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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
1
Inmates on Death Row at the Virginia Penitentiary pass time after lunch with some playing cards watching television and joking while two men finish washing dishes. This snapshot from Thursday highlights daily life inside the facility.
Mercer County records show thirteen May primary candidates from both parties failed to file required post-election campaign expenditure reports in the county clerk’s office.
President Nixon broadened price controls to fresh fruits vegetables eggs and seafood after the first sale by the producer. The move shifts pressure to margins and markups at wholesale and retail levels while not expanding controls to farms.
A 20000 man South Vietnamese task force pushing toward Quang Tri Province faced moderate resistance on day two. Government officers and U.S. advisers remained optimistic as over 160 North Vietnamese were reported killed in two days. South Vietnamese Marines and paratroopers advanced, retaking Hai Lang and Hai Xuan with minimal resistance in spots, while equipment losses on the North Vietnamese side grew.
Martin J. held on 100000 bond in Detroit charged with last week's 502500 hijacking of an American Airlines Boeing 727. Authorities probed whether McNally, 28, was stopped by Peru police chief Richard Blair night of the jump over Indiana. Blair identified a man questioned as Patrick McNally, while FBI said McNally carried ID at arrest.
President Nixon said the United States would return to the Paris peace talks with no pre conditions in two weeks. He asserted serious negotiations could end the Vietnam War and pledged to keep bombing and mining to maintain leverage.
SDH official Jim Terry outlined July start for right of way acquisitions on the I-77 connector from East River Mountain Tunnel to Bluefield. A contract for the connector may be let by November with a $2.18 million access road, while Corridor Q Bluefield by pass is estimated at $6.8 million and not likely to start for two years. A public hearing is scheduled for July 11 at 7 30 p m at Appalachian Power Co auditorium in Bluefield.
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, rules the death penalty illegal as generally applied, overturning many sentences and states' laws. The ruling suggests possible new constitutional schemes but requires uniform application. Also a second 5 to 4 ruling allows grand jury testimony from aides of members of Congress. Newsmen face no constitutional privilege in grand jury questions. Justice White writes for the majority, joined by Nixon appointees.
Senator George McGovern vows not to back the Democratic ticket if his pursuit is blocked after the Credentials Committee halves his California delegates. Humphrey and Muskie allies see gains as the convention decision looms. McGovern fears a first ballot loss if upheld.
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