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10A KlnKSpsrl Nci t'rldij, August 13, 1376 Coal Strike AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS fHIDAY Ulrr Kasl Tt-niifisfc Human Agency will iiH'Ct Ann 13 7:30 p.m. nl (lie Klnssixut Noinliborhaod Howard lawk lr J1 liifonii.tlriHi Rvfcrral Conk-r, KtisL S-vIlt SI. U4AHU.iH.ai THUKSHAY-SATURDAY "Oklahoma," a musical comedy by ltodgcrs anil Elamniers-lein, nill be jirosentcd by Ihe KinEsporl 'Hiealrc Oiiiid Aug. al a. 15 p.m.

at the Kiuc Arls Center. Iteserva-turns: Continued From Page 1 showal or tjroakinj; by late Wednes. day in West Virginia, where it brgnn about amonlli ago. Chiefly affected in Virginia 'as the walkout anions almosl 60 locals statewide were the giant Clinchfield and Weil-murrlaiHl Coal Companies. In about two weeks since Ihe wildcat work sloprjate sjirond to Virginia, no acts of overt violence were reported amutiK pickelers.

But accurdinj; to state palire reports, authorities were called ou Tuesday afu-r-noon in the Stone Creek are.i ot Lee County, wlren a large grouii of striken: barred traffic at the intersection of Koluc :1 and 006. No arrests were reported, after the 'plcketina conclave strewed nail-imbedded sheets of cardboard in Ilia roadways to lull traffic However, jjolice said that several tires were punctured in tlie Incident. The backbone of a bitter wildcat walkaut, whirh idled up to 120,000 miners in eight states and divided the UMW, to crack when miners In northern West Virginia and same in the southern part Df llic state reported for work Thursday. Taking lhelr cue from West Virginia minors trcked back to the pits in Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. (Jut in Vir-Hinin, Alabama', Illinois and Indiana, thousands miners were sill', uut.

Union leaders said, however, this was normal after a lung strike and espcel the men to start returning to work. "1 believe the membership realizes that they have to get back to work," said Miller. Asked (f he thought production in the coalfields would be back to normal after the weekend. Miller replied, "yes." UAIW District 0 President John Cuiek. whose district covers Ohio anil West Virgin Northern Panhandle, proclaimed a virtual end lu the In Ohio.

"As far as we're concerned, it's over," hn said. "There's nn reason for anybody to he out tomorrow." Seventy percent of Ohio's miners were working and fluzcli predicted tlie rest of the stale's 1B.IX1D miners would be on the job Friday, A break through in the dispute came Wednesday when UMW Icical 1753, the Kanwalii County coal operation where the strike flared, voted Its return to work. SATURDAY Trt-Clllcs Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute Df Industrial Engineers will meet Aug. 11 Marshall Hcrron's Iioust' for a pienre front 1-6 m. Dinner wiJNje at A p.m.

Coil is S2.0O person. Tor reservations call Jerry Hush (230 or Jim Wallace (247-3292) after p.m. SATURDAY Rock Springs United Methodist Women wilt sponsur llam and cliiL-kun illnner un Aug. 14 front to 7 p.m. Also featured rvlll be hementarli? ice cream, cake and -aler-mclen.

Evciyunc welcome. SUNDAY Exchange Dace, Orebnnk will be open Tor tours Aug. 15 from p.ni. Special activities include "Miss Kate" rag doll makitig, horse cities with side saddle, and archaeology of Cook's Cabin. IMo admission cltnrye.

Senator Jim Herron, Scott County, and Hiram Herron, Kldson, Tenn.i 10 grandchildren and four ereal-grandchildrcn. Slamlett-Dobion Puncral Home Is in charge. Mary M. Painter Mrs. Mary M.

Painter, liD, of ii Union Slreei, died n1 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the residence of her tlaunIiU'r, Mrs. MnrRarel Slagle, 503 Cntlelt Slrcct ie, Jerferson City, followiuK Jul extended illness. She was lmrn In Mar: nn, anil had spent mosl her life in Rnderrield, W. Va.

