Hostages Escaped As Police Storm Malawian Jetliner
Police stormed the South African Airways 727 at Chileka Airport in Malawi and captured two hijackers after a four hour standoff. Gunfire wounded one hijacker. hostages escaped during the chaos and negotiations pursued extradition to South Africa.
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Blantyre
Malawi
UPH
South African Airways
SAA
Chileka
Republic of South Africa
Ben Schoeman
Johannesburg
A. Yaghi
F. Gamil
Paul Weinbren
Weinbren
Charlie
Air Malawi
Johannsburg
Salisbury
Davis murder trial recessed as defence and prosecutors prepare final arguments
Angela Davis murder kidnap conspiracy case remains in recess in San Jose as lawyers plan rebuttal and final arguments for a seven woman and five man jury next week. In Charleston NBC's Meet the Press will feature governors on June 4 before the National Governors Conference in Houston. In New York Vice President Agnew praised South Vietnam as under attack, calling the US intervention urgent. In Welch a mine accident killed 25 year old Roger Leel Sayers, crushed by rib roll. In Williamstown folk singer Robert Beers, 51, died in a car crash after colliding with two cars and going off Taconic Mountain. Beers led the Beers Family Folk Singing Group and sponsored Fox Hollow festival.
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San Jose
Calif
UPD
Angela Davis
New York
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
South Vietnam
National Fathers Day Committee
Agnew
United States
Vietnam
Williamstown
Mass
Robert Beers
Beers
Taconic Mountain
Summit Talks Open Path to Nuclear Arms Treaty
The United States reports 1054 land based ICBMs 41 missile submarines and two ABM sites under construction while the Soviet Union counts about 1550 ICBMs 25 subs and the only operational ABM. Officials say the pact places real limits on arsenals and could start broader disarmament efforts after talks since 1969 that moved between Vienna Helsinki and the Kremlin.
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United States
Soviet Union
Vienna
Helsinki
Kremlin
Wallace shows early improvement after minor surgery
Governor George C. Wallace improved after a minor operation to drain pus, with doctors reporting reduced abdominal pain. He is partly paralyzed from the waist down from the shooting, and a second operation is planned within two weeks at Walter Reed or the University of Alabama Medical Center.
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Silver Spring
Billy Joe Camp
Wallace
Camp
Gover
Nor
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
University of Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham
Mother Tears As Babysitter Blinding Trial Continues
In St Louis a jury hears the case of Johnnie Lee Brooks charged with robbery and blinding 17 year old Wilma Chestnut while babysitting. Prosecutors call the teen a key witness and Brooks’s prior convictions are noted as the trial proceeds.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Johnnie Lee Brooks
Wilma’ Chestnut
Brooks
PF. Palumbo
Miss Chestnut
Colin Chestnut
Directed verdict favors defendant in Raleigh County court
A Raleigh County Circuit Court directed verdict in favor of H E Snuffer in a suit by Raines & Raines Inc claiming 4128 for commissions on 1969 1970 house sales. Judge C Berkley Lilly entered judgment for Snuffer with no award to Raines. Also recorded were divorces settlements injunction denials and several default judgments and condemnations.
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Raines & Raines Inc
H. E. Snuffer
Raleigh County
P. L. Raines
Snuffer
Raines
C. Berkley Lilly
Robert B. Sayre
John C. Ashworth
Anita Bragg Hawkins
Eric van Hawkins
Crockett B
Berma R. Thomas
Bibb Avenue
Donald, John and
Joan Parkulo
Female deer tracks mimic two-legged animal prints
The passage notes how a female deer covers her prints as if made by a human, suggesting deliberate masking of trails rather than accidental concealment. It emphasizes the animal’s behavior in mirroring human gait patterns.
Civil rights groups move to defeat antibusing bill in House
A coalition of 17 civil rights groups formed the National Leadership Conference on Civil Rights opened a drive to block Senate passed antibusing legislation. Roy Wilkins called the measure the greatest threat to equality since Reconstruction as they met in New York to curb House support and coordinate opposition led by Howard Glickstein. The Senate had approved a rider to suspend court ordered busing for 18 months and curb federal funding for busing unless local officials request it. President Nixon’s stance and Senate momentum aided passage prospects according to organizers.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
National Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
New York City
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
House
Howard Glickstein
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Berlin to Hold More Talks on Normalizing East West Ties
East and West Germany said they will hold further talks on normalizing relations after the Four Power Berlin agreement signing on June 3. The ceremony in East Berlin marked the first state treaty between the two rival states and announced expanded cross border travel for East Germans for urgent family matters and more West German visits.
