Soviet Military Aides Leave Egypt Amid Pullout
About 20 000 Soviet military advisers depart Egypt after Cairo accuses Moscow of failing to supply pledged offensive weapons. Anwar Sadat ordered the pullout after Prime Minister Aziz Sidky's Moscow visit. Russians were searched for excess gold as they departed, amid a broader shift toward Western support.
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United Press International
Russia
Egypt
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Moscow
Aziz Sidky
Kremlin
Mohammed Ahmed Sadek
Comrads
Beirut
France
Nationwide brief notices from Bangor to New Orleans
A series of short dispatches covers a Bangor rate hearing delayed by a power outage a Charleston police desk report about a peeping tom a Washington interior under secretary dies a Dallas Shrine celebration a Sardinia car crash that kills Geeran Gentele and two daughters Philadelphia mayorial endorsement talk and a New Orleans circuit court orders release of antiwar group members plus bail reductions
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Olbia
Sardinia
UPD
Geeran Gentele
New York Metropolitan Opera
New Orleans
UPI
Sth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Rookie Cop Nabs Brother in Miami Robbery Case
A 22 year old rookie officer in Miami turned in his older brother Arthur Cheatham 27 after recognizing him in a robbery and auto theft case. Barkalow 64 was beaten robbed and his car stolen then the younger Cheatham reported the brother to police. The older brother was later picked up in Deerfield Beach.
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Miami
UPI
Robert Love
Bobby Cheatham
Love
Arthur Cheatham
Cheatham
Frank Barkalow
Barkalow
Georgia
Deerfield Beach
Here
Derfield Beach
Lee Magnuson
Arthur
Man Given 25 Year Term For Robbery
Lawrence Rhodes of Saeger McDowell County received a 25 year prison term from Logan County Circuit Judge Harvey Oakley for a 1967 coal company payroll robbery. He was convicted of the $10,000 Amherst Coal Co. payroll holdup at Landale in Buffalo Creek area. After the robbery federal agents accused him of hijacking a jetliner to Cuba and he was ruled incompetent to stand trial on air.
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Logan
W. Va
UPI
Lawrence Rhodes
Saeger
McDowell County
Logan County
Harvey Oakley
Rhodes
Amherst Coal Co
Landale
Buffalo Creek
Cuba
House Group Takes Up Antibus Bill
Washington D C A House Education subcommittee took up President Nixon s antibusing bill amid White House pressure The plan would bar court ordered busing for elementary desegregation while allowing secondary busing as a last resort It would also redirect funds for poverty schools to aid disadvantaged pupils and was brought up at the White House request by Subcommittee Chairman Roman Pucinski.
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Washington
UPI
White House
House
Nixon
Congress
Subcommittee
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ill
Whites House
West Berlin to trade wall site for Potsdamer Platz land
West Berlin and East Germany agreed to move the Berlin wall back from a main square at Potsdamer Platz in exchange for 20 acres of land and 31 million marks. Dietrich Hinkesfuss and Dr. Walter Mueller led the talks at City hall with plans to sign in East Berlin next week. Potsdamer Platz, once a busy hub, has become a no mans land due to the wall and division.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
East Germany
I Potsdamer Platz
Dietrich Hinkesfuss
Klaus ‘Schuetz
Walter Mueller
East German Foreign, ‘Office
Potsdamer Platz
Europe
The
Wall
Labor Leader Skips Nixon Endorsement Hopes AFL CIO Hears
West Virginia labor chief Miles C. Stanley said the AFL CIO Executive Council would decide whom to back for president and warned a Nixon endorsement could hurt West Virginia campaigns. He denied Rockefeller’s alleged labor reader ties and criticized Moore while urging focus on jobs and unemployment amid GOP governance.
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Stanley
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Moore
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
State Labor Federation
Miles C. Stanley
Labor
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
Secretary of State
Arch Moore
Rockefeller
Mcbay Chemical
iCo
North and South Vietnamese fought near Quang Tri City
South Vietnamese forces beat back a North Vietnamese tank assault south of Quang Tri City as air and artillery support pinned the attackers. In Hanoi region air combat, a U S Phantom shot down a MIG 21 near Hanoi, the 154th MIG downed. Paratroopers reported heavy fighting around the city with high Vietnamese casualties and Civilian casualties reported in Hue from shelling.
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Arthur Higbee
Furrow
Davis
Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri-Hue
Quang Tri
Hui
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vinh
Hue
War Debate Highlighted By Mansfield Amendment Clash
The Senate debates the Mansfield amendment to require a cease fire for a total pullout from South Vietnam. Mansfield insists the measure ends all ties to Saigon with no conditions while Cannon says any end to the war must ensure protection for prisoners of war and missing in action.
