Oak Hill School Committee Adds Four Cheerleaders
A Collins High School committee, including white and black members and faculty, vote to add four cheerleaders two black and two white after a walkout over an all white squad. Susan Carlton Debbie Faukus Alvira Jackson and Debbie Mickey were named to the varsity team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Collins High School
Wayne A. Wriston
Winston
Wriston
Susan Carlton
Debbie Faukus
Alvira Jackson
Debbie Mickey
Court Rejects Smith Bid To Avoid Retrial
State Supreme Court unanimously denied Logan County Senator W Bernard Smith a request to bar a second trial on bribery charges. Smith, whose June jury hung, argued the indictment was invalid and he could not be retried. The ruling also refused a habeas corpus for Linda Van Meter, linked to a state trooper kidnapping case.
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Charleston
UPI
Logan County
W. Bernard Smith
State Supreme Court
Smith
High Court
Kanawha County Intermediate Court
Kanawha County Intermediate Grand Jury
Raymond George
Spon Business Systems and Equipment Co
George W. Wood
Department of Finance and Administration
Linda van Meter
Jefferson County
Charles Town
David
Grant County
Jack Baker
Petersburg
van Meter
Suit For Collection Opens In Court Today
The Raleigh County Circuit Court hears a suit filed Sept. 24, 1970, by B and B Excavating Co of Beckley against Ryan Inc of Racine Wisconsin for 15 894 79 dollars for materials and equipment rental from May 24 1969 to July 24 1970. Wetzel Brammer of Beaver owns B and B. Attorneys are W A Thornhill III for B but John C Ashworth of Beckley and Frank Taylor Jr of Charleston for Ryan. Jurors named include James Atkinson and others with Chester Bennett as an alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B & B Excavating .Co
Beckley
Ryan Inc
Racine
Wis
Raleigh County
Wetzel Brammer
Beaver
Wisconsin Road Building
W. A. Thornhill III
Becley
Brawls At Travis AFB Lead to Fire and Death
Violent clashes between airmen at Travis Air Force Base California escalated into a $40,000 fire at the bachelor officers quarters. Fireman James T. Morsberger of Napa died during the blaze as 122 airmen were arrested. Base sealed off, newsmen barred, patrols with armed security.
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Travis Afb
Calif
UPI
Air Force Base
Bachelor Officers Quarters
California
Vietnam
John Blake
Solano County
James T. Morsberger
Napa
Reds Attack U.S. Base Near Saigon in Night Assault
Communist commandos under heavy monsoon fire attacked a U.S. base 21 miles northwest of Saigon while U.S. artillery and helicopter gunships repelled them. One American killed, 19 wounded. Vietnamese allies lost one dead and nine wounded. The clash followed aggressive jungle clearing along Highway 1 and bombing raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Two top allied generals were shot down in a helicopter but survived.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Phnom Penh
John Ballantyne
el Paso
Tex
UPI
Kenneth J. Braddick
Rome
Ho Bo
BS2
South Vietnam
A Shau
Mekong
John H. Cushman
Ngo Quang Truong
Redistricting Debate Heats Up Over Reapportionment
West Virginia lawmakers face urgent questions on redistricting as a 10 member panel argues for action now. Perry predicts court involvement regardless of moves while Gainer notes constitutional limits on contiguous counties and county-line districts amid a national trend of states grappling with reapportionment.
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Perry
Gainer
High Court
West Virginia
Supreme Court
West Virginia Road Toll Reaches 161 On Monday
United Press International reports two separate accidents raise the year's highway death toll to 161 in West Virginia, six fewer than a year ago. Dorsey Plumley 25 of Greensboro NC was killed when struck on W Va 20 near Hinton. Franklin McCartney 22 of Morgantown died when his car overturned on U S 119 in Morongalia County.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Dorsey Lee Plumley
Greensboro
N.C
W.va
Hinton
Franklin McCartney
Morgantown
U.S. 119
Mo Rongalia
Mistrial Declared In Seale Huggins Case After Deadlock
A Connecticut jury could not reach verdicts on Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins after a juror changed stance, prompting Superior Court Judge Harold Mulvey to declare a mistrial after five extra days of deliberation. The case, opened Nov 17, involved murder and kidnapping charges connected to Alex Rackley's death in 1969.
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New Haven
Ericka Huggins
Mulvey
Seale
Alex Rackley
Middlefield
Rackley
Huggins
Election day voters choose mayor and council members across wards
Voters head to precincts 15 17 and 17 A with special access for ill and handicapped. Write in candidate Mrs Jane Echols shows lively support as bands perform at precincts. McCulloch faces Allen for mayor while Irle Jackson and Pulliam contest the two at large seats. Ward I pits Wilbur against Binderman. Ward II unopposed Smith. Ward III unopposed Loflin. Ward IV Echols seeks Crews seat. Ward V sees Stinson challenge Seay. Voter registration totals show 8381 Democrats to 3307 Republicans with turnout around 46 percent in prior elections.
