Tough Strip Mine Bill Approved After Heated Argument In House
West Virginia House passes a get-tough-with-strip-mines bill 98 to 1 after leadership attempts to soften Senate provisions are rejected. The revolt, led by Dels. England and Goodwin, defeats 15 of 16 amendments, leaving only a clerical correction. The measure now goes back to the Senate for action.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Senate
Carmine J. Cann
Cann
Department of Natural Resources
H. Laban White
D Harrison
Thomas E. Myles
D-Fayette
Judiciary Committee
J. E
Ned) Watson
D Marion
Dels
J. Paul England
Wyoming
Thomas G. Goodwin
Boone
Watson
Judiciary
Del
Edward M. Payne
D-Raleigh
Wilfred L. Dickerson
D-Mcdowell
Bartley
Rivers Fall Back After Brief Fling
Floods in Wise County Virginia caused high water along the Powell River and James River. About 130 families were evacuated but many returned home in 20 degree weather as roads remained blocked and property damage estimates reached 450000 to 500000 dollars. TVA and Job Corps assistance aided cleanup while classes resumed in Buchanan.
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Big Stone Gap
Virginia
Powell River
Wise County
State Highway Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Coeburn
James River
Buchanan
Southwest Virginia flood damage tops six figures
Floods in Buchanan and Dickenson Counties cause about 573000 in losses with roads hit hardest at 150000 each. State Police estimate commercial damages around 155000 in Buchanan and 63900 in Dickenson. mining, roads, and bridges sustain losses while 60 Buchanan homes evacuate. Some towns escape major harm as Clinch River basement floods affect Raven and high water reaches the 1962 levels in the region.
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Virginia
Bluefield
Buchanan
Dickenson
N. B. Henry
Buchanan County
Dickenson County
Clintwood
Haysi
Tazewell
Russell
C. E. Chandler
West Virginia approves unanimous human rights measure
The House passed 98 to 0 a bill empowering the West Virginia Human Rights Commission to issue stop orders against employment and public accommodation discrimination and to seek court injunctions. The measure, with enforceable provisions for religion and national origin, moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Charleston
House
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Freeman Man Killed In One Vehicle Crash At Raysal
A 53 year old Freeman man Richard Y Vincent died after a Bartlett Tree Experts truck crashed on a slick Raysal highway between 8 and 9 am. Driver S L Kerr had no serious injuries. Vincent died at Welch Emergency Hospital at 5 30 pm. Funeral plans are pending at Graham Funeral Home Bluefield Virginia.
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Freeman
McDowell County
Richard Y. Vincent
Vincent
Bartlett Tree Experts
Bluefield
Bartlett Company
S. L. Kerr
Raysal
Kerr
Fanning Ambulance Service
Welch
Welch Emergency Hospital
Paul Taylor
Graham Funeral Home
U.S
Canberra
Keppler
Ingersoll
Hon En Island
Panhandle
Medicare Cost Pressures Spur Tax Debate in Congress
Congress faces funding strains as hospital costs rise. Wilbur Mills warns Medicare requires more tax revenue after AHA testimony at hearings on Johnson social security increases. AHA cites daily hospital costs averaging $57.93 next Sept with years of growth ahead due to wages and nursing shortages and complex care.
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Washington
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means
Arkansas Democrat
American Hospital Association
Johnson
AHA
William Mueller
Weather outlook for West Virginia through Monday
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts temperatures in West Virginia will run 2 to 8 degrees above normal through Monday. Daytime highs are expected mainly in the 50s and low 60s across the state.
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U. S
Rail Merger Savings Cited in ICC Filing
The Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio merger would save 36.1 million annually, with 15.1 million to consolidate systems. If approved, a 27,537 mile network across 20 states, DC, and two Canadian provinces would form from N and W, B and O lines and several subsidiaries.
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Washington
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
N&w
ICC
District of Columbia
Wabash
Nickel Plate Road
B&o
C&o
Western Maryland
Erie —Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Reading and
Central Railroad
New Jersey
West Virginia Seeks Federal Aid After Floods
West Virginians assess damage from flooding across the state as streams recede. The Ohio River threatens western towns with crests above flood stage, while floodwalls protect Huntington, Point Pleasant, and Parkersburg. Health officials dispatch typhoid vaccines to outbreak areas and urge boiling water. Governor Smith asks for federal disaster declaration.
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Ohio
Wheeling
Weather Bureau
Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
Huntington
Hulett Smith
Johnson
Weston
Glenville
Marlinton
Buckhannon
Logan
Matewan
State Health Department
Boone
Gilmer
Lewis
Upshur
Mingo
Pocahontas
Fairview Parents Press to Support Coaches and Probe Teachers
A Bluefield parent delegation will ask the Mercer County Board of Education in Princeton tonight to retain Fairview Junior High coaches John Hamlin and Frank Gibson and to investigate charges against other Fairview teachers. They will hand sealed envelopes with specific accusations and present mimeographed statements signed by Fairview patrons alleging abusive conduct, classroom absence, and derogatory remarks by certain teachers, without identifying individuals.
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Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Fairview
John Hamlin
Frank Gibson
Treaty foes clash as Senate weighs U S Soviet accord
In a sparsely attended Senate debate foes warn the agreement could prolong the Vietnam war while supporters push toward ratification. Senators Dodd Mundt Gore Morton frame the vote as a test of Congress and Cold War diplomacy with a two thirds majority needed for approval next week.
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Washington
Senate
Vietnam
Thomas J. Dodd
D. Conn
Johnson
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Congress
Mundt
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Stasin
Sun Satellite OSO 3 Cleared For Orbit
OSO 3 nicknamed the Sun shine Satellite launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket to study solar activity and protect astronauts from solar storms. The 640 pound observatory reached a near 250 mile Earth orbit with nine experiments including six telescopes and will monitor the 11 year solar cycle. Secretary Freeman witnessed the launch along with other government officials.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Orbiting Solar Observatory
OSO 3
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
U.S
Earth
OSO
Guerrilla Attacks Hit U S Infantry Camps in Delta
Viet Cong attacked two U S Army camps near the Mekong Delta, Dong Tam and Rach Kien, killing six Americans and wounding 25 with one missing and multiple Vietnamese casualties reported. The strikes occurred before dawn as U S forces bolster efforts to break a long delta stalemate.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Delta
Rice Bowl
U.S
Dong Tamp
My Tho River
Rach Kien
South Vietnam
Dong Tam
Logan Countian Dies In One Car Mishap
Syd ney H Wheatley 19 of Chapmanville died instantly in a one car crash near Big Creek Logan County He was home on leave from the Army when the mishap occurred.
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Logan Countian
Logan
W. Va
Sydney H. Wheatley
Chapmanville
Big Creek
Logan County
Wheatley
UAW Takes Over Rebel Local At Ohio GM Plant
The United Auto Workers assumed control of Local 549 in Mansfield Ohio amid a wildcat strike that had paused parts production at a key GM stamping plant. UAW President Walter P Reuther said the majority of Local 549 members did not support the strike and urged a prompt return to work.
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State Department
United States
U.S
Leningtod
Mundt
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
UAW
Rebel
Ohio
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Walter P. Reuther
UAW International
Reuther
Mansfield
549
Local 549
Lacsal 549
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Dante
Chandler
Mercer County
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Shane
Graham
Thane
State
Associated Press
West
Health Department
N. H. Dyer
School Board
Leningrad
Sun
Space Agency
Sackens
North
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Ticonderoga
Red River
Haiphong
Junction City
Qui Nhon
Zome C
Howard J. Greene
Beach Bottom
Cam Lo
Greene
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