prestonsburg
Betty Summers
Franco
Josie Stover
Gregorio Lopez Bravo
Tomas Garicano
Carrero
Jstate
Commiano
of State
National Movement
Thelma Jean O'Dell Funeral Services Tue at Beckley
Funeral services for Thelma Jean O'Dell 56 Beckley will be Tuesday at 1 pm in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Larry Wall officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Died Saturday at home of an apparent heart attack. Born June 22 1916 Grundy Va. Daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Weeks Dooley. Survived by two stepsons Ralph Beckley and Paul Norfolk, a sister Eunice Chesley FultEnham Ohio and two brothers Luther Dooley Honolulu Hawaii and Harry Dooley Columbus Ohio. Friends may call after 5 pm today.
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Stewart F. Cook
Beavers
Nicholas County
Frank and
Myrrah Cook
Cook
First Baptist Church
Stella Richmond Cook
James F
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose
Quesenberry
Richards
Hendricks
Glen Daniel
Thelma Jean O'Dell
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Larry Wall
Sunset ‘Memorial Park
O'Dell
Grundy
Charles
Elizabeth Weeks Dooley
Emmanuel Baptist Church
V. C. O'Dell
Ralph
Paul
Norfolk
Frank
Eunice) Chesley
Fultenham
Ohio
Luther Dooley
Honolulu
Hawaii
Harry Dooley
Columbus
Trial opens in Erie for Albert Pass murder case
In Erie Pennsylvania UPI reports jury selection completed for the Albert Pass murder trial. Forty year old Attortis of Erie remains among the defendants as 25 veniremen were sworn and opening arguments were to begin this afternoon. Prosecutor Richard Sprague and defense attorney Harold Gondelman prepared to present initial testimony as the case against Pass moves toward trial. Ruth DeLan elected as a second alternate juror.
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Erie
UPI
Attortis
Quesneys
United Mine Prosecution
Albert Pass
Yablonskis
Shaver's Fork Debate Cited By Conservation Leaders
Hechler warned mining and logging on private forest lands threaten Shaver's Fork water quality and aquatic life. Endorsed by conservation groups including West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Trout Unlimited and West Virginia Wild Water Association. The text also recaps the 1969 Yablonski murder case with Pass, Sprague, and Prater details and Boyle’s overturned reelection.
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Eancists
Hechler
Playwright Dies by Suicide Over Sunset Strip Home
Police report the playwright killed himself in his Hollywood home overlooking the Sunset Strip. His sister Helene Connell had lived with him for two years. An envelope from a New York publisher containing the manuscript for "The Boy from the Circus" lay on his living room table, along with a rejection letter. The manuscript remained unopened.
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Sunset Strip
Helene Connell
Inge
New York
Fire Department Responds To Electrical Fire Call In Building
Beckley Fire Department answered a 10 40 a m call at 110 Fayette Street where an overloaded switch box and faulty electrical fuse were reported. Firemen shut off the power main until an electrician could inspect. Tenant Herman Geskie was identified. no damage was reported.
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Beckley
Fayette St
Herman Geskie
Skylab Report Raises Pay and Sleep Concerns
A fragmented note from Skylab coverage notes pay issues for crew, claims children complain, and extended sun exposure tests. It mentions Lowenstein and Moose with additional hours, Cambodian officials, and up to 100000 phantom soldiers listed. references medical tests on heart and weightless environment, with schedule details pending.
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Lowenstein
Moose
Sun Watch
Space Flight Delays Prompt Earlier Launch And Sleep
Dry weather and schedule shifts push pilots to orbit earlier than planned while a small unmanned satellite heads for lunar orbit. Mission control notes little trouble aside from a solar camera failure as Conrad confirms a quiet space station day.
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Pacific Ocean
Earth
Mission Control
Cape Kennedy
Milton Windler
Conrad
Court seeks closed session order in Watergate case
Ervin asks for a court order to seal Magruder and Dean testimony from TV coverage to protect their right to a fair trial. Sirica may sign Tuesday but showed reluctance to close hearings to nationwide telecasts. In New York, Stans faces indictment linked to Vesco contributions while Mitchell Ehrlichman and Haldeman witnesses are still to come. Funeral notices follow for Marie Bowden and Miss Brammer with services planned the week ahead.
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Archibald Cox
Magruder
Dean
Cox
Sirica
Senate
New York
Stans
John W. Mitchell
Robert Vesco
Haldeman
White House
Lowell P. Weicker
Rconn
Watergate Committee
Gordon C. Stachan
Strachan
Weicker
New York Times
Livestock Dealer Guilty Of Insolvency Charged
Washington UPI George Seamen a West Virginia livestock dealer faced U S Department of Agriculture charges for violating Packers and Stockyards Act financial rules. Officials say he operated with liabilities up to 37000 dollars against assets and issued over 44000 dollars in worthless checks for livestock purchases between July 1972 and April this year. A conviction could bring a cease and desist order and possible temporary removal of his registration.
