Synod Liberals Win Battle Over Papal Authority
At the World Synod of Bishops in Vatican City liberals defeated a Vatican written statement on papal authority and backed a more liberal doctrine. Bishops will vote next week on sending the Leper report to the theology commission as the synod advances talks on shared governance with the Pope. European priests protested with hymns near the Pope's residence.
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Vatican City
UPI
World Synod of Bishops
Franjo Seper
Vatican Congregation For the Doctrine of the the Synod
Pope
Paul
Theological Commission
Jean Danielou
France
John J. Wright
Pittsburgh
Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica
Politics Behind Miners Strike in District 8
District 8 UMWA president Thomas A. Williams of Bellaire Ohio says an unauthorized 3020 miner walkout at 10 mines has political overtones after roving pickets closed mines. District 6 report cited but details unclear.
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Wheeling
UFS
District 8
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas A. Williams
Bellaire
Ohio
District 6
West Virginia educators hear governor and astronaut speak
Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. addressed the West Virginia Education Association convention calling 900 a year of unprecedented breakthroughs for elevating educational standards. Astronaut Frank Borman followed, while educators heard calls for state financing of public schools and wage equality across counties amid mining industry labor disputes.
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Charleston
Ufiy
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia Education Association
Moore
Frank Borman
Phares Reeder
WVEA
Axee Ne Hig.eder
Norton
Oglebay-Norton Coal Co
Clairsville
Ohio
and Co
Powhatan
North American Coal Co
Eminty
Cresap
Marshall County
WVU to Probe Hazing Incident Involving Fi Batar Cappar
West Virginia University forms a four member panel led by Dean Joseph C. Gluck to investigate an alleged hazing incident in which Fi Batar Cappar paddled a student during initiation. Jack Hewitt of Richwood was hospitalized. Panelists include Jackie L. Johnson Ansted and Charles Wehner Kingwood along with Dr. Walter H. Rockenstein and Thomas R. Long.
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Mungantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Joseph C. Gluck
Gluck
Fi Batar Cappar
Jack Hewitt
Richwood
Jackie L. Johnson
Ansted
Charles Wehner
Kingwood
Walter H. Rockenstein
Thomas R. Long
Wildcat gas well near Beckley opens 115 million cf daily
A joint venture of Ashland Oil and Professional Oil Management struck a wildcat gas well at 5,600 feet in the Poca District Rocky Fork area, five miles north of Beckley. The well’s open-flow is estimated at 115 million cubic feet daily and will be fractured to stimulate production later this week.
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Charleston
UPI
Ashland Oil & Refining Co
Professional Oil Management Inc
Poca District
Rocky Fork
Here
Posthumous Medal of Honor Awarded for Vietnam Hero
President Nixon presented posthumous Medal of Honor awards to three servicemen including Spec four Carmel Harvey Jr. of Chicago for sacrificing himself to save comrades during a June 21, 1967 helicopter battle in Vietnam. His final act distracted the enemy, allowing two wounded men to be evacuated. The ceremony marked the 92nd 93rd and 6th such awards in Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Montgomery, W. Va
White House
Carmel Bernon Harvey Jr
Chicago
Nixon
Vietnam
Deaths and Funerals in Abney and Surrounding Areas
Lemuel L. Blevins 54 of Abney died at home after a long illness. Born Dec 9, 1914 in Shady Valley, Tenn, he was a retired miner and United Mine Workers member, with church ties at Coal City Methodist. Funeral set at Coal City Community Church with Rev Charles Snead officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. body at Fred X Williams Funeral Home in Sophia. Pallbearers named. Also noted are multiple obituaries and funeral services for other local residents, including Curtis and Jay Tilley Powers and Karen Snuffer, with services planned in Sabine and local area hospitals.
