Congress Debates Auto Insurance Reform and Consumer Bills
Congress considers multiple consumer measures led by Senator Hart to reform auto liability rules while Magnuson pushes for stronger warranty protections and a National Produce Safety Agency. Other proposals include class-action consumer suits, unit pricing under labeling laws, and broader product safety oversight amid a crowded legislative agenda.
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Washington
UPD
Senidollar
Congress
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Nixon
Soan
Len Warren
Magnuson
D-Wash
Federal Trade
Wmder
Hart
Produce Safety Agency
National Commission On Product Safety
Carrigan
Iwaste
James B
Companion Testimony Links Kelly to Murder Weapon
In the Ronnie Minor murder trial, Gary Myri Kelly is tied to the murder weapon during an evening of drinking before the Eccles tavern shooting that killed Steve Daisey. Kelly and Minor face separate trials on charges, with eye witnesses describing gun use and a dispute over land transfer.
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Ronnie Minor
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Minor
Gary Myri Kelly
Steve Z. Daisey
Eccles
Kelly
Thomas
Canterbury
Ned H. Ragland
Ini
Citizens Fordicate
Daisey Tavern
Hill
Daisey
Ragland
Land
D. H. Bolyard
Bolyard
Miners Demand Action On UMW Trusteeships
Hundreds of coal miners from Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Kentucky pressed Congress urging federal action on a six year old lawsuit against the United Mine Workers Union The protest followed a telegram urging President Nixon to intervene as miners claim 19 of 23 UMW districts are under invalid trusteeship under the Griffin Landrum Act while the Labor Department suit remains unresolved The group also notes the UMW trusteeships strip district members of officer elections and seeks relief from federal authorities
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Washington
UPI
Mine Workers Union
UMW
Nixon
Labor Department
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
House
Braxton
Clay, Gilmer
Webster
Mineral
Grant
Tucker
Hill 31 Brace Sparks LZ Ranger Style Clash In Laos
South Vietnamese paratroopers holding Hill 31 near an LZ Ranger outpost in Laos came under heavy fire on Tuesday as Communist forces pressed a siege. One helicopter reached the base amid fierce barrages, with warnings that another attack similiar to LZ Ranger is imminent. Earlier Lt General Hoang Xuan Lam noted North Vietnamese troops overran LZ Ranger last weekend after each Communist was issued a wine bottle. Comminques from Phnom Penh report a second night of Cambodian border attacks on the Bavet outpost to sever Vietnam supply lines. four Cambodian soldiers were killed and 27 wounded.
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Comuniques
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Cambo Jidia
Deaths And Funerals Notice From Raleigh County
Funeral services are planned for Artie F Gravely 9 Sullivan at 2 p m Friday at Tilden Community Church with Rev Doff Harvey officiating Burial follows in Tilden Community Cemetery Gravely died Tuesday in a local nursing home after two illnesses He was born May 6 1880 in Lincoln County and was survived by five sons and a daughter among others Friends may call at Caffee Funeral Home today 5 to 9 p m and Thursday 4 to 10 a m The body will be taken to the church one hour before services Pallbearers will be grandsons Other obituaries note Lonnie Williams 64 Oak Hill service Thursday 2 00 p m at Long Branch Methodist Church Burial in Doc Lively Cemetery Williams was a retired coal miner and church member Funeral arrangements for William Medley 199 East Gulf are incomplete He died Tuesday in a local room following a short illness He was born March 12 1921 in Pittsylvannia Va and was a deacon at Tabernacle Baptist Church Survivors include his wife and four daughters plus several sons and brothers The obituary notes multiple family members and survivors and calls for calling hours at the funeral home
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Artie F.gravely
Sullivan
Tilden
Doff
Harvey
Lincoln County
Henry L
Sally Pitman Grasely
Raleigh County
Lara Shumate Gravely
W. E
Grace) Stevens
Chesapeake
Franklin S. Cool Ridge
Lawrence A. Beckley
Jesse J. ‘Sullivan
Jasper R. Bethel
Ohio
Carl J
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.) J A Sister, Mrs. Melvina Cooper
Dearborn
Mich
Caffee Funeral Home
Lonnie
Hj ‘Williams
Oak Hill
Long Branch Methodist Church
Billy Reed Wickline
Doc Lively
Long Branch
Long Branch’ Methodist Church
State Hansford
Julia Intittiame
Wiliam Medley
East Gulf
Pittssyille
Herbert iMediey
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Bloodstone Masonic Bo
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Hibert
St. Albans
Helen Cabell
Gauley Bridge
Betty Williams
Charleston
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Cleveland
N.Y
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Robert
Fong
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Biddle
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Tucker
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Cyrus
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Hampton
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Thut
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Breckville
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Clifford E
Jack) Christian
Robert Earl
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Lake Milton
Medina
Helen Martimes
Warren
Ha Whawad
Funeral notices for Lilly and Clement families
Obituaries note the deaths of Cyril Lilly and Lee Raleigh Clement with service details pending. Pauline Lilly of Beckley born 1916 in Slab Fork and Cole Lilly 54 of Route Hamner Beckley died after brief illnesses in Huntington and Beckley hospitals. Surviving relatives include spouses siblings and children. bodies at Melton Moratorium and Ritchie and Jonson Funeral Parlor.
