Mining Academy to Open Temporary HQ Near Beckley
The Charleston report says a $13 million mining academy near Beckley will seek temporary quarters and begin training in fall. Dr. Elburt F. Osborn announced the plan at a seminar, with funds set to plan the plant in fiscal 1972. About 130 students from Raleigh County will enroll July 6 while the project awaits a permanent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elburt F. Osborn
Charleston
Raleigh
Services Administration
Beckley
James RK. O’neal
Washington
Fred Ferguson
Osborn
Mount Hope
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Bureau
Raleigh County
Bureau of Mines
West Virginia court weighs huge civil suit and drug-law appeals
The State Supreme Court considers a record $750,000 jury verdict from Monongalia County in favor of David W. Houston for a 1968 72 percent injury after a 43 foot fall at Blacksville No. 1 mine. The court also agrees to hear appeals on old drug law cases involving Susan Grinstead and Tom Scott and other matters including a dismissed state investigator, a driver license suspension, and a civil service dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Monongalia
J. O. Lively Co
Mare
Raleigh County
West Virginia
David W. Houston
Blacksville No. 1
Morgantown
Lively
Houston
Pittsburgh
Susan Grinstead
Wood County
Tom Scott
Cabell County
Miss Grinstead
Joseph P. Albright
State Board of Pharmacy
Albright
Scott
Herbert Henderson
High Court
State Department of Natural Resources
Ralph N. Brown
State Civil Service Commission
David H. Carte
Edward B. Brown
Charleston
Brown
Two More Bodies Recovered At Mine Near Here
Two more miners have been identified among seven bodies recovered from the No. 9 mine near here. Guy Taylor and David Manella were named among the remains, as the rescue effort continues to identify all entombed workers from the long underground collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armington
UPI
West Virginia-Virginia
Mercer
Guy Taylor
Bridgeport
David Manella
Fairmont
Affinity Road
Cabell-Wickham
David Cartwight
Carolina
Raymond Richard Parson
Mannington
Dennis
Pine Ratan Ae Ae le
Vecellio & Grogan Low Bid On Corridor Q Project
Vecellio & Grogan Inc Beckley submitted the low bid of 5 560 585 for three miles of four lane Corridor Q in Mercer County as part of a near 18 million dollar package on 33 state highway contracts opened in Charleston. Other bids include Wright Contracting for 7 979 646 on 3.62 miles of I 79 in Braxton and Clay and several resurfacing projects in Raleigh Wyoming and Fayette counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vecellio & Grogan, Inc
Beckley
State Department of Highways
Mercer County
Charleston
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Fayette County
Wright Contracting Co
Columbus
Braxton
Clay Counties
Black Rock Contracting
Stamford
Dr. Crouch
Oceana County
Pineville
W.va
Logan Rock Contracting Inc
Pineville-Baileysville
Oak Hill
Wyco Hollow
Scarbro Road
Raleigh County
Mullens-Beckley
W.line
Mt. Hope Road
W.va. Va
National crime increase slows in early 1971
Justice Department data show the nationwide crime rate for January through March 1971 rose 6 percent, less than half the 28 percent rise recorded in the same period in 1970. Attorney General John N. Mitchell cited FBI uniform crime report figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Justice Department
John N. Mitchell
FBI
Nine Soviet Jews Given Prison Terms
A Kishinev Moldavia court sentenced nine Soviet Jews to one to five years each for anti Soviet activities linked to a failed hijack attempt of a Lenin grad to Sweden last year. Eight of the nine pleaded guilty according to Tass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wluscow
UPI
Kishinev
Moldavia
Tass
Leningrad
Sweden
CIA Chief Helms Arrives in Israel for Talks with Meir
CIA Director Richard C. Helms arrived in Tel Aviv for talks with Prime Minister Golda Meir and top officials including Moshe Dayan and Abba Eban. The visit signals possible shifts in Middle East diplomacy amid U.S.-Soviet tensions and Israeli reactions to a phantom peace plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
UPI
Israel
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Golda Meir
Richard C. Helms
Middle East
U.S
Jerusalem
Washington
Helms
Foreign Ministry
Meir
Moshe Dayan
Abba Eban
Youth Electrocuted While Helping Install Siding
Edsel Young Jr., 14, was electrocuted on a wet ground Tuesday when his barefoot stance met a live circular saw handed by his father during home siding work in Whitman. Authorities described a fatal accident involving a minor and household machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ypi
