Geysers May Split U S A as Rocky Mountains Uplift
Geologist Vincent Matthews III predicts Yellowstone geysers will slowly fracture the western United States over millions of years. He notes hot plumes crack the crust and cites emerging faults from southern New Mexico toward Yellowstone, with Rocky Mountains rising as part of the crustal response.
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Greeley
Colo
UPI
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
United States
Vincent Matthews III
Matthews
University of Northern Colorado
New Mexico
Yellowstone
Rocky Mountains
Rio Grande Valley
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Tank Car Hearing Slated In West Virginia
The West Virginia Public Service Commission sets a June 2 hearing to decide if Penn Central's handling of tank storage cars poses a public danger after two tank car accidents in six days at the Charleston yard. PSC orders Penn Central officers to attend to determine risks to the public and railroad workers.
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Charleston
W.va
UPS
State Public Service Commission
Penn Central Transportation System
Penn
Former Draft Counselor Jailed
Huntington West Virginia John Karnap a former Marshall University draft counselor began serving a three year federal prison term for refusing an armed forces physical examination and failing to report for induction Karnap was convicted in May 1972 for violation of the Selective Service Act.
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Huntington
W.va
John Karnap
Marshall University
Karnap
Nixon Brezhnev summit advances SALT talks toward 1974 arms pact
President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev press for faster SALT progress during a San Clemente visit. A seven principles statement was signed guiding negotiators toward a permanent offensive nuclear arms control accord by end of 1974, with a potential Moscow signing next year.
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Nixon
Brezhnev
San Clemente
la Casa Pacifica
Washington
United States
Paris
Geneva
Moscow
Davis in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital
Davis a consulting engineer from 315 Park Ave is listed in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital coronary unit at noon today according to a hospital spokesman He was admitted June 1st at 1 4 p m
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Davis
Robert Davis
Park Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Meadows Guilty Of Firebombing Case In West Virginia
Meadows and Hawkish of Martin were found guilty on two counts of possessing unregistered firebombs in a conspiracy case linked to the River View Inn firebombing. Crist testified to training them, while another witness cast doubt on Crist’s testimony. The jury deliberated about an hour before verdict.
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Huntington
W.a
UPI
Paul Hawkish
Charles — James Clarence Meadows
Martin
Wheeling
Raymond Crist
Crist
Glenwood
Mason
Meadows
Christie
Deaths and Funerals Notice in Florida and West Virginia
Native of Raleigh County died Tuesday in Florida after a lengthy residence in Crab Orchard. Ellanor Dews 23 of Garten died in an automobile accident and her funeral is at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Coal City with burial in Allen Family Cemetery. Surviving are her husband Bruce Snyder and daughter Sherry, plus three married daughters. A separate Charleston case reports Mrs. Dews shot dead. her husband William charged with murder. Survivors include a son and daughter, parents, siblings, and grandparents. Friends may visit Greenstown and Cary Funeral Homes for visitation.
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Raleigh County
Florida
Ellanor Dews
Garten
Snyder
iMtom
Ira
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Wood
Coal City
Bruce
Pete) Snyder
Fort Lauderdale
Sherry
Indiana
William
Vicky Lynn
Magadaline Jordon
Fayetteville
Earl Jordon
Frederick
Robert
Earl
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Mary Mullens
Norwalk
Conn
Elnore Allen
Virginia Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Thurston Jordan
Beckwith
Ritchie and Johnson
Greenstown
Judge Declares Mistrial in Grand Larceny Case
Raleigh County Circuit Court declared a mistrial in the grand larceny case involving David Roland Allen and two co defendants after disputed testimony and disclosure failures. The mistrial was ordered following opening statements and the arrest of Allen, Hawkins, and Wilson in Dayton, Ohio. Wilson is expected as a state witness, and the case will be rescheduled for the next term.
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David Roland Allen
Raleigh County
B. B. Berkley
Ajien
Piney Oaks
Allen
Ronnie Hawkins
Louis Wilson
Dayton
Ohio
Hawkins
Thomas Canterbury
Wilson
Eva
Reginald Timbers
Raleigh County Board of Education
Kenneth Gross
Daniels
Wheat
Gross
Board of Education
B. F. McDaniel
Dayton Police Department
Ritchie
Johnson
Beckley
Defense Council
W. A. Thornbill II
Lilly
Gov Moore Names List Of Appointees In WV
Gov Moore presents a roster of appointees including Shinnston Mrs William Ross Morgantown Richard W Barnes Wellsburg Mark Davis Wheeling Bert Hider Parsersburg William A Thompson Shepherdstown Boyd Dotson Jr Webster Springs Thomas B Orr Logan R L Taylor Welch Mrs Woad Tloyd Williamson and Jack Jonaker Princeton from page 1 continuation.
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Shinnston
William Ross
Morgantown
Richard W. Barnes
Wellsburg
Mark Davis
Wheeling
Bert Hider
Parsersburg
William A. Thompson
Shepherdstown
Boyd Dotson, Jr
Webster Springs
Thomas B. Orr
Logan
R L. Taylor
Welch
Woad Tloyd
Williamson
Jack Jonaker
Princeton
BNC Alters See First Amendment Limits In West Virginia
City attorney Edward M. Payne III says Beckley ordinances do not ban sex discrimination as written. He notes state law since 1971 prohibits discrimination by sex and that local rules would need amendments to add sex provisions, suggesting enforcement is better pursued at the state level.
