Murder Trial Opens Today In Raleigh County
Charles Watson Justice 30 of Killarney Hollow faces murder charges in the killing of Paul Roscoe Rose 49 found along a road in front of Justice home July 17. The defense claims Rose pointed a gun at Justice as he fired to wound only. Jury seated and testimony begins with Trooper Haynes and department chemist.
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Charles Watson Justice
Killarney Hollow
Raleigh County
Paul Roscoe Rose
Killarney
Joseph Luchini
Rose
R. E. Haynes
Luchini
Department of Public Safety
Stephen Kanick
Haynes
Justice Home
Justice
IRA intimidation drive targets Catholic districts in Belfast
British army sources report the IRA has launched a campaign to scare informers in Roman Catholic areas. At least three women were beaten over the past week, including Agnes Griffith a 39 year old mother of four in Ardoyne who was shaved tarred and given 48 hours to flee or die. The Provisional IRA wing claimed responsibility saying they punished leaks.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Agnes Griffith
Ardoyne
Provisional
The
Keepsake Begets Murder Charge
A human skull with a bullet embedded was found in Clayton Rombaughs home leading to murder charges. Rombaugh age 40 Wilderville Oregon is accused of killing Edward King age 23 Eureja California whose headless skeleton was found on a northern California road. Authorities say the skull was found after information from Rombaughs 15 year old girlfriend who was arrested on extortion robbery and burglary charges. Rombaugh was jailed awaiting sentencing for extortion when California authorities moved to have him returned.
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Medford
Ore
UPI
Clayton Rombaugh
Rombaugh
Wilderville
Qre
Edward King
California
King
Eureja
Calif
Humboldt County
Martin Dies Sr. dies at 72 founder of HUAC
Martin Dies Sr. died Tuesday night in Lufkin Texas at age 72 apparently from a heart attack He founded the House Un American Activities Committee and was a Texas congressman for three decades in a controversial career reflecting the era.
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Lufkin
Tex
Upd Martin Dies Sr
House Un-American Activities Committee
Texas
Nixon accused by Viet Cong of threatening peace efforts
Viet Cong foreign minister Madame Nguyen Thi Binh accused President Nixon of threatening to nip in the bud any settlement in Indochina. She charged the Nixon administration delays the accord and escalates bombing while circulation in Paris suggested new negotiations might begin soon with Kissinger possibly joining Tho.
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United Press International
Nixon
Indochina
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Paris
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Madame Binh
Fies
Vietnam
Saigon
Phom Penh
Pham Dang la
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
China
Tho
Peking
Hanoi
Chou En-lai
Supreme Court strikes down mayor's courts in certain cases
The U S Supreme Court in a 7 2 ruling says mayor's courts may be abolished when temptations to bend proof affect verdicts. The decision concerns mayors as local judges in traffic and minor cases as in Monroeville Ohio where Clarence Ward was fined 100 dollars for failing to stop at a checkpoint.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Monroeville
Ohio
Clarence Ward
William J. Brennan Jr
Brennan
Ohio Supreme Court
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Air War Intensifies As U S Bombs North Vietnam
Saigon reports the heaviest North Vietnam air strikes since Nixon trimmed the war. B52s and tactical planes conduct dozens of raids near the 20th Parallel as U S materiel flows into Tan Son Nhut at 500 tons daily. Viet Cong urges continued fighting.
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Saigon
Aps
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
Haiphong
United States
Vinh
South Vietnam
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Tan Son Nhut
National Guard Called Out To Prevent Flood Looting
National Guard troops were deployed in floodstricken Ohio Ottawa County as martial law covered a two mile Lake Erie flood zone. Red Cross reported nearly 700 families suffered major losses and shelters fed about 250 people while evacuations continued amid gale driven waves on the Great Lakes.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
National Guard
Huron
Erie
Ohio National Guard
Ottawa County
Lake Erie
Michigan
William G
Red Cross
Tusday
Pacific Ocean
California
Los Angeles
New York City
Rocky Mountain
New England
Ohio Valley
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Eastport
Manasquan
N.J
Lakes Erie
Ontario
National Weather Service
Dress and Bra Makers Plan Thursday Rally
In Huntington West Virginia workers from about six apparel firms plan a Thursday rally organized by Amalio Marcello ILGWU state director. He cites a drop of over 250000 jobs since 1961 and argues foreign-made garments with low wages undercut U.S. dress and bra makers.
