Information and city questions answered in Bluefield tele-tab
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph shares reader inquiries answered by local officials. Topics include Headstart for 105 children across seven sites, parking 10 feet from private driveways, blocking enforcement, garden damage liability by parents, embalming rules, the T in Spiro Agnew, state tax refund interest, contacting the governor, teen driver education age, and ownership of a Bluefield Avenue apartment complex funded by FHA with East River Development Corp. participation.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A. Joe Hatfield
County Economic Opportunity Corporation
the Telegraph
Bluefield Community Action Organization
Viet Cong Launch Major Offensive Near Phnom Penh
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces intensified attacks north and west of Phnom Penh on Saturday. Siem Reap, Kompong Cham, and Kompong Speu faced strong enemy pressure as Cambodian forces blunted the assault at Siem Reap and contested the airport two miles northwest.
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Phnom Penh
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Ky says Vietnam will aid Cambodia on request
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky declared Vietnam has no territorial aims in Cambodia and will help at Pnom Penh's request. He hailed the US Vietnam drive into Cambodia as a victory, pledged to provide arms if available, and said cooperation would continue to defend Cambodia against the North Vietnamese.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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Norodom Sihanouk
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Washington
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Lon Nol
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Not Enough Power To Go Around
Eastern half of the nation faces summer power shortages as officials warn of brownouts and possible scattered blackouts. Utilities plan voluntary air conditioner conservation, with agencies in the PJM Pool ordering letters to consumers by July 1.
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Maryland
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Finch Replaced as HEW Secretary in White House Counsel Shift
President Nixon moves Robert H. Finch from the Health Education and Welfare post to senior presidential counselor. Elliot Richardson named to lead HEW, returning to a government post under Ike. Finch, 44, will advise on domestic and foreign policy while taking a pay drop and losing some visibility.
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Senate
Daniel P. Moynihan
Bryce N. Harlow
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Bob” Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Domestic Affairs Council
Florida
Robert H. Finch
Elliot Richardson
Solons Say Cambodia Needs Strong Military Aid
Two Senate Foreign Relations staffers after a six day Cambodia tour report Lon Nol’s government requires sizable military and economic aid to withstand Communist pressures. They warn foreign troops may be needed and note Cambodia’s war is now inextricably linked to Vietnam enlarging the conflict's geographic scope.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Eco
James G. Lowenstein
Richard M. Moose
Southeast Asia
U.S
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Bluefield Woman Shot To Death At Home
A 21-year-old Bluefield woman, Diane Gail Gregory, died on arrival at a local hospital after a shooting at her home near Mercer County Airport Road. Her husband Charles Gregory, 26, was questioned as authorities investigated the incident and had not filed charges by midnight Saturday.
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Mercer County
Diane Gail Gregory
Charles Gregory
Bull Tail Hollow
Airport Road
Telegraph lists 4060 area seniors to receive diplomas
Elana Romeo covers graduations by county on back page as 4060+ area seniors prepare to end the school year. Four Tazewell towns vote for new municipal officers while June 16 discussions on three highway projects in Tazewell are slated in section 2. Other features appear on the back page.
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Elana Romeo
Telegraph
Tazewell
Toll in Peru Earthquake Climbs as Relief Reaches Huaylas Canyon
United States aid rises to 11 million with 14 US helicopter squadron ships due to arrive. Officials estimate 30,000 to 50,000 dead and 60,000 homeless, as Chimbote and Huaraz struggle with exposure, hunger, and disease while doctors work in the surviving Huaraz hospital.
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Peru
Huaylas Canyon
U.S
Guam
United States
U.N
South America
Chimbote
Huaraz
Ancash
Rats 1 Grundy 0 Landfill Backfires
The town of Grundy resumes dumping at the old Hoot Owl dump to feed a large rat population after a May 11 shutdown. Virginia health officials plan an extermination campaign June 16, with guidance urging daily use of D Con until then.
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Virginia Department of Public Health
William James
Hoot Owl-Poplar Creek
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