Deaths and Funerals In local notices
Charles Edward Elmore of Whipple dies at 3 32 pm after an extended illness born January 8 1879 in FinchestVa. Survived by three sons Cody Scarbro Everett Fla and Raymond Whipp one daughter one sister and several relatives. Funeral arrangements pending. George Washington Williams 73 of 102 Hedrick St funeral Saturday 2 30 pm at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel officiated by Rev Jim Franklin burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Williams died Wednesday morning after a long illness. East Beckley man James Celler 80 of 501 S St dies with funeral 2 pm at New Hope Baptist Church East Beckley with Rev James Biy offic. Burial with Friends at Ritchie Jonson Funeral Parlor. Earl Breckenridge 62 of 203 F St died today at 5 am after a short illness born Princeton June 23 1906 son of late George and Odessa Breckenridge retired worker and Baptist Church member survived by Mildred Breckenridge Patricia Allen and Miss Carita Breckenridge and others. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Charles Edward Elmore
Whipple
Tefiay
Ok Hill
Fincastle
First Baptist Church of
Scarbro
Umwaa
Cody
Everett
T Fla
Raymond
Whipp
Ok William Harper Ip
George
Washington Williams
Hedrick St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Jim
Franklin
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Williams
Ingston Celler
Earl Breckenridge
F St
Princeton
Odessa Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Baptist Church
Patricia “Allen
Mildred Breckenridge
Columbi
Carita
Rome
Gergidineepieht
Six West Virginia Cities Win 400000 Grant for Youth Jobs
Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd announced a $400 000 federal grant to six West Virginia communities for Neighborhood Youth Corps projects. The program funds 950 summer jobs with total project costs split among the communities, including Wheeling Northern West Virginia Community Action Association and Fairmont North Central Community Action Association.
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Sshington
UPL
Jennings Randolph
Robert Co. Byrn
Park DW
San
The
Wheeling
Northern West Virginia Community Action Association Inc
Fairmont
North Central Community Action Association
Welch — Council of
Southern Mountain
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Wells Announces YDC Candidacy for West Virginia
Morgantown physician Dr Haney A Wells Jr announces candidacy for president of the Young Democrats Clubs of West Virginia He is son in law of Rep Harley G Staggers and has served on the physicians committee for miners health and safety in Charleston The news conference follows his criticism of an established youth establishment and calls for reform in dealing with black lung compensation laws.
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Charleston
UPI
Physicians Committee For Miners Health and Safety
Young Democrats Clubs
West Virginia
Haney A. Wells Jr
Morgantown
Harley G. Staggers
D-W
Wells
Physicians
L. E. Buff
Donald Rasmussen
Beckley
Funeral services for Rev. Thomas Parke
Funeral services for the Rev. Thomas Harry Parke of 236 Disde Street will be held Semiday at 1 p.m. in the Rose and Quesenberry Ene Chapel with Rev. R. Clagg officiating. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park. Parke died in a local hospital Wednesday at 4 53 a.m. after a long illness. body remains at the funeral home for visitation after 4 p.m. Friday.
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Thomas Harry Parke
Disde
R. Clagg
Sunset Memorial Park
Parke
Ann Arbor clash nets arrests as campus protest continues
In Ann Arbor state, county, and local police clash with demonstrators on South University Street near the Michigan campus. Twenty one arrests reported with several injuries, mostly among protesters, while officers sustain no injuries. Organizers had planned a rock concert to raise bail for jailed protesters.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPI
University Street
University of Michigan
Nicholas County Man Killed In Widen Shooting
Halley Rogers of Birch River was killed by a single shotgun blast in Widen. Willis Jarvis of Widen was jailed in Clay County and will be charged with murder. Jarvis was arrested after returned from Montgomery hospital where his wife was treated for a head wound from a rock during an argument.