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Huntington
W. Va
America
Amalio Marcello
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Korea
India
Portugal
Hijacker Killed In Australia After Airplane Shootout
In Adelaide the Australian hijacker of an Ansett F27 Friendship plane carrying 36 passengers and four crew was shot dead at Alice Springs airport after opening fire on police. A constable was seriously wounded. the suspect fled into brush but was captured following a brief scuffle.
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Adelaide
Australia
API
Ansett Airlines
Alice Springs
Ralph Young
Smith Acquitted of Fragging in Vietnam Case
Pvt Billy D Smith, from Watts Los Angeles, acquitted of the fragging deaths of two officers in Vietnam. He was found guilty only of assaulting a military policeman during arrest, reduced to E1, awaiting a bad conduct discharge after a 1971 Bien Hoa grenade incident. Angela Davis linked as supporter.
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FT. Ord
Calif
UPI
Billy D. Smith
Vietnam
Smith
San Francisco
Billy Smith
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Marin County
Hazel
Bien Hoa Army Base
Driver Fired After Averting Wreck on Bay Bridge Off-Ramp
Phil L. Michael, 30, of Fremont, says he overturned his truck to avoid a pedestrian catastrophe after air brakes failed on an off-ramp from the Bay Bridge. Police blame defective brakes. the company denies fault. Michael plans to sue for back pay and injuries and has filed a Labor Commission complaint.
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San Francisco
API
Phil L. Michael
Fremont
American Transport System
Michael
Bay Bridge
Redwood City
The
Labor Commission
Lafollette Appointed To Auditor Position
Latelle LaFollette II, former Republican treasurer nominee, was named director of the securities division in the West Virginia auditor’s office by Auditor John Gates. He previously served as deputy securities commissioner under Litz McGuire in the Underwood era. Gates also announced Arthur Corey as assistant to Mrs. Virginia Roberts in the tax department.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Latelle LaFollette II
State Auditor’s Office
John ‘Gates
LaFollette
Litz McGuire
Underwood
Gates
Arthur Corey
Tax Department
Virginia Roberts
Deaths and Funerals Notice for William Persinger
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for William Persinger 72 of Beckley dead on arrival at 11 30 a m Tuesday after a long illness He was born July 15 1900 in Eagle Rock Virginia son of the late William and Ginney Persinger a retired miner Surviving wife Alice a son Clarence Clifton Forge Virginia a brother John Gfey three sisters Eva Poindexter Rosa Hargrove Eddie Turpin Falls Church Virginia six grandchildren and a great grandchild The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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William Persinger
Beckley
Eagle Rock
William and
Ginney Persinger
Alice
Clarence
Clifton Forge
John Gfey
Eva Poindexter
Rosa Hargrove
Eddie Turpin
Falls Church
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Final rites for J V Shrewsbury and John Vargo set
Final rites for J Van Shrewsbury 20 Garwood will be Thursday at Herndon United Methodist Church with burial at Lamar. He died in a mining accident at Itmann Coal Co No 4 mine Itmann. Friends may call today Fo plesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens. Final rites for John Vargo 90 Oak Hill will be Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He died Tuesday morning after a long illness. Survivors include two sons three daughters nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends may call today.
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J. van Shrewsbury
Garwood
Herndon United Methodist Church
H. E. Smith
Lamar
Itmann Coal Co
Itmann
Fo Plesong
Nease and Neely ‘Funeral Home
Mullens
John Vargo
Oak Hill
Tyree
William G. Thompson III
Walter J. MacHoff
High Lawn Memorial Park
Fayette County
Czechoslovakia
Jane Scott Vargo
John W. Vargo
George Scott Vargo
Mount Hope
Tracy Smith
Bunnellon
Fla
Jesse Foster
Gordon Fickling
Atlanta
Funeral services held for Raymond R. Westmoreland
Raymond R. Westmoreland sixty six? Wait.
