Coal Gasification Push Tied to Utilities and Coal Firms
Pacific Lighting Service Co. chairman Joseph E. Rensch urged a coal gasification partnership with utilities at the National Coal Association meeting. He cited a looming gas supply shortage and outlined plans for a coal gasification plant using existing tech, while Ohio Edison’s D Bruce Mansfield pressed for accelerated research to gasify coal and cleaner use.
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Washington
Joseph E. Rensch
Pacific Lighting Service Co
National Coal Association
NCA
D. Bruce Mansfield
Ohio Edison Co
Rensch
Pacific Lighting
Pilot Shot Before 5-Death Plane Crash Near Gonzales
A pilot was shot twice before a plane crash that killed five people near Gonzales, including four members of the Joe Morales family from Harlingen. The pilot Eugene Davis died, as did Maria Morales and her daughters Belinda Jo and Shelly Ann, ages 4 and 2. A note found in the Morales home suggested a death by own action.
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Gonzales
Tex
UPI
Eugene Davis
Joe Morales
Maria
Belinda Jo
Shelly Ann
Harlingen
Guy Anderson
Barron Moore election turmoil and bribery allegations
The article details Moore defeating Sprouse by 42 785 votes and reports six sources alleging an attempt to bribe Underwood to endorse Moore. Underwood denied a high paying executive offer from Consolidation Coal Co and said the offer influenced his silence in 1968. An insider claimed Barron and Davis shifted Democratic votes in Kanawha County to Moore.
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Barron
Oup
Underwood
Barron & Davis
the Gazette
Sprouse
Moore
Kanawha
Regents Approve 1.6 Million for State College Salaries in WV
A $1,648,581 supplemental appropriation is divided among West Virginia colleges and universities mainly for raises. West Virginia University and Marshall receive the largest shares, with smaller gifts to Bluefield State Concordia and others. $110,917 remains for emergencies.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
West Virginia Board of Regents
Prince Woodward
Regents
Woodard
West Virginia
Rains Kill 90 In Hong Kong
Hong Kong faced its worst torrential rain disaster in a century as rescuers found more bodies buried under mud and rock. The death toll reached 90 with about 166 missing in the hardest-hit areas. nearly 5,000 evacuated and 4,471 left homeless after 26 inches of rain caused landslides and rock falls.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Grand Jury to Probe May Primary Voting Irregularities
Jay Police guard voting material as Bonar’s statement follows Rockefeller’s Wheeling announcement that ballots were seized by his office on order from the Justice Department. A federal grand jury will investigate alleged irregularities from the May 9 primary in Mingo County after it convenes in Charleston next Monday.
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Bonar
Rockefeller
Wheeling
Justice Department
Mingo County
Charleston
Smith Wins Again in Maine Primary Triumph for Smith Over Monks
In Portland Maine Sen Margaret Chase Smith 74 reelected the Republican nomination by more than two to one over 38 year old industrialist Robert A G Monks. Hathaway defeated Jack L Smith in the Democratic Senate ballot. Returns from 602 of 62 precincts show Smith 71107 Monks 34527 Hathaway 54601 Smith 5653.
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Portland
Maine
UPID
Margaret Chase Smith
Jack L. Smith
Senate
Mrs. Smith
Monks
Hathaway
Jacki Smith
South Vietnam Forces Lead Offense to Reclaim Quang Tri
South Vietnamese marines launch renewed drive to recapture Quang Tri Province with 3300 troops, facing tank heavy North Vietnamese counterattacks. U S air and naval support, including 30 B52 raids, bolster operations near the DMZ as casualties mount on both sides.
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Saigon
UPD
Quang Tri Province
U.S
Nguyen van’ ‘Thieu
Hue
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
High Court Says Wiretaps Remain Federal Policy Boundary
The court declined to bar presidential wiretaps against foreign threats, preserving 1940s precedent and the 1968 Safe Streets Act. It endorsed Congress setting standards for prior judicial approval in domestic security cases, noting the public interest in protecting constitutional values and preventing indiscriminate surveillance.
