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2-Post-Herald and Register, Bcckley, W. Sunday Morning, May 8,1974 And George A. Canaday George Ambers Canaday, 45, of Springfield, formerly of Beckley, died at 6 p.m. Saturday in a Springfield hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack. An employe of the Walker Mills Works in Springfield, he was born at Surveyor May 11, 1928, the son of Mrs.

Dicie E. Thompson of Glen White and the late Charles M. Canaday. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. Survivors include his wife Patty Lovell Canaday; two sons, George Chicopee, Mass, and Thomas, Springfield, a daughter, Mrs.

Cordellia Pomeroy, also of Springfield; three brothers, Waymon, Skelton, Cecil, Prosperity, and Wilmer, Crab Orchard; two sisters, Mrs. Cordellia Beaver and Mrs. June Bailey, both of i i and four grandchildren. The body is being returnee to the Rose and Quesenberrj Funeral Chapel here for com pletion of arrangements. Roy C.

Howard Ray Cecil Howard, 67, Lewisburg, died Saturday in Ronceverte hospital after short illness. Born at Huttonsville, April 6 1907, he was preceded in death by his wife, Zeffie Ida Howard, in 1964. He was a retired laborer. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pansy Colwell, Lewisburg; two brothers, Linville, Mill Creek, and Carl, Canada; and two grandchildren.

The body is at Jack K. Wallace Funeral Lewisburg, pending completion of funeral arrangements. (RNS) State Health Planning Agency Calls Meeting To Discuss Local Facilities Roy S. Howington Graveside rites for Roy Scott Howington, 48, Plainfield, formerly of Nicholsville, will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Pax Communitty Cemetery with the Rev.

Homer Hizer in charge. He died in Plainfield Thursday at 1 a.m. following an extended illness. A carpenter A meeting, scheduled for Ma 10 at Park Junior High Schoo at 7 p.m., is slated in an effor to join cooperation between area healti facilities," according to spokesman for the state Com prehensive Health Planning (COP) agency in Charleston. The meeting is not designec to discuss specifically a rcques' from the Raleigh Genera Hospital for permission to ex pand its facility by 150 beds ilf i a son of John Wesley Howington Nicholsville, and the lat Violeta Compton Howington.

i lacinues, wiiicu jjcmcuu Survivors also include his are ejthcr partly ifp Franks HOWinEtOlK 3 iana us lacniiy oy im uuus. TMrr--o 'That request for expansion of fighting since the Octobc 'yar. On Sunday Kissinger scheduled to go to Amman was denied last fall by the war governor's advisory committee wife, son, Frances Howington; David, Plainfield; stepson, Calvin Jared, Chicago three brothers Homer Churchill, Buddy, In dianapolis, and Maynard Nicholsville; two sisters Mrs Naomi Hughes, Indianapolis Janet Tyre unti Robert Robert Meggison, 70, of 12 Deegans Beckley formerly nf of Winding Gulf, died in a loca hospital Saturday at 3:30 p.m Friends may call at GOSPEL SING THE DOWNINGS FROM NASHVIHE, TENN. THE JIMMY PEARCE TRIO FROM UTTLE ROCK, ARK. 8:00 PM RALEIGH COUNTY ARMORY CIVIC CENTER 200 ARMORY DR.

BECKIEY, W. VA. RESERVES SEATS 53.50 GEN. ADMISSION S3.00 ADVANCE TICKETS: ARMORY BOX OFFICE, 800 ARMORY DR. BECKIEY W.

VA. PH. 252-7361 TICKETS ON SALE RIMMER DRUG, HECK'S, JO ANN'S FABRICS after a short illness. A retired miner, he was born at Lynchburg, May 3,1904 the son of the late John and Pearl Meggison. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 8152 Bloodstone Masonic Lodge No.

101 at East Gulf and Collins Temple Baptist Church at Winding Gulf. 'Surviving him are his wife Mildred; a son, Col. Robert Meggison with the U. S. Army in Germany; a stepson, Tech.

