Three injured, 450 dollars damage in Glen White collision
Police report three people treated and released for minor injuries after a Glen White crash on Va. 54 near Sophia at about 6 15 p m. Vehicle operators cited include Jack Conley and Walton Mills. A woman escaped from prison and turned herself in at Beckley. James Davis and Donny Crawford faced separate charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Jackie D. Ward
Sophia
Everett Werd
Latham Ward
Sophi
Jack P. Conley
Oceana
Werd
Police arrest and detentions in county and Beckley area
State Police booked James Ward at 3 30 a m for assaulting his wife and remanded him in lieu of fines. An 11 year old Danese youth Russell Lee Jeffrey jailed for reckless driving. Garnet Lee Eden and others arrested for drunkenness. Ward brothers released after posting bond. Multiple arrests and citations for speeding, drag racing, and absent without leave. Several subjects scheduled for court appearances May 26 or May 26. Turnpike Trooper J E Asbury cited eight persons for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ww. Ward
Reservoir Rd
Ward
Sylvia
Rodriguez
Ward IV
Russell Lee Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Garnet Lee Eden
Riley
Clear Fork
Charles
Leslie Stover
Bolen
Quinton Scarbro
Fuece
M. Stowers
Carl Stowers
Bill Maloney
Eccles
Greene
Shady Spring
Harold Mann
Franklin Broyles
U.S. Army
Sheridan W. Kittle
Monroe Avenue
Lonnie M., Jackson
Apple Grove Avenue
William John Lowery Jr
Beckley
Little, Jackson
Lowery
Beckley Municipal Court
Fulton Avenue
Thomas Shannon Stover
Kenneth Wayne Wright
Bostick Ave
Darrell G. Akers
Coal City
James Lewis Fink
Thornton Avenue
Wright
Akers
Fink
Costly Mishap as Four US Planes Go Missing Near Saigon
Fourteen airmen are missing or dead after a KC130 tanker collided with Phantom jets during refueling near Phu Ba base. A second Phantom and tanker crash left two crewmen rescued while search efforts continued. A separate US Air Force cargo plane near Saigon reported six fatalities.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
South China Sea
Phu Ba
U.S. Air Force
Nader Attacks Randolph on Coal Mine Safety Bill
WASHINGTON UPI Ralph Nader criticizes Sen Jen nings Randolph for backing a weak coal mine safety bill. He urges withdrawal of legislation saying it favors coal and industry over miners, citing dust limits and missing underground safeguards. He cites public health guidance and a dispute over permissible dust levels and protections.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Jennings Randolph
Nader
West Virginia
Democrat
Wader
Default Judgment Awarded to City Finance in Sophia Case
A default judgment for 874.54 dollars was entered by the Raleiga County Circuit Court against Marvin Lee and Catherine McLoughlin Brooks in favor of City Finance of Sophia. The ruling assigns interest from unspecified dates and amounts, with the action continuing to accrue costs.
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City Finance of
Sophia
Raleiga County
Marvin, Lee
Catherine McLoughlin Brooks
Three Die In State Wrecks
Three highway deaths over the weekend pushed West Virginia 1969 toll to 222, up from 182 a year ago. Victims included James E. Davis, 24, of Parkersburg in a two car crash Sunday night. James H. Thames, 26, Alum Creek in Kanawha County who left the road on West Virginia 14. and Terry Lee Dale, 23, of Bluefield in a one car crash on West Virginia 20 near Bluewell.
