Interior official gives aid to Hyden miners families
Fred Russell undersecretary of the Interior donated 5000 dollars to a fund for the 38 miners killed at Hyden Kentucky. He called the gift a personal gesture and credited a Citizen Journal series by Betty Garrett for the appeal. He said the department will act vigorously and that mine safety is broader than inspection.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Russell
Interior
Hyden
Russell
Columbus
Ohio
Citizen Journal
Betty Garrett
Garrett
U.S. Justice Department
Solon criticizes Russell over coal mine safety panel
West Virginia Rep Hechler says Interior undersecretary Russell violated the mine safety law by naming unqualified people to a 12 member advisory committee. Hechler urges Nixon to enforce qualifications and cites Edward Failor's contested appointment as lacking professional credentials.
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Washington
UPI
Fred J. Russell
West Virginia
Rep
Hechler
D-W. Va
Nixon
House
Edward Failor
Iowa
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Failor
Thurmond Corrects UPI Story About Walkout
Sen Strom Thurmond says he left a Monday draft hearing not to protest a Stanford student’s remarks on the draft and Vietnam but to meet with Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans to discuss flammability of children’s underwear. He denies walking out as reported by UPI.
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Washington
UPI
Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
United Press International
Thurmond
Peter Knutson
Stanford University
State Armed Services Committee
Stans
Knutson
Democrats Agree Not To Fight Among Themselves
Democratic leaders including Lawrence F. O'Brien say potential presidential contenders will campaign against the Nixon administration rather than among themselves. The group met with Carl Albert and Mike Mansfield at a secret dinner to affirm a united front through 1972.
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Lawrence O’brien
Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Edmund Muskie
Washington
UPI
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
House
Carl Albert
Elections Board Seeks Bids for Voting Machines and Ballots
The Board of Elections will open bids February 18 for voting machine supplies and absentee ballots for May elections. Deputy director Leona Hackett said notices were mailed to printers to submit bids. Primary elections are May 4 in Norwalk and Bellevue, with a special May election on a $1.7 million Willard school bond.
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Board of Elections
Leona Hackett
Norwalk
Bellevue
Willard
Kent State Fresh Enrollment Drops By 45 Percent
Kent State University reports a 45 percent decline in freshman enrollments for the fall quarter amid campus turmoil tied to shootings by National Guardsmen and a special grand jury. Ohio State down about 20 percent and Miami about 10 percent. Kent State cites economy and delayed enrollment as factors. Rex Simonds, admissions director, says last fall and this quarter show slight increases and deny links to May events.
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John T. Kady
Columbus
UPI
Kent State University
Kent State
Ohio State University
Miami University
Rex Simonds
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