Miners Trapped After Deep West Virginia Mine Blast
A series of blasts at a Mannington WV mine trapped unknown numbers of miners. By noon up to 70 believed missing with 21 escaped or rescued. Rescue teams faced subfreezing weather as air pumped in to aid the trapped, while flames continued in the shafts.
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Mannington
W. Va
Robert Tennant
Marion County
James McCartney
The
Mountaineer
McCartney
Mohan
Tennant
Matt Menas, Jr
West Virginia
Enterprise prompts for action line insight
The Enterprise invites readers to share concerns or problems for ACTION LINE responses. Submit questions, worries, or requests for practical guidance and problem solving assistance.
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Action Line
Cail
Action
Enterprise
Water service questions spark Davidson County residents
Local residents along Herneytown Road seek contact for rural water lides and system access. They cite Wallburg Water Association contact Jack Hooks and USDA Farmers Home Administration official Clyde Pickle in Winston-Salem. Discussion covers subscriber numbers, project openness, and efforts to push new systems.
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Davidson County
Herneytown Road
High Point
Jack Hooks
Wallburg
Wallburg Water Association
Attending Bison Game Shaped By Crude Student Language
A reader argued that poor attendance at Bison football games stems from rampant foul language by students in the stands. He urged school officials to curb the vulgar behavior or he would not return with his family, voicing dismay at the public insults near Bates.
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Bison
U.S. Marine Corps
Bates
M. H
Explosion And Fire Hit Jetliner Endangering Passengers
An explosion and fire aboard a Continental Airlines 707 as it neared Denver endangered seven crewmen and 63 passengers including Sen. Clifford Hansen. The plane landed safely after foam runway braking. passenger Lawrence B. Havelock, 47, was arrested on federal aircraft destruction charges with $10,000 bail.
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Denver
Colo
Continental Airlines
Clifford Hansen
R-Wyo
FBI
Lawrence B. Havelock
Lake George
Havelock
U. S
Nixon Considers Timing on Nuclear Treaty Postponing Decision
President-elect Richard Nixon plans to reassess the international scene before deciding when to push ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. He aims to await normalization of the Czechoslovakia situation and will not announce a timetable until the Senate revisits the issue after Congress reconvenes on January 3. Nixon, finishing a Florida Bahamas vacation, will meet advisers before flying to New York and likely return for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Czechoslovakia
United States
Nixon
Florida
Bahamas
U.S
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Washington
Nixén
Central
Europe
Grand
Robert Finch
California
John N. Mitchell
Key Biscayne
New York
Europe battles new money crisis in Bonn efforts
Western finance ministers raced to Bonn to halt a second major international money crisis this year. With markets closed to curb speculator attacks on the franc, pound, and dollar, gold prices surged as traders shifted to bullion. France moved to reduce the deficit and boost confidence in the franc, while West Germany trimmed imports taxes to curb exports. The French budget cut aimed to lower the 1969 deficit to 1.88 billion dollars.
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London
Financial Times
Bonn
French National Assembly
Maurice Couve de Murville
Union Teachers Back Despite Protest Sit-Ins
New York AP Union teachers returned to three Ocean Hill Browns ville schools after overnight sit ins ended. State trustee removed the three principals from authority and required unauthorized persons out before entry. The reopening followed a 35 day citywide strike affecting 11 million pupils. The district administrator warned of possible confrontations while police maintained presence. The Board of Education appeals a lower court ruling on the principals’ Civil Service appointment.
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New York
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
New York Civil Liberties Union
Luis Fuentes
PS 155
William H. Harris
Ralph Rogers
PS 144
Harris
Rogers
Policeman Shot In Gun Battle In San Francisco
Mayor Alioto called for a grand jury inquiry into any organization advocating shooting police after a gun battle near a police station left Sgt. Robert Flynn and Lt. Dermott Creedon critically wounded. Eight Black Panther members or associates were arrested, including Ray Lewis editor of the Panther publication.
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San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Black Panthers
Robert Flynn
John Palou
Dermott Creedon
Alioto
Creedon and Flynn
Creedon
Michael O’mahoney
Oakland
Sam Napier
John Bowman
Lennox Merritt
Harrill Hill
Richard E. Brown
Brown
Early Hong Kong flu milder than feared says surgeon general
Surgeon General Dr. William H. Stewart says early Hong Kong flu cases are mild with most patients missing two to three days in bed but not facing serious aftereffects. He expects an active year with epidemics, noting outbreaks in San Diego, Needles and suspected cases in Colorado and New Jersey. Vaccination advised for those in need, though many under 65 in good health may skip it.
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Jack Miller
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Hong Kong
William H. Stewart
Stewart
Dr. Stewart
San Diego
Needles
Calif
Colorado
New Jersey
U.S
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Dave Davis
Mountaineer Coal Co
Llewellyn Portal
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Harry
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Truman
Shippe
Solomon
Sassy
University of Alabama
Beaufort
D.C
Naval Housing
Pam
U.S. Navy
Western Union
Brinkley
David Brinkley
NBC News
Wath Field Artillery Brigade
Fort Bragg
Wilmington
Wilmington Star-News
United Press
Atlanta
Alabama
Tennessee
Charlotte
WBT Radio
NBC
Network
Helga Wood
Hansen
Lander, Wyo
Denver Veterans Administration Hospital
Eriksen
Sweden
FBY
Sen
Walter R. Mears
Colin Forst
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Rhody A. McCoy
Board of Education
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