Questions and Answers for Local Readers in Bluefield
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Desk answers readers on topics from weight of a rock in a contest to cable service, highway fencing, canned salmon shortages, tax questions, park tolls, Pinnacle Mountain project completion, Pipestem Park entrance, and Interstate 77 exit numbering. The column cites Susan Tomlinson and Penny Duff in a rock weight dispute, and provides contacts and timelines.
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Meir Accepts Kissinger Plan Sign Truce With Egypt
Israel will sign Kissinger six point plan Sunday to sustain the UN cease fire and push toward a broader Middle East peace. Golda Meir, after initial hesitations, agreed after talks with U S Ambassador Keating. Egypt’s acceptance was already reported in Cairo.
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Aiken Says Nixon Will Make Public Tapes After Court Review
Senator Aiken said President Nixon plans to release Watergate tapes and related documents after court review. He noted Nixon may risk contempt if disclosed before Sirica and the grand jury decide. Aiken expects about five weeks before public release and cited White House cooperation.
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Kissinger Pushes Ties With China
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger pledged to strengthen U S ties with China during his sixth visit to Peking. He met Premier Chou En Lai and discussed Indochina the Middle East and new commercial scientific and cultural links. He spoke of moving toward full diplomatic relations and liaison offices.
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Damages In IBM Suit Reduced By Oklahoma Judge
U S District Court Judge A Sherman Christensen cut Telex Corp s damages from 352 5 million to 259 5 million in the IBM monopoly case. He left intact a 21 9 million award against Telex for industrial espionage and ordered Telex to return IBM confidential documents and halt hiring IBM staff for two years without court approval.
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Owens Leading In District 28
Fifty-one local unions of the United Mine Workers of America in Virginia District 28 completed a three day election for district president secretary treasurer and five board positions. Tom Owens led president with 901 votes from 25 locals counted while Ray Marshall had 646 and others trailed. Fred Wilson led secretary treasurer with 987 votes, Arlette Phillips 616, Jac Childers 204. Elmer Church led the international executive board count with 736 votes.
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Verlin Salyers
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Love Flies Black Flag On Fuel Crisis
Nixon energy adviser John A. Love warns the fuel crisis could slow the U.S. economy into recession if Arab oil deliveries stay disrupted. He cites potential 15 percent cuts in steel energy and broader impact beyond home heating and gasoline, while noting unclear outcomes of Project Independence.
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Inside Today's Fenced in Lizzie Clemons Warns She Will Fight
A 77 year old woman named Lizzie Clemons is boxed in by road progress but vows to resist. The page note hints at local infrastructure work affecting her home and neighbors in a winter season needing neighborliness as fuel oil borrows rise.
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