Mine Fans Faulted After 78 Die in West Virginia Explosion
Lewis Lake a 25 year mine veteran testified at a state hearing on the Mountaineer No 9 disaster saying ventilating fans never worked right. He cited excess gas and coal dust, and called for more rock dusting as survivors Gary Martin and George Wilson described gas and dust conditions and the need for better air control.
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Lewis Lake
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Lake
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Wilson
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Stolen Madonna and Child Painting Recovered in Swiss Raid
Police in Locarno say a 1430 Madonna and Child by Matteo de Giovanni da Siena was recovered from a businessman's villa after an August theft from Asciano Italy. Valued at about 500000 dollars, the work was found under a bed during the swoop, with an unnamed man under arrest and two Italians suspected of smuggling. Interpol tipped off authorities a month ago.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Asciano
Italy
Matteo de Giovanni da Siena
Interpol
Nixon to Send No Observer to Paris Before Inauguration
President-elect Nixon reaffirmed he will not send an interim observer to the Paris Vietnam peace talks before Jan 20. Harriman said he got the impression Nixon would send an observer, but Ziegler clarified there will be no observer until after the inauguration.
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Nixon
Paris
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Johnson
Air Force
Nixon-Harriman
New York
Agnew Predicts Controversy as Vice President
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew said he will be as controversial as vice president as he was as a governor and urged reform of federal grant programs. He backed block grants to give states more spending leeway and proposed a federal legislative state executive committee to hear governors’ claims.
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Nixon
Agnew
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Aurora Marine Pfc Don Kremer Killed in Vietnam
Pfc Don Kremer 20 son of Mr and Mrs George M Kremer of Aurora was killed in action December 2 outside Da Nang Vietnam. He enlisted in the Marines in April and went overseas in September. Survivors include parents eight brothers two sisters and his maternal grandparents. He graduated from East Buchanan High School in 1966. Services are arranged at Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop.
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George M. Kremer
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Vietnam
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Kremer
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Dyersville
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Fawcett Funeral Home
Winthrop
New Civic Center Site Suggested
Cedar Rapids planners debated civic center sites with Don B. Salyer favoring a riverside Fifth Avenue SE location and Leo Peiffer agreeing. Bob Johnson opposed the riverfront plan as the study panel weighed building north of First Avenue in the 300 and 400 blocks. Salyer recalled 1960 planning favored Fifth Avenue with a 1962 shift to nonprofit and retail considerations. he noted those ideas no longer apply.
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Cedar Rapids
Don B. Salyer
Fifth Avenue SE
First Avenue NE
Leo Peiffer
Salyer
Bob Johnson
Civic Center
First Avenue
Johnson
Fifth Avenue
Army to release about 20,000 guardsmen and reservists early
The army announced it will demobilize roughly 20,000 national guardsmen and reservists five months early, with draft calls rising to compensate. About half released by Oct 31 next year and rest by Dec 15, 1969. Some units will return home sooner as reserve obligations end.
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Washington
Army
Vietnam
Heavy fighting spikes as Viet Cong shell Saigon area
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners launched the heaviest shelling since the November halt in bombing, firing 300 to 400 rounds at 37 allied bases and South Vietnamese towns near Saigon, killing 27 and wounding 104. In separate news, Louis Wolfson received 18 months in prison and a $32,000 fine for perjury and obstructing justice.
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North Vietnam
Saigon
New York
UPI
Florida
Louis Wolfson
Vietnam Talks Stall Over Conference Table Shape
Paris AP: U S and North Vietnam bargain over table layout delaying start of Viet Nam War talks. Thuy backs square table for four party framing while the U S prefers a rectangular setup. Vance and Ha Van Lau lead private sessions to set rules as talks edge toward next week.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Cong
National Liberation Front
U.s.-Saigon
Thuy
Cyrus Vance
Col
van Lau
Vance
British Broadcasting Corp
Pham van Ba
NLF
Chuckle Questions Paycheck Deductions Like Receipt
A humorous take notes that a paycheck often resembles a receipt listing payroll deductions. The quip suggests irony in the balance between earnings and withholdings.
Life Term in Bank Killings
Duane Pope was sentenced to life in prison for the 1965 Big Springs Bank robbery killings that left three people dead. The Nebraska case, reported by United Press International, details the conviction and sentencing.
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Lincoln, Neb
Duane Pope Friday
Big Springs
Neb
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