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Lemuel L. Blevins
Lemuel Lester Blevins
Abney
R. V
Sarah Plesant Blevins
Shady Valley
Tenn
United Mine Workers of America
Coal City
Riley F
Lester
Cleveland
Ohio
Besse Leon
Douglas
David
Aaron
Connie
Ads
Hutsell
Golden M. Blevins
Pontiac
Mich
Mae Keffer
Rhoda _ Smith
Lockport
N. Y
Mina McKenney
Mary
Charles “Snead
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Albert Phillips
Jerry Phillips
James Moore
Leeburn Pack
Basil Hughart
Alvin Cochran
Radio Speech Nixon Reaches Out on Inflation Woes
President Nixon speaks by radio about rising living costs and the need for cooling measures. The Federal Reserve and Labor Department are urged to curb inflation as business signals show pressure on prices.
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Washington
UPI
Pres- Senel
Nixon
Funeral Notices and Obituaries in Martinsville Area
Funeral services are planned for Lena Smith 62 of 106 Earl St died Thursday after a long illness. The Rev James Bly will officiate at New Hope Baptist Church with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She was born September 16 1909 in Martinsville and had sisters and brothers listed. Also notices for Thease Dabney 42 of Scarbro funeral Sunday at Glorious Church of God with burial in Hill Top Cemetery and for Jerry Ray Tilley 15 killed in a one car crash with services pending at Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
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Lena Smith
Earl St
James Bly
New Hope Baptist‘Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Thomas
Nannie Cragget
Martinsville
Eastern Star
Thease Dabney
Scarbro
Church of God
Emmanuel Perry
Buriet
Hill Top
Ritchie and Johnson
Greenstown
George Muir 74 Dies in Mount Hope After Illness
George Muir 74 of Mount Hope died at a Beckley hospital at 5 30 a m He was a retired mine foreman with Kopper s Coal Co of Powellton Born in Scotland on November 18 1894 Survived by widow Mrs Erma Muir three sons Ernnest Huntington Tommy Jacksonville Fla and Rovert Miami Fla two brothers David Beckley and Robert Barracksville four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill 1 p m Sunday Rev Melvin Dolin to officiate Burial Montgomery Memorial Park London Friends may call after 5 p m Saturday
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John E. Massey
John Early Massey
Oak Hill
Christian Collier Coal Co
Mahan
Clara Scarbro Massey
Roland
Jerry
Kingston
Wanda Lou Jenkins
Cleveland
Ohio
Anna Sumpter
Scarbro
Mae Franklin
Mount Hope
Ina Manning
Denver
Richwood
Effie Winston
Burwell
Tyree
George Muir
Beckley
Kopper’s Coal Co
Powellton
Scotland
Erma Muir
Ernnest
Huntington
Tommy
Jacksonville
Fla
Rovert
Miami
David
Robert
Barracksville
Jchildren
Death of G C Tolley Prince man marks Bee Branch burial
G C Tolley 4 of Bee Branch Arkansas died at 4 50 a m Wednesday at University Medical Center Little Rock after a short illness. Funeral services set for 1 p m Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev J W Berry officiating. Burial in Stamford Cemetery. He was born September 16 1925 in Prince. He is survived by his stepfather Clarence and mother Leda Mae Butrick of Bee Branch. Cousins will serve as pallbearers after 7 p m today.
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Prince
G. C. Tolley
Bee Branch
Ark
University Medical Center
Little Rock
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Rev
J. W. Berry
Stamford
Tolley
Clarence and
Leda Mae Butrick
Funeral services for Robert Tench in Stotesbury
Robert Tench 57 of Stotesbury died after a short illness at his home Thursday. The service at St Johns Baptist Church in Stotesbury will be conducted by Rev. F. L. Hosea with burial in Stotesbury Cemetery. He was born January 8, 1912 in Rocky Mountain Virginia. Survived by wife Faustine Fench two sons Charles Mount Home Air Force Base Idaho and Douglas Institute one daughter Mrs Philomena Hairston Beckley and five grandchildren. The service is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor today.
