Small Mine Operators Move to Block Health and Safety Act
A coalition of 80 operators from Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia prepared to file a federal suit in Pikeville Kentucky to halt enforcement of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act claiming discrimination against small coal mines. They seek a temporary injunction restricting fines and enforcement while not opposing the act as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort, Ky
UPI
U.S. District Court
Pikeville
Coal Operators and Associates, Inc
Robert Holcomb
Kentucky
Association
West Virginia
Virginia
Holcomb
Appalachian Coal States
Farmington
W. Va
Abingdon
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia Area
Obituaries note the deaths of Goldie Etta Day Hassleman and Pate Brooks with services planned in MacArthur and McGraws. They list survivors, burial sites, funeral details, and prior residences, reflecting local church ties and family lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Etta Day Hassleman
Seattle
Wash
Coal City
Fayette County
O. P
Margaret Ethel McBrayer Spencer
Church of God
Garrison
Guss Hassleman
John Scott Day
Cleveland
Ohio
Holmes Morris Day
MacArthur
Haskel T. Salmon
Miller
Rock Creek
James
Richard White
Haskel Salmon Jr
William Kennedy
Billy Kennedy Jr
Lawrence Allen
James Brooks
Smoot St
Central Baptist Church
Joe Simms
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Democrats Choose Site for 1972 National Convention
Democratic leaders in Washington weighed Miami Beach and Louisville for the 1972 convention site. Miami Beach was favored for hotel capacity while the party aimed to raise about $800000 for House and Senate campaigns with a $500 per plate dinner expected to gross near $1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Miami Beach
Fla
Louisville
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Five Coal Miners Identified After Farmington Recovery
At the Consol mine near Farmington workers recovered five more bodies from the 1968 disaster. Three identities were confirmed: Raymond Richard Parsons, Dennis Lee Toler, and Jerry Lee Stoneking. Two others remained unidentified as teams continued the painstaking search along the 7 North area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7 North
Raymond Richard Parsons
Mahnington
Dennis Lee Toler
Monongah
Jerry Lee Stoneking
Fairmont
Consolidation Coal Co
Consol
Jones Funeral Home
Mannington
Appalachian strip mining labeled quick profit threat by ARC official
James Branscome, 24, then ARC youth program director, urged end to strip mining in Appalachia calling it a quick profit no future mentality. He urged Appalachian studies in regional schools and said youth must push education reform as current system exports region’s youth to northern jobs. He will leave to lead Save Our Kentucky environmental coalition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachia
Congress
Branscome
ARC
Save Out Kentucky, Inc
Kentucky
Penn State
West Virginia University
Murderer Blamed for Missing Body Seen In Oregon Inquiry
The article reports on suspects in a murder case, with Bailey seeking body location from Cozort’s brother and a possible confession. Haynes the Army sergeant traveled with his family by train and car. his wife and children stay in Maryland. Deputy Birchfield agreed to cover travel expenses for Oregon questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Cozort
James Paul Cozort
Haynes
Germany
Soulsville
Baltimore
Freedom Shop Closes After Drug Raid Arrests
The Freedom Shop on South Fayette Street appears closed with stock cleared and doors locked after last week’s drug violation arrests. Owners reportedly include Mrs. Maxine Stover and her sons Ray and Roy Lee Catlett. a Princeton relocation rumor cannot be confirmed. The store, leased by W. A. Stanley, began a one year term early this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom Shop
South Fayette Street
Princeton
Maxine Stover
Sophia
Ray
Roy Lee ‘Catlett
Detroit
Beckley
Stover
W. A. Stanley
Beckley Water Co
Marriages listed for Walter Ray Arthur and others in Lanark area
Marriage permits record multiple unions including Walter Ray Arthur 431 Lanark son of Melvin and iCarlota Arthur and Delores Lee Watking 29 Terry daughter of Sam Evans Rodgers. Also Franklin Steve Copley 22 Daniels son of C Copley and Florence Richmond Copley and Judith Ann Lilly 20 Blue Jay daughter of Archie G. and Rosella Lilly. Additional entries include Basil Eugene Green 23 Bar rett and Susie Beil Stover 21 Clear Creek, Franklin D. Gilkerson 34 Beckley and Janet Knight 40 Beckley, Frankie Lee Perry 24 Leewood and Judy Ann Williams 20 Mr. Hope, Gary Albert Reichard 19 Beaver and Norma Jean Morrison 17 Beaver, plus Ralph David Saddler 22 Dorothy and Gloria Jean Beard 19 Stickney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ray Arthur
Lanark
Melvin and
iCarlota Devlin Arthur
Delores Lee Watking
Terry
Sam and
Charlotte Marie Evans Rodgers
Franklin Steve Copley
Daniels
Christopher C
Florence Richmond Copley
Judith Ann Lilly
Blue ‘Jay
Archie G
Rosella Cox Lilly
Basil Eugene Green
Barrett
Basil F
Opal George Green
Susie Beil ‘Stover
Clear Creek
Hughie Elbert
Mary Ann Bailey Stover
Franklin D. Gilkerson
Beckley
Ernest
Vera Riner Gilkerson
Janet Knight
Walter M
Dorothy Hawks Smith
Frankie Lee Perry
Leewood
Frank
Lottie E. Hodge Perry
Judy Ann Williams
Mr. Hope
Oie and
Ethel Plumley Williams
Gary Albert Reichard
Beaver
Albert
Lelia Dorothy Rose Reichard
Norma Jean Morrison
Roscoe J. and
Lotus M. Shrewsbury Morrison
Deweese jailed after no contest drunken driving case