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Halley Rogers
Birch River
Clay County
Willis Jarvis
Widen
Jack Shelton
Jarvis
H. A. Lee
Montgomery
Rogers
Wheeling Man Held For Manslaughter
Wheeling man McCamick, 25, was charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Clara Parker. Parker died after a shooting incident the previous night in Wheeling,Ohio County authorities said.
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Wheeling fUr
De‘wey McCamick
Whee‘hing
Ohio County
Iai
Clara Parker
Parker
McCamick’s
State To Get Another Judge
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 67 additional federal judgeships including one for the Southern District of West Virginia. Senators Byrd and Randolph said no problem anticipated when sent to the full Senate as WV already has three federal judges. They noted workload supports a new judge in the southern district.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Robert Byrd
Path
D-W. Va
Senate
Robert E. Maxwell
John A. Field
Sidney L. Christie
Byrd
Randolph
People's Bus Line Inc Formed In Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Community Action Association ends its transit project by forming the People's Bus Line, Inc. to operate a cooperative bus service for emergency and general use. Incorporators include Willie Guerrant, Willie Chambers Sprague, Rev. W. R. Pannell, and others. $1.50 pays initial membership and monthly rides. The Secretary of State granted the incorporation and filed it with the Raleigh County Court.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
People’s Bus Line, Inc
Secretary of State
Raleigh County
Willie Guerrant
Winding Gulf
Willie Chambers
Sprague
Don
Arnett
W. R. Pannell
Lester
Felix i Hembrick
Lanark
Robert ‘Kincaid
Clear Creek
Margaret Workman
Shady Spring
Piedmont Receives Five New Chicago Routes
Civil Aeronautics Board grants Piedmont Airlines routes to Chicago from Ashland Kentucky Huntington Virginia Charleston West Virginia Roanoke and Richmond Virginia Bristol Virginia Kingsport Tennessee and Johnson City Tennessee. CAB projects revenues of 12 million and operating profits over 24 million in year one.
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Washington
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeit $20 Bills
In U S District Court at Elkins Ohioan Thomas D Helms 27 pleaded guilty to two counts of passing counterfeit $20 bills at Wheeling Downs in February Trial began but sentencing was postponed pending investigation.
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Elkins
UPI
Akron
Ohio
U. S. ‘District Court
Wheeling Downs
Thomas D. Helms
Robert E. Maxwell
Griffin presides at WV CPA convention opening
President Ronald E. Griffin of Wheeling presided over the first annual convention of the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants which opened today in Wheeling.
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CPA
UPT
Ronald E. Griffin
Wheeling
West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
De Gaulle Era Casts Shadow Over Pompidou Guise
Paris reports say a Gaullist struggle shapes the formation of a new cabinet as Pompidou seeks liberal allies. Opposition within Debre and Pinay’s rumored return threaten to complicate policy on foreign affairs and the franc crisis amid calls for broader non-Gaullist input.
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Pompidou
Liberel
Gaulle
Peacoe
Georges Popidou
Alain Poher
Debre
Giscard d'Estaing
Charles de Gaulle
Pomi Pompidou
Card d'Estaing
Forei Pidow i Tunote
Arenty
Britain
Ciff- Paris
UPI
Antoine ‘Pinay
Pinay
Black Panthers under fire from ex members Powell couple testifies
Larry Powell and his wife Jean testified before a Senate committee accusing the Black Panther party of betraying its mission and using violence and coercion to control members. They described killings, sexual coercion of teens, and a milk breakfast program funded by threatening local merchants.
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Washington
Black Panther Party
Larry Clayton Powell
Jean
Senate
Hilliard
Black Panthers
Huey
PL Newton
Oakland
Powell
Theinnly
J Oakland
Calif
Hseld
Panther Party
Powells
Adust
Panthers
Possible Recreation Site Requires Study
Mayor Smith will present letters from Beaver Management Corp. president Orville H. Bullitt and local representative Paul Feigley about over two square miles of land to the board today. The project aims to study use of the site and potential city recreation development with possible federal aid.
