Browning credits county swing for close WV win over Laurita
Attorney General Chauncey Browning Jr. narrowly defeated Republican Joseph Laurita Jr. in the Nov. 7 WV race, with Moore era gains cited as a key factor. Browning warned Democrats no longer enjoy a paper majority and stressed tighter future nominating care in a state where southern gains swung the result.
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John F. Scott
Charleston
W.va
UPI
Chauncey Browning Jr
Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Browning
Laurita
Arch Moore
Board of Public Works
United Press International
Monongalia County
Kanawha
Rockefeller
Moore
Jay Rockefeller
George McGovern
Americans Are Smoking More in 1972
The Agriculture Department reports Americans 18 and over averaged 202.5 packs per person this year, two packs more than 1971 and four more than 1970. The level is about 1 percent below September predictions and reflects continued high smoking amid population growth and income gains.
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Washington
API
Agriculture Department
Browning
Mysterious burglar leaves cash in Tulsa apartment
Jerry R. Wilson reports on Jesse Hosey of Tulsa who had intruders return twice leaving cash, $16 then $12, with a card and bank envelope marked E.L 23.91. Officers say no burglary charge fits as no items were stolen and the case remains unsolved.
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jDec
Hosey
Ken Moser
Moser
McDonald - Douglas Aircraft Corp
E.L
Rabbits Eat Poison Ivy Amid Green Plant Feast
A brief note reports rabbits consuming green plants including poison ivy in a garden setting. The sight highlights rabbits' varied diet and foraging behavior in a lush yard.
Mayor invites Greenspan for coffee as doomsday quake hour looms
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto invited earthquake predictor Reuben Greenspan to join him for coffee at 9 a.m. January 4, the hour Greenspan says the city will be destroyed. Residents react with mixed concern while some plan to leave town just in case.
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Donald B. Thackrey
San Francisco
UPI
Joseph L. Alioto
Reuben Greenspan
Greenspan
City Hall
Mr. Greenspan
Sylmar
Calif
Los Angeles
California
San Andreas
Vicki Settles
Airport Ponders $1 Boarding Fee
Officials at Kanawha Airport weigh a $1 per passenger boarding fee to fund new security measures for skijacking prevention. The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority will discuss the plan ahead of federal rules taking effect February 5 and a required plan due January 6. Calvin Wilson notes airlines oppose the fee, which would cover security costs and lost landing-fee revenue.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPD
Kanawha
Central West Virginia Regional
Calvin Wilson
Former Playboy Bunny Fired From Juvenile Officer Post
Eliza Simone 25 a former Playboy bunny says she has been suspended as a police juvenile officer after a nude photograph taken years ago reappeared in Playboy and was noted by a local columnist. Silverton Police Chief Kenneth Dye allegedly ordered resignation or dismissal amid public pressure. Simone defends her work quality and recalls initial dissent at hire.
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Cincinnati
UPC
Eliza Simone
Playboy Jbunny
Miss Simone
Playboy Magazine
Silverton
Kenneth Dye
Simone
Frye Pleads Guilty To Shooting Infant
Clarence Frye of Griffithsville faces 2 to 10 years after pleading guilty to malicious wounding for firing a .30 caliber rifle into the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Bostic at Griffithsville last June 27. The nine month old, James, was struck in the abdomen and survived.
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Hamlin
W.va
UPI
Clarence Frye
Griffithsville
Frye
James Bostic
James
Letter From 1938 Stamps Clarksburg Remembered
Kendall H. Kennedy of Clarksburg received a two cent mailed letter dated November 29, 1938. A postal worker note attached said the letter was found while moving between buildings. His grandson collects stamps and will keep the piece.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Kendall H. Kennedy
Keeney
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