Nine Miners Trapped as WV Mine Fire Engulfs Shaft
Fourteen rescue teams battle a stubborn underground coal mine fire at Consolidation Coal Blacksville No. 1. Officials report only a 20 minute contact with nine trapped miners a mile down since the blaze began Saturday night. A drilling rig and microphone attempt to locate life while officials cite an accidental cable strike as the cause.
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Blacksville
W. Va
UPI
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No. 1
Eastern Associates Coal Co
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Eastern Associates
Labor to Rally Union Support for McGovern Eagleton
United Press International reports McGovern and Eagleton predicted they could ease union leaders’ hurt feelings and win about three quarters of the labor vote. McGovern aims to meet AFL-CIO head George Meany soon while Eagleton plans talks with Meany, as Johnson backs the ticket.
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United Press International
George S. McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
George) Meany
McGovern
Afl-Cio
O'Brien
Detroit Looters Arrested After Downtown Disturbances
Detroit police planned increased uniformed patrols Sunday night after two nights of youth disturbances in the downtown area. A total of 25 people were arrested early Saturday and Sunday for purse snatching rock throwing and looting near Kennedy Square. Police estimated 1400 people at Kennedy Square late Friday and 29 serial cars plus 20 mobile units responded to trouble calls. Three juveniles were among those arrested after Friday night disturbances.
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Detroit
APL
Kennedy Square
Community notices for Okaloosa Digest published locally
Al Anon Family Group meets 8 p.m. Monday at Westminster Presbyterian Ocean City. Night bridge classes run Monday and Thursday 7 30 to 9 30 p.m. three weeks at Ferry Park Rec Center. Destin American Legion Post 296 Board meets 7 p.m. Monday. West Florida Stamp Club meets 7 30 p.m. Monday at Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. Contact M Kesslar at 242 8538 for details.
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Al-Anon
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ocean City
Ferry Park Recreation Center
Ferry Road
Destin American Legion Destin American Legion Post 296
West Florida Stamp Club
Greater Fort Wallon Beach
Hawaii Ecology Group Seeks Surgeon General Study On Cars
HONOLULU UPI A Hawaii ecology group Life of the Land asks the U S surgeon general to study health hazards from automobiles If dangerous they call for banning TV and radio ads and posting the warning on every vehicle London UPI press room workers shut down most papers Sunday after the arrest of five striking longshoremen The stoppage followed contempt findings amid a walkout by about half of Britain's 42 000 longshoremen Phnom Penh UPI South Vietnamese rangers and Communist troops clash in Kompong Trachek and near Angkor Wat with tanks and heavy artillery No casualty totals were released and five Communists were reported killed while a Cambodian trooper died and 29 were wounded
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Honolulu
UPI
Surgeon General
United States
Hawaii
U.S
Life of the Land
London
Phnom Penh
Kompong Tracheck
Chhang Song
Song
Angkor Wat
Agnew Seeks Peace With Press at National Convention
Vice President Spiro Agnew told newspaper publishers in Portland that government and press can coexist with mutual cooperation. He urged responsible public service and acknowledged a vital adversarial role in a free society while calling for accountability for biased or misleading reporting.
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Anchorageh
Alaska
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
National Newspaper Association
Portland
Ore
Renew
Agnew
British Troops Storm Belfast Bomb Factory
British soldiers raided an abandoned Catholic area house in Belfast and seized a bomb factory tied to the IRA bombing campaign. The operation followed Whitelaw orders after 11 people died and 130 were injured in a Friday bombing. dozens more arrested as security forces push against IRA activity. The Ulster Defence Association warned of a seek and destroy mission if the army does not act.
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Welsh Guard
Belfast
Provisional Ira
UPI
Irish Republican Army
QRA
IRA
TRA
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
Ulster Home Affairs
William Craig
Craig
Lurgan
William Whitelaw
Northern Ireland
Heat Wave Grips Gulf to East Coast, Record Heat
Heat over 90 degrees persisted from the Gulf to the eastern seaboard and the southern Midwest. Cities including Atlanta Cleveland New York Washington Indianapolis and Philadelphia posted 90s with New York reporting a record overnight low. About 200000 DC area residents fled to Ocean City Maryland where more than 40 arrests occurred for sleeping on the beach.
