Algerian asylum grant linked to hijacker case and Bernstein Mass
A UPI dispatch reports Algeria plans to grant asylum to a hijacker in exchange for a ransom payment of 500000 dollars. In Washington, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis attended Bernstein's Mass at the Kennedy Center, marking her first visit in years and drawing a standing ovation and media attention.
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Cios Slug Mou
John F. Kennedy Center For Performing Arts
Onassis
Washington, Kennedy Center
Roger L. Stevens
Bernstein
Quassishers
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Onaccio
White House
Dan
Mrs Reba May Cash Funeral Notice
Mrs Reba May Cash 70 of 208 French St dies after long illness in local hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday in Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Walter H Griswold officiating. Burial in Sunset. Pallbearers: G L McClung Gordon Forster Tom Brown O E Miller Robert Wood Paul Wood Lewis Waddell. Viewing after 4 p.m. today.
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Geraldine Greene
Ashwood St
Rose and Queenberry Peace Chapel
Walter H. Griswold
Clarence Griffith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
First Christian Church
Ronceverte
Matthew
Bertha Crozier
Greta Brown
Las Vegas
Nev
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Dick Kraus
Bill Goodwin
Robert Brack
Jerry McGraw
David Craddock
David Giomealo
Reba May Cash
French St
G. L. McClung
Gordon Forster
Tom Brown
O. E. Miller
Robert and Paul Wood
Lewis Waddell
Caffee Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Final rites for Harold E. Weikle
Harold E. Weikle died after a short illness at his Miami home aged 54. Services were to be held at 2 p.m. today in Miami. he was formerly of Princeton and is survived by his stepmother, Eunice Broyles Weikle of Mullens.
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Leslie D. Cales
Sandstone
Hhis Home
Trene Stoddard
Mullens
Margaret Thompson
Piney View
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Harold E. Weikle
Miami
Fla
Princeton
Eunice Broyles Weikle
RNS
An Loc shelling sees light South Vietnamese losses
Reports from Vietnam describe sporadic fighting around An Loc with four Communist deaths and light government casualties. A UPI source notes a defector who supplied plans for the Phu My attack switched from the South Vietnamese Army to the Viet Cong in April before returning to government ranks.
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Loc
Saigon
An Loc
UPI
Edward Bassett
Phu My
Viet Cong
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
Delegates in Eight-County Race Near Final Count
Mrs. Kruger trails Robert L. Childers in the district race for the eight-county seat. With challenged ballots added, she claims a 49 vote lead, though official canvass by the secretary of state's office will take two to three weeks to complete.
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Robert L. Childers
Huntington
Kruger
Childers
Secretary of ‘State
U S Handlers Aid Algeria in Hijacking Refugee Case
The United States assigns Algeria to handle the hijack aftermath of William Holder and Katherine Kerkow two young San Diego natives who seized a Western Airlines jet over the West Coast. After swapping to a longer jet in San Francisco they freed 40 hostages in New York and flew to Algiers where officials say they may seek political refugee status with the Black Panther colony led by Eldridge Cleaver in El Biar Algiers Hill district.
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Mecham Uliligis Smu Suubuay
U.S
Algeria
William Holder
Katherine Mary Kerkow
San Diego
Holder
Miss Kerkow
Western Airlines
West Coast
San Francisco
New York
Algiers
Black Panther
Black Panther Mission
Elbiar
Eldridge Cleaver
Militant Movement
Afro-American Liberation Army
Charleston Mayor Seeks More Interstate Funding
Charleston West Virginia Mayor John Hutchinson asked the Senate Public Works Committee for more federal highway aid to cities facing traffic from converging interstates. He proposed a 90 10 federal local match and sought operating subsidies for transit plus environmental controls and housing relocation loans.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Public Works Committee
John G. Hutchinson
Charleston
W. Va
Hutchinson
Sen
Jennings ‘Randolph
D-W. Va
California Primaries Shift as McCarthy and Yorty Exit
Former senator Eugene J. McCarthy and Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty ended personal campaigns. Yorty endorsed Humphrey and McCarthy backed McGovern. Ballot also features Shirley Chisholm Muskie Lindsay and others. Nixon poised to clinch GOP nomination with California adding to his delegate count. McGovern campaigns briefly in California then moves to New Mexico and Texas while Humphrey tours the coast and proposes debates.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Yorty
Humphrey
McCarthy
McGovern
Shirley Chisholm
California
Edmund S. Muskie
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
John Lindsay
Wisconsin
Nixon
San Diego
New Mexico
Houston
Texas
Richmond School System Divides State and Local Lines
Merhige held that school district lines are political subdivisions created by the state and that counties cannot keep separate systems to favor residents. The 4th Circuit, in a 51 ruling, disagreed, asking whether a district court can restructure internal government to balance public school attendance, and noted limits in devising remedies.