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Jessie Barnhart
St. Matthew A.mle
Stotesbury
Abner Wright
M.M. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Sugarcreek
William and Mary Locke
Harry
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
St. John’s Baptist Church
Robert Tench
F. L. Hosea
Rocky Mountain
Faustine Fench
Charles
Mount Home Air Force Base
Idaho
Douglas
Institute
Philomena Hairston
Beckley J
Ritchie and
Johnson Funeral Parlor
Car wreck claims life of 1961 Tilley at Secondary Pot 1
State police report a 1961 Tilley car ran off Secondary Pot 1 and struck a tree. Cpl. J. E. Heflin says it took six minutes to remove the body. The deceased is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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J. E. Heflin
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Glen Rogers teen Karen Snuffer dies in one car crash
Karen Snuffer 14 of Glen Rogers daughter of Sidney and Mavis Bailey was killed Thursday afternoon near Pineville in a one car accident. She was born September 2, 1955 in Pineville a Glen Rogers High School freshman and Rocket 4 H Club member. Survived by parents a Sabine grandmother Mrs. Alice Bailey a half sister Mrs. Linda Bentley Neon Ky a sister Joyce Ann and brothers Steve and Edward at home.
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Karen Snuffer
Sidney
Mavis Bailey
Glen Rogers
Pineville
Glen Rogers High School
Rocket
Alice Bailey
Sabine
Linda
Bentley
Neon
Joyce Ann
Steve
Edward
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Rns
Staggers Bill Aims to Help Blind Vending Rights
Congressman Harley Staggers of Keyser Introduces a bill to require new federal buildings to include space and utilities for vending facilities run by the blind. The measure targets buildings constructed or renovated after January 1 1970 and aligns with Staggers long fight for blind employment and sight preservation.
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Washington
J D
Harley
Morgantown Lions Club
Morgantown
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Maryland
Boyle Speaks in Southern West Virginia coal region
United Mine Workers President W A Boyle returned to Logan for a second time in two months to meet locals and inspect mine safety. Joseph Yablonski campaigns in Western Pennsylvania and Greenbrier County with rallies planned in Arnold Pa Bentleyville Pa Rupert High School in Greenbrier County. Boyle calls Southern West Virginia a Yablonski stronghold and aims to energize miners during shift changes in Mingo County with stops in Smithers Fayette County Wharton Boone County and Man.
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Logan
UPI
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Boyle
UMW
Joseph Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Greenbrier County
W. Va
Yablonski
Clarksville
Arnold
Bentleyville
Elmer Brown
Delbarton
Rupert High School
Greenbrier
West vi
Beckley Man Charged In Downtown Shooting
Beclley police report Herman Harvey Jr. was wounded in a downtown Beckley dispute with Lincoln Board of Plumley Avenue. Board, charged at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, is ordered to appear before Magistrate Lorena Wallace.
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Beckley Many
Beckley
Lincoln
Plumley Ave
Herman Harvey Jr
Lorena Wallace
Circuit Jurors Not Needed Until Tuesday
Circuit jurors were told to report Tuesday as Monday’s case was settled. Raleigh County Criminal Court jurors must report Monday at 9 a.m. by order of Judge Harry L. McCreery. Police cited Cecil Wayne Campbell for four front-seat passengers and missing a registration card. court appearance set for Oct 2. Three Ka ong cited for dog Taw violations. Mike Miller, Mrs Joseph Wheeler, and Frances Kunfahl ordered to Municipal Court Oct 27.
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Danny Wayne Cantley
Arnett
Sheriff's Deputies
Capias
Lloyd F. Williams
U.S. Army
Beckley
Donald Leo Morgan
Daniels
Cool Ridge
Kenneth A. Brogan
Beckley Municipal Court
C. Berkley Lilly
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Cecil Wayne Campbell
South Eisenhower Drive
Mike Miller
Joseph Wheeler
Frances
Rescue Squad Responds to Illness on North Heber Street
Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad was dispatched at 7:45 a.m. Thursday to 216 North Heber Street where 59 year old Otho Fisher was reported ill. He was transported to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital by a local ambulance.
