Lebanon on Full Alert as Israel Reprisals Loom
The Lebanese army moved armored trucks and tanks to Beirut airport and went on full alert amid fears of an Israeli attack. Reports say Israeli reprisals struck Arab guerrilla targets, with significant casualties and attacks at Tel Aviv’s Lod Airport. Lebanon urged UN Security Council to expect further strikes.
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United Press International
Beirut
Viligee
Golda Meir
Israel
Lebanon
Hussein
Jordan
Amman
Zulfikar Ali ‘Bhutto
Cairo
al Ahram
al Akhbar
al Yom
Pulliulu VO
McGovern Leads Humphrey In California Primary Poll
In the California presidential race McGovern maintains a lead over Humphrey as both campaigns push for delegates with less than a week until the critical vote. The contest shapes the Democratic nomination while officials report rising tensions over welfare policy rhetoric.
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Los Angeles
UPI
George S. McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Humphrey
McGovern
Mingo Factions Square Off Over County Recount
In Williamson West Virginia one faction seeks a full county recount of 36 precincts while another asks the state Supreme Court to decide how many precincts to recount. Judge Stoker earlier ordered a recount of six to eight precincts. only three had been completed by Wednesday. The court will count until midnight each night until finished.
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Stoker
Supreme Court
Bombs Hit Hanoi and Hue War Effort Intensifies
U S air strikes knocked out two of Hanoi's three power plants as North Vietnamese and Vietcong losses mounted in South Vietnam. An armored column neared Quang Tri Province to blunt a planned assault on Hue while B52s pounded Quang Tri and Kon Tum. Military officials reported dogfights near Hanoi and claimed 35 000 enemy deaths since the current offensive began March 30.
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Quang Tri
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Hanoi
U.S
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Kon‘tum
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Hanoi Radio
Kontum
Hunger Strike Hospitalizes Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez, leader of the farm workers union, was hospitalized in Phoenix at Memorial Hospital in serious condition after a 21 day hunger strike. Doctors cited extreme dehydration and imbalanced blood chemistry as the cause for hospitalization and noted Chavez began the fast to protest an Arizona anti union law.
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Ariz
UPD
Cesar Chavez
Memorial Hospital
Chavez
Agusto Ortiz
Arizona
Yuma
Emoluments Debate Impacts State Workers and Warden Salaries
Clark argues emoluments elimination will force salary adjustments across 3800 state employees and hinder replacements for warden Ira Conner. He says a $12000 warden pay makes hiring competent successors nearly impossible while most workers rely on emoluments and meals at institutions. Deputy Director Clowser notes limited impact for Mental Health and only a few superintendents at Spencer and Hartford hospitals would be affected.
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Ira
Coimer
Moore
Coiner
Conner
Mental Health Department
James Clowser
Spencer and Hartington
Corps Denies Credit For First Dam Report
Charleston West Virginia UPI reports spokesmen say a document released near Senate hearings is not an official U S Corps of Engineers report. The piece claimed the Buffalo Creek coal refuse dam, which failed in Logan County on February 26, killed 118, was improperly built and blamed federal and state officials and Pittston Coal Co. and Buffalo Mining Co. for the disaster.
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Corps
Logan County
Buffalo Mining Co
Pittston Coal Co
Cyclist Injured Charged In Wreck In Beckley
Albert Lurz 36 of Shady Spring faced charges including driving while intoxicated and expired registration after a single vehicle crash on Harper Road. Lurz and passenger Gwinn Lurz were involved as responders to the late night accident. The event prompted police, rescue crews, and a gas company investigation.
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Beckley
Albert B. Lurz
Shady Spring
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley — City
Acsuvanciny
Harper
Ewing
Kraus St
Eight Pay Fines Two Post Bonds After Hearings
Eight persons were fined and two posted bonds after magistrate Joe Rodriguez hearings. Sharon Ford Roper of Rutherfordton NC paid 50 dollars plus costs for driving while intoxicated after a West Virginia Turnpike arrest on May 26. George Leslie Fuson of Beckley paid 47 dollars in fines for intoxication and indecent exposure after a May 29 arrest. James M. Kaylor of Beckley paid 50 dollars plus costs for DWI and was jailed May 28. Gilbert Alvie Smith of Piney View paid 47 dollars for reckless driving and intoxication, jailed May 28. Danny Staton of Coal City paid 50 for DWI and 8 for driving left of center, arrested May 2. John Davis of Mabscott paid 50 plus costs for reckless driving, arrested May 0. Bobby F. Richmond of Crab Orchard paid 50 plus costs for DWI, jailed May 21. Melzah Leo Moore of Ghent paid 155 dollars for concealed weapon, whisky possession and intoxication, arrested May 21. Bonds posted: Harold H. Pitzer of 764 Lincoln Ave 50 for driving while intoxicated and Roger Voies of Sprague 500 for disposing of mortgaged property and obtaining money by false pretense. Voies waived to grand jury May 23. Pitzer arrested May 18.
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Sharon Ford Roper
Rutherforton
N. C
West Virginia
George Leslie Fuson
Beckley
James M. Kaylor
Sheriff's Deputies
Gilbert Alvie Smith
Piney View
Danny Staton
Coal City
John Davis
Mabscott
Bobby F. Richmond
Crab Orchard
Melzah Leo Moore
Ghent
Harold H. Pitzer
Lincoln Ave
Roger Voies
Sprague
Voies
Pitzer
Nixon Trip Continues With Moscow Pact Ahead of Public Reply
Ziegler said Nixon would outline at a Washington speech the Moscow summit agreement and the need for congressional approval to implement a new era of East West negotiations. The arms control treaty faces Senate ratification while talks in Warsaw showed mixed Polish gains and a political return to a 1959 moment for Polish American voters.
