Company Denies Explosives Used In Dam Pressure Relief
MAN, W Va AP Buffalo Mining Co owner of slag and earthen dam which burst 12 days ago after devastating flood that killed at least 111 and left 4 000 homeless Buffalo Creek hollow general manager E J Wood told AP there were no explosives used at or near the impoundment The company denies reports of cables near the mine impoundment and says it is cooperating with federal and state investigators while noting evidence of drill holes and prior dynamite work in the area.
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W. Va
Buffalo Mining Co
E. J. Wood
Buffalo « Sons
Buffalo
Creek Hollow
Wood
Logan County
Eccles
Raleigh
Benwood
Marshall County
U.S. Army Corps of
Ahway Department
Clear Skies Intensify U.S. Aerial Strikes Over North Vietnam
U S pilots report intensified air actions over North Vietnam as weather improves enabling more reconnaissance and bombing sorties. A Coral Sea carrier crew claims downed a Soviet MIG17 near Quan Lang air field in a dogfight the fiercest since 1968, with multiple radar and aircraft targets hit. B52 missions continued in South Vietnam.
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U.S
North Vetnam
Saigon
USS
Cam Vietnam
North Vietnam
North
Carrier
Coral Sea
Quan Lang
Hanoi
US. Command
South Vietnam
Convicts Gain Uncensored Newsman Letters Policy Shift
Federal prisoners may now send uncensored letters to newsmen, with mail inspected only for contraband or illegal content. The policy, effective February 11, allows inmates to communicate with reporters and attorneys, subject to wardens' oversight and prompt forwarding, while return mail remains inspectable for contraband.
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Washington
Thel
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Inform
Perreau
Norman A. Carmitted
Ison
Pris
Carlson
News Media Lashes On Racist Hiring
AP reports blowback from black journalists and lawmakers on racism in media hiring. Lou Palmer notes few black reporters in Chicago papers amid 33 percent Black city, while Shirley Chisholm cites Washington Star stats of 9 Black reporters in a 71 percent Black city newsroom.
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Washington
News
Lou Palmer
Chicago Daily News
House Black Caucus
Committee On
Palmer
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Heariny
Chicago
The
Washington Star
Welfare chiefs cite 190 restrictions from state agency
Lake County welfare administrators said there are 190 many restrictions from the Indiana Department of Welfare. The state department blamed the poor record on a lack of women's jobs in the county. Indiana Division of Employment Security officials, who supervise training and job placement, said there is a lack of adequate public transportation and health clinics in Gary.
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Lake County
Indiana
Lake
Indiana Department of Welfare
State Department
Indiana Division of Employment Security
Gary
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Thua Thien
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Long Binh
National Guard
George Nuckolls
Nucko
Helow
West Virginia Legisiature
Arch
Moore’ Jr
V.O
Seagram's
Vodian Whisky
TV Guide
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Vogue
Broadway
Southdale Plaza
Trent
LL & Leon's
Supreme Beef
Bill & Leon
Springport
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Highway 3
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