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Joseph Fleming
Berlin
UPD
East
West Germany
East Berlin
East Germany
West
Berlin Wall
Nixon Tax Proposals May Retain Income Tax Levels
White House aide says President Nixon could propose federal tax changes without raising income taxes. A value added levy on manufactured goods might replace parts of property taxes used to fund public education. Ehrlichman disputes Brookings findings on the need for bigger taxes by 1976.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Brookings Institution
Brookings
Ehrlichman
Treasury
Greenbrier Jr College Closes in Lewisburg
Greenbrier Junior College in Lewisburg West Virginia announces closure as enrollment drops to about 100 while at least 175 students are needed to sustain operations. The college, founded in 1812 as Lewisburg Academy, had become coed this year after previously serving as a women’s institution. Greenbrier Military School, unrelated and founded the same year, also closed following a final commencement.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
UPI
Greenbrier College
Virginia Assembly
Lewisburg Academy
John F. Montgomery
Greenbrier Military School
Vietnam War Dispatches Describe Chaos At Saigon Helipads
The report notes near continual explosions as bombs rockets and artillery rock the city. A U S adviser fired into the air to clear the way for Medevac CH47 helicopters loading wounded and supplies. Civilians including women and children are among those scrambling for airlift. New fighting is reported near An Loc and along Highway 13 with relief convoys stalled by Communist attacks.
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Higbee
U.S
An Loc
Saigon
Highway 13
UPI
North Carolina Firm Chartered to Do Business in West Virginia
The West Virginia Secretary of State records authorize Unique Homes of Greensboro Inc to operate in Raleigh County. The firm lists offices at 2509 Timber Lane Greensboro with no Beckley or Raleigh County office. The charter shows capitalization of 100000 and incorporation on May 12.
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West Virginia
Unique Homes of
Greensboro, Inc
Raleigh County
Timber Lane
Greensboro
Beckley
Raleigh
North Carolina
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Pauley and Mary Gunnoe
Final rites for Mary Sarah Lynn Gunnoe 15 of Blanche and Mary Pauley 88 Route 1 Bott Scarbro will be held at 1 p m Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev Homer Hizer in charge Burial will follow in Bubb Tyree Cemetery Gunnoe died Thursday evening in an Oak Hill hospital Pauley died Thursday at Scarbro’s Oak Hill hospital She was born Sept 28 188? and was a daughter of the late Rufus Arthur and Mary Harris Surviving are two sons Ralph Dayton two daughters Martha Treadway Jane Nugen a brother Everett Detroit and a sister Lillian West 24 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday evening.
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Mary B. Pauley
Mary Sarah Lynn Gunnoe
Blanche
Pauley
Bott
Scarbro
Lexington
Tyree
Oak Hill
Withien
Othe
Homer Hizer
Bubb Tyree
Oak Hill Hospital
Big
Rufus Arthur
Mary Harris
Advent Christian Church
iScarbro
Ralph
Dayton
Fayetteville
Martha Treadway
Jane Nugen
Everett
Detroit
Mich
Lillian West
Chesapeake
Ohio
Funeral notices outline Bertha Gunnoe Jones burial in West Virginia
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Jones 70 of Beckley will be held 1 p m Saturday at St Matthew AME Church with Revs Maxwell and Moon presiding Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park She died Wednesday after a long illness Survivors include son Joseph Wilson Wright Beckley sister Roxy Keam Reedville N C and several siblings Friends may call at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home 7 pm to 8 pm today The body will be transported to the church one hour before services Born Beckley April 26 1957 she was daughter of Garland J and Willadean Richardson Gunnoe of Bolt A member of the Fun Fundamental Baptist Church she attended Trap Hill High School and belonged to Bible and Pep clubs Additional survivors include sister Nora Carolyn brothers Michael Eugene Mark Thomas maternal grandparents Peyton and Mrs Richardson paternal grandfather Glen Ray Gunnes all of Bolt Funeral rites set for 2 pm Sunday at Fundamental Baptist Church with Rev John Richardson officiating Burial Worley Cemetery Bolt Body to be moved from Melton Mortuary to church one hour prior to service Friends may call at mortuary after 5 pm Saturday Funeral services for John Branch Jr 91 Raleigh formerly of East Beckley will be at 2 pm Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church Rev James Bly will officiate Burial Greenwood He died Monday in a local hospital Family will receive friends at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor 7 pm to 9 pm today
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Bertha Jones
7Th ‘St. Beckley
St. Matthew Ame
Mills Street
Joseph Moon
Greenwood Memorial Park
Joseph Wilson. Wright
Beckley
Roxy Keam
Reedville
Pena Dulbcly
Garland J
Willadean Richardson Gunnoe
Bolt
Fundamental Baptist
John Richardson
Worley
Melton
John Branch Jr
Raleigh
East Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
James Bly
Ritchie and Johnson
Injunction Ends Walkout at Glasgow Power Plant
A federal court injunction halted a strike at Appalachian Power Co.'s Glasgow plant near Charleston West Virginia. Judge Dennis Knapp granted the order after company lawyers said the walkout violated the contract with the Electrical Workers Union. Picket lines formed after three suspensions and 64 of 120 workers stayed off, while management kept the plant running.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Appalachian Power. Co
Glasgow
Here
Dennis Knapp
Appalachian
Electrical Workers Union
100 million yen wedding links wrestlers and film star
Inoki the professional wrestler, 28, wed Mitsuko Baisho, 24, in a Shinto ceremony Tuesday in Tokyo. The reported cost was 100 million yen, about $277,778, claimed as Japan's most expensive wedding for a commoner.