Mrs. Painter liad made Iilt home In KiiiKspnrl since 1U05. She Ir.irJ made tier hinne ivilh her daughter In Jeffurvm Uity for the past seven months. Survivors, cither than her daughter, inclndo five sunT, Lee H. IJni liter, George W.

Painter, both of Kinfisiiort, William H. Painter, Whi-(cibure, fhillip Alher! Painter. Kiehniond, anil Clarence F.D. I'ainler, Kinfispurt; one sister. Mrs.

Nannie Colbert. Roderflcld, Iwo brothers, Dewey A. Durelictt, Williamsburc, and tlarence Burchelt, Ilorter-ficld, W. seven grandcliildren; tsvo grcai-nriindcliililren. Lwi Funeral Home is in charge.

Grady Holderfield NORTON Grady Holderfield, 6a, died Wednesday in a local hospital after an extended Illness. Survlvnrs lneKtdc his mother, Mrs. Hosie Uroeks, Margaret, Ala. HnKy Funeral Home is in charge. Linda D.

Samy JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -Mrs. Linda Diane (Brown) Samy, 23, of Jacks onvllie, died Saturday, Auuust 7, in an automobile accident in Jacksonville, She was born and reared in Washington County. Tenn. Funerals Continued t'rvtu Page 1 on the indictment.

AspukCi.vrjmaii for his office said he was "on vacation. He's oul on a lake Fiihin." Charges of the payoff for the licenses were first brought lo public attention by Olllock's Democratic primary opponent, Frank Holland Clllc-ck rerused to comment directly en the tfiare.es, saying (hat if he answered all the amiFntinns leveled at him he would not "have thin? to dn anything else. The first enunt of the indictment cliarged that Giliock unlawfully at tciniilcil tu nblaiu money from tluth Howard to prevent Die extradition fif James Michael Willinnis rum Tennessee tu Illinois. The second eounl rhargrri thai Gilloek used (he telephone and the marls to Induce Ihe Howard wuiium to travel between Tennessee and Missouri to distribulc the proceeds of a bribe and Ui.it hillock accepted a bribe to use Ins influence as a slate senator to prevent the extradition. The amnuni 0 If Ml I aliped bribe In r.niock was not disclosed.

Klngsporl Fire Iteparlnteul smoke odor but no fire al the resilience of William Moorefield, 817 Myrtle 8:29 p.m. Tuesday. Firemen went also to No. 155, Cloud Apartments. 1U1) rtfltjcrUion vvhere 1jds were playing with matches, no 11 a.m.

Tuesday. Warrior's Path Volunteer Tire Department, backed up by Sulllrar. Wrsl Volunieer Fire aifenderi a fire, caused apparently by carburetor backfire, in a cor belonging hi Kdivard ftelefnrd, of 1617 Vance on Suulb Wilcox Drive, 3: tin p.m. Tuesday. Survivors Include: fW liusljand.

Hflynrtlilo Samy. Jflr-ksunvlMo; 'iwu sons, Moncletu Iflarosa and Noad Samy, both of Jatk- sonvllie; parent. Mrs. Nancy Greer, Gray, nnii Basil Grown, Klngs-pcrl; Ihree siHers, Kctiy Joan llarniun, Virginia, Dalu Lea MHIcr and Tamiiiy botJi of Gray? onv Jialf-sister, Crystnl GnH Grn, Grny, Tonn throe Jamue. SmitlL, Patricia Pullen nnd Glonila Taylor, a.l of JfihriEon City: one stej) brollipr, I.nnnic GirtHii, Grny, Tenn.

Gray Funeral Homo is in Cleo Smalling RfaUFF CITY Miis CK-o Sinullinn. 1R, if Rnulii tilufr Uity, ilk'd fll ii p.m. Tuesday a Career County Memorial lUkspilnj in Eliza helhlon, SIic- wiiy niemlicr of Poplar Christian Clmrch and Imd l.night in (he Suntliiy st'hool deparl-nK-nt Tor mure Ihiin 50 yejirs. Survivors include two Urulonrs, G.It. Smalllng, and Clarence Smidllng, bulli vl lihiff City; one sistrr, to vs.

