Meany Attacks Nixons Economic Plans in TV Remarks
AFL-CIO chief George Meany called the economy “just plain lousy” and criticized President Nixon’s chief economic spokesman John Connally for lacking understanding of national economic problems. He urged fair wage price controls if used and warned of rising imports eroding U.S. industrial strength.
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Washington
UPI
Aflcio
George Meany
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Texas
Meany
Afl-Cio
America
Man electrocuted saving his friend in West Virginia flood
In SISSONVILLE West Virginia a teen died saving a friend from a live wire. Thomas Hanshaw 18 used his body as a shield, later dying from electrocution while his friend David Carney Jr 15 suffered minor burns and stayed in a Charleston hospital. Nearby residents evacuated due to rising floodwaters and road blockages.
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Sissonville
W.va
UPI
Here
Thomas Frederick Hanshaw
David Carney Jr
Charleston
Tuppers Creek
U. S. 21
Carney
Hollings Plans to Marry Rita Liddy in Washington
Senator Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina plans to marry Rita Louise Liddy a 35 year old research assistant in his Washington office. Hollings 49 was divorced last October after 24 years of marriage. Liddy has been active in local politics and joined Hollings staff in 1966.
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Charleston
S. C
UPI
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Rita Louise ‘Liddy
Washington
Hollings
Miss Liddy
Greek exile leader urges end to U S aid to Greece
Elias P. Demetracopoulos told a House subcommittee that the Greek military junta risks civil war and urged the United States to cut all military aid. He urged public condemnation of the junta and NATO pressure, citing a 1964 McNamara pledge as undermining current aid rationale.
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UPI
Greece
United States
Elias P. Demetracoupoulos
Nixon
NATO
Common Market
Council of Europe
Demetracoupoulos
House
Europe
Demetracopoulos
Defense
Robert S. ‘McNamara
McNamara
Bulgaria
Hechler Still Noncommittal on 1972 Run Against Kee
Rep. Ken Hechler of West Virginia declined to rule out a 1972 bid against Rep. James Kee. Hechler said the AP story claiming he wouldn’t run was premature and that redistricting courts are reviewing the new plan. Hechler added he might run in any of three new districts in a timing dependent decision.
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Washington
UPI
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
Hechler
Associated Press
James Kee
West Virginia
Kee
Telegraph and Union Strikes Loom Across Industries
CWA says a nationwide Bell system strike now seems inevitable with 6 am Wednesday action planned affecting about 500000 workers including 200000 operators. Copper, steel, telegraph, and postal unions follow with tied contingency mentions and July 20 postal strikes planned in New York.
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Washington
UPI
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CWA
Bell Telephone System
Western Union
United Telegraph Workers
New York
ICWA
United Transportation Union
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Chicago and North Western
Norfolk and Western
Southern Pacific
U.S. Postal Service
Bartering His Influence At Western Governors Conference
Oregon Governor Tom McCall accuses Ronald Reagan of holding President Nixon hostage over opposition to the President. McCall says Reagan could affect Nixon’s renomination, citing feared political leverage from California as the nation's most populous state. He urges an end to scrapping and clawing and calls for dialogue.
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Jackson Hole
Wyo
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Tom McCall
Oregon
Reagan
McCall
California
Paul N. McCloskey
Calif
McCloskey
Moonwalking Aided Health Of Apollo 14 Astronauts
Space physician Dr. Charles A. Berry reports Apollo 14 crew members Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell showed no ill effects after a nine day lunar mission while Stuart Roosa, who orbited the moon, suffered marked heart and vessel deterioration and fluid loss but recovered to normal in days. Roosa lost about ten pounds. Shepard and Mitchell lost little or none. Apollo 15 is planned for July 26 and will last twelve days, making it the second longest US space flight behind Gemini 7.
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Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
U.S
Hospital Patient Scheduled for Minor Surgery
Raleigh County assistant prosecutor Paul R. Hutchinson Jr. is admitted to Beckley Hospital for minor surgery after arriving Sunday afternoon. His condition is reported satisfactory.
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Raleigh County
Paul R. Hutchinson Jr
Beckley Hospital
Hutchinson
Georgian Jews Petition Podgorny to Emigrate to Israel
A group of 27 Georgian Jews petitioned Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny to allow emigration to Israel and said they would wait in the Presidium reception room until a response is received, Jewish sources reported.
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Podgorny
Moscow
UPI
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Israel
Presidium
Three Cars Involved in Wreck Near Beckley
Paul Hall 31 of Glen White is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Appalachian Hospital after a late Sunday night crash with a 1963 car driven by Thomas Duncan 22 of Soak Creek, which hit a 1966 sedan driven by Ralph Paugh 21 of Midway at the W V 16 and W V 54 intersection. State Police have filed no charges pending further investigation.