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Senate
South Vietnam
Mansfield
United States
Saigon
Cannon
Smog Forces Post Office Shutdown During Alerts
Smog alerts across Southern California Southern Nevada and parts of Arizona will halt mail pickups and deliveries by all postal workers including special delivery when a recognized government agency issues an alert. Guy B. Hartsook San Bernardino Postal District manager announced the ruling on Tuesday.
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San Bernardino
Calif
State Police Unable to Verify Plane Crash Report
State Police could not locate any aircraft after a Tuesday night and Wednesday search following reports of a low flying plane on fire near the West Virginia Virginia border. FAA records showed no aircraft in the area. Earlier a Logan County search found nothing and later determined the plane was a military low level maneuver.
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Princeton
W.va
UPI
West Virginia-Virginia
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Logan County
West Virginia
Attica Strike Probed as Warden Extends Safety Measures
Warden Montange vows day to day evaluation of the Attica situation and cancellation only when it ends. The walkout followed the dismissal of nurse Mary Kingsley but she was rehired and returned to work. Inmates demand the state implement 28 prisoner demands from last September's riot that left 43 dead. Montange met with the prisoners' liaison committee for 30 minutes and scheduled another session. Extra officers remain on duty as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kingsley
Montange
Labor Dept Blocks Union Salaries for Jail Inmates Alleged Killers
Miller said he was told by Ronald T. Weakley, the Labor Department's election coordinator, that UMW members accused of murder would have their full union salaries in jail disapproved. The department's action was welcomed by Miller as a corrective step.
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UMW
Boyle
Miller
Labor Department
Ronald T. Weakley
Wallace Undergoes Minor Abdominal Surgery
Gov. George Wallace had a minor abdominal abscess drainage operation at University of Alabama Hospital. Doctors said the incision was small, the procedure satisfactory, and the surgery aimed at the May 15 assassination wound injury.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
George Wallace
University of Alabama Hospital
McGovern Celebrates 50th Birthday in South Dakota
Senator George S. McGovern turned 50 in Custer South Dakota as he begins his presidential bid. He hosted a birthday party at Sylvan Lake Lodge inviting staff political associates and several dozen newsmen. Born July 19 1922 in Mitchell South Dakota.
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Custer
S.D
UPD
George S. McGovern
Sylvan Lake Lodge
Mitchell
Amtrak booze raids clash of state and federal law
Oklahoma City and Newton Kansas authorities seized contraband on Amtrak trains arguing state liquor statutes apply to open saloons aboard railcars. Oklahoma AG Derryberry led raids in dry counties while Kansas AG Vern Miller charged crew with open saloon, unlicensed liquor, and no tax stamp. Amtrak cites federal supremacy over routes and service.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
Kansas
Amtrak
Larry Derryberry
Derryberry
Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Ardmore
Okla
Newton
Kaw
Vern Miller
Miller
Washington
Lumber Yard
Ballymurphy
Army
Final rites for Richard A Bragg of Pluto set Thursday
Death notices report Richard Alvin Bragg 41 of Pluto died on arrival Monday from an apparent heart attack. Born June 14 1931 in Beckley he was the son of Lacy Alvin Bragg and Roma Maye Richmond Bragg. Survived by a son Richard Alvin Bragg Jr stationed at Fort Leonard Wood. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call tonight at Melton Mortuary. Burial at Pluto Cemetery.
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Richard Alvin Bragg
Pluto
Melton
Owen P. Lilly
Beckley
Lacy Alvin
Roma Maye Richmond Bragg
E-1
Richard Alvin Brags Jr
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Wayne Tucker
Jimmy
Gene
Billy Eugene Richmond
Clyde Meadows
John Lee Eye
Oral Meador
Noah Crotty
Linzy Adkins Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Linzy Adkins of Harvey died in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor awaiting arrangements.
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Linzy Adkins
Harvey
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Airlines Seal Door on 727s
In Chicago two major carriers announced measures to block rear exits on Boeing 727 jets to deter parachuting hijackers. Trans World says 72 aircraft have permanently sealed rear exits, while American reports a rear door modification on 100 of its 727s. Both insist safety rules are not compromised since rear doors aren’t primary emergency exits.
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Chicago
UPD
Trans World Airlines
Rockefeller cites 50,000 jobless in West Virginia
Democratic nominee John D. Rockefeller IV told Harrison County Democrats that about 50,000 West Virginians are seeking work but cannot find jobs. He criticized Gov. Arch Moore for neglecting unemployment and crumbling secondary roads.
