Madison couple missing after jewelry store burglary
State police say Aubrey Hawkins and Alberta Hawkins are missing after a break in at their Madison jewelry store. The store doors were found open and the safe unlocked, with no clues on their whereabouts. Relatives describe no signs of a struggle and the family fears abduction.
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Madison
W.va
Aubrey Hawkins
Alberta
William Totten
Totten
Hawkins
Herb Henking
Henking
Court upholds union seniority in pre 1965 policy ruling
The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision ruled that discriminatory employment policies practiced before the 1965 Civil Rights Act are immune from legal challenge. The ruling affects union seniority lists, potentially preserving past discrimination rights, in a Teamsters trucking case. It also limits government intrusions on family living arrangements and allows the Mitchell and Haldeman imprisonment to proceed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Teamsters Union
Congress
Teamsters
Povern
Cleveland
Ohio
Mediation sought by South Moluccan hijackers near Assen
The Dutch cabinet sought clarification on a request for outside mediators from South Moluccan terrorists holding at least 55 hostages on a northeast Holland train for nine days. A split surfaced between extremists and moderates as talks continued with government psychiatrist Dick Mulder and Justice Ministry spokespeople.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Holland
Toos Faber
Justice Ministry
Amsterdam
de Volkskrant
Manusama
Bavensmilde
Dick Mulder
Indonesia
Dutch East Indies
Warns Pregnant Women On Alcohol Risks For Babies
Government agencies urge abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy. Studies link high intake to fetal malformations and mental retardation, with recommendations to discuss drinking habits with doctors. Also reports Taylor County Emergency Squad runs listing multiple patient transports.
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Washington
Federal
Alcohol Abuse Agency
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Ernest Noble
National Council On Alcoholism
New York City
Joseph Cruse
University of Southern California
United States
Cruse
Rhodesian raid into Mozambique deepens regional crisis
Rhodesian forces crossed the Mozambique border by helicopter with about 700 troops probing guerrilla bases and seizing Mapai, 60 miles from the border. U N Secretary General Waldheim condemned the operation and urged withdrawal, while Britain said steps were negotiations with no concrete end in sight.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Ian Smith
Mapai
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
New York
David Owen
United Kingdom
Hospital register notes admissions and discharges across towns
The Grafton City Hospital register lists admissions on May 31 for Daniel Kennedy June Cathill Madaline Patton Carl Collins Loretta Sloan and others. Discharges include Alfreda Bollinger and Milford Griffith. Several obituaries and services follow for residents in Griffith Morgantown Preston Memorial Tunnelton and Union Town with names such as Marilyn Shay Maria Staull Dorothy Watkins Betty Casteel and Prentice Braham.
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Grafton City Hospital
Grafton
Daniel Kennedy
June Cathill
Madaline Patton
Carl Collins
Loretta Sloan
Zella Shaw
Newburg
Foster
Obituary Milford Griffith 58 Morgantown area native dies in Clarksburg
Milford Ray Griffith 58 of 311 Barrett Street died at 3 am June 1 at the Veterans Administration Hospital Clarksburg. Born November 1 1918 in Grafton he was the son of Claud Griffith and Rachel Keener Griffith. He is survived by a stepson Merrell Smallwood one brother Harold C Griffith and two step grandchildren. He was a former Morgantown Dominion Post employee and served in World War II. A member of VFW Memorial Post 3081 American Legion Taylor County Post 12 BOPE Lodge Grafton and St Johns Methodist Church.
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Milford Ray Griffith
Barrett Street
Veterans Administration Hospital
Clarksburg
Grafton
Claud Griffith
Rachel Keener Griffith
Mary Smallwood Griffith
Merrell Smallwood
New York City
Harold C. Griffith
Graton
Ralph
Griffith
Morgantown Dominion Post
U.S. Army
VFW
American Legion
Taylor County
Bope Lodge
St. John’s Methodist Church
Contractors-Laborers Wanted in Southern West Virginia
HUD urgent need for contractors and individuals to perform home repairs site development towing and setting up of mobile homes carpentry plumbing electrical and general labor in southern West Virginia. Contact HUD Disaster Field Office Holden West Virginia for sample requirements and specifications at 304-239-3214 239-3323 or 239-3900.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
General Abor
West Virginia
Holden
W.va
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Hancock
Brooke
Stewart Werner
Werner
State Supreme Court
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Richard Neely
Ross A. Gray Jr
Gray
Louis John
Ohio County
George L. Spillers
Dennis M. Naum
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Jerry Wayne Harrison
Kanawha County
Ira L. “Corky” Lawson
Mon Power
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Monongahela Power Co
PSC
Monongahela
Power Company
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Atty
John Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
U.S
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Mitchell
Haldeman
Ronald Dellinger
Flemington High School
Phil Angelo
Everett Kennedy
Webster
Joe Richman
Rt. 4
Myers Clinic
Broaddus Hospital
Margaret Gawthrop
Pruntytown
Dr. Farmer’s Office
Elma Robinson
Maple Ave
Pearl Vance
Rt. 1
Hospital Register
Alfreda Bollinger
Robert Get
Yd. Kerede Baby Pers
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Addison St
Rowlesburg
Genie Sanders
Bruceton Mills
Franklin Reckart
Nellie Helmick
George Straham
Betty Casteel
Matthew Nice
Edwinna Corby
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