Princeton annexation upheld by judge ruling
Mercer County Circuit Judge Jerome Katz upheld Princeton's 127 acre annexation on the west end as proper, clearing the way for future annexations. City officials plan tax collection retroactively, fire hydrant installation, and sewage service extension if appealed, with City Manager Ira Southern residing within the area in question.
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Dave Pedneau
Princeton
Mercer County
Jerome Katz
W. Robert Carr
Katz
Princeton City
Mercer County Court
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Circuit Court
Carr
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Ira Southern
Southern
Supreme Court of Appeals
West End
State of Emergency Declared After Baton Rouge Campus Clash
Baton Rouge declares state of emergency in East Baton Rouge Parish after two Black students were killed as police cleared the Southern University administration building. Gov Edwards cites rising gun purchases as fires damage buildings and a bomb explodes. Trouble persists through the afternoon.
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Baton Rouge
Southern University
Edwin Edwards
East Baton Rouge Parish
al Amiss
Edwards
Private college presidents seek state aid in Virginia
Roanoke edition notes that presidents of several private Virginia colleges urged state aid on Thursday to give Virginia students a competitive choice for higher education and private college attendance.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Recount Requests Seen From Mercer County Court
Local officials say two statewide candidates in last week’s presidential election may seek recounts in their Mercer County races. The ruling by Jerome Katz on Thursday upheld a long awaited decision affecting area west end.
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Mercer County Court
Wall Street Surges To Fresh Heights After Heavy Selling
The stock market rose sharply amid heavy selling pressure and blasted to new heights on Thursday, signaling a strong rebound for investors and break above key levels.
Wyoming Youth Dies In Crash
A 19 year old Wyoming County youth named David Paynter of Cyclone died when his car fled State Route 10 near Lacoma, struck a steel beam retaining wall, and he was thrown from the vehicle. The crash occurred around 1 15 a m near the Wyoming Logan County line.
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Wyoming County
Lacoma
Pineville
David Paynter
Cyclone
Cp. J. N. White
Paynter
Cpl. White
Wyoming
Logan County
Warplane Strikes Keep Pressure On Enemy Lines
U S planes pressed heavy bombing against North Vietnam supply routes with 270 strikes by Air Force and Seventh Fleet fighters and B52s conducting 30 missions in the southern panhandle. They destroyed 68 trucks loaded with ammunition near Quant Khe as raids stayed below the 20th parallel amid peace talks.
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Saigon
U. S
Air Force
7Th Fleet
Panhandle
North Vietnam
U. S. Command
Quant Khe
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
North Vietnam Rejects Major Changes to Peace Accord
Hanoi warned Washington it will reject any major changes to the draft peace agreement as Le Duc Tho prepares to return to Paris. Xuan Thuy and Nguyen Thanh Le accused the United States of pressuring talks while seeking to back out of the core terms. Kissinger may resume talks with Tho in the coming days.
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Paris
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
United States
Tho
Moscow
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Xuan Thuy
Saigon
Nguyen Thanh le
Washington
Gassing Halls Rebel Inmates At Eastern State Prison
State police used tear gas to quell a brief disturbance at Eastern State Correctional Institution near Philadelphia after inmates assaulted three guards and seized a block for nearly three hours. Warden Johnson said prisoners were upset over radio and television bans and weapons made from personal items. Troopers were dispatched to restore order as inmates set mattresses on fire and filled the block with smoke.
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Philadelphia
Eastern State Correctional Institution
Here
Robert L. Johnson
Rocco Arella
Johnson
Thomas McCauley
Herbert Williamson
McCracken
Car Stripping Incident Targets 1961 Ford Transmission
Mark Smith reported his 1961 Ford would not start Thursday morning though the battery was fine. Police say the transmission, valued at $450, was removed between 3 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday while he was away at his grandmother's home in Bluefield. No arrests reported by Thursday night.
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Mark Smith
Smith
Grandview
Bluefield
Two Blacks Die in University Violence at LSU Campus
Baton Rouge declares state of emergency as police and National Guardsmen clear protesters at Southern University administration building. Two Black men die from head injuries amid tear gas, grenades, and gunfire. Denver A. Smith, 20, of New Roads, among the dead. Authorities report no gunfire by police, but two pistol shots heard from the crowd. University campuses in Baton Rouge and New Orleans faced shutdowns as protests intensified.
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Denver A. Smith
New Roads
Edwards
New Orleans
University
al Amiss
East Baton Rouge Parish
Amiss
State Board of Education
Laurita Favored for Recount in West Virginia AG Race
Republican Thomas Lilly plans to seek a recount for Joseph A. Laurita Jr. in Mercer County as unofficial statewide results show Browning leading Laurita 347,229 to 342,958 with 59 precincts tallied. Beckley Democrat Thomas Winner intends a recount against Edgar Heiskell III for Secretary of State.
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Jim Calfee
Mercer County
Princeton
Thomas Lilly
Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Morgantown
Wilson Harvey
Beckley
Thomas Winner
Edgar F. Heiskell III
L. G
John” Underwood
John
Jack"’ Scott Jr
Jerome Katz
Howard Jarrett
Jarrett
Laurita
West Virginia
Mercer
Chauncey Browning
Browning
Heiskell
Mysterious Lizie Martin Found In Bedford County
The Telegraph reports a neighbor discovered Lizie Martin deep in Bedford County backwoods. She cannot recall her past, leaving decades of unanswered questions about her whereabouts and the mystery surrounding her life. Page 3 coverage notes the ongoing puzzle.
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Lizie Martin
Bedford County
Lizie
Telegraph
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