Government Must Clear Air on Tony Boyle and the Yablonski Case
The editorial argues federal authorities should reveal Tony Boyle’s status in the Yablonski murder inquiry. It notes prior probes found no solid link to the UMW leadership, while speculation persists about multiple “Tonys” and deep union corruption. It urges the government to state whether Boyle is a suspect to protect justice and the miners.
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Vealey
Salem Re
Justice Department
Yablon
Ski Slavia
Special State
Richard Sprague
Tony
Tonys
UMW
Yablonski
Clarksville
Jock
Onssi
Wayne Martin
Cleveland
Boyle
Tony Boyle
America
Mountain State Art and Craft Fair Opens Tomorrow
Smiles greet the ninth Mountain State Art and Craft Fair opening tomorrow at Cedar Lakes and running through Sunday. Leonard Hanna of St. Albans is named Greater Kanawha Valley Soap Box Derby champion. Mountain State Construction Co. of Charleston builds two Lincoln Memorial tunnels using a patented process by founder and chairman L V Cunningham, deemed impossible by some engineers. Huntington urologist Charles A Hoffman elected president elect of the American Medical Assn and praises for saving a woman who attempted to drown herself in the Kanawha River. JPR of West Virginia Inc. plans a new large plant to open soon. Constable D J Morrison saves a woman from drowning in the Kanawha River.
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Cedar Lakes
Leonard Hanna
St. Albans
Greater
Kanawha Valley
Mountain State Construction Co
Charleston
Lincoln Memorial
L V. Cunnigham
Huntington
Charles A. Hoffman
The
American Medical Assn
D. J. Morrison
Kanawha River
This Proposal Deserves Study in Kanawha County
In a letter former county commissioner J Kemp McLaughlin argues that more than 50 000 Kanawha County school children rely on taxpayer funded transportation 10 months a year. He suggests calculating cost per child to compare school bus routing with public routes and estimates possible school board aid on feasible routes to unify systems. He acknowledges objections to mixing riders but says taxpaying residents would bear costs anyway and that even partial public usage could fund transportation. The piece urges authorities to study and act on the proposal.
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J. Kemp McLaughlin
Kanawha County
McLaughlin
Gazette Ed¢ster reports on mine safety debate and actions
The Charleston Gazette previews Coleman Mc recent arune about Land Creex’s Beatrice Mine and cites a public statement by Mine Safety Committee members condemning Ken Hechler. Ray Tho and others distributed solicitations amid ongoing controversy without clear details.
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Charleston Gazette
Coleman
Outsiders advocate joins Readers Forum amid mining concerns
A Washington convicted embezzler questioned by readers over union fund misuse and safety failures in Beatrice mines. March 30 1970 marked Mine Health and Safety Act. Two deaths and 60 serious injuries reported. five methane ignitions in seven years. Rav Hutchin credited by some for safety efforts.
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Washington
Beatrice
Rav Hutchin
National interest and the Pentagon papers debate
The piece argues that the national interest cannot be defined solely by government secrecy or security. It defends the Times right to publish sensitive material as a check on power and stresses journalism serves the people by informing them about government actions and aims. It cites historical context from Vietnam and media criticism, noting the dangers of government overreach and the value of public scrutiny.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Pentagon
New York Times
the Times
Times
Johnson
Vietnam
CIA
State Department
Rusk
National Security Council
Washington Post
The Crunch Comes to Columbia in a New Five Year Plan
D J R Bruckner analyzes Columbia University under William J McGill as he plans a five year budget to close a 16 million deficit. He foresees fund raising, potential dean disputes, selective excellence, and possible union challenges amid cuts. The pace suggests continuing crunches next year and beyond.
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Los Angeles
New York
Columbia University
William J. McGill
McGill
Duchies
Columbia
America
Harlem
Filling the Vacancy on West Virginia's Supreme Court
The death of Judge Chauncey Browning Sr. opens a Republican vacancy on the five member State Supreme Court of Appeals for the first time in 15 years. Governor Arch Moore faces pressure to appoint a competent Republican for the unexpired term through 1972. Potential candidates include F Paul Chambers, John T. Copenhaver Jr., George H. Seibert Jr., John Carrigan, Edwin Flowers, Robert Conaty, Fred Davis Jr., Charles Haden III, and possibly Elizabeth Hallanan, with geographic balance and experience weighing in.
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Chauncey Browning Sr
Supreme Court of Appeals
John H. Hatcher
Haymond Maxwell
West Virginia
Judge Browning
Arch A. Moore Jr
Browning
Moore
Supreme Court
Robert T. Donley
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Cecil H. Underwood
James B. Riley
Donley
Riley
Harlan M. Calhoun
Thornton G. Berry Jr
McDowell County
William T. Lovins
Gov. Underwood
William C. Marland
Henry L. Ducker
Marland
Underwood
Berry
Ducker
Ane
State Supreme Court
Harmond Maxwell
Clarksburg
William N. Miller
Parkersburg
Gov. Moore
State Building Commission
Chambers
John T. Copenhaver Jr
Southern District Federal Court
John A. Field
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Copenhaver
Panhandle
House
Senate
George H. Seibert Jr
Wheeling
Sen
John Carrigan
Sherrard
Edwin Flowers
Hancock County
Marion
Harrison
Cabell
Wood
Robert C. Conaty
Elizabeth Hallanan
Public Service Commission
Court challenge over jail eviction quoted by Skeens
A letter dated June 25 1971 from George Skeens to Charlie proposes seeking a court ruling that expelling him from jail amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The message hints a broader story on page 1.
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Charlie
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CMWA
Ken Hechler
Farmington
Joseph “Chip” Yablonski
N &T
N.W
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the Gazette
United States
Soviet Union
Alden
Minnora
Gordy
Gordy Barnard
Youth For Christ
Jesus
Joan Barton
Bell Dr
City
D.J.R. Bruckner
Harry Hoffmann
Yours
George
Charles Skeens
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