Williams orders full inquiry into West Virginia mine tragedy
U S Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee chairman Harrison A Williams Jr calls for a full investigation into the Blacksville coal mine fire that killed nine miners. He cites 485 safety violations by Consolidation Coal Co over four years and blames both the bureau and the company.
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Washington
UPI
Harrison A. Williams, Jr
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Blacksville
W. Va
Williams
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Coal Company
Consolidation Coal Co
Bureau
Man says he tore up arrest records of Eagleton claim
A Missouri source who had served outside Missouri told The New York Times he received arrest records in 1968 from a stranger posing as an off duty state trooper. He said he tore them up and did not keep copies.
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New York
API
Thomas F Eagleton
Missouri
New York Times
Weather and obituaries for Norwalk area
Partly cloudy with mild temperatures. High around mid to upper 70s and a low in the 50s. Sunday expect fair skies with highs upper 70s to lower 80s and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Alfredo Zapata Norwalk a boy at F T Hospital. Obituaries listed Marie Johanna Elida Smith 45 Lorain Leroy Campbell 74 New London Clifford L Ferguson 88 Huron.
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Norwalk
Marie Johanna Elida Smith
Lorain
Leroy Campbell
New London
Clifford L. Ferguson
Huron
Wallendas Tragedy Strikes In Wheeling Circus
Richard Guzman, 29, son-in-law of Carl Wallenda, died after brushing an electric wire and falling 50 feet while aiding a circus act at Wheeling Island Stadium. The incident followed a history of fatal Wallenda accidents. Guzman was revived by a nurse and police, then taken to Ohio Valley General Hospital in critical condition.
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Wheeling
W. Va
UPI
Carl Wallenda
Flying Wallendas
Detroit
Omaha
Richard Guzman
Sarasota
Fla
Guzman
Harry N. Croft
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wallenda
Wheeling Island Stadium
British Army Seizure of IRA Strongholds Seen Soon
Northern Ireland authorities announce the largest troop deployment yet as Ulster forces prepare to seize IRA strongholds amid ongoing sectarian killings. A hotel executive is kidnapped and later found dead. other shootings raise the death toll to 479 in three years of violence. Police report 133 arrests and raids yielding explosives, firearms, and ammunition.
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Belfast
UPI
Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Carrickfergus
Ligoniel
Londonderry
William Whitelaw
Ulster Defense Regiment
Philip McGuire
James Cassidy
New Lodge Road
Ritchie McGladdery
Mary Keith Crowned Wakeman Homecoming Queen 1972
Mary Keith, 18, was selected queen of Wakeman's 1972 Homecoming at Western Reserve High School. Debi Lee was first runner-up and Mary Hazel second runner-up. Mary received a $50 savings bond and trophies. The ceremony, judged by local officials, followed by parade, milking contest, puppet shows, baton exhibition, and queen’s ball.
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Mary Keith
Wakeman
Berten Keith
Western Reserve High School
Keith
Mary
Debi Lee
Robert FE. Lee
Paul Eckler
Paul Burns
Clark Hunter
Huron County
Seredipity Players
Winston White
New London
Duane Klinker
Rochester
Bill Jackson
Linda Nestor
Queen Mary
No November Tax Hike Vote After Petition Signatures Fail
Norwalk Community Center Corp faces no ballot this November as initiative petitions to raise city income tax to fund a community center lacked the required 389 valid signatures. Auditor Douglas Colvin invalidated 158 signatures and halted review after totals fell short.
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Douglas Colvin
Colvin
Wayne Goodsite
Norwalk
Norwalk Community Center Corp
Alsport to Buy Boa-Ski to Build Canadian Snowmobile Line
Alsport Inc plans to form Boa-Ski Alsport in Canada to manufacture snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles. The deal follows Alsport’s agreement to acquire Boa-Ski from Giffen Industries, with Boa-Ski based in LaGuadeloupe Quebec and Norwalk plants remaining active.
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Alsport, Inc
Norwalk
Canada
Alsport
Boa-Ski, Inc
LaGuadeloupe
Quebec
Giffen Industries Inc
Miami
Giffen
Boa-Ski
Steens, Inc
Alhambra
Calif
Roy Probst
Steens
Whittlesey Ave
Probst
Boa-Ski Alsport
Bleile Clinches Grove Senior Championship in Narrow Win
Bleile's clinched the Lefty Grove senior division title by beating Lawrence & Battles 13 to 12 in a game halted by darkness after 6 1/2 innings. Greg Russell blasted a grand slam in the seventh, giving Bleile's a late cushion as Ned Palmer earned the win with the final groundout.
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Bleile’s
Lefty Grove
Lawrence & Battles
Bleile
Greg Russell
Douglas Will Rule In Ellsberg Case
Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas will decide before Monday whether to order a stay in the Pentagon papers trial. Attorneys for Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo sought the stay to obtain wiretap details related to the case. The defense wants the trial halted until the Supreme Court weighs an appeal from the circuit court.
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Douglas
Ellsberg
Yakima, Wash
UPI
Supreme Court
William O Douglas
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Los Angeles
Matt Byrne Jr
Ninth Circuit
Circuit Court
Russo
Pentagon
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