Deweese Charles Deweese 31 of McAlpin was jailed at 9 40 a m today by sheriff s deputies to begin a three month term for drunken driving and negligent homicide. He was sentenced by Judge Harry McCreery after entering a no contest plea regarding the April 30 death of Hobart Mills 39 of Sophia in an accident on West Virginia 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Deweese
McAlpin
Deweese
Harry McCreery
Hobart W. Mills
Sophia
W. Va
State Supreme Court Accepts Trooper and School Board Appeals
The West Virginia State Supreme Court set arguments for September 1 on whether the Department of Public Safety must reinstate fired trooper Preston B. Gooden and whether Mason County Board of Education must reinstate L Brooks Smith as superintendent. The court also granted an appeal in Sutton Airport condemnation and denied others, including Mercer County cashier James W. Dillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cne
Morgantown
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Department
Gooden
High Court
Smith
Mason County School Board
Supreme ‘Court
Daniel B. Taylor
Braxton County
Sutton Airport
John G. Adams
Froda Hall Ada
James W. Dillard
Mercer County
State Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Richard T
Skip” Massie
Dorothy Elizabeth ‘Massie
Jarrett
Public Auction of Snuffer Estate Real Estate in Raleigh County
Eleven parcels from the late Lova Snuffer will be auctioned at 10 am July 24 from the Raleigh County courthouse steps. The sale offers three payment options and includes numerous lots in Crab Orchard and Town District plus mineral rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lova Snuffer
Raleigh County
Joseph Luchini
E. ‘Carl Meadows Jr
Real estate deeds filed in Beckley and district transfers
Deeds on file show Fab Homes, Inc. sold lot A of Pinecrest Addition to Clyde Croft and wife for 16700. Donald K. Cooper sold lot 44 in Rolling Wood Acres to James F. Walker and wife for 36500. Wilson Walker transferred two acres near Ameagle to Carl Walker and wife for 1000. Chessie Clay Bennett sold half of lot 3 and all of lot 4 in Pettus Marsh Fork district to Charles A. Prince and wife for 1000. George F. Evans sold lot 10 of Rhodell to Elmer M. Webb and wife for 1000. Henry C. Lilly sold lot 12 of H. K. Lester Subdivision on Little Beaver Creek to John W. Meeks and wife for 1750. William W. Jessup sold parcel 8 on Mount Tabor Road to Violet Marie and Norman S. Milam for 500. Johnnie Accord sold four acres on Breckenridge Creek in Trap Hill District via straw deed to Flossie Acord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fab Homes, Inc
Clyde Croft
Pinecrest
City of Beckley
Donald K. Cooper
James F. Walker
Wilson Walker
Carl Walker
Ameagle
Clear Fork
Chessie Clay Bennett
Charles A. Prince
C. R. Clay
Pettus
Marsh Forks
George F. Evans
Elmer M. Webb
Rhodell
Henry C. Lilly
John W. Meeks
H. K. Lester
Little Beaver Creek
Shady Spring
William W. Jessup
Japan cabinet changes likely after election
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato said he will make important cabinet changes following Socialist gains in Sunday's elections. Sources expect a weekend announcement after his Seoul trip for President Park Chung-hee's inauguration and a meeting with U S Vice President Spiro Agnew. The Socialists gained seats in rural areas and increased strength in the Diet, with gains by the Socialists and Communists noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Eisaku Sato
Japan
Seoul
Park Chung-hee
Sato
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Diet
North Vietnamese Troop Massing Near DMZ Reported
Two South Vietnamese generals said 16 000 North Vietnamese troops massed just north of the DMZ may join 10 000 infiltrators in the south with tanks artillery and antiaircraft guns. They cited 6000 entered the northern area since May 1 and projected 30 000 to 35 000 South Vietnamese in Quang Tri and Thua Thien could hold against a new offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Pham van Phu
Vu van Giai
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Democratic House votes push antiwar bill past majority
Draft bill for antiwar forces lifts Democratic peace vote to 63 percent. As on June 17, a majority of House Democrats desert Speaker Carl Albert to back the end the war amend. Nixon administration opposed the nine month Proviso, arguing it would wreck chances at Paris talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Democrats
Carl Albert
Nixon
Paris
Rockefeller signs 11 environmental laws in New York
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller signed eleven environmental protection laws in Albany. The measures tighten none pollution rules and ban phosphates in foundry detergents, aiming to curb pollution and protect waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Mrs. G. Hassleman
Pate Brooks
Ravencliff
Milam Methodist Church
McGraws
Lee Richardson
Jim McCormick
Pine Grove
Glen Fork
James R
Catherine Acord Brooks
Burton
Gertrude
Paul
Randolph
Raymond
French
Sabine
Shelburn
William
Mullens
Thomas
Roy
Pineville
Carl Brooks
Oceana
Susie McGraw
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Charles Devlin
Stanaford
God’s Tabernacle
Lewis Meadows
Bill Welch
Joe Woiciovich
Virgil McClanahan
James Daniels
David Smith
Walter Withrow
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Demos
Our
Raleigh Cleaners
Richmond Cleaners
Kyle Cleaners
Appalachian
Weston
Ichmon
South Kenawha
Bockley, Ph
Ralph David Saddler
Dorothy
James R. and
Ivory Blendena Heizer Saddler
Gloria Jean Beard
Stickney
Nelson and
Geneva Beard
Vietnam
State Supreme Court
Fairlawn
Smith Street
Park View
Edgewood Drive
Green Valley Homesites
Crab Orchard
Town
Shockley Branch
Old Ridge Road
Malinda Snuffer
Prince Streets
Jones Avenue
Oak Hill
MT. Hope
Joseph P. Tyree
Upper Fayette County
North
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