Laurita Pledges Indictments In WVU Fund Shortage
Morgantown official Joseph Laurita Jr vows to seek grand jury indictments next month over a 24002 shortage in WVU education workshop funds. Auditor Bailey says former WVU official Marvin R Lee mishandled the money over four years as embezzlement occurred from private gifts.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Monongalia
Joseph Laurita Jr
West Virginia University Education Workshop
Attorney General's
Charleston
Laurita
Capital
Encil Bailey
WVU
Marvin R. Lee
Bailey
Lee
State Board of Regents
Woman Chairman Joins McGovern Campaign in West Virginia
Mrs. Jean Westwood the first woman national chairman of the Democratic Party will campaign in West Virginia for presidential hopeful Sen. George McGovern. She will hold a 10 a.m. news conference at Kanawha Airport after arrival and attend a Parkersburg luncheon before departing with Sharon Rockefeller wife of Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate John D. Rockefeller.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
Jean Westwood
Democratic Party
West Virginia
George McGovern
IRA Provisional Wing Spares Royal Victoria Hospital
The Provisional IRA said no attack would target the wards or clinical areas of Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, while perimeter premises occupied by troops remain at risk. A gun battle near the hospital left a man dead on arrival and two soldiers mortally wounded earlier, raising Northern Ireland's toll to 570 since August 1969.
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Colin Baker
Belfast
UPI
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Royal Victoria Hospital
Northern Ireland
Eddie Campbell
Ardoyne
Campbell
Seamus Twomey
Provisionals
West Virginia's Only Distillery Auctioned in Receivership
Jefferson County Circuit Court placed West Virginia's John Brown Distilling Co in receivership to be sold to the highest bidder. The nine year old operation near Harpers Ferry ceased in April 1971 after a profit squeeze and tough competition. The firm produced nearly 200000 cases and 25 million bottles since 1963, with its best year totaling over 2.8 million dollars in whiskey sales.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
UPI
Jefferson County
West Virginia
John Brown Distilling Co
Near Here
Peter Chakmakian
John Brown
Speakers Bureau Formed To Inform On Beckley Airport Needs
Keith Grimmett, ex Piedmont Aviation manager and Raleigh County Memorial Airport veteran, heads a new Speakers Bureau to discuss airport improvements and the 1.2 million county levy on the November 7 ballot. The bureau, appointed by Wilmer A. Stanley, will explain expansion plans to clubs and groups and note that most travelers now fly from Charleston.
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Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Keith Grimmett
Grimmett
Piedmont Aviation
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Piedmont
Beckley
Hot Springs
Dulles
Washington, D. C
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Charleston
AAA
John W. Saunders
Beckley- Raleigh County
Witness Says Smith Not the Man Running in Vietnam Grenade Case
In a court martial recess, a prosecution witness testified that Pvt Billy D Smith did not run from the Bien Hoa barracks scene where a fragmentation grenade killed two officers in March 1971. Other testimony questioned the witness’s reliability due to heroin use and conflicting accounts.
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Smith
Curtis
Bien Hoa
Richard E. Harland
Dallas
Thomas Delwo
Mechanicville
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Billy
Vietnam
Giarget
Richard W. Wright
Randall L. Rigby
Billy Willis
Rigby
Willis
Miller
Candidates Clash Over McGovern Defense Stand
United Press International reports the presidential race focusing on defense policy. McGovern accuses Nixon of overspending on arms while Laird rejects the panel's white paper critique and Agnew calls the program frightening and isolationist. McGovern campaigns in Ohio New Jersey and Pennsylvania amid antiwar rhetoric.
