Delinquent Land Auction Amid Heart Lung Transplant News
An Oct 5 auction in Rehigh County lists delinquent lands while a Houston report details the world first heart lung transplant. A two month old infant, Debra Lynn Lee, received donor lungs and heart from a donor baby girl. doctors say the operation is historic though outcome is uncertain. The baby’s condition is heart failure with lung edema.
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Rehigh County
Houston
UPI
Pirl
A. J. Sparacina
Debra Lynn Lee
William Lee
Hillsmith
Tex
Beckley
St. Luke's Fork
Shady Spring
Texas Children’s Hospital
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Queslians
King Register
Denton Cooley
Robert
Polls show Nixon leading in 1968 race amid predictions
New York Times Gallup and Time Newsweek surveys forecast Nixon winning if held now. Gallup pegs Nixon at 43 percent, Humphrey 29, Wallace 19 with 7 undecided. Time and Newsweek estimate Nixon around 328 to 329 electoral votes. Wallace could gain 39 to 50 votes. Humphrey about 121. No decisive majority yet amid close race dynamics.
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New York
UPI
New York Times
Gallup Organization
Time Ant — Newstreet
Richard M. Nixon
Newsweek
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Times
Nixon
Gallup
Wallace
Humphrey
Wold
Time Magazines
District of Columbia
Deep South
Sponesman
Abe
House of Representatives
Newark
Newsweek Sail
West Virginia Legislature Passes Ten Bills to Governor
The legislature adjourned after approving ten bills and a plan for a 10 member investigation commission to probe appraisal practices. Bills include welfare work incentives, a budget for the WIN program, a bond plan for the West Virginia Turnpike upgrade, higher loan rates, usury reforms, a housing authority, a rural community action agency, workman’s compensation fee schedules, and new court start dates for the Morgan Jefferson Berkeley circuit.
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Charleston
Investigation Commission
Senate
Touse
Department of Welfare
Department of Employment Security
Cannion
West Virginia
West Virginia Housing Development Authority
County Boards of Education
Federal Economic Opportunity Act
State Workman's Compensation Fund
Morgan, Jefferson
Berkeley Counties
Trains Collide in Newark Injuring 81 on Rush Day
A New York to Philadelphia Penn Central express carrying about 400 passengers collided with a derailed freight boxcar near Penn Station Newark. 81 injured, engine and first coach toppled, main line blocked. Delays of up to 40 minutes feared for morning commuters.
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Newark
UPNJ
New York
Philadelphia
Penn Central
Penn Station
Park Central Students Stage Protest March in Bluefield
About 200 students from Park Central High School marched toward the Mercer County Board of Education in Princeton to protest school conditions. Principal M. J. Guyton noted many pupils were absent and did not clarify numbers. A spokesman for Superintendent W. R. Cooke confirmed the orderly march and planned talks with student representatives. The protest opposed a board plan to transfer five Stinson Elementary pupils to Park Central.
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Bluefield
Negro Park Central High School
Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
M. J. Guyton
W. R. Cooke
Stinson
Park Central
Landmark Farm Family Ties Span West Virginia History
The Wingcove Farms venture ties to Joseph Chambers and his heirs, including George Chambers of Chambers Gil Co and Bernard B. Chambers, with a 1,100 acre estate in Raleigh County. The Chambers family, long active in education and local commerce, traces roots to the 1685 Wheeling session and the transition to Charleston.
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Joseph Chambers
Joseph
West Virginia
Wheeling
Charleston
Wingcove Farms
George
Chambers Gil Co
Bernard B
Raleigh County
Ister Ag
Haar of Education
Carl of
Cameron
Harry D
Huntington
Herbert
Scholt
Body Of Missing Woman Found In Stolen Car
The body of Inez Marie Bambling age 23 from Chester West Virginia was found in a stolen car by Garrett County authorities after she had been missing from her foster home since August 14. An autopsy was planned to determine cause of death. Frank J Brown 44 of Shaw West Virginia was arrested on auto theft charges and led officers to the car. He had earlier turned himself in for treatment at West State Hospital.
