28 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1971
Page
1
The Information Editor provides replies on engineering terms, veterans affairs, highway questions, city parking, teacher salaries, court decisions, road safety, NASA Mercury flights, and toll calls. Notable points include distinctions between engineering and engineering technology, a House Veterans Affairs Committee list, Laurel Creek Road inquiry, and Mercury program astronauts.
Three young Black men charged with killing New Mexico trooper Rosenbloom hijack TWA Flight 106 at Albuquerque. The crew and 43 passengers evacuated in Tampa as Cuban authorities detained the hijackers Michael Finney Ralph Goodwin and Charlie Hill aboard landing at Jose Marti Airport. The plane, en route from Phoenix with stops in Albuquerque Chicago and Washington, carried a tense standoff until authorities secured the suspects.
Pakistani officers in Dacca said Indian troops were repulsed on three fronts in East Pakistan and made some headway on a fourth near Hilli. They claimed four Indian tanks destroyed and 1,000 casualties, versus 30 Pakistani dead last week, while Indians disputed the figures.
U S Treasury Secretary John B Connally heads to Rome where finance ministers from the Group of 10 meet to map currency realignments and possible dollar devaluation that could shift prices on Volkswagens, whisky, and groceries across major currencies. The discussions set groundwork for a broader two day meeting amid expectations of currency revaluations against the dollar.
Longshoremen at East and Gulf coast ports are expected back on the job Monday after court orders under the Taft Hartley Act. The 57 day AFL CIO strike has tied up over 200 ships and 1.5 million tons of cargo, with government moves to restore operations under cooling-off provisions.
Huntington residents discuss a thriving heroin trade as police estimate hundreds of addicts. Billy, a Marshall University student, describes daily use and how dealers operate with runners and campus presence. Officers debate exact numbers while likening efforts to fighting a fire with a garden hose.
President Nixon will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Eisako Sato in San Clemente California January 6 and 7 as a prelude to his Peking and Moscow trips. The meeting marks the third announced Nixon summit with major allies this season.
Athens girl Carla Muncy, 122, delivers the Daily Telegraph and Sunset News-Observer, telling Family Weekly she and her sister work as hard as boys on their routes. The note appears on page 20.
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