17 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1971
Page
1
The White House considers changing Social Security accounting to pay as you go with a one year reserve. The move could delay tax hikes for decades and fund higher monthly benefits for about 26 million recipients. Congress would need to approve the change.
Police in Charleston report six people dead in two nearby homes. A father Robert Eder, 30, killed his wife and two sons before shooting himself. Another couple, Dr Charles Cottrell Jr 50 and wife Betty 36, were found shot in their recreation room. Police seek suspects and urged residents to stay calm and secure.
Secretary Elliot Richardson backs a one year reserve plan for Social Security to limit future payroll tax increases and boost monthly benefits. The proposal, from a 15 member advisory council, awaits congressional approval. Page 1.
Charleston district leaders of the United Mine Workers urge rebelling miners in Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia to resume duties immediately. The move follows a Tuesday push to halt unrest and restore production across the region.
Six residents from Mercer and McDowell counties face charges in a string of armed robberies and have waived to the January term of the Mercer County Intermediate Court Grand Jury in separate hearings. An advisory group plans a rural collection system to support Green Valley landfill and will seek county backing. Bluefield City Board approves Northside Urban Renewal, raises City Manager Fred Burton’s pay, notes annual winter closing of City Park, and confirms strict enforcement of a 10 p.m. curfew for under 18.
Stocks moved higher in moderate Tuesday trading as the market firmed into the midday session. Investors watched price moves across sectors with gains on several leading issues.
Virginia teachers may begin honoring 1971-72 contracts for pay raises as of November 14, 1971, after a waiver by the attorney general and guidance from the Department of Education. Superintendents were told to await further advice on retroactive pay and the 5.5 percent ceiling for future increases.
The railroad signalmen's union announced a tentative 42 month contract that could challenge Pay Board wage guidelines. The Pay Board met for nearly seven hours without new policy directives and weighed retroactive pay in light of the post freeze environment. The deal’s terms remain secret with a ratification meeting planned in Chicago.
Tropical Storm Laura stalled south of Cuba moving southwest in a tight loop. Peak winds slipped to 50 60 mph as it lashed western Pinar del Rio with gales and cut communications. radar placed it 130 miles southwest of Havana and 230 miles southwest of Key West with warnings kept up.
District leaders of the United Mine Workers pressed miners in Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia to return to work as talks with the Pay Board began. Officials cited potential contract equity yet thousands remained idle with about 43 000 of 100 000 miners still off.
Most area miners resumed work after a pause in southern West Virginia and nearby Virginia following a new UMW contract with soft coal operators. Local unions delayed full returns awaiting contract details and federal approval, while many mines reopened and rail loadings rose toward half normal.
Col Rudolf Abel, longtime Soviet spy who ran a Brooklyn agents network from an artist studio, died after a six month lung cancer fight at 68. Tass obituary praised his life long work and education of younger Soviet intelligence, noting he was exchanged for U2 pilot Powers in 1962. Abel operated 1948 to 1957, using false papers and photography to gather U.S. military secrets before arrest and a 30 year sentence. He used the alias Emil R. Goldfus and hid in a cluttered $35 studio while feeding defense data to loyal agents.
The House rejected a Senate continuing resolution for defense foreign aid antipoverty and related programs and sent the Dec 1 extension into a House Senate conference. Spending authority expired at midnight Monday and agencies continue operations under the assumption Congress will soon decide.
West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled state police are not covered by the wage hour law and thus not entitled to overtime pay. The decision upheld the Civil Service Commission in Caldwell’s dismissal as chief of the Public Service Commission’s rate and tariff division. New petitions include challenges by Edgar Henry to mining permits Along Shaver's Fork, William Delardas’ pay raise claim against Monongalia County, and ex trooper Giles seeking $6117 in overtime.
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