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United Press International
West Virginia
James E. Davis
Parkersburg
Davis
James H. Thames
Alum Creek
Kanawha County
W. Va
Terry Lee Dale
Bluefield
Bluewell
Mercer County
Elmore Contends Prison Industries scapegoat claim
Clark says Prison Industries blamed for broader issues. He cites a legislative audit alleging irregularities and payroll padding during the tenure of Curley Siller and Miller, tied to Woodrow Yokum's trial, as the payroll purge under a new fund structure aims to reduce roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Moundsville
Prison Industrie
Curley Siller
Miller
Woodrow Yokum
Beverly
Raad Commission
Eight speeders cited in regional traffic stop tally
Alle Reveley Eubank 23 Bedford Virginia 75 mph in 60 zone at 5 50 today. Gordon Wagers 20 Richmond Indiana 87 mph at 11 40 Friday. Thomas Hobart Clary 21 Jackson Ohio 80 mph at 2 45 Saturday. Clay Edward Elam 17 Kettering Ohio 80 mph at 1 45 Saturday. Diane Dorothy Kelly 22 Frostburg Maryland 74 mph at 1 p m Saturday. Pilly Dewayne Basham 22 Slab Fork 2 50 am today 73 mph. John Douglas Edwards 34 Ashland Ohio 2 50 am today 73 mph. Leonard Blake Chamberlain 22 Bluefield 5 50 am Sunday 1 mph in 60 zone. Eubank Wagers Clary Elam fined 15 costs to Magistrate Wallace. Miss Kelly paid 10 to Wallace. Basham Edwards 10 to Rodriguez. Chamberlain forfeited 50 to Rodriguez.
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Alle Reveley Eubank
Bedford
Gordon Wagers
Richmond
Ind
Thomas Hobart Clary
Jackson
Ohio
Clay Edward Elam
Kettering
Diane Dorothy
Kelly
Frostburg
Pilly Dewayne
Basham
Slab Fork
John Douglas Edwards
Ashland
Leonard Blake Chamberlain
Bluefield
Eubank
Wagers
Clary
Elam
Wallace
Miss Kelly
Edwards
Rodriguez
Chamberlain
Rescue and Fire Calls Reported in Beckley Area
Fire crews responded to multiple incidents including a bus station call for Minnie Gilmore with a suspected inoculation reaction at 148 a.m. She was transported to Raleigh General Hospital. Another call at 216 Seventh St. arising from a skillet fire caused no damage. A rescue squad assisted Myrtle Tes 41 at 225 Prince St. and she was taken to Beckley Hospital after oxygen. A fire alarm box at College triggered by water pressure at 3:15 am.
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Beckley
Prince Street
Minnie Gilmore
Raleigh General Hospital
Walter Muse
Seventh St
Prince St
Aken
Beckley Hospital
College
Deaths and Funerals In High County and Beyond
Obituaries list Hedrick and Meadows families from Mullens and Richmond. Albert Meadows 89 of Mullens died May 16 after a stroke, survived by wife Mary Coleman Meadows and multiple children. Ethel Dewberry Rozella Meredith and others in Richmond and Standford connected. funeral plans set at Nelson Funeral Home in Richmond with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Other survivors include Grover C. Hedrick former Raleigh County deputy and Henrico County official, plus Lilly and Carr families from Narrows and Charleston.
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Pioneer Nas High County
C. Cecil
Eliza
Albert Meadows
Hedrick
Mullens
Richmond
Ghent
John Bailey Lilly
Athens
Grover C. Hedrick
Raleigh County
Henrico County
Twoaughters
Ethel F. Dewberry
Rozella Meredith
Wilmer J. Hedrick
Raleigh
Aubrey F. Hedrick
Atlanta, Ga
Edward S. Carr Sr
Narrows
J. Preston Lilly Sr
Charleston
Franklin County
Daniel
Neely Smith Meadows
Mary Coleman Meadows
Thomas
Detroit
Mich
Otha
Joseph
Stanford, Conn
George
Walter Grasty
Standford, Conn
Mirs
Mamie Johnson
Gertrude Wingate
Frank
Rocky, Mount, Va
American Legion
Wyco
Mount Grove
Funeral notices for D B Winfrey and others in multiple cities
Funeral services are slated for D B Winfrey 65 of Sophia Tuesday at 2 pm at Fred X Williams Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens following a short illness. D B Winfrey was a barber, former Sophia mayor and long time church member. Other notices include James Ambrose Haydon 22 of Detroit to be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after a Port Huron accident. Paul Chmara 39 of Pennsylvania died of a heart attack with services Tuesday at Schwehn Funeral Home Middletown. more details list survivors and pallbearers.
