Rates Hint No Big Fall in Mortgage Costs Says Martin
Washington (UPI) The top mortgage official Preston Martin said now is the time to buy a home as rates hold near 7 percent. He cited a surge in savings inflows totaling 7.4 billion dollars January through March and predicted rates would not rise soon due to abundant funds for lenders. Small builders are returning to housing as money remains plentiful.
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Washington
UPI
Sinceliwan Weumuvus
Martin
Home Loan Bank ‘Board
Nixon tours New York Harbor to promote Gateway Park plan
President Nixon flies over 23,000 acres at the harbor mouth with Govs Rockefeller Cahill and mayors Lindsay and Gibson. He seeks to place 7,000 acres of land and 16,000 acres of marsh under National Park Service control as part of a proposed Gateway National Recreation Area including Sandy Hook Breezy Point and Jamaica Bay wildlife preserve.
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Newark
N.J
Floyd Bennett Field
Navy Department
Air Force
Newark International Airport
Rockefeller
Lindsay
New York
Cahill
Gibson
New Jersey
Gateway National Recreation
Rogers
C.B. Morton
George B. Hartzog Jr
National Park Service
California
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
San Clemente
Sandy Hook
Breezy Point
N.Y
Jamaica Bay
Ft. Hancock
Nixon
Congress
Border Field
Calif
Naval Training Devices Center
Long Island Sound
Fort Worth
Tex
Lawton
Seattle
Scott Wins Emmy as Hallmark of Fame Dominates Awards
George C. Scott accepts the Emmy for best single performance for The Price as Hallmark Hall of Fame collects eight awards. Jack Cassidy accepts on Scott’s behalf after Scott refused the Oscar, saying Emmys are peer decided. Lee Grant wins actress. The Andersonville Trial named outstanding program. The Senator stars Hal Holbrook wins best actor in a continuing series. All in the Family tops comedies. Jack Klugman notable for The Odd Couple recognition.
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Hollywood
UPI
George C. Scott
Jack Cassidy
Scott
Patton
Cassidy
Mr. Scott
NBC
Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences
Lee Grant
Andersonville
Public Broadcasting System
Hal Holbrook
Susan Hampshire
PBS
Jean Stapleton
Gram
Jack Klugman
ABC
CBS
Edward Asner
Valerie Harper
David Burns
Margaret Leighton
Beaver Elementary Announces Pre Enrollment for First Graders
Beaver Elementary sets pre enrollment for first grade pupils this fall. Students not yet enrolled can visit the Beaver building on Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. Parents must bring birth certificates and immunization records per Principal Bernard Mills.
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Beaver Elementary
Beaver
Bernard Mills
Beckley Receives 10711 Dollar Liquor Tax Rebate
The city of Beckley received a check for 10711.26 representing liquor sales tax collections for the first quarter of this year. State Treasurer John H. Kelly sent the funds by letter noting the taxes were collected by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner for retail liquor sales in Beckley under 1947 legislative acts.
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Beckley
John H. Kelly
Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner
No Verdict In Collision Suit Between Techak and Washburn
Jurors failed to reach a verdict in Raleigh County Circuit Court after a collision on July 3 1970 at Sprague between Pete Techak and Hayward C Washburn of Bradley Techak sought 10000 for permanent injuries. Byron Jr led Techak’s defense for Cunningham and Sparacino while Lynch Mann and Knapp represented Washburn.
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Pete Techak
Hayward C. Washburn
Bradley
Raleigh County
Techak
Washburn
Sprague
C. Elton Byron Jr
Cunningham and Sparacino
Lynch, Mann and Knapp
Revenue Sharing Backers Organize in West Virginia
Huntington Mayor William P A Nicely selected as host by the Citizens Committee for Revenue Sharing. Co chair Robert Heinemann said the group aims to win local support for general or special revenue measures in Congress. He noted 394 new programs and a $30 billion rise in federal aid over 100 years, yet city problems persist.
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Huntington
UPI
Parkersburg
William ‘P.A. Nicely
Robert Heinerman
Citizens Committee For Revenue Sharing
West Virginia
Nixon
Heinerman
Boone County Jail Escapee Re-Arrested
One of two men who escaped the Boone County jail was back in his cell Sunday. James Coker was caught near Six Mile Creek south of Madison and held on charges of leaving the scene of an accident and larceny. Rob ert Jarvis remained at large, charged with auto theft.
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Madison
UPI
Boone County
James Coker
Bn Six Mile Creek
Here
Robert Jarvis
Barrett
West Virginia Highway Death Toll Rises to 143
United Press International reports one more fatality on West Virginia highways over the weekend, lifting the 1971 road death toll to 143 from 142 a year earlier. Kermit G. Fincham died when brake failure sent his car off secondary route 41 near Mill Creek into a tree in Randolph County.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Kermit G. Fincham
Mill Creek
Randolph County
Sisco Optimistic on Suez Talks and Canal Plan
U S Assistant Secretary of State Joseph J Sisco reported progress with Egyptian leaders but cautioned that more issues must be resolved before an agreement to reopen the Suez Canal. Israel voiced skepticism as Rogers praised the peace mission with Egypt.
