Newsman's findings blamed for slaying in Arizona
Tucson journalist Don Bolles who exposed government corruption and crime was killed by a car bomb after delaying retirement from investigative work. John Adamson is on trial for the murder as Bolles had recently shifted focus to budget matters and the Arizona legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Don Bolles
John Adamson
Investigative
Bolles
Don
Sam
Steiger
Arizona
Richard Bolles
Walnut Creek
Calif
The
Arizona Republic
Arizona Tax and Corporation Commission
Arizona Press Club
Raul Castro
Republic
Las Vegas
Fred Porter Jr
Porter
Gilmore Counts Days Until Execution In Utah
Condemned killer Gary Gilmore faces January 17 sunrise execution for the murder of Bennie Bushnell in Provo Utah. He has admitted killing Max Jensen in nearby Orem. Families seek deposition in $1 million and $2 million lawsuits related to the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Robert Moody
Gilmore
Bennie Bushnell
Provo
Utah
Max Jensen
Orem
Bushnell
Jensen
Commercial Union Assurance Co
Massachusetts
Colleen Jensen
Monica
Debbie Bushnell
Amin Shows Interest In Entebbe Premiere
In Tel Aviv Baruch Bar-Lev says Idi Amin phoned to say he doubts he can attend the premiere of Raid on Entebbe. Amin watched Victory at Entebbe at his palace and praised the portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Idi Amin
Entebbe
Baruch Bar-Lev
Bar-Lev
Uganda
Amin
Births and admissions roll up in Monongalia and nearby hospitals
Monongalia General Hospital reports births for Kenneth Yount, Charles Krushansky, Ronald Ferguson, and other families. University Hospital notes a birth for Mark Wilson. Downtown Division lists medical staff and patients. Grafton City, Greene Memorial and Preston Memorial report admissions and discharges for multiple individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongalia General Hospital
Kenneth Yount
Charles Krushansky
Ronald Ferguson
Bridgeport
Judith Walker
Martin Ave
Jenny Howell
Southern Ave
Helen Schiffbauer
Ridgeway Ay Ave
Williams
Sarah Delli-Gatti
Brenda Willard
Edna Harvey
Leroy Love
Mary Jenkins
Pamela Lindsay
University Hospital
Mark Wilson
Maryland
Evangelist Billy Graham Hospitalized for Checkup
The Rev Billy Graham 58 world renowned evangelist was hospitalized at Mayo Clinic Rochester for a checkup after phlebitis of his left leg. He spoke at the Intervarsity Missionary Convention at Illinois and had just returned from Nairobi Kenya where he addressed a 50000 strong Pan African assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, Minn
UPI
Billy Graham
Mayo Clinic
Graham
Intervarsity Missionary
University of Illinois
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Urbana
United States
Nairobi
Kenya
Minor Vehicle Accidents Reported in Monongalia Area
Multiple minor crashes listed with names and ages, locations Spruce and Fayette Streets, University Avenue, Mononga Boulevard, Buckhannon Avenue. Damages range from 75 to 500 dollars with no injuries or citations recorded. Police court notes Lou Ann Holland fined six dollars for shoplifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongalia
Spruce and
Fayette Streets
Chevrolet
Mormerry Brewer
Independence
Subaru
Dorothy A. Pesyna
Uaversty Avenue
Foundry Street
Katheryn Gent
Weather Update for Morgantown With Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy conditions in Morgantown give way to clearer skies tonight. Occasional snow flurries possible today with temperatures in the 20s and a low between 5 and 15 degrees. Monday may bring more clouds and a chance of snow. yesterday’s high 15 and low 5 with no precipitation. Sunset 5 07 p.m. Sunrise 7 41 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Morgantown Lock and Dam
Brotherton weighs tax relief options including food tax
Charleston West Virginia United Press International reports Senate President William T. Brotherton is open to serious study of eliminating the food tax but cites a $30 million to $35 million revenue need. He suggests alternatives such as raising the personal income tax exemption, quarterly food rebate to the indigent, and reducing home fuel taxes for fixed incomes. He notes flexibility on wiping out the tax if programs can be protected or other taxes not increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Senate
William T. Brotherton
Brotherton
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Paralysis Victims Remain Stable After Illness
Three victims of the Guillian Barré Syndrome stayed in stable condition at University Hospital. A Masontown resident未 received swine flu vaccine linked by authorities to the case. A Clarksburg man and a Rice's Landing woman also remain in stable or satisfactory condition. West Virginia chosen as the new state's name at Wheeling convention on November 27, 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Hospital
