Truman Improves Slightly as National Leader Fights Illness
Former President Harry S Truman, 88, rallied amid critical heart and lung problems at Research Hospital in Kansas City. Doctors reported his condition improved yet still critical, with stabilized vital signs and fluid in the lungs under control after a night of monitoring and medical intervention. His wife Bess and daughter Margaret stayed by his side as updates noted heart strain and fluctuating temperature, but signs pointed to temporary stabilization.
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Kansas City
UPI
Harry S Truman
Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
Independence
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Daniel
Graham
John Dreves
Dreves
Beckley Area Weather Forecast Mostly Sunny This Afternoon
Mostly sunny this afternoon in Beckley and vicinity with a high in the mid 30s. Tonight will turn cloudy and cooler with a low in the low 20s. Friday will bring cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with some rain possible as precipitation probability rises to about 20 percent this afternoon and tonight and 70 percent Friday.
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Beckley
Scientists Call for Ban on Cold and Cough Remedies
Senate hearings on over the counter drugs hear seven scientists including a former Vick executive urge banning all cold and cough remedies. FDA head Dr Charles C Edwards may be questioned on why such products remain on sale as NyQuil draws over 20 million in yearly sales despite the critics. Richardson Merrell defends NyQuil saying it has been used safely by millions.
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Richardson - Merrell
Vicks
United States
Hylton Spends $32,587 in Battle for Suh Senate Seat
State Sen. Tracy Hylton of Mullens reported spending $32,587 and contributions of $32,803 in his second failed bid to unseat Del. Warren McGraw in the Suh Senate District race. McGraw, who won the May primary, took oath last week as the legislature prepares to reconvene. Other filings include Rep. Robert H. Mollohan's reelection totals, George Kapnicky's campaign spending, and Monongalia County Prosecutor Joseph Laurita Jr.'s bid for attorney general with $7,242 in contributions and $13,971 in expenditures.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Tracy Hylton
Mullens
del. Warren McGraw
Suh
Hylton
Secretary of State
McGraw
Pineville
Robert H. Mollohan
George Kapnicky
Kapnicky
Gainer Satisfactory After Hip Operation
State Sen. Carl E. Gainer of Nicholas County was in satisfactory condition at Charleston General Hospital after surgery to repair a broken hip from a two car collision near Summersville a week earlier. He also had multiple injuries including broken ribs. Gainer expected to participate in the 1973 legislature next month.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Carl E. Gainer
Nicholas
Charleston General Hospital
Gainer
Summersville
Tiger Bites Paar and Lion Rips Car Tire at Wildlife Shoot
In WEST MILFORD NEW JERSEY a tiger bit talk show host Paar and a lion damaged a car tire during a filming at Jungle Habitat. Paar sustained a five stitch wound on the right wrist after attempting to pet a tiger cub. Kennedy Jr. accompanied Paar. a Secret Service agent helped change the tire.
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West Milford
N.J
UPI
Paar
John F. Kennedy Jr
Dan Brennan
Warner Bros. Jungle Habitat
Brennan
Bronxville
N.Y
Jack
Kennedy
Secret Service
Peace Talks Deadlock Clouds Vietnam War Closure Hopes
Viet Cong negotiator Madame Nguyen Thi Binh said no peace accord today despite rumors of a breakthrough. Henry Kissinger met with Maurice Schumann in Paris as US officials kept to cautious statements amid reports from V Aurore of an imminent Indochina cease fire. Astronauts Apollo 17 prepared for a moon mission with a launch delayed briefly by a circuit fault but recovered with a successful countdown.
