Congress Approves Consolidated Volunteer Agency Action
Senators warn Nixon on Peace Corps and VISTA handling as Congress backs the plan to merge Peace Corps Volunteers in Service to America and six other volunteer groups into a single Action Corps. House previously approved 224 to 131 with a 54 to 29 Senate vote against a resolution to kill the proposal.
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Washington
Congress
Action
Nixon Administration
Peace Corps
VISTA
Harrison B. Williams
D-N
Cease fire in Vietnam amid prisoner turnover raised doubts
Reports from Saigon and Washington describe a cease fire along the DMZ to turnover 13 sick and wounded prisoners while fighting continued elsewhere. Uncertainty rose over whether North Vietnam would accept the prisoners and a broader political dispute persisted.
Virginia Assembly Recesses After One Day Session
State Richmond reports the Virginia General Assembly recessing until Monday after a brief reapportionment session. Charleston notes the bribery trial of State Sen. W Bernard Smith recessed pending a hearing on possible electronic surveillance in the case.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Charleston
W. Bernard Smith
Mercer County Board of Health Drops Action Over Airport Dump
The Mercer County Board of Health has decided not to pursue legal action against the County Court regarding an unauthorized dump at Mercer Airport. No charges will be filed and the issue will be closed.
Buffer Zone Quiet For POW Release
A 24 hour cease-fire began along a section of the demilitarized zone for turnover of 13 sick and wounded North Vietnamese prisoners. Fighting continued elsewhere in South Vietnam as the Red Cross confirmed the 13 of 570 questioned agreed to go home.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
International
Red Cross
U.S
North
Hanoi accuses U S and Saigon over POW repatriation plan
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam charging a breach of promise as only 13 of 600 disabled POWs agreed to return home. Hanoi demands release of all patriots and says previous transfer arrangements are invalid while Washington Saigon say Red Cross verified prisoner wish to go home and 570-660 were eligible. Cease fire around the DMZ with 37 mile zone noted and ongoing battlefield actions in Tay Ninh and northwest Saigon.
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Washington
Saigon
South Vietnam
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
Paris
Nguyen Than le
United States
North Vietnam
South Viet
Demilitarized Zone
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
California Farm Yields 24th Victim
A 24th body was found in an orchard north of Yuba City after floods shortened the search for the drifters and itinerant farm workers killed there. Sheriff Whiteaker confirmed the figure while authorities investigated a van linked to suspect Juan Corona who faces murder charges.
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Yuba City
Calif
Feather River
Roy D. Whiteaker
Juan V. Corona
Whiteaker
Corona
Tazewell Man Dies In Crash
A 39 year old Tazewell resident Benjamin Ralph McGlothlin died in a single vehicle crash on U S Route 460 five miles west of Tazewell. He apparently fell asleep at the wheel and the car went over an embankment. Services will be at Mullins Funeral Chapel at 1 p.m. Saturday with burial in Hawkins Cemetery.
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Tazewell
Virginia
D. J. Johnson
Benjamin Ralph McGlothlin
Brook St
Tazewell County
A. P
Nannie Bell Eldridge McGlothlin
Triangle Research, Inc
Phyllis Belcher McGlothlin
Bonnie McGlothlin
Buddy McGlothlin
Benny McGlothlin
Mullins
Lee O. Boye
Keither Blevins
Hawkins Cemetery
Bill Carbett
Robert H. Hager
Harry White
Donald Harman
Jack Stallard
Jerry Duty
Junior Boyd
Dale Keen
Mullins Funeral Home
Reapportionment Session Recessed Until Monday
Virginia lawmakers recessed the reapportionment session until Monday after a one day clash between the House and Senate over timing and federal guidance. The dispute centered on whether to resume meetings for new plans or extend the recess beyond three days as federal authorities demand.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
U. S. Supreme Court
Indiana
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
Hoffa to Pass Teamsters Leadership to Frank Fitzsimmons
James K Hoffa, serving 14 years as Teamsters chief, says he will not seek another term and backs Frank E Fitzsimmons his longtime ally to run next month for general president. The move ends Hoffas turbulent 1957 1967 tenure amid clashes with Congress courts Kennedy and others.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Frank R. Fitzsimmons
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
James P. Hoffa
Fitzsimmons
Miami Beach
Fla
James K. Hoffa
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Lewisburg
Detroit
Bor
Tenterhooks
Freedom
Northfork Woman Charged In Fiery Death Of Man
A 50 year old Northfork woman is charged with murder and arson in the fiery death of 71 year old George Washington Holmes at her home. Holmes suffered extensive burns and died at the scene as firefighters battled the blaze near Northfork’s business district. Smith remains jailed in Welch on a five thousand dollar bond after waiving to the July McDowell Circuit Court Grand Jury.
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Northfork
McDowell County
Ida Bertha Aldonia Smith
Welch
McDowell Circuit Court
Justice of the Peace
Norman Baker
Smith
George Washington Holmes
Holmes
D. R. Wills
West Virginia
Wills
Northfork Volunteer Fire Department
Hearings on Revenue Sharing Plan Open With Optimism
Secretary Connally urged patience as two days of House Ways and Means testimony began on Nixon’s plan to distribute 5 billion dollars to states and localities with no strings. Senators Muskie and Mills aired contrasting views as mayors from major cities urged federal aid, praising Muskie’s bill over the administration proposal.
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Washington
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
House
Ways and Means
Connally
Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Mills
Senate
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Me
Muskie
Board of Health Drops Probe Into Airport Dump Action
Mercer County Board of Health discussed possible legal action against the Mercer County Court over an illegal airport dump but failed to reach a quorum. Dr. Hale urged seeking a legal opinion from Prosecuting Attorney David Knight, while Dr. Bailey and Dr. Krupey opposed stirring the matter further. The issue was dropped after objections and the meeting adjourned with no resolution.
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Mercer County
Mercer
County Board of Health
Hale
Health Board
David Knight
James P. Bailey
M. A. Krupey
Bluefield
Bailey
Bernard Wilkinson
Donald Anello Hale
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
White House
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