Nixon pledges effort to end Vietnam War before election
Nixon told reporters at a White House conference that he would do everything possible to end the conflict in the three months before the November election. He warned against false hopes of a negotiated peace while condemning U N criticism of American bombing and urging voters to focus on policy over personalities in the 1972 campaign.
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UPI
Chicago
San Times
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Cam
Paign
North Vietnam
White House
Mose
McGovern
Greece
United States
Senate
Union Closes British Ports Amid Nationwide Seaside Walkout
London reports a 41 000 strong longshoremen strike threatens a two year long shutdown of seaports. TGWU backed action for job security while officials rejected a plan offering severance pay. ministers warned of deep economic impact though no immediate food shortages.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
Britain
Maurice Ma
mentcMillan
Parliam
N’s
Thames
Channel Island
Guernsey
Covent Garden
Transport and General Workers Union
TGWU
John Davies
McGovern demands silence on Eagleton affair
Sen. George S. McGovern tells campaign staff to stop commenting on Eagleton. He plans to meet Eagleton in Washington early next week and insists only he or Eagleton may discuss the matter. Eagleton disclosed treatment for a nervous disorder in the 1960s amid renewed calls for his resignation.
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Eagleton
Sen. Eagleton
McGovern
Custer
Jack Anderson
Hawaii
Anderson
New York Times
New York Post
Los Angeles ‘Times
Washington Post
The
Baltimore Sun
Fischer Threatens Walkout Over Chess Broadcast in Iceland
World championship clash between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky near finish as Fischer, angry at televised coverage, demands cameras be removed after learning an afternoon game was shown. He then won, taking a 5-3 lead with the next game set for Sunday.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Spassky
Icelandic Chess Federation
Gudmundur Thorarinsson
Joan Tarp
Boxer Fischer Contests TV Contract Tie to Match Start
Fischer claims an ABC televised match contract signed 25 minutes after kickoff is invalid since he did not sign it. He says the agreement was arranged by his lawyer Paul Marshall to allow millions of fans to view the bout.
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Paul Marshall
ABC
Fischer
Public Service Grants Taxi Fare Increase
Public notice announces a rate hike effective August 1 1972 for first 14 miles. Participating firms include City Cab Service Robinson Taxi NuWay Cab and Beckley Cab.
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Public Service
City Cab Service
Robinson Taxi
Ellender Dies. Louisiana Senator Was Impassioned Leader
New York Times reports Senate leader Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana died at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 7:15 p.m. He was 81 and had just returned from Louisiana after campaigning for his seventh term. Ellender chaired the powerful Appropriations Committee and influenced civil rights debates and defense spending. his successor as Senate President Pro Tempore will be James C. Eastland, with John L. McClellan slated to take the committee chair.
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New York Times
NEW York
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
Huey Long
Capitol Hill
Washington
Bethesda
Ellender
James C. Eastland
Mississippi
John L.mcclellan
Arkansas
Theenate
Rockefeller Visit To Beckley Pool Quietly Covered
Rockefeller arrived at the New River Park pool in Beckley for a public meet and greet amid a dispute over photography. City officials deny a formal edict, while reporters recount attempts to photograph the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and note prior coverage elsewhere in the city.
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Kermit Rowe
Jone -In- Authority
John D
Jay
Rockefeller IV
Beckley
New River Park
Rowe
State Mine Inspections Decline Despite More Inspectors
CHARLESTON West Virginia authorities report in the 1971 annual Mines Department release that total inspections fell from 1966 levels despite more inspectors. Deep mine inspections dropped from 4522 to 1727 and surface and auger from 1965 to 674 as focus shifts to quality inspections and closer worker dialogue amid a 45 day coal strike.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
State Department of Mines
West Virginia
Department
Paul Riley
Riley
Beckley Area Weather: Showers Likely This Afternoon
Occasional showers this afternoon with possible thundershowers tonight. Saturday remains cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs today around the low 70s, tonight mid 60s, Saturday mid 70s. Precipitation probability drops from 60 percent tonight to 40 percent Saturday.
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Beckley
Boy Dies After Locking Inside Refrigerator
In Minden six year old David Denman Lewis died from suffocation after apparently locking himself inside a refrigerator on the back porch of his home. A funeral home attendant said the child was reported missing at 6 p.m. and found at 12 midnight. He was the son of Mrs. Pauline Connelly Lewis.
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Minden
David Denman Lewis
Pauline Connelly Lewis
Senate backs Trident plan with 47 to 39 margin
The Senate refused to block the administration plan to speed up Trident submarine development, voting 47 to 39 to authorize $926.4 million for the program as part of a broader military procurement push. The vote followed a similar margin approving a billion dollar nuclear carrier, signaling strong support for new weapons programs despite antiwar pressure.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
United States Senate
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Polaris
Poseidon
McGovern
Democratic Party
Edward W. Brooke
R .Mass
Blue Cross Denied Rate Hike Appeal in West Virginia
Kanawha Circuit Judge Frank Taylor denied Blue Cross Hospital Service Inc. of Charleston a court order to force approval of a rate increase after finding administrative remedies were not exhausted. The ongoing dispute with Insurance Commissioner Samuel Weese centers on denied rate hikes and hearings Blue Cross previously abandoned during the process.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Blue Cross Hospital Service Inc
State Insurance Department
Kanawha
Frank Taylor
Blue Cross
Victor Barone
Blue Cross Group
West Virginia
Titler Denied Leave Titler Denied Leave
The Labor Department refused to consider former United Mine Workers vice president George Titler s request for six months of accumulated leave and a union offered $20 000 a year position. The union must document policy and job details before review. Titler may pursue a Kentucky mine organizing post if offered.
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Labor Department
United Mine Worker
George Titler
Beckley
Titler
Department
Jstup
Knott
Kentucky
Lyndon B. Johnson Leaves Hospital for LBJ Ranch
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, 63, was discharged from Brooke Army Hospital after four days for chest pains and angina pectoris. He flew with Lady Bird Johnson to their LBJ Ranch, with doctors stating the ailment involves heart arteriosclerosis.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. ‘Johnson
Brooke Army Hospital
Lbj Ranch
Lady
Bird
Johnson
North American Rockwell Wins NASA Space Shuttle Contract
Champagne flooded a Downey restaurant as North American Rockwell secured NASA's $2.6 billion space shuttle contract edging Lockheed Grumman and McDonnell Douglas. By morning, Downey's plant employment office saw lines of hopeful applicants, signaling a multiyear boost for Southern California's aerospace sector.
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Downey
Calif
North American
Rockwell Corporation
Bob Davis
North American Rockwell
Lockheed
Grumman
McDowall- Douglas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
California
Washington
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