Army Racketeers Trial Peanut Convoy Disclosed
In Vietnam Cu Chi area, Sgt Liberio Giambra is accused of running a kickback system at enlisted men’s clubs. Witness Miss Skewes described large snack orders, payments, and a flamboyant network including Maj Massel and Maj Wooldridge, with a peanut convoy incident triggering scrutiny by Senate investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFI
Liberio
Giambra
Vietnam
Irena Skewes
Cu Chi
J. F
Bo” Bohunicky
Austra-lan
William ©. Wooldridge
Pentagon
Army
Pilot Refuses To Discuss Hijack On National Airlines Flight
A Cuban refugee hijacked a National Airlines DCI jet with 70 aboard near Fort Stockton Texas en route to Cuba. Passengers included Major League players Dennis Paepke Mel Queen Roger Craig and Dave Marshal who noted Cuban generosity with cigars during Havana stop. The pilot George Glasgow declined to discuss the incident saying publicity fuels hijackings and instructed crew to refuse interviews. The plane returned to Miami by midnight after stopping in Havana about three hours from the hijack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
National Airlines
DCI
Los Angeles
George Glasgow
Toke
Kansas City
Dennis Paepke
Havana
Carecas
Venezuela
Cincinnati Reds
Mel Queen
Mike Corkins
San Diego
Dave Marshal
San Francisco
San Diego Padre
Tex
Cuba
Default Judgments In Five Raleigh County Suits
Default judgments were entered in five suits in the Raleigh County Circuit Court. A divorce was granted for Mary Hewitt McQuade from Thomas Francis McQuade. Beckley Mobile Home Supply Co. faced suits and judgments totaling several hundred dollars for various creditors including Beckley Hospital Inc and Beckley Loan Co. The Bank of Raleigh and Island Creek Stores Co. obtained significant judgments against named local individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley Mobile Home Supply Co
Beckley Hospital, Inc
Jerome Cooney
Laverne Cooney
Beckley
Beatrice Austin
Fireco
Bily R
Francis M. Tolley
Household Finance Corp
Willma Jean Burgess
Aubrey Allen
Sophia
Beckley Loan Co
Island Creek Stores Co
George L. Bolen
Bank of Raleigh
Robert Shelton
Mary Hewitt’ McQuade
Thomas Francis McQuade
Beckley Mobile Home Supply& Co
Raleigh
Coca-Cola Botting Works
Abrams News Update Highlights Low Fighting in Vietnam
The report notes a generally low level of combat across South Vietnam with six overnight shelling attacks causing light damage and casualties at Allied bases. U S military actions include Marine artillery salvos and 82nd Airborne units withdrawing by December 15 after a two hour clash northwest of Saigon that left one guerrilla dead and six Americans wounded. Further clashes involved the 199th Light Infantry Brigade northeast of Saigon with six enemies killed and 10 wounded, followed by B52 bombers dropping 450 tons on suspected Viet Cong and North Vietnamese positions along the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
U.S
Marine Artilley
82Nd Airborne Division
Saigon
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
House At Helen Destroyed By Fire
A four room house at Helen was destroyed by fire at 10 p m Thursday. Occupants Mrs Mar Harris and her five children escaped unharmed. The family needs furniture and clothing in sizes girl 6X woman 18 half or 20 boy 10 14 and 16. Clothing also needed for an 11 year old boy. Donations may be made by contacting Mrs Clara Brown or Mrs Clarence Jackson at Helen. The Sophia Fire Department answered the call. Meeting Re scheduled The Sylvia Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in stead of Tuesday as previously announced. Classroom visitation will begin at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar
Harris
Clara Brown
Clarence Jackson
Helen
Sophia
Sylvia Elementary School
Five Escapees Remain At Large From West Virginia Prison
Five of seven prisoners escaped from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison remain at large. Warden Lloyd Haynes suspects two groups on the road. Samuel Schrader was recaptured in Ohio and returned to custody. Other escapees include Herbert Delaney Willie Frazier Bobby Endicott and Charles Hitchcock. Two fugitives were caught hitchhiking near the prison the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huttonsville
UPI
Lloyd Haynes
Samuel Schrader
Ohio
Washington County
Marietta
Herbert E. Delaney
Webster County
David Steele
Roane ‘ County
Nixon Calls Washington Crime Crisis in Congress Reach
President Nixon told congressmen crime in Washington has reached crisis proportions with explosive and disgraceful acts. A manhole cover incident killed a motorist while a fourth robbery hit a grade school classroom and a secretary was raped in an eighth floor apartment as teenagers were arrested in the wake of these crimes. The administration backs bills for pretrial detention to curb the rising violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Jerry V. Wilson
Congress
Pedro F. Etenza
Miners Hurt in Separate Accidents at McAlpin
Bill Manning of Crab Orchard and James Spud Mills of Soak Creek were admitted Monday to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after separate McAlpin mining accidents. Both are reported doing fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Manning
Crab Orchard
James Spud Mills
Soak Creek
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
McAlpin
Deaths and Funerals in Crab Orchard and Corinne
Obituary brief noting the death of Emmett MacArthur and death notices for J Pack of Corinne. Services set for Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren at 2 p.m. Sunday with burial in Coal City Cemetery. Survivors include spouse Nellie Pack and several children. many relatives listed.
