Apollo 15 astronauts unveil $17 million science lab in space
Moon mission pilots David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin reach lunar approach phase and deploy a $17 million science laboratory aboard the command ship. The lab door is jettisoned 13 200 miles from the moon as the crew prepares orbital insertion for Friday’s surface mission.
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Space Center
Houston
UPI
Moon
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Laboratory
Scott
Apollo 15 crew prepare for moon landing and long lunar stay
Apollo 15 nears lunar arrival after a long journey marked by a drifting jettisoned panel and a finalized landing plan. Scott Irwin and Worden report normal systems as the command ship and lunar module separate and approach a planned 6 15 p m Friday touchdown in a Moon basin.
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Scott
Worden
Irwin
Falcon
Manhattan
Railways at risk as steel strike looms and talks resume
Washington officials summon railroad and UTU negotiators to the Labor Department at 2 p.m. EDT to seek a voluntary settlement amid a nationwide rail strike threat. A looming steelworkers strike, possible Sunday action, and deadlines on multiple railroads raise economic strain, with potential higher food prices if unresolved.
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Washington
UPI
United Transportation Union
James D. Hodgson
Congress
Labor Department
UTU
Hodgson
al Lupini
Fairless Hills
Lupini
James Griffin
Steelworkers
I.W. Abel
Abel
Griffin
White House
Nixon
William J. Usery
Cleveland
Luna
Department of Labor
Norfolk and Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern West Virginia Mines Slowed by Five Day Strike
Nearly all coal mines along the Norfolk and Western Southern West Virginia line were idled as UTU members strike for five days. About 35 of 220 mines were active. Wednesday load fell to 50 000 tons from 366 000. Several Raleigh County mines were idle. Wyoming County mines mostly closed. Some mines planned selective loading of large pumped coal for utilities. Operators said mining would continue while empty hoppers lasted.
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United Press International
Raleigh Register
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
N&w
United Transportation Union
Raleigh County
East Gulf
Winding Gulf No. 4
Otsego
Winding Gulf
Westmoreland Coal Co
Alpeca
Slab Fork Coal Co
Wyoming County
The
West Virginia Coal Association
Register College Salute for Raleigh Students
The Raleigh Register plans an Aug 22 feature saluting area students enrolled for the first time or returning to college this fall. Submit name, addresses, parental details, college, year, field of study, career plans, high school, and a photo by Aug 16.
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Raleigh Register
Raleigh Register-Post-Herald
Brenda McDaniel
P. D
R. Beckley
Prince Street
House Passes ARC Program Four-Year Extension
The House approved by 37427 votes a four year extension of the Appalachian Regional Commission. A compromise $500 million public works program remains and ARC funding is set at $1.5 billion. passage awaits presidential signature after Senate concurrence on a technical point.
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Washington
UPI
House of Representatives
Appalachian Regional Commission
Senate
Nixon
House Public Works
John Blatnik
D-Minn
ARC
Rockefeller Announces Dead Ineligible Lincoln Voters
West Virginia Secretary of State John D. Rockefeller outlined a plan to strike 2,049 names from Lincoln County registration for not voting in four straight elections. He cited 34 skeletons in the Lincoln closet and suggested 2,433 people could be removed, about 18 percent of registrations. He warned counties must meet state law standards to ensure clean elections.
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Charleston
UPI
John D. Rockefeller
Lincoln County
Lincoln
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Rocke
Feller
West Virginia University
William Ross
Ross
Ing Computer Elections Systems Co
Stanley Preiser
Preiser
The
Elections Commission
Illinois
Americans Die in Indochina as UPI Reports 13 battlefield deaths
The US command reports 13 American battlefield deaths in Indochina with 88 GIs wounded. Total US military deaths since Jan 1, 1961 rise to 45,397. Another 11 Americans died last week from nonhostile causes such as illness and accidents.
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Saigon
Indochina
Old West shootout ends bank holdup on Broadway
Five robbers robbed the Bankers Trust Co. branch at Broadway and 4th Street. They fled with 12 hostages, opened fire at 95th Street, and a gunman was killed while three others captured. A bystander and one robber were wounded. 4 guns and part of the loot recovered.
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New York
UPS
Upper Broadway
Broadway
95Th Street
Bankers Trust Co
4Th Street
Knickerbocker Hospital
Beckley Weather Showers Likely Through Friday
Cloudy conditions with showers or thunder showers possible from this afternoon through Friday. Highs in the mid 70s, lows around 60. Precipitation probability about 60 percent through Friday.
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Beckley
Court Rejects City Pool Donation Plan
Raleigh County Court declined to authorize a $10,000 donation to Beckley’s city swimming pool fund citing WV statutes. Hutchinson Jr. reviewed state law with the Tax Commissioner and AG, finding four methods requiring a formal county city joint board or commission. Court will further study donations tied to a city county recreation complex at Fitzpatrick Park while city officials seek a workable joint board. The court also approved leasing five acres of the county landfill at Stanaford to the National Guard for one year.
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Raleigh County
Paul
Hutchinson Jr
Raleigh
Beckley Swimming Pool
Hutchinson
Tax Commissioner
Fitzpatrick Park
Beckley
National Guard
Stanaford
Nixon Deficit Unmasked as Government Claims 2.5B Surplus
Treasury officials claim a 2.5 billion surplus for fiscal 1971 but the record shows a 23.2 billion unified deficit, with 7 plus billion borrowed from social security funds. Real deficit exceeds 30 billion, the largest since World War II, amid unemployment around six percent.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally Jr
George P. Shultz
Connally and Shultz
Nixon
Corn Blight Spreads To Dangerous Level
The Agriculture Department says corn blight now likely exists in at least one field in every county of Illinois Iowa Indiana and Ohio the core of the corn belt. Overall infection remains light to moderate but conditions are ideal for further spread.
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Washington
UPS
Agriculture Department
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Answers on Honey in the Rock start year 1961
Inquiries cover septic permit rules at Raleigh Health Center and contact details for applications. Regulations enforce small sewage system standards effective July 1 1970. Sanitarian hours noted and staff guidance provided. Also, nurse aide postings and Medicare-related roles discussed with specific extensions. Correction issued on candy striper contact.
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C and O Dam
Raleigh Health Center
Harper Road
Health Information
State Board of Health
Raleigh County
Public
Home Health Agency
Medicare
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