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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1972
Page
1
Funeral services are planned across several communities including Narrows Beckley and Arlington for Charles Quinter Duncan 83 of Narrows and Mary Byrne Winter Brandt 30 of Arlington. Surviving relatives and burial details follow in each notice with dates and locations.
John H Richards 54 of 1272 West 87th St Cleveland died Sunday in St Johns Hospital after a long illness. Services Wednesday in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Donnelly. burial in Blue Ridge. Surviving are six sisters and two predeceased brothers. Friends may call after 5 pm today.
William H. Brooks 73 of Brenton died Sunday at Mullens Hospital after a brief illness. He was born May 26 1899 in Hopewell Virginia a former coal miner and locksmith. Survivors include wife Mildred Hughes Brooks a half brother Rex Brooks of Florida and three half sisters. Visitation is 4 to 9 p m Wednesday. funeral Thursday at Robertson and Foglesong Chapel Pineville with Rev. Leonard Cantrell officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery Brenton.
The funeral for Mrs Helen Falsom Smith Blake 82 of Oak Hill will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Oak Hill Free Will Baptist Church with Rev Bill Menefee officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. She died Monday in an Oak Hill hospital. Survived by Omri Norman Blake two sons Milton Harold Huntington Oscar Jennings Roanoke two daughters Alma Louise Correll Dayton Ohio Anna Evelyn Witt Smoot seven grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren and siblings Ashley Sherman Smith Palmetto Florida Aubrey Joseph Smith Arlington Virginia Maude E Stiff Norfolk Virginia. Friends may call Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville 5 pm to 9 pm today. Body to church one hour prior to service. RNS
Funeral services for William S. Davis 49 of 401 S Chesnut St Butler Pa were held Saturday at Foschi Funeral Home Butler Burial followed in St Michael Cemetery Butler He died Thursday in a Butler County hospital He was a World War I veteran born in Lillybrook son of Muriel Dickerson Davis and the late Robert L Davis He is survived by wife Cynthia Codispot Davis a son William Jr three daughters Janet Carol Sgt Muriel Ann Davis in Okinawa and Catherine Elaine Davis in Little Rock Ark one brother Robert D Davis of Manchester Md one sister Helen Kaplan of Baltimore Md and a number of nieces and nephews
In Peru Indiana farmers Lowell Elliott and Ronald Miller found part of a half million dollar ransom from an American Airlines hijack. The bag bore the airline name and investigators say the hijacker likely died after parachuting from a Boeing 727 near the city. Authorities identified the weapon as the hijacker’s machine gun, and the hijacker’s identity remains unknown.
The Raleigh County Court appointed a seven member committee to study water and sewer needs in Glen White Glen Daniel Lester Surveyor and Fairdale area and consider a Public Service District. Members are Pat Smith Robert Parker Ivan Snuffer James Lilly Mike Potega Kelly Barnett Richie Snuffer. Gerald Miller requested the appointment.
George Young age 20 pleads guilty to breaking and entering at Stanley's Texaco Station in Raleigh County with three others. He receives two years probation on a one to ten year sentence after roughly $120 stolen from 402 Second St. April 19. Tyrone Moore Jr. gets one year in jail on a forgery charge. Moore and James Daniel Craft forged a $35 check on April 25. Other defendants include Andrew Campbell and Robert Little facing related charges. Caudill pleads guilty to obstructing an officer and receives six months probation, fined $50 and costs. The report covers local crime and a broader national political discussion.
Labor Department officials say monitors began training at stations in the 2 District and 18 subdistrict offices of the UMW nation wide. They report three government officials at the union's Washington headquarters to supervise operations until the election. Aug 1 to Sept 1 is set for nominations with 50 locals required for internation al office nominations. About 260 agents to supervise August nominations and about 500 for the December vote.
columnist Jack Anderson testified before the Congressional Black Caucus that the FBI tracked Coretta Scott King after Martin Luther King Jr. and surveilled other black leaders and public figures. He cited 1966 files noting Kings arrival and hotel stay as evidence of broad surveillance by federal agencies and noted the practice may have continued under acting director L. Patrick Gray.
In Ballymurphy Belfast IRA gunmen fired at midnight then fell silent as NI waited for word on a cease fire seen as a possible first step toward peace after three years of fighting. The quiet prompted cautious celebrations as people hoped for an end to the violence.
The Tax Ecology Institute lauds the city for shifting to aggressive tax collection raising revenues and reducing delinquencies. A 119 page manual recommends staffing, ordinance redrafts, and form revisions to improve administration. Tonight's council agenda includes open burning, private liquor club fees, traffic restrictions, and noise concerns near the Oxford Inn.
Ramsey Clark states that spending millions on advanced police armaments is slowly turning the United States into a police state. He argues the growth of militarized local police undermines civil liberties and democratic norms.
Floodwaters devastated Corning New York with the first floor wiped out and the lab suffering four million dollars in damage. The Erie Lackawanna Railway filed for bankruptcy citing one hundred thirty miles of flooded track and repair costs. Virginia and West Virginia governors projected multi million damage totals and declared disaster areas as Richmond and surrounding counties faced rising waters.
Vanessa Musick, 21, of Bolt, was placed on one year probation after a prior one year jail sentence. He pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing $490 from Michael Meadows in December 1970.
A report details Mrs Mitchell at Westchester Country Club with security assigned to her. An elderly staff member says officials are inside and not coming out while a switchboard operator cites orders to block calls. Mrs Mitchell claims a security man removed a telephone from her hand and guards assaulted her in Newport Beach.
Boyle's five year term as United Mine Workers president was invalidated May 1 by a federal judge due to extensive labor law violations in the 1969 election. A new election is tentatively set for December. Boyle defeated Joseph A Yablonski in a bitter 1969 campaign. Yablonski and his wife and daughter were murdered soon after. Several UMW officials have since been indicted. Boyle was convicted March 31 of funneling union funds to political campaigns, including 30,000 to Humphrey, violating the Corrupt Practices Act and Landrum Griffin Act. Prosecutors say funds moved from the union treasury through Labor's non-partisan League to private banks and then to candidates. Other contributions supported campaigns for Hays Saytor Morse Olsen. Boyle rose from miner to UMW president in 1963.
Frank L. Taylor Jr. 36, son of Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Taylor Sr., was killed in a car truck crash on U S 52 near Hillsville Virginia. He practiced in Charleston with Kay Cato and Ry. His wife and two children Blake 6 and Paige 3 were hospitalized in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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