Defective Armor Sent To Vietnam, Laird Told
Rep. Margaret Heckler charged that many of the 14 000 plus armored vests shipped to Vietnam contain cracks shrinkages voids or holes in the ceramic plates despite a 46 000 vest contract worth 16 million dollars The defense secretary Melvin R Laird said he would study the claim after a private briefing and Heckler urged mandatory X ray testing of all units.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
1. S
Vietnam
Margaret M. Heckier
R-Mass
Laird
Heckler
Carborundum Co
Agara Falls
N. Y
Carborundum
Disbarment for Missouri Judge John D Hasler
Jefferson City Missouri Supreme Court disbarred former Circuit Judge John D Hasler of St Louis County for gross misconduct as judge and lawyer The order notes that misconduct in office can justify disbarment The case stems from Haslers involvement in a divorce suit with Delmar Shelby and Jean Poole Shelby including private meetings and communications with Mrs Shelby while the case was pending In addition a separate incident reports a worker injured by high voltage while on a Belle project. Douglas Hodges 31 suffered second and third degree burns and is listed in satisfactory condition after an accident on Fourth Street He was employed by R H Bouligny Co for Appalachian Power Co and was transported to a hospital after a transformer fire cut power to Belle for about an hour
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Cent
John D. Hasler
St. Louis
Fred L. Henley
Hasler
Delmar
Shelby
Jean Poole
Charleston
Tal Friday
Belle
Douglas Hodges
Fourth Street
Charles Harrah
Harrah
Hodges
R. H. Bouligny Co
North Carolina
Appallachian Power Co
Weirton Ward Redistricting After Court Victory
Weirton circuit court ruling orders city to redistrict wards after Sam uel Iquinta, a steelworker who filed suits over unconstitutional salary raises, claims 3900 residents in largest ward and 800 in smallest. He plans to challenge parking tickets tied to the case. Five top editors of the Charles Ion Daily Mail will receive promotions July 1.
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Weirton
Samuel Iquinta
Iquinta
Ralph Pryor
Charles
Ion Daily Mail
Newspaper reshuffle promotes longtime editor trio
Promoted yell B. Clay, longtime associate publisher, will be promoted from managing editor to associate publisher. Walter Moody, Charles Connor and Thom Walker will assume new roles in editorial leadership. Three people were treated after a motorcycle crash with minor injuries. One driver was released after rear end collision with a truck on Bigley Avenue Friday night.
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Yell B. Clay
Vint Jennings
U. S
White's
Charleston
Sons
Walter W. Moody
Charles Connor
Dun
North Drive
South Charles
Bingham
Paton
Jennings
J. Catalico
Charles Wiemer Jr
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Maurice
Clendenin Rt
Thom
Rex Woodford
City Edi
Walker
Oakwood
Tor
newsiRd
Bruce R. Pennington
Bigley Avenue
Robert Mellace
Polit- 18
Rt. 2
Asso- Charleston General Hospital
Moody’s
Clay
Ben Het Gets Aerial Lifeline In A Desperate Fight
U S and South Vietnamese pilots push through monsoon clouds to resupply the beleaguered Ben Het outpost. Viet Cong radio claims the camp remains surrounded while South Vietnamese forces struggle to hold and relieve the position. U S Saigon command sees the operation as a test of Saigon troops handling North Vietnamese and Viet Cong pressure.
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Saigon
U.S
Care Homes Licensing Reminder Under New State Law
John H. Neale, chairman of the West Virginia Nursing Home Licensing Board, says under H. R. 839 all nursing homes and similar facilities with more than two elderly or dependent residents must be licensed. Existing homes failing to apply by Jan 1, 1970 will be treated as new facilities and must meet new construction standards.
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John H. Neale
West Virginia
Warm Weather Trend Seen Across West Virginia and Southeast
Weather forecast notes warm spell broad across West Virginia and Southeast with rain expected in parts of the Rocky Mountain area, the Northeast and Florida. Cooler conditions expected in the Rocky Mountain region as moisture wanes. Wire photo.
