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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1972
Page
1
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President Nixon halted air raids above the 20th parallel hoping to push North Vietnam to the negotiating table. Analysts note heavy losses and costs from 1965 to date, with seven million tons of bombs and more than 16 billion dollars spent, while North Vietnam relies on allies to sustain the war.
An Eastern Air Lines Tri Star jet crashed in the Everglades near Miami killing at least 89 people while 80 others survived amid wreckage. Eight remain missing as rescue crews battled mud and water to pull survivors from the scene.
The 93rd Congress convenes with a widened Senate Democratic majority and House losses, prepared to clash with President Nixon over spending and policy. Key fights include budget limits, revenue sharing, wage controls, health coverage, tax reform, and a possible Watergate inquiry. The first order is organizing leadership as Mansfield urges reconsideration of pending bills.
Bluefield firemen faced a delay in reaching a blaze that claimed an elderly man as nearly 2,000 feet of hose had to be laid before quenching the fire. Staff writer Dee Wilson reports on page 36.
Joseph Bunyon Craft aged 74 was found dead Saturday afternoon in a second floor hallway at 1300 Winona Street Bluefield. The body was discovered by his son Bernard Craft and his wife after doors were locked and smoke was seen in the victim’s bedroom. The death follows a separate fire the previous day that killed 88-year-old Walt Gaye nearby.
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