Voicing Pike County Inquiries At Telegraph Q A
Readers ask about Rt 460 bypass plans for Grundy four lane progress in Kentucky line route and funding. McGlothlin notes $250k pledged yearly. engineering from Slate Creek bridge to Looneys Creek, two years to start, four-lane plan to Harman Junction and state line. Also covers TV count, widow benefits, water bills, Miss Bluefield rules, street lights, voter registration, police and FAA frequencies.
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Grundy
Rt. 460
Kentucky State Line
O.L
Keen Mountain
A. Don McGlothlin
Virginia House of Delegates
Slate Creek
Looneys Creek
McGlothlin
Harman Junction
Deel
Broaks Interstate Park
Israel Ready to Discuss Border Boundaries With UAR
Israel says it is willing to discuss firm Middle East borders with Egypt without preconditions. U N informants report progress in U N sponsored talks in New York as Sadat signals possible cease fire extension if progress continues. Egypt may accept Big Four decisions on extending the cease fire while Israel keeps key territories unnamed.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
U. N
U.N
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
al Ahram
Gunnar V. Jarring
New York
Sharm el Sheikh
East Jerusalem
Jordan
Golan Heights
Syria
Tel Aviv
Bloodier Indochina clash around Hill 31 Laos
Reports from Saigon say furious fighting raged around Hill 31 and two other bases along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos with heavy casualties on both sides. South Vietnamese paratroopers and U.S. air support were involved as Hill 30 and Hotel 2 near Highway 9 also faced heavy pressure and shelling.
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Saigon
Hill 31
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Hoang Xuan Lam
U.S
Hill 30
Highway 9
Lao Bao
Hotel 2
Assembly to Reapportion in 1971 Virginia Session
Virginia lawmakers wrapped a seven week session focused on redrawing congressional and legislative districts and aligning laws with the new constitution. They recessed until March 29 and may return if reapportionment bills fail before the U S attorney general or courts. Governor Holton flew to Oklahoma City for the Republican convention and plans early clearance requests on redistricting when back in Richmond.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
U.S
Linwood Holton
Assembly
John Mitchell
Holton
Oklahoma City
Washington
Trial over UMW suit targets union leaders
The Telegraph notes a month long conspiracy and breach of trust case in U S District Court Washington where key defendant is deemed to be the late John L Lewis. The report alludes to related stories on pages six and eight and other items across the edition.
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UMW
U.S. District Court
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Telegraph
Rachel Riggsby
Dwight
David Pedneau
City Library Board
Fea
Prosecution Seeks Earlier Calley Testimony At My Lai Case
The government asked to admit testimony about Lt. William L. Calley Jr. killing a prisoner and rough treatment before the My Lai massacre. The judge took the request under advisement while also considering readmitting a witness who testified Calley shot a woman surrendering at My Lai. The defense objected, arguing some accusations were dismissed.
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FT. Benning, Ga
Mv Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Reid W. Kennedy
Calley
My Lai
Aubrey Daniel
West Virginia Senate OKs Altered Liquor Club Bill
The West Virginia Senate approved changes to private liquor club laws in a key 1971 session action. The bill would raise license fees to 2000 dollars, allow license transfers, and permit police inspections of private clubs, with park licensing tied to comparable public dining facilities. Senator Holliday critiqued the move as circumventing voter intent on liquor by the drink.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Senate
House
Pipestem State Park
Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner
Bland County Rejects Rock Festival Rumors
In Bland County Virginia rumors of a 500 acre New York promoted rock festival drew opposition from residents and the Board of Supervisors who enacted an ordinance to ban rock festivals. Local figures say the event was never planned and would not draw 200000 attendees, with officials stressing community concerns and readiness to enforce the ban.
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Bland County
Bland
New York
Bland County Board of Supervisors
E. E. Shannon
Bland County Board of Education
Ronnie Spiegle
Bland Sportswear
Spiegle
Kidd
Commonwealth
Sam Hardy
Ceres
Rt. 42
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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A. Whis-Tv Productions
Ray Brooks
Count
Bluefield
Doug Baker
Brooks
Baker
Jesus Christ
Christ
A.R.B
W. Va
C. H. Patterson
Edwin Elliott
Telerama
Elliott
B.W
A. Joseph D. Coffman
West Virginia Water Company
J.H
Public Service Commission
T.L
A. Jack Darnell
Wkoy Radio Sation
Darnell
Cuumberland Road
Appalachian Power Co
Cumberland Heights
V.D
A. Lloyd Lee
Virginia
R.C
A. Mercer
Harold Farley
Farley
Fire Department
Federal Aviation Administration
Mercer County
State Police
Princeton
R.T
Andrew Dodson
Dodson
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C
Dick Johnson
FAA
Johnson
UAR
United Nations
Mohammed H. el-Zayyat
Zayyat
NASA
James C. Fletcher
University of Utah
Space Agency
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Hill
Inside the
Tazewell
Dixon
Buchanan
Whittaker
Prosecution
Sen
Robert K. Holliday
D-Fayette
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