U.S. Announces Troop Withdrawal and Prisoner Releases
The United States said it would pull out 2000 more troops and begin releasing the first homebound prisoners from Vietnam by the weekend. An international commission official forecast the initial prisoner releases around Saturday. A major peace conference in Paris is set for February 26 to guarantee the Vietnam accord.
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Saigon
United States
North
South Vietnam
International Commission For Control and Supervision
U.S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
West Virginia Regents revise college residency rules
The West Virginia Board of Regents moved to modify residency requirements to protect some Mountain State students from losing lower tuition rates. The action aims to stabilize tuition eligibility amid past rulings.
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Montgomery
West Virginia Board of Regents
Bluefield weighs CCTV for downtown traffic control
Local officials in Bluefield consider using close circuit television to manage traffic in the downtown business district. In Mercer County, L G John Underwood seeks a court order to recount votes from the Nov 7 election allocating Sheriff Scott fewer straight Republican ballots. Groundbreaking for Montcalm Elementary School set for Thursday at 1 30 p m near Montcalm.
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Bluefield
L. G
John” Underwood
Mercer County
Howard Jarrett
Jack Scott
Scott
Montcalm
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Wall Street Edges Up in Uncertain Market
In an unsettled session on Tuesday the stock market edged higher as traders weighed mixed data and a cautious mood persisted through most of the day.
2000 More Gls Withdrawn and POW Repatriation Planned
The United States announced the withdrawal of 2000 more troops and outlined plans to welcome the first homebound American prisoners by weekend. Prisoners released in Hanoi will go to Clark Air Base Philippines for medical care, others through Saigon Pleiku and Da Nang before transfer.
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Hanoi
Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S
South Vietnam
Pleiku
da Nang
International Conference On Viet Peace Set Feb 26
The United States and North Vietnam announce a major international conference to guarantee peace in Indochina will convene in Paris on February 26. Kissinger will travel from Washington to Bangkok, Vientiane, Hanoi, and Peking to advance ceasefire talks and postwar reconstructions. The gathering will include Canada, Indonesia, Poland, Hungary, France, Britain, both Vietnams, and the Viet Cong.
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Henry Kissinger
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
Laos
Hanoi
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
Bangkok
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Vientiane
Peking
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Indochina
State Department
Charles Bray
Soviet Union
China
International Control Commission
Canada
Indonesia
Poland
Hungary
France
Great Britain
Flash Fire Strikes Boston Subway During Rush Hour
A flash fire on a four car MBTA subway train near South Station at 4 30 p m killed one person and sent about fifty others to hospitals for smoke inhalation injuries. Passengers were led from the smoke filled tunnel as rush hour snarled traffic and fire crews evacuated commuters.
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Massachusetts Bay ‘Transportation Authority
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South Station
Regents Modify College Residency Requirements in West Virginia
The West Virginia Board of Regents changed residency rules so students whose parents move out of state or who marry out of state spouses retain in state status. The retroactive policy to Jan 1 ends higher tuition for affected students and restores two Marshall University programs. Regents Chancellor Prince Woodard calls changes timely ahead of potential federal rulings.
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W. Va
West Virginia Board of Regents
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West Virginia
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Marshall University
Car recalls push families to own a third vehicle
The article notes more American families now have three cars. It explains that having two cars often leads to a recall requiring a spare, prompting a third purchase to maintain mobility.
West Virginia Faces Budget Cuts Jeopardizing Local Projects
Officials from county and city governments warn that Nixon era budget cuts threaten West Virginia programs. The phasing out of the Office of Economic Opportunity affects 14 community action programs receiving about 5.5 million annually. Rural Environmental Assistance Program losses impact 44 county offices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
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Richard Carelli
Associated Press
Nixon
West Virginia
Carl Bradford
White House
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
REAP
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Justice Dept backs Nixon fund rights in budget dispute
The Justice Department told Congress that stripping the president of full impoundment power would reduce him to a clerk and said Congress lacks clear capacity to guarantee balanced budgets. Senator Ervin and others questioned unchecked presidential authority while the administration pushed spending priorities amid farm program revival and education policy debates.
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Justice Department
Congress
Joseph T. Sneed
Sneed
Senate Judiciary
House
Senate
House Rules Committee
White House
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Ervin
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Stephen Kurzman
Health and Welfare Department
Ronald L. Ziegler
Branch Banking Issue Faces Legislature in West Virginia
Charleston AP reports the state legislature faces a tense debate over legalized branch banking. Small banks fear absentee owned branches will erode local control and service, while large banks argue competition and capital will be boosted.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia considers banking law changes in session
State officials discuss potential bills to legalize branch banking in select counties and to allow multi bank holding companies. Commissioner George Jordan Jr notes moves to upgrade the Department of Banking with more field examiners. Lawmakers voice skepticism about passing any measures this session.
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George Jordan Jr
State Department of Banking
West Virginia Board of Banking and Financial Institutions
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Senate
House of Slantan
Tazewell County parents demand Grapes of Wrath ban at schools
A delegation identifying as representing thousands of county residents urged the Tazewell County School Board to remove John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath from classrooms. They cited alleged pressure on 11th graders at Richlands High School and threatened grade cuts for noncompliant students.
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Dee Wilson
Tazewell County
John Steinbeck
Charles Allen
Richlands High School
Oklahoma
Allen
Richlands
William P. Keene
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Fayette
Leon Hager
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