09 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1972
Page
1
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph runs an information column answering readers questions on local government authority, school grading practices, military uniform rules, Remington Arms, Bluefield VA dog laws, Sunset News comics, Empire State Building status, school behavior, and Bishop mine disasters with concise responses and facts.
Staff writer Beverly Goff explores how to respond when a pin curled man occupies a favored chair in a Tazewell County beauty parlor. Page 60. Also pollution concerns discussed by county officials and a roundup of local water issues on page 10.
A large manhunt around Provo Utah for a hijacker who parachuted from a United Airlines 727 with 500000 in ransom yielded no trace. FBI agents exited after reporting a possible suspect identified but not caught. Police and local officials said the case remains active with leads being chased and no confirmation of further searches.
Saigon moves its last reserves an elite palace guard brigade to the An Loc siege 60 miles north as U S planes including B52s strike along Highway 13 toward An Loc Loc Ninh has fallen to advancing North Vietnamese forces while U S fighter bombers press more than 100 strikes north of Saigon and General Abrams urges more support from Washington The battle spreads across the central highlands Mekong Delta and toward the district town of Chon Thanh 15 miles south of An Loc
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson faced a serious heart attack but was rated by Dr. John Willis Hurst as having a very good 80 percent chance of survival. Mrs. Johnson pledged a quieter life for him as he remained comfortable with some chest pains and lung congestion.
Washington AP reports Senator Edmund Muskie faces severe scrutiny after a string of primary losses. Despite a shaky path, Muskie aides insist he can rebound to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge President Nixon at the national convention.
Army Corps of Engineers workers rebuilt one of three temporary bridges along Buffalo Creek near Man West Virginia after 1.8 inch rainfall. Braeholm bridge completed. Amherstdale and Lundale bridges nearing completion as flood waters pressured pace. Maj. John Hill said flood stayed within banks. crews worked through Friday night and Saturday.
A 61 year old Richlands man Clyde Reynolds has been charged with murder after the fatal pistol shooting of 24 year old Howard Bradley Jackson at or near the Reynolds residence in Doran Tazewell County. Jackson died from a single .38 caliber handgun shot and his body was sent to Roanoke for autopsy. Reynolds is jailed awaiting a hearing before Judge Albert G. Peery.
North Vietnam's offensive boosts tension ahead of President Nixon's May trip to Moscow. Officials say May 22-29 travel plans remain on track, but Hanoi's renewed assault could loom large in talks with Soviet leaders.
The administration says Hanoi’s heavy arms to Hanoi link to Southeast Asia conflict and questions why the move comes now. Officials note uncertainty about Hanoi’s motives and timing as Nixon weighs a visit to Moscow.
A 24 year old Bluefield Virginia man William Pierce Slade died in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 81 near Christiansburg on Saturday. Police report he apparently dozed at the wheel, the car left the road, struck a median, rolled over several times and ended up on its top in the northbound lane. He died at Montgomery County Hospital in Christiansburg. The crash occurred about 11 45 a m a half mile north of Christiansburg with Trooper E W Perdue on the case. Slade worked for Automatic Electric Co in Smithfield Virginia. Funeral arrangements were not complete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Virginia.
A 19 year old Bluefield youth and U S Navy petty officer James E Lowe was killed in a single car crash on Virginia Route 61 near Narrows Virginia. The car skidded into a tree and plunged into Wolf Creek at about 9 p m Friday killing Lowe instantly. Three other Navy men in the car were injured with one in serious condition. Rescue squads freed them after over two hours. Washington born Lowe had served two years in the Navy and graduated Bramwell High School in 1970. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church Bluefield. Surviving members include his father James E Lowe Sr and mother Dora Ethel Austin Lowe.
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