Deaths and Funerals in Oak Hill and Ghent notices
Funeral notices report Mrs Grace Elizabeth Mathys Ersie Boyd and Joseph Ellison among the deceased with services in Oak Hill Beckley and Midway. Survivors include spouses children and siblings with long illness causes. Other obituaries list Fred Grant Jones Paine Hawkins Hawkins and Jones with burial in Sunset Memorial Park and Pembertonlain.
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Ersie Boyd
Grace E
Mathys
Grace Elizabeth Mathys
Ersie Noy
Templeyod
Westmorelast Drive
Oak Will Hospital
Kenneth
Swank
Colfollow
Sunset Memorial Park
Umbus
Ohio
Boyd
Bertha Hall
Moyester
Columbus
Lnter
Eberly
Hell
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Arnold J. Mucker
Cal
Ann Rose
Limiside
W. P. Boyd
Haitie L. Eckles Boyd
Nellie Williams
Grundy
Kenneth Earl Webb
Circleview Drive
Lbockley
Ouwin Hebb
Shady No
Joseph G. Ellison
Midway
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
F.C. Calhoun
Sunset' Memorial Park
Ellison
Bor
Camp Creek
E. F
Tuslith Carkwell Ellison
Ming
Nic
Slab Fork €Oal Co
Owen
Hoke
Mrs. O
Sarahy Lusk
Crab Orchard
Ody
Jack McVey
James Lilly Jr
L. Burrette
Bala Burnette
Donate
Bill
Bobby McPherson
Glen Paisley
Fred Grant Jones
Ghent
Free War Baptist Church
Leslie Lilly
Pemberton
Funeral for 94 year old Mike Petroff in Scarbro
Mike Petroff 94 of Scarbro died Tuesday at Beckwith Nursing Home. The body is at Dodd Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Friends may attend services after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Petroff
Scarbro
Beckwith
Dodd Payne
Fayetteville
Rns
Tar Heel cities elect first Black officials in 1960s wave
Across North Carolina several towns reported first Negro officials on Tuesday. Thurman Nurphy, a Methodist minister, becomes Lourinbais’s first Negro rouleisman. Ahoskie greets Henry Marsh as its first Negro councilman, defeating long-time member J. C. Sassons Sr. Murfreesboro seats Jacob Ruffin as its first Negro councilman, Bayboro installs Kenneth E Bell, and Morehead City elects W. C. Horton as its first Negro councilman.
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Tar Heel
Thurman Nurphy
Lourinbais
Ahoskie
Henry Marsh
J. C. Sassons Sr
Jacob Ruffin
Murfreesboro
Bayboro
Kenneth E. Bell
Morehead City
Bill) Horton
Mayor Accused of Stealing in Petty Larceny Charges
MILAN APL Hearings stemming from petty larceny charges against Mayor Raymond Dridg e are set for May 6 and 16. Duddridge is accused by Police Chief M R Lucas of stealing a load of gray valvund valued at 14.27 dollars. A hearing on two petty larceny warrants by Lu ong is scheduled for May 13 in Barboursville, charging the mayor with stealing 2655 dollars in parking meter fines from Mie Lown.
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Milan
APL
Raymond Dridge
Duddridge
M. R. Lucas
Millon
Luong
Barboursville
Mie Lown
California Girl Wins Junior Miss Crown
In Willbile Alabama a California girl, Jac aun Ann Benington, wins the Junior Miss title. The pageant cites a scholarship of 10000 dollars and a year as America’s First Lady of Youth. Alta Martie Colott te of Missouri is first runner up and Dee Ann Allen of North Dakota is second runner up.
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Willbile
Ala
Jacaun
Ann Benington
America
Huntingdon
Alta Martie Coloittte
Missouri
North Dakota
Dee Ann Allen
Settlement Reached in Raleigh County Motor Case
A settlement was reached by action by David Smith against Gary Hailey in Raleigh County. The case, heard before a jury, involved damage to a small foreign car struck on Grove Ave. by C. R. Withrow and Bailey, with John C. Ashworth serving as counsel for Smith and John Scherer for Bailey. The incident, dated March 14, 1968, caused six injuries in a funeral home incident.
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David Smith
Gary Hailey
Raleigh County
Girewil
Smitit
C. R. Withrow Bailey
Oy Me Smith
Grove Ave
C.K. Withrow
Ithrow
Chaves
Jocal
John C. Ashworth
Smith
John 2
Pan
Scherer
Bailey
Esbee
Russell Reveals Tumor Is Gone
Senator Richard B. Russell disclosed after cobalt treatments that a previously believed malignant tumor in his left lung had disappeared. The 71 year old, a longtime Senate figure, said the prognosis remains uncertain and he still faces emphysema.