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Department
High Court
Congress
Doctor Cooley Testifies on Karp Heart Transplant
Dr. Denton A. Cooley testified that Haskell Karp knew he would die without a transplant and that an artificial heart was used after corrective surgery failed. Karp, 47, died 36 hours after a heart transplant attempt following 64 hours on the mechanical device. Mrs. Shirley Karp sues Cooley and Dr. Liotta for 4.5 million, claiming negligence and use as a medical guinea pig.
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Karp
Cooley
Liotta
Chicago
Final rites set for Zack Harris 67 in Logan funeral
Death notice reports Zack Harris of Cherry Tree Addition Logan dead on arrival Friday at a Guyan hospital. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m in Chatman Funeral Home Chapel Logan with Rev J T Mann officiating. Burial in Guyan Memorial Gardens at Godby. He is survived by sister Mrs Goldie Lewis of Beckiey.
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Zack Harris
Cherry Tree Addition
Logan
Chatman Funeral Home
J. T. Mann
Guyan Memorial Gardens
Godby
Guyan Hospital
Harris
Goldie Lewis
Beckiey
Roland B Wisler Dies at 79 in Local Hospital
Roland B Wisler 79 of Hager Street died in a local hospital early today. The body is at Melton Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Roland B. Wisler
Hager St
Melton Mortuary
Final rites for William H. Worrell
William H. Worrell 90 of Sand Branch dies after a long illness. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Roy Tyree. burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Survived by wife Florence Boyd Worrell, three sons, six daughters, 33 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren. Friends may call after 3 pm today. grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
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William H. Worrell
Sand Branch
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Roy Tyree
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Caroll County
Ballard
Irene Worrell
Florence Boyd Worrell
Edmond
Beckley
Ernest
Rt. 1
Mt. Hope
Elmer
Garden City
Mich
Delphia Davis
Rt 1
Donna Warden
Vada Painter
Peterstown
Rose Evans
Ravenswood
Lockie Davis
Easter Clay
Mount Hope
Funeral Notices for Simmons Tabor Stanley Headline Local Deaths
Funeral services are planned for French E. Simmons 17 of Glen Fork at 11 a.m. Thursday at Baptist Temple with burial in Stewart Cemetery. Earlier reports note Charles Tabor 53 of Melbourne Florida died Sunday night. Tina Louise Stanley five died in Cleveland. Survivors and burial details follow in AM newspaper notices.
Funeral services held for Mrs Al Lucas in Glen Daniel
Mrs. Bertie Lucas 85 of Glen Daniel dies after long illness at a local hospital. Funeral set for Thursday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Revs. John Richardson and Virgil Cook. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include five daughters and four sons. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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Bertie) Lucas
Glen Daniel
Melton Mortuary
John Richardson
Virgil L. Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
Bolt
Mason
Eva Cook Richmond
Republican Party
June) Clay
Harper
Elmer
Estelle) Daniel
Quentin
Jean) ‘Shumate
Leesburg
Fla
Sterling
Reva) Hopkins
Beckley
Ross
James
Fairdale
Herbert
Dawson Lucas
Emil Richmond
Phillip
Bettie) Stover
Dolpha Richmond
Harry
Elsie) Jones
J. E
Golda) Aliff
Jacksonville
Dwight Douglas
Eric
J. A. Clark
Dawson Lee Lucas
Rodney Clay
Gary D. Hopkins
Richard L. Haley
Rites Set for Mrs Ann M Houchins of Seaboard N J
Final rites for Mrs Ann M Houchins 51 of Seaboard N J formerly of Beckley will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Broyles Funeral Chapel Peterstown with Elder Norvell Mann officiating at Keaton Cemetery near Greenville She died Monday in a Bridgeton N J hospital after a short illness She worked as a nurse at Rainbow Convalescent Center in Bridgeton Born Cradle Ridge May 9 1921 she was a daughter of the late William and Donnie Humphrey Survivors include one daughter Linda Hold of Bridgeton three sons H Dan iel Millville NJ Larry W Martinez Calif Jeffrey Seaboard four brothers William Glen Burnie Md Robert Kentucky Patrick USAF in Arizona and David Humphrey USAF in New Hampshire three sisters Donna McLain Cleveland Ohio Judith Williams and Harriett Humphrey Bridgeton and two Her husband Hubert L pre ceded her in death.