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Smith
Beaver Management Corp
Orville H. Bullitt
Paul Feigley
Pittsburgh
Bullitt
Teak Co. Ltd
Beckley
Fitzpatrick
End
John Wesley
Beaver Coal Co. Ltd
Fitzpatrick Park
U. S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Moderates urged Nixon to engage students amid campus unrest
A group of 22 Republican House members urged President Nixon to begin direct talks with college students to head off rising violence among moderates. The panel urged a lower voting age to 18, draft reform, and programs to involve youth in politics, while warning against repressive measures.
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Washingson
UPS
Republican House
Nixon
UPI
Tang-iting
White House
Commission On Higher Education
National Youth Foundation
Ottery
William E. Brock
Tenn
Wiliam A. Steiger
Wis
Edward G. Biester
Donald W. Riegel Jr
Mich
George Bush
Tex
Louis Frey Jr
Fla
Philip E. Ruppe
Tom Railshack
Girls State Governor Takes Office Today
Cathy Pyles of New Martinsville will be sworn in as governor of Rhododendron Girls State at the 27th session. State Supreme Court Judge Chauncey Browning will administer the oath. Several other winners include Christina Zukowsky Rivesville, Melinda Craft Weston, Christine Luchok Morgantown, Debbie Freed Morgantown, Ellen Brown Elkins, Stephanie Reed Martinsburg, Charlene Miller Beckley, Lyn Mickel Gauley Bridge, Sara Beth Tennes Valley Bend, and Lark Janes Fairmont.
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Jacksons Mill
UPI
Nationalist Party
Cathy Pyles
New Martinsville
Rhododendron
Supreme Court
Chauncey Browning
Miss Pyles
Federalist Party
Arch A. Moore Jr
Gauley Bridge
Saran Beth Tennes
Valley Bench
Lark Janes
Fairmont UF
Egyptian girl to visit Nixon at White House
Na gla Helmi, a 14 year old Egyptian girl whose father was killed in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 will visit President Nixon at the White House on Monday. Nixon invited her after she wrote him a letter replying to his eviction.
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Washington
UPT
Nagla Helmi
Nixon
White House
Egypt
Paper Chain Head's Daughter Injured in Park Climb
Beverly Knight, 18, of Miami, Florida, was critically injured in a climbing accident in Yellowstone National Park last Friday. Dr. Theodore Roberts, neurosurgery chief at the University of Utah, examined her in Jackson, while Knight’s father James L. Knight leads the Miami Herald and Knight Newspapers.
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Jackson
Wyo
Bill Anceney
Gallatin Gateway
Mont
Lewis River Canyon
Anceney
British tax dispute over Anne Hugessen chastity belts as goods
London reports the British government seeks to tax anne Hugessen belts sold as souvenirs. Her company argues the items are safety gear and not subject to standard taxes, while tax authorities call them curable goods at a price of 13.95 per item.
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London
UPI
Anne
Hugessen
Annes Company
Boy repels polar bear with punch at zoo
At Miller Park Zoo Bloomington a 6 year old punched a polar bear on the nose to free his arm after the bear grabbed his grandson. The boy Billy suffered severe arm lacerations but was reported in good condition later.
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Bloomington
UPI
Henson
Miller Park Zoo
Billy
Free Parking in Beckley During Vacation Date Event
Downtown Enrichment Group DIG plans free parking across Beckley on Saturday June 28 for the Vacation Date promotion. DIG VP Alex George said the group with Radio WWNR will pay the city 258 for meter use while officers board is formed from ballots among 60 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Downtown Enprovement Group
DIG
Alex George
WWNR
George
DMV License Plate Deadline Not Extended
Commissioner John Gates announces the June 30 license plate deadline will not be extended. Mail applications by Saturday or plates may not reach owners before expiration. DMV offices stay open Friday and Saturday, with June 28 hours 8 a.m. to noon, closing Friday for West Virginia Day.
