01 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1971
Page
1
Charleston AP reports that West Virginia welfare offices are stocked with food stamps as thousands of striking miners seek benefits. Edwin Flowers notes over 10 000 applications already processed while talks between UMW and operators stall.
The U S Command announced the deactivation of the Americal Division and a cutback of 2,890 troops, lowering U S strength to about 200,000. Americal’s colors will be escorted to Fort Lewis for later deactivation. Da Nang operations shrink as the division’s Chu Lai base camp is handed to the 2nd Infantry Division.
A 15 year old girl, Valerie Aughenbaugh, remained in critical condition in the Bluefield Sanitarium ICU after being shot in the head. A teenage boy, unnamed, is charged with maiming and held for a November 23 hearing in Tazewell County Circuit Court.
The State Senate meets Monday at 7 30 p m to consider several Senate seat reapportionment proposals. Senate Judiciary Committee chair William T Brotherton Jr says no progress over the weekend and the panel remains deadlocked on three plans. The House previously approved a House plan and awaits Senate action while Senate action on the House plan remains pending.
Ho Van Thi, captured after two months with the Viet Cong, greeted release as South Vietnam freed 618 Viet Cong and suspects and sent 2,320 to the Chieu Hoi program. Thieu’s decree granted amnesty to about 2,500 criminals and cut sentences for 222 more as a second inaugural and National Day were commemorated.
Captain William Cleveland Jr. and his 4 year old son were treated at Pensacola Naval Hospital after signs pointed to botulism from green beans. Navy doctors found no botulism evidence despite tests and samples sent to Atlanta. They were expected to be discharged soon.
President Nixon aims to push a new foreign aid bill after a Senate move to kill the two year extension. The White House plans a stop gap act first and rejects piecemeal funding, while Fulbright cautions against military aid linked to Vietnam. Nixon held talks with White House lobbyist Timmons at Camp David to map strategy.
In San Francisco, five adult theaters shut in under a year and ticket prices plummet from eight dollars to as low as ninety nine cents. Promoters blame competition police pressure and apathy while officials debate pornography's link to crime.
A bomb exploded at Westminster Barracks near Parliament in London early Monday. Police called it a slight-damage incident with no casualties, hours after a blast at the Post Office Tower, amid investigations into possible Irish underground involvement.
In Northern Ireland sporadic clashes leave two soldiers wounded in an ambush near Belfast. A second patrol fights gunfire in Armagh with no casualties. A major bombing at a sports club wounds seven, while a large gelignite device is detonated in Belfast. A death toll reaches 144 with civilians and soldiers among the casualties.
In Saigon President Ngu yen Van Thien’s inauguration was tightly guarded as roadblocks blocked a square mile of Lam Son Square. Police troops armored cars and rooftop sentries watched over invited guests and foreign dignitaries arriving in black limousines.
In Hemphill McDowell County a 30 year old woman, Ruby Virginia Cline, was shot dead during a quarrel. Her boyfriend, 19, was charged with murder and jailed in Welch pending a preliminary hearing. The weapon a 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the living room.
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