Roy Bluff City. Ahard Funeral Home is in rh.i rye-Walter Spongier Walter E. Spangler, HQ, died Mri? in Lhe Vetri.Tn-?: Hospital nt Mountain Home after brief illness. lie was a. lifeluiiM resident of County, a re tired contractor and builder, and a veteran of Woi ld War I.

Spanglor was one of the foumlcra tlie Lee Counly Hotc and Hunt CIuij, and vas a well-known fox hunter in the area. He was member of the Friendship Churfrh. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Flom (Pel) Gregory Spanglcr: two sons, Lowell SphnKlcr, Marion. Ind-, and Larry Snangler, Marion, one daughter, Mrs.

Norma never Tucson, two hrrnherR, J. Mac Spaojjler, Kilward.sburg, and Wesley Kponpler, JntiCE-viliv; luce sislei.s, Srrs. Miiry Weslini, Rirlunnnd, Mrs. Hnti Hifih, ami Atrs Jelt Cioy, Moultrie, O. riiul ttireo yrimdclilldrcn DavitlsuM Kuneraf Home is in eharge.

Robert L. Plaster ST. PAUL Itobert Lee Plaster, 73, died ut a.m. Wednesday si Park Avenue Hospital at Norton. Va.

Survivors include liis wife, Mrs. ljoejiri Plaster, Rt. Paul; one foster-son, ftobcrl Delcher, Illinois-three brothers, Ttuf us plaster, St. Paul, James Plaster, Newton, N.C., nd FSryaiit Plaster, Ashlantl. Iwo sisters, Mrs.

Belle and Mm, Upulniitb, bolh of St. Paul; anil six Ernnilrhililron. Huff-Cook Funeral Uottic is in charge. HELP LINE FiilA.ir-g Hit ol kKOl C-FQaaUg CflC-H, Jtrmnn CMvJ udCk wi Wl JtTaiT 'd" thm if vcu 1td iVw r-i CcM J47 177. 3 f' ta ArorivriHii cnentl ailctd kfhak t-i- Hr'p tjf CDll bMI or j4.Li" bi.

enlv- CaM rv. r.irii AUrvlBl Hwh Ctn, Cwnuli oi I 34 o.m. ij m. Ntiinhrhd Scrilca Cnrr vIciLi (lrd cirertK-tcv Ikt. tfiJh'tHl Errc tftJ aid Alio helot mniioir raiJrrll Picn Cinril Cnr nrsvil during fmprfltnc, i.llua Call nn.Ir trjMlkT.i JjS-HII 7i 177 F.

Hrr Jhujj. ci-i snhtionrc rt J'VW. o-hJ obotil Ahoh do it WILLIAMSBUHG, Ky, Howard Lewis Jr. 53j formorly of Big Stone Gaj, died Tuwflzy hi the SfluOicnsttrti KerHueky U.Tplist IlOiiiilal at Cnrhin, Ky. Suv vLvor.s irniLudu one da Khtiir, Mrs.

James Taylor, Sifcr. aire Edward Lewis, Eig fttune Rap; three brothers, Erusll lewis, Alrndrin, Oiro Lewis, Dayton, Ohio, and Lixm 1 Aiw'ih, iJctToii, one 5isLr-r, Mri. Icralillne Hush, Ft. WayiicP nnd fuurKraiuU'hildrf'n, Croiuy Funeral Heme. Williamsburg, Ky.r Is Lu Carl Smith Sr.

BI.OUNTVir,f.K Carl L. Smith i9, of Haute Blounlvilk. diucl nl I am. Tliursdiiy Iris rcsUJflJicG following un exlL'iided illness. A native and lifelong resilient of Sullivan County, he was li Farmer and retired Ertm the tic pari nieiit of Tennessee Ecistman (Jo.

