Astronauts Record Photos As They Explore Moon Surface
Schmitt and Cernan finish surface work while Evans’ team works with scientific tasks aboard the America which circles 75 miles above. Schmitt notes orange dust near crater Sulpicius Gallus and mentions small craters likened to impact craters with orange tint and a possible volcanic cone indicating volcanism.
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Schmitt
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
America
Sulpicius Gallus
Sea of Serenity
Cernan
Apollo 17 Discovers New Lunar Dust Deposit
National Space Center reports Apollo 17 astronauts spotting another lunar dust deposit from orbit while surveying the surface. The discovery comes as the mission heads toward home after completing orbital observations and measurements.
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Space Center
Houston
Mercer official backs Bramwell-Bluefield district plan
Outgoing Mercer County Commissioner Bernard Wilkinson voiced support Friday for linking Bramwell with the Bluefield magisterial district in the county's upcoming redistricting. Page Carson Hibbitts of Norton Virginia, president of UMWA District 28.
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Mercer County
Bernard Wilkinson
Bramwell
Bluefield
Carson Hibbitts
Norton
Umwa Dis
French radio report on Vietnam cease fire slows stocks
A French radio report suggesting an imminent Vietnam cease fire produced a mild stock market rise on Friday and halted a three day decline.
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Vietnam
Miller leads yet Boyle challenges in union election
Miller, a 49 year old West Virginia coal miner, led with a wide margin as counts neared completion in the United Mine Workers election. A challenge from Boyle emerged while the Labor Department prepared to certify results to a federal judge.
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Washington
Frida
United Minerene
W. A. Va
Miller
West Virginia
Labor Department
United States
Boyle
Mike
Grass Roots Support Backs Miller In West Virginia Union Vote
West Virginia miners backing Arnold Miller in the United Mine Workers race with Tony Boyle appealing a felony conviction. Moran of Local 5770 noted Miller leads as tally nears three quarters, while Boyle supporters lament the turn but pledge union unity. Don Luketic and other locals praise a new era with younger, educated miners shaping the union's future.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
Rank and File
Rae
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Unie Mine Workers Union
Arnold Miller
Lea
Miller
E Morane
Totesbury
Ohley
Boyle
Moran
Arlie Porter
Eastgulf
Raleigh County
Porter
Miller Su
West Virginia
Don Luketic
UMW
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Grantage
Marionaries
Condation Coal Co
Osage No. 3
Alia
Red Boyle
Any Boyle
Fox
Massive Weirton Coke Oven Blast Kills Nineteen
Nineteen men died and more than twenty were injured in a blast and fire at a coke oven complex under construction by Weirton Steel on Brown Island near Weirton, West Virginia. Most workers were subcontractors. officials described extensive rubble and a gas odor prior to the explosion.
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Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel
Brown’s Island
Ohio River
W.va
Brown Island
Fletcher Byrom
Board of Ki Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Firistone
National Steel Co
Byrom
Gary E. Schonhall
Weirton General Hospital
Governor's Office
Cras
Wilkinson backs Anello re election option in district plan
Court Commissioner Wilkinson says he favors an alternate plan allowing Donald Anello to seek re election in 1974. The plan would keep Anello and Joe Coburn in the same magisterial district, affecting terms and eligibility. Wilkinson noted timing constraints and said he would vote to give Anello the opportunity to run again.
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Jim Calfee
Mercer County
Bernard Wilkinson
Bramwell
Bluefield
Wilkinson
Donald Anello
Anello
Joe Coburn
Athens
O. D
Overcoats and Umbrellas Brace for Lousy Weather
Frigid conditions and rain sweep into southern West Virginia and Virginia counties west of Roanoke with a flash flood watch and travel advisories. Officials monitor streams as snow and ice threaten, while streetlights glow with halos in Bluefield amid the front.
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Wea
West Virginia
Virginia
Roanoke
Truman Remains Poorly Responsive in Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains semiconscious and unable to speak at Research Hospital and Medical Center. Doctors report kidney output and overall vital signs unstable, with condition described as very poor for a second straight day.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Callon
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Graham
Wallace Truman
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Nears 73 Percent of Goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund has raised 73 percent of its $6,000 target, with $199 added Friday bringing eight days left until the Dec. 24 party for about 1,300 local children. Donations can be sent to the Community Christmas Tree Association at Bluefield Dail Telegraph or delivered to the newspaper offices.
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Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund
Community Christmas Tree Association
C-O
Bluefield Dail Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Bland St
O’brien
Hibbitts to retire as UMW district president amid Miller surge
VA. UMWA district head Hibbitts 65 confirms retirement after supporting reforms in the election that saw Arnold Miller lead over W A Boyle. He notes plans to stay in Norton with his wife and travel and garden in retirement.
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Hibbitts
Hiss
Miners For Democracy
Arnold Miller
UMWA
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Boyle
Rridey
Telegraph
Enea
28 & Ho Unies
Bae Workers America
Aear
Miller
Wise Buchanan
Tazewell
Russell
Kentucky
Norton
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