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Washington
UPI
George Seamen
West Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Packers and Stockyards Act
Department
Seamen
Core
Monongalia County
Pennsylvania man drowns at Cheat Lake in Morgantown area
Myron John Mihalick aged 21 from Library Pennsylvania drowned Sunday in the swimming area of Cheat Lake at Mont Chateau Lodge near Morgantown West Virginia. Rescue workers from Monongalia County and volunteers from Cleveland helped recover the body over the weekend.
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Morgantown
W.va
UPI
Myron John Mihalick
Library
Cheat Lake
Mont Chateau ‘Lodge
Here
Dhivers
Monongalian County
Cleveland
Funeral arrangements incomplete for Edgar T Vandall
Edgar T Vandall 64 of Danese died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Survived by daughter Phyllis McDaniel Mabscott and brothers Cecil Stanaford and Bill Midway. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle.
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Stella ‘Barker Richmond
Beech Run
Ohio
Arthur Barker
Beckley
E. M. Meadows Funeral Home
Hinton
Edgar T. Van‘dail
Danese
Phyllis McDainiel
Mabscott
Cecil
Stanaford
Petition Filed For Review Of Trailer Court Decision
Petitioners challenge Raleigh County Zoning Board actions on a 16 unit trailer park on Rural Acres Drive. They allege improper board composition and voting, improper secrecy of votes, incomplete order, and prejudicial influence affecting neighbors and property values.
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McGraws
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Raleigh Org
County
Zoning Board of Appeals
Walter
Virginia McGraw
James M. Brown
Alnot
Griffith
Mobile Home Park
Raleigh
Evidence Acres
Birdie Yost
B. Campbell
Theresa C. Wilson
Jones
H. L. Knapp
Frank Dearing
Clarence Griffith
Jylulgu
Knapp
James Knapp
Brown
Joe A. Jones
Thel
Penn Raines
McGraw Petition Park
Coerion Andor
Police hunt hijackers of Royal Nepal Airlines plane
Police in New Delhi and three Indian states search for three men tied to Sunday hijack of a Royal Nepal Airlines twin engine flight. The jet diverted to an abandoned Biratnagar airfield near Nepal’s eastern border with a $400000 bank shipment on board. Passengers list names include MSP Dhungar Bhandari and P R Subedi. crew of three reported.
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New Delhi
UPI
Nepal
Biratnagar
Sji Airfield
Katmandu
Royal
Dhungar
B. Bhandari
P.R
Nepal Airlines
Subedi
Political aides weigh ethics over illegal orders in Nixon era tale
Sally Jackson and Eleanor Oberwetter discuss political work ethics amid Watergate era pressure. Secretaries from parties and offices fear illegal requests but doubt bosses would push wrongdoing. Nepalese ambassador and unnamed officials feature in a fragmented report as references blur.
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Eleanor Oberwetter
Bush
Mollohan Pushes Tight Wage and Price Controls
Rep. Mollohan of West Virginia calls for stringent wage and price controls to curb 10 percent annual inflation. He cites rising consumer costs, high unemployment, and falling stocks as signs of failing economic policy.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Robert Mollhan
Delvery
Mollohan
Congress
Coal production must triple by 1985 says Randolp
Washington Senator Jennings Randolph from West Virginia urged tripling U S coal output by 1985 to reach 1.8 to 2 billion tons annually for energy self sufficiency. He noted current production near 700 million tons and projected a four billion ton yearly level by century's end. The hearings chaired by Randolph concluded after three days. The rest of the text mentions secretaries and shredding at a DNC fundraiser, naming Katheryn Higgins and Jacqueline Falk of the DNC.
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Washington
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D - W.va
U.S
Randolph
United States
Harmony
Katheryn Higgins
Jacqueline Falk
DNC
Gimbels Center Fight Settled With Consent Pact
In May 1972 the FTC cited Gimbels for unfair lease provisions that restricted competition in Pittsburgh Philadelphia Milwaukee and Long Island. The consent agreement would retain some center control by major stores but forbid primary tenants from shaping tenant type price range or named tenants. James T. Halvorson said the content control provision aims to curb such limits under Section 5 of the FTC Act.
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Fieht
Commission
Gimbels
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Long Island
James T. Halvorson
F.T C. Bureau of Competition
Love Stories Raise Promiscuity Concerns and Bridge Weight Limits
In Charleston the Public Service Commission orders Kanawha Falls Bridge Co to post 5.9 ton weight limit signs at Glen Ferris approaches within 10 days or face closure. In London a physician warns teen magazines’ love stories promote sexual promiscuity, urging lasting bonds and support for women.
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Charleston
W.va
UPY
State Public Service Commission
Kanawha Falls Bridge Co
Glen Ferris
PSC
London
UPS
Stanley Ellison
Responsible Society
Ellison
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Fred Reno
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Wilburn Whitten
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