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Edward M. Payne
Beckley
Payne
West Virginia
Walter L. Garten dies in Chicago after long illness
Walter L Garten 80 of Chicago formerly of Hinton died Wednesday at his daughter Eula Dai Santon home after a long illness. He worked at New River Grocery Mabscott. Surviving siblings include Rev L A Garten, Mrs Mable Wheeler and two half sisters Della Persinger and Glenna Garten of Beckley. Body being returned to Ronald Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton.
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Walter L. Garten
Chicago
Ill
Hinton
Eula Dai Santon
New River Grocery
Mabscott
L. A. Garten
Mable Wheeler
Della Persinger
Glenna Garten
Beckley
Ronald Meadows Finnerals
Smith Herman Smith dies at 49. rites in Fayetteville
Herman Smith of Beckwith died of natural causes in Oak Bill hospital Thursday. Born May 7 1924 in Beckwith he was unretired Fayette County employee. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with burial in Wilson Cemetery Beckwith. Survived by wife Loretha four sons Charles Ralph Harold Lee and Stanley Wayne all at home four daughters Frances Pauley Ruth Preskins Alveda Watkins and three sisters and four grandchildren.
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Lumera Oly Jennings
Herman Smith
Beckwith
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Fayetteville
Wilson Cemetery
Oak Bill Hospital
Myrtle Arthur Smith
Fayette County
Loretha
McKinney Smith
Charles
Ralph
Harold Lee
Stanley Wayne
Frances Pauley
Route 1
Ruth Preskins
Alveda Watkins
Elyria
Ohio
Dolly McKinney
Lou Mae Wilson
Catherine Wilson
Mary Bickford
Youngstown
Mary Z. Parker
Mary Zoe Parker
Oak Hill
Gatewood Church of God
Morris Nutter
Kepple Bolen
Pleasant View Cemetery
Fayettteville
Greenbrier
Bryan
Martha Jane Jones
Church of God At
Gatewood
Dewey
Rupert
Winifred
Alfred
Durham
N. C
Beulah Kelly
Gateswood
Ruth Hovis
Columbus
Elanora Kelly
Petersburg
Thelma Morris
Wellsville
Lida Hill
Dodd- Payne Funeral Holme
Funeral services for Doniphan II and Eva Garrett
Funeral for Anderson Doniphan Smith II, 56, Fayetteville, Saturday at 11 a.m. at Dodd- Payne Funeral Home, with burial in Huse Memorial Park. Also funeral for Eva M. Garrett, 79, 231 Morris Ave., Saturday at 2 p.m. at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Garrett died Tuesday morning in Beckley nursing home after long illness.
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Anderson ‘Doniphan
Andy) Smith II
Fayetteville
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Billy R. Wickline
Huse Memorial Park
Beckley
Eva M. Garrett
Morris Ave
Alvester McConnell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Garrett
Fayette
Inville
Hinton
Anderson
Sarah E
Houston
Sarah Wiseman Smith
Lewis Nickels
New Bethel Holiness Church
Anna Mae Manns
Brooklyn
World Court News Briefs From Fayetteville Area
Final rites and survivor lists for two Fayetteville area residents are announced. Mrs. Myrtle Ann Fowler Smith and Mrs Mary Zoe Parker are noted with service details, kin, and burial plans, including church and funeral home arrangements.
Rites Held for Robert Short and Perry Spence
Obituary notices report final rites for Robert Short, a ministry spokesman, and Perry Spence, 84, of McGraws. Burial at Briar Creek Cemetery and Sunset Memorial Park followed long illnesses. Whitlam commented on court timing and France’s nuclear program in Canberra.
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Australia
Briar Creek
Whitlam
Power Restored After Transformer Recloser Failure
Power was restored to Mabscott and the Queens Street area of Beckley at 8 40 p m after a recloser in a transformer near Beckley Hospital failed about 0 minutes earlier A spokesman for the Ap festenkia Power Co said witnesses reported a small flash fire when the recloser failed at 7 15 p m and Mabscott Fire Department was called to the scene No damage was reported
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Mabscott
Queens Street
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Apfestenkia Power Co
Mabscott Fire Department
Astronauts undergo six hour physics in blue mobile labs
Astronauts doctors complete six hour physical examinations in blue mobile laboratories on the carrier deck. Inflight tests show hearts have laziness in weightlessness and deconditioning will be measured. Tests track calcium loss bones body fluids and spaceflight reactions using frozen blood and waste samples.
Strauss denies Castro payoffs to Democrats in Watergate ties
In a pre trial deposition Strauss calls the claim that Castro funds flowed to the Democratic presidential campaign ridiculous. He notes cash contributions were reported, disputes related leaks, and cites extended Watergate context including Dean testimony and other probes.
