West Virginia probe panel to widen purchasing review
Charleston UPI report says a 10 member West Virginia Legislature committee will expand its inquiry to all state purchasing and hire a chief investigator. The panel chaired by House Speaker H L White plans no report before after the November election, seeking $50,000 for the probe and naming backgrounds in accounting and law for the investigator.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
House
H. Laban White
White
William T. Brotherton
D-Kanawha
del. Ivor Boiarsky
W. W. Barron
Hulett C. Smith
Barron
U. S. District Court
Burl Sawyers
Finance
Truman E. Gore
Boiarsky
Alcohol , Beverage Commission
Industries
Moundsville Penitentiary
Alcohol Commission
Liquor
Clarence Elmore
Apollo crew trains amid Friday flight schedule
Apollo mission teams prepare for a key Friday practice at Cape Kennedy as the space program gears toward a lunar orbital test. Officials emphasize the trained crew and the historic push to reach the moon with a precise, high-stakes sequence.
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Cape
America
Will
Apollo 7 Preps in Duplicate Cabin Trainer Flight
Three Apollo 7 pilots passed a final preflight exam and were deemed fit for flight. The countdown for America's third manned spaceflight began Sunday toward a 4 million mile mission, with a planned Atlantic splashdown around 7:10 a.m. October 22. The Essex carrier was set to lead the recovery fleet from Norfolk as other units moved to stations.
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Bisele
Charles Berry
America
Essex
Norfolk
Governor Addresses Agni Columbia Student Situation
The governor commented on the Agni Columbia student matter, outlining steps and potential implications for the college community. Officials, faculty, and students await further policy details and responses.
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Columbia
Rhodesia and Britain to Hold Talks in Gibraltar
Premier Ian Smith of Rhodesia and Britain will meet in Gibraltar on Wednesday to seek a settlement to the three-year-old Rhodesia dispute. The talks aim to find a settlement acceptable to both sides after Rhodesia's 1965 unilateral declaration of independence and Britain's refusal to recognize it.
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Downing St
Job Applications Filed At Local West Virginia Office
The West Virginia Department of Employment Security reports totals of 29 applicants in a five day period ending Monday. Positions listed include Checker television service repairman file clerk stock clerk truck drivers seamstress nurse aide operating engineers machinist material handlers counter girl waitress automobile service mechanic salesclerks maintenance man carpenter restaurant manager admitting clerk paper product salesman scraper operator and garbage collector.
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Open House Planned at Sarre Junior High School
Sarre Junior High will hold an open house Thursday from 7 to 8 30 p m. PTA president Kenneth Jennings says the event lets those who have not seen the school facilities become acquainted with the school and meet the teachers. Refreshments will be served and parking on G Street and South Fayette Street will be available.
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Sarre Junior High School
Kenneth Jennings
Parent- Teacher Association
G. Street
South Fayette Street
Collection Suit Filed Against C & Coal Co in Raleigh County
A $4 306 20 collection suit was filed this morning in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office by Bradley Mine Electric Service Co. The plaintiff claims Hubert Summer doing business as C and Coal Co of Cowen failed to uphold a security agreement for mining implements purchased and demands judgment plus interest and costs. W H File is counsel for the plaintiff.
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Raleigh County
Bradley Mine Electric Service Co
Hubert Summer
C & § Coal Co
Cowen
W. H. File
Petitions Vs. Moore To Be Heard Today
Marshall County Court scheduled a hearing on two petitions against Arch Moore governor candidate. Petitions filed by Murrell Wrathhford for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Education Fund seek to compel Moore to settle the W. J. G. Taylor estate and to remove him as executor. Estate valued about $126,000 with $95,000 in bank accounts and stocks. Moore allegedly reported no dividends, rents, or interest beyond an appraisal and a $525 nurses claim.