He was ,1 member of the Adams CIlRpeL United Church. Survivor.5 icielnde his Vrifc. Mrs. iva Smith; one ti 1 Miss pf 1 1 Smith, BtuuntvilLu; nu saris, Cari Kmitli Jr.f I'm: saeola, Clvdt: Snulh Riid H.T. Smith, both of Blounlville, Freddie L.

Smith; two Kisters, Mrs. Mary Malone, anil Mrs Alplia Berkley, ith of IHluuntvillc; one brother, Hoy Sniilii, Raylnna Ul-uc-Il, six grandchildren. BloulltVilLe Funeral Home ts in charge. Charley Herron Charley Hcrrmi, Ba, nf y040 Echo Drive, died at nuim Thursday al Huston Vaifey Jlu.siital following un extended illness. He was born In Hawkins flounty and had lived in Kingspnrl for trie past 30 years.

He was a fanner. Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Pailec Herron: one Mrs. Ciara Kell 1'lanary. City, oneaon.

(hurlflH Hurmri sinters, Mrs. Margie Matluch, Kingsriort, and Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, Sur floinsvifle; (wo hrolhers, The defendants, who had Irtftn the focus of prolesls by radical groups, werit ctiared with murder, conspiracy and other iiTfensos. The iiruscoitiun arsued Jaeluon plotted the esrape. The defense claimed the government purposely arranged for Jackson to he smuggled a gun in an assassination plan to silence radicals.

Wth no death penalty, the cunvirtinns are likely to have lutle effect oii the prison lenns of PinnRll and Spain, linth already serving fife sentences. Talamantes and Dnimgo, tiiovig.h acquitted, will remain in prison on ether convictions. 'Of course reel happy fnr myself I'm not fioinj; to put the Jury down," said Tale. But he added he fell ihose convicted should also have iiebn acquitted. TalamanTr-s' attorney, Ro rt Car row, en ic reversals of the throe convictions, saying "the shackling of the defendants was oxitrary lo fi Supreme Court decision." AAinidome problems with the weight room, and also unnn' to ml any understanding Totween the parties in writing.

Koch ridded that any agreement lo lei jjsn Ihc building will have tu he approved by CI lancellor I Droiighton. in vhose noN-ville court aeveriil law suits over the mimdumu currently pending. Legal action over Ihe building began in In si December when roofing sub-conti aLtor Chambers filed slif against general conlraclar Nlcholbon in an effort to collect money ewed for the inslallation of the 4.5-acrc Minidonie roof. Nicholson hadn't paid Chambers because the stale hart withheld some $300,000 from Ihe ronlrnetor when, 11 refused to accept the building because of the roof last September. Nicholson.

filed a routUer suii against Cumbers in January and also named Ihe state and just ahoul everyone else involved with the MinidojnE1 as defendants In April the state SQl.oUen fiimr Pre-vldsn ttLn trtce fd villi wlnl! t-ro-vavlot fjg ig cnil food Iji rraai'en' a-1 -Mta, olhci ricn.ri.rl pi Z'S-ISII cr i7IJj linJtw lilitfiMlM pnd Barrel Sir tT (SIR irlnmi DT "--r'Ql I irr.x 1 1 1 1 CwiYrtdiif it- p.m. CMir-ch MUt 317-1711. Hakl Cajiry jij DM. iahniHi CLtT Srcn Co, nun jninerf hn legal LjJltlc wit 3 countci -sui I of ils own, which demands 2.5 milJicjl in l.intafio.s from Nicluilsori, L'hambors, Rawls, the bond-iun coinirJiiirSj and the matcrialsniaiiuracturerand supplier. The state filed ils suil after rccieving a.

"preliminary" rcjiorl on lilt? building, which was made by lire same Detroit-based consulting firm which made ihestudy presented to the building commission Thursday. Koch said IhuiTiday afternoon thai an agreement lu allow the university lo use the Minidome for ootball this fall could possibly be worked nut within the next Iwo weeks, with the slate making a derision at a later date whether Id wail until Ihelawsuits ware decided in ouurl or to pmcecd with the hitinuat new conlraclflT to Install iluw rnut. If mother eontractflr hired, the state would hope to recover the cost of pulling on a new roof Ihrougb legal action at a Later date, accord ins to Koch. lead, ho waived bis client's right to the hearing and iHJunrl the case to the fand jury. Indicating he might raise an objection to the judge's deeLsion it a later date.

