Mystery woman from Bedford County vanishes from mountain cabin
The woman identified as Lizie Martin, a Tazewell County native, disappeared Friday from a secluded Jeters Chapel Mountain cabin in Bedford County. Officials found the cabin empty, and relatives insist she is Lizie, tying her to a history of institutional care and prior furloughs in Lynchburg.
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Jim Gilberth
Jeters Chapel Mountain
Bedford County
Tazewell County
Eliza
Lizie) Martin
Floyd Addison
Airport Road
Mercer County
Lynchburg
Addison
Bowen Thompson
Lizie
Mrs. Davis
Falls Mills
Lucille Brown
Monrovia
Roanoke
Maryland
West Virginia
Welfare Department
June Goode
Edwards cites possible live ammo during Southern University clash
Gov. Edwin Edwards said law officers might have fired live ammunition by mistake during the Southern University campus trouble Thursday. Two young black men died from buckshot wounds as police used tear gas outside the administration building. FBI involvement ordered to probe potential federal law violations.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Southern University
Edwards
Atty
Ralph E. Erickson
Washington
FBI
Netterville
Sheriff's
Richmond Attorney General cites Sunday blue law enforcement
Atty. Gen. Andrew Miller warned that not enforcing Virginia's Sunday blue laws could yield a per missive report to other laws, amid more than 1,100 letters and telegrams urging strict enforcement.
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Richmond
Virginia
Andrew Miller
Mercer County Court Denies Challenge to Sheriff Balloting
The Mercer County Court on Friday unanimously refused Democrat L. G. Underwood's bid to declare all votes for his Republican sheriff opponent illegal from last week's balloting.
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Mercer County Court
L. G. Underwood
Market hits new highs as week opens
The stock market set fresh records on Friday, surpassing prior highs with strong, relentless advances. Officials note continued investor optimism as gains push indexes upward across major sectors.
Kissinger Heads Back to Paris for Fresh Vietnam Talks
President Nixon approved Henry Kissinger to resume Vietnam peace negotiations in Paris on Monday. Kissinger will meet Le Duc Tho in closed sessions lasting several days with possible follow up talks with South and North Vietnam. The U S aims for a constructive outlook and a final cease-fire plan after Hanoi outlined a tentative nine point cease fire scheme.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
Nixon
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Ronald L. Ziegler
Tho
Ziegler
United States
Economy Shows Modest GNP Rise and Higher Inflation
Updated government figures indicate the third quarter GNP grew at 6.3 percent, faster than the prior 5.9 percent estimate, while inflation rose 2.4 percent. Corporate profits before taxes climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 95.8 billion as output increased by 24.6 billion to a 1.164 trillion annual rate.
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Washington
Consumer Price Inc
Council of Economic Advisers
United States
Blue Cross Rate Increase Denied by West Virginia Official
Charleston AP state Insurance Commissioner Samuel Weese denied Blue Cross Hospital Services Inc. a rate hike claiming overpayments to hospitals. The denial affects about 206000 subscribers in southern West Virginia across 18 hospitals, with 100000 in community plans also impacted. Weese cited excessive claims payments and expected future restraint. Blue Cross plans to appeal the decision. In 1970 area hospitals billed Blue Cross an average 129 percent of costs, with two charging 135 percent.
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Charleston
W. Va
Samuel Weese
Blue Cross Hospital Services, Inc
West Virginia
Blue Cross
Weese
Ex Senator Brewster Convicted In Vote Buying Trial
Former Maryland senator Daniel Brewster and lobbyist Cyrus T. Anderson were found guilty on charges tied to a $14,500 payment to influence Brewster's vote on third-class mail rate legislation. Spiegel Inc. pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful gratuity. the firm faced fines totaling $20,000. The jury deliberated about seven hours.
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Washington
Daniel B. Brewster
Maryland
House
U.S. District Court
Brewster
Cyrus T. Anderson
Spiegel Inc
Anderson and
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Spiegel
Anderson
Walter J
Bonner
Congress
Peron Returns to Argentina Amid Guard Slaying and Uprising
Juan D. Peron lands in Buenos Aires after 17 years in exile. A guard at a navy school is killed as 60 left wing marines seize officers and attempt to march on Ezeiza Airport. Police and army units block access. Peronist crowds fail to reach the field.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Rome
Peron
Navy
Ezeiza
Alejandro Lanusse
Junta
Underwood Appeals Blocked. Katz Ballot Action Upheld
Judge Katz’s decision placing Jack Scott on the GOP sheriff ballot was upheld by the County Board of Canvassers. Underwood seeks a recount of last week’s vote, while Joseph Laurita Jr. and Chauncey Browning also receive recounts. Certification of results ends further recounts though Jarrett’s and Anderson’s contests lead to future political shifts as Katz is seen adding a Circuit judgeship appointment.
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Jim Calfee
Mercer County Court
L. G
John” Underwood
County Board of
Circuit Court
Jerome Katz
John I
Jack’ Scott, Jr
GOP
Underwood
Scott
Joseph Laurita, Jr
Morgantown
Chauncey Browning
Browning
Bernard Wilkinson
O. D
Bus’? Compton
Donald Anello
Howard Jarrett
Stanley Anderson
Charles Caffee
Justice of the Peace Post
Beaver Pond
Jarrett
Anderson
JP Post
Caffee
Katz
Arch Moore
Thomas Winner
Charleston
Lee Catsonis
Princeton
Robert
Bob’’ Holroyd
Thomas Lilly
David Knight
Catsonis
Supreme Court of Appeals
Summers County
E. D. Bazzie
Body Of Dead Man Discovered In Mercer County
The body of a 48 year old man was found in a mobile home near the Green Tree section of Mercer County and was taken to a Princeton hospital for an autopsy. Trooper F E Thomas said the victim’s name would be released after next of kin notification and that a medical examiner would determine the cause of death, with poisoning not ruled out.
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Green Tree
Mercer County
Princeton
F. E. Thomas
U S Steel to raise prices by 2.7 percent nationwide
U S Steel announced a 2.7 percent price rise on products used in construction machinery and autos. The move, within Price Commission limits, follows an earlier 3.6 percent authority the firm did not fully apply. Other steel firms weigh potential impacts.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Federal Price Commission
Bethlehem
Republic
Cleveland
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Price Commission
Washington
White House
Ould Digeiadiane
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