Kennedy Fights for Votes in Philadelphia
Senator Edward Kennedy campaigned in south Philadelphia urging Italian-American Democrats to unite for McGovern in 1972. He urged door knocking and phone calls to secure a Philadelphia win and warned against ticket splitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Edward Kennedy
J&a
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
George McGovern
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank Rizzo
William Barrett
United State
Sen. McGovern
Plane Wreck Investigated After Fatal Beechcraft Crash
Charleston FAA officials launch inquiry into Wednesday night Beechcraft Bonanza crash near Morgantown. Witnesses say the plane hit trees in heavy fog while attempting to land, killing three physicians: Gordon Jones of Waynesburg Pennsylvania the pilot R Harry Chasey of Carnegie Pennsylvania and Joseph Buterbaugh a Flemington New Jersey resident formerly of Oil City Pennsylvania returning from Mayo Clinic conference in Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W.va
UPI
Charleston
Federal Aviation Administration
Here
Pennsylvania
U.S. 119
Gordon Jones
Waynesburg
R. Harry Chasel
Carnegie, Pa
Joseph Buterbaugh
Flemington, N.J
Oil City
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
McGossip Eyed in Election Abuses Case Networking
The Gazette cites unnamed sources claiming FBI agents and a federal grand jury summoned witnesses to Charleston for an investigation of election abuses in the May 9 primary. It also names Moore administration hires including Arthur Crigger, Kermit Floyd, Yom Marcum, Jack B. Owens, Robert Stanley, and Quincy Lee Muncie in various state posts amid allegations of patronage and irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
FBI
Charleston
Gazette
Moore
Arthur Crigger
Kermit
Floyd
Wheeling Barber College
Yom Marcum
Dingess
Jack B. Owens
Williamson
Robert Stanley
Quincy Lee Muncie
Del
Thule Hunters Used Greenland Whale Bones on Arctic Coast
Archaeologists note that Thule people who settled the Arctic coast ten centuries ago hunted Greenland whales and used their massive bones as practical structures and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Byrd Joins Jay In Campaigning
Morgantown West Virginia Jay Rockefeller and Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd campaigned together blasting a claim they would destroy the coal industry if Rockefeller becomes governor. They defended strip mining controls and urged Democratic turnout in Bridgeport Lumberport and surrounding counties as election day nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
UPD
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Harrison County
Huntington Herald‘Dispatch
Leo Goodman
Arch Moore
Ohio
Marshall
Byrd
Clarksburg
Bridgeport
West Virginia
Lord
Democratic ‘Party
Lumberport
Rocklefeller
Nixon warns on war details and aims at lasting peace
Nixon insists peace with honor requires clear settlement details to avoid a breakdown and a resumption of war. He cites 1968 bombing halt and warns against rushing agreements before elections. Governor Arch Moore, under security after a death threat, warns against economic royalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Logan
W.va
UPI
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Agnew dismisses heckler claims as staged
In Cheyenne Wyoming Vice President Spiro T Agnew rejected Democratic charges that heckling at his speeches was organized by Republicans He noted similar interruptions in San Diego and LA and mocked McGovern aides while defending his stance on tax reform during the Cheyenne address
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Captain Kangaroo
Frank Mankiewicz
George McGovern
San Diego
Mankiewicz
Central
McGovern
Los Angeles
South Dakota
Economic Royalists Accused of Buying West Virginia Election
Governor Moore charged Democratic rival Rockefeller backers with funding 95 000 across 12 counties to influence next Tuesday’s vote. He claimed the money aims to buy the government and mocked cash registers. A reported death threat against Moore was disclosed by Logan Mayor Bob McCormick. State police did not comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
McDowell
Mingo
Moore
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Charleston
West Virginia
Bob McCormick
West Virginia Governor Arch MooreCampaign Stop Politics
Arch Moore visited Mingo County and spoke at events including a ground breaking at Southern West Virginia Community College and a regional hospital ceremony. He defended coal jobs, criticized opponents, and pledged continued progress for West Virginia despite alleged opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Logan
Mingo County
Southern
West Virginia Community College
Appalachian
West
