Logan County grand jury clears Buffalo Mining Co
The Logan County grand jury found no indictments in the Buffalo Creek disaster probe after weighing testimony from more than 30 witnesses. It urged lawmakers to assign coal waste dam regulation to a state agency, with inspection and repair powers, and recommended more troopers, deputy sheriffs, and a hospitalization plan for staff.
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Logan
Logan County
Buffalo Creek
Harvey Oakley
James Barber
Oakley
West Virginia
Buffalo Mining Co
Grand Jury
Cpl. W. M. Garrett
Safe Chafin
Major Narcotics Figure Pleads Guilty in Charleston Case
Donald Glen Jones pleaded guilty to one federal indictment involving heroin with intent to distribute and agreed to testify against co defendants. The deal includes a recommended maximum sentence of 15 years or $25,000 fine and dismissal of two other indictments if he cooperates fully. The case implicates Henry Lee Johnson Jr known as Candy Man and others including Joseph Curtis Jomo Huntington and Donald Washington Whitaker alias Herman Precious Jones, with Whitaker still at large awaiting trial.
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Charleston
Donald Glen Jones
Jones
Henry Lee Johnson Jr
Candy Man
Johnson
Joseph Curtis
Alas Jomo
Huntington
Donald Washington Whitaker
Herman “Precious” Jones
Whitaker
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug
Kanawha Intermediate Court
Profit-Taking Turns Dow Back
A burst of afternoon profit-taking eased the market and sent the Dow Jones average under 1,000. The Dow finished at 998.42, down 4.74 points after a volatile session that had opened with optimism and heavy trading. Volume reached about 23.27 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Pilots Threaten Walkout Over Hijack Talks With Cuba
United States pilots threaten a world air traffic shutdown amid calls for immediate US Cuba negotiations to curb hijackings. Four days after a Southern Airways jet was diverted to Havana with 31 aboard, ALPA weighs a strike as Cuba seeks bilateral talks. State Department signals potential, but no direct talks yet, while FBI actions during the Orlando hijack draw sharp criticism. In Australia, a hijacker is fatally shot after taking hostages. 34 passengers and 3 crew escape.
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Washington
Havana
Southern Airways
Cuba
John J. O'Donnell
Air Line Pilots Assn
Fidel Castro
United States
State Department
Pilots’ Association
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Orlando
Fla
O'Donnell
ALPA
Thomas M. Ashwood
Commission On Flight Security
Ashwood
Associated Press
Kansas City
Gray
Southern
Central Australia
Alice Springs
Greece Tanker World Hero Collides Naval Craft
Athens Greece AP reports a Greek owned tanker longer than three football fields collided with a Greek navy landing craft. The military vessel sank within minutes. 46 sailors are missing and 14 survived. The World Hero is 1,072 feet long and 100 173 tons. The tanker was slightly damaged in bow area.
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Athens
World Hero
Stavros Archos
Nations reach agreement in principle on Vietnam cease fire
The United States says Canada Indonesia Hungary and Poland have agreed in principle to participate in a Vietnam cease fire. Details are scarce and logistics for inspectors and U S support are being discussed.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
Vietnam
State Department
Charles W. Bray
UMW Election Split Highlighted by Boyle Miller Choice
The mining union faces a decisive Dec 18 vote between UMW President W A Boyle and reformer Arnold Miller. Editorial notes timing and spelling disputes in union elections, with coverage on Page 4A and related features across the paper.
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UMW
W. A. Boyle
Arnold Miller
Wninn
Strong Output Rise Reflected In Industry
Washington reports October industrial production rose sharply, lifting the index to 116.7 with 1967 as base. The month saw a 0.9 percent rise, aided by upward revisions for August and September. Retail sales jumped 3 percent while total employment increased despite a 5.5 percent unemployment rate.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Additioon
Federal Reserve
Woman Plans Free-Fall Army Re-Enlistment Today
Nina Garcia, a 4 foot 10 inch, 95 pound soldier from Hollywood Florida, plans to reenlist for four years in a freefall parachute jump at Lowman Field San Marcos Texas. She aims to join the Golden Knights at Ft Bragg and will receive a 4000 dollar bonus and a year assignment at her chosen post. The event marks the first woman to reenlist during a freefall jump witnessed by Air Force Captain Ronald Diggs and Army Sergeant Jerry Seal.
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Tex
Hollywood
Fla
Army
Golden Knights
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Ft. Sam Houston
Nina Garcia
Lowman Field
San Marcos
Garcia
Miss Garcia
5Th U.S. Army
Air Force
Ronald Diggs
Jerry Seal
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Willard Sorensen
West Virginia University School of Law
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K. K. Hall
John A. Field
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