Benefits Hike Reduces Increase for Neediest Social Security Recipients
The Senate Finance Committee trimmed last week's planned Social Security rise to 5 percent for the minimum 70.40 monthly benefit for individuals and 105 for couples, while other beneficiaries would still see a 10 percent rise. The move aims to limit future payroll tax increases to fund the boost, though the full Senate is expected to oppose and seek a higher minimum.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Lunder
Five men accused in Hollywood kidnapping extortion plot
Hollywood investigators say actor John Carradine's son, 45, was drugged and held for three days at hotels by five men including a 17 year old. Richard Carradine says he met the suspects at a bar, was driven home, then taken to hotels, drugged, and coerced to withdraw 500 dollars and buy 1000 dollars in jewelry before escaping. Arrests include Bill Gamble 26 Guy Smith 24 Reginald Lawrence Angeles Linda Mae Grandberry 19 and a 17-year-old.
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Hollywood
Upi
John Carradine
Richard Carradine
Carradine
Bill Gamble
Guy Smith
Reginald Lawrence
Angeles
Linda Mae Grandberry
San Bernardino
Highway Fatality Report From Welch West Virginia
Essie Lambert aged 36 of Justice McDowell County died in a single car crash on Secondary Route 7 near Davy. State police said the vehicle left the road, crashed into a ditch and overturned.
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Welch
W.va
UPI
Essie Lambert
Justice
McDowell County
Davy
Fastereth Adh: Secure Dentures in Comfort and Ease
Worried about false teeth coming loose? Use FASTEETH denture adhesive powder for security and comfort. It claims to hold dentures firmer longer, aid eating, and avoid acidic, gummy pasty feel. Available at drug counters.
No-Fault Insurance Debate Drags Through Meetings
Massachusetts and Florida actions are cited as context but lawmakers caution against rushing changes. Vickers presents a stack of no-fault bills from 1972 with pro and con statements as legislators prepare to decide soon. The committee plans to reconvene next month after studying Vickers notes and completing homework.
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Cookman
Massachusetts
Florida
Vickers
Legislative Services
Charged With Murder in Ronceverte Shooting
Greenbrier County authorities charge Charles Steel, 50, with murder in the chest shooting death of Leuco Allen, 48, both residents of Ronceverte. The alleged incident occurred Sunday using a .22 caliber rifle.
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Ronceverte
W.va
UPD -Greenbrier
Charles Steel
Leuco Allen
Steele
West Virginia weighs school funding equity across counties
State education official Taylor warns unequal funding could widen if industry locates in smaller counties. He favors keeping current formula but acknowledges major shifts would cause uproar. He notes equity in dollars does not guarantee equal classroom quality across 55 counties.
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Taylor
West Virginia
Kanawha
Hawaii
Maryland
Prosecutor Denies Illegality of Kanawha Grand Jury
Kanawha County Prosecutor Patrick Casey stated the special grand jury probing the jail police and other matters is legally constituted and not illegally formed. The remarks followed reports two original jurors left in February and were replaced by alternates amid questions of authority raised by Judge George W. Wood.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Kanawha County
Patrick Casey
Special Grand Jury
George W. Wood
Nixon Challenged To Name $10 Million Contributors
McGovern strategist Frank Mankiewicz accuses Nixon of hiding campaign fund sources. Nixon's committee identified post April 7 contributors totaling 1.1 million, naming donors from Merrill Lynch to General Motors and Pepsi. CWA head Beirner criticizes the administration for favoring corporate profits and wage limits amid labor talks.
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United Press International
George S. McGovern
Nixon
Sen McGovern
Andi
Frank Mankiewicz
Washington
Richard Nixon
Effective Government Association of Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Smith
Rogers C.B. Morton
General Motors
James M. Roche
CWA
Joseph A. Beirner
Los Angeles
Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and Fayetteville
Final rites for Willie R Boblett 50 of Lanark at Stamford Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died at 8 30 p m after a one car accident on Temple Street Beckley from a heart attack. Survived by wife May Ewing Boblett a son and two daughters, five brothers and four sisters. Also final rites for Bessie Hall Maxwell 77 of Fayetteville at Fayetteville United Methodist Church with burial at Huse Memorial Park. She died in Fayetteville nursing home after long illness. Survivors include husband C H Maxwell a son and a daughter and six grandchildren.
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Lanark
Stamford Missionary Baptist Church
Robert Keaton
William Messinger
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Temple Street
Beckley
Slab Fork
Lola Hutchens Boblett
Piney View
Henry W. Boblett
May Ewing Boblett
Renee Edward Boblett
Diane Boblett
Russell
Gail) Perkins
Kenneth
Thomas H
Portsmouth
James P. and Merrill
Robert A. Boblett
Christiansburg
W. C
Ruby) Huffman
Roanoke
Buford
Christine) Jennings
Martin
Catherine) Scarafino
Crab Orchard
Vera Lynder
Lanardk
Rose and Quesenberry
Steven Snyder
Richard
Donny
David
Michael Boblett
Jerry
Sam Scarafino
Bessie Hall Maxwell
Fayetteville
Miss Lottie Lester Rites Held At Baileysville Home
The funeral for Miss Lottie Lee Lester 44 of Baileysville was at 11 a.m. at her home with Rev. Edgar Beverly officiating. Burial followed in Lester Cemetery. She died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include parents Elbert and Mabel Lester and seven brothers and five sisters from several states. The Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home announced the service at 4 p.m. today.
