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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
7
Mullens United Methodist Church will host the Women’s Society of Christian Service monthly meeting at 7 30 p m tonight. Jennifer McGraw Mark Caffee and Phillip McGinnis present The Pessimist The Humanist and The Prophet exploring college students views of themselves and the world. Circle No 4 leads the program.
At Pax Church Of God the 11 wedding united Miss Vickie Iyynn Painter and Jerry Bowyer in a single ring ceremony. Reverend Roy Tyree officiated as Mrs. Bert McNeely performed the Wedding March and sang I Love You Truly. The bride wore a white princess knit dress with her sister Judith Painter as maid of honor and Bob Bowyer as best man. Out of town guests included Baltimore and Annandale residents. The couple will reside at 218 Woodlawn Ave Beckley.
A long list records patients admitted or discharged at Wyoming General Hospital from Monday through Sunday, noting names and hometowns such as Mullens, Brenton, Mullens, and Maben, with multiple entries across days and several infants among the discharged. The chronicle names several individuals including Astor Cook, Teddy Tolliver, Barbara Lively, and Christine Lafferty, among others.
Washington reports Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst, aligned with Nixon and Goldwater, holds a strong chance to replace John N. Mitchell as attorney general. John Ehrlichman withdraws from consideration. Jerris Leonard, LEAA head and former Wisconsin Republican leader, is also discussed as a potential successor. Mitchell may resign to lead Nixon’s 1972 re election campaign. The piece notes Leonard’s past civil rights role and Mitchell’s support during staff disputes over desegregation policies. The closing line bizarrely mentions the heart’s blood flow, unrelated to the legal leadership topic.
A 200-pound bear was shot and killed in downtown Marquette after authorities failed to coax it from a tree. Police noted bears are occasionally seen in the 21 000 population town, typically foraging in garbage dumps for food.
The Hoover administration reportedly ordered agent John F. Mullen transferred after newspaper photos showed his sideburns at ear-lobe level. Mullen arrested Glen Elmo Riggs, 58, in a United Air Lines hijacking case. Riggs was bound over to a grand jury. The FBI had no comment.
Vernon Short of Oceana will become Wyoming County guidance director on July 1 after decades as Oceana High School principal. A 1956 Oceana graduate, he earned a 1959 Concord bachelor’s and a Marshall University master’s, with further study at New York State University Buffalo. He and his wife Fayetta Phillips reside in Lillydale with daughters Debbie and Lisa.
Senator Edmund S. Muskie proposes a campaign spending ceiling for Democrats to reserve funds for the general election. He suggests limiting spending to 10 cents per voter with five cents for broadcasting and five cents for non broadcast spending.
In Shenfield England a family posted an ad after losing Midnight a nine month old male black cat. A caller said a black cat was found and the family reclaimed it. They soon discovered the cat was pregnant and Midnight delivered five kittens just before five o clock.
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