Nixon and McGovern Face Nationwide Campaign Push
President Nixon tours New York and California fundraising stops while McGovern tours the West. Agnew and Shriver stump through Texas attacking McGovern. In Seattle Klein cites voter worry about radical change and McGovern’s defense talks. Harris endorses Nixon citing union support and Nixon’s trade stance amid a shifting political landscape.
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Populous
New York
Texas
California
Nixon
White House
McGovern
Seattle
Spiro T. Agnew
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Corpus Christiang
Agnew
National Defense Transportation Association
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Hanoi
Herbert G. Klein
Rockefeller campaign outlines West Virginia development plan
Rockefeller proposes a central job bank and upgraded vocational education to match openings with workers. He cites a 77.1 million investment and annual costs of 1 million and 525000 for various programs, plus 200 million taxable capital by 1976 and 500 million by 1980, to boost industrial land, community facilities, and federal aid without new taxes.
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Rockefeller
Department of
Ex-Commerce Department
Office of Federal-State Relations
Seay
Moyer
United States
West Virginia
Motor Firms Named In Suit Claiming Car Brakes Faulty
A Raleigh County Circuit Court suit alleges negligent repair and faulty brakes on a car owned by Mrs. Helen Lawson. Plaintiffs seek $25,000 plus $1,693.15 for insurance payments and $263 for medical costs. Attorney Roger D. Graham represents Naomi Coles and others in related actions against General Motors Raleigh Motor Sales USF&G.
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Raleigh. ‘County
General Abeuts
Raleigh Motor Sales
General Motors
Lawson
Usf&g
Roger D. Graham
Princeton
Naomi Coles
J. C.penney
Life
Michael Lawson
Helen Lawson
Carlton E. Cole
Eccles
Cole
Headquar Fner
Los Angeles
Calif
POWs In Peking On Way Home
Three American POWs released by North Vietnam arrived in Peking en route to the United States. Led by David Dellinger, the antiwar group said the China stop was arranged. The men were Maj Edward Elias, Lt Markham Gartley, and Lt Norris Charles.
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UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Powar
United States
Laos
China
Moscow
David Dellinger
Chicago Seven
Air Force
Edward K. Elias
Navy
Markham L. Gartley
Norris A Charles
Nanning
Kwangsi
Dellinger
Vientiane
Chien Men
Tien An Mien
Police Beat Details Multiple Arrests After Friday Football Incident
A Helen man, Romanus Lamar Hairston, was jailed on felonious assault charges connected to a high school football game incident at Sophia-Stoco High School. Hairston posted bond after waiving to grand jury. Other arrests included theft-related cases at Beckley cemeteries, drunken driving, and public fighting, with numerous individuals charged or released.
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Helen
Sophia-Stoco
Romanus Lamar
Hairston
Jack €. Underwood Jr
Lorena Wallace
Underwood
David
Veterans Administration Hospital
Wildwood Cemetery
Tucker
Lee Roy
Raleigh County
Grand Jury
Prince’s
Howard Tucker
Clarence Redden
Redden
Joe Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Marshall
Lauren Ave
Joe
Hamrick
Crab Orchard
Minden
Shrewsbury
Mabscott City
Mabscott
Danny L. Kincaid
Glen ‘Morgan
Capias
Willard Toney
John G. Taylor
Glen White
Mount Hope
Carlos O. Spradley
Dock St
Joe, Rodriguez
Beckley
George Ballard
Spradley
Kissinger Talks With North Vietnamese Diplomats
Henry Kissinger met privately with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy in Paris as part of ongoing efforts to break the Vietnam peace stalemate. White House aides cautioned no details were released, while observers noted possible shifts toward a tripartite government in Saigon and a broader Vietnamese settlement.
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Paris
Henry A
Nixon
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
South Vietnam
Ee Hanoi
United States
Ly van Sau
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South’ Vietnam
Dispute Opens Over Air Conditioner and TV Antenna Ownership
Raleigh County Circuit Court hears suit brought by James Ellenbogen for $1,000 claiming the Evanses owe on a down payment note for a house moved into November 21, 1971. Evanses say the items were not part of purchase price. Witnesses include Ellenbogen and Elbert Terry. jurors seated include Sweeney, Martin, Staples, Palmer, Maynor, Mullins, Hutchins, Holley, Stovall, Martin, Wood, and Stover.
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Raleigh County
James Ellenbogen
Beckley
Roger Evans
Daniels
Evanses
Thhen
Evans
Elbert Terry
George Sweeney
Ernestine Martin
Walter Staples
Lucille Palmer
Wayne Dale Maynor
Adam Mullins
E. E. Hutchins
Eugene Holley
James Stovall
Edward Gene Martin
Leonard Wood
Perry Stover
West Virginia garbage gasification project proposed
Richard described a four county central West Virginia initiative to grind and separate waste at a center plant in Charleston. Metals and glass would be sold as scrap while the organic material becomes gas for industrial use. The plant aims for 500 tons daily and about $570000 annual gas income, nonprofit and self funding.
