Thrill Killers Murder Two Men In Ulster
Belfast police report two more killings in the Falls Road area as gun battles continue. A Catholic youth and a Protestant man were found shot dead in separate Belfast locations amid widespread Northern Ireland violence. An army spokesman said a bystander was killed by a stray rifle shot during a chase involving a girl and a suspected bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
UPD
Thrillsin
Daniel Romney
Northern Ireland
Falls Road
Catholic Falls
Springfield Road
Royal Victor
Mine Rescue Teams Meet in 17th Annual Contest
Teams from Armco No. 8 Twilight and other mines compete at Raleigh County Armory on Saturday for mine rescue and first aid trophies. First aid starts 11 a.m. after invocation, with simulated hazards set up for rescues and judges scoring seven to nine member teams. Bruce Humphrey is supervising judge and J A Philpott chairs the state contest. a 1:30 p.m. luncheon honors participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Virgil Cook
Armco Steel Corp
Twilight
Cannelton Industries Coal Division
Montgomery
Consolidation Coal Rowland
Beckley
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Wharton Division
Barrett
Island Creek Coal Co
Craincille- Trmann
Allied Chemical Corp
Semet-Solvay
Harewood
Longacre
Shan‘non
Capels
Holden
Westmoreland ‘Imperial Smokeless
Quinwood
West Virginia Department of Mines
Na‘tional Coal Association
Na‘tional Mine Service
Mine Venuilation Systems
Mine Safety Appliance Co
Food Prices Drop Slightly In August Reports Say
Washington dispatch notes August food costs eased slightly from July highs as beef prices fell late in the month. The typical annualized family food market basket reached 1321 dollars, down from the record July level, though still 4.5 percent above a year earlier. Pork and bread rose modestly while beef and poultry declines offset most increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Agriculture Department
Department
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture
Kissinger Vietnam Talks Yield No Breakthrough
In Paris Xuan Thuy and Le Duc Tho deny any private agreement with Henry Kissinger and call rumors of an imminent peace or cease fire baseless. Madame Neuyen Thi Binh cites continued U S bombings and opposition to South Vietnamese demands as evidence against settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Mosby
PARIS
UPI
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Paris Peace
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Thuy
Tho
Kissinger
Washington
Madame Neuyen Thi Binh
Nixon Sees War Ending Closer Amid Vietnam Talks
President Nixon said the odds of ending the Vietnam War are better now than ever and that the U S will end all military assistance to South Vietnam after talks with Kissinger in Washington. He spoke at a fund raising dinner in New York and faced thousands of protesters outside the Century Plaza Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Vietnam
Nixon
South Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Paris
Kissinger
West Coast
China
White House
Soviet Union
New York
Ceatinty
Curry Eeacrees
Century Plaza
United States of America
Bob Hope
California
Ronald Reagan
Post Office Parking Plan Sparks Public Debate
Since January 1970 negotiations aim to open the lot to the public while remodeling allocates Croft Street entry and new guardrails. Feazell says customers lose nine of the twenty Croft Street spaces as postal vehicles fill the area and exiting onto Kanawha Street becomes harder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Croft Street
Kanawha Street
Feazell
Prince Street
Stripping Continued Page One Report on Enforcement
A department official tells lawmakers that the enforcement of mine safety laws was inadequate and questions how trust can be placed in the process. The remarks underscore ongoing debates over regulatory effectiveness and safety oversight.