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Nixon
Moscow
Congress
China
Senate
Henry
A. Kissinger
Kremlin
Warsaw
Gierek
Radio Free Europe
U.S
Bounty Debate Ties Labor Market to Army Plans
The article notes a 6 percent overall unemployment rate and 17 percent youth jobless rate as Pentagon officials push a summer recruitment drive. It links the proposed enlistment bonus to the shift toward an all volunteer Army within 13 months and recalls historical bounties from the Revolution to the Civil War, including towns offering up to 1500 dollars to attract volunteers.
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Pentagon
Republic
Continental Congress
George Washington
Hanoi POW Plea Calls Congress To End War
The article reports a purported letter from fifteen American POWs in South Vietnam asking Congress to halt the war. Broadcast on Viet Cong radio lists signees. three were previously missing in action. Pentagon confirms authenticity of the transcript as officials notify relatives.
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Kennedy Finishes Round After Golf Shot Wounds Him
Robert Kennedy, 55, was struck in the left temple by a near spent bullet while walking the No. 2 hole at Riverside Golf Course. He was treated at Spencer Hospital in Meadville by Dr. Edward Owens, then returned to finish the 18 hole round and play three more holes.
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Cambridge Springs
UPI
Robert Kennedy
Riverside
Spencer Hospital
Meadville
Edward Owens
Kennedy
Quarantine in Buffalo Creek Area Continues Awaiting Facilities
Authorities said the Buffalo Creek valley will remain under quarantine as adequate sewage and water treatment facilities are not yet available. Residents with undamaged homes may apply for rehabilitation permits but cannot return until sanitary facilities are provided. A target date of Oct 1 is set for completion of valley wide water and sewage services, with multiple systems planned.
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Health Department
Moore
Charles H. Haden
William Marshall
West Virginia Army National Guard
West Virginia
New York Times Pressmen Protest Ad Censorship
Pressmen at The New York Times delayed the Wednesday edition for 15 minutes over a two page impeachment ad targeting President Nixon. Publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger defended free expression, while union leaders called the action traitorous and harmful to troops. The ad by the National Committee for Impeachment urged donations to press for Nixon's impeachment and outlined aims to form a new political party if needed.
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UPI
New York Times
Nixon
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
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New York Printing Pressmen's Union No. 2
Vietnam
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Funeral services set for Robert G Ward
Robert G Ward 59 of Mullensville dies after long illness in Mullens hospital. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. at Pineville Church of the Nazarene with Revs. Vaughn Davis and Silas Mullins. Burial in Palm Memorial Gardens Matheny. Survivors include wife Nora Pearl Ward four sons three daughters two brothers two sisters 24 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Friends may call Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville after 4 p.m. today.
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Mullensville
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Pentecostal ‘Holiness Church
Wyoming County
Nora Pearl Francis Ward
Owthie
Venton
Ohio
William
Ypsilanti
Mich
Robert
Roger
Pineville
Pearl Marie Lyons
Roberta Sue Baugh
Pauline Adkins
Amanda Reed Lewis Rites Set in Oak Hill Shenandoah
Mrs Amanda Reed Lewis 59 of Shenandoah Virginia dies after long illness born January 13 1913 in Fayette County She retired government employee widow of William L survivors include daughters Mary Jo Sly and Martha Willis one brother and nine grandchildren Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev C H Donnelly officiating calling hours Friday 7 to 9 p m Burial High Lawn Memorial Park
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Amanda Reed Lewis
Shenandoah
Oak Hill
Funeral Services for Mrs Vernia Wriston Held Saturday
Edith Wriston 76 of Route 2 Beckley died after a short illness in a local hospital. Funeral services set for 1 p m Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Victor Garlow officiating. Burial in Wriston Cemetery Mossy. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers. Friends may call after 4 p m Friday.
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Vernia
Edith Wriston
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Peace
Victor Garlow
Wriston
Mossy
Fuuneral
Final rites for Herbert C. Lawson in Virginia
Herbert C. Lawson formerly of Beckley, born to Charles A. and Maggie Lawson, died May 25 in Dayton Ohio. Final rites were held May 28 at McLaughlin Funeral Home Chapel in Hot Springs Virginia with burial in Union Chapel Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Thompson Lawson, daughter Barbara Russell of Dayton, brothers Earl of Beckley and sisters Florence Post Pikeville Coleman Cook Charleston and Gladys McCartney St Louis.
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Herbert C. Lawson
Dayton
Ohio
Beckley
McLaughlin Funeral Home
Hot Springs
Union Chapel
Lawson
Dayton, Ohio
Charles A
Maggie Ogle Lawson
Mary. Thompson Lawson
Barbara
Russell
Earl of
Florence ‘Post
Pikeville
Coleman Cook
Charleston
Gladys McCartney
St. Louis
Rites Set for Wilford T. Martin in Bluefield
Final rites for Wilford T. Martin age 66 of Bluefield will be conducted at 1 pm Friday at Lugo's Funeral Home Reese Street Bluefield. He died May 26 in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. Martin was the brother of Mrs. Dorothy Watkins and Mrs. Edna Neal both of Beckley.
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Wilford T. Martin
Bluefield
Lugo
Reese Street
Martin
Dorothy Watkins
Edna Neal
Beckley
Cranston questions Kleindienst over rights
Sen. Alan Cranston doubted Richard G. Kleindienst should be entrusted with powers over citizens rights while the Senate debated his attorney general nomination. A vote was expected to come after a long discussion with leaders predicting confirmation.
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UPI
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Richard G. Kleindienst
Cranston
Senate
Kleindienst
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Robert P. Griffin
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