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Russell
Washingdon
UPI
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ile
Five Eastern Mines Idle in WV Strike Over Vacation Pay
Five Eastern mines operated by Eastern Associated Coal Corp in West Virginia are idled in a grievance dispute. Keystone No 2 and 3 at Herndon, and Rapperston Norris Wharton and Miracle Run in Wyoming County are affected. The stoppage centers on graduated vacation pay for miners with ten or more years service. A Pittsburgh press release notes the February discharge of James Merchant at Federal No 2 mine, ruled against by an umpire in the dispute. The walkout began at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Ure Company
Keystone
Pittsburgh
Eastern Associated
James Merchant
No. 2
Merchant
Oma
Randolph joins call for withdrawal from Vietnam
Senator Jennings Randolph and Representative Kent urge President Nixon to begin immediate and gradual U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam. They warn of risks of a wider war, note softer Paris talks, and urge South Vietnamese responsibility and broader public support for a peace settlement.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
Jennings Randolph
D-W
Vietnam
Rep
Kent
Paris
Nixon
Randolph
United States
Agrawal
Hechler
U.S
U. S
Cambodia
Lahore
South Vietnam
Imore
Southeast Asia
West Virginia
North Vietnam
Randelph
Becktley Theft Charge Ties 50 Dollars To purse
A 15 year old boy was charged with theft after allegedly stealing $50 from a purse at a Raleigh County office. The incident occurred at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday when the purse lay on a desk in Beckley City Police jurisdiction. The youth, later identified as a local resident, was jailed pending Juvenile Court proceedings. No injuries reported in related vehicle mishap at Church and South Kanawha streets.
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Barber Avenue
Mount Hope
Nleigh County
Raleigh County
Beckley
Bliss West
Moore
Miss
Peggy Sue
Allen
Kanawha
Raleigh County Chamber of
City Police
Commerce Office
S Allen
Kirk K Butler
Veterans Avenue
Dellalr
Jean Adams
Fayettewood
Bhenobin
Sugee Aueauay Aiticuivus
Marty L. BeCreery
William F. Armentrout
Armettrout
Joe Rodriguez
Wolfson and Fortas links Raise Court Appointment Questions
A Florida connection ties Wolfson which was represented by Fortas before his court appointment. Life magazine disclosed Fortas had received then returned a $20,000 fee from the Wolfson family foundation years earlier. Florida figures urged a White House meeting on Wolfson’s behalf but were blocked. Gen Mitchell recommended no current involvement.
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Washington
Fortes
Wong
Florida
Fortas
Life Magazine
Wolfson Family Foundation
Spessard Holland
Claude Pepper
Charles Bennett
Wolfson
Mixon
Holland
Alty
John N. Mitchell
Hhat
Two-Car Collision Probed In Beckley Area
Three people charged after a two car crash at North Kanawha and Prince streets at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday. Vehicles involved included a 1968 auto driven by Joseph Barry Hannah 18 of Beckley and a 1968 auto driven by Charles Moore 22 of 517 Broadway Street. Hannah cited for red light. Moore cited for license violations. Norma Jena Perry 24 of unknown residence noted in report.
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North Kanawhe and
Prince Streets
Joseph Barry Hannah
Beckley
Charles Moore
S17
Broadway St
Hannah
Moore
Norma Jena Perry
Leaders Tighten Grip on Czech Press in Crisis
Prague reports say the Czechoslovak presidium, eager for a large Russian loan, tightened media control across newspapers magazines and broadcasts. CTE dispatch notes the party and state leadership moved to curb political cultural and economic crisis.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
CTE
Firms Ousture From Property Sought In Suit Filed Today
John L and Sandra Kay Pack sue Day Appliances and Television Inc Dey Inc and Ormandy over property near Daniels Post Office. Plaintiffs allege lease violation trespass failure to maintain land and trees and lack of vacate notice. They seek ejectment damages and rent recovery with attorney John C. Ashworth.
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Roy Fame
William Ormandy Sro
Dunes
John L
Sandra' Kay Pack
Pack
Day Appliances and Television, Inc
Dey, Inc
Ovnandy
Daniels Post Office
Itoll
Puck
John C. Ashworts
and Biers. Pack
Mercy Tax on Coal Suggested by Physicians and Crusader
Dr. L. E. Bull urged a mercy tax on coal at 8 cents per ton split Union or nonunion to fund Social Security payments for coal workers with black lung disease. Duff told 2,700 Teron College students that revenues could reach about 46 million dollars annually across eight states, noting only Pennsylvania has a satisfactory law. He criticized coal and tobacco company boards for controlling colleges and urged reform.
