China Reacts to U.N. Seat for Communist China
United States moves to back admitting the Peoples Republic of China to the United Nations drawing mixed reaction. Chiang Kai-shek regime predicts the U.N. would be doomed if Beijing joins while Taiwan and allied governments express bitter opposition and seek to preserve the UN’s current membership.
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United Press International
China
U.S
United Nations
U.N
Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China
Japan
Washington
Communist On One
Chou En-lai
United Daily News
United States
Free World
Toshio Kimura
United
Rogers
Asahi
Taiwan
France
Sweden
Philippines
Australia
Josef Tekoah
McCarthy candidacy expected by Sept. 30
A key backer predicts Eugene McCarthy will announce his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination around Sept. 30 and pursue all state primaries, as the race heats up in 1968.
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McCarthy
Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Lockheed Wins 49-48 Jobs Fears Keyed Vote
The Senate narrowly passed a bill to back 250 million in Lockheed loans to finish the TriStar jetliner, saving an estimated 60,000 jobs. Sen. Marlow W. Cook cast the deciding vote with others like Sen. Lee Metcalf noting job fears influenced the outcome. President Nixon said the measure will save tens of thousands of jobs and boost the economy.
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Alan Cranston
Dcalif
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
House
Lockheed
Treasury
Frank Church
D-Idaho
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Nixon
California
Beckley pool project funds and progress report
A Beckley pool project shows a goal of 80,000.00 with current totals 56,289.89 and 23,710.11 reported as to date and remaining. The item records financial status and progress toward completion.
Two Brothers Killed As Pole Snaps Falls
Two West Virginia brothers Dol Lee Pratt and Bobby Pratt were fatally injured when a 120 foot electrical pole they were on snapped and fell in Fairfax Virginia. Police say they were strapped to the pole and dragged about 70 feet by high tension cables. The older Pratt died on arrival at Fairfax Hospital and Bobby died about an hour later at Commonwealth Doctor's Hospital in Fairfax City.
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Fairfax
UPI
West Virginia
Dol
Lee Pratt
Bobby Pratt
Kearneysville
Jefferson County
Fairfax Hospital
Commonwealth Doctor’s Hospital
Fairfax City
McManus Backs Bi partisan Cooperation in State Government
Huntington report says House Speaker Lewis McManus pledged to follow Ivor Boiarsky and support bi partisan work. Speaking to the Rotary Club he urged two parties to cooperate rather than argue and cited 1971 Legislature gains credited to bipartisan spirit with Gov Arch Moore Jr.
MP's Efforts Chastity Belts Cost Less
British tax ruling lowers cost of chastity belts by classifying them partly as clothing. Marcus Lipton, Labour MP, pressed government to define the item as a safety device to avoid purchase tax. Treasury reply notes doubt but customs may view belts as non taxed safety devices. Lipton calls the outcome academic yet welcomes savings and balance of payments impact.
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Marcus Lipton
Labor Party
Brixton
Lipton
Treasury
Terence Higgins
House — of ‘Commons
Commissioners of Customs and Excise
Cultural Grant Funds West Virginia Arts Programs
A federal grant of 101320 with 124000 state match funds was approved for West Virginia cultural projects. Senators Randolph and Byrd announced the aid. West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council director Ewel Cornett noted the grant supports diverse cultural initiatives. British belts from Ann Hugesson Inc. Halstead will drop price to 12.36 after tax removal. factory produces 40000 belts yearly, many exported to the United States. Belts serve as novelty items and practical uses alike.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Robert Byrd
Ewel Cornett
Ann Hugesson
Hugesson
Halstead
United States
Britain
Meany Calls Labor Drive to Oust Nixon
AFL-CIO chief George Meany urged a united labor effort to remove President Nixon, citing the worst economic mess since the Hoover era. He warned of 13 percent veteran unemployment, high teen joblessness, and 25 million below the poverty line amid stalled highway funding and stalled peacetime jobs.