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UPI
Marshall
Arch Moore
J. Malcolm Orth
Charleston
Murrell R. Wrathhford
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows Education Fund
Orth
Moore
W. J. G. Taylor
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mary Holt 84 of Harper Heights
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Margaret Holt 84 of Harper Heights will be at 1 p m Thursday in Melton Mortuary Chapel Rev Ralph Poole officiating burial in Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor Friends may call after 3 p m Wednesday She died suddenly Monday in Dallas where she had lived the past year Born Jan 16 1884 she was daughter of the late John and Jane Cantley Borrer longtime resident of Raleigh and Kanawha counties and a Methodist Church member Her husband Richard D Holt died in 1950 Survivors include three daughters Estelle Winkler Charleston Opha Dawson St Albans Virginia Worley Glen Daniel and five sons Carl Winfield Loren Eugene Bill Charles 34 grandchildren and several great grandchildren
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Harper Heights
Melton Mortuary
Ralph Poole
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Dallas
Tex
John
Jane Cantley Borrer
Raleigh
Kanawha
Methodist Church
Richard D. Holt
Estelle Winkler
Charleston
Opha Dawson
St. Albans
Virginia Worley
Glen Daniel
Carl
Winfield
Loren
Phoenix
Ariz
Eugene
Bill
Opaloca
Fla
Charles
Virginia Beach
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Biggs Biggs
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Parthena Biggs 78 of 303 Burgess St held at 2 pm Wednesday in Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev John Richardson in charge Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Pallbearers Bill Wickline James Wickline Harold Pendry Russell Hopkins Guy Pittman Ernest Meadows survivor son Jack Dunbar sisters Mrs Brada Trump Lester Mrs Pearl Riffe Raleigh County long illness date of birth May 28 1890 born Maple Meadow daughter of Albert and Luna Davis member of Methodist Church and longtime Raleigh County resident
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Burgess St
Caffee Funeral Home
John Richardson
Sunset Memorial Park
Bill Wickline
James Wickline
Harold Pendry
Russell Hopkins
Guy Pittman
Maple Meadow
Albert and
Luna ‘Cook’ Davis
Methodist
Raleigh
Coun
Brown Hinton died after long illness veteran attorney
Percy H Brown 65 of Hinton died at 7:00 AM in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. A retired U S district attorney he attended Woodberry Forest in Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1934. Born October 7 1903 in Lawton he was a son of the late William and Henrietta Hughes Brown Surviving are his wife Elizabeth Price Brown of Woodbridge Va a son Brown a brother William A Brown of Hinton two sisters Mrs Anna Nickell of Hinton and Mrs Margaret Fredeking of Huntington and a grandchild Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Wednesday in Ascension Episcopal Church Hinton with Rev Peter Stauffer in charge The body is at E M Meadows Funeral Home.
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Hinton
U.S
Woodberry Forest School
Virginia
University of Virginia Law School
Lawton
William
Henrietta Hughes Pews
Elizabeth
Price
Final rites for Mrs Nancy J Williams at Maple Fork Church
Mrs Nancy J Williams age 84 of Mount Hope dies after long illness. Final rites set for 2 p m Wednesday at Maple Fork Community Church with Rev Ernest Barley and Rev Carlos Perry officiating. Burial in Spiral Davis Cemetery Route 1 Mount Hope. Survived by five sons Clifford Bradley Clarence Coston Calvin Carman. one daughter Madge Davis. numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Friends may call Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope after 5 p m today.
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Carman Davis
Ashtabula
Ohio
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Herman Pittman
Jerry Davis
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Frank Maynor
Tyree
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Rusk and NATO ministers discuss Soviet threat in Europe
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and 12 NATO foreign ministers in Washington said they were in substantial agreement on the Soviet threat in Europe but would wait for their Brussels midwinter meeting for further action. They reviewed political and military aspects after the Czechoslovakia invasion, with briefings on U.S.-Soviet talks, at a dinner in New York during the UN General Assembly session.
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Czechoslovakia
Nixon vows tough stand and peace push in Vietnam
In Buffalo Nixon forces back Wallace supporters and attacks Democratic indecision. He pledges a generous peace in Vietnam and would aid North Vietnam if Hanoi agrees to halt aggression, while stressing nonmilitary steps and South Vietnamese strengthening. He travels to Los Angeles after stops in Flint and Minneapolis amid large Republican support.
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Paris
Woman Fatally Hit by Truck Near Montgomery
Mrs. Bessie Layton, 68, of Eagle, was fatally injured when struck by a truck on West Virginia Route 61 near Montgomery. She died shortly after being admitted to a local hospital.
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Montgomery
UPI
Bessie Layton
Eagle
W. Va
Presidium Meets Over Dubcek Offer and Moscow Demands
Prague reports the 21 member Presidium met to discuss Alexander Dubcek’s resignation bid and Moscow’s new normalization terms. The talks, sparked by Kremlin demands, consider tightening censorship, purging officials, and allowing Soviet troops on Czechoslovak soil for an indefinite period.
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UPI
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Wallace Urges Shift From No-Win Vietnam Policy
Wallace urges abandonment of the no win policy in Vietnam and a shift toward a military solution if negotiations fail. He calls for foreign aid only when it serves U S interests, reduced overseas military spending, tighter Cuba trade controls, economic pressure to topple Castro, dropping sanctions on Rhodesia and South Africa, and a balanced U S stance in the Middle East.
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Mideast
Levy Vote Set In Mineral County School Levy
Mineral County residents vote today on continuing a five year school levy providing 335000 dollars annually to the school board. Funds cover teacher salaries and improvement of school facilities.
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UPS
Mineral County
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes 450 Dollar Damages
A two car collision at the intersection of Scott Avenue and Temple Street caused about 450 dollars in damage Monday at 1 10 p m. Involved were a 1966 model driven by Willie S Brown of Shady Spring and a 1962 model driven by Gulio P Warner of 400 TempleStreet Beckley.