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Clarksburg
W.va
UPI
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Harrison County
Arch A. Moore
Rockefeller
West
Political TV Show Planned
Huntington WV United States West Virginia League of Women Voters and WSAZ TV announce a three hour prime time town meeting for October 23 from 8 to 11 p m Candidates for West Virginia governor West Virginia Senate Kentucky Senate and Huntington Charleston area state senate races invited to participate audience questions asked by league members and residents
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Huntington
W.va
UPT
West Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia League of Women Voters
Wsaz TV
League
U.S. Senate
Huntington-Charleston
Gasoline bombs hit Belfast lumber yard. no casualties reported
Ulster mobile patrol reports gasoline bombs struck a Belfast lumber yard early today causing a fire that threatened a major British army outpost. No injuries were reported.
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Belfast
Regu
Funeral plans for Joseph W. Castle in Fayetteville
Joseph Warren Castle 87 of Route 1 Fayetteville dies Monday in an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with Rev Leon E Nunley officiating. Burial in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Friends may call 6 p m to 9 p m today.
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Paul Roscoe Rose
Killarney
Killarney Baptist Church
Wesley Grose
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Rose and Quesenberry
Joseph Warren Castle
Route 1
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Leon E. Nunley
Huse Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Cleveland Man Charles D Christian Dies in Ohio Hospital
Charles D. Christian 39 of Cleveland, formerly Derrydale, died Tuesday in an Ohio hospital. Cause of death is not known. The body will be sent to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Beckley.
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Charles David Christian
Cleveland
Ohio
Derrydale
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
Reed Jr. Dies During Claytor Lake Vacation
Andrew Jackson Reed Jr. died Tuesday at Claytor Lake Virginia while vacationing. The body is being returned to Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hall. This notice records a death and funeral arrangements.
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Andrew Jackson Reed Jr
Rhodes St
Oak Hill
Claytor Lake
Tyree
Oak Hall
Final Rites for Mrs Effie Minger in Maplewood
Funeral services for Effie Ethel Minger 62 of Maplewood are set for Thursday at 2 p m at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle. Rev William Howard McDaniels will officiate. Burial will be at Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville. She died Tuesday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was the daughter of Norma Flint Hix Oak Hill and the late Oliver Lawrence Hix. She is survived by sister Nellie Massey Oak Hill.
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Effie Ethel Minger
Maplewood
Wallace and Wallace
Rainelle
William Howard McDaniels
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Beckley
Norma Flint Hix
Oak Hill
Oliver Lawrence Hix
Nellie Massey
Mrs Oma McDaniel Final Rites Held in Peterstown
Funeral services for 88 year old Oma M. McDaniel of Wikle were conducted at 2 p m Thursday in Broyles Funeral Home chapel Peterstown with the Rev Donald Law officiating Burial followed at Comer Family Cemetery in Wikes She was a sister of Frank Comer of Beckley and died Monday night in a Beckley hospital after a brief illness
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Oma M. McDaniel
Wikle
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Donald Law
Comer Family
Wikes
Frank Comer
Beckley
CSC Reinstates DNA Biologist in West Virginia
Charleston West Virginia The state Civil Service Commission ordered the reinstatement of William Goudy a DNA biologist with back pay to the state Department of Natural Resources He had been dismissed after a hearing but the commission found no good cause for dismissal noting late reports were common and personality clashes contributed to the issue The decision was issued Tuesday
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
William 4. Goudy
State Department of Natural Resources
Goudy
State Civil Service Commission
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Maine
GPD
Bangor Hydroelectric Co
William Thomas Pecora
Interior
George Washington University Hospital
Rogers C. B. Morion
Pecoral
Dallas
Texas
Imperial Council
Opera
Rizzo
Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Vets
East Berlin
NASA
Space Research
South
Attica
Wallace
McGovern
Richard A. Bragg
Arthur L. Bowles
Arthur Lewis Bowles
Prince
William and
Dollie Bowles
Baptist Church
Annie Francis Bowles
Robert
Gary
Dennis
Gregory
Gaylen
Germany
Glenna
Janet
Judy
Sheralyn
Gordon
Tallinois
David Clyde
Thomas S
Piney View
Lillian Richmond
Illinois
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Paul R. Rose
Airlines
Jay
Ulster
Joseph W. Castle
Charles D. Christian
Andrew J. Reed, Jr
Mrs
Effie Minger
Oma McDaniel
CSC
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