McGovern Seeks City Aid as Election Issue
Sen. George S. McGovern framed the 1972 election as a referendum on American cities and pledged more federal funds and cooperation to mayors. He blamed the Vietnam War, defense spending, inflation, and Nixon policies for urban decline and proposed a $4 billion boost to revenue sharing plus a $6 billion public service jobs program and other city-focused measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
U.S
Kenneth A. Gibson
Newark
John V. ‘Lindsay
New York
Roman S.gribbs
Detroit
McGovern
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Atlantic City
N.J
New York City
America
Vietnnam
Nixon- Agnew
NAACP Opposes No Fault Insurance in West Virginia
Herbert H. Henderson of Huntington, WV, president of the NAACP, says no fault discriminates against the poor, aged, and minorities. The association unanimously opposes the no fault bills, citing higher auto insurance costs, restricted court access for injured persons, and misleading industry claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. ‘Henderson
Huntington
W. Va
NAACP
Association
Insurance Industry
Henderson
Bvpeaer
Hospital Files Suit Against Shumates for Unpaid Bill
St Albans Psychiatric Hospital cites Beckley residents John E Shumate Mrs Shumate and John Paul Shumate in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 3664 85 due for services from June 17 1970 to Sept 16 1970. James Logan sues Huey Weeks Piney View for 1264 for septic tank seepage lines and driveway work in February 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Shumate
Piney View
Cold Turkey Drops Bear Population In Yellowstone
Interior Department ends garbage dumps in Yellowstone Park to curb grizzly growth. John and Frank Craighead warn of possible extinction by 1993, but Nathaniel Reed says bears are not in danger and three biologists will study the population as the park aims for a wild free ranging grizzly herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Interior Department
Yellowstone Park
John
Frank Craighead
Nathaniel Reed
Reed
Park Service
Directed Verdict in Beclkey Suit for Defendant Amar
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge C Berkley Lilly directed a verdict for defendant Samuel Amar in a suit by Carlos Spradley of Beckley. Spradley alleged injuries as a car passenger in a collision at the F and South Fayette streets intersection on November 15 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Spradley
Samuel Amar
Beckley
Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
Amar
Robert B. Sayre
Spradley
F and
South Fayette Streets
Marshall Enrollments Drop Seven Students This Fall
Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia reports seven fewer students this fall after total enrollment reached 9 476 last year. Freshman enrollment fell 244 students or 9.2 percent while the junior class rose 9.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington, W. Va
UPI
Marshall University
John G. Barker
Fire service and property fees vary by property value
The records show yearly charges for fire service and personal property across multiple addresses. Totals range from $4.29 on a small G Street home to $78.13 on a Northwestern Avenue property with high house and personal property values, with several intermediate totals for other streets and valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Avenue
Westmoreland Street
Homewood Drive
G Street
Avenue
Granville Avenue
Harper Road
Hooded Belfast Winners Collect 145000 Prize
A London ceremony saw a Belfast group of 15 residents including 11 detectives claim 145000 pounds from soccer pools. One English winner wore a gunman style hood for safety amid Northern Ireland kidnap fears, while Miss United Kingdom Jenny McAdams lifted the hood for a customary kiss before the winner disappeared into the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Jenny McAdams
United Kingdom
POWs delayed in Moscow clash between activists and diplomats
In Moscow at Shremetyevo Airport, POW escorts confront U S diplomats over prisoner conditions. Reverend William Sloane Coffin accuses Deputy Ambassador Adolph Dubs of indifference and argues that diplomats jeopardize the pilots. The confrontation follows Coffin referencing a telegram to President Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S
Shremetyevo
Copenhagen
William Sloane Coffin
Yale University
Adolph Dubs
Soviet Union
Coffin
Dubs
North Vietnam
Andrey T. Falkiewicz
Cora Weiss
United States
Nixon
Corridor Contracts Awarded for West Virginia Highway Work
West Virginia Highways Department awarded contracts totaling 13.3 million dollars for Appalachian corridor construction. Frank Mashuds Co. won a 6.8 million package for corridor E near Morgantown with an interchange at W Va 7 and a bridge over Route 7, due October 31, 1974. W H Contracting, Inc. received 6.5 million for 3.4 miles of corridor L near Summersville, with completion by November 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
