Witnesses Describe Hazardous Conditions At Mountaineer Mine
In Fairmont West Virginia a hearing on Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine where 78 miners died heard many witnesses say conditions were unsafe. Lewis Lake a survivor from the November 20 explosion testified that gas buildup required removal and blamed poor venting and dust control. Foreman George Wilson and Gary Martin echoed shortages in rock dusting and inconsistent dust suppression as investigators probe causes of the disaster.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Lewis Lake
West Virginia Department of Mines
Lake
Mountaineer Coal Co. No. 9
Gary Martin
No. 9
Martin
George Wilson
Wilson
Clark Defends Role in Chicago Violence Report
President's Commission on Violence held a private session to craft a White House report on Chicago clashes. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark denied press claims that the Justice Department rewrote the summary while acknowledging censorship. Daniel Walker pledged the report was not altered by Clark or others, noting six prosecutable incidents were deleted to avoid affecting ongoing cases.
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Washington
White House
Chicago
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Clark
Chicago Tribune
Daniel Walker
Chicago Corporation
Campbell
Hyperbaric Chamber Aims to Slow Aging Hope
A $2 million hyperbaric treatment chamber at St Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston is touted to potentially deter aging by speeding healing and aiding various conditions. Dr Charles Abcott notes theoretical aging benefits while business and political leaders visit. patients breathe pure oxygen under high pressure to boost tissue oxygenation and metabolism.
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Livingston, NJ
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Charles Abcott
Everett M. Dirksen
Bill
Jacqueline Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Federal mediators to meet on five month strike
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service chief William E Simkin will convene a December 12 Charleston meeting to settle a five month strike against Union Carbide at Institute West Virginia involving firm representatives and Local Lodge 656 of the AFL CIO IAM. Separately West Virginia University seeks a 25 to 30 acre site in Charleston for Kanawha Valley Graduate Center facilities housing up to 1000 students. The West Virginia University Foundation reports negotiations with several property owners are under way and a decision could come soon. The State Supreme Court ruled bail of 45000 each for two men excessive, ordering total bail reduced to 20500 for Charles William Tyler and 10000 for James Clendenin, who face multiple indictments including attempted murder and breaking and entering.
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Ederal Mediators
Charleston
W. Va
Union Carbide Corp
Institute
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Lodge 656
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
West Virginia University
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia University Foundation Inc
State Supreme Court
Charles William Tyler
James Clendenin
Supreme Court
Tyler
Clendenin
Kanawha
Army Plans Demobilizing Guardsmen and Reservists
Army moves to demobilize 20,000 National Guardsmen and reservists by end of next year, with potential earlier releases if Vietnam war pace eases. Draft calls will rise by about 3,000 monthly March through July to maintain regular force readiness, while several base training cutbacks are canceled to preserve training capacity.
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Washington
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
N.J
Protest and Bomb Threats Hit Marshall University Campus
Anonymous callers disrupted Marshall University in Huntington by issuing three bomb threats, prompting evacuations of Science Hall and Smith Hall. The campus closed until 2 AM. In Italy, Don Enzo Mazzi seeks reinstatement as parishioners urge workers to confront Pope Paul VI with a protest before Taranto’s blast furnaces on Christmas Eve.
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Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
Science Hall
Smith Hall
University
Florence
Italy
Pope Paul VI
Taranto
Isoletto
Enzo Mazzi
Pope Paul
Don Mazzi
Christ
Ermenegildo Cardinal Florit
Isolotto
Pittsburgh man killed in West Virginia Pike crash
Richard P. Fierst, 64, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was killed Friday when his car veered off the West Virginia Turnpike and struck a stone cliff near Charleston at the Tunnel Bridge. State Police said he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. Address: 1701 Borland Road.