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Ascot Republicans
Lowell P. Weick
R-Conn
Capitol Hill
Marla
I Tin Agronsky
Dean
John W. Dean Ill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Watergate Committee
Hugh Scott
White House
Thomas F. McBride
Watergate
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Indianapolis
Nixon
Times
New York Times
E. Howard Hunt
John Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Hunt
Ehrlichman
James W. McCord
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Michael W. McMinawhy
Louisville, Ky
Lin
Strauss says Dallas home ransacked after Watergate arrests
Democratic National Chairman Robert S. Strauss testified that his Dallas home was broken into and ransacked soon after the Watergate arrests. He said his wife’s jewelry tray was torn from the wall and scattered, drawers opened, papers disturbed, and that nothing of value was taken. He reported the break-in to police and the FBI.
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Wuauna
Strauss
Dallas
Washington
UPI
Robert S. Strauss
Democrats
Committee For
FBI
Dad
PSC expected to rule on GTC rate hike ruling
West Virginia Public Service Commission likely to decide next week on a motion to move hearings for General Telephone Co of the Southeast rate increase. The $1.6 million request seeks a 21 percent rise in the northern division and 40 percent in the southern division affecting seven northern counties and two southern counties.
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GTC
Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Southeast
General Telephone
West Virginia
Grant, Hardy
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Mercer
McDowell
Huntington Blaze Under Arson Probe Destroys Vacant Building
Fire officials in Huntington West Virginia investigate a Thursday night blaze that partially destroyed a vacant two story downtown building owned by Roy Hensley. Officials say a flammable substance was used to start the fire indicating arson and the site formerly housed a private club.
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Huntington
W.va
UPI
Roy Hensley
Randolf urges long range energy policy for self sufficiency
Senator Randolph argues for a national energy plan to achieve energy self sufficiency through domestic resources. He calls for policies to promote nuclear power and a synthetic fuels industry using coal in an environmentally acceptable way.
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United States
Russia
Beckley Young Marines Tag Day Planned at Mabscott HQ
Becket members assemble Saturday morning at Mabscott headquarters for tag day to raise funds. Youth and parents urged to wear uniforms and participate. Warner Bros retitles film and cites kids’ helpers in Hollywood brief.
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Beckley Young Marines
Mabscott
Hollywood
UPI
Warner Bros
T.N.T
Theater Fire Hearing Slated For arson murder charge
A hearing date of July 5 was set for Jim my C. Aleshire 19 Webster Springs charged with arson and murder in a theater fire that killed theater owner Richard Palmer and levelled a four story building. Fire officials had cited faulty wiring but investigators continued probing possible motives and methods.
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Wooo Oerings
W. Va
UPS
Jimmy C. Aleshire
Webster Springs
Aleshire
Richard Palmer
Green’s Wyoming County tenure praised for cleaner streams
DNA transfers Paul Goode Jr. seek stopping water sample submissions to Charleston with appeals possible. Green’s 17 cases since 1971 yielded fines totaling about 5800 dollars for polluters and other violations. A Coon Hunters Association spokesman credited Green as strict yet effective. Senator Warren McGraw notes noticeably cleaner streams in Wyoming County during Green’s service. Green plans to stay, work locally, and live on the Welch-Pineville Road with Lula Neely and their five children.
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Paul Goode Jr
Charleston
Green
Coon Hunters Association
Warren McGraw
Wyoming County
Lula Neely
Welch-Pineville
FBI Budget Allocations Include Building Equipment
The appropriations after page one show the FBI receiving full budget approval, including 3.2 million for equipment for its new building under construction. The committee notes changes come from shifts in the State Department, Justice, and Commerce budgets, with smaller agencies absorbing the rest.
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State Department
Justice
Commerce
FBI
L. Patrick Gray II
J. Edgar Hoover
Committee Report Urges Fiscal Restraint To Save Natural Resources
A committee panel critical of the bill notes Congress set priorities in appropriations and warns against neglecting trees water and natural beauty. It calls for pondering a nation without natural resources and emphasizes responsibility to future generations.
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Congress
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Dews
Cary Funeral Home
Gov. Moore
BNC Alters
Mrs
Eva Garrett
Jennings H. Smith
Anderson Smith III
Fayetteville Taxi Co
Ellevine
Myrtle Ann Fowler Smith
Cleveland
Ann
Doniphan Bailes
Hurricane
Sue Miller
World Court
Robert Short
Polly
Pineville
Fanning Funeral Home
Perry Spence
McGraws
Milam United Methodist Church
Fred Dillon
Sunset Memorial Park
Floyd County
Jeremiah Jefferson
Victoria Scott Spence
Spence
Milam
Junior
Gaye) Bailey
Fairdate
Pauline)McKeenhan
Gladys) Walter
Belle
Dale
Eunice) Bailey
Stuart
Sam Foalesong
Nease
Neely
Muliens
OOF
Glenna Snyder
Fla
Glenna M
United Press International Snyder
Smalk
Rae
Cpl
A. C. Bartlett
Jane Denison Washington
Robert 3. Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Cuba
Bernard L. Barker
Eastern
Panhandle
Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corp
Tate
PSC
Sen. Randolph
Raleigh Doredister
Beckley News
Beckler
Apers Prines St
Ta and Hinton
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