UPD
West Virginia
State Highways Department
Corrridor
Morgantown
Frank Mashuds Co., Inc
Evans City
W. Va
Sabraton
W&h Contracting, Inc
Bluefield
Nicholasville
Summersville
Deaths and Funerals. Edith Lowery and others
Mrs. Edith Lowery 55 of MacArthur dies after brief illness at home. She taught at Woodrow Wilson High School and held multiple community positions. Survived by husband George T and four sisters plus two brothers. Funeral arrangements pending. Also listed are obituaries for Nancy Donnabelle Cook 88 of Arnett and Garland Shumate 56 of Iroquois with service details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Lowery
Edith Lowry
MacArthur
Raleigh County
Ior
Woodrow Wilson High School
Italy
Dominick Galluccio
Melbourne
Fla
Caffee Funeral Home
Kendall Shumate and Kendall die. RNS official mourns
Robert Carl Kendall 51, division manager at Ashland Petroleum Co died at his Russell Kentucky home after a heart attack. Survived by wife Virginia Hood Shumate son Garland Vincent of Iroquois daughter Fern Thompson of Champaign NL five brothers and five sisters and four grandchildren. Body at Sam Fogle S on Mullens funeral home arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeula Osborn
West Jefferson
N. C
Ora Shumater
Grayson
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely
Robert Carl Kendall
Mullens
Ardivision
Ashland
RNS) Petroleum Co
Russell
Patrick O. Culp Kendall Known in Paving and Construction
Patrick O. Culp Kendall was widely known in the paving and construction trades in this area. Funeral services for Kendall were held in Ashland with burial at Rose Hill Burial Park. The notice notes a long local presence in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Ashland
Rose Hill
Obituary Notes for Dixon Culp and Pytko Families
Funeral services are planned for Frances E Dixon 85 of Mount Hope at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with burial at Sunset Memorial. She died after a long illness and is survived by three sons a daughter a sister six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Releases list other local obituaries including Patrick Culp and Frank Pytko with details of burial and church affiliations. Rosary for Pytko is at Tyree Funeral Home with viewing in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances E. Dixon
Mount ‘Hope
Mount Hope
Baptist Temple
Robert Hett
Sunset Memorial’ Park
Beckley
Dixon
Baptist’ Temple
Lynchburg
Richard and
Blanch ‘Leckie
George H
Atlanta, Ga
Fred L
Sam
Elkton
Frances Dixon
H. H. Harmon
Columbus
Ohio
Tyree
Albert Patrick longtime community leader dies in Harper
Albert Patrick 68 of Harper dies at 6 15 am at a local hospital after a long illness. He was among Raleigh County Community Action Association founders and served on the RCAA Board of Directors. He led the Head Start Policy Council and chaired the Harper Heights Community Action Group. He previously presided over the RCAA countywide membership association and served on multiple boards and committees. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Trent Memorial Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Patrick
Harper
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Patrick
RCAA
Harper Heights Community Action Group
Mountaineer Family Health Plan, Inc
Rccaa Board
Original Roads
Mountain State Cooperative Store
Accaa Federal Credit Union
Funeral for Mrs. Dillie Mae McKinney in Scarbro
The funeral for 67 year old Dillie Mae McKinney of Scarbro will be held at 3 pm Friday at Summerlee First Baptist Church. Officiating ministers are Preston Porter H S Dillard and L J Jones. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial. McKinney died Monday in a house fire. Her body will be taken from Beckley parlor to the church hours before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lewis
Harlem Heights
First Baptist Church
Dillie Mae McKinney
Scarbro
Summerlee First Baptist Church
Preston Porter
L. J. Jones
Greenwood “Memorial Park
Beckley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ulster
Westmoreland Coal Co
Hampton Division
Clotheir
Winding Gulf Division
Eccles
Stonega
Big Stone Gap
Marshall
Fire Service
Nancy Cook
Nancy
Donnabelle Cook
Arnett
Arnett Chapel
Willie August
J. P. Cook
Garland Shumate
Iro‘quois
Mullens Hospital
Hemlock
Noah and
Rachel ‘Shumate
Iminer
Robert C. Kendall
Patrick O. Culp
Mrs
George
Patrick QC
Culp
Union Lake
Mich
Richardson Bird
Walled Lake
Waterford
Pontiac
Helen Cooper Culp
Frank Pytko
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church
Patrick McDonough
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Poland
Simon Pytko
Oak Hill
Oakwood
New River Coal Co
Carlisle
UMWA
Polish Worker Lodge
Josephine Rosyorz Pytko
Andy
Marten
Johnny
Joseph
Cleveland
Trent and Nene
Eral
Ley
Lara
Mrs. Dillie McKinney
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