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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
2
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell B. Long of Louisiana said his panel will approve a revised Social Security Welfare bill and send it to the full Senate for a vote.
Claude E Vealey pleaded guilty to the murders of Joseph Yablonski his wife and daughter. He said payments came from a man he knew only as Tony. The case highlights the cold case link to a distant motive and a hidden conspirator.
Richmond Del. George P. Shafran, a wealthy Northern Virginia real estate executive, launches his campaign for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor. Widows and parents of Marshall University football players killed in the November 14 crash are denied permission to question witnesses at new government hearings.
An act granting civil service status to deputy sheriffs, effective July, has caused confusion in Mercer County and could put seven local deputies out of work. This page 4 item outlines the potential staffing impact and ongoing questions about eligibility.
Bargain hunting drives a steady Wall Street rally as prices cling to most gains. The Big Board trades run strong with a total volume of 12.64 million shares.
Claude E. Vealey a service station attendant and felon pleaded guilty to the 1969 murders of Joseph A. Yablonski his wife and daughter. He said a man named Tony paid him and two others 5200 dollars. The UMW said union president W A Tony Boyle had no connection to the killings. Vealey named Paul Gilly and Aubran Buddy Martin as accomplices and described the ambush in Clarksville Pennsylvania.
A confession by Claude Vealey, 27, a convicted felon, of the slayings of Joseph Yablonski, his wife and daughter about a decade ago is expected to complicate the United Mine Workers matter. Local miners say Yablonski warned of threats and suspect more defendants, linking the confession to wider union turmoil and indicating more people may be involved.
United Mine Workers of America disputes any link between its president Tony Boyle and the Yablonski killings. Edward L. Carey asserts there is no relationship to the “Tony” cited in confession in Washington Pennsylvania. Carey urges disclosure of the Tony’s identity or admission of unknowns by the state prosecutor.
The U S Court of Appeals allowed the Washington Post to resume publication of portions of a secret Pentagon study by Friday and the 2nd U S Circuit eased bans on The New York Times. The decisions set up a potential Supreme Court ruling on whether the papers may publish Vietnam documents. Nixon said Congress could see the material on a top secret basis. The Globe and Chicago Sun-Times faced varying court orders as hearings continued.
President Nixon will submit the 47 volume Pentagon study on U S involvement in Vietnam to Congress while keeping the documents top secret. Officials say disclosure would distort the report and Congress may review them behind closed doors amid FOIA court actions and security concerns.
The Senate voted 65 to 27 to limit debate on a bill extending the draft. Antiw ar senators threaten to block final action if the Mansfield amendment calling for nine month withdrawal from Indochina and all prisoners freed is not dealt with in conference. House leaders oppose restrictions on Indochina policy and expect the president to sign the measure despite the amendment.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that Communist media profess sorrow and outrage over the Pentagon papers but struggle to explain how the episode occurred. Moscow and Havana suggest the U S press is free as propaganda claims deny freedom, while Soviet commentary sees a sharp US political struggle at the top of the power pyramid.
The House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill to grant benefits to orphans of miners who died of black lung disease. Currently surviving children receive no benefits when both parents are deceased. Rep. Carl D Perkins of Kentucky introduced the measure and chairs the committee.
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