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John Gates
Department of Motor Vehicles
Gates
West Virginia
Nixon asks Hyde to stay as FCC chief
President Nixon formally requests Rosel H. Hyde to remain chairman of the Federal Communications Commission until a successor is named. The White House says the request confirms a prior verbal agreement to stay on for a period.
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Hyde
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Rosel H. Hyde
Federal Communications Commission
White House
Second Time Around Robber Strikes Rice Market
A sandy haired muscular man entered Rice Food Market on Wednesday and robbed the cashier of $9,500. Workers identified him as the same offender who robbed the same store of $9,300 on May 7.
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Noulton
UPI
Rockefeller Leaves Brazil Encouraged By Results
Rockefeller wraps three day Brazil visit on Latin American tour he met with government leaders businessmen and students in Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo He told newsmen he was encouraged by talks with Costa e Silva about press censorship civil rights and student arrests amid security concerns including bombings against U S properties in Sao Paulo and a protest strike in Uruguay
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Wilbur G. Landrey
Paulo
Brazil
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Jose Largest
Macalhaes de Pinto
Rockefeller
Asuncion
Paraguay
Nixon
Uruguay
Sao Paulo
Sao Paul
Arthur da Josta E Silva
Costa E Silva
Washington
Congress
Rio de Janeiro
U.S
Montevideo
Venancio Flores
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Seasie
Punta del Este
Foreign Ministry
Five Year Old Found In coma After Four Day Mountain Ordeal
Matthew Zimmerman 5 wandered 94 hours in rugged San Bernardino National Forest missing since Saturday. He was found near Barton Flats at 9:56 a.m. in snow at about 3,300 feet. Deputy Oliver Gray and a Marine helicopter crew saved him with immediate care on the way to North Air Force Base and later St. Bernardine’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph — Zimmerlman
San Bernardino ‘National Forest
Stanley Zimmerman
Oliver Gray
Marine “Copter
North Air Force Base
Zimmerman
Gray
Matthew
Russell C. Payne
North
St. Bernardine's Hospital
Dennis
Barton Flats
Wolford Denies Withdrawal From UMW Presidential Race
Elijah Wolford of Morgantown says he will not quit the four way United Mine Workers presidency race. He notes headquarters closure and future reopening after the August 9 deadline, and says he seeks 50 local endorsements to compete in the December 9 general election. He denies a coalition with Joseph Yablonski and emphasizes internal union support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPT
Elijah Wolford
United Mine Workers
Wolford
UMW
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Joseph Yablonski
Union
International
Yablonski
Clarksville
International Union
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Spain set to sign renewed U.S. bases pact
Diplomatic sources say the United States and Spain will sign a two year renewal allowing U S bases in Spain. The U S will provide 50 million dollars in military equipment to the Spanish armed forces. Agreement details were worked out between Spanish officials and A Alexis Johnson. The Spanish foreign minister headed to the United States to finalize the renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juna Ton
UPI
United States
Spain
U.S
Diptomatic
U S
A. Alexis Johnson
Madrid
State Department
Washington
Pineville Woman to Lead State Youth Involvement Panel
Mrs. Jean H. Bailey of Pineville was named chairman of a steering committee to establish a youth involvement program for 1976. The Ninth District state committee members named alongside include Lawrence Barker Rodney Wall Mrs. Marge Gregg Mrs. Charles Peterk Sr. and Mrs. Betty Gill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Jean Hi. Bailey
Pineville
Rt‘treat
West Virginia
Lawrence Barker
Rodney Wall
Marge Gregg
Charles Peterk Sr
Betty Gill
Driver Of The Year Award Given To Frederick Marsh
Frederick J. Marsh of Warwick received the Driver of the Year trophy at a Wednesday ceremony. Marsh sparked comment by noting he believes women drivers are not as careful as men, saying he has rarely seen a woman driver take extra precautions.
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Washington
Frederick J. Marsh
Warwick
Rom Miles
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