West Virginia Buffalo Creek dam probe hearings fault design
State and federal agencies rejected responsibility for the Buffalo Creek flood collapse that killed 118 and left seven missing. A Senate subcommittee warned that lack of adequate design and operations planning makes similar dams a grave hazard.
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Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Buffalo Creek
U.S. Bureau of Mines
West
Subcommittee
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Laredo
Elburt F. Osborn
Bureau
No Agency Blames for WV Dam Collapse
Federal and state agencies disclaimed responsibility for the deadly West Virginia coal refuse dam collapse. A congressional report warned that similar dams remain dangerous.
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Washington
West Virginia
Holton to appoint Poff to Virginia Supreme Court
Gov. Linwood Holton opened the process for a Virginia Supreme Court appointment by naming Republican Rep. Richard H. Poff as the likely nominee. The move signals an anticipated confirmation and shifts on the court.
Big Walker Mountain Tunnel opening in Bland County
The official opening of the 25.6 million Big Walker Mountain Tunnel in Bland County Virginia is scheduled for June 29. The event marks a major regional infrastructure upgrade and draws attention from state officials.
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Big Walker Mountain
Bland County
Stock prices slip as profit taking hits market
Prices fell sharply in moderate trading on Wednesday as investors booked gains. Volume was steady with notable activity in leading industrials and tech names.
Big Walker Tunnel to Open June 29
The 4,229 foot twin tube Big Walker Mountain tunnel on Interstate 77 seven miles north of Wytheville will open June 29 with Govs Arch Moore Jr and Linwood Holton scheduled to attend after a noon luncheon at the Holiday Inn. The project features 26 foot roadways per tube and a glass flaked epoxy ceiling with 24 fans for ventilation and a Northbound fresh air capacity of 1,789,200.
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Jim Gilberth
Big Walker Mountain
Bland County
H. Edward Steele
Bluefield
Florida Highway Association
Association
Jim Williams
Wytheville
Virginia
Woodrow Bird
Bland
Bland-Wythe County
States Get Orders To Begin Cleanup Of Dirty Air
The AP reports that all 50 states and five other jurisdictions won either full or partial approval for antipollution plans from EPA head William Ruckelshaus. Nine states and three jurisdictions received full approval. 41 more had partial approvals, with federal regulations due by July 31. A court order by Judge John Pratt affects the plan's legal enforceability, but not areas already meeting federal standards.
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Washington
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Ruckhaus
U.S
John H. Pratt
The
Sierra Club
Newsmen
Dade Officials Call for Action Over Industrial Smog In Florida
Dade County officials seek federal and state action to halt smog drifting from Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee that blanketed peninsular Florida. Pollution chief Peter Baljet warns of health risks as satellite and weather data trace the plume.
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Miami
Dade County
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Dade Pollution Control
Peter Baljet
National Weather Service
Florida
Vaughn Carmichael
Nixon In Warsaw Returns Home Today
President Nixon arrived back in Warsaw amid a vast cheering crowd estimated around 300,000. He conferred with Polish leader Edward Gierek on trade and economic matters before a state dinner, then planned to return to Washington to report to Congress on his week of talks with Kremlin leaders.
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Nixon
Edward Gierek
Tehran
Iran
Poland
Moscow
Washington
Congress
Kremlin
United States
Holton Names Poff to Virginia Supreme Court Appointment
Gov. Linwood Holton will appoint Rep. Richard H. Poff to the Virginia Supreme Court this summer to seat for the session starting Aug. 28. Poff, 48, of Radford, a 20 year House veteran, would be the first Republican on the court in this century.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Richard H. Poff
Virginia Supreme Court
Poff
Radford
Congress
Holton
Meir holds Arab states responsible for airport massacre
Tel Aviv reports 25 dead and 78 wounded in the international airport attack blamed on three Japanese terrorists hired by Palestinian guerrillas. Prime Minister Golda Meir warns of Israel remedies, cites security failures, and warns of possible reprisals amid global condemnation.
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Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Israel
Meir
Beirut
Lebanon
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Kontum Trench Battle Persists Amid Air Strikes
South Vietnamese forces slowed but did not stop the North Vietnamese attack on Kontum as U.S. and Navy air power pounded targets in and around the city. John Paul Vann said Phase 1 ended with the enemy pulling back to resupply, while Vietcong forces suffered heavy losses and continued to threaten the airstrip and surrounding areas.
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Saigon
Kontum
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Vinh
U.S
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
John Paul Vann
Highlands
Pleiku
Vann
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Wall Street
Big Walker Tunnel
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Baljet
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EPA
Dante Fascell
Claude Pepper
Lawton M. Chiles Jr
D-Fla
By Gaylord Shaw
House
GOP
Thomas C. Gordon Jr
House Judiciary Committee
Legislative Branch
U. S. Supreme Court
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