Gilligan Attacks Strip Mine Law Delay and Coal Protests
Ohio Governor John Gilligan denounces what he calls brazen attempts to derail strip mine legislation amid Hanna Coal Co. pressure. He accuses the company president of threatening miners and cites House passage of the bill by a 94 0 vote as an affront to lawmakers.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Gilligan
109Th General Assembly
Eralph Hatch
Hanna Coal Co
Hatch
Cadiz
Hanna Coal
House
Senate
Robert Tenenbaum
Statehouse
Coal Company
Senate Urban and Highway Affairs
Governor Gilligan pledges no new taxes or bonds this year
Gilligan faced a hostile reception as 27 interruptions from applause echoed through a packed gallery of state workers and families. He pledged to operate the rest of the year without new taxes or general obligation bonds, while Lt. Gov. John Brown noted a possible way out in the phrase house in order before any new spending.
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Gilligan
John Brown
General Assembly
109Th
Funerals Begin For W. Va. Flood Victims
Funerals were set to begin for some of the 71 known victims of the Buffalo Creek flood in Man, West Virginia. Crews cleaned the flood town valley as thousands of homeless queued at Man High School for federal aid. State Health Director Dr. N H Dyer declared the area a public health and safety hazard to prevent disease spread.
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Man
W. Va
Buffalo Creek
West Virginia
the Man High School
N. H. Dyer
Refugees vow to return as flood wreck age haunts coal hollow
In Buffalo Creek hollow near Lorado miners and families endure unsanitary conditions after a devastating flood. Health workers administer typhoid vaccines while chicken pox cases rise among evacuees who fled the mountains. Local leaders express resolve to rebuild and return as Red Cross crews deliver food and guards search debris. The USGS had flagged the dam as unstable in a five year old survey.
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Buffalo Creek Hollow
Rayman Herman
Herman
James Chapman
Lorado
Red Cross
U S Declines Intervention in Northern Ireland Dispute
The Nixon administration rejects U S intervention in Northern Ireland. Assistant Secretary Hillenbrand told the House Europe subcommittee that resolutions urging action would raise expectations beyond U S reach. He cited Secretary Rogers and warned against outside declarations. Irish leaders oppose unification as a quick fix.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Northern Ireland
Martin J. Hillenbrand
House Europe Subcommittee
Congress
U.S
Ulster
Hillenbrand
William P. Rogers
America
Ireland
Britain
Fices
Rogers
Edward M. Kennedy
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Kennedy
House
Baby girl rescued from incinerator fire in Cleveland
A newborn girl less than an hour old was pulled from an east side apartment building incinerator fire by the building custodian. She suffered burns over about 20 percent of her body and was listed in critical condition at Babies' and Children's Hospital.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Babies’ and Children’s Hospital
Israeli forces cross border attack in Syria raid
Israeli forces struck into southern Syria for the fifth day in a row as fighter bombers pounded guerrilla camps in the desert 60 miles south of Damascus. The Syrian army reported three guerrillas and two Syrians killed in the assault.
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Tel Aviv
Syria
Damascus
Doctor Sabin Undergoes Open Heart Surgery in Cleveland
Dr Albert Sabin renowned virus researcher is reported in satisfactory condition after a two hour open heart operation at Cleveland Clinic Veins from his legs were used to bypass a blocked coronary artery. In Columbus Ohio AFL CIO opposes Gov Gilligans plan to bill students for college education.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Albert Sabin
Cleveland Clinic
Sabin
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Afl-Cio
John Gilligan
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Afl Cio
Frank King
Chavez Leads Pact as Farm Workers Win Landmark Citrus Contract
Cesar Chavez urged migrant field workers to unite in new areas of struggle after his union won an unprecedented labor deal covering 1,200 citrus harvesters. He spoke after announcing the signing of the pact with Coca-Cola's Minute Maid Corp on Tuesday, urging that the contract become a living reality.
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Miami
Cesar Chavez
Coca-Cola
Minute Maid Corp
Mining Dams Probed After Buffalo Creek Disaster
One hundred federal coal mine safety inspectors began an investigation into dams in Eastern Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia following heavy rains and the Buffalo Creek disaster. The survey targets dams of coal mine waste with officials warning many aging impoundments are dangerous.
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Washington
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Louisville Courier Journal
Interior Department
Appalachia
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
W. Va
Pike County
Wayne T. Rutherford
Rutherford
Mansfield and Scott Plan China Trip After Nixon Invite
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott, both figures in China affairs, were invited by Nixon to visit China in late spring or summer. Mansfield, an ex-Montana professor and 1921 Marine veteran, hopes to build on Nixon’s trip while Scott, a China art collector, last toured mainland China in 1947. Downey, an American pilot held in China since the Korean War, was also discussed with Chinese leaders.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
China
Mansfield
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Scott
University of Montana
White House
John Thomas Downey
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Logan County Coal Co
Charleston Gazette
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Vance Hartke
Cind
Anita
Sanda
Jewell Electrical Instruments
Manchester
N.H
Hartke
New Hampshire
Union
Chavez
Scenerare Eees
Re Ee
William Davies
Pennsylvania
Londonderry
Ronald L. Ziegler
Downey
Ziegler
Chou
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culturalization
New Delhi
India
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