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Ann M. Houchins
Seaboard
N. J
Beckley
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
Norvell Mann
Keaton
Greenville
Bridgeton
U.S. Air Force
Arizona
David Humphrey
USAF
New Hampshire
Donna McLain
Cleveland
Ohio
Judith Williams
Harriett Humphrey
Hubert L
Willis Branch Faces Strips Mine Operations and Flood Risk
Virginia Mineral Development in Clifton Forge reports strip mining in Willis Branch under Hawley Coal permits. High water repeatedly floods roads and yards, forcing schoolchildren to wade through five inches of water. A coal company shovel operates near Randy Glenn Williams’ house as forecasts warn of flooding and possible slides. The Williams family anxiously relocates children aged three and five during storms.
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Virginia Mineral
Virginia Mineral Development
Clifton Forge
Willis Branch
Hawley Coal
Lont
Randy Glenn
Williams
Light Plane Missing In Three-State Search
Civil Air Patrol planes resumed a three state search for a private single engine Beech plane missing near Frederick Maryland. Fifteen CAP aircraft flew over Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia until dark with no sighting of the aircraft or its occupants.
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Frederick, Md
UPI
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Ft. Meadows
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
BEA Trident Crash Blamed on Lever Misuse After Takeoff
London officials said BEA Flight 948 crashed after takeoff from Heath Row when a cockpit lever moved retracting wing flaps too early. Captain Stanley Key 51 and two younger crew members 21 and 2 were aboard. 118 died including 34 Americans. Black box data showed flap retraction at 1,750 feet during climb at 175 mph.
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Stanley Key
Jeremy Keighley
Simon Ticehurst
BEA
London
Soknesn
British European Airways
Trident
Heath Tow
Aerospace
Michael Heseltine
House of ‘Commons
Bene Shen Nottne
McGovern Favored in New York Primary Amid Delegates Battle
UPI reports Senator George S. McGovern is favored to win the bulk of New York's 248 delegates in today's presidential primary. He predicts about 200 delegates, with 41 more from seven congressional districts, while Humphrey runs uncommitted. Muskie Chisholm and Jackson also compete. Nixon faces no GOP opposition and is set for 88 delegates.
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UPI
George S. McGovern
McGovern
New Hampshire
Democratic State Committee
Miami Beach
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
Five Chicago Officers Suspected in Execution Slayings
FBI probes five Chicago policemen as prime suspects in the execution style killings of at least six Black men. Reports say indictments sought and that the murders stem from a narcotics ring feud where officers protected heroin operations.
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Chicago
UPI
FBI
iChicago Tribune
The
Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Sun-Times
Four May Candidates Face Prosecution For Missing Reports
Four May primary candidates face possible criminal action for failing to file post election finance reports as required by state law. The list includes State Sen. Ray E. Barnett of Bluefield, Calvin Heck Follows bee, Richard Wojcik of the 1st Senatorial District, and C Brace Secrist of Martinsburg. Secrist did not sign or notarize his report. Violators may be fined up to 50 dollars or jailed up to one year, or both.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Secretary of State
Ray E. Barnett
Bluefield
Calvin Heck
Follawsbee
Richard Wojcik
C. Brace Secrist
Martinsburg
Secrist
Barnett
del. Odell Huffman
Princeton
Federal funds cut to Ferndale over desegregation mandate
The federal government halted all funds to Ferndale Public Schools for failing to desegregate. HEW officials said Ferndale, near Detroit, will lose about 350000 in federal aid unless an all black elementary school is desegregated by the next school year opening.
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Washington
UPI
Education and Welfare
HEW
Peekeet
Ferndale
Detroit
Jury Awards $1 In Foot Surgery Case
Mr and Mrs Floyd Warrick of Oak Hill were awarded a $1 judgment in Raleigh County Circuit Court after a six day trial. They sued Dr H Darrel Darby and Raleigh General Hospital over a July 1969 foot operation, alleging negligence linked to a later car collision. The judge noted the operation violated state statutes and involved trespass, with potential implications for damages and negligence. An appeal is under consideration. the original suit sought $100000.
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Oak Hill
Raleigh County
Warricks
H. Darrel Darby
Raleigh General Hospital
Darby
H. Darrell Darby
West Virginia
C. Berkley Lilly
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Rosebelle) Jarrell Jr
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