Admission Halts Disaster Probe At Blacksville No. 1 Mine
West Virginia mine officials resumed the Consol Blacksville No. 1 disaster inquiry after a hearing disruption over testimony relevance. Nine miners were trapped when a continuous mining machine touched a live trolley wire, with foreman Styles later saying he told men to go in by the machine before the fire.
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Morgantown
W. Va
State Department of Mines
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No. 1
Paul Riley
Department
Frank Strakel
Sistant
Styles
Weather Preview and Local Vote Update
A brisk weekend is ahead with slightly cooler temperatures and a chance of Saturday showers. Recent highs reached 95 degrees with morning lows near 74, while tonight will dip to the upper 60s and Saturday toward 0. The extended forecast shows highs in the mid 80s and nighttime lows in the mid 60s through Tuesday, with a Sunday and Monday shower possibility.
House votes to curb desegregation orders and cross-town busing
The House approved an antibusing bill by 282 to 102 to ban cross-town busing and reopen desegregation orders. The measure moves to the Senate, where action is uncertain and reopening could reach orders dating to 1954. Authority cites potential revision of all deseg orders and risks to Supreme Court rulings.
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Washington
Nixon
Uest
House
Senate
Richard H. Kleindienst
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Supreme Court
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Zipot L. Richard
of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Nixon blocks independent legal aid plan leaving program under OEO
President Nixon insisted on total control over the federal legal aid program as Senate House conferees drop plans for an independent national corporation. The move keeps the seven year old program under the Office of Economic Opportunity amid Republican governor opposition and veto power debates.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
California
Ronald Reagan
United Jet Hijacked At Reno
A man armed with a carbine hijacked a United Air Lines jet at Reno International Airport. He boarded the Boeing 727, ordered passengers off, and the plane circled with a three man crew. It was the second United hijacking at Reno this year.
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Reno
Nev
United Air Lines
Reno International
San Francisco
United
Government reports strong economy in second quarter growth
Washington reports the economy grew at 9.4 percent in the April to June period, with GNP at 1.139 trillion and profits rising to 93.1 billion. Inflation cooled to 2.1 percent, the lowest since late 1971, while the Nixon administration cautions on sustaining the pace.
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Washington
The
Ice Department
Nixon
Department
Commerce
Tax repeal petitions may need more signers in Ohio
Ohio petition drive to repeal the income tax faces possible shortfall as election boards review 366000 signatures. Officials warn many signatures could be invalid for voters from other counties, while backers contest a ruling that could invalidate petitions. local counties report small invalid rates but larger counties see risk of insufficient valid signatures.
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Columbus, Ohio
Robert Netzley
Laura
Ted Brown
Brown
Cinconet
Gun Owners Form Countergroup To Back Harsher Gun Laws
An association of southwestern Ohio gun clubs and conservationists formed to press for stiffer penalties for illegal gun use and to boycott dealers selling cheap Saturday Night Specials. CFRFO includes 15 groups with about 15 000 members many NRA members. They seek one year jail for first gun crime and three years for second offense, effective Sept 1, and call for arrests prosecutions and incarcerations in that order.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
National Rifle Association
Donald M. Lerner
Citizens For Responsible Firearms Ownership
CFRFO
NRA
Lerner
Cincinnati
Smuggling of U S Surplus Weapons Under Scrutiny
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, after three days of hearings, called for tighter controls on surplus military goods. He cited thefts including 34 Nike Ajax rockets from a West Germany depot and said weapons and parts are being smuggled out in working condition, with officials unsure of what became of much of the excess war stock.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
Senate
Ribicoff
U.S
West Germany
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Clifford Styles
Statute
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Tom Merrill
Merrill
Salinas Vailey
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Salinas
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South
NBA
Ence
Alfred Perrot White
Deer Park
Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association
Southwestern
Ohio Rifle League
Deer Park Community Rifle Club
Fairfield Sportsman's Association
Ohio Gun Collectors Association
Cincinnati Revolver Club
Miami Rifle and Pistol Club
Southern Ohio Dog and Game Protective Association
Milford
Mount Healthy
Isaac Walton League
Sportsman 25 Gun Club
Cincinnati Muzzle-Loading Association
Clermont County Rifle and Pistol Club
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