Defendant On Stand In Shannon Burglary Trial To Go To Jury
Henry Shannon 30 Beckley faces a Raleigh County Circuit Court jury this afternoon in a March burglary case. He admits being at the scene while denying taking items from Leroy Tucker’s home. co defendant Earl Jackson contradicted others. The jury includes Virgil Lemon and Edward Sanderson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shannon
Beckley
Leroy Tucker
Raleigh
C. Berkley Lilly
Shannon
Earl Jackson
South Kanawha S.t
Tucker
Donald L. Pitts
Jackson
Thomas Canterbury
Parker
Tucker House
Pitts
Larry Stafford
David Parker
Virgil Lemon
Edward Sanderson
Glenn Mooney
Joseph L. Martin
Henry O’shinski
Nelson, Scarbro
Robert Workman
Eugene Holley
Bennie Sturgill
John Isom
Adam Miller
Billy Whetsel
Gordon Gregg
Suits filed in Raleigh County and Sophia courts
C P Telephone Co sues Adrian C Webb Pettus in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 824.86 alleging nonpayment of March long distance charges. The Easy Method Driving School sues John E Reid Joyce E Reid for 644.64 claiming default on a May 23 1968 promissory note. City Finance of Sophia sues Richard E Kessee Jr and Helen Kessee for 844.86 as balance due on a January 14 1971 promissory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian C. Webb
Pettus
C & P Telephone Co
Raleigh
Webb
Easy Method Driving School
John E
Joyce E Reid
Mount Hope
Reids
Forestville
City Finance of
Sophia
Richard E. Kessee Jr
Helen
Robbers Loot Giara Restaurant Owner's Apartment in Bussana
Thieves robbed the apartment of the Giara restaurant owner in Bussana Italy, stealing jewels and paintings valued at 25500 dollars. After the theft the culprits paused to snack on champagne in the apartment, adding insult to injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bussana
Italy
UPI
Fugitive Freed After 1963 Escape and Plea
Judge Jack Etheridge ordered the release of Montgomery Anthony a fugitive who fled a prison camp in 1963 and later lived as James Burnett in Atlanta He was arrested after a tip identified him as a produce dealer and husband of four with no prison record Anthony pleaded guilty to a robbery and said his uncle pressured him with a promised reward Etheridge voided the 20 year sentence and set him free
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPI
Montgomery Anthony
Jack Etheridge
Anthony
James Burnett
Etheridge
Fulton
Deaths and Funerals: Walker Kilgore Dreary Notices
Rupert Wilson Walker 65 of Oak Hill died of an apparent heart attack after a brief illness. He operated Rabbit's Restaurant and appeared in the local restaurant scene for 45 years. Survived by wife Hazel Myles Walker and a daughter, Dorothy Warner, plus relatives in Ohio and California. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Jones Avenue Church of God with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Call Tyree Funeral Home Saturday evening. Separately Raymond Lois Lilly Kilgore 75 and Beckley native Harley Kilgore’s widow mourned in Washington. Kilgore’s funeral at Tyree in Oak Hill, with interment at Arlington National Cemetery pending. The Kilgore and Lilly families had long ties to Beckley and Raleigh County. Donations requested to the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Wilson
Rabbit) Walker
Oak Hill
Rabbit’s
Jones Avenue
Wade Austin
Randolph F. Johnson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Tyree
Raymond Lois Lilly Kilgore
Aaron McKinney
Red Star
Washington, D. C
Satur- Beckley
Washington
Ernest Edmonds
National Cemetery
Arlington
Harley M. Kilgore
Iment O
Wal J
Harley Martin
Kilgore
Kilgores
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Intermediate Court
Congressional Wives Club
the Red Cross
Daughters of the American Revolution
Salvation Army
Georgetown University
Grace Wilkes
Joan Wilkes
Betty Wilkes
James
Lewyn Wilkes
Philip Wilkes
Child Care Center
Funeral plans incomplete for Molly King 12 Crab Orchard
Molly King, 12, of Crab Orchard, died after being struck by a car Thursday at 7 30 pm. She was a sixth grade student at Crab Orchard Grade School and newspaper delivery for Beckley Newspapers. She is survived by six sisters and a brother, Loyd and Rachell King parents, with grandparents listed. services pending at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. (Note: one sister, Janett, was in very critical condition earlier.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly King
Crab Orchard
Miss King
Loyd
Rachell Perdue King
Lloyd Wesley
Virginia
Sharon
Theresa
Lola
Janett
Lloydette
G. F. King
Fitzpatrick Road
Margaret Perdue
Crab ‘Orchard
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Two Local Died in Crab Orchard and Kincaid Fatalities
