Area Plagued By Rising Waters From Heavy Rain
Heavy rains triggered widespread flooding across southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia. Oceana evacuated about 100 families as Laurel Creek overran its banks while the Clinch River crested and threatened nearby towns. Rescue squads aided trailer residents, and shelters opened in Big Stone Gap and Norton as floodwaters closed roads and prompted school dismissals.
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Wyoming County
Oceana
Laurel Creek
Richlands
Clinch River
Brooklyn
National Guard Armory
Clinch
Big Creek
Cedar Bluff
Raven
Tazewell County
Big Stone Gap
Wise County
National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Norton
Powell River
Scott County
Cumberland
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Mid-Appalachia
Year-End Telegraph to Publish 1969 Wrapups
The Daily Telegraph will issue its year-end edition on January 1 1970 featuring a local year-in-review, a worldwide Associated Press 1969 summary, and wrapups of West Virginia and world events of the decade with accompanying photos.
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Daily Telegraph
Associated Press
West Virginia
Nixon Signs Coal Mine Health and Safety Bill
President Nixon signed the Coal Mine Health and Safety Bill, praising its overall advance while cautioning that a federal disability compensation provision should not set a precedent for other programs. The measure sets federal dust limits, requires four inspections yearly, and aims to prevent disasters like the Farmington incident.
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Nixon
Washington
Farmington
W.va
West Virginia
Ordinary People Create Good News Across the Nation in 1969
A year of acts of kindness features 10 000 Weirton residents donating food for the needy a San Diego Marine and his wife helping street youths a blind graduate earning a doctorate at the University of Texas and a Detroit bus rescue by Bernice Kuliszko.
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Weirton
W.va
San Diego
Detroit
M.E. Bingham
Martha
University of Texas
Clyde Raymond Smith
Eastern Mennonite College
Virginia
Kenai
Alaska
Central High School
Peace Corps
Tucker Prison
Pine Bluff
Ark
Broward Humane Society
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Don Kruse
Moro
Boone, N.C
Americans Clash With Enemy Unit Near Saigon
U S troops battled a North Vietnamese force for five hours northwest of Saigon during the first full day of a Viet Cong cease-fire. The 25th Infantry Division reported 22 enemy killed near Trang Bang as U S forces faced small arms and rocket fire, while American casualties were light.
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Saigon
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
Trang Bang
Sai
Gon
South Vietnam
Hors
Haid
Plea to Supreme Court Over Separate School Systems
From Bath county Virginia a group of 11 poor families backed by Ramsey Clark and civil rights groups ask the Supreme Court to end underfunded rural schools. They contend state funded inequities violate the 14th Amendment equal protection by maintaining inferior education for poor children.
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Virginia
Washington
Bath County
Supreme Court
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Appalachia
High Court
Homestead
Bath
Clark
National
Edyn Association
Toriesmittee
Urban Coalition
Nader Voices Sanitation Concerns on Passenger Trains
Ralph Nader raises worry over sanitation standards aboard passenger trains. He questions oversight and cleanliness practices, urging officials to inspect facilities and enforce higher hygiene levels.
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Ralph Nader
Tax Bill Signed As Nixon Warns Of Tight Spending
President Nixon signed a sweeping tax bill aimed at reducing evasion and giving most taxpayers relief while signaling a tight budget. The measure lowers the six percent surcharge to five and eliminates it next June, with a $170 average saving for a four person family earning 7500. The act also boosts Social Security by 15 percent, with larger benefits starting in April and retroactive payments for January-March 1970.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
Cohen
Socia Security
Storm Slows Down Gunboats To Israel
A Mediterranean storm slowed five French gunboats en route to Israel from Cherbourg on a 3000 mile voyage. Observers on Cyprus could not locate the flotilla, believed south of Cyprus, and Haifa crowds faced rain and wind as officials fear French Israeli tensions. The boats, with 40 knot speed, left Christmas Day amid France embargo on arms to Israel.
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Haifa
Israel
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Cherbourg
France
Jerusalem
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Beirut
Norwe
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