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Jane Echols
Lincoln
Echols
John H. McCulloch
Curley Allen
Ross
Irle
Charles W. Jackson
Robert P. Pulliam
W. A
Bill” Wilbur
Bill Binderman
John Wesley Smith
Paul H. Loflin
T. M. Crews
Seay
John H. Stinson
Beckley City Council Meeting Briefing Tonight
Beckley city council plans a 7 30 pm session in council chambers after election work is cleared. Agenda includes Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations and routine business. Recorder-treasurer Larry F Stover says the session should be brief and ballot boxes will be delivered for an unofficial tally after adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
Planning and Zoning Commission
Recorder
Larry F. Stover
Final rites set for Todd Foster at Tyree Funeral Home
Todd Gray Foster three year old son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Foster of East Kingston will have funeral services at 1 pm Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev Bill Menefee in charge. Burial follows Pax Community Cemetery. He drowned Sunday after riding a tricycle into a creek. Born November 21 1967. Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Gray Foster
Stephen Foster
East Kingston
Tyree
Oak, Hill
Bill Menefee
Pax Community
Final rites for Mrs Gladys Whitley in Stotesbury
Mrs Gladys Whitley 65 of Stotesbury will be buried at Greenwood after funeral services at McAlpin Baptist Church led by Revs John Larkin and N C Lewis. She died on the way to a hospital Saturday morning. Visitation at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home 7 to 9 this evening. Area survivors include a sister Mrs Leslie Reid and a half sister Mrs Opal Hodges. Funeral services pending autopsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Whitley
Stotesbury
McAlpin Baptist Church
John Larkin
N. C. Lewis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Billy Dunn
Richmond
Beckley
Leslie Reid
Opal Hodges
Coal City
Betty Bowling
Jim Franklin
Memorial Baptist Church
Final rites set for Daniel Dorando Farley in Oak Hill
Daniel Dorando Farley, 70, of Oak Hill, died Sunday in Detroit hospital of an apparent heart attack. Born October 23, 1900 in Barboursville Kentucky, he was a disabled coal miner and a member of United Mine Workers of America. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Karen Farley. Friends may call at Tyree Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9. Burial will be in High Lawn.
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Daniel Dorando Farley
Oak Hill
Tyree
R. K. Bond
High Lawn Memorial Park
Detroit
Mich
Barboursville
United Mine Workers of America
Karen Farley
Mrs Herron 86 Dies After Long Illness in Fairdale
Mrs Margaret Lydia Herron 86 of Fairdale died at her home Monday at 5 30 p m after a long illness Born October 31 1885 in Rogersville Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Sarah Moneyhan A Pentecostal Holiness Church member she is survived by four sons Patton Ravencliff General Lee Cleveland Ohio Arthur Stamford and Lucien Herron Glen Daniel five daughters Mrs Nocie Herron Washington D C Mrs Georgia Graham Beckley Mrs Willie Herron Scarbro Mrs Louise Griffith White Oak and Mrs Pauline Taraczrozy Eccles a brother Patton Moneyhan Appalachia Virginia 46 grandchildren 73 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Margaret Lydia Herron
Fairdale
Rogersville
Tenn
Thurman
Sarah Moneyhan
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Patton
Ravencliff
General Lee
Cleveland
Ohio
Arthur
Stamford
Lucien
Herron
Glen Daniel
Nocie" Herron
Washington, D. C
Georgia Graham
Beckley
Willie Herron
Scarbro
Louise Griffith
White Oak
Pauline Taraczrozy
Eccles
Patton Moneyhan
Appalachia
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Barron Pleads Guilty to Jury Bribery Convictions
The article quotes Judge Haymond on the severity of jury bribery, calling it a crime destroying trust in the West Virginia legal system and noting Barron’s guilty pleas and prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Haymond
Barron
Final rites for Mrs Ollie Mae Moss in Pax
Mrs Ollie Mae Moss killed in a Sunday train automobile crash near Lively. Born December 28 1912 she leaves husband James son Leon three daughters Delores Hitt Glenda Crews and Bonnie Johnson two brothers Charles Brown Edward and two grandchildren. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill Thursday at 1 pm with Rev Ernest Barley. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Mae ‘Moss
Pax
Tyree
Two men posted bonds on grand larceny warrants
Two men arrested on grand larceny warrants issued in Greenbrier County were released from Raleigh County Jail after posting $500 appearance bonds to Town District Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Robert W. Zimerick of Cleveland Ohio and Jackie Lee Windsor of Maxwell Hill Road were ordered to appear in Greenbrier County. A Lanark man Roger Ayers posted $500 bond to Magistrate Rodriguez for a Saturday hearing on destruction of property and shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling.