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West Virginia
Rocky Mountain
Florida
Nixon in New York for dentist visit after Canada trip
President Nixon flew to New York for a routine dental appointment following a stop at the Canadian border. In Canada he joined Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to rededicate the St. Lawrence Seaway as a symbol of bilateral friendship.
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New York
Nixon
Pierre
Elliott Trudeau
St. Lawrence Seaway
Deformed Teeth Linked to Mental Retardation Rise
Philadelphia researchers Gerald R. Clark and Bertam S. Kraus report that deformed teeth correlate with brain damage timing. Their dentochronology work aims to pinpoint when retardation starts, whether in utero or early childhood, guiding etiology and prevention efforts.
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Philadelphia
Gerald R. Clark
Bertram S. Kraus
Elwyn Institute
Clark
Elwyn
University of Pennsylvania
Kraus
University of Pittsburgh
Clark and Kraus
CAB Okays City Flight To Rochester
The Civil Aeronautics Board proposed allowing United Air Lines to operate direct service from Rochester to 18 southern cities including Atlanta Miami and Tampa. Rochester would be coterminal with Buffalo on the route toward Charleston West Virginia and beyond toward New Orleans. Objections to the proposed order must be filed within 20 days.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
United Air Lines
Rochester
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Miami
Tampa
Fla
Buffalo
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Charleston
W. Va
Cleveland
Akron-Canton
Youngstown
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Bristol
Widow sues Oakland over death of professor Caplan
The widow of former Marshall University professor Philip Caplan files a 1.3 million dollar damage suit against the city of Oakland. She alleges two plainclothes officers beat him during a Lakeside Park arrest for lewd behavior and resisting arrest, while Caplan died days later of a cerebral stroke. Police chief cleared the officers. Caplan was visiting family from Sarasota, Florida with his daughter Melissa.
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Oakland, Calif
Marshall University
Philip Caplan
Oakland
Caplan
Merritt Hospital
Lakeside Park
Alameda County
Charles R. Gains
Sarasota
Fla
Me Lissa
Active Duty Guardsmen To Get Break
The Pentagon announced that about 20,000 National Guardsmen and Army reservists on active duty will be excused from drills after returning to civilian life. Those with 24 months of active duty may join the Ready Reserve pool for six years, avoiding unit drills and summer camp. Service in a hostile fire zone allows transfer to the manpower pool if desired.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
WVU Receives Nearly $70,000 in WV Grants
West Virginia University has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $70,000 by the West Virginia Commission on Aging. The WVU Center for Appalachian Studies receives $33,830 for a program to better public understanding of elderly issues, while a 836.113 grant goes to the Division of Social Work to train social workers serving elderly citizens.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia Commission On Aging
WVU Center For Appalachian Studies
The
University
Division of ‘Social Work
State Employes Convention Elects WV Officials
Two West Virginia Department of Employment Security staffers were elected to IAES posts at its Columbus Ohio convention. George W. O Malley head of smaller communities division was named vice president and Orville Carpenter a management analyst became district representative for Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Buff criticizes coal industry at youth meeting
Truth Squad member Dr. Buff of Charleston urges miners to stay in West Virginia and push for solutions as he blames the coal industry for health hazards. He cites coal dust and inadequate respirators, arguing effective dust control is needed. He says outside investments pay little taxes compared to coal wealth.
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J. E. Buff
Charleston
Camp Horseshoe
Par
Committee For
Miners Health Sons
Tucker County
Buff
West Virginia Coal Assi
Dem
Coal Association
West Virginia
Winnie Ruth Judd Arrested in California Escape History
Winnie Ruth Judd, famed for seven escapes since 1955 and the 1931 murders of two women, was arrested in California after an odor from trunks led to discovery. Lt. Lang said she was identified by fingerprints and old photos, previously under surveillance. She had a decades-long history of escapes, imprisonments, and a life sentence later commuted to life, with the case shaping a long crime saga.
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Judd
Los Angeles
Robert Lang
Sheriff's
Joe Walsh
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