Sgt Musco Millner assigned to Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, two foster sons, Johr East Beckley, and Guerrant, Winding brother, William and four grand- was no need for additional beds in Beckley area hospitals when Raleigh General Hospital made their application at that time. "The meeting May 10, has been set up at our request to discuss with all local health care facilities, their present Williams, Carlson Gulf; a Wheeling, children. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor ending completion of arrangements. Clyde Summerfield Clyde Summerfield, 80, Oak Hill, died Saturday in an Oak Hill hospital. Bora March 25, 1894 at Gatewood, he was a son of the ate James Martin and Mary Virginia Bibb Summerfield.

He was a veteran of World War I. and Mrs. urants, N. -James 0. i Gatewood, and Carl Roanoke, meeti the two sisters, Mrs.

Nellie Cecil, Westland, and itrs. Winnie a teckley; 13 grandchildren :5 great-grandchildren. ight. All health facilities, inchidin nursing and extended care facilities, which accept patients or wholly paid by socia security programs such as Medicare and Medicade, mus have major expansion plans approved by the "approriaU health planning" agency within the service area. "There is no 314-B agency in the Region I Planning and Develoment Council area," the CHP employe said.

"Dr. Alan Dyer's group (Southern West Virginia Regional Health Coun cil) applied for funding as i 314-B agency and was turnec down. Another group was formed, but by that time there were no federal available." Hussein, returning to Israe Monday to learn the decisions of an Israeli cabinet meeting and going back to Damascus that same night. From then on he is expected to begin shuttlin! jetween Jerusalem and Damas cus just as he did in January between Egypt and Israel tc elude their military separation agreement. last autumn that capabilities and the anticipated major expansion was firs considered by a project future needs." The CHP employe explained committee, then passed on that a hospital's request to "TM TM mi (Continued From Page 1) over Mt.

Hermon and comman do units tried to cross each other's lines on the ground capping off the bloodiest week MI. vuinii.u" ur, narry A. aiansuury jr. units tried to cross each director of CHP, was una Jordan, for talks Kinf employe said, "we 473 nursing home Hearst (Continued From Page 1) a gang of racketeers talking over strategy as they realize that the cops are closing in on them "If any of the participants -any consideration authorize beds for Beckley. This should take a great potential load off acuU beds at the three Becklej hospitals.

We authorized nurs ing home beds for the Lexington House (under construction the Dry Hill Road), the TurtI Creek Nursing Home (to be constructed on Crescent Road) and an additional 160 beds for the Pine Lodge Nursing Home on the Stanaford Road. "Beckley A a a i a Regional Hospital has a numbe of beds which are not being used due to a lack of staffing and the Beckley Hospital has 43 bed spaces which would be tne to what was right for the nation nstead of themselves, then I thousands of words I have waded through." Hearst said the President 'seems to have a moral blind ipot. To me it is simply astonishing that he would make he transcripts public with the avowed belief that they would him." In conclusion, Hearst wrote: 'Today, sitting here in a kind if stunned sorrow, it is hard for me to imagine why any med person would not see the inevitability of impeach- Second Meeting Set By Humane Society Mrs. Carroll Simpkins, temporary treasurer of the newly- tl formed Raleigh County Humane ment Society, has announced that the second meeting of the society will be held May 7 at the old I Memorial Baptist Church on the corner of and South Kanawha Streets at 7 p.m. Mrs.

Simpkins said incorporation papers, establishing -the Raleigh County Humane independent Holiness Church, Society as a i organization, are near completion and that temporary officers The young people will sponsor he 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services today at the Free and 7tn Evangelist Emma Jordan will ion and that temporary omcers message, if the society have been named. uellvcl uu Mrs. Linda Breidfjord has been named temporary president, D.

0. Means, temporary vice president, and Mrs. Cecilia Carolina and New York in at Miller, temporary secretary. '-J the state advisory counc (made up of professiona persons from throughout th state) and then presented the Comprehensive a 111 Planning agency in Charleston if no local agency exists. Dr.

Harry A. Stansbury Jr vialable for comment Saturda; night regarding the earlier de nial for additional beds submit ted by the Raleigh Genera Hospital. "In October 1972," the CHP ready to go if needed." Presently there are 435 lospital beds available in Beckley at the three hospitals Beckley, palachian Beckley Ap- Regional, a Raleigh General. The ratio of hospital beds for the Beckley population is now approximately seven beds per ,000 persons. This is two beds per thousand persons over the recommended federal standards if five beds per thousand.

