Monroe Murder Conviction Appeal Denied Court Denies Monroe Plea
A Raleigh County judge denied J. T. Monroe of Beckley a request to set aside his July 1970 murder conviction for the shooting death of Jack Strayhorn. Judge Kermit A. Locke granted a 60-day stay to allow an appeal. Several others were sentenced or placed on probation in related proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Monroe
Beckley
Raleigh
Kermit A. Locke
Monroe
W. A. Thornhill II
James G. Anderson II
Jack Strayhorn
Mount Airys
N. C
Marvin Allen Eversole
James St. Beckley
Eversole
Donald L. Pitts
Atlanta
Marvin Lee Breckenridge
Nathaniel Wade
Breckenridge
Pitts
Locke
Vietnam War updates from Indochina operations and troop withdrawals
Report covers South Vietnamese marines probing Quang Tri near the DMZ with U S support, claiming 90 NVA killed and 20 bodies found. A presidential pledge aims to purge communists in three months. US troop strength in South Vietnam falls to 60,100, with 1,800 more to leave within 45 days.
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Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
7Th Fleet
Indochina
Nguyen van Thien
Armed Forces
South Vietnam
Nixon
An Loc
Saigon
Highway 14
Pleiku
Kontum
Tornadoes Hit Florida Gulf Coast Towns in Overnight Storm
A series of tornadoes struck Florida from the Keys to Okeechobee, with the first touchdown in the early dawn near Big Coppitt Key. Divers searched a Treasure Island canal for victims as debris filled the water. Unofficial damage at Okeechobee reached 125000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Apalachicola
Keys
Coppitt Key
Gulf
Okeecho
Treasure Island
Okeechobee
BEA Trident Crashes After Engine Loss Near Heathrow
BEA Flight BES48 lost power after takeoff from Heathrow and nose-dived into a field near Staines. The crash killed all aboard, including Americans Belgians Britons South Africans Africans Jamaicans and six Irish businessmen en route to trade talks. Rescue crews faced delays as bystanders crowded the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heathrow
BEA
Staines
John Blunt
BES48
Irish Republic
Plane Crash Injures Four In Ohio Wooded Hill Scene
A private plane en route near South Webster Ohio developed engine trouble Saturday night and crashed into a wooded hillside. Four people were injured: pilot Carl W Ostrander 46 of Dunbar West Virginia Virginia M Ostrander 32 also of Dunbar Vern Ostrander 15 of Batavia Ohio and Addie Hodges 13 of Benham Kentucky. The Highway Patrol identified the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth, Ohio
UPI
South Webster
Highway Patrol
Carl W. Ostrander
Virginia Ave
Dunbar, W.va
Virginia M. Ostrander
Dunbar
Limited Probe On Moundsville Prison Conduct
The FBI carried out a limited inquiry at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville prompted by a Justice Department request from Assistant Attorney General David L. Norman. Findings largely sent to Washington, with one more interview planned regarding alleged civil rights violations linked to the Roger Pingley case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPD
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Virginia “Penitentiary
Moundsville
I. ‘D. MacLennan
Justice Department
David L. Norman
MacLennan
Norman
Washington
Roger Pingley
Pingley
Randolph County
Randolph Circuit
George R. Triplett
State Supreme Court
Delegates Form a Federal Constitution in Philadelphia
Delegates assembled in Philadelphia on May 25 1787 to frame a federal constitution establishing a new framework for the United States government. They gathered to draft a plan balancing state sovereignty with centralized power, shaping the nation’s founding document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Miller Calls For Pension Raise and Union Drive
COSHOCTON Ohio Arnold Miller reform candidate for the United Mine Workers urged organizing more non union mines to boost the Welfare and Retirement Fund. He criticized W A Boyle for not bringing in non union strip mines and proposed raising pensions to 200 monthly plus 10 per year after 20 years.
