City Board of Public Works unveils first recommendations
The new BPW presented initial policy proposals to Raleigh County Council addressing demolition of condemned structures with a $250 cash bond, private lot pipe and blacktopping billing at cost, and limits on pipe size and work days. The plan also calls for a cost accounting system, inventory control, and hiring five new city workers.
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Board of Public Works
Beckley
BPW
Theo Harvey
Robert Robinson
Frank Palmer
Raleigh County Community Action Association
E. M. Payne I
Payne
ACCAA
City Recorder
Larry F. Stover
John H. McCulloch
Frank Rodriguez
Campaign Chairman Selected To Push Airport Levy Passage
Wilmer A. Stanley head of Beckley Water Co will lead a campaign to push a Raleigh County Memorial Airport levy. The plan seeks a 3 year 1.2 million levy matched with FAA and ARC funds to total 7.6 million for runway expansion, terminal, fire and rescue building, and control tower ahead of the November 7 election.
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Wilmer
A. Stanley
Beckley Water Co
Raleigh County Memorial
Stanley
Airport Authority
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Federal Aviation Administration
Appalachian Regional Commission
Attica Reforms Face Public Pressure and Staffing Shifts
The Attica aftermath shapes New York corrections under Oswald. Reforms, begun before the 1970 rebellion, meet public and legislative scrutiny as officials push training, minority hiring, and humane programs while balancing custodial needs. Inmates push for ongoing change as safety and budgeting remain contentious.
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Auburn State Prison
Attica
Oswald
Kennedy McGovern Clash Over Youth Vote In 1972 Race
McGovern won the Student National Education Association endorsement, while Nixon backers target 500 000 under 30 volunteers in 30 days. Kennedy joins McGovern rallies in Chicago Detroit and Cleveland as Shriver and Butz disparage or defend claims amid a wide campaign push across the metal midwest.
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United Press International
Nixon
George S. McGovern
McGovern
National Education Association
SNEA
Thomas D. Creighton
Lincoln
Neb
U.S. Senate
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Republican Campaign
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Midwest
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
White House
Committee
Minneapolis
Herbert G. Klein
Slie seeks new trial in Kennedy County murder case
The West Virginia Supreme Court was asked to overturn Kent L. Slie's first degree murder conviction for the 12 year old Danny Lee Collins death and order a new trial in Kanawha County. Slie argues improper rights notices and unlawful detention occurred after his June 28 1971 arrest and that the trial should have occurred in Kannaha County where the crime occurred.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
State Supreme Court
Kent L. Slie
Kanawha County
Shie
Danny Lee Collins
Putnam
Winfield
Slie
Supreme Court
Kannaha
Collins
Robber Strikes Camden Tavern Stealing Cash Booze and Guard Dog
A thief broke into the R and J Lounge in Camden early today taking 500 dollars in cash and 900 dollars worth of alcohol. The robber also abducted the German shepherd watchdog.
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Camden
R and J
Flood Probe Logan Grand Jury Prosecutors Named
West Virginia officials move toward a grand jury probe into the Buffalo Creek flood disaster that killed many and left thousands homeless. Judge Harvey Oakley named special prosecutors Willard Sorenson and Lafe Chafin after disqualifying Oval D. Damron from the case to avoid political influence.
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Logan
W. Va
MPD
West Virginia
Appalachian
Buffalo Creek
Harvey Oakley
Oval D. Damron
Arch Moore
Oakley
Willard Sorenson
West Virginia University College of Law
Morgantown
Lafe Chafin
Huntington
Cabell County
Commission Narrowly Hires Sheriff Deputies Amid Scrutiny
Deputies chosen from nine applicants were narrowed to three after disqualification for incomplete arrest records, age, and physical criteria. Sheriff French proposed emergency hires, but Court Commissioner Burdiss advocated a non emergency term while enabling immediate staffing.
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Lindsey
French
Sheriff French
Charles Burdiss
Indians Awarded Disputed U. S. Land in Sonoma County
Ya-Ka-Ma Indians will receive the deed to 125 acres of federal land they invaded last year claiming illegitimate takings. The federal government will transfer title at a Friday ceremony on the site used by the Federal Broadcast Information Service in Sonoma County. The group aims to create a tutorial clinic and agricultural education program there.
