West Virginia House Rejects Tax Hike Bill
In Charleston the West Virginia House tabled a bill to raise the sales tax from three to five percent and remove the tax on food, a vote 53 to 40. Gov Moore proposed using added revenue to finance $200 million in bonds for school construction and renovation.
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George H. Seibert
Ohio
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Raleigh
McManus
Cox asks Senate panel suspend televised hearings
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox urged the Senate committee to pause its TV hearings, but four of seven senators rejected the bid. Cox warned ongoing hearings will hinder the investigation as they resume Tuesday. The White House declined to provide logs of Nixon conversations with John Dean.
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John W. Dean HI
Tractor Trailer Crash Kills Bristol Local Al Leader
A Bristol area driver was killed and a second trucker injured in a head on crash at Milepost 12 near Princeton West Virginia. Barney Farmer, president of Local Union No. of the Communications Workers of America, said no progress in talks with General Telephone Company. A Black Lung protest disrupted offices in Bluefield Welch Logan Pikeville Norton.
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Princeton
Barney Farmer
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Communications Workers of America
General Telephone Company of the
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Black Lung
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Welch
Logan
Pikeville
Norton
Wall Street Down as Investors Grow Apprehensive
Wall Street investors showed ongoing apprehension about the economy as stock prices fell on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a 30 month low while trading volume remained weak, signaling continued market weakness.
Union Talks Continue As Strike Vote Cast at Bluefield
Union Local No. 2276 and the General Telephone Company of the Southeast held ongoing talks with no progress reported after a weekend strike vote. About 507 employees across Bluefield and nearby towns were believed to be ready to strike if no contract settlement is reached, with a tentative next meeting set for Tuesday in Bluefield.
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David Grove
Emmanuel Alonzo
General Telephone Company
Farmer
Davis
Bob Surface
Judy Godfrey
Carol Simmons
Bluefield
Jim Shreve
Durham
N. C
Shreve
West Virginia extortion case ordered to psychiatric exams
Two men, Wallace Hess aged 18 and Sheredith Hamrick aged 29, face federal extortion charges in a plan to blow up the Sutton and Summersville dams unless given 1 million dollars. A letter to Governor Arch Moore demanded payment and outlined delivery steps. No explosives or damages occurred. Both defendants waived to the next grand jury term.
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Wallace Leroy Hess
Sheredith L. Hamrick
FBI
Sutton
Summersville
Arch A. Moore Jr
Skylab to attempt space walk to deploy power panel
Skylab 1 astronauts plan a space walk no earlier than Thursday to deploy a jammed solar power panel, aiming to boost electricity on the crippled station. Precision techniques are prepared for Charles Conrad Jr. Paul Weitz and Joseph Kerwin, with Conrad to decide who goes and how.
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Trucker dies in head on crash near Princeton
A 52 year old Bristol Virginia truck driver, James Henry Thompson, died instantly Monday in a head on crash on the turnpike near Princeton. Bennie Jones of Columbus Georgia, driving a Tom's Peanut Co. rig, was hospitalized for severe injuries. Troopers H W Lambert and W A Steffick led the investigation as wreckage was cleared.
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Cox Request To Delay Hearings Is Turned Down
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox asked to suspend televised Watergate hearings but the Senate Watergate committee rejected the bid. Four of seven panel members opposed the delay, while two Republicans wanted executive committee discussion. Cox said the hearings should not be called off, and officials noted no requirement to delay. The White House refused to provide logs of President Nixon’s conversations with John Dean and said logs are not subject to subpoena.
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Tennessee
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Florida
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Nixon
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April
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Washington Post
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L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Executive Branch
Eggs and Coffee Jump in Prices as Meat Crisis Looms
An Associated Press market basket survey shows eggs and coffee rising in price across multiple cities, with beef and ham product costs also higher. Governors warn of a possible meat crisis within two to three months due to boycotts, ceilings and weather.
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London
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Colombia
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Pickets Protest Black Lung Law Across West Virginia
Virginia Black Lung Association President Bill Bowman says protests target SSA interpretations of the 1972 amendments. He argues the law weighs overall worker factors beyond x rays and breath tests and seeks meetings with HEW officials to readdress eligibility criteria.
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Dee Wilson
Black Lung Associations
Social Security
West Virginia
Bluefield
Welch
Logan
Pikeville
Norton
Bill Bowman
Richlands
Virginia Black Lung Association
Social Security Administration
Bowman
The
Daily Telegraph
Marsh Backers To File Suit Protesting Regent's Action
Nine petitioners prepare to sue in the West Virginia Supreme Court to require the Board of Regents to rescind its May 3 action naming one president for Concord College and Bluefield State College. They allege the move bypasses legislative approval and usurps state constitutional authority.
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Bluefield State College
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Mercer County Schools
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West Virginia
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