Civic League Forum on Piney Oaks Renewal Support
Raleigh County Civic League held a forum to press West Virginia lawmakers and federal officials for renewal funding and continued support for Piney Oaks urban renewal and related housing programs in Beckley. Speakers urged funding restoration, regional planning, and regional council actions amid shifts in federal grants and regional development priorities.
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Nej
Seckley
Raleigh County
Fowler
Apie
Beckley
Land Development Council
John H. McCulloch
House
West Virginia
Leonard Gouldin
Washington
Ken Hechler
OEO
Piney Oaks
Joe Fowler
Department of Raleigh County Community Community Action Association
Housing and Urban Develop Action Association
Mikey
Jacobs
Areas
Nixon
McCulloch
ACCAA
Wej
Jcity
Sen
Robert Byrd
U. S
City of Civic League
Department of Housing
Congress
HUD
Piney Oaks Park
al Lindsay
Civic League
Argitie
Swatlegs
Lulau
Region 1 Council
Region 1
Raleigh County Civic League
Ravion T Council
Prison escape fugitives linked to Georgia murders
Police identified escapee George Dungee 35 of Baltimore among three men suspected in the Donalsonville Ga. family murders. Dungee, Coleman, and Isaacs fled a Wicomico County Md. work camp May 5. Aiding details include a $50,000 bond, captured after mountain concealment, and a broader case tying to armed robberies in Va. and Ala. The investigation involves lingering fears of a proposed summer violence in Indian reservations and a separate mining operation announcement in Fairmont West Virginia.
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George Dungee
Baltimore
Coleman
Carl Isaacs
Wicomico County
Wade Watson
McDowell County
Dungee
Watson
Hoye C. Ryan
Justice of the Peace
Clark Belcher
Maryland
Georgia
Donalsonville
Welch
Slate Creek
Isaacs, Coleman
Mary Alday
Ned Alday
Jerry
Mary
Chester
Jimmy
Aubrey Alday
Alday
Livingston
Ala
Chester Alday
McConnellsburg Spartans
Ricky
Richard W. Miller
McConnellsburg
Miller
Parkville
Betty Ramon Roubideaux
AIM |Isaacs
Isaac Brothers
Tadian
Suit Versus Ford Goes To Jury In Fatal Torino Case
Kenneth Dickens sues Ford Motor Company and Grady Whitlock Ford, Inc. over a 1971 Torino defect blamed for a March 28, 1972 fire that killed Dickens two young children, Ricky age three and Icie age 18 months, while left in a parked car outside a home in Arnett. The trial in Raleigh County Circuit Court proceeds after defense rested Thursday. Dickens seeks 10,000 for each death plus 951,956 for funeral expenses. attorney William Sanders of Princeton represents Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Dickens
Ford Motor Company
Grady Whitlock
Ricky
Icie
Patsy Honaker
Arnett
Bessie
Miss Honaker
Dickens
William Sanders
Princeton
Wounded Knee Meeting Yields Cautious Optimism
After Thursday's session, Patterson said improvements will emerge from the meeting though attendees like Beane and ATAE Landae voiced stern views. The continuation of coverage notes a tense mood and calls for action at the center of Wounded Knee discussions.
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Patterson
Union Strike Threat Across West Virginia Mines
Dozens of coal miners threaten a statewide stoppage after months of unfulfilled promises. UMW president Arnold Miller is urged to intervene as talks with Daniel stall. A one-day stoppage at White Ridge Coals Western Pocahontas mine idled 4 workers, with 250 more laid off at Sterling smokeless Coal Co. properties after closures last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
Arnold Miller
Daniel
Dozer
White Ridge
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Deaths and Funerals in Kentucky and Ohio Areas
The notice lists survivors including Sgt. Robert Arbogast stationed at Fort Benning and John and Anna Peterson Ombler of Cleveland Ohio. It mentions services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and Stephenson Arbogast union affiliations. several obituaries reference Joyce Marie Ball infant and Edward A Berginnis with details of their deaths, funeral times, and burial plans. Funeral notices cover Attie Elizabeth Boardwine Mamie Hughes and other relatives with locations in Oak Hill Fayetteville Beckley and Charleston, noting hospitals, birthplaces, and family connections. The items reflect community obituaries and graveside rites with times and locations.