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Denver
UPI
Organized Labor
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
Steel Prices Jump Anger Nixon With Fast Rise
In Pittsburgh UPI reports the steel industry raised prices by about eight percent on most products less stainless, within hours of a new three year contract with the United Steelworkers Union. Secretary Hodgson briefed reporters on the deal.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Washington
U.S. Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Apollo 15 Reaps Dividends From Moon Mission
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin rested after a busy day as the Endeavour carried 228.7 pounds of lunar samples from Hadley and the Sea of Rains. The crew mapped terrain and collected diverse rocks while a satellite probes moon magnetism for future study.
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Hadley
Schmitt
Endeavour
Rains
Russia
Tass
Scott
Irwin
Sea of Rains
Friend of Nixon Named President of Kent State U
Dr Glenn A Olds a friend of President Nixon and former U S Ambassador to UNESCO was named Kent State University president He will become the seventh president when Robert I White retires on September 15 1969 was a close adviser to Nixon during his 1968 campaign and led the UNESCO post 1969 to last March
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Glenn A. Olds
Nixon
U.S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Unesco
Kent State University
Olds
Kent State
Ohio National
Kent
School Board of Trustees
Robert I. White
Springfield College
Mass
Three Mining Fatalities Reported in May
The State Department of Mines said May yielded three fatal and 411 non fatal mining accidents. Five month totals reach 22 fatals, matching the 1970 pace, while coal production for January through May fell by about 500000 tons from a year earlier.
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Charleston
UPI
State Department of Mines
Weather Outlook for Beckley Area Shows Showers and Warm Temperatures
Weather forecast for Beckley and vicinity calls for considerable cloudiness from this afternoon through Wednesday. Showers and possible thundershowers are likely this afternoon and evening with a chance again Wednesday. Highs will reach the upper 70s, lows in the low 40s, with a 70 percent precipitation chance today and tonight and 50 percent on Wednesday.
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Beckley
Black Knight Country Club Names Manager
Mrs. Nancy West has been identified as the manager of the Black Knight Country Club. The report notes her leadership role within the club’s operations.
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Black Knight Country Club
Nancy West
Safe Driving Class Pilots Set in Kanawha County
Drunken drivers appearing before Charleston municipal judges will attend a 10 hour safe driving course. The pilot program in the Kanawha Valley aims to be statewide if successful, with four weekly sessions totaling ten hours and a $10 fee. Completion could reduce charges to reckless driving. The course will be at Morris Harvey College with instructors from the college community.
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Charleston
UPD
South Charleston
St. Albans
Kamawha
Sould
John Charnock
iState Law
Morris Harvey College
William Albright
Frank Krebs
Donald Flinn
Apollo 15 timetable details voyage to moon and return
UPI timetable notes Apollo 15 operations EDT. Activities include wakeups at 6 30 a m and 5 00 a m, orbital adjustments to 63 by 86 miles, ejection of a small satellite to study radiation, and two main engine burns totaling about five minutes as the crew prepares to depart lunar orbit and head home. Rest periods span eight hours.
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Apollo 15
Moon
Earth
Apollo 15 Sets Moon Records In Time And Treasures
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin set records for total moon time 66 hours 55 minutes and EVA time 7 hours 13 minutes along with a 16 mile moon buggy drive. They collected 228.7 pounds of rock samples, surpassing Apollo 14 figures.
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David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Endeavour
Scott
Irwin
Joe Allen
Joe
China
Falcon
Earth
Harrison H. Schmitt
Shepard
Mitchell
Apollo 14
World Sees Solar Eclipse From Moon Via Apollo Camera
Apollo 15’s color TV camera will film a solar eclipse from the Moon as Earth’s shadow passes over. The event runs 3:45 p.m. to 6:06 p.m. EDT Friday, offering views of the eclipse and deep-space objects like the Milky Way, Saturn, and Mercury. astronauts can see the event but observers on Earth cannot.
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Space Center
Houston
UPS
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
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