Explosions Delay Mine Rescue Bid
Two new explosions at Manning ton No 9 coal mine delay rescue efforts for 78 trapped miners three days into the incident. Consol coal official Poundstone cites ongoing fire and methane risk while safety chief Evans vows to pursue all rescue options before sealing the mine.
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Mannington
W. Va
UPI
Mannington No. 9
Consolidation Coal Co
William Poundstone
Poundstone
United Mine Workers Safety
Lou Evans
Udall Orders On Scene Review After Mannington Mine Disaster
Interior Secretary Udall sent the government's top mining official to Mannington West Virginia for an on the scene study and said the nation will not accept this disaster. He said no one has done enough and called a meeting in 10 days with John O Leary and industry labor and other groups involved.
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Washington
UPI
Udall
Mannington
W. Va
Labor
Bureau of Mines
John O’leary
Industry
Hospital Exit By Ev Monday
Senator Everett Dirksen will be discharged from St Barnabas medical center in Livingston New Jersey Monday after a week of tests and treatments announced Friday by officials.
Leatherneck Move Traps 1 000 Reds
US Marines conducted a large helicopter assault south of Da Nang trapping an estimated 1 000 communists in caves and bunkers amid heavy fighting. Four American helicopters were shot down in 48 hours and artillery fired into the northern DMZ for the first time since the bombing halt.
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Saigon
API
da Nang
Dmz
U.S
Highlands
Kontum
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Iowa to Build Balanced Road Upgrading Program
Governor-elect Robert Ray outlined a phased plan at the Iowa Good Roads Assn. meeting to advance a balanced road program tying primary and secondary systems, expand freeway expressways, and keep local control over local needs. He urged classification, funding, and trained engineers to meet rising travel demands.
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The
Iowa Good Roads Assn
Roosevelt Hotel
Ray
Iowa
U.S
Two Patients Undergo Second Heart Transplants Same Day
Two patients received second hearts the same day after initial grafts failed. Everett Thomas, 47, at St Luke's Houston, was listed as satisfactory, while Darrell Hammarley, 56, at Stanford, was rated fair. Thomas first donor heart arrived May 3. he had been discharged last summer and worked as a trust consultant before re admission for rejection signs.
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Everett Thomas
St. Luke’s Hospital
Houston
Darrell Hammarley
Stanford University Hospital
Stanford
Calif
Thomas
Hanoi Urges Immediate Peace Talks with Seat for Saigon
Nguyen Thanh Le, Hanoi chief spokesman, calls Washington to open tripartite talks in Paris with Hanoi and the Viet Cong. He demands the U S conference now with a reserved seat for Saigon, warning that failure would be America’s responsibility.
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Paris
UPS
North Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
U.S
Jerusalem Market Bombing Kills Eleven in Jewish Quarter
An explosion in a parked car at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem’s Jewish quarter killed 11 people and injured 55 as shoppers prepared for the Sabbath. Police sealed entry to the Old City, questioned 500 Arabs, and tried to prevent Arab unrest amid the investigation.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Old City
Mahaneh Yehuda
Rahamin ‘Elmalak
Israel
Arab East Jerusalem
Nixon Launches Nationwide Talent Hunt for 2000 Agency Jobs
President elect Nixon announced a nationwide talent search to fill about 2,000 mid level posts across federal agencies with pay ranging from 10 000 to 28 000 dollars a year. John Ehrlichman oversees the program from New York and Washington while Harry Fleiming directs the Washington office.
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Nixon
Congress
John Ehrlichman
New York
Washington
Ehrlichman
Key Biscayne
Fla
Harry Fleiming
Alexandria
Nations Pool $3 Billion to Save the Franc in Bonn
Ten leading trading nations committed $3 billion to France to prop up the franc amid crisis talks. The group provided $2 billion in credits plus $950 million from the IMF, with the U S contributing $500 million and others varying. De Gaulle chaired an emergency cabinet session amid expected franc devaluation, while Britain imposed new taxes to curb imports.
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Bonn
UPI
France
de Gaulle
International Monetary Fund
U. S
West Germany
Italy
Britain
Belgium
Canada
Netherlands
Switzerland
Scandinavian Countries
Japan
Bank For International Settlements
Pilgrimages to Kennedy Grave Mark Fifth Anniversary
Visitors swarmed Arlington on the fifth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination with thousands expected Friday. President Johnson sent a wreath as he has each Nov 22 since the shooting. Memorial services worldwide proclaimed that the 35th President is not forgotten.
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Arlington
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
America
Man reveals wife frostbitten hand after dinner mishap
A man tells a doctor his wife injured her hand during dinner preparations. He explains the frostbite occurred while cooking, presenting a domestic mishap with a humorous twist.
Reprieve for Greek Deserter Panagoulis Ends Execution Threat
Greek military regime spared Alexander Panagoulis from execution after international pressure and appeals from U Thant, Pope Paul VI, and others. Panagoulis, 30, had been sentenced for subversive activity and for desertion tied to an attempted assassination of Premier George Papadopoulos.
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Athens
Alexander Panagoulis
U.N
U Thant
Pope Paul VI
U.S
Panagoulis
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Aegina
Jet in Bay Rescued After Fog Strikes San Francisco Landing
A Japan Air Lines jet from Tokyo skidded off the runway in fog at San Francisco airport and sank shallowly in the bay. All 108 aboard were rescued without getting wet. Liferafts were deployed and towed to Coyote Point harbor as the plane rested upright about three quarters submerged.
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San Francisco
Japan Air Lines
Tokyo
Coyote Point
Indictment of Roy Cohn Ties to City Bus Line Case
Federal grand jury charges Roy Cohn former chief counsel to Sen Joseph McCarthy with making false statements in official reports and conspiring to violate securities laws related to Fifth Avenue Coach Lines now under court receivership in New York City. The probe examined financial deals among related corporations including the bus line and its $32.7 million sharing with a subsidiary.
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NEW York
Roy Cohn
Joseph McCarthy
New York City
Fifth Avenue Coach Lines
Fifth Avenue
Cohn
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Rapids Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Associated Press
Marcus Eliason
Tac
Wilfried Saliger
Franz-Josef Strauss
Group of Ten
Karl Schiller
Kennedy
London
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Joe McCarthy
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