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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1969
Page
2
Washington AP reports a House panel postponed the surtax extension vote to July amid opposition and talks of revisions. Nixon seeks a 10 percent surtax through year end and a 5 percent surcharge for six more months. Democratic doubts grow as Republicans back extended action.
The FAA says new screening targets are cut to under one percent of travelers and weapon detection devices show high sensitivity and discrimination. A hijacker behavioral profile, drawn from FBI and police data, offers a distinct set of behavioral characteristics guiding future measures.
North Vietnamese artillery and mortars pounded Ben Het camp in the central highlands as a convoy broke through to deliver ammunition. The 42nd South Vietnamese Regiment moved in to ease pressure on the besieged base, while reports said daily shelling could exceed 60 rounds. casualties among civilians and defenders were acknowledged but not fully counted.
Washington AP Pensions for 70 000 soft coal miners rose from 115 to 150 a month effective Aug 1 Trustees of the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund approved the increase at a special meeting Boyles named Monday as fund chief executive and as a trustee The fund is financed by a 40 cent per ton royalty on coal mined by union operations Last year the fund paid 96 million in pensions and death benefits Boyle urged a full review of all fund benefits and program details based on field rallies in West Virginia Pennsylvania and Illinois.
AEC says May 11 blaze at Rocky Flats Colorado halted plutonium handling for rest of 1969. Production of newer hydrogen warhead families and ballistic missile components faces schedule setback up to a year, with shift to Hanford and Los Alamos possible for ABM test warheads. One firefighter exposed to radiation, treated and returned to work.
The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that cities must levy property taxes to cover the full estimated operating expenses of police and fire pension funds plus a 10 percent reserve. The ruling blocks reducing levies by payroll tax receipts and arrest fees, aligning with practices in Charleston Huntington Wheeling Grafton Princeton.
Dutch health officials say a chloride carbonate insecticide likely killed millions of Rhine fish and forced water restrictions in the Netherlands. West German stations await confirmation while emergency measures and poison detectors are deployed along an 185 mile stretch.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports May CPI up 0.3 percent, the smallest rise since January, yet officials warn there is no downward trend and higher price pressures remain. If current rates hold, living costs may rise over 5 percent this year, with Nixon era inflation cited. The index reaches 126.8, equating to $12.68 for typical family goods and services.
An examination shows City Attorney Edmund D. Wells Jr has received over 12,400 in addition to his 4,200 annual salary for work since October 1965, bringing total compensation above 24,000. The mayor and board question the elevated legal costs, while Lilly and prior officials note past practices. A state study finds the arrangement legal, though historically unusual.
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