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Beckley
TAC Squad Arrests and Warnings Lead to Record Busy Day
The state police tactical patrol squad arrested 16 individuals on Thursday with 10 for hazardous moving violations and 6 for non moving violations. They also issued 142 warnings, including 44 for hazardous moving violations and 98 for other road laws.
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TAC
Trapped Dog Evidence Rises in English Trial
A farmer faces trial after workmen tore apart a pelt and trousers as evidence in a case about rescuing sheepdogs. A terrier puppy trapped in a drainpipe was found with the animals, while the court noted the dogs were not properly controlled. The judge awarded $3 in fines.
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Newport
Huddersfield
England
UPI
Gond
Montgomery 76 Dies in Beckley Hospital
Mrs. Pearl Frances Montgomery of Mount Hope dies at 76 in a Beckley hospital Thursday. Her body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope.
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P. Montgomery
Pearl Frances Montgomery
Mount Hope
Beckley
Tyree
Rns
American Glass Bid Wins at Beckley Municipal Building
The Beckley city council accepted bids totaling 28122 for glass work and insulation at the municipal building. American Glass Co bid 229 for equipment while Beckley Glass Co and others submitted bids of 220 and 205.62 respectively, with several firms from Charleston and Oak Hills also participating in the process.
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West Virginia
American and Equipment Co
Glass Co
John Jr
McCulloch
West
Virginia Glass Co. Inc
D. E. Fed
Beckley Glass Co
Bill Wilbur
Paul H
Machine Inc
Adl
Wests
KE. M. Virghela
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Liberal
Aes Lige
Ppicecu
Reeder
Valley Camp
Coal Co
Ohio Valley Division
Con
Salidation Coal Co
U. Windsor P Se
S. Constitution
Consolidation
Ireland Mine
Moundsville
Williams
Columbus
WVU
State Board of Education
Board of Regents
Association
Douglas T. Bryant
Jack E, Oer
Wackay
Writ
Virginia
Ceylon
Sheba
Ethiopia
North Beckley
Simpkins
Simpkins and Smith
NBPSD
Paul J. Fourney
John C. Ashworth
Larrick
Fourney
Smith
Holley, Kenney, Schott, Inc
James Elkins
Payne
Bar Association
Caribbean Sea
Montgomery
Maurice R. Neathery
St. Petersburg
Church of Christ
Pax
Wyoming
Eastern Gas and Fuel Co
Meadows Lumber Co
Memorial Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Virginia Wipperman Powers
James BE
Kay) Hedrick Any
William Donald
Vermillion
Lillian B. Powers
Blane Wood
Dave Parent
Frank Turner
Paul Beasley
Perry Bowers
Jerry R. Tilley
Jerry Ray Tilley
Curtis
Joy Tilley
Albert Tilley
Soulsville
Alton Phillips
New Richmond
Rhonda
Tammy
Gary
Stevie
Richard
Kenneth
Oceata
Murelli
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Kat Aghuy
IGM
Meda
Commerce Department
Wei
Trong
Huttonsville
Samuel Schrader
Steel
Webster Springs
Herbert Delaney
Tucker County
Willie Frazier
Wirt County
Lchrador
Braxton County
Schrader
Washington County
Marietta
Charles E. Hitchcock
Cabell County
Baltimore
J.6. Haynes
Haynes
Moundsville Penitentiary
Bobby F. Endicott
W.va
Sophia Electric Co
Appalachian Regional Hospital
E. L. Rakes
Rakes
Glen m. Akers Ave
Akers
Turnpike
Robert Lee Tyler
Virginia Beach
Wallace
Alex Marcum
Naugatuck
Mostasi I. Shaaban
Chariton Heights
Gilves Boggess
Marshall G. ‘West
Welch
Theodoric T. Harris
Helen Peart Sapler
Elm Grove
Shaaban
Sisson
Harris
Joe Rodriguez
Marcum
Boggess
Supler
Carraeron
American Glass
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