Soviet Press Puzzles Over Nixon Peking Communique
Moscow observers privately question the Sino American agreement noting gaps and omissions. They ask what concessions China earned and who pays the price while Moscow weighs implications for Vietnam Taiwan Bangladesh and U S policy ahead of Nixon's Moscow visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
APS
Nixon
Peking
China
Soviet Union
Indochina
United States
South Vietnam
Taiwan
Bangladesh
National Liberation Movement
East Pakistan
Islamabad
RCCAA Faces Resignations and Leadership Tensions
Internal conflicts shake RCCAA as three staff members resign and district presidents threaten to pull support if Warren is not removed. The ACCAA board includes a mix of private and public sector members with new appointees since August and long-time directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonunnea
RCCAA
Florine Nelms
Ben Goff
Wanna Ratliffe
Warren
ACCAA
Lewis McManus
Charles Burdiss
Bernard Crawford
Walter James
Sherman ‘Trail
Fred Stacy
Phil Turner
Ross Irle
Mike Jacobs
William Webb
Albert Hughes
Isadore Wein
Odell Gwynn
Ross Evans
William Ritchie
F. D. Blaney
Pat McDonough
Ron Taylor
Bob Bolen
Keith Grimmett
Malcom MacAulay
Robert Washington
Dewey’ Gunnee
Charles Lilly
John J. Smith
Starlen Teaster
H. J.J. Oram
Fred Henderson
Ellis Bailey
James Austin
Couple Named In Suit Against Montgomery Ward Co
Montgomery Ward and Co. files a suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court Tuesday to collect 740.70 from George W. Miller and Willa Miller of Cool Ridge. The company alleges the sum covers purchases in Walnut Creek, California and service charges in 1968 and 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
George W. and
Willa Miller
Cool Ridge
Raleigh County
Walnut Creek
Calif
Defense seeks FBI records in Berrigan case
In Harrisburg a judge weighs defense subpoenas for FBI Director Hoover and Prison Bureau head Carlson for internal communications and testimony related to the 1970 Harrisburg seven conspiracy case. The defense cites a Douglas prison testimony and a letter offer of $50 000 for services as part of pre trial discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
UPI
Boudin
R. Dixon
Hoover
FBI
Bureau
Mts Seven
Herman
J. Edgar Hoover
Prison Bureau
Norman A. Carlson
Douglas
Leonard
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Berrigan
Elizabeth McAlister
Deaths and Funerals in Huntington and Beckley Areas
Theresa Elmore 74 of Huntington died Tuesday after a short illness. Funeral services are at Chapman Mortuary Huntington at 2 30 p m Friday with Rev Syl Adkins. Burial Ridgelawn Memorial Park Huntington. She was born May 5 1897 at Clifftop Fayette County. She was widow of Harry Elmore and survived by daughter Mary Kathryn Lewis three sons Donald Thomas Harry Elmore Jr five grandchildren eight great grandchildren and three sisters and two brothers. Irvin Claytor 67 of Lester died Monday night after a long illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Ritchie Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Elmore
Huntington
Beckley
Chapman Mortuary
Syl Adkins
Ridgelawn Memorial Park
Elmore
Clifftop
Fayette County
Huntington Baptist Temple
Mount Laurel
Harry Elmore
Mary Kathryn Lewis
Donald
Thomas
Harry Elmore Jr
Dolly McQuade
Mary Surbaugh
Kathleen Shumate
Charleston
C. J
Needy) McQuade
John McQuade
Irvin Claytor
Lester
Ritchie Wid Johnson Funeral Parlor
Ethel Sturgill Robinette
Surveyor
Dillon-Taylor
Jonesboro
Tenn
Monte Vista
Johnson City
Fairview
Andrew
Amanda Sturgill
David
Glen Daniel
Eva Tripp
St. Petersburg
Fla
Buffalo Creek Life After Disaster Braces for Rebuild
Residents return and plan a recovery with government and private aid as 20 percent of Buffalo Creek hollow’s 4 500 residents stay in their homes. The article describes wrecked foundations, chimneys toppled to the ground, and a guardsmen crew searching for bodies amid the devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Buffalo Creek Hollow
Obituaries From Beckley Area Include Several Local Deaths
Multiple notices report the deaths of Mrs. Florence Canterbury 71 of Alderson Mrs. Ethel Sturgill Robinette 72 of Surveyor and Mrs. Queen Hunt 66 of Beckley. Details cover birthplaces long illness and survivor lists with funeral home arrangements in Alderson Johnson City and Beckley.