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Greenbrier
County
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Robert W. Zimerick
Cleveland
Ohio
Jackie Lee Windsor
Maxwell Hill Road
Greenbrier County
Lanark
Roger Ayers
Joel Rodriguez
Ayers
UMW District 29 Expands Parking in Beckley
District President James Leeber says a 25 to 30 car lot at United Mine Workers District 29 headquarters in Beckley will be finished by week’s end. B and B Construction Co workers, members of UMWA, handle grading and adding red dog and gravel for miner convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers District 29
Beckley
James Leeber
Leeber
B and B Construction Co
UMWA
Hoover defiant under fire at Martha Mitchell dinner
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, 76, told reporters he is not bothered by recent criticism of him and the FBI. He praised Martha Mitchell as gracious and said he often waits for her late night calls while joking about a Roman emperor life magazine cover.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Pye
Martha Mitchell
John N. Mitchell
The
American Womens Newspaper Club
John Dillinger
Life Magazine
Butte
Mont
Mrs. Mitchell
Appalachian Regional Development program extended
Congress agreed to extend non transportation ARD activities for four years and highways for five. Additional authorizations totaled 576 million dollars for nontransportation work 925 million for highways and 40 million for a new airport safety program. Senator Jennings Randolph praised the swift accord as progress for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House- Senate
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Public Works Committee
Congress
Randolph
Elderly Beckley Man Charged In May 18 Traffic Crash
A 78 year old Beckley man faces charges for driving with a revoked license after a May 18 collision that injured two motorcyclists Linda Hinte 16 and Kathy Ramey 16. The driver Charles A Richardson 501 Paint St was ordered to appear in Beckley Municipal Court. Police also cited Robert C Flesharm III for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone with a June 7 court date.
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Beckley
Charles A. Richardson
Paint St
Richardson
Linda In Hinte
Route 3
Kathy Ramey
Campbell Court
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Robert C. Flesharm III
Beckley Municipal Court
Beckley Youth Fined On Assault and Driver Charged
Alan Eversole, 19, of Beckley was fined $20 in costs after arrest on an assault warrant dated May 13 before Magistrate Rodriguez. Stanley Waddell, 42, of Terry faced remand with $38.50 in costs on a reckless driving charge after a May 12 arrest and hearing before Magistrate Rodriguez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Eversole
Beckley
Rodriguez
Stanley Waddell
Terry
Waddell
Drunken driving cases settled with fines in Minden
Larry Wayne Stover 18 of Minden was released after paying fine and costs to Town District Magistrate Lorena Wallace for a drunken driving charge. Jesse P. Griffith 32 of Bradley was released after paying fines plus costs to Magistrate Wallace on drunken driving and driving with license revoked charges. Griffith was arrested May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Wayne Stover
Minden
Lorena Wallace
Jesse P. Griffith
Bradley
Wallace
Griffith
Court Of Claims Moves Griffith Case To Prison
Testimony from 10 West Virginia penitentiary inmates will be heard as part of Baxter Griffiths lawsuit seeking 113 000 from the state over his son Bernard William Griffiths death at Greenbrier County prison. The case moves to Moundsville for further testimony, with prison officials and guards facing questions about supervision and alcohol use.
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Charleston
West Virginia Penitentiary
Greenbrier County
State Court of Claims
Bernard William Griffith
Baxter Curtis Griffith
White Sulphur Springs
Moundsville
Griffith
Roy’ Allen Thomas
Parkersburg
John Tinkey
Thomas
Huntington
Weston State
Ira Coiner
Curfew Tightens as National Guard Quells Chattanooga Turmoil
Tennessee National Guardsmen enforce a 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew in Chattanooga after a night of sniper fire and arson. Gov. Dunn ordered a 1,500-strong force patrolling with police. 36 people arrested for curfew violations, two for pistol possession. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee National Guardsmen
National Guard
State Safety
Claude Armour
Chattanooga
Winfield Dunn
Nations Guard
West Virginia Foresees DOT Funds for Roads
Governor Moore reports unemployment at 6.3 percent, down from 6.9. He expects a substantial portion of 110 million unobligated DOT funds for highway construction. A 45 million bond issue sold to Chase Manhattan Bank is fully subscribed, with plans to return June 29 or 30 to issue another 45 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
U.S. Department of Transportation
Moore
Chase Manhattan Bank
Meir Meets Sadat Visit Downplays Official Agenda
Israel says Sadat has chance to become a great leader if he pursues peace. In Gaza, Arab guerrillas attacked patrols wounding three Israeli soldiers and two civilians. Rockets fired into the Besian Valley prompted Israeli return fire amid reports of casualties.
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Podgorny
Copenhagen
Golda Meir
Sadat
Gaza Strip
Jorden
Besian
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Memorial Funeral Directory
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Ethel Lucas
James E. Lucas
Susan Lucas
Glen
Speedway
Dale Lucas
Lossie Matthews
Lester
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Ollie M. Moss
UMW
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