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San Francisco
UPI
Federal Broadcast Information Service
Sonoma County
Funeral for Mrs Manora Alice Harvey in Streeter
The 87 year old Mrs Manora Alice Harvey Jumping Branch dies after long illness in a Hinton hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at Primitive Baptist Church Streeter with Elders A L Neely and Oren Harvey presiding. Burial Crews Cemetery. Survived by sister Nellie Pack Corinne daughter Pearl Pyatt Fayetteville and two sons Ray Raleigh and Bernard Shady Spring. Body at E M Meadors Funeral Home Hinton.
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Manora
Alice Harvey
Primitive Baptist Church
Streeter
A. L. Neely
Oren
Harvey
Crews Cemetery
Hinton
Harry
Nellie Pack
Corinne
Pearl Pyatt
Fayetteville
Ray
Raleigh
Bernard
Shady Spring
E. M. Meardows Funeral Home
Final rites for Edith Dixon in Oak Hill Ohio
Final rites for Edith Dixon 77 of Oak Hill will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev. Frank Nutters in charge Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery Oak Hill She died Monday after a long illness She was a member of Central Avenue Church of God and was born in Ashland Kentucky April 21 1895 Surviving are five sons and three daughters six brothers and three sisters 40 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Edith
Eunice Dixon
Oak Hill
Tyree
Cleveland
Ohio
John
Dewey E
Oaks Hill
Dalton
Ashtabula
Norman
Edith) Stewart
Columbus
Margaret Foster
Joy Lea Dixon
Willard
Ernest
Harlon
Ralph
Audrey
Ashland
Chester Broughton
South Point
Sadie Griffith
Detroit
Mich
Hilda Webb
Helena O'Neal
Ironton
Rebecca Ann Defibaugh
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
E. N. Barlow
Huse Memorial Park
Lawrence B. Defibaugh
Lynchburg
Caldiwell
William and
Julia Jackson
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Garten
Funeral arrangements incomplete for James Robinson Scarbro
James Robinson of Scarbro died Monday night in a local hospital after a long illness. The body lies at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home. Agnes Stobinsky of Oak Hill died on arrival at Beckley hospital Monday at 1 p.m. from a heart attack. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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James Robinson
Scarbro
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Agnes Stobinsky
Agnes ‘Stobinsky
Oak Hill
Beckley Hospital
Tyree
Walter Pennix Dies After Short Illness at Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Walter Pennix 41 died Monday after a brief illness at a Philadelphia naval base hospital. Formerly of Beckley he is survived there by a sister Mrs. Mattie Gray. The body goes to Trent and Durgan Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Walter Pennix
Naval Base Hospital
Philadelphia
Beckley
Mattie Gray
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Vietnam rails blasted as raids widen near Hanoi
UPI reports 300 air raids on North Vietnam with F4 Phantoms blasting Lang Kay Lang Bun and Lang Thi bridges 110 to 120 miles northwest of Hanoi using 2000 pound laser guided bombs. Marines enter Quang Tri Citadel amid heavy shelling while Hanoi claims air victories over several jets.
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North Vietnam
Lang Kay
Lang Bun
Lang
Hanoi
China
Haiphong
Air Force
Lan Thi
Quang Tri City
UPI
Ted Kurrus
Quang Tri
Germany Scrambles Jets Over Munich UFO Troll Bomb Plot
German Defense Ministry halted air traffic near Munich after a police report warned of Arab terrorists stealing a plane to bomb the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremonies. A radar UFO later traced to a misrouted Finnair DC8, landing at Fuerstenfeldbruck.
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Munich
Germany
UPI
Defense Ministry
Olympic Stadium
Leonberg
Stuttgart
Defense
Georg Leber
Neuburg
Leber
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Federal Court Upholds Bank Privacy Rights
A federal appeals panel in San Francisco ruled 2-1 that parts of the Bank Secrecy Act intruded on a private individual's right to keep banking records private. Bankers warned the decision could hinder use of microfilm records and the broad reach of the Act.
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San Francisco
UPD
U.S. Dee Court
Court Ruling Sparks Debate Over Bank Surveillance Powers
The court upheld major provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act requiring banks to retain microfilm records and report large foreign transactions. Judges warned the law could enable sweeping government probes, likening it to Orwellian surveillance and prompting ACLU challenges led by Charles Marson.
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George Orwell
ACLU
Charles Marson
Stark
Supreme Court
High Court
United States
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