Funeral and burial notices from Bradley and surrounding areas
Funeral services for Walter Settle 77 of Bradley will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bradley Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Tyree officiating and burial to follow in Memorial Gardens. Also noted are services for Ida Mae Hughes and Leonard Randall Porter with details of survivors and funeral homes. arrangements listed for final rites in Mullens and Beckley areas.
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Walter
Settle
Bradley
Ida Maerg
Bowles
Sir Summers
Meadows
Beckley Hospital
Hinton
Bradley Freewill Baptist Church
Fayette County
France
Laxinda Settle
Alice Settle
Cecil
Clear Creek
Ernest
Carlos
Ingleside
Virgie Bennett
Burnice Bennett
Bkelton
Tyree Funeral
Court To Hear Septic Tank Firm's Appeal
The West Virginia Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Linzy Septic Tank Service which claims Cameron failed to pay a $34 667 bill for servicing the Marshall County sewer system. The firm says it removed nearly one million pounds of sludge while the city contends the contract was void for reading and voting irregularities.
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Charleston
w.Va
UPI
State Supreme Court
Cameron
Marshall County
High Court
James B. Crawford
West Virginia
Moundsville
Ritchie County
W. C. Reeves
Virgil Bethel Messer
Jimmy Messer
Dempsey Branch
Faylette County
Minnie Bowling funeral set in Fayetteville
The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Payne Bowling 75 of Fayetteville will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Dodd Payne Funeral Home with Rev Billy Reed Wickline officiating. Burial follows at Montgomery Memorial Park London. Survived by husband Arthur Hugh Bowling three sons Charles D Montgomery Kenneth F Pueblo Cole Detroit Mich and Washington DC and four grandchildren. Friends may call today from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Minnie Bowling
Minnie Payne Bowling
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Billy Reed Wickline
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Chariton Heights
Mon- Ye
Tazewell
Vince
Margaret Yost Payne
FBI Hobbled by Watergate Hearings Move
The article notes two convictions and five guilty pleas linked to the Watergate break in as part of a bugging operation at Democratic headquarters. A judiciary committee spokesman says discussions with Gray's staff aim to broaden the hearing questions, focusing more on FBI operations than political matters.
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Ign
Judiciary Committee
Gray
FBI
County Court Meeting Moved To March 15 At 10 A M
The Raleigh County Court regular meeting set for March 13 is rescheduled to March 15 at 10 am due to a conflicting class. A petition seeks approval for the proposed Trap Hill Public Service District water system.
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Raleigh
Minor
Scott
Public Service District Water Systems Net
Menting
Three West Virginia POWs Remain in Vietnam Custody
United Press International reports that three West Virginia natives are still prisoners of war in North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. The latest batch of four freed in Hanoi included Joseph Rose of Morgantown, Gail Kerns of Valley Bend, and Cleodean Adkins of Huntington. Maj Glenn Wilson, Lt William Mayhew, and Lt William Hardman remain captive. The cease fire pact expected all POWs to be freed within about 40 days. Rose telephoned his Morgantown mother from Clark Air Base, expressing determination to rest after five years of captivity. Kerns was carried off the plane on a stretcher due to illness. his mother in Valley Bend spoke of little contact.
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United Press International
West Virginia
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Army Cwo
Joseph Rose DI
Morgantown
Army
Gail M. Kerns
Valley Bend
Randolph County
Cleodean Adkins
Huntington
Air Force
Glenn H. Wilson
St. Albans
Navy
William Mayhew
New
Willard Kerns
Ihim
Legislature Debates Immunization and Election Reforms
West Virginia lawmakers consider continuing early age inoculations amid measles fears. Sen. Pat Hamilton backs parental choice for vaccination while noting immunization risks. Senate also advances voter registration checks and restricts early disclosure of election results. House pursues athletic and extracurricular awards, a drug abuse study, and a minor drug treatment measure without parental consent.
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West Virginia
Pat Hamilton
Senate
Elections Committee
House
del. Charles Lohr
D-Mercer
Gordon Eisman
Secondary School Activities Commission
Lohr
Kim Carey
D-Hancock
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
ACCAA Grants Face Funding Uncertainty Amid Budget Shifts
The ACCAA and local agency staff face unclear funding after President Nixon's January budget plan cut money for community action and moved OEC programs to other agencies. Senate and House actions set temporary funding extensions, with reconvened sessions noted around October 31.
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Nixon
ACCAA
Senate
House
OEC
Nova
Credit Proposed As Fairer Than Tax Deduction
Washington report on tax reform testimony. AFL-CIO leader Jerry Wurf urges replacing deductions with uniform tax credits, arguing credits are equal for all earners. He proposes $150 per exemption, a $400 standard credit, and retaining itemized expenses as credits.
