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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1973
Page
4
Congress races the clock in the final two weeks of the session as lawmakers tackle foreign aid to Israel an independent Watergate prosecutor confirmation of a new attorney general and a trade bill linked to Soviet emigration policy.
The Bureau of Mines reports a new chemical process reduces pyritic sulfur in bituminous coal before burning. Aimed at curb anti-pollution efforts, the method uses xanthate to lift pyrite and a colloid to sink coal, removing up to 90 percent of pyrite in some samples. Kenneth J. Miller notes promise for finely scattered pyrite not removable by flotation.
A 52 year old Charleston truck driver Richard Plantz suffered severe head injuries when his rig crossed left of center on the West Virginia Turnpike between mileposts 20 and 21. The 28 year veteran was driven to Raleigh General Hospital Beckley in satisfactory condition. Crews from Bluefield and Charleston attempted to recover the wreck with five large winches. The rig demolished nine guard rails and jackknifed into the trailer while the cab overturned partially. Plantz was with Smith Transfer Company Staunton Virginia, owner of the truck. The incident occurred at 9 15 a m Sunday and involved single occupancy with no other vehicles.
A group of 20 Harvard and Radcliffe students in Cambridge claimed the world record by playing Monopoly for 60 hours straight. They collected $200 and rode an elevator in Currier House, then went directly to jail, with the old mark held by Kansas University. No champion yet as hours passed and leaders questioned how long the marathon would go.
Judge Jerome Katz announced the Mercer County Intermediate Court jury scheduled to meet Tuesday has been excused until 9 30 a m Dec 17. The delay clears the docket to try a civil case on that date.
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