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United Press International
U.S
Joseph J. Sisco
Suez Canal
Israel
Sisco
London
Washington
Cairo
Anwar Sa
William P. Rogers
Tel Aviv
Rogers
EPA seeks injunctions against Wheeling-Pittsburgh steel plants
EPA administrator William D. Ruckelshaus said the agency asked the Justice Department to obtain injunctions against Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co. plants at East Steubenville West Virginia and Monessen Pennsylvania for discharging excessive toxic pollutants into the Ohio and Monongahela rivers. Monessen plant faced April criminal charges. February discharges included 2270 pounds phenol and 30 301 pounds suspended solids daily.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Justice Department
Ohio
Monongahela
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co
East Steubenville
Follansbee
W. Va
Monessen
William D. Ruckelshaus
Federal Agency
U.S
Western Pennsylvania
Ruckelshaus
Mariner 2 Loss Alters Mars Exploration Plan
The United States suffered a $77 million loss when the Centaur failed and the 48 foot Mariner rocket crashed 900 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral. The remaining Mariner will focus on mapping Mars to lay groundwork for Viking life detection robots in 1976.
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San Diego
Calif
Atlantic
Cape
United States
Mariner
Mars
America
Solar System
European currency actions raise costs for U S imports
Swiss franc and Austrian schilling revalued pushing up prices for travelers and imports. Swiss watches rise from 80 to 53, hotel rates edge higher. Austrian rooms increase to about 21.10 dollars per night. German and Dutch prices remain uncertain due to floating currencies.
Beckley official laments nuisance taxes and funding gaps
City official Stover argues driver and dog licenses are nuisance taxes used to fund streets and services. He notes Beckley lost 15680 dollars after West Virginia voters abolished the capitation tax and calls for state and federal revenue sharing to replace such losses.
Deaths and Funerals in Bolt Lochgelly Glen Fork and Fayetteville
Final rites for Miss Lona Jane McGraw 63 of Bolt set Wednesday 2 0 p m at Bolt Fundamental Baptist Church. She died Sunday at home after a sudden illness. Burial in Worley Cemetery Bolt. Survived by sister Mintie Shaffer and five brothers all of Bolt. Pallbearers named. James F Billings 51 of Lochgelly funeral 1:30 p m Tuesday Tyree Chapel Oak Hill. Burial Bays Cemetery Summerlee. Died heart attack at home. Mrs Grace P Pettry 71 of Glen Fork funeral 1 p m Tuesday Baptist Temple Glen Fork. Burial Palm Memorial Gardens Matheny. Died Beckley hospital of cerebral hemorrhage. Born Oceana 1900 daughter of William S Walker and Angela Milam Walker. Survived by husband Harvey Pettry, three daughters Ruth Bailey Mabel Turner Nancy Roy, a brother Dennie Walker, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Body at Evans Funeral Home Oceana 4 p m today. taken to church one hour before funeral. Mrs Bessie Wiseman 82 Fayetteville funeral 11 a m Wednesday Dodd-Payne Chapel Fayetteville. Burial Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Died Sunday in Fayetteville nursing home after long illness. Survived by two sons Lawrence Preach Beckley and Ray Fayetteville, daughter Alice Egar North Palm Beach, seven grandchildren and two great. Friends may call 5 p m to 9 p m Tuesday.
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Jane McGraw
Bolt
Bolt Fundamental Baptist Church
Dolf Harvey
John Richardson
Worley
Oley B
Cora Shaffer McGraw
Fundamental Baptist Church
T. L
Mintie) Shaffer
Oleg
Glen Daniel
William
Charleston
Norris C
Paul
Charles
Melton Mortuary
Jack Massey
Kenny Richardson
Gerald Miller
J. E. McGraw
Ted Miller
Pate Richardson
Clark Daniel
Mike Potega
James F. Billings
Lochgelly
Tyree
Grace P. Pettry
Glen Fork
Baptist Temple
Douglas Walls
William Lusk
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Beckley Hospital
Oceana
William S
Angela Milam Walker
Harvey. Pettry
Ruth Bailey
Mabel) Turner
Maurice
Nancy) Roy
South Gate
Mich
Dennie Walker
Evans Funeral Home
Bessie Wiseman
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne
Billy Reed Wickline
Huse Memorial Park
Sugar Grove
Nicholas County
Jerry D
Alice Amick Neff
Final rites for Mrs. Garnette Cook held in Matheny
Mrs. Garnette Cook 52 of Sarasota Florida formerly of Wyoming County died Friday in Mullens hospital after a long illness. Services were at 11 am at Matheny Methodist Church with Rev. Harry Stevens. Burial in Stewart Cemetery Matheny. Born April 20 1919 in Wyoming she was daughter of Margaret Adams Spence and the late John Spence. Surviving husband Sydney Cook a daughter Betty Martinez of Glen Burnie Maryland a brother Lewis of West Palm Beach Florida four sisters Zida Browning Zada Engles Geneva Jewell Oma Stewart and six grandchildren. Arrangements by Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville.