'fmonn Alan Shot; nn Owner Charged ITMANN Joseph Chestnut, tmann, was admitted to the Vyoming General Hospital, rfullens, with a gunshot wound the neck following a shooting ncident at the Railroad Inn, Itmann, Friday night, according investigating officers. Arrested in connection with Cuniptan to action of lefore R. L. McKinney, justice if peace, Mullens. Sheriff's deputies, Don Greene nd Herbert Morgan, said they The youth convention will be received a call complaining of held at the church May 10-12 All urged interested persons are to attend Tuesday's iciu ai u.c disturbance at the inn, for- vim delegates from Ohio, North merly the Beanery, and before tendance.

Elder Leroy Stewart, pastor, says the public is invited to urged to attend Tuesday's says tne puouc is Surviving are four daughters, ting Wis Simpkins said, attend these services. Mrs. Mildred Light, Alexandria, Mrs. Frances M. Crouch, Mount Morris, Mrs.

Or-al Howell, Clearwater, Joyce J. Kisyka, two brothers, they arrived the shooting had taken place. A hispital spokesman refused to release information on the military junta said Saturday. condition of the victim. General Antonio de Spinola, the head of Portugal's ruling junta, is shown at recent news conference in Lisbon.

The junta is fighting an increasing trend toward economic and political anarchy. UPI pholoj Junta Fighting Against Anarchy New York Times, UPI LISBON The military junta tors, but 10 soldiers are still warned Saturday against "mini revolutions" as it against an increasing trend cenh)r of oward economic and political marchy. The coup by the armed forces igainst a i a i ntrenched for almost half a entury has led to a clear ireakdown of authority in all ectors as hundreds of thousands of Portuguese have rushed to assert their new reedoms. Both the junta and he business community are showing signs of alarm at the prospect of losing political and economic control. The state-controlled televisior Aii fjig state-control ICQ icicvisiui.

he shooting incident was Ed network fc sw repeated warn- Cumptan, owner and operator Frjday night against penp ie of the business. n(o their own aking things into their lands and Saturday pokesman for the junta ca' the Portuguese to go to work warned that i i evolutions could i conomic development. About 1,000 young Communists i a mass kidnaping at- jmpt seized more than soldiers bout to embark on a flight for IB African wars Friday night, spokesman for the ruling The government said most of the troops escaped their cap- missing in one of the mosl bizarre incidents since the military junta overthrew a half- century of dictatorship last week. Press reports said the Communists --members of the extreme left MRPP (Reorganized Movement of the Proletari- in Party) mingled i family and friends of the departing soldiers. The Marxist-oriented youths then made their move, attacking the unarmed soldiers who were getting into airport buses.

An officer fired shots into the air to try and halt the mass Gen. incident. White House Steps Up Attack Against Dean im thprp" HalHpman and John Ehrlich- analysis said. "The 1 (Continued From Page 1) YARDS YARDS ANTIQUE SATIN DRAPERY a convicted Watergate defendant and Dan replied, "it might be as high as a million dollars." I The funeral will be held at He said they also discussed 2 p.m. Monday in the Dodd- clemency for convicted Water- Payne Funeral Home, Fayet- a conspirator E.

Howard teville. Burial will be in Huse Hunt Jr. Memorial Park, Fayetteville. After repeating Dean's tes- Friends may call from 6 p.m. timony, the White House until 9 p.m.

to'day. (RNS) analysis said: "The truth: The issue ol money for the defendants was never raised by John Dean in the Watergate discussion of March 13." Further, it said there was no mention of a SI million "hush fund" or clemency until March 21, the date Nixon said it occurred. Seven of the contradictory points raised by the White House dealt with Dean's meeting with the President Sept. 15. testimony and the transcripts agree that they discussed the return of indictments against the original seven Watergate defendants on Sept.

IS, and remarked that assigned to try T- -IrVTI tMl'l'llt; I end of their March 13, 197o expresse hat to me was mt easure to he fact that it ha stopped at (G. Gordon) "The statement is false," th White House analysis said. "Th President low much it would cost to buy the silence of the seven OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY 309S.FAYITTEST. BECKLEY FURNITURE CO. PHONE 2H-M41 1972.