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Coshocton
Ohio
UPI
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
UMW
Miners For Democracy
Miller
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Tony Boyle
Obley
W-Va
Airline pilots shelved strike after Burger order
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger ordered American commercial pilots to stay on the job, upholding a prior appeals court ban on the walkout. The move halted plans by pilot groups to strike. Ola Forsberg of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations warned protests against air piracy would prompt government action, while some airlines remained out of the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Warren E. Burger
Burger
U.S
Helsinki
Ola Forsberg
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
$75 000 Suit Filed In Raleigh County Court
A $75 000 suit filed on behalf of Bobby Ray Redden in Raleigh County Circuit Court names Bernard Gilkerson of Grandview as defendant. Redden alleges Gilkerson hit the Crews vehicle while helping an earlier stuck car on U S 21 in Shady Spring injuring Redden. the accident occurred Dec 18 1971. Lonnie C Callahan and Wade H Bardin are defendants in a separate suit filed for Vaughn P Sewell over a Valley Drive and Prince Street collision on Jun 18 1970 seeking $3 500 for injuries. Doctors Memorial Hospital of Welch sues John and Dorothy Rose of Lester for $1 013 81 for medical services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Ray Redden
Raleigh
Bernard Gilkerson
Grandview
Redden
U. S. 21
Shady Spring
Lawrence Crews
Gilkerson
Lonnie C. Callahan
Stamford
Wade H. Bardin
Beckley
Twin infants die shortly after birth and funeral set
Funeral services for Larry Chapman Jr and Gary Shane Chapman, twin sons of Hattie Patton of Boltwill, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Mount Hope with burial at Davis Cemetery. Survived by sister Misty, services arranged by Tyree Funeral Home. Also incomplete arrangements for French E. Simmons, 17, of Glen Fork, who drowned in a farm pond near Forrest Hill. body at Evans Funeral Home.
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Morning
Hattie Patton
Boltwill
Larry
Joyce Chapman
Route 1
Mount Hope
Larry Jr
Gary Shane
Beckley Hospital
Roy Tyree
Davis Cemetery
Misty
Tyree
French E. Simmons
Glen Ferk
Forrest Hill
Summers County
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
RNS
Henry Brown 68 of Winding Gulf Died After Illness
Henry Brown 68 of Winding Gulf died this morning at 7 am in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brown
Winding Gulf
Beckley
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Probe Finds Bugs Aimed at Democratic Headquarters
Investigators describe extensive photographic equipment and electronic surveillance devices able to intercept telephone and speech. Ceiling panels near O Briens office were removed to allow bugging. McCord, a former CIA employee, retired in 1970 after 19 years service. Five men arrested include Jene Valdes and Raul Godwyn from Miami, three described as Cuban refugees. OBrien calls for a thorough probe to determine Nixon campaign involvement in spying on Democratic HQ.
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O’brien
McCord
Jhhe CIA
Baylor University
Air Force Reserve
Miami
Jene| Valdes
Eugenio Martinez
Raul Godwyn
V. F. Gonzalez
Frank A. Fiorini
Edward Hamilton
Bernard L. Barker
Frank Carter
Committee For
Democratic
Nixon
Wnixen
Congress
Burial rites set for Raleigh County widow and two other deaths
Obituary notices report burial plans for Mrs. McKinley Patton of Bolt and Mrs. Jeneva Marie Winston of Stanaford. The former, 43, died at a local hospital after a long illness. services at Breckenridge Baptist Church, burial at Mount Tabor Cemetery. The latter, 72, died Sunday in a local hospital. services at Cranberry Freewill Baptist Church, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include multiple children and relatives.
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Breckenridge Baptist
Robert Newcomb
Robert ‘Coburn
Mount Tabor
Bolt
George and
Levanche Claypool Snuffer
Raleigh County
Eccles
Breckenridge Baptist Church
McKinley Patiton
Iwo
William Paul
Glen Daniel
Norris K
Warren
Ohio
Lola Cossett
Ashland
Clarence
New Richmond
Carlos
Bell Gardens
Calif
Florence Snuffer
Fairdale
Thelma Lynch
Akron
Melton Mortuary
Charlie Stanley
John Patton
James W.patton
Cecil Tabor
Gordon Richmond
Glen P. Daniel
Jeneva Marie Winston
Stanaford
Cranberry Freewill Baptist Church
Ernest Barley
Sunset Memorial Park
Denning, Ark
Benjamin F
Rhoda Thomas Bays
Lacey L
Skelton
Dennis R
Clifton Springs
N. Y
iPatrick M
James M
Palmyra
Bonnie J. Richmond
Stamford
Donnie L. Mullins
Lester
Supreme Court upholds eavesdropping act in crime case
The Supreme Court by an 8 to 0 vote upheld a lower court ruling in the Plamondon case, a White Panther party member accused of conspiring to blow up CIA offices in Ann Arbor Michigan. The court ruled that prior judicial approval is required for domestic security surveillance and that illegally obtained wiretaps must be suppressed or evidence excluded.
