Mine Blast Hits Rescue Efforts at Mountaineer Coal
In Manninton West Virginia a second blast at Mountaineer Coal No 9 mine followed a long series of explosions. 78 miners remain trapped 800 feet underground as fire and smoke hinder rescue attempts. Officials expressed cautious, fleeting hope while assessing new blast impact.
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Mannington
W.va
Llewellyn
Mountaineer Coal Co
James McCartney
Consolidation Coal Co
Consolidation
William Poundstone
Poundstone
Czech Students End Four Day Strike Against Soviets
Thousands of weary students leave university halls with bed rolls and guitars after a four day strike in Prague. Some praise the momentum for freedom while others lament the government did not discuss their 10 point manifesto or publish it in the censored press. The protest aimed to curb Soviet backed reforms and press censorship after the August invasion.
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Prague
Alexan
Rockets Hit U S Base Near Da Nang Amid Heavy Shelling
Saigon reports enemy rockets struck the U S 1st Marine Division headquarters near Da Nang as part of a week of intensified clashes south of the city. U S artillery targeted rocket sites, six North Vietnamese soldiers were killed in counter fire, and Marines later swept the area. U S command notes hundreds of patrols and a high enemy casualty toll over four weeks.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Marine Division
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S
U. S. Command
Winant Sidle
Republicans Unswayed by House Image Shift
In Washington AP report notes Republicans failed to gain expected House seats, leaving them 26 short of a majority. Leader Gerald Ford and second in command Melvin Laird appear secure, with no call for major leadership change as a Jan 2 conference is set after the Nov 5 election.
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Washington
Nixon-Agnew
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Laird
Congress
Ford
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Rhodes
Bomb Blast Damages Bluefield State College Building
A blast tore through Bluefield State College's new $1.6 million Physical Education Building injuring no one. The explosion destroyed stairways and damaged offices, classrooms, and the nurse’s apartment. police and FBI agents investigated as officials planned a Board of Education meeting.
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Bluefield State
Bluefield State College Physical Education
FBI
Hank Jordan
Bluefield State College
Lloyd Davis
BSC
Bluefield Fire Department
Davis
State Fire Marshal
Associated Press
Charleston
College
Andy Dodson
BSC Coaches
Jane Bright
Education Department
Wendell G. Hardway
Hardway
Alvaro Padilla
Cochabamba
Bolivia
Padilla
Leslie Martin
State Board of Education
Martin
Hulett C. Smith
Robert Abbott
Fayetteville
Recommendations to modernize West Virginia Legislature
A citizens advisory commission in Charleston finished a year and a half of work with 54 recommendations to modernize West Virginia's legislature. The 32 member panel proposes seven constitutional amendments including a 60 day yearly session and biannual organizing session, pay reform, two thirds veto overrides, and restrictions on holding other state offices.
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Charleston
W.va
Citizens Advisory Commission
West Virginia
Commission
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