Trio Pleads Innocent In West Virginia Pen Murder Case
Three inmates at the West Virginia Penitentiary pleaded innocent to conspiracy to murder in the March uprising that left Willy Hale dead. Jury trials set for Jarvis and Gillespie later this month and a July 5 trial for Vance. Hale’s body found in a damaged prison area.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia Penitentiary
Marshall County
Willy Lee Hale
Bobby Gene Jarvis
Gary Gillespie
Arnold Vance
Jarvis
Gillespie
Hale
Everett G. Cox
Vance
Mingo County
William Quilliams
Walden Keith Davis
Kanawha County
Nixon orders 60 day nationwide price freeze on retail goods
President Nixon announced a 60 day price freeze covering all retail prices including supermarkets and corner groceries. Wages are exempt. The freeze matches the June 18 maximum and applies across the marketing system with an exemption for raw agricultural products. Maurice H. Stans testified it was pure coincidence that campaign records were destroyed after the Watergate raid.
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Washington
Nixon
Maurice H. Stans
Inmate Pleads Innocent in Prisoner Murder Conspiracy
Three inmates at the West Virginia Penitentiary pleaded innocent to conspiracy to murder charges in the fatal stabbing during a March disturbance. The case comes as Mercer County will receive state funds for a proposed juvenile detention center and a training ground for authorities to develop a statewide juvenile delinquency program.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
Charleston
Mercer County
Jim Calfee
Arch Moore
Edwin
Bluefield Board incumbents gain boost in primary vote
Five incumbent Bluefield Board of Directors won renewed support in Tuesday’s primary as directors and five other nominees shift focus to the June general election. Wednesday night the board criticized the Mercer County Clerk’s office over how voter registration books are maintained for local elections.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Mercer County Clerk’s Office
Market dips as Nixon address looms on evening program
Wall Street slipped midweek with investors cautious ahead of President Nixon's televised economic address set for the evening. Traders awaited guidance and policy signals while keeping a wary eye on the broader market.
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Wall Street
Nixon
Nixon orders immediate 60 day price freeze across retail sector
President Nixon announced a nationwide hortatory price freeze for all retail goods except wages, effective during the June 18 period, with exemptions for raw agricultural products. The move aims to tighten controls, audit price hikes, and restore a freer market as Phase 4 unfolds.
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Nixon
Senate
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Agricul
Viet Nam Cease Fire Agreement Signed in Paris
In Paris a new Viet Nam cease fire accord was signed to strengthen the January peace deal and take effect Friday. US negotiator Henry Kissinger said peace in Indochina could be consolidated, with Le Duc Tho signing for North Vietnam and Saigon and Viet Cong representatives also agreeing.
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Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Washington
Indochina
Ples
North Vietnam
Politburo
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Saigon
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary
South Vietnam
Tho
Nguyen Lau Vien
Nguyen van Hieu
Nguyen Zuan Phong
Prater Changes Testimony Links Pass to Yablonski Kill Plot
Convicted killer William J. Prater admitted lying at his trial and testified that Albert E. Pass directed a plot to kill United Mine Workers insurgent Joseph Yablonski. Prater said the scheme involved $20,000 from union funds and three hired assassins, and he pleaded guilty to civil rights conspiracy.
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Erie
William J. Prater
Albert E. Pass
Prater
United Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
Yablonski
Joseph Yablonski
Richard Sprague
Albert Pass
Pass
UMW
LaFollette, Tenn
Middleboro
Tenn
Pennsylvania
International Executive Board
Tennessee
Primary turnout pins hopes on July 3 city election
City voters cast about 2 400 ballots in a 7 873 city primary as five incumbents led the tally. Mayor Edwin Elliott topped the vote with 1 447, followed by Allan Connolly 1 370 Angelo Monaco 1 346 Joe Walker 1 338 and Victor DeVault 1 228. Former board member Leland Carter and others trailed. All 10 nominees for the general election prepare to campaign.
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Jim Terry
Bluefield Board of Directors
City Board of Directors
Edwin Elliott
Allan Connolly
Angelo Monaco
Joe Walker
Victor DeVault
Leland Carter
DeVault
Rudolph Gearheart
Springdale Ave
Norfolk and Western Railway
Frank C. Davis
Walton Ave
Skylab Crew Remains In Good Health After 20 Days
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz mark 20 days in a 38 day mission in space. Doctors report two show weakened cardiovascular ability but overall excellent health and full workload capability amid ongoing medical studies and experiments.
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Kerwin
Weitz
W. Royce Hawkins
Johnson Space Center
Mercer Wins State Support for Juvenile Center Plan
Governor Arch Moore and Welfare Commissioner Edwin Flowers backed Mercer’s juvenile center offering training grounds for statewide delinquency programs. The plan, praised by Mercer leaders, would use Mercer as a model with state staff and technical aid, while construction and equipment would be funded by Mercer and available to nearby counties.
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Flowers
Mercer
Statehouse
Jerry White
White
Moore
William Jones
State Department of Welfare
Jones
Jerome Katz
Joe Coburn
Wilson Harvey
Andy Clark
Jim Caffee
Parkersburg
Katz
Stans Defends Destruction Of Nixon Campaign Records
In Washington AP report Mau rice H Stans testifies destruction of pre April 7 1972 campaign records was pure coincidence amid Watergate raid links He argues donor privacy and claims no connection to the break in Ervin presses for broader subpoena while Gurney contends fairness in questioning and calls for records from DNC and major party candidates.
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Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Democratic Committee
Edward J. Gurney
Gurney
Florida
Ervin
Stans
Hugh) Sloan
Miami
Bernard L. Barker
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
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Ervin-Gurney
Ging
Democratic Party
Watergate
Herbert Kalmbach
Sloan
Liddy
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