HUD asks Bluefield to cancel architect contract over Hill Street project
HUD Pittsburgh office asks Bluefield Public Housing Authority to cancel E T Boggess and Associates contract with Princeton architect Ted Boggess over numerous alleged issues at the 142 unit Hill Street Extension project. The concerns include unapproved plan changes, discrepancies between HUD approved and submitted documents, questionable change orders for hydrants and water line design, and requests for double payments.
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Jim Terry
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
Princeton
Ted Boggess
Hill Street
Bluefield
Pittsburgh, Pa
HUD
Boggess
E. T. Boggess and Associates of
Anderson
Nixon Reappoints Rogers as Secretary of State with New Aides
President Nixon will keep William P. Rogers as secretary of state in his second term while naming new top aides. Kenneth Rush will become deputy secretary of state, William J. Casey will be undersecretary for economic affairs, and William Porter will be undersecretary for political affairs. Alexis Johnson retires to long international post, possibly ambassador to South Vietnam. Rush, 63, has served as ambassador to West Germany.
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Neth Rush
Defense
John N. Irwin II
State Department
William J. Casey
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ziegler
William J. Porter
Vete
Johnson
South Vietnam
Nixon
Rush
U.S
West Germany
White House
Due
William P. Rogers
Nixon holds second meeting on peace talks in Vietnam
President Nixon meets South Vietnamese envoy Nguyen Phu Duc as prospects for a final allied peace negotiation intensify. William P. Rogers to stay as press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler confirms continuity in foreign policy. Ireland faces pressure as Jack Lynch's government urges tougher IRA action or risk elections.
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Dublin
Jack Lynch
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Balloting Begins in UMW Election Imposed by Judge
In Charleston, Friday marks the start of balloting in an election forced on the United Mine Workers Union by a federal judge. The contest pits factions as the long troubled union faces a potential split after a heated campaign. In Richmond, a former Virginia State College professor vows to push for reinstatement despite being penniless and without food in a cold house.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers Union
Richmond
Virginia State College
Roger Petterson
W. Va
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Miners For Democracy
Arnold Miller
MFD
Joseph
Jock”’ Yablonski
Boyle
Mercer County Sheriff Recount Petition Declared Not Necessary
Mercer County Court President Donald Anello ruled John Underwood's recount petition for the November 7 sheriff race is unnecessary and indicated the court will charge a fee for time spent. Howard Jarrett awaited governor's word on his November 7 circuit court victory to be sworn in Friday at 1 p.m.
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Mercer County Court
Donald Anello
Hursday
Howard M. Jarrett
Mercer County Circuit Court
Arch Moore
L. G
John” Underwood
Anello
O. D. “Bus” Compton
Bernard Wilkinson
Chauncey Browning
Joseph Laurita
Underwood Underwood
John S
Jack’’ Scott, Jr
Scott
Underwood
Bramwell
E. D. Bazzie
Bazzie
Sheriff
Circuit Court
Jerome Katz
Scott’s
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Stock Market Mixed in Thursday Trading
The stock market closed Thursday with a dull session and mixed results. Traders watched modest gains in some sectors while others slipped, leaving overall sentiment cautious as investors awaited signals from earnings reports and economic data.
Nixon Holds Vietnam Talks With South Envoy
President Nixon met with South Vietnamese special envoy Nguyen Phu Duc in Washington as signs grow a final peace accord nears. The White House said only one more session was planned, while Vietnamization and troop withdrawals would continue without formal announcements.
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Washington
Nixon
Nguyen Phu Duc
Pentagon
White House
U.S
South Vietnam
Duc
Florida
Gerald Warren
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Warren
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Buchanan Infant Dies Amid Suspected Abuse in Virginia
Brian L. Proffitt two years old dies on arrival at Richlands hospital with police and Buchanan County officials probing apparent child abuse. Autopsy results awaited. parents uncontacted, relatives in another county. Funeral planned at Keen Mountain church with burial in Keen Cemetery.
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Brian L. Proffitt
Troy Proffitt
Short’s Gap
Buchanan County
Richlands
Buchanan County Commonwealth
Bob Williams
Williams
Storia Rife
Fred McClure
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Richlands Hospital
Troy Keith
Timothy Paul Proffitt
Della Proffitt
Rt. 1
Raven, Va
Lonnie McGlothlin
Raven
Keen Mountain
Raleigh Compton
Keen Cemetery
Fee charged for Underwood recount in West Virginia race
Anello said recounts in Underwood and two other races will incur a fee to discourage requests. The three candidates posted $300 bonds. recounts start at 9 30 a m in the County Clerk basement with limited observers.
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Anello
Fire at Atlanta Elderly Home Kills Nine, Injures Thirty-Two
Nine people died and 32 were injured when a fire devastated Baptist Towers a newly built 11 story elderly facility in Atlanta. Fire Marshal Jim Seagraves cited smoke inhalation and darkness amid stair and elevator shafts filled with smoke as key factors in the fatalities.
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Atlanta
Jim Seagraves
Seagraves
UMW Balloting Opens Amid Union Leadership Fight
Balloting starts Friday in a federal court ordered UMW election pitting President W A Boyle against Miners for Democracy challenger Arnold Miller. The MFD accuses Boyle of corruption as the renewal campaign from the Jock Yablonski era intensifies.
Union Ballot Battle Tests UMW Leadership and Youth
The eight day union vote spans Appalachia to the Rockies with Boyle backed by aging officials and Miller drawing strong support from younger miners and outsiders. Labor Department oversight aims to curb past corruption while Canada presents potential splits as Miller gains influence aided by Josephine Roche.
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Boyle
MFD
Appalachia
Rockies
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Labor Department
UMW
Canada
Miller
Charleston
Morgantown
Washington
Lung
John L. Lewis
Josephine Roche
Lewis
Pentagon Panel Finds Racial Bias in Military Justice
A bi racial Pentagon task force endorsed black charges of discrimination in military justice and urged standardizing punishments for minor offenses, increasing black lawyers, and overhauling juror selection to curb command influence. Led by Nathaniel Jones and Lt. Gen. Claire E. Hutchin, the panel urged reforms amid years of complaints of harsher treatment for minorities.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secrett
Melvin R. Laird
Nathaniel Jones
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Claire E. Hutchin
Laird
Claire Hutchin Jr
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