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Lottie Lee Lester
Baileysville
Edgar Beverly
Lester
Elbert
Mabel Lester
Elbert Jr
Harrisburg
Virgil
Monongahela
Clyde
Aurora
Ohio
Dennis
Melford
Eddie
Oceana
Freddie
Catlettsburg
Eva Mae Talbot
Norfolk, Va
Geneva Barker
Eloise Savory
Jacksonville
Fla
Imogene Johnson
Allen Park
Mich
Agnes Toler
Brunswick
Robertson and Foglesong
Flood recovery tightens as looting fears rise
State law enforcement met to discuss looting control as a 9 pm to 5 am curfew covers the city. Civil Defense passes restrict movement after 9 pm while guards curb activity near flooded zones. First burials set for today with eight bodies at Berhens Funeral Home. Water remains unsafe in Rapid City amid ongoing outages.
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Berhens Funeral Home
Mt View
Plain Lawn
John Weidensall Dies in Baltimore at 63
John Weidensall, 63, of Baltimore Maryland formerly of Beckley died at 7 30 a m today in a Baltimore nursing home after a long illness The body is being returned to Melton Mortuary for completion of funeral arrangements
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John Weidensall
Baltimore
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Dunebuggy Tragedy Kills Wallace Frazee in Fairmont
Wallace Frazee 71 of Markleysburg Pa died when his dunebuggy overturned on state route 73 near Fairmont West Virginia. A sheriff deputy said the accelerator appeared to stick causing the loss of control and the vehicle to crush him.
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Fairmont
W.va
Wallace Frazee
Markleysburg
Here
Frazee
RCCAA review set after OEO warning on funding
Dave Matthews of the Office of Economic Opportunity announced an August evaluation in Raleigh County to check if low income residents receive full value from RCCAA programs as part of a potential $159 000 six month grant. The meeting also included board turmoil over executive director Simeon Warren’s dismissal amid racial tensions and leadership shifts.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
OEQ
Philadelphia
Raleigh County Community Action Association
RCCAA
OEO
Raleigh County
ACCAA
Matthews
West Virginia
Raleigh Couty
Raleigh
Odell Gwynn
Gwynn
Albert Hughes
Simeon Warren
Warren
Lola Walker
Keith Grimmett
State High Court Could Get Three GOP Members
West Virginia eyes a three Republican majority on the state Supreme Court of Appeals after Judge Frank Haymond's death and Judge Harlan Calhoun's resignation. Gov. Arch Moore could appoint two Republicans this year, with elections set for three seats on Nov. 7. Judge John Carrigan's seat is up, while Haymond's term ends in 1976. Funeral services for Haymond to be held Wednesday in Fairmont.
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W. Va
UPD
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Frank C. Haymond
Harlan Calhoun
Arch A. Moore Jr
Haymond
Calhoun
West
John Carrigan
Carrigan
Moore
Chauncey Browning
Browning
Fairmont
Podiatrist Trial Enters Second Day in Raleigh County
The Raleigh General Hospital case against podiatrist H Darrell Darby moves into its second day. Plaintiffs Floyd Warrick charge improper treatment after July 1969 surgery. Hospital administrator Richard Welch testified on qualifications and accreditation. Trial resumes with plaintiffs continuing questioning and defense witnesses excused until morning.
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Huntington
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh County
Red
H. Darrell Darby
Floyd
Warrick
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Cherkley Lilly
Darby
G. Berk Lynch
Robert B. Sayre
Protestant leaders urge restraint amid Belfast violence
In Belfast Protestant groups react to bloodshed with warnings against violent politics. The Ulster Women's Unionist Council drafts a peace petition while the Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast cautions Protestants to choose leaders of principle. The Vanguard Movement denies endorsing vigilantism. The IRA calls a cease-fire but provisionals reject it.
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Ulster Women’s Unionist Council
Grand Orange Lodge of
Lodge
Vanguard
IRA
Jetliner Lands Safely After Midair Explosion Over Detroit
An American Airlines DC10 landed at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after a 12,000 foot decompression explosion ruptured a rear cargo door. Ten people, including two flight attendants, were injured. the coffin from the baggage hold fell to ground. Flight 96 was en route Los Angeles to LaGuardia with stops in Detroit and Buffalo.
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APS
American Airlines
Bryce E. McCormick
Windsor
New York
Los Angeles
la Guardia
Buffalo
N.Y
Juvenile Committed To Industrial School
An 11 year old girl from Bolt was committed to the Industrial School for Girls at Salem after appearing before Judge Kermit A. Locke. She had prior Juvenile Court appearances and was found not to have attended school in the 1971 72 term, and was charged with entering without breaking and merchandise theft.
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Bolt
Industrial School For Girls
Salem
Kermit A. Locke
U S and China Clash Over Vietnam and Environment Talks
U S officials respond to Chinese charges of ecological warfare in Vietnam with a soft, unified stance. Russell E Train urges reason and cooperation, while Tang Ka objects and reserves the right to reply. Delegates fear the political issue may derail the conference progress.
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U.S
White House
Russell E. Train
Train
Tang Ka
Lim
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