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United Press International
George
McGovern
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Panel On
National Security
Spiro T. Agnew
St Louis
iMcGovern
Laird
America
Agnew
United States
Ohio
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Committee Set To Discuss Environment Feasibility Study
A legislative interim committee in Charleston plans to meet in Morgantown to discuss creating a central environmental protection agency. The meeting is scheduled for Oct and notes no link to WVU Penn State game weekend. An alternate date, Oct 6, precedes WVU homecoming with William and Mary. Members receive $35 for expenses plus travel costs with trip approval from the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Central Agency For Environmental Protection
Morgantown
Penn State
West Virginia University
WVU
Wiliam & Mary
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Two 'Most Wanted Men' Captured In Tennessee
In Memphis Tennessee two detectives captured Wallace Lloyd Rhodes and James Marcus Shields top fugitives after a Beale Street pawnshop confrontation. Rhodes 24 and Shields 20 face jailbreak kidnapping robbery and murder charges in Iowa Montana and Idaho. A hostage, R E Batton 41 of Britt Iowa, was rescued and identified their victimhood.
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Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
Beale Street
Wallace Lloyd Rhodes
James Marcus Shields
Iowa
Montana
E. P. McMillan
R. T.tabor
Emmons
Minn
R. E. Batton
Britt, Iowa
Rhodes
Shields
Mountain Home
Idaho
Donald Keith Kalberg
Miles City
Mont
Kalberg
Democrats press $3.2 million suit against Stans in Watergate case
The Democrats proceed with a $3.2 million damage suit against Maurice Stans and his campaign finance committee over the Democratic National headquarters break in. Five Watergate defendants were dropped on a technicality after failing to respond to a dismissal motion.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Charles R. Richey
Richey
Lawrence ‘F. O’brien
Watergate
White House
Stans
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Committee For
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Democratic
Bernard L. Barker
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank R.sturgis
James W. McCord Jr
Henry Rothblatt
Five
Nixon
Three Marijuana Cases Reach West Virginia Supreme Court
Three Monongalia County Circuit Court cases involving marijuana possession or sale were heard by the West Virginia Supreme Court. Samuel B. Rose appealed his probation revocation. Jeff McArdle challenged a 2 to 5 year term and $500 fine tied to juvenile possession and sale. Larry E. Smith argued a six month jail term and $500 fine amid claims of improper conduct and mistaken arrest. A separate contempt case involved 68 year old Tweet Browning seeking to overturn a one year sentence for contempt following an altercation in the circuit clerk’s office.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
Monongalia County
State Supreme Court
Samuel B. Rose
Rose
Maryland
Mmerely
West Virginia
Jeff McArdle
McArdle
Clark Frame
Morgantown
Frame
Monongalia
Larry E
Smith
High Court
Marvin R. Kiger
Kiger
Jar-rell
Browning
John Esposito
Logan
Cook
Matt D. Bouldin
Maxey Mullins
Supreme Court
Strip Mining Bill Faces Hurdles Ahead of Floor Action
House Interior Committee hints it may kill its own strip mining bill as Senate leaders rush a weaker version to speed passage before adjournment. Senate authors Moss and Metcalf worked to merge 40 amendments, while awaiters expect a report next week.