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D. B
Winfrey
Sophia
Fred X. ‘Williams
Leo Lambert
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Charles Milton
Mae Broyles Winfrey
Barber’s Union
Tof
R. E
Ollie) Bowling
Edenton
N. C
Harrison
Margie) Simpson
Adkins
Wessie Walker
Robert Riffe
Bill Withrow
Paul Proffit
Glen Paisley
J. B. Deck
Guy Hunt
James Woodrow Smith
James A. Haydon
James’ Ambrose Haydon
Detroit
Mich
Sprague
Paul Brendiar
Haydon
Port Huron
Obituaries and funeral notices from Beckley area
Obituary notices for Cecil O Ward 63 of Oak Hill died at Beckley Hospital with services Wednesday at 2 pm at First Assembly of God. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Alonzo Shrewsbury 76 Mabscott funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Caffee Chapel. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Philip Jerome Scarbro 15 Scarbro died at Beckley hospital with funeral Tuesday 1 pm Tyree Oak Hill. Friends may call after 5 pm today.
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Cecil Ones Ward
Oak Hill
Assembly of Gods
Virgil Bryant
High Lawn Memorial Park
Ward
Beckley Hospital
Tyree
Philip Jerome Scarbro
Scarbro
Funeral services for Hubert E. Bickford
Hubert Edward Bickford, 46, of Ansted, will be honored Tuesday at 2 pm in Good Hope Baptist Church Graydon. Rev T W Carte will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. He died Saturday afternoon in a Welch hospital after a long illness. He was half brother of Sylvester Bickford of Oak Hill. The body lies at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Ansted with visitation after 5 pm today and will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Edward Bickford
Ansted
Good Hope Baptist Church
Graydon
T. W. Carte
Bickford
Welch Hospital
Sylvester Bickford
Oak Hill
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Mission lunar test aims before Apollo 11 landing
NASA officials and astronauts debate flying one more LM mission in lunar orbit before landing. They argue the final system test, in lunar orbit, reduces unknowns and strengthens national security while safeguarding the Apollo 11 mission.
Barh Administrator Contributes Article To New Medical Journal
BARH administrator David C. Schmauss contributes Comprehensive Health Planning A Partnership to the first issue of a new quarterly journal by Appalachian Regional Hospitals. The publication aims to share rural Appalachian medical insights with physicians residents nurses and allied health personnel and carries no paid advertising in year one.
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Phoene
Appalachian
Beckley
David C. Schmauss
Schmauss
Romeo S. Berardi
M.D
Appalachian Regional Hospitals
Rankneet Whele
Aee Uy
Appalachia
Rogers Says Peace or War in Vietnam Depends on Hanoi
In Bangkok U S Secretary of State William P Rogers told reporters that the Hanoi regime must decide whether Vietnam will be at peace or in continued conflict. He arrived for SEATO ministerial talks and planned discussions with Vargas Romulo and other delegates.
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Bangkok
UPI
U.S
William P. Rogers
Hanoi
Vietnam
Rogers
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Jesus Var‘gas
Carlos P. Romulo
Lord Shepherd
Thanat
Morgan Reelected Mayor In Point Pleasant Victory
Republican D. B. Morgan is elected mayor for a third time on a two year term in Point Pleasant. Voters approve a city charter change to four year terms.
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Morgan
Point Pleasant
UPI
D. B. Morgan
Punitive Laws Not What’s Needed On Campus Violence
UPI reports James FE Allen, former New York state education commissioner, warned new punitive federal laws won’t solve campus unrest and may boost militancy. He endorsed existing restrictions on federal aid and said colleges should discipline violent students without cutting funds.
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Allen
UPI
Commisasioner of Education
James FE
New
York State
Tornado onslaught grips Southeast and Midwest weekend
A rash of tornadoes struck the nation from Maine to the Gulf over the weekend, causing property damage but few injuries. Twisters touched down in South Carolina, Alabama, Ohio, and New York among other states, with one large outbreak near Sinclairville New York. Airfall rainfall accompanied the storms as tornado warnings and watches spanned much of the central and eastern U.S.
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United Press International
Maine
Michigan
Gulf
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
Cleveland
Ohio
Florence
S.C
Greenville
Birmingham
Ala
Simca
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Dakotas
Nebraska
Alabama
Mississip
Ipi Valley
Plains
Turday
Indiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ilinois
Kentucky
Sinclairville
New York
State Civil Defense Commission
Buffalo
Probation Of 72 Dropped Sit In Ends Raid Protest
About 60 Morris Harvey students endured rain as President Buckalew dropped probation charges on 72 participants in a panty raid. Hearings remain for 30 boys and 42 girls who joined Friday night’s raid and protest of administration rules. The sit-in ended after Buckalew’s announcement.
