West Virginia economy shows gains despite coal strike
West Virginia ends 1971 with overall growth in manufacturing, retail, wages, and tax receipts. Coal strike temporarily raised unemployment to 7.6 percent in mid November, but most indicators improved from 1970. Highway construction and building permits boosted activity, with 11 months’ figures signaling a healthy, upward economy.
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Stotas
Department of Highways
State Chamber
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Charles H. Haden II
Nixon and Brandt end talks name NATO envoy Kennedy
President Nixon announced a new cabinet level ambassador to NATO during the Nixon Brandt summit at Key Biscayne Florida. He t old reporters he will nominate David M Kennedy to be envoy to the alliance noting his knowledge and experience. The two leaders said relations between the United States and West Germany are excellent and the summit produced harmonious statements.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Willy Brandt
West Germany
NATO
Brandt
Bayside
David M. Kennedy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Treasury
Kennedy
Atlantic Alliance
Peking
Moscow
Florida
Europe
Germany
United States
Morgantown Area Reclamation Project Unveiled
A joint government industry plan announced near Morgantown aims to reclaim 14 square miles of the Dents Run watershed. The effort, possibly the nation’s first large scale mining area reclamation, totals about 2 million dollars over two years with funds from federal and state sources and Consolidation Coal Co. participation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Morgantown
West Virginia
Monongahela River
Hazlett A. Cochran
Consolidation
Ira S. Latimer Jr
State Agency
Nixon Brandt Summit Endorses Strong Ties and NATO Role
President Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt wrap a two day summit in Key Biscayne affirming close relations. Nixon announces David M Kennedy will become cabinet level ambassador to NATO while retaining ambassador at large duties.
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Brandt
Nixon
Willy Brandt
Key Biscayne
West Virginia economy steadies amid coal strike setback
State notes 1971 ending with continued economic improvement despite a coal industry shutdown from Oct 1 to late November. Employment gains earlier in the year were reversed by the strike effects, signaling mixed signals for the year’s end.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Local infant mortality rates alarm Southern West Virginia areas
A report for Princeton Community Hospital shows several southern West Virginia counties have infant mortality rates comparable to underdeveloped nations in Southeast Asia and Latin America. The document outlines proposed improvements in regional health care.
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West Virginia
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Princeton Community Hospital
Pecca stock rally loses momentum on Wednesday
stock prices gave back about half of early gains as the market showed lighter momentum though trading remained active on Wednesday.
John M Harlan Dies Former Supreme Court Justice
John M. Harlan a Supreme Court Justice from 1955 until August died Wednesday at George Washington University Hospital. He had entered hospital for a backache then bone cancer treatment and retirement from the court was announced September 23. Funeral services will be private in Weston Conn. He was born May 20 1899 in Chicago and held degrees from Princeton Oxford and New York Law School. He served in World War II earning the Legion of Merit and Croix de Guerre.
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E. H. Dillingham
New York
Supreme Court
Weston
Conn
Chicago
Princeton University
Oxford
New York Law School
U.S. Court of Appeals
United States
Alfred Smith
Borough of
Queens
New York State Crime Commission
U.S. Air Force
California banks to launch statewide payroll deposit system
California banks plan a voluntary paperless payroll deposit pilot for big employers and workers starting late February or March. The program uses magnetic tape transfers to banks with Federal Reserve clearing, aiming to handle 8 percent of payroll checks in five years. Workers still receive pay stubs, while surveys show initial resistance to automatic payments.
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California
San Francisco
Russ Fenwick
Federal Reserve Bank
Fenwick
30000 Imprisoned Biharis Face Slaughter Fear at Adamjee Mill
At the Adamjee jute mill in Narayanganj, 30000 Bihari workers and families live inside the plant walls guarded by 100 Indian troops. They warn of famine, cholera, and possible killings as Bengali neighbors threaten violence and food runs low despite some rations from the Indian army.
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Narayanganj
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan Army
Bengal
Adamjee
Pakistan
Abdullah
India
Air Raids In North Continue Across Vietnam War
In North Vietnam the United States presses a major aerial offensive with Radio Hanoi claiming four American planes shot down, bringing total downed to 11 in four days. North Vietnam reports civilian casualties in Thanh Hoa and Ngho An provinces while U S officials say targets are military and details remain undisclosed.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Radio
Quang Binh
Ngho An
Qang Binh
Thanh Hoa
Bombs Hit Closer To Hanoi In North Vietnam Bombing
U S bombings reach the 20th parallel about 80 miles from Hanoi with strikes on MIG bases radar stations SAM sites and supply build ups. Official reports say weather hindered details and Hanoi claims of 11 planes shot down differ from lower counts.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Associated Press
Demilitarized Zone
Thanh Hoa
Public Defender Plan In Virginia Proposed
In Virginia a pilot public defender program may be tested in three areas to curb rising court appointed counsel costs. The plan, urged by the Virginia State Bar's Criminal Law Section, would place full time defenders in a large city, a mid sized city, and a rural area for one to two years to gauge effectiveness.
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Richmond
Virginia
Criminal Law Section
Virginia State Bar
General Assembly
Andrew P. Miller
James R. McKenry
Virginia Beach
VSB
U.S. Supreme Court
Miller
McKenry
Public Defender
Rhode Island
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ments
Fayetteville
Greensboro
GM Chairman Plans Professorship After Retirement
The General Motors chairman says he will retire to become a college professor. Several professors have voiced willingness to spend their golden years as chairman of GM, signaling a humorous swap of career roles.
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General Motors
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