Truck Driver Killed in Mountain Crash Near Rocky Gap Virginia
Bluefield man Michael Thomas Starling aged 23 died Friday after his tractor-trailer struck a pickup and plunged over East River Mountain embankment about 1:30 pm north of Rocky Gap. Joe Thompson of Frankfort Ky. was treated for minor injuries. Two passengers in the pickup were uninjured. No charges were filed. Starling’s body is at Newberry Funeral Home Bland Va awaiting arrangements.
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Michael Thomas Starling
Bluefield Avenue
Rocky Gap
Joe Thomas Thompson
Frankfort
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Starling
Thompson
Bluefield Sanitarium
William Lovell
Barbara Tooth Starling
Spring Grove
Michele
Joseph Eugene
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Air Force withholds documents before Proxmire hearing
Air Force orders civilian employee to withhold documents on defense waste shortly before he was to testify to Senator Proxmire’s subcommittee. Fitzgerald says Pentagon blocking costs and favors big contractors. five defense firms also refuse to testify, prompting calls for transparency.
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Capitol Hill
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Wisconsin
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Proxmire
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Woman Wins Back Pay From Air Force Over Transfer
An Ohio woman, Dorothy B. Louks, awarded $100,935.24 by the U.S. Court of Claims after alleging persecution by the Air Force for testifying in 1952 Senate investigations. The award covers back pay from 1953 to 1968, with the court ruling the firing was arbitrary and not supported by substantial evidence. Louks had refused a transfer from Wright Patterson AFB to Memphis Depot.
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Ohio
U.S. Air Force
Senate
U.S. Court of Claims
Dorothy B. Louks
Air Force
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force Depot
Memphis
Tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Daniel backs US flag on moon after Apollo 11
Rep W C Daniel and others seek a sense of Congress amendment to NASA funding forcing only the United States flag on the moon during Apollo 11 landing. The amendment passed by voice vote but awaits the President's final decision. Daniel calls the idea of other flags on the lunar surface ridiculous.
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W. C. Daniel
D-Va
Congress
Space Administration
United States
Daniel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
No Sign Of Breakthrough In Beer Strike
Milwaukee workers and Anheuser Busch strikes show no end as summer nears. About 15000 idled workers cause millions in lost profits and wages. Eight popular brands halted. stockpiles deplete. Earlier, Houston plant shut, Jacksonville plant 200 workers struck over an initial contract.
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St. Louis
Anheuser- Busch
Houston
Jacksonville
Fla
Coal Firm Will Lower Level Of Dust In Mine
Eastern Associated Coal Corp, the sixth largest coal producer, says it has begun a program to reduce coal dust in its mines to 4.5 milligrams. El Goldston, president of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, announced the plan in a Charleston Rotary Club address.
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Congress
el Goldston
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Eastern
Charleston Rotary Club
Women First To Get War College Diplomas
Shirley R. Heinze and Frances V. Chaffin become the first two women officers to graduate from the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks. Both lieutenants colonel in the Women's Army Corps say the course treated them like the men, with jokes the only concession, among 224 male peers and 9 civilian students in the 10 month program.
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Carlisle, Pa
U.S. Army War College
Shirley R. Heinze
Frances V. Chaffin
Women's Army Corps
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Air Force
Navy
Carlisle Barracks
16000 GIs Slated For Viet Departure
Saigon AP reports the withdrawal of 16000 U S troops from South Vietnam begins with 9000 from the Mekong Delta and 7000 Marines in the north. The 9th Infantry Division battalion departs by air before mid July, with two of its three brigades leaving the delta by August end. Marines face confusion over which unit departs, while a regimental landing team from the 3rd Marine Division is unclear.
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Honolulu
Public hearing set on N and W Powhatan Arrow discontinuance
Congressman James Kee announced ICC hearings on the Norfolk and Western Railway plan to end the Powhatan Arrow service between Norfolk and Cincinnati. Hearings are scheduled for July 21 in Bluefield and July 22 in Williamson. The order to discontinue was initially granted May 8, reversed May 23 after protests.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk
Cincinnati
Federal Building
Kee
ICC
N&w
Henry E. Howell Jr
Jerry F. Laughlin
U S Steel Faces Antitrust Suit Over Reciprocal Deals
The Justice Department filed a civil suit in U S District Court charging U S Steel Corp with attempting to monopolize sales of steel and steel products through reciprocal purchase agreements. A consent judgment would bar such arrangements for 10 years. U S Steel did not contest the charges and would comply.
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Justice Department
U.S. District Court
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Washington
Viet Pullout May Spearhead Global Reduction
The Pentagon plans inactivation of a 900 man battalion from the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam by mid July. The move signals a broader cut in the U S military establishment tied to Vietnam withdrawals and budget pressures. An estimated $9 million annual saving is possible from this unit alone.
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Pentagon
9Th Infantry Division
United States
Blind graduate overcomes diabetes to earn degree in San Diego
Byron Hemple, 56, who became blind after 22 years with diabetes, earned a college degree after decades of work. He balanced studies with a family in Spring Valley while his wife supported him. he plans to seek work with the new qualification and hopes to help others.
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San Diego State College
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