State task force cites $7.2 million in annual savings
A progress report for Gov. Moore shows state agencies have found $7.2 million in annual savings from the Governors Management Task Force recommendations, with total potential savings now listed at about $56.8 million across 56 units. Welfare, highway, and other departments account for major shares, while legislative and executive actions drive implementation progress.
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Charleston Gazette
Moore
Warren King
T. Kent Webb
Welfare Department
Paul Crabtree
Crabtree
Peru
Highway Department
West Virginia
Thieu Rules Out Coalition Peace Plans in TV Address
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu said peace conditions remain unchanged and no coalition with the Communists unless elections are free and internationally supervised. He spoke as David Bruce takes over at the Paris talks and urged no preconditions for talks while keeping the fight ongoing. He suggested a possible cease fire only within a broader settlement and warned unconditional truces are unacceptable.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
David K. E. Bruce
Paris
Vietnam
Thieu
Two Teens Die in U S 21 Motorcycle Crash near Sissonville
Two youths, Shelby Milam 16 and Richard Ray Davis 17, were killed when a car struck the motorcycle they rode on on U S 21 near Allens Fork east of Sissonville. The car occupants, Clayton I. Taylor 20 and Keith Taylor 17, were injured but stable. their car blocked the road at 9:15 p.m. Funeral homes handled the victims and investigators planned possible charges against Taylor.
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U. S. 21
Allens Fork
Sissonville
Shelby Milam
Richard Ray Davis
Rt. 1
Kenna
Charleston General Hospital
Clayton I. Taylor
Rt. 6
Box 38
Charleston
Keith Taylor
Taylor
Don Bush
South Charleston
Cunningham Funeral Home
Long Fisher Funeral Home
Bush
Charnes
State Forecast Weather Outlook
Brief forecast notes variable cloudiness with chances of afternoon and evening thundershowers. More weather details on page six.
Big Back a Work Miners Urged
State leaders urge renewed mining and industrial activity as the economy strengthens. Officials stress the need for jobs and outreach to sustain growth amid shifting markets.
Tax powers vote shocks Nixon amid price controls battle
The House approved temporary standby powers for President Nixon to freeze prices wages and interest rates despite Republican opposition and Nixon's objections. H. Neil Garson of the Interstate Commerce Commission said he will resign after government investigators scrutinized his expense accounts.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Assington
H. Neil Garson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Garson
ICC
USIA Suppresses Chavez Feature in Photo Bulletin
The US Information Agency killed a favorable Cesar Chavez piece in its Photo Bulletin, calling it a puff job. Replacement material highlights Westbeth Artisans and fish farming for Southeast Asians, while Chavez coverage remains scrutinized amid migrant worker themes.
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Washington
United States Information Agency
Cesar Chavez
R. Kenneth Towery
John G. Tower
R-Tex
USIA
Chavez
Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Martin Luther King Jr
Westbeth
Manhattan
Vineyard
Joseph G. Principato
Photo Bulletin
Crash Kills 3 and Injures 10 in Weirton Dump Truck Crash
WEIRTON—A dump truck apparently lost brakes on a steep hill and crashed into three cars, killing three people and injuring 10 others. Victims include Stanley Hollan, 40, and his son Timmy, 1, and nephew Billy Hollan of Galveston Texas.
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Weirton
Fred Staffalino
Weirton General Hospital
Stanley Hollan
Timmy
Billy Hollan
Galveston
Tex
Forrest Mallon
Stanley
Nanny Palioh
Mildred Hollon
Carrie
John Plaso
Lolita
Michael
Rick Dennis
Lsted
Sale
Concis
Drenda Mull
William
Relecante
Ls Ning
Nixon Backs U S Peace Plan Israel Accepts Proposal
President Nixon says Israel has accepted the U S peace plan and notes real but limited hope for a Middle East settlement. He stresses a first step toward a cease fire and U N backed talks, with Rogers present and Jarr ing to guide indirect negotiations.
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Nixon
Israel
U.S
Middle East
William I. Rogers
Rogers
Tel Aviv
Bomar
Egypt
U. S
U.N
U. N. Security Council
White House
Washington
United States
U Thant
Gunnar V. Jarring
New York
Jarring
Lost Mexican migrant aided by Charleston officers
An anonymous Charleston man and city police aided a young migrant who spoke Spanish and English find his relatives. The boy, about 15, had left Mexico seeking work in Indiana, wandered to Charleston, and was fed and taken to police HQ where a Spanish speaking officer arranged transport on a Greyhound bus to Winston-Salem for a Florida connection.
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Charleston
Peres
Cit
Moore
Aterico
Indiana
Chaleston
Winston-Solent
N.C
Florida
Army Retires General Earl Cole Over Integrity Charge
The Army reduced Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole to colonel and retired him citing failure to maintain personal and professional integrity while commanding the European Exchange Service. Cole, 50, of Alexandria, Virginia, held service over 29 years and previously earned a Distinguished Service Medal in 1968 for Vietnam. His lawyers dispute the action and vow to seek vindication.
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Washington
Army
Earl F. Cole
Alexandria
Cole
Vietnam
Department of the Army
Coie
Stanley NI. Cole
European Exchange Service
Nang
U.S
State Ordered to Halt Crede Interstate Work
The U S Department of Transportation will order the State Department of Highways to stop all work on the Crede I-79 routing amid possible changes. T K Snyder of Crede reports a letter from Assistant Transportation Secretary J D Braman noting a forthcoming decision on rerouting.
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State Department of Highways
SDH
U.S. Department of Transportation
Crede
T. K. Snyder
Transportation
J. D. Braman
Braman
Federal Highway Administration
The
Road Commission
SCI
Snyder
Mile Fork
Cede
P. £. Carpenter
Bureau of Public Roads
Carpenter
John) Volpe
Charleston
Volpe
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John G. Morgan
Henry Kamm
New York Times Service
Rod Ay
Fencee
Eavene
Oor
Amusements J
Marketa Ciccees
Puff Job
By Peter Braeshup
Washington Post
Hopper
Penn Central
Belle
Larry Conley
Conley
Dickinson Yard
Mary Walton
Associated Press
Suez Canal
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
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