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Clement
Patch Street
Paulinet
Cole Lilly
Hamner Hace
Beckley
Huntington
Slab Fork
Walter
Coral Walker Cole
Cyril Lilly
Morell Maynor
Waynesboro
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Mack
Ralph Cola
Dayton
Oh Ghio
Melton Moriory
Scott Declines Oscar Bid for Patton Role
George C. Scott asked to withdraw his name from Oscar nominations for his Patton portrayal. He sent a cable to the Academy stating he would not attend the ceremony or have representatives attend. This marked his second withdrawal attempt after a 1961 Hustler nomination.
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Uesday
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Ward Scott
Academy of Arts and Sciences
Hollywood
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Patton
Final rites for Mrs Louise Frazier held at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Mrs Louise Frazier of 169 Meadows Street died Sunday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev Corey O Mitchell presiding at 3 30 p m Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park Pallbearers named Luther B Goings Charlie Robinson Len Stamies Robert Redd Stephen Settle and D B Ferguson attended the service Friends gathered at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p m today.
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Louise Frazier
Meadows St
Ebenezer’ Baptist Church
Corey O. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Trent and Durgan
Luther B. Goings
Charlie Robinson
Len Stampies
Robert Redd
Stephen Settle
D. B. Ferguson
RHC Panel Delays Bateman Request on Miners Vote
The RHC Personnel Committee delayed Bateman's request amid a dispute over Union membership voting rights in West Virginia. Leaders from Miners for Democracy say trusteeship under UMW President Boyle blocks fair district officer elections, affecting about 170 000 of 395 000 members. Other items note deaths and funeral notices in Fayetteville and surrounding areas.
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West Virginia
Hechier
Mike Trhovich
Miners For Democracy
W.A
Tony" Boyle
Waddell
Bateman
Department of Tions
Justice and Labor
Ion
Raleigh
Summers
Fayette and
Swvrhc
Monroe
Washington
Jerry
McDevitt
Calley Trial Testimony Echoes Horror at My Lai
Testimony cites a soldier’s duty to follow orders. Calley recalls Medina’s March 16 1968 directive to destroy and waste villagers, saying he believed the command aimed to do the job well. He admits shooting fewer than 18 rounds and details the sequence after the My Lai sweep.
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Meadle Sill
Ano
Medina
Daniel
Meadle
Bret
Miller Named in $521 Suit by Household Finance Corp
Household Finance Corp files in Raleigh County Circuit Court naming Franklin D. Miller of Sophia as defendant accused of owing 521.33 dollars on an installment sales agreement assigned by A Seamon & Son of Baltimore Maryland.
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Finnce Corp
Franklin D. Miller
Sophia
Raleigh “County
Miller
A. Seamon & Son
Baltimore
Magnuson proposes separate product safety agency
Sen Warren G Magnuson proposes a dedicated product safety agency with HEW setting mandatory standards and banning dangerous items. He backs FTC court injunctions to halt deceptive sales or ads immediately, contrasting with the slow adjudication of existing law. He urges full disclosure and clear warranty terms while prohibiting misleading small print.
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Tion and Welfare
HEW
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Ihas
Product Safety Agency
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Nixon
FIC
Tax Rate Boss County Public Utilities Valued At $28.6 Million
Raleigh County's share is $28,615,250 for the 1971 tax year with public utility assessments rising to $28.6 million from 1970. The state’s largest apportionment goes to Kanawha County at $41.1 million, with other major counties including Cabell, Harrison, Wayne, and Berkeley listed among noted totals. The auditor’s office notes increases across several counties as values are allocated for utilities and local tax rates for 1971.
