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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1973

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Taxpayers Suit Fails To Keep Farr Free From Jail

In Los Angeles courts a four man taxpayers suit to bar publication of a juvenile court story was dismissed. judges found no fact showing grounds to jail William Farr or stop him from being published. Elsewhere, officials debated news source protection with governors and editors urging shield laws and limits on compelled testimony. debates spanned Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, and Connecticut as lawmakers weighed first amendment safeguards.

Los Angeles UPI Michael Ho Los Angeles Times William Farr Iadnacda Igtary Vrenanounys Charles Denver S. Vogel John R. Evans Children’s Code Times Rudy Villasenor Los Angeles Herald Examiner Meljor LeRoy KABC Denver Jesus A. Barker Peter J. Pitchess Farr Onjbans Upstate Supreme Court Superior Court Annapolis, Md Upd Pitchess Marvin Mandel Baltimore County Maryland Charles Manson Farris Baltimore News-American Baltimore Jecal

Supreme Court broadens government anti trust power

The Supreme Court extends anti trust reach to fringe beer markets in New England ruling that a firm’s potential as a competitor can curb mergers. Falstaff Brew ing Co. could influence prices without direct market entry, impacting Narragansett Brewing Co. and regional players. Justice Rehnquist dissented urging limits on government power.

Jack C. Landau Newhouse News Service Supreme Court New England New England Falstaff District Court Narragansett New Pant William H. Rehnquist Potaulater Stewart Justice Department Nar J Jagansett Rehnquist High Court

Raw Farm Prices Hit New High Across Nation

Treasury and Agriculture officials report raw farm product prices rose 3 percent to a record in the 30 days to Feb 15. Beef and hog prices led gains while soybeans climbed. wheat eggs and corn fell. White House resists farm price controls amid calls from AFL CIO and critics.

Bernard Brenner Gerald L. Warren Washington UPI Treasury George P. Shultz John T. Dunlop Agriculture Department AFL- Cio George Meany William J. Scherle Rtowa Scherle Iowa America Earl Butz Meany

Meir and Nixon Discuss Peace Plan at White House

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir meets President Nixon in Washington as part of renewed U S efforts toward Middle East peace and better Arab relations. The visit, treated like a state affair, includes a White House dinner and talks with officials on Egyptian views and arms supplies.

Washington UPI Golda Meir J Nixon White House U. S Middle East Hussein Jordan Egypt Mohammed Hafez Ismail Kenneth Bush State Department Meir Ismail Anwar Sadat Bush Charles W. Bray Ronald L. Ziegler

Nixon abandons welfare reforms in State of the Union message

President Nixon, in his fourth State of the Union, abandoned major structural welfare reform while pledging to push a national health insurance plan and elderly property tax relief. He urged tightening AFDC management, while offering no details on health or education funding and noting no immediate passage of welfare changes.

Washington UPI Nixon Congress AFDC Aerson Federal Office of Economic Opportunity

Formal Signing Tomorrow International Viet Peace Accord

World powers initialed a peace accord to guarantee lasting peace in Vietnam with US Soviet China and both Vietnams and Viet Cong present. The document will be signed Friday at 11 am local time, with Kurt Waldheim and William Rogers observing. The talks ended after a crisis over POW releases and a brief boycott.

Paris UPI Fietam Hanoi United States Russia China Vietna Eo Viet Cong Nivery Nations i Vietnam

Teenager Receives Death Sentence in Massachusetts Rape Murder

In Boston, 18 year old Robert E. O'Neil was sentenced to death for the 1972 rape and murder of 57 year old Gladys Mercades and the attempted murder of her son. Judge Diamond ruled the penalty mandatory under state law and not limited by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The verdict came from a 10 to 2 jury confirmation of murder, rape, and related charges. The sentence will be reviewed by the state Supreme Court.

Boston UPS Alan J. Diamond Supreme Court Robert E. O'Neil Diamond O’neil State Supreme Court O'Neil Gladys Mercades Earl Massachusetts U.S. Supreme Court Jorge

Ex-Sergeant Wooldridge sentence tied to Senate testimony

Former Army sergeant major William Wooldridge pleads guilty to bribery and faces sentencing on April 30. Judge Warren Ferguson said the punishment depends on Wooldridge’s full, open testimony to a Senate subcommittee on government operations. Co-defendants Bass and Higdon also pleaded guilty amid charges tied to servicemen’s clubs overseas.

Los Angeles UPI William ©. Wooldridge Senate Wooldridge Army US District Court Warren J. Ferguson Woaldridge Permanent Investigations Senate Committee On Government Operations Theodore Bass William Higdon Bass Pensacola Fla John Nelson Higdon Huntsville Ala Junction City Kaw Aidle Redeoce Pilaro d

Kitty Hawk Rioter Sentencing in Navy Court Martial

Navy court martial today weighs penalty for Airman Ronald Glover of Columbia DC. found guilty of one assault count amid Kitty Hawk race riot cases involving 23 sailors, most black, with four injured aboard USS Kitty Hawk last October.

San Diego UPS Navy Ronald Glover Glover Columbia D.C

Deaths and Funerals

A jumble of obituaries notes Mrs Clara A Blevins 63 of Daniels died at home born March 21 1909 she belonged to Pentecostal Church of Daniels and survived by her brother Chester Blevins. Other notices list final rites for Claude Pate Mrs Mary Swanson Mammie Pate and Mary Swarnner as well as Silas Rollins Tammy Mickey and Tammy’s family with services across Raleigh and Greenbrier counties.

Clara Blevins Clara A. Blevins Daniels Claude Pate Mary Wallace Mary Swanson Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Franklin County John and Francis Radford Pate UMWA McAlpin Disabled American Veterans Theamin White Pate Warren, Pate Floyd Manford Pate Waverly Bay of Midway James Blanche) Sigman Doug Nanny Mary) Gibbs Bassett Frank Louise) Perry Kansas City Kan Emma Nolen Danville Williams Sophia Harold Pendry George Roebuck Lawrence Sturgill Leon Sturgill James Trovato Herbert Henderson

Funeral services for Aden W. Toney at Workman's Creek church

Aden W. Toney 92 of Clear Creek dies after short illness in Beckley hospital. Funeral at Workman's Creek Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p m with Rev. in charge. Burial in Sunset Memorial Garden. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers. Also notice of grave infant burial for Buckland of Beaver at Canaday Cemetery Friday at 2 p m with parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Buckland.

Beckley Oak Hill Willie May Jackson Adamsville Ala Rochelle Watford Birmingham William Watford New York City N. Y Joseph George Edward O'Dell Robert Ritchin and Johnson Greenstown Aden W. Tions Toney Clear Creek Workman's Creek Beckley ‘Hospital Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Buckland Ernest Buckland Beaver Canaday Dewey Buckland

POWs Update After Ceasefire Talks in Saigon

The article notes continued POW status and releases since the ceasefire. It cites 155 U.S. military POWs released, eight U.S. civilians, and one Canadian civilian, with 47 U.S. military, 16 U.S. civilians, and seven foreign civilians still missing or in captivity. It mentions minesweeping resuming and possible negotiations in Saigon over alleged ceasefire violations near Khe San.

U. S U.S Communist Pathet Leo United States South Vietam Khe San Saigon

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