Shriver Campaign Swing Triggers Peace Talk Clash
Sargent Shriver opened his vice presidential campaign with a Wheeling stop saying Nixon vetoed peace offers in 1968 and 69. He attacked high taxes and cited black lung among miners while Rockefeller and Randolph accompanied him. Secretary Rogers countered that Shriver’s Vietnam claims were bunk and offered no record of peace talks.
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William P Rogers
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U.S
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GOP Members Open to Hylton as Nominee in Ninth District
Three of the four Republicans on the ninth district executive committee indicate support for Democratic state senator Tracy Hylton as party nominee. Hylton says he would switch parties and run again if asked. Red Shumate of Beckley backs him, citing his work for the region.
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Bernard Aronson
Republican Ninth District Executive Committee
Tracy Hylton
Hylton
Red” Shumate
Beckley
Raleigh County
Emerson
Dorothy
Stover
Morgan Hills
Raleigh
Wyoming
Clifford
Betty) Phillips
Huiton
Wyoming County
Ward Stewart
Ravencliff
Del
Warren McGraw
McGraw
GOP
Thomas Potter
UPI
Potter
McGraw Hylton TV documentary and ninth district race
A Wednesday ABC television hour long documentary features West Virginians McGraw and Hylton among others, on strip mining with interviews across Fayette Kanawha and Raleigh counties. It notes potential party switch by Hylton and previews the Ninth District race against Warren McGraw with GOP discussions and county registration figures.
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Raleigh
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Kanawha
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Mid- Appalachian Environmental Services, Inc
Oy Hylton
McGraw
Hylton
Horoscope policy ignites reader curiosity and editorial stance
The Raleigh Register explains it rejected astrology columns years ago and declined daily astrology promotion. Readers ask about justice system JP sentencing and grafting apple sprouts with Cavendish offering fruit graft guidance. The piece notes Ring Register cautions against stenographic voice signatures and clarifies legal limits.
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Raleigh Register
Kissinger Holds Private Talks with North Vietnam Aides
Washington reports Henry Kissinger met in Paris with North Vietnam’s top peace negotiators Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thieu. The private session, the 16th since talks began, followed Kissinger’s Aug 1 meeting and precedes a Zurich area anniversary trip for his parents.
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UPI
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Paris
North Vietnam
White House
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Kissinger
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Xuan Thai
Hanoi
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Switzerland
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Paula
Laaks
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Nixon
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iThien
Ziegler
Lon
Time Magazine
Secret Talks Get Nowhere In Vietnam War Uproar
Paris Viet Cong spokesman Ly Van Sau dismissed U.S. reports of progress in secret talks with North Vietnam. He accused Mr Nixon of using private meetings to mislead the public while war escalation continues. The PRG spokesman said realities contradict U.S. pretensions for a quick settlement.
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Chicago Daily News
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North Vietnam
Nixon
Ly van Sau
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Viet Cong
United States
Beckley Area Mostly Sunny This Afternoon And Tuesday
Mostly sunny this afternoon and Tuesday with highs in the mid fifties. Fair tonight with fog and lows in the mid sixties. Chance of precipitation near zero this afternoon and tonight about 20 percent Tuesday.
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Beckley
Clark reports POW release tied to end of bombing
Former U S attorney general Ramsey Clark returned from North Vietnam saying American prisoners would be released immediately when the murderous bombing stops and the war ends. He cited talks with four high Communist officials and observed extensive bombing damage across hospitals dikes and villages. He planned a 1:30 p.m. EDT news conference to discuss details.
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San ° Francisco
U.S
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North Vietnam
United States
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San Francisco International Airport
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Bangkok
McGovern Attacks Nixon Over Vietnam Bombing Policy
Senator McGovern accuses President Nixon of misleading the public about North Vietnam bombing and condemns Nixon as taking the low road by remote control. He defends Ramsey Clark’s Hanoi broadcast and criticizes Mitchell and MacGregor as political attacks. The remarks come amid a heated pre election moment in Washington.
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Chicago Daily News
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Sen
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McQarnen
George S. McGovern
Nixon
North Vietnam
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Ramsey Clark
Clark
Hanoi
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Clark MacGregor
Vietnam
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Industrial Mishaps Kill 17 In Month
In July seventeen state workers died in industrial accidents. Nine victims from the Blacksville No 1 mine were among those fatalities. Five other coal related deaths occurred plus fatalities in chemical rubber and oil industries per the Workmen's Compensation Fund report.
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W.va
UPI
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Deaths Mar Claim IRA Is On Ropes
A land mine in Belfast killed two British soldiers as army figures show terrorist activity fell across Northern Ireland. The 111th and 112th soldiers killed in three years, the killings come after army actions in Andersonstown Ardoyne and arrests of Provisional leaders.
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Andersonstown
Irish Republican Army
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Ardoyne
Terence’ Clarke
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Clarke
Martin Meehan
Meehan
Crumlin Road
Provisionals
Plane crash kills two near Wellsburg during training flight
A private twin-engine Rockwell turbo 690 plane owned by North American Rockwell of Pittsburgh crashed on a farm five miles east of Wellsburg near Brooke Hills Park. Police reported the aircraft exploded in the air before hitting the ground while en route from Pittsburgh to Canada. The Rockwell spokesman said only the pilot and copilot were aboard and identities were being withheld.
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Pittsburgh
Brooke Hills Park
Brooke County
Ohio River
Canada
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Battle for Quang Tri Sees Bloody Stalemate in Vietnam
The Quang Tri battle remains a costly stalemate with heavy casualties on both sides and no clear territorial gains. Analysts say North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese forces slog through seven weeks of attrition as U.S. air power and naval bombardments continue.
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Larry Green
Chicago Daily News
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South Vietnam
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