Hutchinson WV Residents See Homes Vanish for Coal Plant
Reba Rhodes recounts neighbors leaving Hutchinson as Dingess Rum Coal Co plans a processing plant. Once 32 homes, now seven remain. With no vehicle or phone, Rhodes struggles on under $300 monthly, caring for an 18 year old daughter and a 2 year old grandchild while her husband lies ill and the community dissolves.
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Hutchinson
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Reba Rhodes
Rum Creek
Mamaw
Ethel
Bill Hutchinson
Christmas Time Burglary Beware
The piece notes heightened theft risk during the holiday season and calls Christmas time tailor-made for burglars. It cites police saying shoplifting is the fastest-growing larceny and that 35 shoplifters escape for every one caught.
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C.J. Bosnak
Martin Luther King Poster Hangs in Hoover Office Party
Justice Department civil rights lawyers placed a large King photograph in J. Edgar Hoover’s former office for their annual Christmas party. It marked the first time the Hoover space hosted the group and it will soon become new quarters for Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
King
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Hoover
J. Stanley Pottinger
NC agencies seek Joan Little as nationwide alert issued
North Carolina law enforcement activates a statewide manhunt for Joan Little, 21, who vanished after being ordered to begin a 7 to 10 year term for breaking and entering. She previously gained national attention for an acquittal in the murder of jailer Clarence Alligood during an August 1974 incident.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Joan Little
Miss Little
Beaufort County
Clarence Alligood
Jerry Paul
State Court of Appeals
Paul
North Carolina Supreme Court
Saufort County
Supreme Court
John Webb
Appeals Court
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FAA requests full report on a near collision series
The FAA seeks a comprehensive investigators report after a string of near collisions on busy air routes. The latest involved Eastern Flight 185 a 727 and an Air Force F101 near Richmond Virginia at 19 000 feet. No injuries were reported and investigators will review radio tapes radar and control data.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Eastern Airlines
Air Force
Richmond
Flat Rock
Weather Outlook Brings Mild Day Then Rain Likely
Weather forecast shows a mild day with highs in the 60s. Tonight showers and thunderstorms are likely, cooling tomorrow into the 50s and a low in the 40s. Through the week, precipitation remains likely with lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s.
Thanksgiving Eve near collision prompts upgrade push
Federal officials told a Cleveland hearing they will accelerate plans for a conflict alert system after two narrow miss commercial jets over Michigan. A computer failure and data relay break caused the near collision, injuring 24 aboard the American Airlines plane as it dove 8 times faster to avoid disaster.
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Cleveland
Federal Aviation
National Cecninitaniese Safety Board
American Airlines
Trans-World Airlines
Michigan
Drew Parker
Cleveland Air Route
Parker
Chicago
Cleveland Center
Cleveland Control Center
Mayor and police chief admit kickback scheme in Yorkville gambling case
In U S District Court, Mayor Lawrence Corvi and Police Chief Louis Gaudio pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct Ohio gambling laws. They admitted sharing $250 monthly kickbacks from operators James Mills and Ollie Pratt who ran the Yorkville News gambling parlor on the Jefferson Belmont county line. Mills and Pratt also admitted operating a gambling site using slot machines and football parlay betting. Judge Robert M. Duncan ordered presentence reports. Corvi and Gaudio remain free on recognizance bonds.
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Yorkville
U. S
Lawrence Corvi
Louis
P. Gaudio
Ohio
Titusville
Robert M. Duncan
Jefferson-Belmont County
Yorkville News
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