24 Aboard Air Force Jet Crashes Near Palmyra Island
An Air Force C135 transport with 24 aboard disappeared on a flight from Pago Pago to Hickam AFB. Rescue planes comb the area 700 miles south southwest of Hawaii near Palmyra island for survivors. Weather is cloudy with seven-foot swells. officials withhold mission details citing security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
API
Air Force
Unas
Pacific
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Hickam Afb
Hawaii
Palmyra Island
Air Force Systems Command
America Samoa
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam
Samoa
Johnston Island
Indians Capture Army Property Near San Francisco
About 100 Indians claiming Alcatraz ties seized an abandoned Nike missile site east of Richmond. Police reported no violence as authorities awaited the group’s next move at the foothills site with 25 houses and 10 barracks.
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San Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz Island
Here
Richmond
Army
Presidio
Wayne Tellis
Nike
Wildcat Canyon
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Energy policy debate targets coal and fuel security
Bagge warns of vulnerability in fuels and energy as political overreach hinders domestic oil and gas reserves from the Arctic. Senator Byrd criticizes federal coal research funding, noting $2 billion spent on nuclear power versus $140 million on coal research and urging stronger energy efficiency.
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Arctic
Bagge
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
Byrd
Miners Protest Removal From Welfare Fund Trusteeship
In Raleigh County a Sunday gathering in Sophia protested Boyle's ouster from the Welfare Fund trusteeship. Miners warn a prolonged walkout could trim coal stocks for utilities. Ray McConnell disavowed organizing the meeting while criticizing Hechler and the Yablonskis.
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Boone
Kanawha
Boyle
Raleigh County
Welfare Fund
Sophia
Ray McConnell
Beckley
Hechler
Ken Hechler
Yablonski Brothers
Jock Yablonski
Yablonski
Kenneth and
Joseph Jr
Local Educator Remembered With Longtime Community Ties
Memorial note honors a Raleigh County educator linked to Virginia Development Corporation and the Mental Health Association. An honorary New River Dental Association member, Ebenezer Baptist Church attendee, and 50 year Kappa Alpha Psi member in 1970. Survivors include wife Mae Evans Reid two daughters Patricia Brook and Peggie Webb and one grandchild. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home Beckley awaiting funeral plans.
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Virginia Development Corporation
Raleigh County Mental Health Association
New River Dental Association
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Mae Evans Reid
Patricia Brook
Hampton
Peggie Webb
Trenton
N. J
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Beckley
Beckley Area Post Offices Moved Under Charleston District
Beckley post office and nearby offices shift to Charleston District as part of a USPS reorganization effective July 1. Charleston becomes a district center among 13 in the Eastern Region, joining Petersburg Buckhannon Sutton Morgantown Huntington and Cumberland. The Eastern Region, serving 13 states, will consolidate 15 regions into five with a budget over 1.7 billion dollars. New National Service Standards aim for guaranteed delivery times, including a 600 mile next day air mail standard. Jack B. Pentz announced the plan and notes the move affects about 7,000 post offices and 200,000 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Charleston
United States Postal Service
Jack B. Pentz
Pentz
Petersburg
Buckhannon
Sutton
Morgantown
Huntington
Cumberland
New York Metropolitan Area
Postal Service
Senate split on Vietnam war funding amid Aiken opposition
Mansfield voted against the measure with 37 for and 10 undecided while three declined to vote. Senator George D. Aiken criticized the McGovern Hatfield plan, arguing it allows continued troop withdrawals and funding for defense. In the House, Nedzi and Whalen proposed blocking funds for Indochina after December 11, with a possible extension to June 30, 1972 for a symbolic war vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate Republicans
Aiken
Nixon
House
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
Charles W. Whalen Jr
R-Ohio
U.S
Indochina
Nedzi
Murder Charge Among 50 Grand Jury Presentments