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Paul Hall
Glen White
Beckley - Appalachian Hospital
Thomas Frederick Duncan
Soak ‘Creek
Ralph Paugh
Midway
W. Va
Virginia Man Cited for Noisy Defective Vehicle
John Wesley St. Clair Jr. 21 of Virginia was cited by Beckley city police at 9 45 p m Saturday for driving a car with defective equipment and for making unnecessary noise.
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John Wesley St. Clair Jr
Virginia
Beckley City
Chilean Leader Attacks Copper Firms Over Mines
President Allende spoke to miners in Rancagua about Anaconda and Kennecott assets. He accused the companies of poor maintenance at Chuquicamata and Teniente, draining profits, and leaving waste rock costing the government about 20 million dollars to remove.
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Andina Mining Co
Kennecott
Chile
Anaconda
Rancagua
Teniente
Allende
Chuquicamata
35 Men Idle On Bank Construction Project
About 35 workmen idle on the Beckley National Bank project after insulation workers from Local 80 walked out over job allocations. Jewel Barton, job superintendent for B. F. Parrott & Co., says the dispute over employing Local 50 men has been resolved and workers are to return by Tuesday. The drive-in banking and office building sits at Neville Street and Second Avenue.
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Beckley National Bank
Jewel Barton
Barton
B. F. Parrott & Co
Neville Street
Second Avenue
Probation Granted in Break and Enter Case at Raleigh County
Delmer Johnson Milam 22 of East Gulf received probation on a one to ten year sentence for breaking and entering in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Milam and co defendant Jerry Norman Belcher 20 of Sophia were tied to stealing caps worth 1596 from the Stotesbury mine of Eastern Associated Coal Corp on Aug 29 1970. Police say the entire cap supply was recovered. Belcher pleaded guilty Feb 10. Jurors serving the term were dismissed.
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East Gulf
Raleigh County
Milam
Jerry Norman Belcher
Sophia
Cop
Stotesbury
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Belcher
Peelish Hospitalized with Heart Attack at Raleigh General
Victor Peelish former coach and Woodrow Wilson High School driver education chief is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital admitted July 3 after a heart attack. His condition today is reported satisfactory.
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Victor Peelish
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh General Hospital
Agnew Says Leaders Appalled by Pentagon Papers Release
Vice President Spiro Agnew says world leaders he met during his tour are appalled by the Pentagon papers release. He called the reaction very strong and criticized private individuals for declassifying confidential information.
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Addis Ababa
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Vietnam
Obituary Notice Mrs Mary Hannah Killed in Auto Crash
Mrs Mary Hannah 27 Kalamazoo Mich is killed Sunday in an automobile accident at Jackson Mich She was born Feb 18 1944 at Winding Gulf a daughter of Mr and Mrs Junior Powell Beckley WV She is survived by husband William Hannah three sons Eric Michael and Mark a daughter Renee four brothers James William Nathaniel Powell all of Baltimore MD Raymond Powell Beckley four sisters Eunice Reeves Kalamazoo Joanne Edmons Newark NJ Linda Owens Chicago Heights IL Delores Powell The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Beckley WV.
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Mary Hannah
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jackson
Winding Gulf
Junior Powell
Beckley
William Hannah
Eric
Michael
Mark
Renee
James
William
Nathaniel Powell
Baltimore
Raymond
Final rites for Mrs Virginia Emma Capps in Fayetteville
Mrs Virginia Emma Capps 85 of Brooklyn dies after long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with Rev Ernest Bailey officiating. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. She born June 20 1886 Meadow Creek Summers County daughter of Harvey Bowles and Margaret Bowles. Survived by two sons Virgil J Capps Oak Hill and James Capps Winter Haven Fla three daughters Mae Helmick Fayetteville Saddie Sears Brooklyn and Elsie Anderson Oak Hill one brother John Bowles Sandstone seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral home hours Tuesday afternoon. RNS.
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Corinne
Black Eagle First Baptist Church
Kenneth Cooper
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Jones
Scotland
Thomas
Agnes Haye Jones
Isabelle Preston Jones
William J
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East Gulf
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Bolt i
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Agnes Jones
Detroit
Mich
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Nease and Neely
Mullens
Virginia Emma Capps
Brooklyn
Dodd-Payne
Fayetteville
Ernest Bailey
Huse Memorial Park
Meadow Creek
Summers County
Harvey
Margaret Tincher Bowles
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James H. Capps
Virgil l
Oak Hill
James
Winter Haven
Fla
Mae Helmick
Sadie Sears
Elsie Anderson
John Bowles
Sandstone
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