Miner recalls terror of escape from Buffalo Creek flood
West Virginia flood at Loradale Dam sent coal slurry roaring toward homes as John Gilbert Looney, a former Pike County resident, fled with his family in fear of the dam breaking under pounding rain. He recalled the dawn escape and mourned friends left behind.
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Huff Creek
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Lundale
West Virginia flood disaster kills at least 60 in Logan County
Flash flooding from a breached earthen dam in Buffalo Creek valley, Logan County, West Virginia, leaves about 60 dead and up to 4,000 homeless. Gov. Arch Moore asks for 1 million to aid relief as officials report widespread destruction across 12 coal communities and mobilize National Guard and mobile homes for evacuees.
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State Capitol
Charleston
Moore
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Logan County
National Guard
Logan
Aftermath of Flood Destruction Near Mine Community
Eyewitness Looney recalls a night of rising water and debris sweeping through the creek area striking houses and a bridge. He saved two children including a baby strapped to a high chair and sought shelter before locating his family as neighbors cried for help.
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Looney
Flood Aid Volunteers Rally as Mullens Explosion Hurts Four
Civil defense personnel and volunteers aided Logan County flood victims while an explosion in Mullens hospitalized four and injured six. Mercer County coordinators led relief efforts with nurses, doctors, and supplies from Beckley to Man. Rescue squads and National Guard assisted, and families donated food and bedding amid the disaster.
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Mullens
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Bragg
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Man
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Princeton National Guard
West Virginia Flood Toll Rises After Dam Break
At least 60 people died and about 4000 were left homeless after flash floods in southern West Virginia. Governor Arch A Moore Jr. toured the area and said a dozen Logan County communities were destroyed when an earthen dam broke Saturday and sent surging water through a narrow valley.
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Arch A. Moore Jr
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Jupiter mission postponed due to power loss and winds
NECAsla Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the first spacecraft to study Jupiter was delayed Sunday as officials cite loss of electrical power in the blockhouse and launch area along with high altitude winds. No new launch date given. Also notes on Saigon fighting with near 100 casualties and Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
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Nixon leaves China after eight day visit and pledge for peace
President Nixon exits Shanghai after an eight day trip described as the week that changed the world. He bids farewell to Premier Chou En-lai and departs on an 82 hour flight to Anchorage, Alaska following a 1 750 word communique highlighting differences yet pledging to work for peace.
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Goodby
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Asia
Washington
Peking
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Indochina
American Troops Hard Hit In Vietnam Patrol Fight
U S forces battled enemy fire 15 miles southwest of Da Nang injuring seven and killing one. Near Tuy Hoa two soldiers were wounded by a mine. Friday a company of air cavalrymen engaging two North Vietnamese soldiers faced a fortified bunker complex east of Saigon where one American died and 21 were wounded.
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Nixon in China Leaves Door Open to Peace Era
President Nixon concludes eight day visit to China after meeting Premier Chou En-lai. A 1,750 word communique pledges peace and warns against Asia-Pacific hegemony while signaling steps on cultural exchanges and trade. Nixon vows U S withdrawal from Taiwan and predicts pullout of forces absent negotiated settlement. The talks stress avoiding war and a unified China while leaving Indochina outcomes unsettled.
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Peking
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China
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Three Dead One Missing In Tug River Accidents
State Police in Welch and Princeton say three people died in weekend crashes. Millard F. Law 66 and Lonzie Turner 56 perished when their car left the road into the Tug River at Kimball Saturday. Darrell E. Rowe 20 died in a separate single car crash on Airport Road Mercer County. A fourth victim remains missing in the Tug River mud.
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Princeton
Millard F. Law
Kimball
Lonzie Turner
Keystone
Darrell E. Rowe
Algoma
Wyoming County
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Mercer County
Law
Nixon Peking visit signals shift in U S China policy era
President Nixon’s Peking trip marks a new era amid deep Sino American rifts over Vietnam Laos Korea and Taiwan. The joint communique shows limited common ground while Washington accepts slow movement toward normal relations with China and continued Taiwan policy uncertainty.
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