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Senate
Rules Committee
House Interrior Committee
Congress
Jackson and Sons
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Lee Mettcalf
Mont
House
House Rules Committee
Hechler
Deaths and Funerals In West Virginia Area
Funeral notices list Logan Boxley Hall of Glen Rogers aged 53 who died after surgery in Charleston. Surviving family includes wife Faye Webb Hall and several children, with arrangements at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville. Also listed are Norman H. Utz 76 Beckley and Joe Sullens 89 Epperly with homes pending arrangements. Funeral services for Archie K. Smith 85 Beckley set for Crab Orchard Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Logan Boxley Hall
Glen Rogers
Charleston
Ida Snuffer
Chrisitiansburg
I.M. Hall
Faye Webb Hall
Bobby Jr
James
Roanoke
Iva
Kenneth
Sherrill
Frances) Callihan
Mike
Carolyn) Callihan
Doris
Gail
Raymond
Douglas
Robert
William B
Giuristansburg
Roy
Hackensack
N. J
Maxine) Manning
Maxwell Hill
Beckley
Wayne
Verna Mae
Norman H. Utz
Linden St
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Joe Sullens
Epperly
Silas Creek
N. C
Joe
Martha Sullens
Mamie Testerman Sullens
Williams
Sophia
Archie K. Smith
South Oakwood Ave
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Shirley Donnelly
Bill Withers
Sunset Memorial Park
Floyd County
Henry J
Mary Underwood Smith
Raleigh County
Midway
Eliza Jane Smith
Victor
Kathleen) Lisankis
Miami
Fla
Bernard
Marie) McCall
Richlands
Kareem Jemeil
Mary Jo) Smith
Dillard T
Ft. Lauderdale
Calvin E
Dayton
Ohio
Calfeei Funeral Home
H. K. Manning
A. J. Trap Underwood
Gene Riffe
Calvin Fitzpatrick
Gary Cooper
Glen Smith
Paul Burdette
Mose Pitzer
Final rites for George Harrison in Eccles
Obituary notices list funeral plans for George Harrison 82 of Eccles with burial in Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Details include birth in Romania on April 9 1890 and long service in Eccles No 5 mine with family survivors and union membership.
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George Harrrison
Eccles
Melton
Thomas L. Snuffer
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Romania
William Harrison
Mee Ag
Funeral set for Arthur E. White in Florida and New York
Arthur E. White 58 of 5353 Gull Boulevard St Petersburg Beach Fla dies Tuesday in Huntington hospital after a Huntington stay since Sept 3. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ktingel Carpenter Mortuary officiated by Rev Charles W. Aurand with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery Kew Gardens New York. He is the father of Mrs Vince Calvert Jr of Beckley. Born October 6 1913 in Bronx New York to Mrs Margaret Muller White and the late John F White.
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Elmer J. St. Clair
Johnstown Road
Beckley
Keyser-Bryant
C. ‘S. Donnelly
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Roanoke
White Sulphur Springs
Viola Hartson St. Clair
Janet Norman
Woodbridge
B. V
Margie
Roy Bazzarre
Charles Bradley
Roy E
Shrewsbury I
Paul, Darly
Dennis St. Clair
Arthur E. White
Gull _Boulevard
St. Petersburg
Beach
Fla
Ktingel- Carpenter
Charles W. Aurand
Maple Grove
Kew Gardens
N. Y
Vince
Susy) Calvert Jr
Huntington
White
Bronx, N.Y
Margaret
Muller White
John F. White
Battle reports near Quang Ngai and Ba To amid Vietnam conflict
Spokesmen describe several engagements around Tu i Nghia Ba To and Tien Phuoc. Casualties include 26 Communist dead with four government wounded near Quang Ngai. 28 Communists killed and six Vietnamese wounded near Ba To. 30 North Vietnamese killed in an artillery barrage two miles from Ba To. No details on Tien Phuoc casualties.
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Tui Nghia
Quang Ngai City
Saigon
Tien Phuoc
Tien Phuc
Ba To
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Soviet Union
Democratic Campaign Fund
Indochina
South Dakota
Cincinnati
Sargent Shriver
Minneapolis
Texas
iDemocrats
California
J. R.dolan
Dolan
Batton
Highway 69
Chicago
Detroit
Nashville
W. C. Handy
Tabor
McMillan
Maurice Stans
Logan B. Hall
Norman Utz
Wesley Thompson
Wesley ‘Thompson
Scarbro
Ritchie and Johnson
Greenstown
Preston Porter
Mr. Stevens
Thompson
Oak Hill
Florence McMillion
Oak Hill Hospital
Maybell Austen
James Thompson
Harlem Heights
Aloma Beckett
Harlem
Carolyn Mims
Ennis
Paul
Red Star
Warren
Woodstock
Jessie Holmes
London
Elmer St. Clair
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