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Onnaxtland
UPDQ
Inez Marie Bambling
Chester
W. Va
Garrett County
Frank J. Brown
Shaw
Deaths And Funerals: Malinda Mullins
Funeral services for Malinda Mullins, nine month old daughter of Roger and Gaynell Mullins, will be Tuesday at 11 am at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows in Jackson Cemetery on the Fineville Mullens Road. The infant died Sunday at home. born December 27, 1967, in Welch. Survivors include maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William Brinkley off Thatell and paternal grandparents Roy Mullins of Huntington and Mrs Roy Mullins of New Richmond. Willie Hopkins, 65, of Beckley died today in a Cleveland clinic. Body returned to Hase and Quesenberry Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Malinda Mullins
Malinda Y Catal Mullins
Roger and Gaynell
Srinkley Btullins
Pineville
Robertson Anl Foglesong
Franklin Goi
Jackson Cemetery
Fineville- Mullens Road
Toslay
Willie Hopkins
Beckley
Cleveland
Ohio
Hase and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Oscar
Walter Payton Uyllon
Blue Jay
Raymond Stansky
Scarbro
Rose and Quesenberry
Armstrong Fuderal
Whitesville
Roy Sheensberry
Gene Raton
Burkai
Adkins Lite Jay
Margaret Lively
Margaret B. Lively
Hamilton
Wit Us
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Ernest Darley
Pentecostal Church
Raleigh County
Elmout Lively
Meury Elkins
Emily Taper
Charleston
Roger Lively
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Martha Duckland
Hamilton, Oho
Willie Esking
Carl
Eckley
Cecil
Madge Brown
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Stella McGraw
Dublin, Va
Georgia Alfred
Madeline Linton
Clovis
N. AL
Thelma Sailor
Death of Christopher C Chambers in Lanark
Christopher Columibus Chambers aged 4 died at 10 45 am in a local hospital after a brief illness. He was a resident of Lanark, a member of the Giovious Church of God and Christ, and a retired miner belonging to the United Mine Workers. Survived by his wife Maggie, a son Christopher Jr of Newark, five daughters Lottie Mine Smith of Newark Oliva Chambers of Lanark Christine Jones of Union NJ Gloria Bournes of Huntington Angeline Chambers of Newark and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Wright and Anderson
Christopher Columibus Chambers
Lanark
Buckingham Counts
Giovious Church of God and Christ
United Mine Workers of sAneries
Maggie
Christopher J Jr
Newark
Lottie Mine Smith
Oliva Chambers
Christine Jones
Union
Gloria Bournes
Huntington
Angeline Chambers
Students Clash With Police in Rain at Paris Medical School
Amid driving rain outside the University of Paris Medical College students and police clashed as exams were disrupted by rioting. About 199 students gathered to deter entrance while several hundred police guarded the scene. Demonstrations echoed May and June street riots against the government regime.
Obituary notices and funeral details from Beckley area
Fragmented obituaries and death notices for McVincent Godfrey Fuerst Mason Darlington Laura Acord and Margaret Lively with burial plans, funeral homes, call times, and surviving relatives listed. Events show births, deaths, church affiliations, and family connections across Beckley Rock Creek and Hamilton Ohio communities.
Inmates seek arrest of Federal Judge Maxwell
Three inmates at West Virginia Penitentiary filed a petition to U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark asking for the arrest of Federal Judge Robwin E. Maxwell of Elkins. They allege he violated the U.S. Constitution by delaying a writ of habeas corpus as they sought action after a 23 day reply period. They claim Soviet space scientists may visit Cape Kennedy next month and reference attendance at an international meeting.
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Mompsville
UPI
Robwin E. Maxwell
Elkins
West Virginia
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Cecil van- 5O] Ders
Marion County
Robert May
Cape Nance
Cabell County
Washington
Charles Grove
Berkeley
Maxwell
U. S
Cape Kennedy
Final rites set for Mrs Lula Dickens Dickens
Mrs Lula Dickens 63 of Arnett dies Saturday in Beckley hospital born February 23 1903 daughter of William Honaker and Sine Honaker. Survived by husband Verne Clinton Dickens four sons Eugene Cleveland Ohio Paul Stromville Ohio Lynton Columbia Station Ohio and Rarity at home two daughters Ruth Devine Beckley and Dardenclalt Lester Cleveland a brother William Baxter of Jarnettis sister Mrs Maxinelt Lemon of Arnett and other grandchildren. Body to be moved from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to home at sit BPs today.
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Luis Forrast Dickens
Arnett
John Richardson
Dickens
Beckley Hospital
William van Honsker
Sine Cook Honaker
Verne Clinton Dickens
Eugene
Cleveland
Ohio
Paul
Stromville
Lynton
Columbia Station
Rarity
Ruth Devine
Beckley
Dardenclalt Lester
William Baxter
Jarnetts
Maxinelt Lemon
Whitesville
Sit Bps
Controversial New York School Strike Looms Over Board
In New York City the school board suspended several members amid a prolonged teachers strike affecting about four million students. The move followed attacks over transfer orders and a state plan to ease tensions, but union leaders warned the walkout would continue until executive approval and member voting on the plan.
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New York
UPI
Shanker
Troversial
Board of
Eeducation
Mostling
Edtcal
Damel EB
Allen Dry Sunday
Mil-Drownsville
C. Herbert Oliver
Qreanville
Brownsville
United Federation Off
Allen
UFT
Albert Sham
Outf
Ordee
Wes
Monhnerning
Ebrattns
Davison Becomes Army's First Negro General in Vietnam
Brig. Gen. Frederick Ellis hails Gen. Davison as the hardest working officer, bestowing a salute as Davison receives his stars from Gen. Creighton Abrams at a ceremony near Saigon. Davison, 51, commands the 193th Light Infantry Brigade and has served in Vietnam nearly two years with a storied career since March 3, 1941. He is one of only three Black generals in U.S. armed forces, alongside Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and his father. Davison’s marriage to Jean Brown in 1941 and their four children are noted amid the profile.
