Is God to Blame for WV Flood Dam Breakage
A Pittston Co official in New York suggests the flood was an act of God after a dam failure washed out West Virginia mining communities. The remark, seen as shifting responsibility, sparks debate on accountability and faith in disaster. The piece also notes editorials from Charleston and Columbia and satirizes welfare and pollution policy discussions.
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West Virginia
The
Pittston Co
Pittston
New York
Ronanoke
Kiwanis Club Funds Key Field Lighting and Youth Programs
The Hope Kiwanis Club appropriates 1900 dollars for a lighting system at the Fair Park softball field, with Hope city providing poles and installation. Hope High School Key Club helps build a concession stand as Parks and Recreation adds bleachers fencing and dugouts.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Key Club
Christian Athletic Association
Little League
Female Truckers Fight Ruling Over Mixed-Gender Hauls
Two women drivers Virginia Barnes and Pauline Blackburn filed EEOC complaints against Watkins Motor Lines of Lakeland after a March 1 rule barred unwed drivers of opposite sexes from long hauls with sleeping quarters. Barnes, 35, a mother of two, says skill should matter not marriage, while Blackburn calls the policy discriminatory.
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Lakeland
Fla
Virginia Barnes
Barnes
Pauline Blackburn
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Watkins Motor Lines Inc
Blackburn
Barney R. Brown
Lakeland Trucking Firm
Man Sues Ex Wife Over 500 Pounds Sausage
Frank P. D'Ambrosio sues his ex wife in Santa Clara County Superior Court claiming she owes him 500 pounds of sausage. He says a 1970 divorce agreement transferring his Sausage business required her to process over five pounds weekly, a duty he says she failed to meet.
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San Jose
Calif
Frank P. D'Ambrosio
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Pine Bluff to Get 313000 grant boosts local program
Washington reports a 313000 federal grant from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to the Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission in Pine Bluff. The article also notes Watkins Motor Lines policy on male and female drivers and anecdotal remarks from female drivers Mrs Barnes and Mrs Blackburn about their experience loading and unloading cargo.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission
Pine Bluff
Watkins Motor Lines
Watkin
Arthur Farr
Barnes
Blackburn
Watkins
Easter Egg Hunt at Hempstead Development Center
Children from the Hempstead Child Development Center enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt in Fair Park hosted by the Hope Junior Auxiliary. Center staff and Auxiliary members present include Mrs. Paul Henley and Mrs. Bennett Wood. The non profit center offers low cost day care funded by the Auxiliary, county funds, and the United Fund. Parents may call T1T-8412 to enroll.
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Hempstead
Appointments by Bumpers to Self Insurance Panel
Gov Dale Bumpers named five members to the Governor's Study Committee on Self Insurance created by the 1971 legislature. The group will study the feasibility of a state owned self insurance program for public schools and property. Members include Dr Roy B Allen University of Arkansas Dave L Baker Little Rock Jack Hanna De Queen W Q Hall Huntsville and R N Wade Paris. The committee must report findings and recommendations to the governor at least two months before the 1973 legislative session.
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Little Rock
Dale Burapess
Roy B. Allen
University of Arkansas
Dave L. Baker
Lttle Rock
Jack Hanna
de Queen
W.Q. Hall
Huntsville
R.N. Wade
Paris
Bumpers
Cats and Cancer Unrelated Say Experts
Clearwater Beach Florida AP reports Dr Robert Schneider and colleagues at a California lab run the Animal Neoplasm Registry. They find no evidence that cats spread leukemia or cancer to humans and note transmission appears to be parent to offspring, not cat to human.
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Clearwater Beach
Fla
Robert Schneider
Schneider
California
American Cancer Society
California State Department of Public Health
Berkeley
Megapolis Survival Beyond Money Says Louise Cook
Urban life in a megacity requires optimism and quick wit. A transit strike, blackouts, and rising costs are reframed as benefits, from exercise and less pollution to time for reading and planning. The piece argues resilience comes from twisted logic and a hopeful outlook.
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Louise Cook
New York
Brooklyn
Budget deficit revised lower as withholding grows
Washington AP government economists warn overwithholding may slow economic recovery. New January 16 tax tables boost Treasury receipts by about 1 billion monthly, potentially cutting the deficit by 5 billion. Official estimates show the year’s shortfall likely 6 to 8 billion less than January projections.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Nixon
Office of Management and Budget
32 Killed in Derailment Near Potgietersrus In South Africa
A passenger train derailed at a bridge near Potgietersrus killing at least 32 people and injuring 135. Railway officials say sabotage is indicated as the cause and the incident was confirmed by railway headquarters in Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg
Potgietersrus
Captain Peterson Ill After Emergency Surgery
Capt. Bob Peterson retired Air Force officer remains in critical condition at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock after emergency surgery Friday. He and his wife have lived in Hope since his retirement, according to family sources.
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Bob Peterson
Veterans Hospital
Little Rock
Peterson
Hope
Air Force
Civilians for KP Duty Debated in Army Volunteer Plan
The Army seeks 99 million dollars next year to replace soldiers with civilian kitchen policemen in Europe and elsewhere. Congress members question if funds would better serve cancer research or new tanks, while Gen. Davison argues civilian KP hires return soldiers to frontline duty and boost morale.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington (Ap
House Appropriations Committee
Michael S. Davison
Europe
Davison
Ralph Haines
Continental Army Command
Tony Boyle Found Guilty in Union Funds Case
W A Tony Boyle United Mine Workers president was convicted on 13 counts for conspiring to use union funds for Democratic and Republican campaigns in the late 1980s. Two other officials were acquitted. Sentencing pending with possible prison time and fines.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
John Owens
James Kmetz
Ins
Labor Department
Joseph A
Jock" Yablonski
Hubert Humphrey
Will Join Color TV Will Join Color TV
Conway Arkansas AP KETS Arkansas educational TV station will join the Public Broadcasting Service network Sunday with the color telecast of Androcles and the Lion. The station has been limited to black and white programs.
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Conway, Ark
Kets
Arkansas
Public Broadcasting Service
Androcles and the Lion
Secret cash reporting rules take effect July 1 nationwide
Travelers exiting the United States with more than 5000 in currency or checks must file a special report. Treasury final regulations under the 1970 law require extensive reporting and record keeping by banks. Enforcement will be selective with possible wallet searches. The rule aims to deter criminal activity in secret foreign accounts.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
Samuel R. Pierce
Department
The
William Dickey
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