Edsel Young Jr
Whitman
Ex-convict charged in Kanawha County kidnapping case
Formal arraignment expected today for Kent Slie 25 charged in a kidnapping incident involving a Kanawha County youth, Danny Collins 13, with earlier sex abuse allegations. Four youths hitchhiked. two released, one restrained, and water- suffocation reported. suspect linked to prior Dunbar case and linked to Meadow Branch residence after prison time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Mud River
Lincoln County
Moundsville Penitentiary
Dunbar
Fighting Heavy South of DMZ Raises Tensions
In renewed clashes below the DMZ North Vietnamese forces hit a South Vietnamese militia unit with shelling and ground assaults on a mountaintop outpost near the DMZ. President Thieu warned of a final confrontation with North Vietnam in 1973 after U.S. withdrawal. US reports three Americans killed and eight wounded by a truck bombing near Da Nang, plus two soldiers slain in a helicopter crash and 12 wounded when rockets were fired into their position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Boyle Re-Election Data Tied to UMW Campaign Ties
Senate subcommittee reports evidence of improper union funds used to support W.A. Boyle’s 1969 re election as United Mine Workers president. Officials allegedly directed funds via salary based contributions repaid through pay raises, with ties to the Yablonski murder context and a potential Justice Department pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Justice Act
Fee
Department
Justice Department
Boyle
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Union
UMW
Joseph A
Jock’ Yablonski
Yablonski
Clarksville
Williams
House Passes Mine Safety Amendment Amid Budget Fight
The House approved funding to back an interior mine safety amendment. Rep. Ken Hechler said the Mines Bureau planned a broad media education campaign to shift miners’ habits toward safety, while critics called it a publicity stunt. Hechler warned West Virginia coal workers and the nation would resist the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPT
House
Hechler
Elmer B. Staats
Mines Bureau
Ken Hechler
W.va
West
Mariner 9 Faces Nitrogen Gas Shortage While Mars Mission Drags
NASA reports Mariner 9 may exhaust nitrogen supply before finishing scientific tasks in Martian orbit. Officials note higher gas use for attitude control and stabilization, while the Senate weighs Pentagon Papers coverage amid court actions and news organizations pause dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Mariner 9
Orbit
Mars
Det Propulsion T Laboratoryj
Senate
Justice Department
Inj
Daniel) Elisberg
New York) Times
The
Washington) Post
Gravel
Supreme Court
Pentagon
New York Times
Washington Post
House
Armed Services Committee
Final rites for Mrs Lula Smith in Minden church
Mrs Lula Smith 62 of Minden dies after a long illness. Rites at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Minden at 2 p m Thursday with Rev Thomas Pryor officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Visitation 7 to 9 p m today at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Gteenstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula. Smith
Minden
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Thomas Pryor
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Gteenstown
Deaths and Funerals Notice Farmed From Beav er and Daniels
Mrs Billie Sue Matics 39 of Beaver died at Bluefield hospital after brief illness. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements. Mrs Anna Lee Cochran 78 formerly of Daniels died in Albuquerque NM. Funeral Friday 2 pm First Baptist Beaver with Rev Powers, entombment Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. She had lived in Albuquerque 28 years. survived by two daughters Joy Fritz Daniels Anna Nordeen West Columbus OH, a son Bud T Cochran Kettering OH, nine grandchildren. Body at Caffee Funeral Home to church one hour prior. callers after 4 pm Thursday. Pallbearers listed. Final rites for James Brooks 78 228 Smoot St Central Baptist Church 2 pm Thursday Memorial Park. Died Monday after long illness. Ritchie and Johnson Parlor hours 7 pm 9 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie S. Matics
Billie Sue Matics
Beaver
Bluefield
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Anna L. Cochran
Anna Lee Hutchinson
Cochran
Albuquerque
N. M
Daniels
First Baptist Church
E. W. Powers
Sunset Memorial Park