Mary C Wilson 14 of Crab Orchard died after being struck by a car in Crab Orchard. Born March 21 1958 she was a Park Junior High School student and newspaper carrier surviving are six siblings and two grandmothers. Goldie Pearl Clay 58 formerly of Lester died in a local hospital and services set at MacArthur Bethel Freewill Baptist Church with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Wilson
Crab Orchard
Miss Wilson
Berman Paul
Stella Perdue Wilson
Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren
Park Junior High School
Beckley Newspapers
Don
Thomas
William
Robert
Emory
Phyllis
Lwuellen Wilson
Viola Wilson
Arlington
Margaret Perdue
Goldie Pearl Clay
Kincaid
Lester
MacArthur Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
F .C. Calhoun
Wade
Webb
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Claude Humphrey
Roy Hamm
Austin Accord
Vincent Daniel
Gaston Martin
Houston McGhee
Final rites for Aviation Ordinance Man Clayton Mitchell Blankenship
Clayton Blankenship 29 of Mount Hope died October 24 when his A6 fighter-bomber failed during a carrier landing off Vietnam. Navy reports a gear collapse caused a crash into parked planes on the Midway. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity. Survived by wife Kathy Argabright Blankenship. Burial with military rites. Call hours at Tyree Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Mitchell
Blankenship
Mount Hope
Tyree
Allan Ledford
Clayton Farmer
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Midway
Vietnam
Navy
Kathy Argabright Blankenship
Final rites for Mrs Mary C Martin held in Clarksburg
Mrs Mary C Martin 59 of Marianna died Thursday in Mullens hospital after a short illness. Services: Monday in Clarksburg with Revs Raymond Rowe and R J Chenoweth. Burial: Beendam Cemetery Bridgeport. Survives husband Encel R Martin son Richard R brother Carl E Clingan sisters Nellie Tucker Sue Saffel and Hugh Coulson. Body at Robertson Fogelsong Pineville then Davis Funeral Home Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Martin
Marianna
Clarksburg
Raymond Rowe
R. J. Chenoweth
Beendam
Bridgeport
Mullens Hospital
James E
Adie B. Laughery Clingan
Wyoming Methodist Church
Wyoming
Encel R. Martin
Richard R
Carl E. Clingan
Nellie B. Tucker
Pittsburgh
Sue Saffel
Grafton
Hught Coulson
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Funeral services for Mrs Lillian Stover Heermans 85
Funeral services for Mrs Lillian Stover Heermans 85 of Mount Hope will be held at 2 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev Ted A Jaegar Jr officiating Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill She died about 9 45 p.m. Wednesday in an Oak Hill hospital She was born July 8 1887 in Charleston daughter of John and Frances Stover She was survived by husband Charles R Heermans daughter Elizabeth H Payne sister May Watts three grandchildren and three great grandchildren Friends may call after 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Stover Heermans
Mount Hope
Tyree
Ted A. Jaegar Jr
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Heermans
John and
Frances Stover
Charles R. Heermans
Elizabeth H. Payne
Bessemer
Ala
May Watts
Springfield
Ohio
Obituaries for Clarence Adkins and Lacy Dowdin
Clarence E. Adkins 62 of Mount Hope dies in a local hospital after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home with Rev. John Richardson and Rev. Vernon Coots officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He is survived by wife Stella Warwick Adkins and a large family. Lacy Herbert Dowdin 65 of Beckley dies after a long illness. body at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home. Friends may call 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Herbert
Beckley
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Clarence E. Adkins
Route 1
Mount Hope
Tyree
John Richardson
Vernon Coots
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Adkins
Fayette County
John Adkins
Stella Warwick Adkins
David Adkins
John Clay
Covington
Billy Prathers
Burlington
Frances Elder
Silver Grove
Herb Weber
Ft. Thomas
Leonard Adkins
Bolt
Harless
Curtis
Ralph Adkins
Harper
Edith Angle
Eccles
Rushbrook Rites Set in Roanoke for 78 Year Old
Funeral services for Joseph E. Rushbrook known as Eck will be at Oakey's Chapel Roanoke at 2 40 p m Saturday with burial in Sherwood Cemetery He died Thursday in Roanoke hospital a retired timber dealer and inspector in West Virginia He is survived by his wife Bernice Fleshman Rushbrook a son Joe of Knoxville Tenn a daughter Peggy of Roanoke two brothers Garfield of McMinnville Tenn and Fred of Pearisburg Va five sisters Laura Witt Louise Witt of Peterstown Myrtle Whitaker of Jaeger Jesse Young of Crumpler and Pauline Brown of Oakvale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph EB
Eck” Rushbrook
Roanoke
Raleigh County
Oakey
Sherwood
