Historic linkup prep as Apollo and Soyuz fix minor faults
American astronauts Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton troubleshoot a jammed docking device in the Apollo craft while Soviet cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov address a buggy television camera. A simple insulation fix with a bandaid eases the cable issue as crews prepare for a Thursday meeting.
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Kuba- Sov
Valeri
Stafford
Brand and Slayton
Apollo
Donald K. Slayton
Vance D. Brand
Thomas P. Stafford
Soyuz
Valery N. Kubasov
Aleksey A. Leonov
Pearson Named State Treasurer in West Virginia
Gov Arch Moore named Ronald G Pearson 33 to serve the remainder of former treasurer John H Kelly's term Pearson pledged to run for a full term in 1976 Kelly resigned after federal charges Pearson was sworn in by Chief Justice Charles Haden II and began restoring the check issuance backlog while the state budget and finance posts face possible Republican reshuffling The appointment marks West Virginia politics facing transition as incumbent appointees await replacement.
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Moore
Pearson
G&a
Foot Aan Avin Steel Co
John A. Jones
Ein Sennene
Kelly
Donald R. Adams
Baltimore
Swearin
Banker Pleads Guilty in WV Florida Vacation Funds Case
Banker Bernard McGinnis of Huntington West Virginia pleaded guilty to one count of bank funds used to pay for a Florida vacation for former West Virginia treasurer John Kelly. He resigned as president of Twentieth Street Bank in Baltimore and faces up to five years and a $5000 fine with sentencing in 60 days.
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Baltimore
Bernard McGinnis
Huntington
W.va
Florida
West Virginia
John Kelly
U.S. District Court
McGinnis
Twentieth Street Bank
U.S
Joseph Young
Charleston
Huntington Bank
Leston
Jolliffe
Young
Kelly
Princeton Hospital seeks grant for family practice clinic
Princeton Community Hospital applies for a 500000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to establish a four physician family practice clinic. Administrator Bill Sheppard notes rising emergency room use and a local shortage of family doctors as key rationale. The grant aims to cover startup and four years of operation as the hospital competes with 11 other New Jersey hospitals.
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Princeton Hospital
Garnette Lilly
Princeton Community Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Sheppard
Princeton
Foundation
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Fate Of Bluefield Public Safety Dept Remains Uncertain
Bluefield officials say the proposed public safety department remains under consideration amid legal questions. City Manager Fred Burton cites funding methods and civil service impacts for police and fire as key issues. Attorneys in Charleston are researching aspects before a decision.
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Jim Terry
Bluefield
Public Safety Department
Fred Burton
Civil Service Commission
Burton
Charleston
Wiacq
Peterstown Man Harless Sentenced for Deputy Slaying
Peterstown area resident 33 year old Harless was sentenced to five to eighteen years by Monroe County Circuit Court for second degree murder in the shooting of Deputy Jesse James Blevins. The judge denied a new trial motion and Harless was handed to state police to start serving at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville.
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Jim Gilreath
Pete) Harless
Peterstown
Monroe County
Nickellramer
Harless
Union
West Virginia
Moundsville
Im Roper
Oncoe
Grover Jones Jr
Jones
Weatherford
Court
Petit Jury
Eoar
Jesse James Blevins
Lovers' Quarrel Ends in Fatal Shooting in Switchback
McDowell County police report a lovers quarrel led to a deadly shooting and critical injuries. Howard Adams Jr. 20 of Northfork died at Stevens Clinic Hospital after being shot at Geneva Miller's Switchback home. Geneva Miller survived. Shrader, the suspect, was detained after neighbors intervened.
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David Williams
Switchback
McDowell County
McDowell
Howard
Rusty
William Adams, Jr
Northfork
Adams
Alabama
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Geneva Miller
Tpr. Moore
Moore
Miller
Shrader
Geneva
Miss Miller
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Ule
Houston Mission Control
Ronald Pearson
Herb Little
Ronald G. Pearson
Arch A. Moore
Norfolk
Clinton Spooner
Grafton
Yorktown
York County
Cape May
N. J
Coast Guard
Thev
Spooner
Trimaran
Abby
Ee Se
Ceanow House
Charlie
Billy
John
Miller House
Jesus
Charlie Kowaleski
Bluefield Sanitarium
William Adams
Delores Miller
Kowaleskis
Shracer
Mercer Man
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