Glen Daniel
Andy L
Josephine Tolley Hutchinson
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church
Joy Fritz, Daniels
Anna Nordeen
Columbus
Ohio
Bud T. Cochran
Kettering
David Fritz
Shawn Cochran
Rodney
Dennis West
Robert Clark
Morton Pendleton
James Brooks
Smoot St
Central Baptist Church
Elmer Day
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Dewey G. Seacrist
Richwood
Whitby
Simons-Coleman Funeral Home
Charles Roers
West Virginia Memorial Gardens
Calvin
Summersville
Thomas and
Celeste Seacrist
UMWA
First United Methodist Church
Margaret
Betty Waldron
Richard L
Concord
Calif
Robert J
Novata
Davies G
Dan
Virginia Beach
Ruth McGraw
Rainelle
Vannoy Loses Lawyer in Murder Trial Continued
Murder trial for George Vannoy of Shady Spring is continued after his attorney becomes a federal magistrate. Judge McCreery also accepts guilty pleas from five Beaver residents linked to a Modern Furniture Co. break in. Sentences set for July 15 vary. several receive probation or fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vannoy
Shady Spring
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Vannoy
McCreery
Modern Furniture Co
Paul J. Fourney
Vanney
Fourney
Imation
Thomas Canterbury
Beaver
Charles Lee Hicks
Allen Lane Hicks
Curtis Gene Ransom
Charles Lee Ellison
Rocky Dale ‘Trail
Ransom
Ellison
Trail
Kermit A. Lock
Funeral services for Mack E Manning in Ohio
Mack E Manning 16 of Cleveland formerly Arnett died by drowning near Gibbon Nebraska Monday. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday Melton Mortuary Chapel Rev Wade Webb officiating burial Sunset Memorial Park. Born Aug 4 1954 Beckley WV son of Earl and Betty Manning survivors include Marilyn Manning grandparents Ramsey Manning Elliott KY Ina Roach Arnett. Body at Melton Mortuary after 6 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack E. Manning
Cleveland
Ohio
Arnett
Melton Mortuary
Wade Webb
Sunset Memorial Park
Manning
Windmill State Park
Gibbon
Neb
Beckley
Earl
Betty Roach Manning
West Tech
Marilyn
Russell Manning
Elliott
Ina S. Roach
H. C. Roach
David Schoolcraft
Ricky Dillon
Terry Dillon
George Hall Jr
Lawrence Ferguson
Benjamin Fergusson
Woodrow S. Bailey Dies After Long Illness at 60
Woodrow S. Bailey 60 of Circle View Harper Heights died 1 15 p m Tuesday in a local hospital after a long illness. Born June 23 1911 in McGraws he was a disabled coal miner and a Harper Heights Baptist Church member. He is survived by his wife Anna Lee Brown Bailey eight sons including Woodrow Jr Russell Carlos and Ronald Lee two daughters and many siblings. The body is at Melton Mortuary with calling after 5 p m Thursday. Funeral services are set for 1 p m Friday with Mottom John Richardson in charge.
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William Statler Coleman
Oak Hill
Robson Church of Christ
Robson
Mason City
Thomas and
Elizabeth Colling Coleman
Lula
Betty James Coleman
Estel
Fayetteville
William Jr
Kincaid
Thelma Haninah
Page
Frances Spradlin
Edith Lee
Baltimore
Pauline Malay
Wilda Coleman
Ada Boyd
Kimberly
Mable Mason
Dayton
Ohio
Thomas
Kankakee
Ill
Tyree Funeral Home
Woodrow S. Bailey
Circle View
Harper Heights
McGraws
Irvin and
Bell Shumate Bailey
Anna Lee Brown Bailey
Russell
Carlos
Woodrow Jr
Charles Eugene
Ronald Lee
Beckley
Darrell
Eunice
Paul
Roanoke
Elmer
Martinsville
Sardra Kay
Kathem They
Triangle
Ruth Ann Preist
Bridgeport
Conn
Shirley Lafferty
Rocky Mount
Okey Bailey
Surveyor
Speed Bailey
Glen Rogers
Bess Manning
Lester
Lake Cozort
Sabine
Edna Hendricks
Glen Daniel
Elsie Stover
Martha Dick
MacArthur
Stella Jarrell
Parkersburg
Ollie Tolliver
Hope
J. Duncan
Glen Morrison
Melton
Mottom
John Richardson
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Mining Academy
J. O. Lively
Cosmonauts
Salyut
Earth
Ivan Vorobyon
Carl-Johan Clemedon
Aerospace Medical Association
Miami Beach
Francois Violette
Space Medical Service
Paris
Soyuz 1
Vladimir Komarev
Cape Kennedy
Dobrovolsky
Patsayev
Volkov
Odessa
Yner
Jiax Sur
Jerry Lee Stoneking
Fairminrwehelag
United Mine Workers District
Leonard Prknovich
Lake
Grand View
Airport Road
Peila
Piney Creek Road
Superior Paving Co
St. Albans
Spruce Mountain Road
Clear Fork Road
County
Beckley‘Charleston Road
W. Va
Coal City
Rhodell-Amigo
Acme Construction
Coal Rasklow
Tank Branch
U. S. 19
Bailey Avenue
Hedrick Dhaene Am Macias
Dollas
Ime
Vecellio & Grogan
Vecellio
Richard Helms
Lovejoy
Meadow Branch
Here
Collins
John W. Mitchell
Cam l
Treasury
Mariner
Mrs
Lula Smith
William Coleman
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