Truman Burial Today in Independence Missouri
Thousands line roads and palace avenues to honor Harry S. Truman as his coffin lies in state. President Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson lead mourners and the ceremony closes with a quiet, intimate farewell at the Truman Library before the private burial.
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Missouri's 33rd President Lays in State Before Burial
Independence residents bid a silent farewell to the 33rd president as he lies in state for 21 hours and is to be buried Thursday. In Saigon, U S bombers pounded Hanoi and Haiphong, hitting military targets in the week of air raids.
State board seeks big raise and free texts for schools
A $28.8 million package from the state board of education includes a 542 percent hike for the minimum teacher salary schedule and a request for free textbooks. Also noted is Gov Arch Moore's win margin of 73,355 votes over Rockefeller. In Baltimore, former WV attorney general Robertson receives five years and a $15,000 fine for FHA conspiracy. his brother gets two years and a $1,000 fine.
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State Board of Education
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Bluefield Housing Project Advances After Architect Resigns
Officials say the 142 unit public housing project in Bluefield clears a major hurdle with the resignation of the inspecting architect but final inspection pending. The Bluefield Sanitary Board receives a $2,179,000 EPA grant to update the city sewage system.
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Wall Street Tax Loss Leads To Quiet Late Trade Pace
The New York Stock Exchange ticker ran late on Wednesday as tax loss selling intensified activity but left most stocks with little price change.
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WV board educates on 28.8 million education bill
West Virginia state board proposes a 28.8 million package to raise the minimum teacher salary by 5 percent, add a 4000 dollar floor for all full-time county education employees, and fund free textbooks. Other items cover school facilities planning and bond issue proceeds allocation.
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West Virginia
Daniel B. Taylor
Taylor
Sanitary Board Wins 2.1 Million EPA Grant For Bluefield Project
The Sanitary Board announced a 2.1 million dollar EPA grant to fund interceptor sewers and a sewage treatment plant on the Bluefield West Virginia side with later work on the Virginia side. Estimated total WV side costs reach about 4 million and overall project near 12 million with state funds and bonds to cover remaining expenses. Initial work in Cumberland Heights should cost about 750 thousand as plans were finalized for state review.
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U S Bombers Reach Deep in North Vietnam Raids
U S command reports more than 1400 strikes on Hanoi and Haiphong and surrounding targets in the week long air campaign. The raids hit five major power plants, rail yards, and military facilities as Hanoi and Haiphong suffer widespread destruction.
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Moore Margin Victory in West Virginia Governorship
Arch A. Moore Jr. won the West Virginia governor race by 73,305 votes over John D. Rockefeller IV. Certification shows Moore 423,817 to Rockefeller 350,462, a 54.7 to 45.3 percent split, with Moore carrying 40 counties and Rockefeller 15 counties. Chauncey Browning narrowly won re election as attorney general by 2,014 votes.
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Somoza Declares Epidemic Zone in Managua Looting Suppressed
In Managua the National Guard sealed off a 30 by 15 block area as an epidemic zone and warned looters they would be shot. Army rounds cleared streets, fires burned downtown, and roadblocks blocked reentry while doctors launched typhoid and typhus inoculation campaigns amid transport shortages.
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Robertsons Are Sentenced In FHA Fraud Case
Former West Virginia Attorney General C Donald Robertson and his brother Dana Robertson were sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy and fraud related to the Federal Housing Administration. C Donald Robertson received $15,000 fine and Dana Robertson two years plus $1,000 fine. both released to report Jan 29. James F. Haugh was also indicted.
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Narrow Bridge Blamed In Collision Killing 19
A 40 year old wooden bridge on U S 60 84 was cited as too narrow for current standards and scheduled for replacement after a collision between a cattle truck and a Woodlawn Baptist Church bus from Austin Texas killed 19 people. The N M State Highway Department reported delays due to funding. NTSB investigators arrived to probe the crash. Survivors described the moment of impact and rescue efforts as the bus crashed into the truck on the 20 foot wide roadway.
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Tom McCarty
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New Mexico
Daniel Carpenter
Keith Tomlin
Final Inspection Obstacle in Housing Project Resignation
The housing project faces renewed delay as inspecting architect Ted Boggess resigns citing improper tactics by HUD. HUD letters urged termination over ongoing plan changes and disputed orders, with plans dated 1971 clashing with earlier builds.
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