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Merhige
4Th Circuit
United States
Union
J. Braxton Craven
Jersey
Five Countians Lodged In Raleigh County Jail
Five men were jailed in Raleigh County Jail Monday. Stanley Patterson of Sprague faced an assault and battery warrant and paid a $10 fine for release. Jesse Cook Glen Daniel was jailed on a contributing to delinquency of minors warrant. Two men remained held on mental warrants. James Morris 117 Meadows Sr charged with driving while intoxicated released after posting bond. Others, including Benjamin Wingo Eccles and George Fuson Beckley, were released after posting bonds.
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Raleigh
Stanley Patterson
Sprague
Lorena Wallace
Jesse Cook
Glen Daniel
Sheriff’s| S
Marsh Fork
L. G. Daniels
James Morris
117 Meadows
Joe Rodriguez
Benjamin Wingo
Eccles
Clear Fork
Clyde Borrer
Two Men Pay Fines and One Remanded to Jail
At the magistrate hearing Monday two men paid fines and one was remanded to jail. Emory Rickmann of MacArthur paid 50 dollars for driving with revoked license and 10 dollars for improper registration. Donald C. Burcham of Hillsville paid 50 dollars for drunken driving. Melvin P. Martin Colvin of South Fayette Street posted 61 dollars and was released in lieu of payment for Sunday charges of brandishing a weapon. James P. Howard of Smoot was jailed on state police charges regarding a weapon.
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James Honaker
Eccles
Rodriguez
Emory Rickmann
MacArthur
Donald CC. Burcham
J Hillsville
Enoch
Meluim P. Martin Colvin
South Fayette Street
Glen Whie
James P. Howard
Marshall Phaseout Ordered Delayed
Gov Arch Moore Jr asked the state Board of Regents to postpone Marshall University engineering phaseout for study. The Huntington Herald-Advertiser cites Moore opposing the cutoff due to duplication with West Virginia Tech, inadequate facilities, and small enrollment.
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Huntington
W.va
UPI
Marshall University
Arch A. Moore Jr
Huntington Herald- Advertiser
Moore
Engineers Club of
State Board of Regents
Marshall
West Virginia Tech
Bids Open June 27 for East River Mountain Tunnel Projects
Charleston officials announced bids will open June 27 for the final two East River Mountain Tunnel contracts on Interstate 77 in Mercer County. The day also includes bids for a scenic overlook at the Allegheny front on U S 50 near Mt. Storm and Hartmansville in Mineral County. Federal funding up to 100 percent is available. completion aimed for September 30, 1973.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
State Highway Department
East River Mountain
Mercer County
Allegheny Front
U. S. 50
Mt.Storm
Hartmansville
Mineral County
Solon Claims Record for Consecutive Roll Calls
Rep. Charles E. Bennett of Florida says he set a record by serving 21 years in Congress without missing a roll call vote. He noted 3 428 consecutive votes and that his last absence was in 1951 to deliver a speech in Michigan, while he has served since 1948.
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Washington
UPI
Charles E. Bennett
D-Fla
Congress
Bennett
Michigan
Three People Ordered Into Municipal Court On Traffic Citations
Cesar S. Calilung, 32, of 338 Eisenhower Dr, cited at 11:05 am for leaving his vehicle unattended and for expired registration plates. Theresa J. Meadows, 31, address unavailable, ordered into court June 12 after a 12:30 pm citation. Mark Allen Phipps, 18, Amigo, charged with failure to wear safety glasses while operating a motorcycle at 3:10 pm and ordered into court June 12.
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Cesar S. Calilung
Eisenhower Dr
Theresa J. Meadows
Amigo
Mark Allen Phipps
$75 000 Suit Filed In Wreck In Raleigh County
A $75 000 suit filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court names William George Pollard and Billy R Plumley of Jumping Branch as defendants after a collision on Route 9 near Beaver on April 18 1971 that allegedly destroyed Daniel Leland Kirk s motorcycle and left him permanently injured. Kirk and his father Ralph Kirk are represented by Ballard and Shinaberry of Welch. A separate suit by Everett Sparks of Warren Michigan targets Jack Duane Morgan Bardstown Kentucky Maples Leasing Inc Indianapolis Indiana and Barton Brands Inc Bardstown for a December 21 1970 tractor trailer crash on the West Virginia Turnpike seeking 9500 for permanent injuries vehicle damage and lost income. Valley Toyota Inc sues Michael Payne of Sophia for 3000 claiming Payne drove onto its parking area damaging four cars.
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Daniel Leland Kirk
Hisather
Ralph Kirk
Raleigh County
William George Pollard
Billy R.plumley
Jumping Branch
Kirk
Plumley
Pollard
Beaver
Welch Law
Ballard and Shinaberry
Warren, Mich
Everett Sparks
Jack Duane Morgan
Bardstown
Maples Leasing Inc
Indianapolis
Ind
Barton Brands Inc
West Virginia Turnpike
Sparks
Valley Toyota Inc
Michael Payne
Sophia
Payne
USW Seeks Labor Dept Control Over Mines Safety
The United Steelworkers of America calls for stronger mine safety laws and shifts enforcement from the Bureau of Mines to the Labor Department. A resolution by the international executive board honors the Kelogg Idaho disaster victims and criticizes Sunshine Mining Co. and the Bureau of Mines for failures that worsened the underground fire.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers of America
USWA
Bureau of Mines
Labor Department
International Executive Board
Kellogg
Idaho
Sunshine Mining Co
Moore aide calls Anderson flood helicopter story totally asinine
An aide to Gov Arch Moore rejected Jack Anderson's claim that Moore used three helicopters for personal transport after the February flood. The aide said two choppers carried Moore and officials, while a third carried eight reporters, with the helicopters landing before officials and press planes.