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Robert Arbogast
Fr. Benning
John and
Anna Peterson Ombler
Cleveland
Ohio
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Church of God
Susa Arbogast
Stephenson
United Mine
Susa Diane
Arbogast
Ft. Benning
Kentucky
William Logsdon
Benning
Sheet Irene Lola
Dennis James
Harold
Delores) Colbird
Columbus
Imogene Charlton
Matllens
Loma Mills
Billy Smile
California
Joyce
Marie Ball
Rovy
Jeana Walls Ball
Route 1
Beckley
Sunset Memorial Park
Roy Tyree
Man
Charlotte Adkins
Crown
Henry Ball
Panama City
Fla
Joyce Brinegar
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Attie Boardwine
Attie Elizabeth Boardwine
Route 2
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Allen Gallimore
Huse Memorial Park
Minden
Verner
Minnie McGraw Miller
Gospel Tabernacle
Kessley C
James l
Albion
Mich
Katherine Brinson
Deana Wright
Cowen
Lula Withrow
Parma
Muriel Miller
Gauley Bridge
William Miller
Richmond
James Miller
Waynesboro
Katherine Boardwine
Hazel Mills
Margaret Osborne
Stella Stalnaker
Gladys Ladd
Irene Lent
Mabel Dedaren
Mamie Hughes
Mamie
Corrine Hughes
Dodé Payne
Hise Memorial Park
Charleston
Smoot
John Wolliday
Simpson
Hughes
Robert Flint
van Buren
Frances Watkins
Madison
Virginia Persinger
Orville Hughes
Raymond
Roy Hughes
Opal Rackley
Beulah Martin
Olive. Wiltout
Bill Holliday
Charlie Holliday
J Rainelle
John Holliday
Kents Store
J. Pansy Cutrite
Keswick
Rites and calling hours for local residents announced
Obituaries and funeral notices from Beckley and area list services for Harry Beckley Garfield Persinger Clara Shiflett and James Ward. Burial plans and funeral home details are given with call times and survivors including daughters sons and grandchildren.
Special Session agenda pins cost and bonds plans
The governor urged funding for constitutional amendments and school bonds totaling 200 million dollars with an estimated 4.75 million to start the sale of the first 350 million in bonds. A state occupational safety act was proposed with about 87 thousand dollars in funds. Burial announced for Ernesti Logsdon, 71, of Stephenson, at Webb and Neal Chapel with a Sunset Memorial Park burial. Logsdon was dead on arrival at a local hospital after an extended illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Berginnis
Edward A. Berginnis
Orchard Court
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Patrick McDonough
Keyser
Sunset Memorial Park
Harry Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
David Powell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Martin
Bee Am
Garfield Persinger
Garfield Lincolon
Persinger
Bluefield
Beckley
Coal City
Melton Mortuary
Wade Webb
Iness
Ronceverte
John Jackson
Aliie Thomas Persinger
Truax Traver
Marsh Fork
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Oak Hill
District 17
United Mine Workers of America
Sandy
Helen) Winters
John
Edith) Carrill
Las Vegas
Nev
Joe
Ruth) Black
Rendell Beach
Calif
Leonard
Fred
Clarksville
Tenn
Pearl Godby
Redwood
Okey Mills
George Corey
Charles
Orville
F. Persinger
Ernesti Logsdon
Stephenson
Webb and Neal
George Speck
Memorial Park
Sdon
Southwest Plains
Watergate figures tied to conspiracy in 1971 planning
McCord testifies that Attorney General John Mitchell and White House counsel John Dean approved the operation. He describes Liddy and others planning intelligence gathering against the Democratic Party, with meetings in Mitchell's and Dean's offices. McCord cites costs and devices for bugging and outlines targets including Larry O'Brien and the Democratic National Committee. Mitchell, Dean, and Magruder face renewed grand jury scrutiny. McCord risks up to six years for conspiracy.
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McCord
John Mitchell
Liddy
John Dean
United States
Department of Justice
Samuel Cash
Dean
Dent
Jeb Magruder
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Magruder
Nixon
Bence
Attorney General’s
Larry O’brien
Democratic National Committee
Washington, D.C
Watergate
Democratic
National Committee
McGovern
Ucaliows
House
White House
Mal
Alon E Aid Ho
Sargent Shriver
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Investigatree al Ha Sense
Skylab’s new plan as temp shields aim to save orbit mission
Sky lab officials consider deploying two aluminum coated nylon awnings to shield the space station from sun glare while Conrad surveys options for a sail like shade or a space walk to install a 20 by 20 foot shield. The crew may stay 23 days with hopes for two 56 day follow ups to study long term zero gravity effects.
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Conrad
Seared Space Station
Houston
Huntsville
Ala
Kerwin
Weitz
Apollo
Crook
Skylab
Kennedy Space Center
Walter Z. Kapryan
Kapryan
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Frank Fools Crow
AIM
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Dogwood
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Les Cox
Monthey
Joyce Marie Ball
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Sophia
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Etta Ward
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Norfolk
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