The Raleigh County Grand Jury today presented 50 cases including murder for Patrick Ward's death after a knife assault on Prince Street. Larry Wayne Jones 25 of Sophia faces murder after being freed on bond since April 13. Other presentments include armed robbery burglary forgery and drunken driving among numerous defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Larry Wayne Jones
Sophia
Patrick Daniel Ward
Glen Morgan
Huntington
Ward
Prince Street
Jones
Thomas Canterbury
Paul R. Hutchinson Jr
Freddie Lee
Roy Penn
David Whitt
Marie Barber
Marie Browning
Walter Parton
Thomas Ball
Gary Young
Larry Wayne Meadows
Jerry H. Harris Jr
Donald Earl McMillion
Alan Lane Hicks
Charles Lee Hicks
Charles Lee Ellison
Curtis Gene Ranson
James Douglas Parnell
Hillard Tyrone
Blasting Suit Over Becktley Area Damages Filed
Oscar Vecellio Inc sues Kenneth M. Dunn Co in Raleigh County Circuit Court claiming blasting during Beckley city sewage project damaged Vecellio buildings on the 1921 By-Pass seeking a 20000 dollar judgment. Also Meadows guardian seeks 5000 for Colleen medical costs and 6700 estate settlement against Crawford Jr for Arthur Jones estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Vecellio Inc
Raleigh County
Kenneth M. Dunn Co
Charleston
Dunn
Beckley
Vecellio
Wilma Jean Meadows
Colleen Meadows
David Kent Lilly
Grandview Road
Helen W. Lyles Martin
D. D. Crawford Jr
Arthur Jones
Jones
Four Of Nine Babies Survive In Australian Birth
Sydney doctors fought to save four survivors of nine infants born to an Australian socialite. Each baby weighed one to two pounds and only one was in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
UPS
Cassitys Awarded Damages in Suit Over 1988 WV Collision
Judge C Berkley Lilly awarded Charlotte V Cassity $1215.25 and Jack D Cassity $841.15 in a hearing on a suit against Lina Elizabeth Stone and her son Michael Stone. The case stems from a March 24 1988 collision on West Virginia Route 16 injuring the Cassitys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Berkley Lilly
Charlotte V
Cassity
Jack D. Cassity
Lina Elizabeth Stone
Michael Stone
W. Va
Stone
Cassitys
Decomposed body identified as missing Raleigh man
A badly decomposed body found in Fitzpatrick Park is believed to be Vernon B. Myers, about 50, of Raleigh. Autopsy and dental X rays will confirm identity. authorities do not suspect foul play. The body rests at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Fitzpatrick Park
Vernon B. Myers
Raleigh
Myers
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites summarize multiple regional obituaries
Final rites are planned for several individuals across West Virginia and nearby areas. Melody Ann Morris aged 16 of Beckley will be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after services at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel. Alvah Sizemore of Ruckersville and Eldon N Hold en of Whiting are also noted with services and interment details. Additional notices cover Carlton Elmer Scarbro of MacArthur and others, detailing service times, churches, and family survivors.
Funeral set for Mrs Ethel Sweatte of Lanark
Mrs Ethel Sweatte 67 died Sunday at Am hospital after a short illness. Born December 25 1905 in Knoxville Tennessee daughter of the late William Louis and Carrie Staples. Survived by her husband Rev M L Sweatie five sons Nathaniel C Beckley Thaddeus Cornelius Timmon and Thomas all of Newark New Jersey four daughters Marcelia Clark Newark Dorothia James Jumping Branch Dorcas Rangland Ansier North Carolina and Carrie Carey Columbus Ohio two sisters Janie Williams and Rosate Long Knoxville Tennessee four brothers J L Mabscott Celeaphus H Newark Robert B Mansfield Ohio and the Rev Elmer L Staples Atlanta Georgia and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
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Am Hospital
Knoxville
Tenn
William ‘Louis
Carrie Staples
M. L. Sweatie
Nathaniel C
Beckley
Thaddeus
Omaha
Neb
Cornelius
Timmon
Thomas
Newark
N. J
Marcella Clark
Dorothia James
Jumping Branch
Dorcas Rangland
Ansier
N. C
Carrie
Carey
Columbus
Ohio
Janie Williams
Rosate Long
J. L
Mabscott
Celeaphus H
Robert B
Mansfield
Elmer L. Staples
Atlanta
Third Miner Dies Of Roof Fall Injury
MORGAN TOWN UP I Stephen Schuman 2 of Fairmont died Sunday at University Hospital after a roof fall at the Federal No 2 mine in Wana. He became the third victim of the accident Friday. Fellow miner Robert Lee Strakel 24 of Cassville remained in fair condition with a back injury. Mine foreman Don Leveile was named in earlier reports.