After this short course in legal gymnnsiicK was eonduded, May, when questioned by a repnrter, declined tosaywhat the deal might have been in light uf the fact that none had been presented in open court. Plea Bargain 'San Quentin Six' On Riot Charges Cnntlnued From Page 1 Kaiser Aluminum; tile honriinr; companies for holh Nicholson's and Itawls' eom-lijinies: thp structural engineer, rmnald. Loveless; and Kaiser's Inral supplier, HolMon Glass of Ktngspurl. Koch said he was instructed by the Building Commission to continue his effnrts to work out an agreement with all parties ffni.ee riled which would allow ETflU to use the Miniriomn on. a.

"limited basis" roT-oorting evenls. (readdedlliat he had met with attorneys representing the contractors, architect and materials people in Knoxvillo last week and had discussed The possibility of an agreement allowing E'P-auto usuthehuiminE. At that meeting, he said, it was requested that the cisntraetors and architect, cei lify the budding is sate a.1; buiJt and agrnp to comply with a list of requirements inchniine repair of recent wind damage to the roof, problems with, the handball eoum in the building. Continued From Pago that they suspected drives were being skimmed from the samples they turned in to the Jabor analysis. Garrett took a look at the law book and decided ho wouldn't hear the rase tin ils merits since the maximum.

Tine under that parlicular sialute was rnnre Ihan he had Ihe power to impose. Garrett said he would hear the case only as a preliminary hearing. This meant that the ease would not come to a conclusion be Fore Garrett as. the attorneys apparently had planned in hey decided to 0 ahead with the preliminary hearing, and if tjarrell found probable tTnibe lo believe Fllis had L'ummitted the offense, il would have been bound to thegrand Jury. If the jurors had reached a similar finding, lhr ease would then go to SulLK'an County Criminal Court, which docs have heavier fine levying prerogatives.

The defense atlorncy objected to Garrett's move f.arrptl asked May for his opionicn which was that the recommendation (the prearranged penalty) would not exceed the powcrslhat Uarrclt has. "You wish to do this even though this; mail Was a public official?" Garrett asked May. lie roplind, "Yes. The atalo, after a very thorough investigating lias eoine In the concLusion this was an Isolated iiktidcnt." The upshot was that tlarrett overruled both attorneys and satd, in cHccl, on wHh the hearing. The defense attorney declined the invitJition fns.

Kd JH ud NhIuI Drva CFith -d- Three Of Convicted SAN RAFAEL. LaliT. (UPI) Three su-r-nllcd San Quentin Six ilrfen-rlanta were convicted and trirpr; aniulded Thursday of charges stemming from the pnnn'n hlnorlieit day a 1971 outl'Unt nf shnoting and thai killed six persons, ineludlnc Hark ar livist Geurne Jarksnn A Liivcn woman. Mve-man Jury relurttctl the split verdict aler rlclilicratlng 24 days in the longest criminal trial in California history, whirh laslcrl 15 months and Bristol Jail Inmate Flees An hnate rf the Bristol City JnM frjpfld Thur.Tjy it a.m. while rieing laken upshurn for trial in city court.

The escapee, Richard Lee Amnions, 34, 1101 Broad Street, RrMtid, was hcing held on 15 eounts of burnlnry in different counties. Anjninns is Tee( 11 inches tall, weifibs ahnnt IGC puuud5, hjs brawn huii-and green eyes, and was last seen wearing a rTuwn, slripjwd shirt, (lark pains, and was barefoot. 2 weeks. Court attaches said Ihc jury's deliberation was believed lo be ihe longest on U.S. criminal court records.