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Beckley youths charged in shoplifting case at G C Murphy Co
Two Beckley girls aged 17 and 13 were arrested Monday for shoplifting from G C Murphy Co on Main Street. Items allegedly taken include a stuffed dog, sweatshirt emblems, film and flash bulbs totaling $7.69. They were released to their parents pending a Juvenile Court hearing before Judge Harry L. McCreery. In other Monday police activity, 17 year old James Ricky Adkins was cited for failure to control after his 1961 model auto collided with a 1965 model driven by 65 year old Helen Weidensall. no damage was reported. Police noted the Weidensall car stopped for a pedestrian when struck from the rear. Additional incidents included Gulie P. Warner charged for backing into traffic and Beckley Municipal Court bond forfeitures totaling $840.
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G. C. Murphy Co
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Harry L. McCreery
James Ricky Adkins
Spring St
Helen Weidensall
Freeman St
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Gulie P. Warner
Temple St
Vee
Jerry Pack
James B. Adkins
Third Ave
Charles W. Taylor
Harry M. Trent
Helen
James Arnold Bishop
Midway
Jerry Edward Ferrell
van Voorhis St
Jerry Cox
James Larry Devore
Washington, Pa
Kenneth B. Asbury Jr
Ale Ave
Two Heart Patients Succumb
United Press International reports two heart transplant patients died Monday in Texas and California hospitals 1,700 miles apart. Leonard Drake a 42 year old Oregon court bailiff and retired postal worker died at Stanford Medical Center California. Floyd Pratt 46 the Dallas transplant patient died at Parkland Memorial Hospital after five days.
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Ore
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Christiaan Barnard
South Africa
Leonard Drake
Oregon
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Beter Seeks Run on Wallace Ticket for Governor
Peter D. Beter inquired about running for governor on George Wallace's American Independent party line. Secretary of State Robert Bailey said Wallace is a qualified candidate but the party won’t be on the ballot. Beter could only run as a write-in. Beter had previously run unsuccessfully after switching from Democrat to Republican.
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Charleston
UPI
Peter D. Beter
George Wallace
Six County FHA Meeting Set In Beckley Wednesday
Six County FHA meeting set for Beckley at 10 a.m. at Appalachian Power Co. building. About 24 supervisors and assistants from Raleigh, Wyoming, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, and McDowell counties will attend, with programs led by Merle Faulkner and Howard Lester.
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Appalachian Power Co
Gerald Miller
Eugene Carnette
Delmas Goldizen
Richard Lilly
Fayetteville
Harry Tomlinson
Edison Monk
Princeton
Lwill
Raleigh
Wyoming
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McDowell
Frank Boyan
Ambers Shelor
Clarence Gray
Mackl Hughes
Bernie C. Jenkins
William J. Toler
Merle Faulkner
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FHA
Faulker
Borh
Lester
Crash leaves California pilot dead in Glenville wreck
A Beechcraft bi plane piloted by P C Thompson, 47, of Simi California, crashed into a wooded mountainside near Glenville, killing him. State police said the body and plane wreckage were found scattered in a 50 to 75 yard area four miles from U S 33 after the Sunday night crash. Major Paul Brown of the West Virginia Civil Air Patrol stated the craft apparently failed to clear a hill crest before striking trees.
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UPI
Here
Califia
P. C. Thompson
Simi
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Thompson
Burlington
Iowa
Manassas
Portsmouth
Ohio
U. S. 33
Paul [Brown
W. Va
Civil Air Patrol
Petitioners contend Vietnam activation length questioned
Reserves argue no formal war or national emergency declaration exists for Vietnam. Some petitioners have served active duty that may not count toward the two years activated, according to their lawyers.
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Congress
Vietnam
Quakes Hit Tokyo and Japan Nationwide
Three earthquakes struck Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa with no damage or injuries reported. The Central Meteorological Agency confirmed activity across the country, with a 3 on the magnitude scale cited by AEROCY.
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UPI
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E Central Meteorological Agency
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Kyushu
Ryukyu Islands
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Aerocy
Youths Charged With Murder In Former Legislator's Death
Four youths face murder charges in the death of Roy A. Warden 68 of Yukon who died after an Aug attack at his business. Warden served in the 1945 House of Delegates. Charges name David Warriormines and others from the War area. one co-defendant was shot in September in Fayetteville. Por ter, a civilian, was killed in an unrelated event. Warden had been a Democratic candidate in the May primary.
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Yukon
Bluefield
House of Delegates
Warriormines
Kenneth Brewster
Walter Bose Jr
Pvt
Thomas L. Porter
Fayetteville
N. C
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New Hampshire
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