State Court Lawyer Suspended Over Client Funds
West Virginia Supreme Court suspended Parkersburg attorney Richard F. Pence for one year for commingling $30,000 belonging to Clarence R. Joachim, guardian for his infant son Keith, with his own funds. The 14 page unanimous order required Pence to reimburse the state bar ethics committee. The court cited full, clear evidence of misconduct but noted Pence's 23 years of good reputation and lack of prior discipline.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia Supreme. Court
Parkersburg
Richard F. Vence
Thornton Berry
Pence
West Virginia State Bar
Clarence R. Joachim
Keith
Joachim
Supreme Court voids 1957 Wheeling Downs concession contract
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled the 1957 contract between Wheeling Downs Racing Association and Sportservice is void. The unanimous decision overturned a 1974 circuit court injunction that limited Wheeling Downs from interfering with Sportservice operating couch concessions at Wheeling Downs. The court noted changed clubhouse conditions and lack of mutual agreement left land concession terms unenforceable.
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We. Va
State Supreme Court
Wheeling Downs Racing Association
Ohio County Circuit Court
West Virginia Sportservice, Inc
Wheeling Downs
Out
Conecoonmuens
Retil
Supreme Court
Sportservice
Wocal
Circuit Court
Apiniva
Deaths and Funerals Roundup From Local Wednesday Paper
CamuL W. Bradshaw of Sprague, 83, died in a focal hospital at 8 15 p m after a long illness arrangements are in teaser at Caullee Funeral Home. Oscar A Dunbar 61 of Mount Hope dies after long illness funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday Tyree Funeral Chapel Mount Hope burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Born Aug 21 1913 he was the son of the late George Franklin and Nevla Painter Dunbar survivors include one brother W Qathes and four sisters Mrs Gla Burleston Portsmouth Ohio Mrs Nina G Jennings Sharon Pa Mrs Nettie M Worley Grandview and Mrs Bonnie J Jordan Charleston. Friends may call 6 rem to 9 p m today Ray M Speelman 7 Greenfield Ohio died at 2 45 a m today in Cincinnati hospital after long illness Born May 6 1958 at Gettysturg Pa he was a son of Ray M Speelman Gettysturg and Frances Altice Speelman Greenfield Ohio additional survivors include maternal grandmother Mrs Gerrie Altice Beckley four sisters Mrs Joe Mary Withrow and Mrs Joe Faye McClure both of Beckley and Brenda and Lish Speelman and a brother Hubert Hudenl Gettysturg Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Murray Funeral Home Greenfield Cemetery noted in Greenfield OH obit.
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Oscar & Dunbar
Oscar A
Pee Wee) Dunbar
Mount Hope
Tyree
Ernest Barley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Dunbar
George Franklin
Nevla
Bradley
Gla Burleston
Portsmouth
Ohio
Nina G. Jennings
Sharon
Nettie M. Worley
Grandview
Bonnie J. Jordan
Charleston
Ray M. Speelman
Greenfield
Cincinnti, Ohio
Gettysturg
Frances Altice Speelman
Green Held
Foebdle
Gerrie Altice
Beckley
Joe
Mary) Withrow
Faye) McClure
Brenda
Lish Speelman
Hubert Hudenl
Gettysburg
Murray Funeral Home
Greenifield
New Trial Ordered in Shinnston Robbery Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Ralph E. Starr, overturning his accessory before the fact conviction tied to a 1972 Shinnston grocer robbery. The ruling faulted the prosecutor for an erroneous instruction on accessory knowledge and for denying a proper voluntariness hearing, saying corrective action by the judge was available.
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Marlesian
W. Va
UPI
Harrison County
State Supreme Court
Ralph E. Starr
Starr
Picketing Protests Spread to Local Heck's Stores
Picketers not employed by Heck's manning demonstrations protested at the Valley Drive and Harper Road locations in Beckley to support strikes by Heck's workers in Weston and Elkins. The action involves members linked to Beta Clerks Union Local 1059 and AFI CIO. Union officials were unavailable for comment.
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Sceneme
Heck
Digeonnt
Hye Beckley
Weston and Elkins
Beta Clerks Union
AFI. Cio
Pickering
Valley Drive
Harper Ead
Tadtaay
Portugal independence marked by mixed responses abroad
Portugal afte independence celebrations show tensions as Mozambique’s 200,000 whites flee after the spring 1974 overthrow of the right wing regime and dismantling of the empire. Machel vows to welcome all colors and religions while leaders Vasco Goncalves Mario Soares and Alvaro Cynhal attend independence ceremonies.
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Portugal
Mozambique
Machel
Vasco Goncalves
Feader Mario Soares
Entel Alvaro Cynhal
CIA Documents Delay Senate CIA Probe
Senate panel stalled testimony by former officials including Dean Rusk and Melvin Laird as White House withheld secret NSC minutes and other covert operation records. The documents reportedly concern the 1963 overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon. House Speaker Carl Albert seeks resolution of chairmanship dispute in the Intelligence Committee. Sen Charles Percy demands explanations from CIA Director William Colby and Attorney General Edward Levi over 1978 drug case cooperation.
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Church
Senate
Dean Rusk
Defense
Melvin Laird
White House
National Security Council
CIA
Ron Nessen
Capitol Hill
Guild
Ngo Dinh Diem
House
Carl Albert
House Select Committee
Charles Percy
William Colby
Edward Levi
Justice Department
Small Group Holds Ford Despite Turkish Arms Embargo
A small bloc of lawmakers led by John Brademas and Paul Sarbanes opposes lifting the U S embargo on Turkey. They seek a waiver tool via a presidential veto to gain Turkish concessions while arguing U S bases remain vital to NATO security and Cyprus remains unstable under military actions.
