U S Ambassador and Aide Killed in Beirut Crossing
U S ambassador Francis F. Meloy Jr and his economic counselor Robert O. Waring, plus their Lebanese driver, were shot to death while crossing Beirut’s front line to meet president-elect Elias Sarkis. Ford called it an assassination and vowed to pursue peace efforts with continued U S support and resources.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Elias Sarkis
Ford
Sarkis
American University Hospital
State Department
Robert Funseth
Washington
White House
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Groundbreaking Monday For Bluefield City Hospital Event
Groundbreaking ceremonies for Bluefield’s $18 million community hospital begin Monday at 2 p.m. at Bluefield City Auditorium. Gov Arch Moore Jr Dr Harry A Stansbury and Bluefield officials will attend with hospital design firm American Medicorp Inc. handling construction and future management. The site lies in the Cherry Street Stadium triangle.
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Jim Terry
Bluefield
Ned Shott
Bluefield Hospital
Arch Moore Jr
Harry A. Stansbury
Comprehensive Health Planning
Bluefield City Auditorium
Shott
Moore
Edwin Elliott
Joseph F. Haskins
David D. Karr
American Medicorp Inc
Bala Cynwyd
Cherry Street
Evacuation follows deadly pool supply fire in Van Nuys
A chlorine compound fire at Pool Brite Manufacturing Co. in Van Nuys sent at least 57 people to hospitals and forced 5000 residents to evacuate. Firefighters used oxygen and dry chemicals to extinguish the blaze as authorities investigated the cause. The Red Cross opened evacuation centers while emergency rooms treated minor respiratory injuries.
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van Nuys
Calif
San Fernando Valley
Pool Brite Manufacturing
Sheriffs Prepare to Sell Tags Across West Virginia
West Virginia sheriffs from 53 of 55 counties attend a DMV briefing on July 1 start for issuing automobile and motorcycle license renewals at the county level. Some officials question whether the new law makes sheriff services mandatory or optional, with Monongalia County Commissioner Richard E Davies leading a repeal push by the County Commissioners State Association.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Morgantown
County Commissioners State Association
Monongalia County
Richard E. Davies
Davies
Huntington
Arch A. Moore Jr
Rest areas on I 77 in Bland County delayed completion
The Bland County rest stops on I 77 face a protracted delay as comfort stations remain unfinished and barricades stay in place. The notice appears among a local page of the Telegraph with other briefs and editorials.
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Bland County
Flooding Kills 6 In Houston
Six people died and hundreds were evacuated after more than 13 inches of rain in about 13 hours. A 22 month old drowned as bayous overflowed, and damages included 2 million at Hermann Hospital and up to 400000 in museum art. The Astros game with the Pirates was postponed.
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Los Angeles
Standard Oil Co
Houston
John Self
Hermann Hospital
Astrodome
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hechler to Seek Reelection as Write-In Candidate
Rep. Ken Hechler of West Virginia announces plans to run a write-in campaign for re election to the House against Nick Joe Rahall and Steve Goodman. Hechler vows an aggressive campaign and says he will seek campaign funds, though previously funded by personal money. Hechler notes 18 years in office and rules out a Senate bid in 1978. Rahall said the incumbent decision prompted Hechler to run.
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Washington
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
Nick Joe Rahall
Beckley
Steve Goodman
Huntington
House of Representatives
Hechler
U. S. Senate
Raleigh
Mercer
Wyoming
Goodman
Bluefield
Rahal
Rahall
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Republican State Executive Committee
Goodman Sees Three Way Race Help for Third District Bid
Steve Goodman of Huntington, the Republican nominee for West Virginia s Fourth District, says Rep. Ken Hechler s return as a write in candidate creates a three way contest with Nick Rahall II. Hechler s entry could attract Democratic votes and change the odds in November.
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Steve Goodman
Huntington
House of Representatives
Rep
Ken Hechler
Senators Debate Farm Outhouse Rules and Federal Oversight
The Senate Agriculture Committee called hearings on proposed OSHA toilet standards for farm fields, deeming them unworkable. Critics in farm states attacked federal mandates while OSHA officials were urged to testify and demonstrate on actual farms.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Talmadge
Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Clark
Robert Dole Offee
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Yasir Arafat
WAFA
Francis E. Meloy Jr
City Hospital
Lambert
American Medicorp
Medicorp Developers Inc
Henderson, Few and Co
Atlanta
Mary Locklear
Dallas
Tex
Mary
Billy
Glenwood Park
Apal
Tazewell County
County Supervisors
Farm Report
Giles County
Gorem
Ceee
Eee
Heartline Mortog
Society
Servicemen Sports
Labor Department
California
Dick Clark
Lowa
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