Acoustical experts say second JFK gunman possible
Acoustical witnesses told the House Assassinations committee there is better than 95 percent certainty a second gunman fired at John F. Kennedy from the grassy knoll in Dallas. They place the second shooter behind a concrete wall near the Kennedy motorcade and cite matching rifle-shot sound waves from 110 feet away.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Grassy Knoll
Dallas
Mark Weiss
Ernest Aschkenasy
House
Assassinations Committee
Weiss
Kennedy
Committee
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Weekend Rain Periods With Mountain Snow Likely
Periods of rain develop today and continue into Sunday with highs near 80 in the lower elevations and 40s to the 40s in higher inland areas. Lows stay mostly in the 30s tonight with a good chance of rain at times tonight and Sunday, including possible sleet in the northwest mountains.
Legislative pushes and local actions fill regional news
West Virginia lawmakers face slim odds of a general tax cut as labor unions back Dill in 1979 to ease income taxes. Police seek the source of defective fireworks injuring 140. A state commission approves tests for all grades to promote students. A Waldorf Astoria New Year event features Guy Lombardo. Portsmouth considers a mayoral bid for Virginia Democratic chair. Pittsburgh's Heaton showcases a car safety device for repeat drunk drivers. Huntington seeks city income tax powers for large cities. A liquor firm pleads guilty to bribery, fined $20,000. The bustard bird stirs hunting talks between hunters and conservationists. U.S. envoys leave Taiwan after Carter recognizes Peking. Grocery prices rise in December with 1979 trends. Virginia to gain a new senator as Warner takes oath. Westmoreland Coal closes Eccles No mine and Eccles No 6.
Oregon Air Crash Kills 10 of 18 Aboard United Flight
Portland investigators and survivors recall darkness and silence before a United Airlines DC jetliner crashed in a wooded area near Portland International Airport. Ten died among 18 aboard. officials cite possible fuel shortage or electrical failure as causes.
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Portland
Ore
United Airlines DC
Portland International Airport
United Airlines
San Francisco
Shah Seeks Opposition Help to Form Iranian Government
Tehran reports the shah orders veteran international lawyer Shapour Bakhtiar to assemble a civilian government after the military cabinet, amid ongoing anti shah violence and a planned opposition march. Western oil officials plan evacuations as Washington readies plans for a possible oil shortage.
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Iran
Qom
Washington
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shapour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
National Front
Gholam Hossein Sadiqi
Reid dies after guilty plea in liquor fraud case
HINTON W Va AP A 52 year old man William G Reid who had pleaded guilty to felony mail fraud in a liquor fraud probe died Friday evening at Summers County Hospital after an apparent stroke He had been admitted Thursday after becoming ill and had agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in their liquor industry investigation
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Hinton
W Va
Summers County Hospital
William G. Reid
Reid
U.S. Attorney Office
Daily Telegraph Year in Review 1978
The Daily Telegraph presents a comprehensive Sunday year in review of 1978 highlighting progress, tragedy, and national, West Virginia, and local stories. A readable glance at top headlines and key events across the year.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Astronomers Propose Leap Second For 1978 Farewell
Hayden Plantarium scientists in New York say Earth’s rotation is slowing, warranting an extra second in 1978. They advise timekeepers to add a beat to the New Year countdown as Sunday midnight approaches.
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Hayden Plantarium
New York
A Theater Fire And Its Legacy
AP recounts the 1903 Iroquois Theater disaster where 600 died and how the blaze prompted fire code reforms. It contrasts with the 194? Oriental Theater fire in Chicago where 2,000 escaped safely, highlighting a legacy of safer theaters nationwide and the lasting impact on building codes and safety practices.
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Chicago
Edward Prendergast
Loop
Eddie Foy
Iroquois Theater
Steve Weiner
Virginia's First Female Trooper Refused Coalfield Duty
Cheryl Petska the first Virginia state trooper woman faced insubordination charges for declining a two week coalfields assignment citing only two days notice to arrange childcare The case noted as personnel matter by Virginia State Police while noting ongoing random duty assignments in coalfields since the mine strike began and the need for troopers amid lingering threats.
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Fredericksburg
Cheryl Petska
Virginia
Mark Petska
Spotsylvania County
Southwest
United Mine Workers
Richmond
Belsches
D. L. Tollett
Virginia State Police
Culpeper
Tollett
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Guy Lombardo
Royal Canadians
Portsmouth
Richard Davis
Virginia Democratic Party
Guzzler
Don H. Heaton
Pittsburgh
Heaton
Huntington
Dick Barton
Cabell County
Bustard Issue
Taiwan
Chiang Ching Kuo
Carter
Peking
Associated Press
The
National Safety Council
Warner
John Warner
State Capitol
Westmoreland Coal Co
President's Coal Commission
Oregon
Henry Germond
Lake Oswego
Elwood T
National Transportation Safety Board
Shah
Tehran
Paris
Ayatullah Khomaini
Khomaini
Karim Sanjabi
Mr. Blue Beard
Foy
Bryan
Trooper Petska
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