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Tokyo
UPD
Antonio Inoki
Mitsuko Baisho
Japan
Duke of Windsor Illness Cited Amid Secrecy in Paris
The self exiled Duke of Windsor near his 78th birthday is reported ill with an undisclosed ailment in Paris. Queen Elizabeth interrupted her France visit last week to see him, their first meeting since 1965, as sources say his condition is serious and not improving.
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Paris
UPI
Duke of Windsor
Nice
Queen Elizabeth
England
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
United States
Funeral for Mrs Hattie Banks Held in Mullens
The funeral for 68 year old Hattie Banks of Itmann will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sam Foglesong Neese and Neely Funeral Home Mullens. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. She died Monday at 3 45 a m in Mullens hospital after a long illness. The funeral home will be open after 3 p m today.
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Hattie Banks
Itmann
Sam Foglesong
Neese and Neely
Mullens
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Funeral Services for Willian Reed in Mount Hope
Funeral services for Willian Reed age 85 of Mount Hope are set for 1 30 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Mount Hope Reverend James Thompson will preside Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley Reed died at 4 p m Wednesday in a Beckley nursing home Friends may call from 7 to 9 p m today at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greenstown RNS
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Willian Reed
Mount Hope
First Baptist Church
Funeral Arrangements For Mrs Louise Lymore
Mrs Louise Lymore 46 of Cleveland Ohio formerly Harper Heights died Thursday morning in a Cleveland hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her sister Mrs Dorothy Davis of Harper Heights.
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Louise Lymore
Cleveland
Ohio
Harper Heights
Dorothy Davis
Mrs. Ettes Stagg Former Long Branch Resident Dies
Mrs. Ettes Staggs 55 of San Diego California, formerly of Long Branch, died Wednesday in a San Diego hospital. She was daughter of the late J W and Ettes Warren. Her husband Tommy died in 1971. Survivors include son Norman Midkiff of Woodbridge Virginia, five sisters Ethel Walkup and Mayme Humphrey of Pax, Blanche Myers of Man, Thelma Bennett of Fort Wayne Indiana, Ruth Sneady of Lanexa Virginia, and brother Billy Warren of Columbus Ohio.
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Ettes Staggs
San Diego
Calif
Long Branch
J. W. and
Ettes Warren
Tommy
Norman Midkiff
Woodbridge
Ethel Walkup
Mayme Humphrey
Pax
Blanche Myers
Man
Thelma Bennett
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ruth Sneady
Lanexa
Billy Warren
Columbus
Ohio
Final Rites Held for Mrs. Anna Bays in Summersville
Final rites for 74 year old Mrs. Anna Worlledge Bays will be at 2 p m Saturday at Howard White Funeral Home Summersville with Rev Ray Wood presiding. Burial is in Mount Gillead Church Cemetery at Pool. She died Wednesday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her brother William Lee Worsledge of Oak Hill.
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Anna Worlledge Bays
Anna
Howard White
Summersville
Ray Wood
Mount Gillead Church
Pool
District 5 Rebel Union Fight Over Boyle Leadership
The Labor Department finds sufficient merit to nullify the election amid voting irregularities. Earlier this month Boyle’s 1569 re election was overturned and a new international election ordered by a federal judge in Washington DC.
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Boyle
Labor Department
Washington, D.C
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Lawrence F. O’brien
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