Dean's that the Dean judge brought by Democrats because of the Watergate breakin had contacted White House officials. congratulated him for "con and spring up th taining" the indictments an i i nuuot anaiy-jij ouiu. -President never in this conver- decisions regarding support anc sation in any way, expresse pleasure the case had stoppe with Liddy." "According to the transcript tape of Sept. 15th, John Dear never used the word 'con never used the expres sion 'it has been contained, and never made any statemen even similar to that." The White House documen also denied Dean's statemen that Nixon told him that he wa informed of Dean's progress in covering up the Watergate casr by tion. One of Staff H.R Haldeman.

It noted the tapf transcripts made no mention Haldeman's reporting to Nixon during the September conversa key similarity between Dean's testimony and the White House transcripts was no mentioned in the white paper Dean said Nixon thanked him on Sept. 15 for the work he had done and the transcript quotes civil suit Nixon saying, "but the way you have handled all this seems me has been very skillfu putting your fingers in the jnracieu wimc uuuai. u.i.~i«.". But Dean said he (Nixon) leaks that have spring up jicre BEAUTIFUL SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK HARPER ROAD, BECKLEY, W. VA.

The cemetery a sense of community pride and feeling of deep responsibility for the interment of your loved ones. I SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK, INC. A Subsidary of Homcscekers Land Building North Vdlev Drive Across from Kroger PHONE 252-7377 Haldeman and John Ehrlich- Dean testified that on Feb. 28 man present, that Dean he told the President that Dean Haldeman and Ehrlichman were had legal problems because his role in the Watergate of justice. which he described conversation occucred in the "conduit for a lot of afternoon of March 21.

ucuoiuiu regarding support and The analysis provided by the for silence and things of this White House does not contenc coverup, being a nature, and I felt that involved me in an obstruction ol justice." He said that Nixon that Dean never suggested the three could be indicted. But it claims he said it in the morning assured him "John, you don't March 21, and that Halde have any legal problems to worry about, I just don' believe you have any problem; House analysis quoted a portion of the transcript in which the President said the Watergate com- at all The White man and Ehrlichman were no present, and that former Attorney General John Mitch ell, Dean, Haldeman anc Ehrlichman were suggested to be involved in "what may be an 'obstruction of Two other points of conten- the White House. They would like to get Haldeman or Colson, Ehrlichman." It continued: "Dean: Or possibly Dean -You know, I am a small fish." And Nixon replied: know' you didn't have a (adjective deleted) thing to do with the campaign." "No where else in the 72 minutes of conversation does John W. Dean refer to any legal problems or liability ol his own," the White House said. "Indeed, the conversation is one long series of reassurances, given to the President by Mr.

Watergate." Dean claimed in his testimo- luuuiimii; uippcu au yicacm, or ma rtii u. sciuwa precisely commando unit operating be- man and Ehrlichman all when and why, the President hind Syrian ca ppjng the indictable for obstruction sen Dean to Camp David to bloodiest week in the Middle istice." Dean said this wr jte a reoort." C1C11U i i i i J. UU1V1 i ui i i mittee "is after somebody at tion involved whether Dean was 1J instructed to write a report of iis investigation of possible White House involvement in Watergate and whether the President asked him to sign letters of resignation thai "were virtual confessions ol anything regarding the Watergate." Dean said twice under questioning he was never tolc to write a report until later tial retreat at Camp David, and he received a telephone call from Haldeman. "This statement by Dean -Dean, on matters related to denying twice that the President sent him to Camp David to write a written report --is ny he told the President, with untrue," the White House TRI-COUNTY BURIAL ASSOCIATION Office Is Now totaled Behind Montgomery Ward Ph. 252-0626 CHAPTER NO.

6 IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UP TO THE AGi OF 65 COUPON----- FOR MORE INFORMATION AND MAIL TO. P.O. BOX 1678, BECKLEY, W. VA. 25801 NAME AGE ADDRESS ZIP CODE CITY STATE Todays World VATICAN CITY (UPI) Vatican Saturday said reports Pope Paul VI was seriously ill were "completely SC The 76-year-old pontiff, wnc suffers from a chronic arthritic condition, was bedridden with innuena in torch and then suffered a relapse.