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Kissinger
Maurice Schumann
Schumann
NATO
Brussels
Foreign Ministry
Ing
Aljon
America
Paris
Hanoi
Tho
Gif Sur Yvette
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen Minh ‘Vy
Mme. Binh
Viet Cong
V Aurore
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cape Kennedy
Cape
Alabama
Apollo 17 Seventy Flight Progress After Delayed Liftoff
After a late liftoff the Apollo 17 crew Cernan Evans and Schmitt locked the command ship to the moon landing craft and jettisoned the spent Saturn top stage five hours after launch. Controllers expect a lunar landing mid afternoon EST with three days of surface exploration beginning the next day.
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Earth
Moon
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H
Jack” Schmitt
Cernan
Schmitt
Evans
Mission Control
Misson
Space Agency
Gulls Enter Beckley Storm Area Spooks Locals
A large flock of sea gulls appeared over Beckley early today drawing motorist and student attention. Witnesses included Park Junior High and Institute Elementary pupils at Van-Meter Stadium and a camera to capture the birds. Biologist Dave Gilpin says storms inland from the south and east bring the birds, usually from the East Coast, with New River a common route.
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Beckley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Park Junior High
Institute
Han
Black Knight Country Club
Dave Gilpin
Department of Natural Resources
Gilpin
New River
Stubborn German Shepherds Halt Mail Delivery
A mail truck in town was halted when two large German Shepherds, Lucy and another, occupied the vehicle. Postman Al Richard summoned police and the dog warden. Lucy finally obeyed after her owner issued a command, allowing deliveries to resume.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Lucy
al Richard
Richard
Dailey Hurt In One Car Accident
State Tax Commissioner Richard L. Dailey was injured when his vehicle ran off a road on Wednesday night. The 32 year old Martinsburg native suffered lacerations and abrasions and was taken to Charleston General Hospital. This marked his second traffic incident in just over a month following a prior plunge into a ravine on November 2.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Richard L. Dailey
Dailey
Martinsburg
Charleston General Hospital
Care and pruning tips for plants and satin color restoration
The guide covers restoring yellowed white satin by professional cleaning. It explains that a 15 mph sign means 15 mph where children are present with a Raleigh County Schools official stating the rule. It also notes holly pruning during dormancy and transplanting in early spring or fall, per West Virginia University experts.
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Everett E. Underwood
Raleigh County
Larry Cavendish
Appalachian Center
West Virginia University
Nixon Completes Cabinet Overhaul With Brinegar Pick
President Nixon named Claude Brinegar a Los Angeles oil executive as transportation secretary succeeding John A Volpe who moves to become ambassador to Italy. The move caps a Cabinet reshuffle, with Kleindienst’s reappointment as attorney general expected later.
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Camp David, Md
UPI
Nixon
Claude Brinegar
Los Angeles
Brinegar
John A
Volpe
U.S
Italy
Richard G. Kleindienst
Two Suspects Caught In Jolo Murder
Police await extradition of Melvin Lambert and Ronald Gerding held in Toledo Ohio for murder and breaking and entering in the Jolo Saveway Store fatal beating of Ralph Burge 54. The thieves escaped with 26 guns and about 4300 dollars in food stamps.
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Saveway
Jolo
Ralph Burge
McGraw Defends West In Raleigh County Young Dems Row
State senator Warren McGraw defended Terri West president of the Raleigh County Young Democrats describing her as a diligent worker. West's RCYD membership was revoked Nov 17 in a meeting of state and local Young Democrat executives on charges unbecoming a president.
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Warren McGraw
Terri ‘West
Raleigh County
Young ‘Democrats
McGraw
Terri
Miss West
RCYD
Young Democrat Executive Committee
Donnie Stacy
Senator McGraw
Young Democrats
Tracy Hylton
Democratic Executive Committee
Arthur Porter
Sophia
William Watson
Watson
Porter
Bear sighting rattles Charleston residents
Citizens report a large black bear roams West Virginia capital causing alarm among residents and animals. Police and natural resources officials acknowledge a roaming male bear is possible, while local officers have not confirmed any sightings on Oakridge Road.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Oakridge Road
State Department of Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Larvone
C. L. Bender
Bender
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