Mrs. Thettie Snyder dies after long illness in Oak Hill
Mrs. Thettie Snyder 81, of 930 Central Ave Oak Hill, died today at an Oak Hill hospital after an extended illness. Born April 27 1890 in Virginia she was daughter of the late Lewis and Emma Lavinder. Survived by son Mark White Oak daughter Mrs Lillian Sampson of California brother A D Lavinder Fayette Ohio sisters Mrs Zelba Scates Hampton Va and Mrs Cora Leffell Canton Ohio. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Canterbury
Alderson
Beckley
Canterbury
A. HL. Boley
Coal’ City
North Carolina
John
Nora Coffey
Orpha Butcher
Charleston
Wanda Sneed
Cleveland
Ohio
Emma Burns
Sinks Grove
Ralph Canterbury
Bluefield
Orville Coffey
Detroit
Mich
Lobban Funeral Home
Thettie ‘M. Snyder
Central Ave
Oak Hill
Virginia
Lewis and
Emma Lavinder
Mark
White Oak
Lillian Sampson
California
A. D. Lavinder
Fayette
Zelba Scates
Mitchell Denies GOP Deal Got ITT Off Hook
Washington based report cites columnist Jack Anderson claiming a secret ITT settlement funded the GOP National Convention. John N. Mitchell defends himself saying he spoke briefly with ITT lobbyist Dita Beard but had no involvement or knowledge of any antitrust settlement or negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Washington
UPI
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
International Telephone and Telegraph
Republican Party
Jack Anderson
San Diego
ITT
Dita Beard
Anderson
Justice
Department
Ofccourt
Kleindienst
Republican National Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Committee
International Department of Justice First
Telephone and Telegraph Co
Justice Department
O’brien
Richard Kleindienst
State Supreme Court ruling forces county payback
State Tax Commissioner Charles Haden says county officials who received pay hikes exceeding their gross salaries must return the excess to county general funds. The ruling follows Delardas v Mononga County Court, which held elected salaries cannot be raised during terms. Haden notes no alternative method exists when this year's pay already exceeds the 1970-71 salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Charles H. Haden
Haden
Supreme Court
Delardas
Monongalia
Hancock County
County Officials Seek Salary Adjustments for 1971-72
County officials discuss tying their 1971 72 salaries to last year's levels with a cap limited to the prior year. Haden notes needed repayment timing and a plan to finish the fiscal year without exceeding 1971 72 figures. The tax commissioner cites hotlines for tax help while legislators push bills to grant raises under set minimum and maximum limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of County Officials
House
Del
Robert Dinsmore
Hechler Among 14 Best Conservationists Oppose 26 Zero Congressmen
The League of Conservation Voters gave 26 House members a zero score on environmental issues and urged voters to retire them. Notables named include Reps. Mills Poage Aspinal Arends Colmer and Herbert. Kei Hechler of West Virginia scored a 93 among the best 15 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Edey
League
The
Kei Hechler
D-W.va
District of Columbia
two men jailed in Beckley for vehicle offenses
Beckley city police jailed Bill Cine of Beaver for driving while intoxicated and improper registration at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Randall Honaker of Beckley was jailed at 12:19 a.m. Tuesday for a feted created offense. Both were bonded and released from jail.
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Beckley
Bill Cine
Beaver
Tuseday
Randall Honaker
Aaron
Leap Year baby gives birth on Feb 29 in Michigan
Patricia Cochran, born on Leap Day 28 years earlier, delivered a daughter Amanda Deanne Cochran at Crittenton Hospital Rochester weighing eight pounds eight ounces. Doctor predicted a Feb 29 due date seven months before, but the mother doubted it until midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, Mich
UPI
Patricia Cochran
Amanda Deanne Cochran
Crittenton Hospital
Aiegpeann Nee
Jury pool clears eight in Angela Davis murder case
Eight prospective jurors advanced past the first hurdle in the Angela Davis murder kidnapping trial in San Jose California as two days of screening narrowed the panel from a larger pool. One potential juror confessed unfamiliarity with Davis while others disclosed limited political interest or prior knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Upson
California
Angela Davis
Peter Ruth
Angela Pen
James Hemphill
Miss Davis
San Rafael
Middle East tensions flare as Israel shells Lebanon base
Israeli claims two Soviet Katyusha rockets hit Kiryat Shmona from Lebanese bases. Lebanon faces clashes with Syrian backed guerrillas and near civil war echoes of 1969. Lebanese army cracks down on guerrilla supplies as Libyan arms are refused landing at Beirut air hub. Damascus reports village and base strikes with civilian and guerrillas killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
al Fatah
Israel
