Gilligan, Hanna Coal War Deepens Over Strip Mine Bill
Gov. John Gilligan denounced Hanna Coal Co President Ralph Hatch as 800 to 1,000 Hanna miners lobby against a Senate bill to regulate strip mining. The controversy drew attention from other Senate actions including a voting simplification bill and a proposal to require underground utility lines.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Gilligan
Hanna Coal Co
Ralph Hatch
Senate
Hatch
Hanna
Statehouse
Senate Elections Committee
House
Consolidation Coal
Pennsylvania
Ballot Change Demands 400 Delegates Names
Secretary of State Ted Brown says paper ballots must list about 400 presidential primary delegates and alternate candidates because machines cannot handle the count. Estimated extra cost is 2 million dollars, including 1.1 million for printing and additional counting expenses.
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Ted Brown
Survivors Begin New Life After Buffalo Creek Flood
In Buffalo Creek WV survivors bury most of the Gunnels family as about 76 caskets go into the ground after last weekend's flood. About 1,000 residents regain power and phone service while a country music concert brings relief at Man High School. The flood leaves 4,000 homeless. aid is arranged for housing and mobile homes, with dozens moving into temporary shelters.
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Wirepho
David Gunnels Sr
Horsepin
W. Va
Buffalo Creek Hollow
MAN
Gunnels
Buffalo Creek
Wallace Horn
Friendly Neighbors
Man High School
Clarence Campbell
Martha
David
Jessica
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Hugh Richardson
Antitrust Probe Ties ITT Settlement to GOP Convention Funds
The Senate Judiciary Committee hears sworn testimony on charges that an ITT antitrust settlement followed a pledge up to 400000 by an ITT unit to aid the GOP convention in San Diego. Chairman Eastland notes witnesses including Richard G. Kleindienst and Jack Anderson. ITT denies any deal, Mitchell distances himself, and Kleindienst remains tied to confirmation delays.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Jack Anderson
Anderson
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
San Diego
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
U.S. Dist
Richard W. McLaren
Chi
Cago
Justice Department
ITT Eastland
John N. Mitchell
ITT
Sheraton Corp of America
Mitchell
New York
Nixon
Marseille Seizes 937 Pounds Heroin Aboard Ship
French Finance Ministry says customs found 937 pounds of heroin on the Caprice des Temps, seized Feb 29 after pursuit from Villefranche to Marseille. Officials describe it as the largest drug haul in history and are tracing the source of the heroin.
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Paris
Marseille
Caprice Des Temps
Tain
Villefranche
French Riviera
Drug Brigade
Democrat Denies Bid to Block Tax Repeal Suit
Rep. Harry Lehman and four other Democrats filed a Franklin County suit seeking court guidance on placing a constitutional tax repeal amendment on the ballot. The action aims to restrain Atty. Gen. William Brown and Secretary of State Ted Brown from acting on Republican petitions until the court rules. A hearing is set for March 13. The suit argues 100 signature Petitions were flawed and notes a potential $357 million revenue deficit if the tax is repealed. Reps. Lehman, Pease, Wilkowski, Sweeney, and Celeste join.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry Lehman
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Lehman
Atty
William Brown
Ted Brown
Atty. Gen. Brown
Brown
Secretary of State
Shaker Heights
Donald Pease
Oberlin
Arthur Wilkowski
Toledo
John Sweeney
Cleveland Heights
Richard Celeste
Cleveland
Nixon Chou Discuss Vietnam POWs in Peking Talks
An administration source says President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En Lai discussed Vietnam peace prospects and possible American POW releases during Nixon’s Peking trip. The source hinted at a forthcoming third-country contact for diplomacy and people to people exchanges.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Peking
Vietnam
Boston Globe
Poland
Ically
Canada
Chou
Shanghai
United States
China
Sen
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Donna Pope
R-51
Parma
Robert Levitt
Canton
Stanley J. Aronoff
Cincinnati
Finance Ministry
Marcel Boucan
Miami
Baron von Raymond
Brisbane
New Guinea
Sion
Henry A. Kissinger
Taiwan
U.S
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