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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1972
Page
1
SAIGON AP The United States reportedly targets North Vietnam's industrial heartland with a heavy aerial campaign before halting bombing and resuming peace talks. U.S. losses include 27 planes and 93 airmen. Viet Cong announces a 24 hour cease-fire. Saigon talks of a New Year pause.
Virginia Highway Commissioner Douglas B. Fugate said major interstate work including I-77 projects in Bland County and near the Virginia North Carolina line is postponed indefinitely due to lack of federal money. The Great Lakes to Florida Highway Association urged quick funding. federal funds for fiscal 1973-1974 were expected but not approved by Congress.
The United States reportedly conducts an aerial campaign aimed at destroying North Vietnam’s industrial regions before halting bombing to resume peace talks. Hanoi Haiphong area operations continue as Paris talks falter. A separate proposed law seeks death penalties for sky pirates and creates a $50 million federal airport police force.
The West Virginia coal industry, cited by the state association president, braces for 1972 amid unexpected low price ceilings and new environmental restrictions, signaling a difficult year ahead.
Mercer County Sheriff-elect John I. Scott Jr. names a retired FBI official with an outstanding record as chief field deputy. He also accepts the resignation of Deputy E. B. Simons. Interstate 77 delays noted as indefinite.
On Friday the final session of the year the stock market surged with the Dow Jones average rising 12.34 points to 1020.02 reflecting broad gains across industrial shares.
Washington AP report details Rep. Murphy proposed law to curb hijackings with death penalty or 25 year minimum, a new FAA security force, mandatory weapon detector screening, and possible suspension of US-airline service to nations harboring hijackers. Endorsement comes from Air Line Pilots Association president John J. O'Donnell.
John S. Scott Jr named new sheriff with Philip D. Williams ex FBI agent and Elliott M. Halstead appointed chief deputy Williams, Halstead and other Republicans approved by Mercer County Court. Democrats Dolores Daniel Bobby Turner and three others named deputies and jail staff retained in Princeton and Bluefield offices. Simons to serve as investigator in Prosecuting Attorney’s office from Jan 1 and assist in January. salary transfer approved.
The Sunday edition presents year end stories from West Virginia and Virginia with news photographs. Ten local stories are selected as the year's biggest, compiled by staff writers to offer a complete 1972 review.
Four Black September terrorists who seized Israeli hostages in Bangkok were persuaded to release them in Cairo after 19 hours of negotiations led by Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chuttasapya. Thai authorities and Egypt orchestrated safe conduct, with no bloodshed, as hostages were freed and the commandos left for Cairo. Israel and Thai officials praised the restraint and avoided a Munich like massacre.
West Virginia coal production for 1972 is unofficially about 123 million tons, the second lowest since 1962 and helped by low price ceilings and new environmental restrictions. WV Coal Association president Stephen G. Young warns of no turnaround in 1973 as costs rise and markets shrink.
An 88-year-old former Bland County resident, Walter Gaye, died in an unlicensed nursing home on Essex Street Extension in Bluefield after a fire. Two other patients escaped to a neighbor’s home. Firefighters faced water supply and access challenges, and state licensing records were being checked to determine the home’s status.
Kingsford Michigan AP reports a year after Christmas the Tauscheck family remains haunted by muscular dystrophy. Robbie now 16 is nearly helpless and thinner. brothers Joey 13 Billy 10 use wheelchairs and need help. Paul 6 attends Garden Village School. Louie 14 and Peggy 12 also in the family.
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