Rescue teams search coal mine for five days with no sign of life
In Mannington West Virginia rescuers failed to locate 78 trapped miners after five days of probing Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine. Teams found air and concussion signs but no survivor amid ongoing attempts to reach passages 785 feet deep. Officials held hope but paused further exploration pending new information.
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Mannington
W. Va
Ralph Hatch
John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Corcoran
James McCartney
Consolidation
McCartney
Monongah
U.S. Bureau of Mines and
West Virginia Department of Mines
United Mine Workers Union
June Heflin
Wayne Minor
Danny Kuhn
Republicans To Meet On Appointments Programs
New York AP report says President elect Richard M Nixon will discuss federal appointments and programs with Republican governors and senators. Ohio Governor James A Rhodes was expected to lead the delegation and meet Nixon at the Pierre Hotel. Other GOP notables were understood to be present.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Nixon
Lubert H. Humphrey
Pierre Hotel
Nixon family quiet Sunday amid city strolls and church visit
President-elect Nixon and family spent a calm Sunday moving between their Fifth Avenue apartment and the Plaza Hotel then attending morning services at Marble Collegiate Church where Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower’s upcoming marriage was noted. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale urged guidance for the new administration. The Nixon party later dined in the Plaza’s Edwardian Room with Phil Rizzuto among attendees.
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Nixon
Fifth Avenue
Plaza Hotel
Central Park
Julie
David Eisenhower
Marble Collegiate Church
Dr. Peale
Hungary
Nixons
Plaza
New York Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
Middletown Forecast Sees Clear Tonight Then Rain Possible
The Middletown area expects clear and cool conditions tonight with a low in the lower 30s. Tuesday will be warm with morning clouds and occasional rain, while yesterday’s high reached 52 and the morning low was 33. Rain totaled .35 inch from Saturday night.
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Middletown
Franc Strengthens as De Gaulle Austerity Tests First Market
Paris and Frankfurt markets reopen amid currency volatility as France tightens controls on foreign exchange. West German banks limit purchases, while the franc gains strength against the dollar and pound amid mixed signals on De Gaulle’s austerity stance. German banks lose about 206 million dollars in reserves as speculation shifts. France caps foreign currency purchases for travel at 100 dollars and 200 francs per person.
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Paris
Europe
West Germany
U.S
France
Deutsche Bundesbank
Frances
de Gaulle
De Gaulle Seeks Time In World Money Reshuffle
Paris reports say President De Gaulle aims to force a global monetary reform through franc austerity. He envisions currency parities realigned within a gold standard return, potentially devaluing the dollar and limiting U S influence. Debre pushes defended franc, favors broader devaluation to join other major currencies.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Europe
Michel Debre
Debre
Fog Named Killer In Plane Crash
Fog hampered the search for a missing plane as a series of crashes in California killed 16 people. A twin engine commuter crashed into a light standard and flipped on a freeway near Santa Ana. both airports halted operations. Additional wrecks occurred near Modesto and in the Sierra Nevada, with fog and low cloud cover hindering rescue efforts.
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Los Angeles
California
Newart
Randy Robertson
Huntington Beach
Santa Ana
James Dillon
Orange County
Los Angeles International
Modesto
Cali
Fornia
San Jose
Sierra Nevada Range
Sierra
Redding
Susanville
Similar Hijack Tales From Two U S Planes Bound for Cuba
Two jets were hijacked to Cuba on separate weekends. A Pan American crew bound for San Juan was diverted to Havana by three gunmen, while an Eastern plane from Chicago to Miami was forced to Cuba by five hijackers. Passengers described tense but orderly queues and courteous but coercive conduct. Cuban authorities released the planes and crews, then returned them to the United States.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
United States
Pan American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
New York
San Juan
P.R
Havana
Freedom
Chicago
U.S. State Department
Alvin Walker
Robert Silver
Eastern
Nancy Carson
David Ruxton
Joseph
Ellen Hunoval
South Orange
N.J
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Japan Air Lines
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ann Landers
Heloise
Zurich
London
Bonn
Britain
Fog
Eastern Airlines
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