Explosions Delay Mine Rescue Bid at Mannington
Two new blasts rocked Mannington No. 9 after three days entombing 78 miners seven miles of tunnels underground. Officials warned sealing the mine could end all rescue hopes while methane gas and carbon monoxide fueled ongoing fire delays. Families sobbed as rescue experts insisted every avenue would be explored before any sealing decision.
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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-The-Scene Probe After Mannington Disaster
Interior Secretary Udall sent the government top mining official to Mannington West Virginia for an on the scene study. He warned the nation will not accept this disaster and urged action saying industry labor and his department have been too complacent. A meeting is planned in 10 days with John O Leary and industry labor and other groups.
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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 Monday after a week of tests and treatments, it was announced Friday.
Leathernecks trap 1000 Reds in Da Nang area caves
U S Marines conducted a large helicopter assault south of Da Nang trapping about 1000 communists in a cave and bunker labyrinth amid heavy fighting. Four American helicopters were shot down in 48 hours and U S artillery shelled the northern DMZ as raids continued.
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Saigon
APS
USS
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Highlands
Kontum
Iowa’s Ray outlines balanced road upgrade for state
Governor elect Robert Ray told Cedar Rapids audience the plan aims at a balanced improvement of primary and secondary roads and a freeway expressway system to aid growth. He urged classification, funding, training, and local control while stressing a broader highway strategy for Iowa.
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Iowa
Robert Ray
Cedar Rapids
The
Iowa Good Roads Assn
Roosevelt Hotel
Ray
Bay
Roads Association
Martin Wiley
Wiley
R. G. Hileman
William Sueppel
Vice-Press
Dent
Cedar
Rapids Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Two Patients Undergo Second Heart Transplants Same Day
Associated Press reports two patients received second heart transplants the same day, Everett Thomas in Houston and Darrell Hammarley in Stanford California. Thomas, 47, was the nation’s longest surviving heart recipient and is listed stable. Hammarley, 56, is listed fair after the graft beat erratically within six hours of the first replacement.
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Everett Thomas
St. Luke’s Hospital
Houston
Darrell Hammarley
Stanford University Hospital
Stanford
Calif
Hanoi urges immediate talks with seat kept for Saigon
Nguyen Thanh Le, spokesman for the Hanoi delegation, urged Washington to open peace talks in Paris with tripartite participation from Hanoi Washington and the Viet Cong and to keep a seat for Saigon. He accused the U.S. of violating the DMZ and warned that delaying the conference would be American responsibility.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
U.S
Jerusalem Market Bombing Kills Eleven in Jewish Quarter
A parked car bomb exploded in Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market killing 11 and wounding 55 as shoppers prepared for the Sabbath. Police sealed the Jewish quarter, detained 500 Arabs for questioning, and barred traffic to Arab east Jerusalem amid heightened tensions.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Old City
Mahaneh Yehuda
Rahamin Elmalak
Israel
Arab East Jerusalem
Nixon Seeks 2000 Federal Posts in Talent Hunt
President elect Nixon launches a nationwide search to fill about 2,000 agency jobs at $10,000 to $28,000 a year. Ehrlichman leads the program from New York and Washington with goals of merit and youth, inviting leaders from politics business and education to suggest candidates. Harry Fleiming in Washington oversees the effort.
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Nixon
Congress
John Ehrlichman
New York
Washington
Ehrlichman
Key Biscayne
Fla
Harry Fleiming
Alexandria
Pilgrimages To Kennedy Grave On Fatal Date
Arlington memorials mark the fifth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination as thousands visit his grave. President Johnson again sends a wreath honoring the 35th president, with services held nationwide and worldwide.
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Kennedy
Arlington
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
America
Man shows doctor wife’s frostbitten hand
A man explains to a doctor that his wife’s hand was frostbitten while preparing dinner. The lighthearted line underscores a domestic mishap with a chilly punchline.
Greeks Spare Deserter Panagoulis From Execution
Greek military regime spared Alexander Panagoulis from the death penalty amid international pleas. The 30 year old, convicted of subversive activities and plotting to assassinate Premier Papadopoulos, will serve 18 years more for the assassination attempt. Public relief and protests followed worldwide appeals from U Thant, the Pope, and others. Panagoulis was moved to the island of Aegina prior to the decision.
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Athens
Alexander Panagoulis
U.N
U Thant
Pope Paul VI
U.S
Panagoulis
London
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Aegina
Jet in Bay Rescue: 108 aboard Safe Landing
A Japan Airlines jet from Tokyo missed the runway in fog at San Francisco airport and crashed into shallow water in the bay. All 108 occupants were rescued without getting wet as liferafts were towed to Coyote Point harbor. The plane rested upright about three-quarters submerged.
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San Francisco
Japan Air Lines
Tokyo
Coyote Point
Indictment Targets Roy Cohn In Bus Line Case
Federal grand jury charges Roy Cohn former chief counsel to Sen. McCarthy with making false statements in reports to the government and conspiring to violate securities laws. The probe centers on Fifth Avenue Coach Lines now under court receivership after a city takeover with $32.7 million shared with a subsidiary.
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NEW York
Roy Cohn
Joseph McCarthy
New York City
Fifth Avenue Coach Lines
Fifth Avenue
Cohn
Nations pool $3 billion to save French franc crisis
Ten wealthiest trading nations pledged $3 billion to France to forestall a franc devaluation. The group offered $2 billion in credits plus IMF funds, with U S Germany Italy Britain and others contributing. A devaluation was still possible, and officials warned of weeks of uncertainty amid fresh tax and import measures in Britain.
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UPS
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Bonn
UPI
U. S
Franz-Josef Strauss
Group of Ten
Karl Schiller
Ten
International Monetary Fund
West Germany
Italy
Britain
Belgium
Canada
Netherlands
Switzerland
Japan
Bank For International Settlements
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