Nixon To Announce Cabinet In Wednesday Night Broadcast
New York AP reports Richard M. Nixon unveiled plans to name his cabinet in a television Wednesday night broadcast. He also announced the appointment of a Black person to his White House staff as part of his new administration plans.
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Hotel
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Community Christmas Tree drive nears goal in Bluefield
Weekend receipts bring total to 1647 dollars with 317.50 more collected and 14 days left to reach the goal for the Christmas Tree for underprivileged children. Contributions urged to Community Christmas Tree Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208 Bluefield West Virginia.
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BSC Report Released By Commission
A year old State Human Rights Commission report accuses Bluefield State College of racial discrimination and inept administration. The West Virginia Board of Education dismissed discrimination claims while noting budget increases, salary gains, and campus expansion. The disclosures recount hearings and multiple reports from 1967, with further details released by state officials.
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US and South Viets Align Talks Strategy in Paris
US envoys coordinate with South Vietnam on how to approach Paris peace talks and press Hanoi to join. Tensions rise as Vice President Ky angers both Hanoi critics and Saigon allies, while Saigon rejects a four sided format and considers threats of a Viet Cong offensive to bolster the NLF position.
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Allies Ring Enemy Near Da Nang in Meade River Victory
Marines sealed a 50 square mile cordon south of Da Nang, ending Operation Meade River with 93 North Vietnamese killed, 33 Marines dead, and 504 wounded. 89 POWs and 73 Viet Cong officials captured. Dien Ban district guerrilla stronghold reduced to a tight 200 by 100 yard rectangle. The clash followed an attempt to seize Dien Ban 15 miles south of Da Nang. A Phantom reconnaissance jet was downed north of the DMZ, and a U.S. blockade along rivers near Saigon aimed to curb enemy movement from neutral Cambodia.
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Cambodia
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Communist-Led Unrest On Increase In Thailand
Bangkok AP report says Communist insurgency spreads and intensifies with better-armed bands. Skirmishes rise with 12 clashes and nine sniper attacks, three helicopters hit, and ambushes across the Mekong border. Infiltration from Laos and Meo tribesmen cited. U.S. advisory support and cautious battlefield rules noted.
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John T. Wheeler
Bangkok
Vietnam
Communist Suppression Command
Laos
Mekong River
Thanom Kittikachorn
U.S
Washington
U. S
Prakarn Jatanilphan
Agnew Signals Changes in Poverty War Program
Vice President elect Spiro Agnew told city officials in New Orleans that poor participation in the war on poverty should be encouraged where they can contribute. Mayors question whether this signals a shift in Johnson era programs and urban policy.
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McDowell Levy Voting on Five Year School Tax Extension
McDowell County voters go to the polls to extend a 1.1 million excess tax levy for buses salaries and a vocational training center. Officials say rates will not rise and the renewal will continue current rates for five years despite property reappraisals increasing value and expected revenue.
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Federal standard urged to curb black lung in miners
After 16 years of study HEW recommends a federal limit of 3 milligrams of respirable coal dust per cubic meter to reduce pneumoconiosis in soft and hard coal miners. The rule lacks enforcement power and would require Interior Department action and congressional authority.
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Washington
Charles C. Johnson Jr
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
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Congress
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New Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service
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Health Service
Lorin Kerr
United Mine Workers of America Welfare Retirement Fund
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