Jailer Lets Inmate Escape By Mistaken Identity
A 35 year old Bluefield man, Mullins, walked out of Mercer County Jail in Princeton on a misidentified release. Jail staff confused Mullins for inmate Mike Dudley of Tennessee, who was due for release. FBI and state police joined a large search with no clues.
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Jim Terry
Bluefield
Mercer County
Princeton
Dwayne Earnest
Earskin
Mullins
Fourth St
Anin Earnest
Michael Forbes
Earnest
Mike Dudley
Tennessee
Dudley
Forbes
Nest
Det
FBI
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Mediator Steps Into Rail Talks as Strike Deadline Looms
Washington report says mediator William L. Ryker urged both sides back to the bargaining table with a midnight Sunday strike deadline. Union president C L Dennis warned the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks would strike at 12 01 a.m. Monday unless management offers meaningful talks. Dempsey of the rail industry called the session distant and said no settlement unless the union moves from its position. Dennis said the agreement did not meet his 117 000 members in ticket offices and operations.
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C. L. Dennis
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
William H. Dempsey
Dempsey
Dennis
Locals Hope to Avert Nationwide Rail Clerks Strike
In Pocahontas Division of Norfolk & Western railway, union and management seek a deal to avoid a scheduled Sunday strike by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. Bluefield’s John L. Manetta says talks may avert action. Roanoke officials warn a shutdown if no agreement. N&W notes about 80 percent of workers are union members and would not cross picket lines. mediators report ongoing bargaining efforts with Union President C L Dennis and management.
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Jim Gilberth
Norfolk & Western Railway
Pocahontas
Brotherhood of Railway and
John L. Manetta
Bluefield
N&w
Roanoke
Manetta
Washington
C. L. Dennis
Dennis
Energy Tax Bill Passed Ends Republican Pushback in House
The House approved the energy bill after rejecting Rep. Conable’s bid to return it to committees. The measure abandons higher gasoline taxes and gas guzzler taxes in favor of penalties to enforce fuel economy, flexible oil import quotas, and new oil duties. It also creates an energy trust fund, targets tax cuts for efficiency, and promotes alternative energy research.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
United States
Barber B. Conable
R-N.y
Conable
Ford
Kennedy kin's widow wins $1 million insurance hit
Pamela Kelley paralyzed after a vehicle driven by a Kennedy relative overturned, receiving a $1 million life insurance settlement.
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Boston
Pamela Kelley
Robert F. Kennedy
CIA Chief Says He Rejected Assassination Plans
CIA Director William E. Colby testified that foreigners proposed assassinations and U S government workers discussed them, but he rejected each idea. He declined to name targets or details, saying it harms the country’s reputation to elaborate. Colby spoke amid the Rockefeller Commission findings and possible further scrutiny.
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Washington
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Colby
America
CIA
Colmedia
Presidential Commission
Rockefeller Commission
West Virginia Day Marked On 112th Birthday
The state observes West Virginia Day as its 112th birthday with state offices closed. Lincoln approved statehood January 1, 1863, Congress passed it April 20, 1863, and it took effect 60 days later. The legislature set June 20 as the holiday in 1927.
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Abraham Lincoln
Congress
West Virginia
Government vows no gasoline shortage this summer
The Federal Energy Administration and analysts clash over a looming supply gap. Despite crude oil above last year’s levels, stockpiles run about 12 percent lower, and gasoline output slipped while some firms boost refinery runs. FEA expects demand near 1974 levels. officials warn against manipulation and pledge government steps to avert shortages.
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Associated Press
Federal Energy Administration
American Petroleum Institute
FEA
Oye
Federal Energy
Frank Zarb
Washington
Ashland Oil Plans Mandatory Gasoline Allocations
Ashland Oil's petroleum division resumes mandatory allotments to service stations amid potential summer shortages. By July wholesale customers will receive 100 percent of July purchases, with allocations enforced to ensure fair treatment as supply tightens.
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Ashland, Ky
Ash Oil, Inc
Ashland
Upper Midwest
Georgia
Carolinas
Battelle Sulfur Removal Process Cuts Coal Costs
Scientists at Battelle Institute in Columbus have developed a hydrothermal process to remove sulfur from high sulfur coal reducing pyritic and organic sulfur by up to 70 percent. The method aims to make Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal more economical and environmentally acceptable for utilities and industry.
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Columbus, Ohio
Batemoria! Institute
Sherwood L. Fawcett
Fawcett
Battelle
Edger P. S
Columbus Labora’ Fawcett
Stambaugh
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alabama Man Killed in Virginia Two-Vehicle Crash
A 19-year-old Alabama man, Michael L. Garner of Birmingham, was killed when his pickup collided with a coal truck driven by William A. Allen, 49, near State Route 758 in Abbs Vee. Garner died at the scene after being pinned and later transported to Tazewell Community Hospital. Allen was uninjured.
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Tanya Williams
Alabama
Abbs Vee
Michael L. Garner
Birmingham
Ala
Garner
Pocahontas Fuel Company
William A. Allen
Falls Mills
Allen
Laurel Creek
Clovis Cox
Bluefield
Tazewell Community Hospital
Joe Johnson
H. S. Caudill
Wyoming Wreck Kills Two Men in Early Morning Crash
Police identified victims William Colbird aged 27 and Kenneth Allen Moran aged 20, both of Bud, after a car driven by Colbird lost control on State Rt. 10 north of Police. The vehicle crossed a creek and struck a bridge abutment. both men died at the scene. Morning County Department investigated.
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Wyoming County
State Rt
William Colbird
Kenneth Allen Moran
Bud
Colbird
Morning County Department
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Dave Warden
Sheriff
John I
Jack) Scott
Lizzie Arms
San Anselmo
Calif
Lizzie
NEA
Hechler
D-W. Va
House of Representatives
Panama City
Fla
Logan Man
Gulf of Mexico
S.cpo
Lowell Burwell
Norfolk
United Methodists
Virginia
Tor
Ashland Oil Plans
Abbs Valley
Wyoming
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