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Peter Lisagor
Chicago Daily News
Washington
Ford
Congress
Ankara
U.S
House
John Brademas
Indiana
Paul Sarbanes
Maryland
Henry Kissinger
Turkey
Suleyman Demirel
House Group
Senate
Kissinger
NAO
Portugal
Brussels
NATO
Demirel
Constantine Caramenlis
Cyprus
Cyrpus
Lie Island
Kissinger Urges Concessions in Middle East and Détente
In remarks to the Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Council, Henry Kissinger called for concessions from all parties to end stalemate in the Middle East. He defended détente with Russia but warned against exploiting it for selective gains, and noted Turkey’s arms sale ban as a factor. Georgia figures applauded intensely, with Gov. George Bushee declaring Kissinger a Georgia Militia colonel.
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Dean Rusk
Kissinger
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Council On International Public Affairs
UPJ
North Korea
Georgia
George Bushee
Middle East
United States
Tostself
Turkey
U.S
Ankara
Ford
Russia
Kremlin
Rehire Lag Eases as Recovery Expands Jobs
The text notes firms slow to rehire after the recovery begins, citing cheaper overtime and post recession staff trims. Economists see optimism as labor force grows with returning job seekers and new graduates, while April May job gains ran about 4 percent annually, over twice postwar averages. Charles Schultz argues the recession ended in production terms, but cautions that declaring it over after bottoming out risks ignoring persistent unemployment.
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Irwin Kellner
Manufack Ners Hanover Trust
Housing Bill Faces House Override Vote and Veto Tussle
Labor argues the Vie measure creates 400000 jobs while Housing advocates led by NAHB push for approval. Speaker Carl Albert may delay Wednesday’s override vote if Democrats lack sufficient support. the Senate passed 72 to 24 but the House 118 to 25 fell short of the five sixths needed to overturn a veto. Ford has recent veto success on related jobs and mining bills, and the housing plan would expand subsidies and extend existing programs targeting buyers earning below area averages.
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Senate
House
Men Liberation Message Drives UN Women Year Talks
Sweden's Olof Palme told the UN International Women Year conference that a changed role for women requires a changed role for men and adequate child care to spur both genders toward equality. He urged industrialized nations to support development toward justice while pursuing domestic social progress. Other notes include COYOTE head Margo St James en route to push for prostitution rights and Sen. Charles Percy pressing reproductive freedom as a high priority, with the US delegation not seeking abortion on the agenda.
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Carol Cook
Mexico City
UPI
Fitn
Mi Olof Palme
Palme
United Nations
Sweden
Moore
Margo St. James
Coyote
Charles Percy
AHS
Bridge repair and funding talks loom over Boone County project
Boone County commissioners gave final approval to a COMPAC project along the river while delaying a firm funding decision. Howard Sole noted needed Mill Creek Bridge repairs near the Raleigh Fayette border, with the elderly and disabled community lacking funds. Decisions on funding await the new fiscal year start after July 1. Bill Beckett said the Stotesbury bridge will be repaired by the state if a formal county request is made, with Nationwide Insurance reimbursing about $id.ab0 to the state.
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Boone County
Bone County
Howard Sole
Mill Creek
Raleigh-Fayette
Sole
Bill Beckett
Stotesbury
State Department of Highways
County Commission
Do Sb
Beckett
SDH
Nationwide Insurance
Ivy Baker Priest A Pioneer Woman Classified as California Treasurer
Clara Baker known as Mrs Republic Utah raised Ivy Baker Priest who grew from Utah schooling to a telephone operator and teacher. She married Roy Priest in 1935 and rose in the Republican Party helping push a 1940s women’s wage law. Priest served two terms as California treasurer from 1966 to 1974 and was married to Beverly Hills financier Sidney Stevens after her first husband’s death. Funeral plans were set for the Mormon Temple West Los Angeles with burial in Wasatch Utah.
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Priest
Clara Baker
Republic
Utah
Ivy Baker
University of Utah
Roy Priest
Republican Party
West
Hah Alrs
GOP
Eisenhower
Beverly Hills
Sidney Stevens
Shire
Lugo
Ivy Baker Priest
U.S
California
Court weighs racial motive in annexation challenge
Federal court in Virginia grapples with whether Richmond annexation efforts targeted Chesterfield County for racial reasons. Other rulings uphold FAA and major airlines against disclosure of safety reports and mark the Justice Department’s second antitrust defeat in a week.
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Richmond
Chesterfield County
Federal Aviation Administration
Final two dollar bills printed date and witness fees
A historical note states final two dollar bills were printed on February 25 1882 and that no new $2 notes have been produced since June. It adds that a witness summoned for a friend's trial must comply with the subpoena and may receive a standard daily fee of $10 plus 14 cents per mile travel.
Indira Gandhi can stay PM as appeal pressed
The Supreme Court granted a conditional stay on Gandhi's lower court conviction and allowed her to remain prime minister during appeal. The ruling, which also barred her from Parliament for six years, drew stunned reactions outside the court.
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NEW Delhe
UPD
Supreme Court
Indira Gandhi
India
Mrs. Gandhi
Krishna Eyer
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Chile
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Patricia Priest Jensen
Roy Baker Priest
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UPL
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