15 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1970
Page
1
About 15,000 U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the 3rd Military Region around Saigon as South Vietnamese forces take over combat duties. Remaining American units will provide air and logistical support and aid with combat troops if needed. The move reflects progress against Viet Cong and Cambodian incursions and shifts to a Vietnamized strategy.
Mercer County Court President Bernard Wilkinson said an official with the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council told him the proposed sanitary landfill project is at a standstill. Robert Silvagni, council solid waste director, cited difficulties with a contract with an independent engineering firm to survey the Ceres site. The council will not name the firm. feasibility work and property purchase oversight remain pending, with James Satterfield awaiting a feasibility report before further action.
President Nixon visited New Orleans and met with representatives from seven Southern states to pledge wide scale school desegregation this fall. A string of other headlines notes FDA expands restrictions on cyclamates, Israeli airstrikes against Jordanian targets, a federal court stance on dumping deadly nerve gas, Vietnam war changes, and SALT talks progress in Vienna. A border customs office bombing in Ireland adds to a week of terrorist violence with two police deaths.
Army officials report that eliminating nerve gas stockpiles proves far more difficult than expected. The disposal effort faces safety hurdles, costly procedures, and extended timelines as analysts seek secure methods to neutralize remaining nerve agents.
The Associated Press reports Caribbean governments may seize control of banking, mining, and key services within five years under a committee plan. Jamaica and Guyana mining would shift to state ownership and foreign equity in some industries would be paid for from future profits, avoiding the sugar sector.
William Martin Jr. was found guilty by a Mercer County Intermediate Court jury of nine women and three men in the theft of $300,000 from the Clybornes’ Bluefield residence. The defense moved to set aside the verdict and for bond while a hearing on the motion is set for next Friday. Martin faces potential life imprisonment if multiple felonies are proven. a prior hung jury delayed earlier trial.
Tropical storm winds force postponement of the 418 vaults-packed Liberty ship scuttling operation 282 miles east of Florida. Court-ordered testimony set for Monday to rule on halting the disposal while Navy weather forecasts and weather bureau predictions guide possible further delays.
Two arrests made in a spreading wildcat coal strike in northern West Virginia. A warrant was issued for a Wyoming County man tied to alleged picketing at the Itmann No 1 mine. Coleman from Piermont cited for contempt of court after missing a U S District Court appearance.
Union members struck at the Princeton hospital site and the Bluefield Sanitarium halting about 11.8 million in projects across four sites. Carpenters Local 1228 stayed off the General Telephone Co. build on Bland Street and the Bluefield Sanitarium project as wage disputes with Corte Construction persisted. Corte cited daily meetings with union officials with no agreement reached.
E W Skeeter Anderson 74 of 308 Walnut Street Princeton died at Allegheny Hospital in Sparta North Carolina shortly after 4 pm Friday. A longtime newspaperman and former mayor serving 1958 62 he led Mercer County civic work and retired from the Princeton Chamber of Commerce in 1966 after health and heart problems cut his career short.
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