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Washington
UPL
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Afl-Cio
Wurf
Lawyers Seek Testimony From Sarah Miles And Burt Reynolds
In a Maricopa County court filing, lawyers for the Miles family seek to compel Sarah Miles and Burt Reynolds to testify under oath at a resumed inquest into the death of David Whiting. The filing targets avoiding publicity and describes the planned testimony as potentially exposing nude film roles and public attention surrounding the case. The inquest was set to resume at 1 p.m. MST and 3:30 p.m. EST.
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Jack Nock
Superior Court
Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
Miss Miles
Reynolds
Miss Hollow
Miles
Sarah Miles
Frank
Burt Reynolds
Wolds
Cosmopolitan
John P. Frank
David Whiting
Maricopa County
Public Defender Bill Proposed in West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia lawmakers introduced a public defender bill to create a statewide system with a chief officer, a three member board, and staff hired by the board. Indigents would receive counsel at all trial stages, with the public defender funded by the state and reimbursable from the subject to extent possible. The measure also outlines reforms to related benefits and a companion bill by Seibert to raise Workmen’s Relief Fund payments and other public welfare provisions.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Public Defender Services
House
Lewis McMan
George Seibert
McManus
Seibert
Senate
Penn
Carmichael
Files
Gilliam
Myles
West Virginia University of Law
Polen
Marshall County Common Pleas Court
Polen and
Swann
Marshall
Tyler
McManus and
Sue
Suspect grilled in Upstate fire near remodeled club
Clarksburg West Virginia police questioned a suspect in connection with an early morning fire that gutted a building being remodeled into a night club. The adjacent property, Jerry's Auto Store, burned last month. Arson is suspected and a witness may identify the suspect.
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Clarksburg
W.va
UPI
Bernard Folio
Ltar
Robert Hall
Hall
Jerry
Pleads Guilty in 1971 Ohio County murder case
Lance Levitt of Triadelphia changed his plea to guilty today in Ohio Circuit Court on the murder charge for the May 1971 shooting death of Pamela Wolfston, 12, of Wheeling. Judge James McClure set March 2 for sentencing and Levitt, 44, was remanded to the Ohio County Jail.
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Wheeling
W.va
UPI
Lance Levitt
Triadelphia
Ohio
Pamela Wolfston
Wheelng
James McClure
Levitt
Newsroom pleas urgency protect confidential sources
A M Rosenthal of the New York Times urged a House Judiciary subcommittee to bar subpoenas in all free press matters. He warned that press confidentiality erosion risks ending investigative reporting and exposing corruption, calling for a congressional act to safeguard the First Amendment.
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Washington
UPI
New York Times
House Judiciary
A. M. Rosenthal
Congress
Rosenthal
Rosénthal
Aftershock Shakes Pasadena with 3.5 Magnitude Rattle
A 3.5 magnitude aftershock hit Pasadena at 4 56 a m reported by the Caltech Seismological Laboratory. It followed the Feb 7 quake and was the first aftershock in the past week, the 14th event recorded.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
Public Hearing Urges Two Year Delay On Clean Air Deadline
The Air Pollution Control Commission faced a lengthy public hearing as supporters urged a two year delay in enforcing new clean air laws. Chairman Gus R Douglass said action would come at least a month from now.
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Earl
Lill
Charleston
W Cad
Conttrol Commission
Gus R. Douglass
Pearl S Buck obituary and legacy details
Pearl S Buck faced conservative criticism over modern views and resigned from the Presbyterian mission in 1933. She divorced in Reno the same day, married publisher Richard J Walsh, and settled in Bucks County. She founded the Pearl S Buck Foundation and Welcome House to aid mixed heritage children, and her funeral will be private.
Jet Crash Claimed Iberia Flight Victims In Europe
A midair collision near Cognac involved a Coronado jet and an Iberia DC9. The Convair landed at a military base after wing damage. Witnesses recalled a loud explosion and bodies falling as the Iberia flight from Mallorca to London disappeared in the crash area.
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Arg Ae
Stephen Young
West Virginia
Coronado
Nantes
Galley
Iberia
Iberia Airlines
Mallorca
London
Convair
Madrid
Cognac
Pierre Tardy
Maurice Richard
Cardinals Investiture Sparks Papal Election Reform
The article notes a controversial papal decree restricting cardinal voting to ten members for the Pope's successor. It cites previous limits set by earlier popes and hints at further cuts, including barring men aged nine or older from future elections, with potential consideration of Eastern Catholic patriarchs.
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Sixtus V
John XII
Paul
West Virginia coal debate warns of costly mine openings
Critics warn new southern wells could push costs to 15 to 20 million in a plan affecting northern West Virginia high sulphur coal areas. Advocates say superior future sulfur removal tech will restore northern production and cheaper prices. Environmentalists challenge commission authority amid questions of legality and compliance.
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Robinson
AEP
Western Coal
Moundsville
Western Co
Western Coal Ag
Kammer
West Virginia
H. Dennis Spriggs
The
Citizens For Environmental Protection
Spriggs
Rugdy
Young
South Sun
John J. Welch
New Manchester
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Whiting
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