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Morgantown
UPI
Stephen Schuman
Fairmont
Wana
Schuman
Robert Lee Strakel
Cassville
Don Leveile
Funeral services for Charles W. Settle in Mount Hope
Charles W. Settle 68 of Mount Hope died Sunday in a Beckley hospital after an extended illness. Funeral at 1 p m Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Revs. Shirley Donnelly and Melvin Dolin presiding. Burial in Blue Ridge. He was a World War II veteran, former coal miner and state employee. Survived by Myrtle Settle stepmother Luray Kessler Greenville S I C brother Frank Wildwood FLA sister Mrs Maybel McCormack St Albans and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be nephews. Friends may call 7 to 10 p m today.
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Melody Ann Morris
Highland Drive
Beckley
Keyser-Bryant
R. Jack Sadler
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Corona
Calif
Enos R
Jo Ann Jarrell
Mortis of
John
Percy Jarrell
Prosperity
Teeuhah
the Sea High School
Atlanta
Donald Hambric
Mark Dorsey
Paul Fourney
Mike White
Robert Brack
Bobby Hedrick
Alvah Sizemore
Ruckersville
Pierpont
Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church
Mack Green
Garland Phillips
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Crumpler
James Franklin
Elizabeth Reed Sizemore
Eva Phillips
Tom Harmon
San Francisco
Silas J
Elgin, Ill
Edward L
Robert M
Teddy
Alvah Jr
Mullens
Harry M
Lester, K. D
Dayton
Ohio
William
Lowell
Charlotte Brooks
Red Wood City
Phyllis Pender
Elizabeth Cook
Burlington
N. J
E. B
Richmond
Sam Foglesong-Nease
Neely
Carlton Elmer Scarbro
MacArthur
Rose and Quesenberry
Peace Chapel
Hinon
Nimitz
Franklin County
George and
Elsie Eller
Alderson
Rhonda Matheny
Ravenswood
Mossie Krysztofik
Columbus
Nola Fordham
Townsend, Md
Roy Taylor
John Pack
Walter Wolney
J. C. Worrell
Ray Jennings
Jimmy Bonham
Charles William Settle
Mount Hope
Tyree
St Albans
Mrs Viola Coleman Dies After Short Illness in Charleston
Mrs Viola Coleman 75 of Fayetteville died Sunday in a Charleston hospital after a brief illness. Born June 6 18%, she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John W Longacre. She leaves husband John William Coleman and three sons Earl Madison Heights Michigan Bobby Canada and Clarence Maryester Fla. Two daughters Miss Lois Coleman and Mrs Ruth Hanshaw also survive along with two others Bessie Ford Riverside and Cecil Ford Deepwater. The body is at Dodd Pare Funeral Home in Fayetteville.
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Viola Coleman
Fayetteville
Charleston
Montgomery
John WI
Longacre Baptist Church
John William Coleman
Earl
Madison Heights
Mich
Bobby
Canada
Clarence
Maryester
Fla
Lois Coleman
Ruth Hanshaw
Cma Pe’ Te
Bessie Ford
Riverside
Cecil Ford
Deepwater
Doddpare Funeral Home
Fayotte
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Beckley National Bank
FDIC
Ichmon CreSee Cleaners — Laundry
South Kenawhee
Beckixy
Columbia City
Ind
Borden, Inc
APPLE
Webbs Florist
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Vietnam
Thieu
Buster Smith
Smith
Joe Rodriguez
Jerome Bradley
Theodore Pettrey
Coal City
Paul Roger Mills
Clarence Valentine
Stotesbury
Bert Bolen
Green Valley
Lawrence L. Thorne
Hull St
Thorne
Royce Lee Dable
Bolt
Miles ‘Roberts Jr
Glen Daniel
Robert D. Hatcher
James Rowe
Sheriff's Deputies
Larry Aleshire
Naoma
Elvie Moncada
Temple St
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Fayette St
Rose Lee
Dow
Valley Drive South
Harper Road
George Luther Adkin
N. Main St
Danville
W. M. Jones
Lester
Adkins
Frankie L. Rutherford
Crab Orchard
Second Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Frank Leonard Collins
Los Angeles
Dorothy Collins
James E. Cook
Shady Frank Collins
Spring
City Petice
Melody Morris
Eldon N
Jack) Holden
Whiting
Long Branch Methodist Church
Long Branch
David Barnett
Bluefield
Holden
Roby Billings
Tyree Funeral Home
Carlton E. Scarbro
Ethel Sweatte
Trent and Durgan
Lanark
Charles W. Settle
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