On he idvice of doctors he cancelled several Holy Week ceremonies at which he was scheduled to officiate. ATHENS (UPI The Greek Saturday announced the arrests of 36 men accused of membership in two separate Communist subversive organizations. Most of those held were young professionals or students. The two organizations wero identified by the government as the Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece and Anti-Facist Anti-Imperialist Students Organization of Greece. SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) With criticism of his handling of the "Zebra" case mounting, Mayor Joseph L.

Alioto sought additional reward money Saturday in hopes it would lead to new information in the random street killings which have taken 12 lives. Upon returning from a meeting in Washington with Attorney General William B. Saxbe, Alioto discussed tho case publicly. He apparently was unaware of a court gag order forbidding official discussion of the case because three suspects are in custody. WASHINGTON (UPI) The National Council of Churches reported Saturday that church membership States and basically unchanged from last year, with established mainline Protestant churches showing some Josses and more conservative or evangelical denominations gaining.

The NCC released the statis- in the United Canada remains tics of its annual membership survey church of 223 the reports said. luciuuciaiiip oiuvcjf vi The reports did not disclose church bodies. The survey mil the destination of the s. published in the 1974 the destination of the troops. Yearbook of American and Portugal has been involved in Canadian Churches on May 13.

NEW DELHI (UPI) -Angola, Mozambique and GUI- ar an was told Saturday ea. the jailed' leader of The reports said junta leader railroad workers has asked Antonio de Spinola and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi junta member Gen. Jaime to intervene to avert a Silverio Marques jvent to the nationwide strike scheduled to airport to investigate. "'J -The junta spokesman, Maj. Jose Osorio, said security imminent in the dispute that measures would be tightened to threatened to halt vital food avoid a repetition of tho na the shipments and upset the nation's already shaky economy.

Israeli warplanes strafed suspected Arab guerrilla hideouts in Lebanon for the third day Saturday and a Syrian analysis said. "The transcript andmine tripped up an Jsrae1 of March 22 shows precisely commando unit operating be- write a The analysis then quoted rom the. edited transcripts: "President: I think you need --why don't you do this? Why don't you go up to Camp David? "Dean: I might do it, I might doit. "President: Completely away from the phone. Just go up there and (inaudible) I want a written report." As to the letters, the transcripts say that Nixon wanted Dean to sign two letters, one for resignation and the other for a leave of absence.

When Dean asked to compose his own letter, Nixon replied, "Yes, you draft what you want me Then Dean: "And if you don't like what I draft, you can tell me and I will change it in any way that you want." Later in the afternoon, on April 16,1973, Dean handed in a East since the October war. .1) I I i laid, I in when he went to the presiden- letter asking only for a leave of absence, as Haldeman and Ehrlichman had done. Dean testified that "after the President read the letter, he handed it back to me and said it wasn't what he wanted. But the White House analysis said "Mr. Dean read the'letter aloud to the President, in that meeting --and the President made no such The President expressed no opinion on the letter whatsoever." Weather Details AIRPORT CONDITIONS (for 24-hour period ending 10 p.m.) High 62 at 4 p.m.

Low 41 at 6:30 a.m. High a year ago 57. Low a year ago 32. Record high for the date 80 in 1969. Accord low for the date 32 in 1973.

Precipitation 0. Maximum wind at 12 mph at 7 p.m. at 10 p.m. at 6 mph. Barometric pressure 30.05.

Temperature at 10 p.m. 51. Tumidity 50. Highest visibility 20 miles. Lowest visibility 10 miles.

Sunrise 6:25 a.m. Sunset. 8:18 v.m. RIVER CONDITIONS Greenbrier: Normal and Lake: Normal" and clear, 3,5 gates open New: Gauge at Ilinton 2.7 EXTENDED OUTLOOK Tuesday through Thursday--' Cool and chance for showers daily. Daytime highs in the low mid 60s.

Overnight lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. ICfltStCt ud Htaton. W. All Depirtnwnu EDDIE E. (BUCK) SERGENT NON PARTISAN CANDIDATE FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION A Condldau Thai Hqi Tht Time To Fulfill Thi Ofallf Or OHIct REMEMBER ONLY ONI MEMBER CAN BE ELECTED FROM DISTRICT III..