James F Biggs Dies After Long Illness at 60
James Franklin Biggs 60 of East Beckley died in a Beckley hospital at 6 p.m. Tuesday after a long illness. Born May 7 1912 he was the son of the late Forrest M. and Nancy Jane Farmer Biggs. A retired coal miner and Baptist he is survived by two sons Mack of New Smyrna Beach Florida and Richard of East Beckley. three daughters Frances Lynch of Oak Forest Illinois Judy Lynch of Glen Morgan and Cookie Davis of Lackawanna New York. a brother Arthur of Rainelle. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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James Franklin Biggs
East Beckley
Beckley
Forrest M
Nancy Jane Farmer Biggs
The
Baptist Church
Mack
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Richard
John
Frances) Lynch
Oak Forest
Ill
Robert
Judy) Lynch
Glen Morgan
Carrier
Cookie) Davis
Lackawanna
N. Y
Arthur
Rainelle
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Jury Awards Defendant $1000 In Accident Suit
A Raleigh County jury found in favor of Fred Ernest Mills in a $150000 suit by Toney Karantonis. Mills received $1000 after approximately 45 minutes of deliberation. Karantonis recovered nothing. Mills had counterclaimed for $5000 plus vehicle and medical costs.
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Raleigh County
Toney Karantonis
Dorothy
Fred Ernest Mills
Sweenyburg
Karantonis
Mills
Pornography Used In Sex Therapy At UC Medical Center
In San Francisco the UC Medical Center treats married couples with sexual problems using hardcore pornographic films to desensitize them. The 12 visit sexual adjustment program has aided about 60 couples, with five to six films shown per session. Dr. Herbert Vandervoort said the films help couples realize their fantasies are not abnormal.
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San Francisco
UPD
University of California Medical Center
Herbert E. Vandervoort
Bank Bandits Caught After Wild Chase In South Carolina
Two armed bandits fled a Wachovia branch with six hostages then led a police caravan across I 85 and I 40 in a chase that ended at a roadblock gunbattle. FBI agent Victor Holdren was wounded. both suspects from Atlanta and Greensboro jailed on bank robbery charges.
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Greensboro
N.C
UPI
FBI
Victor Holdren
Bobby Charles McManus
Atlanta
Stanley Eugene Crawford
U.S
Ed Weant
Lawnsdale
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Pete Davenport Jr
Roger Alden
Alden Steel Co
Davenport
W. O. Yakeley
Winston-Salem
Durham
Kernersville
Highway Patrol
Hillsborough
Wills In Hospital At Beckley V A Hospital
Deputy Raleigh County circuit clerk T H Herb Wills was admitted to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Tuesday evening with condition reported satisfactory today.
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T .H. “Herb” Wills
Raleigh County
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Funeral services for Roscoe Carter in Beckley
Roscoe Carter 63 of 308 Kessinger St Beckley will be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after services at 1 p.m. Friday in Caffee Chapel. He died at 2 15 a.m today in a local hospital. A World War II veteran and retired carpenter, he was born Sept 22 1909 in Clear Creek and survived by sister Leona Belton of Danville Va. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home.
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Roscoe Carter
Kessinger St
Beckley
Thomas Dunlap
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Carter
Clear Creek
Preston
Alice Dunbar Carter
Raleigh County
Henry
Leona) Belton
Danville
Fire Hydrant Color Coding and System Upgrades
Dowdy details color coded hydrants by water pressure yellow for 500 to 1000 gpm green for 1000 gpm plus. Beckley is the only city in the state using this system. The report notes 37 new hydrants installed, four miles of underground mains laid, 179 new inspections, 538 re inspections and 162 structures brought into full code compliance.
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Dowdy
Beckley
Unusual oath to be taken by Nina Garcia at Fort Sam Houston
Nina Garcia plans an unconventional oath ceremony as she reenlists in the Army on Thursday. The 4 foot 10 inch, 95 pound specialist will free fall from a helicopter 12,500 feet above the ground with the oath administrator and a witness. Garcia, 20, is part of the Fort Sam Houston sport parachute club and has completed 71 parachute jumps in the past year.
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FT. Sam Houston, Tex
UPI
Nina Garcia
Miss Garcia
Ft. Sam Houston
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B. L. Harold
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Levi Taylor
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Effie McVey
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Vera Vance
Arnold Gilfilen
Sandra Lane
Goldie Mae Lilly
Ruby Jordan
Cong
Lam
Bangkok
USS
Goldsborough
Highlands
Kontum
Ha Tien
Mekong Delta
Walter Gowans
J. V. Shrewsbury
R. R. Westmoreland
Raymond R. Westmoreland
Browns Mills
N. J
Westmoreland
New Jersey
Ruby
Peggy Easterday
Phyllis
Donna
Randall
Calvin
Tracy
James F. Biggs
Robert B. Sayre
Leo Birch
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