Masontown
Clarksburg
Rice’s Landing
West Virginia
Wheeling
Obituary notices from Morgantown region deaths
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages birth dates and residences including C C Williams Hilda Williams Morgantown Barbara Cutlip Strongsville Ohio and others. Veterans status church memberships and survivors noted for each case with families and locations across Monongalia and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill) Williams
University Hospital
Stance
Point Marion
Highland Park
Funeral Notices Roundup from Fairmont and Vicinity
A list of death notices and funeral arrangements for Floyd A Berdine Willis J Burke Nellie Dixon Elliott Sara Dawn James Georgie Watkins Miller Wilbur Wayne Poling Key Stafford SIsler Lalia V Taylor Nicholas Vukovich and B C Williams. Details include ages a variety of death dates December 31 1976 and January 1 1977 and burial sites with dates and service times across Fairview Daybrook Terra Alta Kingwood Point Marion and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Nellie Dixon
Fullerton
Calif
Rowlesburg
California
Fike-Watson
Terra Alta
Donald R. Thomas
Mt. Olivet
Larue
Georgie Watkins Miller
Tunnelton
University Hospital
Browning
Kingwood
J.£. Ferrell Jr
Maplewood
Sisler, Key Stafford
Veterans Hospital
Washington D. C
Fike Watson
Funeral
Rev
W. C. Benson
Vukovich
Nicholas
Dilliner
Fmily
Richard R. Herod
Point Marion
William Davis
Audraw Seymore
Garrard’s Fort Cemetery
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Adamson
Mony
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
Madisonville, Ky
Lee Roy Patterson
United Mine Workers District 23
Madisonville
Arnold Miller
UMW
Patterson
Tony Boyle
Miller
Tent 42
Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
Nigeria
Ghana
Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Lusaka
Jane
al Ahram Saturday
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ian Smith
Jerusalem
Syria
Jordan
Charlotte Jacobson
World Zionist Organization
Downtown Division
Monongalia General Medical
Stevie Pounds
Rt. 7
Cecyle Naret
Spruce St. Beauhorgee
Grafton City
Rickie McGinness
Grafton
William Bone
Newbury
James Wolfe
Kathryn Madden
Baltimore
Ruth Phillips
Leo Croston
Marjory Smith
Donna Smith
Nancy Smith
David Smith
Nellie Woodyard
Benjamine Bosman
Harry R. Moore
Silas E. Guseman
Howard Diamond
Preston Memorial
Cameron Radabaugh
Golda Casteel
Jody DeBerry
Daily Report
Lou Ann Holland
Carlyle Hall
W Orleans
Egend
York
Rockies
Plains
alRi
Floyd A. Berdine
Rt. 2
Fairview
Greene County Senos Hospital
Waynesburg
Joseph and
Fanny Gates Berdine
Flo
May Jarrett
Fairmont
Robert Berdine
Glen Berdine
Towanda
N.Y
Lettie McGrumphy
Hundred
Iley Stafford Sisler
Terra Ita
Washington
Piedmont
Michael Scott
Anna P. Smith Sisler
Richard Sisler
Christine White
Barbara Wylie
Auckland
New Zealand
Pearl Morris
Rockville
Barbara Gray
Cowen
Ernest L. Sisler
Raymond Sisler
Wallbridge
Ohio
James B. Sisler
U.S. Navy
Willis J. Burke
Troy
Burke
Peabody Hotel
High Street
River and
Monongahela
Lalia V. Taylor
Bruceton Mills
Fazio
Markleysburg
William W
Sarah Spencer Neff
United Methodist Church
Samuel A. Taylor
Albright
Ruby E. Michael
Bruceton
Nellie E. Fisher
Markley
Nellie Dixon Elliott
David A
Hannah Houston Dixon
Gilbert Elliott
Ross Elliott
Rachael Wiseman
Florence Hardesty
Aurora
Ida Trice
East Liverpool
Mabel Weekly
Toledo
Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
Nicholas Vukovich
Newtown
Saza
Tonka Vukovich
FOE
Mt. Morris
Eva Grimm Vukovich
Lark Marie Vukovich
Cleveland
Linda Grimm
Michael Vukovich
Mannington
Roddy Vukovich
Browntown
George Vukovich
Orlando
Fla
George
Mary) Shuppe
Luke
Catherine) Paris
Pridgeport
Sara Dawn James
Windham
James
Geraldine Turner James
Richard Turner
Donald James
Zella McGlothlin
Ralph B. Turner
Georgie Watkins Miller LaRue
James R
Nancy Hardesty Watkins
Ernest T. LaRue Sr
William L. Miller
Dorothy Watkins
Ernest T. LaRue Jr
Leora LaRue
Christana R. Dill
Annapolis
William L. Miller Jr
Shinnston
Pamela Readd
J. Raymond Watkins
Akron
W. Lowe Miller
Rex Biffle
Moundsville
Alfred
Caroline Pickett Burke
First Christian Church
AF and
AM Union Lodge
Ioof Lodge
IOOF
Hastings Funeral
AM Lodge
Robert
Naomi) Engler
Mary Bella Wildman Burke
Berdine
Floyd A
Friends Mey
Curry Funeral Home
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Daybrook
Phillip L. Gray
Yost
Willis J
Spring Road
Friends
Hasting
D. Richard Heppler
Oak Grove
OOF
Sara Dawn
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
Robin Clark
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
Reedsville
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