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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1975
Page
1
Sanitation officer Silcox leads a crackdown on illegal dumping in Tazewell County Virginia. Over the past year he issued 50 warrants, 33 cases tried with fines, and notes dumpers are fined beyond curbside service costs. He patrols 80 miles daily, up to 3000 miles monthly, amid a countywide landfill shift.
The National Assembly in Hanoi calls for Hanoi to be the capital of a unified Vietnam. The report notes Hanoi controls key South Vietnamese decisions and stresses new efforts to meet duties toward Saigon. Cambodian and Thai signals touch on language, culture, and U.S. troop withdrawals.
Two passenger trains on the Munich Bad Toelz line collided head on near Munich killing at least 25 and injuring about 50. Rescue teams worked under floodlights to free victims as officials noted it was the worst postwar rail disaster in West Germany.
The House faces a pivotal week with a Democratic energy bill boosting gasoline taxes and a plan to expand staff aides. A Senate election contest in New Hampshire and Hathaway’s Interior nomination are on the agenda, along with a vote to override Ford’s veto on strip mining and potential debt ceiling hikes.
Deputy Quarles cites EPA figures showing surface mining restrictions could trim coal output by about 89.6 million tons per year, mid range of Interior estimates. Ford vetoed the bill. House vote awaited on provisions that could close or slow small mines and cut coal by up to 162 million tons the first year.
Dr Elizabeth Blatt of Lewisburg has been named acting dean of public affairs at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. A Goucher and Vassar graduate, she previously served as associate dean.
Eight families near Berry Branch in Helen West Virginia face relocation after a slag pile near Western Gas Corporation risks their homes. Chessie System offered $2,000 per house, later raised to $10,000 plus $500 relocation. Residents seek more time and fair value as they fear displacement.
New York doctors withhold services for a week to press changes to malpractice insurance reform. California physicians resume work after a month of stoppages, warning of another walkout in September. Bucks County Pennsylvania doctors limit to emergencies and prescheduled surgeries over rising premiums. West Virginia reports rising costs but not as high as California or New York, with some hospitals increasing room rates to cover expenses.
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