Convicted were John L. Spain, 2t, on two counts of first degree murder; and Hi! BO Pinell, 31, and David 29, tin cliargrs or felony assault on guards. Acqu-itted were Luis Talamanles, 33, Fleeta HruniBo, 31, and Willie Talc, 32, Ihc latter already free on $50,000 bail raised by a defense fund. None of the convicts who hfirtrd Hit; flullty verriict in the tia-ckcd rouTtrdom of Superior Homy Broderick face tlie death penalty, which was reins, taled in California after Ihe violence on Aug. 21 1 97J Jackson, who was shut rinwn vhitc running toward the prison wall, was rnvcilutionary convict-author for whnm onetime UCLA philosnphy instructor Angola Davis had dedaied her Olhers kilted were three fjnnrds and two inmate Hawkins Cund'irued From Pjjit 1 ''he superintendent's office vfas crammed with about 50 people during the meeting.

They bescieed magistrate vV C. Cooper afterwards. A lot of teachers asked Cooper how they were going lo make car payments and house payments after Sept. i. Anderson was asked if County Judge J.

B. Hdwo had enough signatures lo call a special session (cloven are required.) Anderson said he didn't know and added that five days notice would have lo be given anyway. The next regular session of Court won't be until Oct. 18. i oil tV 5 hVft yL r'ii IV I nmJiH Otttf vrownt So'" will be kIiJ cl Mc.brrl Do.jfcriv.

Did Ihe Sev. Cc-jdillorficrirc, filial nii it, li fLnerdi her Itr torNS I L. Go.il. RENT OOt WNStHVAC Ihc new porltiliTe, Bas-1ci-usp Kol volar esTPQc-tion curpl cleaning nwchirve IhaT Armour Drugs Colonial HeltjMi 239-61 97 wilt Sq wft m4 Jtk mu w4 Bit itfiWI Hmiif imi mii OffcX wl FTfUf vsr '12" PANGBURN SUMMER SPECIALS Nice 'n Icy frtetor Slices in 6 flavors Sparkles 791 r(avtfi Wotermefon, Ojooye, Grape, Cherry, Strawberry Puffs 59 Ikjliler llwjn Aii Mint BoITi Also: Comprcrt! line of Ponobwn Bon ChotolfilCi MlrConnire- tAr. Tc-ictiSi Koglimc Round Up, etc.

GIFT SHOP 3330 MEMORIAL BIVD. PHONE 247 6189 KINGSPORT, IINN. Polaroid 'yU COME TRY OOR $100 from I and up Many slyles, colorsJ sizes in vinyl and carpel 1 A Throw rugs, runners, room-size, etc. Stop by and see our fine collection! JM Duraclcan Services 10 1 504 Lynn Garden Drive 247-340SjQK -frencj-fn'eeole cuxt our hocnarwttk bread Continued Frnm Page. 1 al WallJiam Hospital.

"I'm uDierwisc fine." McCune, 61, a native ol Clcn Kalli, N.Y., betame president and chief oporallng afficcr nf rularolil last year. Tim incident happened as McCunc drove Into an unrcscrvcil pailiinj; spot at a Polaroid plant in a vvoodcil area a njiarter-milc from off main highway, company officials sairt. Normally Medina works at the firm's executive cf fires in Cambri Jee hut came to the tmilftinK here at 8:30 a.m. for a meeling As the executive stepped frnm his car, two men in a tan van pulled in behind hiin. The man identified as Pieariello approached him with a shotgun and ordered MtCunc to "Get in the van." police said.

When McCnne refused, he was struck on the head and Fell tn Ihe ground, according lo Police Chief Edward J. Tlio man with Ihe gun then stooil over McCune, telling him to "get up and cet In 1he van." McCune again refused and company sjrakcimen said he "wns able to grab at the gun." The two then sped away tn the van, MeCune, of Lincoln, was rushed to Waltharn Hospital for iTcalmenl. A hospital spokesman said MeCune had "some minor injuries a couple nf he was shook up a little. country kitchen RESTAURANT ti. lr: i..

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