Bluefield Information Desk Answers Local Questions
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Editor fielded queries from readers on topics including leash laws, TV signal issues, hospital work hours, Princeton government petitions, church history, major earthquakes, Pearl Harbor survivors, speed enforcement on State Route 12, and a search for a song lyric writer. Answers explain city dog control, FCC carriage rules, census-based hours, petition trends, church origins, earthquake history, survivor organizations, and local policing practices.
Parachute Hijacker Sought After Airline Horror
A novice hijacker who parachuted from a Boeing 727 with 502000 dollars in ransom was pursued across Indiana after a St Louis switch. FBI and state police hunted on ground air and water with reports of clothing near an exit ramp and possible entry into the Mississinewa Reservoir.
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Peru
Ind
Indiana
FBI
American Airlines
St. Louis
Chicago
Airlines
Mississinewa
Wabash River
Liberty and responsibility for 18 year olds explored
Inside staff writer Tanya Williams interviews five 18 year olds to gauge attitudes toward adulthood and its duties. Bureau Chief Jim Gilreath covers the Princeton City employee walkout ending and resumption of garbage collection. Governors Arch Moore and Linwood Holton will officially open Big Walker Mountain Tunnel on Thursday. Additional features cover Giles County Tazewell County and local notices.
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Tanya Williams
Tanya
Jim Gilreath
Princeton
Big Walker Mountain Tunnel
Arch Moore
Linwood Holton
Daily Telegraph
Deaths and Flood Damage Rise as Agnes Ravages East
Debris filled rivers cresting at peak levels in eight eastern states as more bodies were found and 100 communities faced flood threats. President Nixon toured the devastation calling the area a disaster as helicopters plucked survivors from rooftops and officials warned of ongoing danger from smoke and gas leaks after Tropical Storm Agnes.
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Associated Press
Ohio River Flood Forces Evacuations Across States
The Ohio River rose to 47 feet in Wheeling and flooded downtown areas and Wheeling Island while Wellsburg and New Martinsville evacuated hundreds. Debris and destruction spread as Virginia and Pennsylvania faced widespread damage. fears of more loss persisted as rivers receded.
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Roger Petterson
Wheeling
W. Va
National Weather Service
NWS
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Wheeling Island
West Virginia
Brooke County
Wellsburg
New Martinsville
New Faces and Powers Shake Up Democratic Convention
The article notes a shift from backroom deal making to reform driven delegate selection for the Miami convention. It highlights McGovern and Shirley Chisholm shaping new rules, a high share of first time delegates, and diverse, younger, and more female representation. Texas splits its delegation, fracturing old unit voting.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Miami
National Committee
Texas
Alabama
George C. Wallace
McGovern
Reds Release Partial List of Prisoners
The Pentagon said a list of 24 Air Force and Navy officers captured by North Vietnam since 1970 was provided to the U S embassy in Paris. Fifteen were previously listed as prisoners and nine as missing in action. Walter Sohier delivered the list on behalf of Sen Edward Kennedy.
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Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
U.S
Paris
Walter Sohier
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen. Kennedy
Sohier
Defense Department
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