Kiryat Shmona
Cairo
Beirut
Damascus
Jury hears testimony in Yablonski murder case
James C. Phillips, 24, of Cleveland testifies he joined but quit the conspiracy after a quarrel with Gilly. Annette Lucie Gilly and Silous Huddleston are charged with first degree murder. references to a man named Tony and stolen firearms tie into the case. Verbal exchanges highlight limited cross examination and reliance on corroborating evidence like fingerprints and cartridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Gilly
Vealey
Buddieston
Tony
Gold
Tennessee
Huddleston
Phillips
Annette Gilly
Yablonski
Scranton
Sprague
Troops Returning Home Hit by War Updates
The U S command said 4 940 American servicemen are being withdrawn, the second largest since de escalation began in 1969. Air attacks peaked with 32 BS2s on 13 bombing runs in the north. On the ground one American soldier died and eight wounded near Saigon. South Vietnamese losses were 2 killed and 7 wounded. Communist casualties numbered 44 in 24 hours. Latotian soldiers suffered 23 killed at an ammunition dump near Long Cheng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Long Cheng
Nixon to Pull Most Troops From Taiwan After War
Washington reports indicate President Nixon plans to remove all but about 2,000 U.S. troops from Taiwan after the Vietnam War ends. Senate leaders and Ford recalls discuss timing and conditions as China visit looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Taiwan
Washington
UPI
Congress
Dearborn
Mich
U.S
Senate
Hugh Scott
Mike
Ford
Commu
Mansfield
Chou
Motor Cos
China
Chou Erclai
Shanghai
Norfok
Indochina
Obituaries: Mary Meadows and William Pack
Mary Meadows 68 of Flat Top dies en route to hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Fairview Freewill Baptist Church with Revs Leonard Craighead and John Walker officiating. Burial in Flat Top family cemetery. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home set viewing after 5 p.m. Thursday. Pallbearers named. William L. Pack 68 of Oak Hill died 1:30 a.m. today in Huntington hospital after extended illness. Retired from Mable and Crew Department Store Cincinnati. Born Oct 13 1903 at Allensville. Survived by wife Freda Lee Totten Pack son Ella Leon Tootten Cincinnati sisters Masie Hankers Mabscott Grethel Miller Gussie Bolt Beckley. Continuous obituary notes omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byard
Jerry Dale Frantz
Summerlee Ave
Meador
Shady
Spring
Oak Hill
Tyree
Rose and Quesenberry
Peace Chapel
Joe Revs
William D. Slates
Pizzino
Frank Washburn
Sunset Memorial Park
High Lawn Memorial Park
Red Star Coal. Co
Joseph F
Louisa C. Browning Frantz
Josie Alberta
Cecil G
Lancaster
Richard A
Montgomery
Frank H
Pompano Beach
Fla
Katherine Helen Kessler
Mullens Masonic Lodge No. 151
Mary Meadows
Mary Rogers Meadows
Flat Top
Fairview
Freewill Baptist Church
Leonard Craighead
John Walker
Harold Wood
Orville Amick
W. G. Lilly
James Rose
Bob McCallister
Andy Allen
William Lee Pack
Duncan Ave
Huntington
Mable and Crew Department Store
Cincinnati
Ohio
Allensville
Williams N
Emmiley Clay Pack
Freda Lee Totten Pack
Ella Leon Tootten
Masie Hankers
Mabscott
Grethel Miller
Gussie Bolt
Beckley
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Bill
Supreme Court Dismisses Fired DNA Employee Appeal
West Virginia high court upholds the Civil Service Commission and dismisses Ralph N. Brown’s challenge to his May 1970 firing as lacking proof of political motive. The ruling cites no clear factual basis beyond suspicious circumstances. The court also voids John E. Koton Jr.’s grand larceny sentence and sends him to Moundsville Prison after a 30 day deadline.
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Sharleston
API
State Supreme Court
Department of Natural Resources’ Planning and Development Division
High Court
State Civil Service Commission
Ralph N. Brown
Preston County
Brown
GOP
Supreme Court
Civil Service
Ammunevion
Teva
Frank C. Haymond
John E. Koton Jr
Koton
West Virginia
Hunttonsville
Huttonsville
Moundsville
John R
Marion
Circuit Court
Cvat
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Holliday
Arch Moore Tuesaday
Robert K. Holliday
Dayette
House of Delegates
Philip F. Berrigan
Jerry D. Meador
Buffalo Creek
Pinto Road
Ton Clinton
Norma Hart Meador
Shady Spring
Shady Spring High School
A. G. Wilcox Construction Co
Danny Ray
Gary Randall
Darrell Edward
Ronald Gene
David Wayne ‘Meador
Patricia’ Ann ‘Johnson
Drema Kay Thompson
Dublin
Jeannie Lynn
Deborah Sue
Brenda Gait Meador
Christie Meador
Pluto Road
Hubert Justice
William Harvey
James Smith
Mike Radford
John Ayers
Eddie Ray
Ernie Meador
F. Canterbury
E. S. Robinette
Mrs. Queen Hunt
Queen Hunt
South Fayette Street
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Danville
Jos and
Fannie Bethel Hall
Frank
Andrew Hunt
Columbus
Emma Reynolds
Dry Fork
Ruth Thompson
East Beck
Mrs. Thettie Snyder
Hechler
Angela
Middle East
William L. Pack
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