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Beasa Ny
LE. Bull
Duff
Teron College
Pennsylvania
Buff
Buf
Coal and Tobacco Company Board
Vietnam War Updates Across DMZ and Helicopter Costs
War brief notes two more U S artillery strikes into the Demilitarized Zone the first raid into the northern half since March 1. Marine fire near Con Thien and a Ben Hai River crossing are cited as killing guerrillas. Communist side reportedly agrees to stay out of the DMZ under the ceasefire understanding.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ben Hai River
Teathernecks
Con Thien
Vietnam
Food Stamp Plan Signals Wider Hunger Program Push
Nixon proposes a staged expansion of food stamps at up to 20 percent of a family's income, with sources citing a Cabinet memo urging a larger hunger program. The budget reallocation adds 207 million to the initial request of 340 million, plus 365 million for commodities and 34.5 million for nutrition packages, totaling just over 1.0 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Nixon
Spe
Drug Probe Involves Upjohn Amid Critique by Hewitt
Dr William L Hewitt of UCLA and NAS scientists accuse Upjohn Co Kalamazoo Mich of promoting Panalbs a drug combination rated ineffective by NAS. He told Senate small business subcommittee that Upjohn earned about 1b.a million from Panalbs last year despite FDA plans to ban such combinations.
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Winwam B. Mead Washington
UPI
William L. Hewitt
Issum of
University of California Medical & At Los Angeles
Upjohn Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Upjohn
National Academy of Science
Panatha Ft
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
National Academy of Sciences
Senaté
Small Business Monopoly Subcommittee
Ta Sn
Isen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
United States
Mteiwitt
Poher Steps Up In French Presidential Campaign
PARIS UFS reports a Center party push to nominate a candidate for the June 1 election as Georges Pompidou faces three leftists seven days before nominations close. Poher, Aleth Poher mentioned as a target, may be considered a potential candidate amid cross party wooing.
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Paris
UFS
Aleth Poher
Center Party
Georges Pompidou
Pompidiou
Colo Clambake Honors Cannibal at CU Grill Anniversary
More than 250 University of Colorado students gathered to honor Alfred E. Packer, the state's cannibal, on the first anniversary of renaming the Student Grill. They sampled five cent Packerburgers amid notes from historian Jed M Mazauila and food service manager Jim Trainer. A rumor about the judge's quip was noted but not substantiated. Separate report: a temporary wooden bridge by-pass on West Virginia Route 2 near Jackson County collapsed, rerouting traffic onto Interstate 77.
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Boulder
Colo
Jim Trainer
Trawyer
Jed M. Mazauila
al Packer
Colorado
Packer
Charleston
UPI
W.va
Jackson County
Tureday
Talks shift in Viet Nam peace talks and bridge dispute
Allied officials note a softening in the Viet Nam talks with North Vietnam open to political solutions based on four point plan. Xuan Thuy warns the United States bears blame for stalled progress while a new by pass bridge project by the U S Army Corps of Engineers advances toward completion by the weekend.
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Kiem
Saivan Roalma
Viet Minh
Dien Bien Phu
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Ly Figaro Today
United States
Roblem
Xnorth Netnam
Josidlah
of the Nations Liberation
United Wills S. Ritchie
Ravenswood
Parkersburg
U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers
One Man One Vote Debate Spurs Bond Issue Fight
Test Case continues as McCarty argues against adoption of a county bond and Jestvey proposition, claiming U.S. constitution articles clash with majority rule. He notes U.S. Senate terms and two thirds treaties as examples while residents defend proposed high school facility improvements in Roane County.
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McCarty
Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Uf. Senate
Sinta
Tevies
Jfack Citles
Roane
199 Road Fatalities in Charleston Campaign Update
A campaign by the Ace Prevention unit reports 199 road fatalities in Charleston and Morgantown areas this year, down from 254 last year. Elijah Wolford, a coal miner from Morway, plans to run for UMW presidency and campaigns from his headquarters. He cites a two-car crash on Interstate 77 near Kinley as a recent fatal incident.
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Charleston
Morgantown
Elijah Wolford
Will Oper
United Mine Workers
America
Thurs
Thurs- Lolest Reported Victim Was Day, William E. Spiker, 47, As Pat- Wolford
Kersburg
W. A
Long
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