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Houston, Tex
UPI
Arch Moore
Jack Anderson
Moore
Buffalo Creek
Norman Yost
Yost
Senate
Hans McCourt
Houston
RFK Memorialized By Family Graveside Mass
At Arlington National Cemetery the Kennedy family held a memorial mass beneath RFK’s grave marker. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Edward Kennedy attended with other relatives while Ethel Kennedy, in a thigh cast, stood beside the family.
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RFK
Robert Kennedy
Steven Smith
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Joan
Albert F. Pereira
Saint Luke’s Roman ‘Catholic Church
McLean Va
Ethel Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Ethel
Shriver
Pravda Says Viet Fighters Seek End to Bloodshed Not Humiliation
Pravda in Moscow avoids pressing capitulation or a Communist regime for South Vietnam. The Viet Cong and North Vietnam are said to want no power grab and aim to end prolonged bloodshed, a stance diplomats view as mirroring Vietnamese messaging rather than Moscow softening its line.
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Moscow
UPC
Vietnam
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Crime Control meeting reports split into focused groups
Following remarks by Dr. Neely attendees divided into small groups to discuss corrections drug abuse and crime control. Beckley Police Chief Tom Durrett and county officials represented the police department while Raleigh County educators led by Basil H. Workman attended. Neither the county court sheriff Wyoming or Summers counties were present.
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Neely
Beckley
Tom Durrett
William Coffman
Robert Morton
Basil H. Workman
Joe A. Jones
Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh County Court
Sheriff's Office
Wyoming
Summers
Extortionist Nabbed at Payoff Drop Near Reno Casino
A 50 year old suspect from Halfway Oregon was arrested as he arrived to collect a $50,000 ransom at Harrah's Club. Police followed directions, found a rock with a bag, and recovered only a grilled cheese sandwich and three candy bars inside. The caller warned of a bomb at the casino.
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Reno
Nev
UPD
Here
Atone Souza
Halfway
Ore
Chuck Kisse
Harrah
Hankish May Lose Bond Stake To IRS
Paul Hankish of Wheeling could forfeit his $2,500 cash bond deposited for a $25,000 bond after arrest on charges of disposing of 500 stolen dresses. The IRS seeks forfeiture as Hankish owes the government. A hearing was set in U S District Court before Judge Kenneth K. Hall amid Hankish’s recent acquittal on the dress charges.
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Charleston
W.va
Paul Hankish
Wheeling
Internal Revenue Service
Hankish
U.S. District Court
Kenneth K. Hall
Hawkish
Susman backs curbs on surface mining and reforms
Susman support favors limiting surface mining by restricting slope and land disturbed per acre. He cites Boone county as an example and calls for stronger enforcement, state lawmakers, and new legislation next session to address environmental impacts and timbering practices. He notes McGraw's victory over Hylton and discusses potential Senate leadership ambitions.
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Hylton
McGraw
Susman
Alan Susman
West Virginia
Boone County
Department of Natural Resources
Arch Moore Jr
Stanford Research Institute
Senate
Rockefeller Meieren
State Senate
Strike Violence Accord Reached At Goodyear Plant
In Point Pleasant West Virginia a pact ends violence at the Apple Grove Goodyear Tire plant. The Mason Circuit Judge urged signing to limit pickets to four per gate and ensure access for salaried staff and workers with business there. The Local 644 United Rubber Workers strike involves 500 members after a three year contract expired. Police were called multiple times amid gunfire, arson attempts, and rock throwing.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
UPI
Apple Grove
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Mason Circuit
James Lee Thompson
United Rubber Workers
Helicopters and Press Coverage From the West Virginia Flood
Reporter details provide how helicopters and a lone press plane accompanied Gov Moore after the February flood. Newsmen faced delays when stranded. a National Guard truck later ferried them toward the disaster area. Nelson asks Senate leaders to verify the reports and inform federal authorities if needed.
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Moore
UPI
Mannix A. Porterfield
Charleston
Man. W.va
Porterfield
National Guard
Nelson
Senate
Hans McCourt
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Senate Labor
Housing Emoluments Discussed for Pinecrest Hospital Staff
Smith argues near hospital location for doctors and department heads ensures emergency availability. He suggests charging a small monthly rent for those on site if needed to meet statutes and proposes extra compensation for staff living or eating at the hospital. Off campus workers could have higher salaries to offset living costs.
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Smith
Pinecrest Hospital
Mount Hope
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Danny) Brown Jr
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