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U.S. Army
Frederick Ellis
Davison
193Th Light Infantry
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Abrams
Thay
United States—I
Benjamin O. Davis
Air Force
Philippines
Army
Jean Brown
Washington, D.C
Dayton
Hearing Set On New Trial Motions in Charleston
Special juries in Charleston will hear motions from four men convicted August 30 of conspiracy and bribery in the state contracts case. The defendants face five year terms and fines up to ten thousand dollars, with motions filed by Sawyers deputy Vincent Jahakeski Bonn Brown and Alfred Sehraath. Ex-Gov. Earl Ray Tomson was acquitted.
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Charleston
UPI
Special Juitie
J. Robert Marin Jr
Greenville
Nasset
Burt A.sawyers
Vincent —Jahakeski
Elkins
Bonn Brown
Clarksburg
Alfred Sehraath
Wow. Baryon
North Beckley Rates Meeting Planned by Taxpayers Group
A Raleigh County Taxpayers Protective Association meeting will discuss rising rates in the North Beckley Public Service District. Association president C N Elmore with Greeye and Horton heads NEPSD customers opposing the new charges. The session is set for 7 20 p m Friday in the Raleigh County circuit court.
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Narvik Beckley Public Service District
Raleigh County Taxpayers, Protective Association
North Beckley Public Service District
C. N. Elmore
Wnth
IRCCAA Seeks An Accountant For Glen White Office
The Raleigh County Community Action Association seeks an accountant assistant in Glen White. Salary ranges from 4680 to 5640 yearly for a high school graduate with at least one year of bookkeeping training or equivalent typing experience. Supervisory exposure and bookkeeping machine familiarity preferred. The role entails routine duties under supervision to coordinate clerk work.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
Glen White
Michael Wenger
Triumph For Socialists As Swedes Vote
In a sweeping election the Social Democrats win a historic victory, securing a majority in the Riksdag and expanding their hold on the upper house. The Liberal party suffers losses as Swedes turn toward the longstanding governing party amid world tensions. The Communists suffer near total marginalization as the vote reshapes Sweden’s political landscape.
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Liberal
Sven Weeden
Liberals
Social Democrats
Daley Presents His Side Of Convention Violence
Chicago reports show Mayor Daley presenting his view on the Democratic National Convention clashes. He criticizes networks for bias while defending police actions amid demonstrations, noting coverage across 140 stations and urging fair portrayal of events.
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Daley
Sherry Conoman
Chicago
UPIK
Ews Media
Wade
Datey
Jihe American Broadcasting Co
Robert J, Ie
Lynskey
Aml Daley
Sno
Chicano Police Department
University of
Richard
Wey
Chitaito
Twome
Sengstpatate Rovio
Lendora
Ho Chi Minh
Wara
Michigan
Balboa
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Samtone
Balter
Phos
Rateleh Gunnty
Biol
Pearl
Slover
James R
Garnet
Jarrell
Row
Ityrile) Chambers
Abert W. Chambers
Ray
Nida) Chambers
Ty, Chambers
Lean ‘Beckley
C. C. Chambers
Paris
Oscar P. Hylton
Walter Stansky
Stansky
McVincent Godfrey
Mason Darlington
Moyers] Ave
Moss
Suset Memorial Park
William
Martha Taylor Darlington
Fayette County
St. Marys
Tom
Kine J
Dela Fettry
Deepwater
Ida Clark
Virginia
Arthur Daugherty
Nicholas Daugherty
Miami
Melton Mortuary
Donnelly
Kennett AL. Swank
Sunset Memorial Park
Howard
Ray Daugherty
Jerry
Wayne Lilly
Joe Callins
James Lowe
Lartano
Longness
Crumpler
Lisa Lilly
Thomas Poe
Lulia Cross Gilly
Frourth
Becklay
Laura B. Acord
Hetecca Chipel
Mfre
Laura Belle Acord
Polk Ave
Rock Creek
Wario Webb
Sorfrie
Miller
A. F. Miller
Park Ave
Mock Creek
Mary Massey Cantley
James Welliam Acord
Sreath Sant
Retecca Chapel
Rack Creek
Women's Christian Saciety
George E
Orlando
Homer
Daryl Cleveland
Nana Acord
Surveyor
Bessie
Ak Hill
Jabeey Cantley
Alta Vista
Meltan Portuary
International Astronautical Fep
Tess Maxwell
Lula Dickens
Bernard B. Donovan
Heant
Brooklyn
Walgun
Uid
Lsmamu
Phwicel
Ga Nuamle Ue
Fhe Gray
North Beckley
Irccaa
UPT
Sutian Democratic Party
Wnt
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Riksdag
Tay
Communist Party
Cr. Werrmansson
Nooaeast
Hy Co
London
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