Miners Trapped as West Virginia Mine Fire Rages
Thunderous explosions ripped through Mountaineer Coal Company's No. 9 mine near Mannington West Virginia trapping up to 75 workers. As of early reports 21 had been located or rescued with eight found at shaft bottom and pulled out two at a time by crane bucket amid smoke and flames.
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W.va
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Robert Tennant
Mountaineer Coal Company
West Virginia
Penn
Sylvania State Line
Mountaineer
Consolidation Coal Co
Dave Davis
Da Nang attacks and Mekong Delta fighting prompt ruinous tolls
Reports detail shelling around Da Nang with American and Vietnamese casualties as ground assaults are repelled. In the Mekong Delta, Viet Cong shells strike Dong Tam base camp causing light damage, with ongoing violence across South Vietnam reported by Vietnamese and U.S. spokesmen.
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U.S
Saigon
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Camlo
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mekong
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Miniskirts Draw More Help On Pacific Coast Highway
In Long Beach a 19 and a 75 year old hitchhiker tested driver willingness to stop. Temre Jace in a miniskirt received offers within three minutes from several men, while Ula Scanlon waited 17 minutes before help arrived. The stunt, staged by the Long Beach Independent Press Telegram, drew many photos and comments on involvement and show business.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pretty Temre Jace
Jace
California State College
Money Ministers Hurry Tobon to Curb Second Crisis
Western finance chiefs rushed to Bonn to halt a second international monetary crisis this year. Speculators attacked major currencies as gold prices surged while the franc, pound, and dollar faced pressure. Germany planned tax changes to curb a large foreign trade surplus.
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London
Bonn
Tome
Mas
Forecaster notes chill with a milder Thursday outlook
Middletown area weather report shows partly cloudy conditions today tonight and Thursday. Tonight stays cold with lows in the 20s and a possible Thursday high near 50. Yesterday reached 36 with a 26 degree start this morning. Snow was minimal.
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Middletown
Crisis in the G10 finance ministers meeting in Bonn
West German Economics Minister Karl Schiller called an emergency Bonn meeting with Group of 10 finance ministers including Belgium Britain Canada France Italy Japan Netherlands Sweden and the United States. U S Treasury Secretary Fowler attended en route to Washington from a NATO gathering. The United States remained in a standby role amid the crisis.
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London
Karl Schiller
Bonn
Belgium
Britain
Canada
France
West Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Japan
Sweden
United States
U.S. Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Washington
NATO
Brussels
Silk Worm Takes Day Off To Spin Silk For Dress
Observation notes a shift from two bales of cotton per dress to silk production by a worm, reflecting changes in textile methods and efficiency. The playful remark highlights rapid modernization in fabric making and regional industry wit.
Frisco gun battle leaves three officers wounded three suspects jailed
In San Francisco three police officers were wounded two critically after a panel truck linked to the Black Panthers was involved in a shootout near a police station. Sgt. Robert Flynn and Lt. Dermott Creedon were critically injured. Eight suspects were arrested as Mayor Alioto urged a grand jury probe into violent groups.
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San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Black Panthers
Robert Flynn
Black Panther -Black Community News Service
John P4lou
Dermott Creedon
Alioto
Mop Handles Used In Mayflower Saving Bank Robbery
Police describe a vault heist at the Mayflower Saving and Loan where burglars used taped mop handles and chewing gum to extract 385 dollars. Officers chased three men from a van and arrested multiple suspects including Ray Lewis and others tied to Black Panther publications and Oakland activism.
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Cincinnati
Mayflower Saving & Loan
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