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Raleigh
West Virginia
Kanawha
Cabell
Denzil Gainer
Harrison
Wayne
Boards of Education
Berkeley
Hancock
Mason
Mingo
McDowell
Ohio
Randolph County
Jason Long
Summers
Paylor
Wood
Senate Advances Merger Bill Amid Chamber Wariness
Senate handle desk duties in the chamber faced concerns that the measure could disrupt plans to merge state house boards under the capitol dome. An amendment by Gainer passed as the bill cleared the chamber 34 to 0 with several votes recorded as no.
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Capitol Dome
Capitol
Gainer
Senate
Carrigan
Increase From $1.00 Sought House To Decide Minimum Wages
Charleston report notes the House of Delegates considers a measure to raise the state minimum wage from $1.00 to $1.60 per hour by July 1 1973. Controversial libel insents for motorcyclists also on tap along with mining and housing discrimination debates. The body advances a housing equality bill and moves toward stricter clean air implementation under federal amendments.
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House of Delegates
Thej
House
Ciary
Natural Resources
Ira S.J. Latimer
Norman Williams
Ben Greene
State Human Rights Commission
Del
Harry E. Moats
R-Ritchie
HRC
Seidisiote
Moats
Judiciary Committee
Air Pollution Control Commission
Logan County couple found dead in home
State Police investigate the deaths of Rethel Edwards a coal company supervisor and his wife Ima Jean Edwards whose bodies were found in their McConnell McConnell home Tuesday Autopsy showed Edwards died from two 38 caliber gunshot wounds and Ima Jean from suffocation A pathologist was retained for further tests no motive yet established.
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Opt
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Logan County Coal Company
Here
Rethel Edwards
Ima Jean
Edwards
McConnell
Ere
Mountaineer whiskey decanter issued for Homecoming ’71
Ezra Brooks Distilling will issue 6000 exact Mountaineer replicas in a buckskin statue design. The decanter, made of china with platinum trim, goes on sale March 2 for 13.50, marking ABC endorsement of West Virginia University Homecoming activities. The event aims to draw former Mountaineers back to campus.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Ezra Brooks Distilling Co
Frankfort
ABC
John Barber
Barber
China
Allstate Rate Hike Hearing Set for Thursday
The Insurance Commissioner will hold a Thursday hearing on a proposed 14.6 percent rate hike by Allstate Insurance Co. for private auto coverage. Allstate serves about 36,200 private passenger vehicles, roughly five percent of the state total. The proposal could generate about $521,000 in additional yearly revenue.
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Allstate
Charleston
UPI
Allstate Insurance Co
Aide To Rivers Wins Democratic Primary in South Carolina
Mendel J. Davis, a young aide to Rep. L Mendel Rivers, upset four rivals to win the Democratic nomination. With 218 of 219 precincts reporting, Davis led 26 873 to 11 997 for Lee and 5 247 for Hartnett and 5 151 for Graham. Davis, Rivers godson, advances to the April 27 special election against Republican James B Edwards and United Citizens candidate Victoria DeLee.
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S.C
UPI
Mendel J. Davis
L. Mendel
Rivers
D-S.c
Davis
J. Palmer Gaillard
Charleston County
D. Mitchell Graham
Thomas Hartnett
Lee
Hartnett
Graham
Rivers’ Godson
James B. Edwards
United Citizens Party
Victoria DeLee
Leonard Picked To Head LEAA
Washington sources say Jer ris Leonard the Justice Department's chief civil rights enforcer has been selected to become administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration LEAA as the agency expands its programs and reach.
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Washington
UPI
Jerris Leonard
Justice Department
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Randolph asks VA not to cut beds in West Virginia
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia urged Veterans Affairs Administrator Donald Johnson to avoid eliminating beds at VA hospitals in the state. He warned a 20 percent bed cut and 2.5 budget hold beginning July 1 would shutter 220 beds across Huntington Beckley Martinsburg and Clarksburg. He urged selective cuts based on medical need amid ongoing demand for services.
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UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W
Veterans Affairs
Donald E. Johnson
West Virginia
Veterans Administration
Huntington
Beckley
Martinsburg
Clarksburg
Randolph
Johnson
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