Sam Rk Greco Funeral Services Held in Rich Creek
Funeral services for Sam Rk Greco, 80, of Rich Creek Virginia, were held at 2 p.m. today in Rich Creek. Burial followed in Rich Creek Cemetery. Greco, father of Raymond Greco of Crab Orchard, died Tuesday in Pearisburg after a four month illness. Broyles Funeral Home of Peterstown arranged the services.
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Sam Rk.Greco
Rich Creek
Greco
Raymond Greco
Crab Orchard
Pearisburg
Hail “Ater
Broyles
Peterstown
Funeral services for Annie Carter in Mount Joy Church
Funeral services for Annie Carter 88 of Fireco will be held Sunday at 2 p m at Mount Joy Baptist Church Fireco with three ministers officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park She died Wednesday in a local nursing home after a long illness Born in Ridgeway Virginia December 25 1881 she was a daughter of the late George and Aggie Burgess She was a member of Mt Joy Baptist Church Survivors include two daughters two brothers a sister nineteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren Friends may call at the church
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Stacy E. Smith
Stacy Earl Smith
Emmett MacArthur
J. Pack
Corinne
Streeter
Little Bluestone
Primitive Baptist
A. L. Neely
Stanford
Owen Harvey
Obert Uling
Marthas
Cruse
Campbell Oeae
Nimitz
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
Unis
William| Beckley
Veterans Hospital
Lucinda Johnson Pack
Mrs
Thelma Carroll’ Smith
Jeff
David
Linda
Bluestone Primitive Baptist
Lynchburg
Chinen
Shirley
Wiliams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Annie Carter
Fireco
Mount Joy Baptist Church
W. J. Wright
David Powell
Charles Whitted
Mt. Joy Baptist Church
Viola Austin
Della Mae Carter
George H
Budd Burgess
Eliza Parnell
Hurt
J H M Fi Granigchiiter
Onagiano
John Ritchie
Johnson
Magliano
Price Hill
Freewill Baptist Church
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Beckley
United Mine Workers of America
American Legion Post
St. Anthony’s Catholic
Kilsyth
Italy
Jaw
Mary Magliano
Gilda Magliano
Lacy
Vienna) Hurt
Bradley
Tony Magliano
Tyree
Opie Pridemore Rites Held in Mount Gay Church
Funeral services for Opie Pridemore 73 of Mount Gay were conducted at 2 p m Monday at Mount Gay Free Will Baptist Church with Revs Harold Cameron Clayton Lockhart and John Estep presiding. Burial followed in Hainer Cemetery Garrett Fork on Big Creek. He is survived as the father of Mrs Dilmer T Daniels of Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie Pridemore
Mount Gay
Mount Gay Free Will Baptist Church
Harold Cameron
Clayton Lockhart
John Estep
Hainer
Garrett Fork
Big Creek
Dilmer T
Laurabette) Daniels
Pineville
Hollas K Price Funeral Services Planned
Hollas Kenneth Price, 56, of Oak Hill will be honored at 1 p.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Reverend Sam Belmont officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. Price died Wednesday at a Beccey hospital after an apparent heart attack. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Price
Oak Hill
Tyree
Two-Car Wreck Causes $275 in Damage at Beckley Intersection
At 8 42 a m at Prince Street and First Avenue Beckley police reported a two car collision with no charges or injuries. Harold Lee Clark 17 of Vancouver Washington drove a 1964 model while John W Bowden of Route 1 Beckley steered a 1968 model Bowden’s vehicle sustained $2 damage and Clark’s $75, totaling $275.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Street
First Avenue
Beckley
Harold Lee Clark
Vancouver
Wash
John W. Bowden
Route 1
Bowden
Clark
Man’s holiday cash in suit turns up shredded pounds
In Horsforth England John Stacey planned to lose pounds. tenant Lillian Mawson washed his suit and found 40 shredded pounds about 9 dollars from a vacation stash. She redeemed savings stamps to repay him, and the Bank of England will refund the loss if the pieces can be identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsforth
England
UPI
John Stacey
Stacey
Lillian Mawson
Bank of England
West Virginia orders cities and firms to curb air pollution
The State Air Pollution Control Commission ordered three West Virginia cities and eight firms to submit open air burning elimination plans within 30 days. Morgantown Hinton Buckhanton Mount Hope and others were cited along with Allied Chemicals Mobay Monsanto Malco and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hope Company
Hinton
Charleston
API
West Virginia
State Air Pollution Control Commission
Grant County
Garrett County
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Mount, Storm
Commission
Beard
Maryland
Vienna
Union Carbide ‘Metals
Marietta, Ohio
Hoss Held in Maximum Security After Kidnap Probe
Stanley Barton Hoss Jr. 26, an escaped convict, was confined to a maximum security prison while refusing to answer questions about the kidnapping of Mrs. Linds Mae Peugeot 21, and her daughter Lori Mae 2, near Cumberland Maryland. County prosecutor says Hoss faces a murder hearing in the Zanella case. federal actions debated as he awaits interrogation.
