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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1972

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Pilot Group Says Strike Is Still On

ALPA asserts a one day international strike for fighter security remains on for Monday despite a court injunction against U S participation. The group expects pilots and attendants worldwide to join and maintain the action.

Washington Air Line Pilots Association U. S ALPA Warren E. Burger United States John J. O’donnell Burger Circuit Court of Appeals District of Columbia International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations

DoJ Probes Conditions at West Virginia Penitentiary

State authorities note a Department of Justice inquiry into the century old West Virginia Penitentiary. Page 16.

Moundsville Department of Justice West Virginia Penitentiary

Allies Press Into Quang Tri Amid Fierce Fortified Defenses

Nearly 3,000 South Vietnamese marines led a third advance into enemy-held Quang Tri Province, pushing three miles north of My Chanh amid heavy fortifications. The push follows a 6,000-round naval bombardment and 300 tons of air strikes east of Highway 1. One U S light helicopter was shot down. no American casualties reported.

Saigon Quang Tri Province My Chanh Quang Tri Hue South Vietnam U.S. 7Th Fleet Highway 1 U.S Hanoi North Vietnam Nikolai Podgorny Podgorny Hanoi-Haiphong U.S. Command Air Force Navy Marine 17Th Parallel 20Th Parallel Dmz

118 Die As BEA Train Plane Crashes Near Windsor

A BEA Trident jetliner crashed in drizzle near Windsor Castle and Staines, killing 118 aboard. The aircraft split on impact. witnesses recalled the craft dropped like a stone and debris scattered along a highway. A baby and a child survived briefly but died of injuries.

London Heathrow Britain British European Airways Trident Brussels Windsor Castle Staines BEA Henry Marking South Wales Queen Elizabeth II Edward Heath

Kremlin Backs Peace Talks After Hanoi Mission

Soviet President Podgorny predicted resumption of stalled Paris peace talks and pledged Kremlin efforts for de escalation of the Vietnam war. He spoke in Calcutta en route home from Hanoi after a three day visit. Xuan Thuy and Le Duc Tho were mentioned in related diplomacy as Kissinger prepared for talks in Beijing.

Calcutta India Nikolai V. Podgorny Hanoi Paris Kremlin Soviet Union Podgorny United States U.S Xuan Thuy le Duc Tho Chou En-Lai China Peking Tho

Agnes Drives Many From Homes

A Florida Panhandle evacuation was urged as Category hurricane Agnes neared with winds up to 100 mph. Tornadoes killed one and injured 35. 700 to 800 residents were evacuated in Port St. Joe while La Belle reported deaths and injuries from a tornado. Nixon stayed at Key Biscayne as authorities warned of potential inland move to Marianna. The hurricane watch extended along the northwest coast toward Cedar Key and Pensacola.

Gulf of Mexico Florida Caribbean Sea Cuba South Florida Miami Florida Panhandle Panama City Fla National Hurricane Center Panhandle la Belle Port St. Joe Richard Lancaster Marianna Hurricane Center Agnes Apalachicola Nixon Key Biscayne Grand Cay Island Bahamas Cedar Key Pensacola Fort Myers Clearwater St. Petersburg-Tampa Key West

Devlin Urges IRA Cease Fire in Northern Ireland

Belfast AP Bernadette Devlin urged the Provisional IRA to pause shooting and bombing for seven days while she suggested a truce could let the group present its demands to William Whitelaw. The appeal followed a fatal booby trap bombing near Lurgan that killed two soldiers and injured three.

Bernadette Devlin Irish Republican Army Northern Ireland Belfast Lurgan County Armagh Ulster Miss Devlin IRA William Whitelaw Britain Sible Dublin Londonderry Provisional David O’connell Provisional Ira Sean Mac Stiofain O’connell British Broadcasting Corporation

Thief Steals Cash From Bluefield Church Office

A thief entered the Church of the Nazarene on Bluefield Avenue Sunday afternoon and escaped with a money bag containing 104.74 from the desk. The pastor reported discovering the theft around 4 p.m. and an additional 188.60 in the church was untouched. No arrests were made by nightfall.

Bluefield Church of the Nazarene Bluefield Avenue Franklin Goff C. L. Honaker

Congress Eyes Rural Reawakening Plan

Congress weighs multi countrywide program to revive rural America from Sleepy Eye Minnesota to Countryside USA. Officials push funding to spur farm economy and rural living while curbing urban migration. plan blends House and Senate versions with a dispute over preserving existing industrial towns. A revenue sharing proposal for 500 million dollars yearly was rejected.

Washington Congress America Sleepy Eye Minn Charlie Scruggs Countryside USA Senate

Wallace Mobility Is Likely Paralyzed After Surgery

Alabama Governor George C. Wallace remains paralyzed from the hips after surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his spinal canal. Neurosurgeon Dr. Stacey Rollins said a six to 18 month period will reveal if Wallace can walk without aids, with less than a 50 50 chance of normal walking. The 12 hour operation at Holy Cross Hospital followed the May 15 shooting in Laurel Maryland.

Silver Spring Alabama George C. Wallace Wallace Laurel Stacey Rollins Rollins Holy Cross Hospital

Five held in break-in tied to Nixon campaign security

One of five men arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee offices is James W. McCord Jr. of Rockville Maryland, listed as security coordinator for the Nixon re election committee. McCord described as a retired CIA agent and private security operator. The group allegedly plotted to bug the party headquarters. McCord remained on the campaign payroll through May 31. Democratic and Republican leaders called for FBI investigations and severing ties if involved. Police report the men wore rubber gloves.

Washington Democratic National Committee Nixon Associated Press James W. McCord Jr Rockville, Md Rockville McCord CIA Democratic Party Nixon Committee Mitchell Lawrence F. O’brien FBI Robert J. Dole R-Kan Republican National Committee GOP Committee

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An Loc Oiurfield Moscow North Vietnamese Mexico Honduras Nick Fortunas Fortunas Robert Simpson Florida Pandhandle Devlin Scruggs Coutryside Southwest Progressive Farmer Los Angeles Atty John N. Mitchell Bernard L. Barker Eugenio R. Martinez Frank Sturgis Virgilio R. Gonzales New York City Miami, Fla
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