Five Murder Cases Presented Body Stealing Charge Against Two Brothers
Two Beckley men Lee Roy and Howard Tucker charged with displacing a dead body skull theft from Wildwood Cemetery to be presented to the Raleigh County Grand Jury. Five murder indictments listed include James Lusk for his mother Sara Esther Lusk’s death and others in Beckley area. Additional grand larceny charges against a group of defendants from Beckley and surrounding areas are also slated for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Brothers
Wildwood Cemetery
Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
Thomas Canterbury
W. H. Haslam
Lee Roy
Howard
Tucker
Beckley
William
Bob Prince
Wildwood
Prince
James Lusk
Sara Esther Lusk
Shady Spring
Charles Justice
Killarney
Paul Roscoe Rose
Justice Home
William E. Harrrah
Pemberton
Samuel Boyd
Runion
Theodore Edward Anderson
Lester
Calvin
Henry Lionel Harvey
Camp Creek
James K. Kessler
Ewarts Ave
Grand
Leonard Baldwin
Danny Lewis Baldwin
James Newman
James Brian Chennault
Tommy Lee Craddock
Larry Bonds
Curtis LeRoy
Driving Course For DWI Suspects Considered In Beckley
A community meeting at Beckley College with AAA Club officials approved a DWI education program similar to Kanawha County. The course, funded by AAA Foundation and Governor's Highway Safety, targets motorists convicted of driving while intoxicated and runs four weekly sessions with a $10 tuition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Charleston
Raleigh County
Ramada Inn
AAA Club
Beckley College
Governor’s
C. Berkley Lilly
B. L. Bostic
Bob Clay
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Bill Wick
Kanawha County Mental Health Association
Tom Parker
Raleigh County Mental Health Assn
Keith Grimmett
Beckley Aaa Club
Jerry Martin
Southern
West Virginia
Raleigh, Fayette and
Kanawha
John Pack
Beckley Jaycees
Eugene K. Mangum
AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety
Governor’s Highway Safety Commission
AAA
Weather and Rural Development Act update from Nixon era
Extended outlook shows warm midweek with upper 70s highs and mid 50s lows, then cooler with Friday showers. Airport data cite 11:30 a.m. high, 6 a.m. low, SW wind and light trace precipitation. Rural Development Act of 1972 expands FHA loan and grant authorities to aid small towns, rural water, waste disposal, and community facilities, with loans for small businesses in communities under 50 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
J. Kenton Lamber
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Lambert
Rural FHA Programs Expanded Under New Law
The Rural Development Act broadens FHA credit by expanding eligibility and funds. New monies support pollution abatement, private and local government aid, and farm programs with a $100,000 limit. Loans, grants, and development plans rise for public bodies and rural enterprises, while funding shifts toward loan insurance and guarantees for flexibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
FFA
Congress
Lambert
McGraw Assigned To Duty On Okinawa
2nd Lt Jerry D. McGraw of Tablerock is assigned to duty on Okinawa at Ft. Buckner with the First Military Police Group. A former Woodrow Wilson High School teacher and Republican, he trained at Ft. Gordon and Ft. Jackson before his current posting. family notes a reunion at Grandview State Park during leave.
