Demand Protection Of Rights Miners Protest Abuses Within Union
About 100 coal miners from six states arrived in Washington to demand federal protection of miners rights and free elections within the United Mine Workers. They testified to a Senate subcommittee on last year’s UMW presidential election and criticized W A Boyle. Leader Mike Trbovich accused illegal district appointments and delay by union attorneys. Congressman Ken Hechler backed democracy in the union and autonomy for miners to elect their officials.
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Senate
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Virginia
Mike Trbovich
Trbovich
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Justice Department
UMW
Joseph A. Yablonski
America
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
Yablonski
Clarksville
Boyle
United Mine Workers Union
Union
Titler
Washington Serial Killings Ring Alarm in Suburbs
Three young women were brutally stabbed to death in Maryland and Virginia near the Capital Beltway within 16 days. Victims were Sherry Kennedy 14 Catherine Kalberer 33 and Donna Oglesby 18. Police debate single or multiple perpetrators while detentions test public fear.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Sherry Bristol Kennedy
Catherine O’brien Kalberer
Donna Sue Oglesby
FBI
Maryland
Beltway
John G. Ball
Titler denounces Yablonski testimony as deliberate lie
UMW Vice President George Titler in Beckley hospital guarded by police called Joseph Yablonski Jr. testimony to a Senate subcommittee a deliberate lie. Titler, a veteran union loyalist, said Yablonski has not coal mining experience and warned against blood money theories while defending UMW elections as the cleanest in history.
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Titler
UMW
Senate
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Chiff
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley
Cleveland Grand Jury
UMW District 31
Yablonski
Ace
UMW Press
Nixon
Black Panthers
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Carswell's Civil Rights Record Deemed Moderate by Hruska
Sen. Roman L. Hruska released a 24 page case by case review of Judge Carswell's civil rights rulings from his Tallahassee district court tenure and the 5th Circuit. He said the record is not liberal nor segregationist and dismissed civil rights leaders criticism as misleading. The committee delayed action to the week of February 16.
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Washington
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Hruska
GOP
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carswell
U.S
Tallahassee
Fila
U.S. Court of Appeals
Leon County
Fla
Suh
Judiciary Committee
Telephone the Telegraph debuts in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Beginning Sunday February 6 readers can call the Information Editor with any general interest question. Questions accepted evenings 4 to 10 and answered in a future column, covering local state national or international topics.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
the Telegraph
Mercer Bar to Probe County Economic Opportunity Commission
The Mercer County Bar Association may hold a public hearing into the affairs of the County Economic Opportunity Corporation focusing on its legal operation. A bar committee chaired by Robert Hensley plans to accept written complaints from residents and, if enough evidence is gathered, will hold open hearings with testimony from complainants and those charged. The six-attorney panel signals broader interest beyond just the legal arm.
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Mercer County Bar Association
County Economic Opportunity Corporation
Robert Hensley
EOC
Hensley
Bluefield
Bar Committee
Hens
Pollution Fears May Cancel War Or Delay Plans
Telegraph warnings suggest concerns that future warfare could be halted or postponed due to air pollution worries. Officials and citizens debate environmental impact on strategic timelines.
Nixon Calls mobilization for air and water cleanup
President Nixon urged total mobilization to fight air and water pollution, warning that without action the environment could be unliveable in 10 to 15 years. He announced a $10 billion plan with $4 billion from the federal government to fund sewage plants and water treatment.
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Chicago
Nixon
Lake Michigan
Congress
Midwest
Indianapolis
Hanover Park
Allies Resume Offense Across Vietnam After 24-Hour Cease-Fire
Allied forces end a 24 hour Tet cease-fire and resume operations across South Vietnam. U S commanders report numerous enemy incidents within 18 hours and field reports push total cease-fire violations over 100. Casualties include at least three Americans and four South Vietnamese killed, 18 Americans and 46 South Vietnamese wounded. A large weapons cache near War Zone D hints at Soviet designed arms.
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Vietnam
Saigon
Demilitarized
U.S
War Zone D
Associated Press
Mark Godfrey
Miners Challenge Franco Regime in Asturias
In Asturias, Spain, more than 40,000 miners refused to work in January, halting production as labor unrest under Franco persists. The conflict traces to illegal unions, government-controlled syndicates, and past brutal crackdowns, with renewed protests over pension and dismissal grievances.
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Oviedo
Spain
Asturias
Francisco Franco
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