Rushbrook
West Virginia
Bernice Fleshman Rushbrook
Jone
Joe
Knoxville
Tenn
Peggy Ones
Garfield
McMinnville
Fred
Pearisburg
Laura Witt
Louise Witt
Peterstown
Myrtle Whitaker
Jaeger
Jesse Young
Crumpler
Pauline Brown
Oakvale
James Andrews Rites Held at Central Baptist Church
Funeral services for James Andrews 60 of 105 Dock St were set for 1 pm Saturday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. R I Brown. Burial followed at Restlawn Cemetery Princeton. He died Thursday after a short illness in a local hospital. He was born December 20 1911 in Louisiana County Mississippi. He was survived by his wife Lelia, a son James Andrews Jr of East St Louis Illinois, a sister Laura Brown Columbus Mississippi, a brother Hugh Andrews Jr East St Louis Illinois and seven grandchildren. Friends could call Trent and Durgan Funeral Home 8 to 9 pm today. Pallbearers were Beckley Lodge No 27 F and A A Y Masons. church Laymen's League served as honorary pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Andrews
Dock St
Central Baptist Church
R. I. Brown
Restlawn
Princeton
Andrews
Lounce County
Miss
Hugh and
Jane Andrews
Beckley Lodge No. 27
A. A. Y. Masons
Final rites for Bobby Ray Mann in Mount Hope
Bobby Ray Mann 41 of Mount Hope died Wednesday in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. He was self employed and born May 4 1931 in Raleigh County. Survived by son Bobby Ray Jr Mount Hope brother Frank Jr Mount Hope and sisters Rosemary Sloane Mount Hope Joyce Ann Bennette Alexandria VA. Friends may call 6 to 9 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Ray ‘Mann
Mount Hope
Tyree
Ernest Bailey
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County
Juanita Pate Mann
Frank Mann
Betty Mann
Bobby Ray Jr
Frank Jr
Rosemary Sloane
Joyce Ann Bennette
Alexandria
Final Rites Held for Mrs Mollie D Blair
Mrs Mollie D Blair 75 formerly of Ansted Charleston died after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday at Ansted Baptist Church Rev Wandell Hoge officiating burial in Restlawn Memorial Cemetery Victor. She is a sister of Mrs Wanda Prater Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie D. Blair
Charleston
Ansted
Ansted Baptist Church
Wandell Hoge
Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
Victor
Wanda Prater
Fayetteville
Heath May Propose Economic Restraints as Inflation Rises
Labour leaders rejected Prime Minister Edward Heath's voluntary wage and price curbs. Sources say Heath may order a pay price freeze and plan a cabinet meeting to decide on mandatory controls. Foreign exchange dealers urged an immediate freeze to defend the pound after failed talks with labor and industry groups. Heath, after a seven hour session, said the TUC declined the proposals as a basis for negotiation. He would tell Parliament Monday of cabinet decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Edward Heath
Heath
10 Downing Street
Trades Union Congress
TUC
CBI
Confederation of British Industries
Dailey In Good Condition After Wreck
State Tax Commissioner Richard L. Dailey, 31, of Martinsburg, listed in good condition after a foggy 100 foot embankment crash in Charleston. He suffered a broken rib and bruises to head, back and neck. unconscious for about four hours. Dailey was appointed tax commissioner earlier this year by Gov. Arch Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPD
Richard L. Dailey
Martinsburg
Dailey
Fort Hill
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Arch Moore
Charles Haden II
State Supreme Court
Two Bodies Believed American Missionaries Found in Laos
Washington officials fear two bodies recovered in Laos may be two American women missionaries captured when Communist forces overran Kengkok last weekend. The remains were burned beyond recognition, hindering positive ID. Witnesses had said four missionaries were seized: Evelyn Anderson of Coldwater Michigan Beatrice Rosin of Geneva Illinois Samuel Mattix of Centralia Washington and Lloyd Oppel of Campbell River British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
State Department
Laos
Kengkok
Evelyn Anderson
Coldwater
Mich
Beatrice Rosin
Geneva
Ill
Samuel Mattix
Centralia
Wash
and. Lloyd Oppel
Campbell River, B.C
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Jay
Heckler
Man
Rupert W. Walker
Lois L. Kilgore
Raymond McKinney
Kennedy Cemetery
Pax
Bruce
Nellie Cochran McKinney
Dorsey
Lexington
N. C
Dollie Hughes
Mae Dunvint
Detroit, Mich
Lola Morton
Camden-on-Gauley
Daisy Lego
Scarbro
Robert Martin Kilgore
Elinor Kilgore Young
McLean, Va
Philip and
Clair Lilly
Bluefield
Clifford
Jame) John
Wesley Wilkes
Mrs
Goldie Clay
Clayton Blankenship
Mary Martin
Lillian Heermans
Joseph E. Rushbrook
R. R. Mann
Mrs. Mollie D. Blair
Britain
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