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Geary
Berkeley
Calif
UPI
National
University City
Forrest
Herrick Hospital
Ronald Reagan
Apollo 10 Moon Flight Raises Awe and Pictures
Apollo 10 crew described a sunrise view from 24 000 mph as they looped toward the moon. Cernan and Stafford spoke to Houston about Earth shrinking behind them and the first color TV scenes from space. They shared observations of Alaska smog and Baja California, and noted the Earth’s blue oceans and orange landmasses as they approached lunar orbit.
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Cernan
Earth
Stafford
United Nations
Soviet Union
States
Oklahoma
Space
Lander
Alaska
Rocky Mountains
Baja California
Houston
Los Angeles
Mission Control
Young
Teacher Injured in Mountain Road Mishap Logan County
Beckley resident Paul M. Dingess suffered multipte cuts and bruises when his car struck a guardrail, slid down an embankment on Glen Rogers Mountain near Rolt, and he was listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital. Wyoming County State Police investigated the Sunday incident at about 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senco
Logan County
Paul M. Dingess
Fulton Ave
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Foray
Glen Rogers Mountain
Rolt
Dingess
Wyoming County
Terminations spark concern over political layoffs statewide
Demos terminations sparked by claims of political motive as nine claims investigators were dismissed from the Compensation Commission. Sources indicate replacements will arrive across the state. Wojtowicz remains on sick leave. others report not receiving job security letters and expect more firings for political reasons.
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Bava
Shields
J. J. Wojtowicz
SRC Claims and Safety Division
Wojtowicz
Babich
The
Compensation Commission
Bair
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Glen White
Women At Peace
Lera Drum
Dayton
Melva Blankenship
Wison
James Lewis Davis
White Oak
Jos Rodriguez
Cool Ridge
Donny Crawford
Joseph Howard Greene
Billy Sullivan
Crawford
Lorena Wallace
Turnpike State Police
J. E. Asbury
Randolph
Bill
U. S. Public Health Service
Willard Wirtz
George P. Shultz
Wirtz
Labor Department
Federe
Ken Hechler
Dw.va
Schultz
Hellyword
Elmore
Fairmont
CPT
PLC
Robert G. Koval
Stephen Koval
Bellview
Warrenizing
Hinton Beckley
O. C. Hedrick
Nelson Funeral Home
Forest Lawn Cemetery
John A. Hedrick
Harold A. Hedrick
D. B. Winfrey
Paul Chmara
Pennsylvania
East Liverpool
A&p
St. George Suburban
Schwehn Funers
Middleton
Milorad Dobrotz
Beaver, Pa
Cecil O. Ward
Alonzo B. Shrewsbury
Alonzo
Shrewsbury
Mabscott
Caffee Funeral Home
L. A. Garten
Sunset Memorial Park
Burl W
Julia McComas Shrewsbury
Crab Orchard
Baptist Church
Order of Eagles Aerie No
France
Thomas C
Florence Warden Shrewsbury
Gretchen Guth
Allentown
Rachael Shrewsbury
Atlanta
Jaque Bailey
Virginia Beach
Jane Lister
Pennie’ Hare
Newark
Dewey
Pat Gunter
William Ward
W. W. Stover
James A. Milly
Ross P. Daniel
al A. Thewes
Melvin Littlejohn
Ott Cook
Basil Spangler
Philip Scarbro
Hubert E. Bickford
Moon
Moon Orbit
Earth Orbit
Low
Delanding
Melvin. R
Laird
Teady
Senate
United States
ABC
Essen
ABM
Cape Protect
BARH
New Medical Journal
Awiuol We Hiligvers VL
Werner A. Laqueur
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Southern West Virginia
Berardi
ARM
Twisters Rock
Apollo
Vita
Circuit Court
Byrd White
Shirley Ann White
Dorothea Coral Treadway
James Yonert Treadway
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