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Ft. Buckner
Okinawa
Army
Jerry D. McGraw
Tablerock
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
McGraw
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Post Correctional Facility
Prevost Marshal Division
Roy B. McGraw
Grandview State Park
West Virginia
Four Berea College enrollees announced in Raleigh County
Patricia Ann Bias Ricky Dean Brammer Elizabeth Griffith Cheek and Albert Ray Mooney have registered for the term at Berea College Berea Kentucky. Berea College founded in 1855 is a privately supported non denominational liberal arts school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Patricia Ann Bias
Ricky Dean Brammer
Elizabeth Griffith Cheek
Albert Ray Mooney
Berea College
Berea
Berea Collge
Lassies at Woodrow Wilson to Wear New Maroon and White
The 1972-73 Woodrow Wilson High School Lassies will wear new maroon and white uniforms for home games and events. The team will continue to entertain at Flying Eagle athletic events, with the squad listed by names across front, middle, and back rows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle
Wilson High Sche
Pam George
Karen Cornett
Ramona Taylor
Debbie Stover
VA Needs Volunteers For Fall Activities
Beckley VA Medical Center seeks adult volunteers as youth volunteers depart for school. Positions include recreation projectionist, hobby shop assistant, X ray clerical help, escort service, EKG clerical work, pharmacy aid, nursing service and feeding support. New recreation hours Thursday to Monday. evenings host civic and veteran group events. call voluntary service for details. The hospital may issue volunteers smocks and jackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Jack Lilly
Voluntary Service Office
Beckley Hospital
Vets Eligible for Academy Training under GI Bill
Sen. Jennings Randolph announced a ruling allowing veterans to enroll in training at the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley under the GI Bill. The decision resolves eligibility questions tied to duplication of benefits and permits retroactive training days to April for eligible veterans. The Bureau of Mines had sought approval for the program earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal’ Mine Health and _ Safety
Beckley
Jennings Randolph
Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Mines
Police Hunt Two Men In Abduction Of 17 Year Old
State police investigate an alleged abduction of a 17 year old Beckley girl on Old Mill Road near Oak Grove. The girl said she was held briefly by two men after her car was forced off the road and she was not raped. Mabscott officer found her bound near an old shed around 8 p.m. She had called her mother and was taken to a local hospital for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Ir
Old Mill Road
Old Mill Village
Oak Grove
Mabscott
Roscoe Denny
Bishop Wertz Elected Global Ministries Vice-President
Bishop D. Frederick Wertz of the West Virginia Area was elected vice-president of the Board of Global Ministries and chairperson for the Division of UMCOR at the board's New York meeting. The role now covers national disaster relief alongside overseas aid, with areas including Rapid City South Dakota eastern Pennsylvania New York and Buffalo Creek West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Frederick Wertz
West Virginia
United Methodist Church
Board of Global Ministries
UMCOR
United Methodist Commission On Relief
Board of Global ‘Ministries
New York
Bishop Wertz
Rapid City
S. D
Pennsylvania
Buffalo Creek
W. Va
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Man Sturgill
Roy Bolen
Gerald Goins
Daniel Price
Jerry Dale Minor
Daniel Richard Lambert
Harold Shrewsbury
Bill W. Rutledge
Sidney Trump
Franklin D. Cartger
Glenn 5. Orren
Marcel Terry
Terrace Jalery Davis
Hazel Ethel Roark
Lawrence Baker Martin
John Collier
Ronald Junior Readows
John Wilbur Campbell
Robert Lee Blevins
Charles
Charley) Scott
Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Butte, Mont
Seera UT
Raleigh County Armory
Jack Greene
Jeannie
Jolly Giants
Stan Hitchcock
Crystal Gayle
Armory Sex Office
Jo Ann's Fabrics
Mack’s Dept
Rimmer’ Drug
Colony Drug
Cohen’s Drug
Raleigh County Armory Sox
Tri-State Productions, Inc
Yetions, Inc
Lassies
Becky Snuffer
Betty Jo Osborne
Kathy Trent
Beverly George
Toneta Akers
Portia Williams
Suzy Treadway
Orms
Janice Martin
Paula Thompson
Jennifer Salvati
Stephanie Lee
Denise Hayes
Cheryl Motley
Kathy Thornhill
Betsy Watts
Carol Turner
Jocelyn Baxter
Cheri Green
Appalachian Power
Marcell Terry
Scott Ave
Wat
Lorena Wallace
Cecil Wayne Hart
Coal City
Hart
Joe Rodriguez
Lawrence L. Warden
Rt. 1
Box
Hastie Lee Daniels
Woodlawn Ave
Sheriff's
William Foreman
Prillerman Avenue
Herman Bryant
Gulf
Warren
Hursky R. Armstrong
Scarbro
Armstrong
William E. Hornsby
Josephine
Matthew A. Lethcoe
Mead
Rodriguez
Esso Service
Valley Drive
Neville Street
Jones
Betty L. Lilly
Lilly Drive
Lilly Auto
Harry F. Cook
Glen Daniel
Jimmie N. James
Mount Hope
Ronald K. Gunter
Larry D. Persinger
Skelton
Charles Edward Jones
Segmon St
E-Lim
Lilly’s Drug Store
Pess
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Raleigh
County Bank
Main Street
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