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Congress
Plamondon
Worker Hospitalized After Ramada Inn Valet Kitchen Incident
William Cadle was taken by ambulance to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 10 30 a m from the Ramada Inn where he is employed in the kitchen. Cadle is listed in satisfactory condition by hospital personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cadle
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Ramada Inn
Cadle
Final rites for Mrs Verdie Gertrude Flynn
Mrs Verdie Gertrude Flynn 68 of White Sulphur Springs dies after short illness in Covington Virginia hospital. Final rites set 3 p m Tuesday at Shanklin Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Richard L Crickard officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery White Sulphur Springs. She is sister of Elmer B Bostic Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdie Gertrude Flynn
White Sulphur Springs
Shanklin
Widow of Hubert Houchins dies after short illness
Mrs. Ann Humphrey Houchins 51 of New Jersey formerly Beckley died in New Jersey Sunday night after a brief illness. She was the widow of Hubert Houchins. The body is at Broyles Funeral Home Peterstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Humphrey Houchins
New Jersey
Beckley
Hubert Houchins
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Incomplete Death Notice for Hop Finney of Smithfield NC
Benjamin Finney incomplete for Benjamin H. Hop Finney of Smithfield North Carolina who died Sunday afternoon at his home after a short illness A former resident of Stotesbury he was the brother of Mae Branch of 606 Ewart Ave and Marie Walker of 106 Beech St Beckley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H
Hop) Finney
Smithfield
N. C
Stotesbury
Mae Branch
Ewart Ave
Marie Walker
Beech St
Beckley
Margaret Chase Smith Faces Strong Maine Primary Challenge
In Augusta Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith 74 faces a tough GOP primary from 38 year old millionaire challenger Roberts A G Monks Monks campaigns across the state on a relentless schedule touting his money and organization while Smith stresses her long record and wary supporters. Hathaway could loom as next foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
UPI
Margaret Chase Smith
Washington
Congress
Roberts A. G. Monks
Smith
Jack L. Smith
Monks
Margaret Smith
RCCAA to pick acting director as Grimmett canvasses board
Keith Grimmett plans to survey Raleigh County Community Action Association board members by phone today to decide on an acting executive director. Attorney Donald Pitts is a possible candidate, but Grimmett cannot predict approval. Pitts says he has not considered the role and will decide if offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Grimmett
O’dell
RCCAA
Grimmett
Wallace injured in Laurel shooting eyeing Miami trip in wheelchair
Doctors say governor Wallace recovered well from the May 15 bullet wound at Laurel Maryland but faced possible permanent paralysis. Dr. Hutchinson predicts limited mobility and continued use of braces or crutches, with full recovery unlikely and 18 months needed to judge improvement.
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Laurel
Hamilton Hutchinson
Wallace
Miami Beach
Hutchinson
Rollins
James G. Galbraith
University of Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham
Galbraith
Rapid City Flood Toll Rises After Weekend Deluge
Mrs. Richard Nixon attended a memorial for more than 200 dead from Rapid City flash floods ten days earlier as a second flood claimed two more lives. Severe rains caused two Illinois men to drown, with 216 dead and 384 missing. A 2000-strong memorial crowd gathered at Serres High School while martial law was declared and residents fled rising waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S.D
Richard Nixon
Illinois
Serres High School
Nixon
Taylor Urges Togetherness at West Virginia Boys State
West Virginia State Schools Superintendent Dr Daniel B Taylor opened the 35th annual American Legion Mountaineer Boys State in Weston with a togetherness theme. 371 high school seniors from across the state attend the week long camp at Jacksons Mill. Taylor urged delegates from varied locales backgrounds to live together and stressed unity as a key message. Tonight WVU football coach Bobby Bowden spoke and Gov Arch Moore was set to appear Thursday for the review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
UPD
Daniel B. Taylor
American Legion Mountaineer
Jackison’s Mill
Taylor
West Virginia University
Bobby Bowden
Arch Moore
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