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Ohio River
Chesapeake
South Point
Ohio
Sixth Street
Huntington
Old Bridge
John P. Dinguid
Gtow
Department of Justice
West Virginia Purchasing Practices and Procedures Commission
W. T. Brotherton
D-Kanawha
H. Laban White
D-Harrison
Cochairmen
Commission
Dinguid
Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Richard P. Fierst
Pittsburgh
Fierst
Borland Road
South Charleston man killed working under car
Jackie McCallister aged 30 of South Charleston died in Charleston when the auto he was beneath slipped from a bumper jack and crushed his skull.
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Charleston
W. Va
Jackie McCallister
South Charleston
Weston Marine Lance Cpl Larry Heater Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department reports Lance Cpl Larry W Heater of Weston West Virginia was killed in action in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Arnold G Heater of Weston.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Vietnam
Lance
Larry W. Heater
Weston
W. Va
Heater
Arnold G. Heater
Grant Approved for Appalachian Youth Agency
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved an $840 440 grant to Action for Appalachian Youth Community Development Inc an antipoverty agency operating in Boone Putnam and wha counties.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Action For
Appalachian Youth — Community Development Inc
Wha
Boone
Putnam
San Francisco State Chief Offers Concessions as Strike Rages
Acting SF State president Dr. S I Hayakawa proposed a Black Studies Department with February classes, minority admissions, and a policy task force. Strike leaders derided him as a liar and demanded reinstatement of George Murray as Black Panthers protest and union groups press for amnesty and Murray's return.
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San Francisco
S. l. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
Nathan Hare
George Murray
Black Panther
Black Students Union
Students For A Democratic Society
Third World Liberation Front of Latins and Orientals
Murray
Weather in Beckley and West Virginia Near Term Forecast
Mostly cloudy and cold in Beckley with a chance of snow flurries this afternoon and a high near 34. Tonight and Sunday will be cloudy and windy with snow flurries possible, and lows in the mid teens. Precipitation chance about 40 percent. Also cloudy and cold across West Virginia with light snow flurries, windy conditions, highs 28 to 38 and teens tonight. Sunday stays cold with more snow flurries in the mountains. Details on page 16.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Expanded Talks Snag On Shape Of Peace Table
In Paris a U S source says talks on expanded peace talks are nearly complete on procedural questions with two issues remaining including the shape of the negotiating table and the date for the preconference session. South Vietnam favors two rectangular tables while North Vietnam presses for a square table. Vice President Ky urges reasonableness and unity for the South Vietnamese delegation as Paris hosts edge toward a four sided format.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U. S
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
U S Maneuvers Near Czechoslovak Border Move Ahead
The United States plans to fly 15 500 personnel and 96 F4 Phantom fighters to West Germany for January drills near the Czechoslovak border. About 12 000 Army troops will train near Grafenwehr for several weeks, with four Phantom squadrons remaining longer for extra training. NATO flags the move as part of heightened readiness after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Secretary Clifford notified NATO ministers in Brussels on November 14. Advance elements depart January 5, main force by January 23, with return dates spanning into March for some units.
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Washington
United States
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Pentagon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Clark M. Clifford
NATO
U.S
Brussels
Department
Aan
Air Force
Targets Hit Inside DMZ Amid Saigon Bomb Halt
AP reports American artillery fired three times Friday at targets inside the DMZ after a reconnaissance plane was fired on and two enemy troop groups were spotted. The shelling, part of a broader surge since the North Vietnam bombing halt, left 16 South Vietnamese dead and 82 wounded across 37 bases and provincial towns including Duc Phong, 83 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Paris
Navy Destroyers Headed to the Black Sea in Routine Transit
In Naples two U S Navy destroyers of the 6th Fleet Dyess and Turner will enter the Black Sea for routine operations in international waters. Pravda calls the move provocative near Soviet shores. The mission follows a prior visit last June and may underscore the Black Sea as international waters amid Middle East tensions.
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Naples
Italy
Black Sea
Navy
Pravda
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Moscow
Turkey
Bosporus
Dardanelles
U. S. Navy
Dyess
Turner
Ankara
United States
Middle East
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Randolph
Bluefield State College
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