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Pittsburgh
Stanley Barton Hoss Jr
Hoss
Waterloo
Iowa
Linds Mae Peugeot
Lori Mae
Cumberland
Allegheny Yunty
Veroa
Joseph Zanella
U.S
Greensburg
FBI
Western State Penitentiary
Robert Duggan
Duggan
Zanella
Towa
Pennsylvania
Richard Thornburg
Brussels
UPI
Maryland
Oslo
Thornburg
Norway
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Baudouin
Yania
Ilinois
Ohio
Authoria
Franklin
Rei
Beir
ISRC Tenders Highlight Diamond Blade Bid Variances
Inter state bids on diamond blades and bits show wide price gaps with Interstate offering far lower prices than the patent holder. SRC specifications constrain bids and consider separating blades from bits as a separate item per Sprague & Henwood's suggestion.
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Steele
SRC
Christensen
Interstate O
Jon
Adkins
Sprague& Henwood
Nixon weighs new war review and cease fire move
President Nixon met with Ellsworth Bunker and planned talks with General Earle Wheeler as Vietnam war weariness grows. White House signals a broad review while considering a cease fire to shift momentum in Paris talks. Wheeler’s Vietnam visit questions progress and satisfaction with war effort.
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Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Saigon
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laird
Paris
White House
Tull
Nixon
Wheeler
Vietnam
Lodge
Bunker
Peace Talks Denied by Tokyo Agency
An official Tokyo news agency denial states no secret talks between the United States and North Vietnam have occurred. The broadcast labels the report a maneuver by the Nixon administration to evade public scrutiny amid wartime tensions.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hanoci
Today
United States
West Virginia Gets Federal Road Funds Share
Washington UPI West Virginia receives 33948000 dollars in federal road funds for the second quarter of the fiscal year. Secretary John A Volpe of the Department of Transportation announced the national total will match the first quarter at 1.26 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.va
Federal Road Funds
Washington
UPI
West Virginia
John A. Volpe
Department of Transportation
Charleston Denies Parade Permit For Moratorium Event
Charleston police chief Dallas Bias refused a permit for a downtown Viet War Moratorium parade planned by the Charleston Coalition for Peace. Bias said the march would "give aid and comfort to the common enemy of the United States."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Casheethe
Dallas Bias
Chief Negotiator For N. Vietnam Is Back In Paris
North Vietnam said its chief peace negotiator Xuan Thuy was due back in Paris from Hanoi after five weeks. The U S said it hoped Thuy carried instructions to start serious talks. A lull in battlefield activity prompted explanations from both sides with speculation over causes. A South Vietnamese delegate noted no political significance, citing losses, morale, rural control, monsoon season, and possible withdrawals to regroup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
United States
Thuy
Egnec Lodge
Washington
Nixon
Hoi
Chi Minh
U.S
Lodge
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnam
Ahead of Schedule Driver Jabu Sentenced in Tanzania
Saki Jabu received 30 days in jail and a $1 fine in Dar es Salaam after a bus departed an hour early, forcing passengers to miss connections. The driver claimed his watch was fast and asked for leniency, while the court noted the depot left early and that he was a 2 year old bas driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAR ES Salaam
UPI
Saki Jabu
Bas
Kopechne Autopsy Fight Fails in Pennsylvania Court
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania UPI reports Mary Jo Kopechne’s parents lost their second bid to block an autopsy on their daughter. Judge Bernard Brominski set October 20 for a hearing on Massachusetts District Attorney Edmund Dinis petition seeking a post mortem. The action cites blood in the mouth and nose as grounds for the autopsy in the Kennedy Chappaquiddick incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Bernard C. Brominski
Luzerne County
Joseph Kopechne
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Dinis
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
Chapaquiddick Island
Dinis
Brominksi
Joseph F. Flanagan
Bids Open On Road Project To Oil Plant Site
Gov Arch Moore announced bids will open Oct 24 for a West Virginia road project to aid a Quaker State Oil refinery at Congo in Hancock County. The 14 mile section will ease drainage and add a two lane access road to serve the plant and Ghobe Refractories Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
State Road Commission
Quaker State Oil Team. Co
Congo
Hancock
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Co. Chi
Miss Skewes
Herfforts
Nicholas Massel
Opera Nny
Jenkins
Universal Corporation
Kanawha
D.C
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Aioe
Tereres
Mike Collins
Emmett Pack
Nellie Lilly Pack
Edward
Paul
Dontie
Itmann
Danny
Mullens
Ella Lilly
Wytheville
Roy Pack
Ballard
Wilson
Minden
Noah
Alda
Jumping Branch
Flossie Bennett
Wilmington
Del
Maggie Meador
Shady Spring
Eva Thompson
Princeton
Lia Pack
Ronald Meadows
James Pack
Fred Pack
Finley Basham
Carlos Moore
Omes Russell
Buddy McKendree
Sam R. Greco
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
Jack E. O'Neil
Johnstown
Weckley, West Virginia
Hollas K. Price
Hosa
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Andre Cook
Belgium
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ISRC
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Sultan Glenshaw
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