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United Press International
Gulf
Seaboard
Midwest
Atlanta
Cleveland
New York City
Washington, D.C
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
New York
Ocean City
Connally Backs Nixon Bid Despite Nomination Doubts
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally said he never believed Nixon would name him as running mate and he did not seek the position. Speaking on NBC Meet the Press, Connally criticized McGovern for calling for revolutionary change and warned against tearing down the establishment.
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Washington
UPL
Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
Spire T. Agnew
Connally
Agnew
NBC
Meet the Press
Texas
George S McGovern
McGovern
Suit Seeks End To Cane Subsidy
Washington based suit filed this week argues federal sugar subsidies to Louisiana farmers should halt until field workers receive higher wages. Peter H. Schuck alleging the Agriculture Department mis-set minimums and failed to make increases retroactive, challenging the 5.5 percent wage cap under the Sugar Act.
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Washington
UPS
Louisiana
Agriculture Department
Peter H. Schuck
Ralph Nader
Schuck
Earl L. Butz
False hijack scare tied to miscommunication on Lufthansa flight
A Lufthansa jet from Frankfurt to Boston triggered a false hijack scare after a misinterpretation between the pilot and Canadian and Boston ground control. FAA tapes are being reviewed, with possible changes to pilot and airport communication procedures. Massachusetts Port Authority says the pilot’s reply to a ground question signaled a hijack, prompting the alert.
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Boston
UPI
Lufthansa
Canada
Lufthansa Airlines
Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph Brown IE
Ue Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Brown
Ronald C. Briwn
Massachusetts Port Authority
Logan Inter National Airport
Egypt marks 20th anniversary with desert maneuvers and war pledge
Egypt celebrated 20 years since the 1952 revolution with large military exercises in the desert. War Minister Mohammed Sadek urged constant alert as he pledged readiness for a potential new conflict with Israel. A Kremlin trio sent a support message to Anwar Sadat, without noting the recent Soviet adviser withdrawal.
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United Press International
Eyypt
Farouk
Mohammed Ahmad Sadek
Israel
Troika
Soviet Union
Keyplian
Anwar Sadat
Soyot
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Ina
Cairo
Egypt
Sadek
Parliament
Arab Socialist Union
Sadat
Middle East
Grechko
Kremlin
Eskimo Art Exhibit Opens at OWJC Festival
The Ringling Museum collection features modern soapstone Eskimo sculptures and prints on display at the OWJC American Arts Festival in Niceville. The exhibit highlights Cape Dorset artists from Baffin Island, focusing on animal subjects and daily life scenes.
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Niceville
Ringling Museum
Sarasota
College
Cape Dorset
Baffin Island
Hudson's Bay Company
Imperative Store
Ringling
VVAW Defense Lawyer Finds Last Client in Jail
In Tallahassee Florida attorney Kent Spriggs said one VVAW suspect, Donald P. Perdue of Hollywood, turned up jailed on 25 000 bond for conspiring to disrupt the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach He was moved to Leon County jail where indictments were filed Spriggs said authorities would not reveal his whereabouts Eight other VVAW activists faced subpoenas and several were held in contempt for refusing to testify before the grand jury
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Eagleton
Meany
McGovern i-Mapgleton
Missouri
McGovern
Lyndon B. d Johnson
Miami Beach
South Dakota
Rapid City
M.D
Bagieton
Washington
Abc-Tv
Custer
Tial Lawrence J. O'Brien
UPT
O'Brien
Democrats
Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
VVAW
Donald P. Perdue
Hollywood
Kent Spriggs
Perdue
Dade
Broward County
Leon County
Miami
Broward
Springs
Federal Grand Jury
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