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Richard
West Virginia
Charleston
Richardson
Winter Class Registration Open for Beckley Recreation
The Beckley Recreation Department announces continued registration for winter art decoupage macrame and cake decorating classes. Registration can be by phone or in person at the City Garage New River Park second floor. Art starts Oct 1 macrame Oct 18 decoupage Nov 6 cake Oct 12.
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Beckley Recreation Department
Debra Daugherty
Recreation Department
New River Park
Javelin Throw Triggers Fire Alarm At Housing Area
In Conisbrough England Anne Goodlad, 17, hurled a javelin in an open field causing two explosions and a resulting fire. The incident cut off power to a housing development for two hours. Witnesses found humor in the awkward event.
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Conisbrough
England
UPI
Anne Goodlad
Nee
Brown found guilty on all counts in West Virginia bribery case
The jury convicted Bonn Brown of all charges in the 1968 case tied to Albert Schroath and a bribery scheme linked to former governor Barron. Prosecutors pursued a near $10,000 loan used to fund legal actions, while Barron and Ralph Buckalew faced separate federal jury tampering pleas and serve prison terms.
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Hoffman
Clarksburg
W. Va
Albert Schroath
Schroath
Brown
Elkins
Bonn Brown
Norfolk
U.S
John A. Field J Jr
Charleston
Julius George
Barron
Ralph Buckalew
Buckalew
Robert G. Perry
Wadden
Perry
Vntal
Bucklalew
Deaths and Funerals Notice for Several Local Residents
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Goldie Apkinson and Mrs. Edward Smith at Rose Memorial Chapel and Peace Chapel with burial in Canaday Cemetery. James Smith, 52, of Cabell Heights, died after a long illness. survivors include wife Betty Jean and three sons, two daughters, and multiple siblings. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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Goldie Apkinson
James
Edward Smith
Cabelli Goldie
Apkinson
Heights
Newton Falls
Ohio
Goldie Hicks
Cool Ridge
Ina Stump
Beckley
Nyack Fatal Car Crash Claims Clara Lee and Joan Evans
Mrs. Clara Lee 41 and her daughter Miss Joan Donzella Evans 22 of Nyack N Y were killed in a Sunday two car crash on the old Nyack Turnpike New York state police said their car traveling east flipped slid into the westbound lane and collided with another vehicle. The other car occupant is hospitalized. The two women were formerly Harlem Heights residents and members of Macedonia Baptist Church Pyramid NY. They are survived by husband Calvin Lee sons Calvin JC and Wilbur W Nyack. mother Cornelia Evans Hilltop. brothers Jordan Clarence Gilbert Evans and sisters Juanita Austin Amelia Evans. Bodies at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley.
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Clara Lee
Joan Donzella Evans
Nyack
N. Y
Nyack Turnpike
New York
New York State
New York Hospital
Lee
Miss Evans
Harlem Heights
Macedonia Baptist Church
Pyramid
Calvin Lee
Calvin JC
Wilbur W
Cornelia’ Evans
Hilltop
Hilltop. Mrs. Lee Is Also Survived By: ‘Three’ Brothers, Jordan, Brooklyn, N. Y
Clarence
Gilbert Evans
Roosevelt
Juanita Austin
Brooklyn
Amelia
Evans
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Beckley
Funeral notices honor Ray Cecil James in Prosperity
Ray Cecil James 41 of Raleigh NC formerly Prosperity dies of an apparent heart attack at home. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday Prosperity Church of Christ burial Prosperity Cemetery. survivors include wife five children and several relatives. Body to church one hour before service. Funeral arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home.
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Ray Cecil James
Raleigh
N. C
Prosperity
Prosperity Church of Christ
Fred Dinkler
James
Raleigh County
Albert W
Mildred Williams
Nancy
Allen
Steve
Royce James
Joe
U.S. Air Force
Fayetteville
N.C
George W
Norfolk
Albert Lewis 69 Harlem Heights Dies After Illness
Albert Lewis of Harlem Heights died at 8 15 am Monday after a short illness. A coal miner by trade and member of UMWA Local 599, he was born January 18 1903 in Shorters Alabama. Survived by wife Clarice Hughes Lewis and three sons Elbert Dayton Ohio Stanaford and Terry at home. Body at Ritchie land Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Albert Lewis
Harlem Heights
Lewis
UMWA
Minden
First Baptist Church
Shorters
Ala
Clarice Hughes Lewis
Elbert
Dayton
Ohio
Stanaford
Terry
Ritchieland Johnson Funeral Parlor
Engine Failure Suspected In Sabrejet Wreck At Ice Cream Parlor
Federal investigators studied amateur color films showing the Sabrejet losing power after takeoff at an air show and crashing into Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento. The crash killed 22 people and injured 25, including many children, as the jet plowed across a highway before exploding. The NTSB labeled it the worst crash of its kind, while a 1964 city plan had warned nearby development could endanger ground spectators.
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Calif
UPI
Noel Lawson
National Transportation Safety Board
Farrell
Farrell's
California Department of Aeronautics
National Transportation Board
Arriv
Washington
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Dorothy) Kitts
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