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Garnette ‘Cook
Sarasota
Fla
Wyoming County
Matheny Methodist Church
Matheny
Harry Stevens
Stewart Cemetery
Mullens
Robertson-Fogiesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Wyoming
Margaret Adams Spence
John Spence
Sydney Cook
Betty Martinez i
Glen Burnie
Lewis
West Palm Beach
Zida Browning
Zada Engles
Geneva Jewell
Jesse
Oma Stewart
Oceana
Robertson Foglesong
Will Dickerson Dies. Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Will Dickerson 80 of Herndon died Sunday in a Beckley hospital. Born November 30, 1890 in Virginia, he was a retired coal miner and World War I veteran with ties to Guyandotte Regular Baptist Church. Survived by two sons, two daughters, siblings, 16 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Body at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullins.
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Will Dickerson
Herndon
Beckley
Virginia
Lewis and
Mary Meadows Dickerson
Guyandotte Regular Baptist Church
Elizabeth Belcher
Willie
James Oftmann
Herbert Whitt
Allen Junction
Jim
Ben
Axton, Va
Ada Barker
Eden, N. C
Sam Foglesong
Nease and
Neely Funeral Home
Mullins
Funeral services for Mrs Roxie Bowling held in Midway
Funeral services for 76 year old Roxie Bowling of Midway were set for Tuesday at 2 pm in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ronald Adkins officiating. Burial in Pemberton Cemetery. She died Sunday morning in a local hospital after a long illness. Born February 2, 1895 in Mabry Mills Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Riley and Rena Rakes. Survivors include son Jessie Dunford of Waynesboro and daughter Mrs Oda Crawford of Midway, plus brothers Levi and Arthur Rakes, sisters Vergie Milam and Rosie Bailey, a half brother Thomas Rakes and half sister Birdie Belcher, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 pm. Pallbearers named Jack Belcher John George Hugh Burgin Tommy Reed Cecil Maynor Glen Paisley.
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Roxie Bowling
Midway
Williams Funeral Home
Ronald Adkins
Pemberton Cemetery
Mabry Mills
Riley
Rena Rakes
Jessie Dunford
Waynesboro
Oda Crawford
Levi Rakes
Pemberton
Arthur Rakes
MacArthur
iVergie Milam
Helen
Jack Belcher
John George
Hugh Burgin
Tommy Reed
Cecil Maynor
Glen Paisley
Mrs Barbara Huston Dies at 73 in Beckley
Mrs Barbara Huston age 73 of 205 Ninth St Beckley died in a local hospital at 1205 a m Sunday. The body is at Melton Mortuary.
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Barbara E. Huston
Ninth St
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Jury Deliberates Power Pole Case in Raleigh County Court
A six member jury at noon deliberates in a suit by Appalachian Power Co. against Darel Denver Green of Ghent and Karen Goldie of Cool Ridge over damages from a power pole struck Sept 28 1968 on U S 1921 Mount View Road. Damages of 307.36 sought. Hodson represents the company. Knapp and Sayre represent defendants.
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Appalachian Power Co
Darel Denver Green
Ghent
Karen Goldie
Cool Ridge
Power Company
U. S. 1921
Mount View Road
Donald D. Hodson
C. Berkley Lilly
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Green
Robert B. Sayre
Gladys
Eddie James
Beckley
Albert Rucker
Notorious early romance and a child stealing case
In 1945 Wisecarver aged 14 ran away with 22 year old Los Angeles housewife Elaine Manfredi drawing repute as a famed lover. Manfredi arrested in Denver for child stealing. In 1947 Sonny aged 17 left a party with 25 year old Eleanor Deveny in Long Beach to get a hamburger. found two days later in Oroville. Deveny charged with contributing to delinquency of a minor. She claimed Sonny was more of a man at 16 than many at 35.
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Elaine Manfredi
Los Angeles
Denver
Sonny
Eleanor Deveny
Long Beach
Calif
Oroville
Deveny
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New York Harbor
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Poe
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Walt Disney
Mt Barefoot
Donald R. Sykes
Memphis, Tenn
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Egypt
Middle East
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Jerusalem
EPA
Austria
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Netherlands
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Lona McGraw
Lona
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Mrs. Garnette Cook
Barbara Huston
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