Nixon names Lee DuBridge science adviser
President elect Nixon selects 67 year old Lee A. DuBridge retiring California Institute of Technology president as science adviser. He aims to narrow the gap between government and scientists and to boost peacetime tech research with private sector counsel while keeping the government as the major actor.
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NEW York
Richard M. Nixon
Lee A. DuBridge
DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
Nixon
United States
White House
Virginia Plans State Offices Building in Richmond
The state disclosed plans for a new more than 20 story, 320000 square foot office building to be erected by 1972 at Capitol Square edge. The Attorney General and Supreme Court of Appeals will occupy the top floors. other agencies including Welfare and all educational agencies will fill remaining floors. Estimated cost at least 15 million with leases costing about 500000 yearly.
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Richmond
Capitol Square
H. Douglas Hamner Jr
Division of Engineering and Buildings
Hamner
Virginia Attorney General’s Office
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Department of Welfare and Institutions
Doctor Says Mine Should Be Reopened
Dr J Leith Hartman, a physician and former West Virginia mine doctor, urged reopening Mountainair Coal No 9 near Mannington. He claimed at least a dozen men may still be alive and proposed drilling 100 air shafts to resume rescue efforts despite officials sealing the mine after 78 miners were trapped following explosions.
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Villa Park
Ill
J. Leith Hartman
Mountaineer
United Mine Workers Union
Hartman
West Virginia
No. 9
No.9
Viet Cong Reject South Plan for Rally Around Saigon
Paris dispatch reports a Viet Cong spokesman calling the South Vietnamese plan to rally to Saigon ridiculous as peace talks near resumption. An advance South Vietnamese delegation arrives amid U S efforts to restart negotiations, with both sides deep in bargaining over troop withdrawals and Viet Cong recognition.
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Saigon
Paris
U. S
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
United States
Front
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cyrus R. Vance
Nguyen van An
Lam
Vance
Hijacked Jet Refuels At Key West En Route To Havana
A National Airlines Boeing 727 with 35 aboard was diverted to Havana after a gunman hijacked it on approach to Miami. Fuel was trucked in from nearby naval facilities at Key West for the refueling before the short trip to Cuba. The FAA confirmed the hijacking and noted it was the 18th such seizure of the year targeting Havana.
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Key West
Fla
National Airlines
Havana
Miami
Cuba
New York
Kennedy Airport
Naval
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Witness Calls Automobile Repair Jungle at Senate Inquiry
Opening witnesses at a Senate antitrust hearing condemn the auto repair industry as a jungle for consumers. Hofstra professor William N. Leonard pins blame on manufacturers and calls for state licensing of shops and mechanics. Separate testimony from Glenn F. Kriegel notes a mechanic shortage and urges car design changes to reduce repair costs. Hart urges FTC and Justice Dept. probes into flat rate manuals and favored repair rates for fleets and insurance firms.
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Washington (Ap
Senate
William N. Leonard
Hofstra University
Hempstead
N.Y
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Service Mess
Automobile Service Mess
Leonard
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Detroit
Glenn F. Kriegel
Denver
Colo
Kriegel
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Justice Department
Michigan Democrat
Hart
Bloody battle near Cambodian border claims U S casualties
U S 1st Air Cavalry fought a four hour engagement with a North Vietnamese battalion about 70 miles north of Saigon. American reports showed 23 killed and 52 wounded among U S forces while enemy losses remained undisclosed amid ongoing DMZ incidents.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Demilitarized Zone
New Jersey
Associated Press
Richard Merron
Paris
Quang Ngai City
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Movie Project
South Vietnam
Holiday Inn May Drop Bluefield Avenue Unit
Bluefield Urban Renewal officials doubt a $1.2 million Holiday Inn on Bluefield Avenue will be built after architects advised relocating due to high costs and unfeasible site layout. The project faces foundation, slope, and parking challenges with potential alternative sites and future soil testing planned.
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Holiday Inn
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
A. A. Modena
General Hugh Mercer Corp
William Sanders
Princeton
William W. Bond and
W. E. Ayers
Ayers
Rogers Street
Modena
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