Protest Boyle Removal From Welfare Fund By Coal Miners Walkout
Southern West Virginia coal miners walked off the job overnight in a show of dissent against the April 28 federal court order removing United Mine Workers President W. A. Boyle as a trustee of the Welfare and Retirement Fund. About 20,000 miners in McDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Logan and Fayette counties left work, signaling organized support for Boyle and opposing the court action that also removed trustee Josephine Roche. District leaders warned the strike could spread, while officials said the unions neither oppose nor endorse the action. The outcome could affect Christmas bonuses and future fund administration as the case moves toward possible appeals, including to the Supreme Court.
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United Preas International
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony) Boyle
UMW
Welfare and Retirement Fund
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Logan and
Fayette Coun
UMW District 29
James Leeber
Beckley
United Press Interna
Gerhard A. Gesell
Washington
Leeber
Boyle
Miss
Jophine Roche
Miss Roche
District
WMWA
Board of Trustees
Vention
U.S. Supreme Court
UMW District 17
Joe Ellis
Charleston
Former Raleigh County Educator William Reid Dies at 74
William C. Reid, 74, of 235 Church St., died this morning in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. A former Raleigh County educator, he served as Stratton High School principal for 19 years and led Byrd Prillerman High School at Amigo. He later became assistant superintendent of Raleigh County Schools in 1959, retiring in 1965. He held degrees from Lincoln University and the University of Michigan and studied at several universities. Reid also led a Freehold elementary school and the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind at Institute. He belonged to multiple county organizations and boards.
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William C. Reid
Church St
Charleston
Raleigh County
Elizabeth
N. Y
William
Matilda Reid
Stratton High School
Prin
Cipal
Byrd-Prillerman High School
Amigo
Lincoln University
Lincoln
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Nevada
Freehold
N. J
West Virginia School For the Deaf and Blind
Institute
Reid
Raleigh County Dental Health Council
The
American Red Cross
Raleigh County Draft Board
Southern West
Laird Demands Justice Probe Over Times Vietnam Report
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told the Senate committee he asked the Justice Department to investigate the unauthorized disclosure of a top secret Vietnam War report. He said the Times disclosures on U S involvement before 1968 remain highly sensitive and the administration is disturbed.
Attack on IsraeliBound Freighter Heightens Middle East Tensions
An unmarked speedboat attacked the Israeli-bound Liberian tanker Coral Sea in the Bab El Mandeb Strait, firing bazookas and starting fires. The PFLP claimed responsibility while Israel, saying the ship was only lightly damaged, called for action to protect navigation.
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Middle East
United Press International
Premeir Golda Meir
Coral Sea
Bab el Mandeb
Gate of Tears
Red Sea
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Jordan
Eilat
Beirut
An Nahar
Elath
Mediterranean
L’orient
Egypt
Suez Canal
Meir
Israel
Tor
Tiran Strait
Gaza Strip
Bab ‘el Mandeb
Bab el Mandeb Strait
Africa
Arabia
Information Requests and Local Notices From Itmann to Raleigh County
A mixed local notice item listing contact for Dr J E Buff at the Atlas Building Charleston 25301. Question about disabled persons taking bankrupt law resolved yes per local attorney. Also notes Ponderosa Stone Lodge opened May 1 by John W Rider Jr open sunup to sundown until Nov 1. Includes Raleigh County Board of Education calendar dispute with A C D Munson stating calendar set by a parent teacher committee within state rules and a 4 week variance, and football scheduling considerations.
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Ponderosa Stone Lodge
John W. Rider, Jr
Rider
Raleigh County
A. C. D. Munson
Raleigh County Schools
Board of Education
Virgil Cook
Munson
Hechler Attacks PR Campaign on Miner Accidents
Rep Ken Hechler blasted a proposed Bureau of Mines public relations push to spend over 250000 dollars on advertising for miners. He labeled the plan cruel and arrogant and said mining remains hazardous with weak safety enforcement while the bureau should protect workers.
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Washington
UPI
Ken Hechler
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Hechler
Bureau of ‘Mines
Bureau
Osborn Admits BOM Violates Law At Coal Convention
In remarks to the National Coal Association, Elburt F. Osborn head of the U S Bureau of Mines admitted the bureau and the coal industry are not in full compliance with the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. He called mine safety a joint industry effort with government and labor to improve standards.
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Drew von Bergen Washington
UPI
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Elburt F. Osborn
National Coal Association
NCA
Rogers C.b.morton
Osborn
Bureau
Penn State
Bagge
Federal Power Commission
Police Probe Girl's Death and Possible Drug Link
Police in Appalachia said they are still determining the cause of 16 year old Melody Morris's death after she died at Appalachian Regional Hospital. Tests on gastric juices and blood are pending for results in two to six weeks. An autopsy is being performed and the Moncada girl remains hospitalized in good condition while authorities questioned 15 people.
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Melody Morris
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Department of Ee Safety
Charleston
Fred Burdiss
Elvie Moncada
Debbie Tassitino
Morris
Moncada Y
Burdiss
Jamil Ahmed
Moncada
Barh
Appalachian Hospital
Preston Davis
Viet Nam War study cited as general consensus to bomb North Vietnam
A New York Times report states a general consensus to bomb North Vietnam was reached by the Johnson administration on Sept 7 1964 while President Johnson campaigned for re election. Other items note Dr I E Buff on coal miner pay, Belfast unrest, Soviet cosmonauts on Salyut, a White House wedding, and deaths of Lt Gov Reynolds and Philippine leader Garcia along with Brando defamation suit approval and recent fatal shootings.
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Robert 5S
McNamara
North Vietnam
Johnson
New York Times
I. E. Buff
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Salyut Orbital Laboratory
Communist Party
Edward Finch Cox
White House
John F. Kennedy Memorial Center
Jerusalem
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Ivor F. Boiarsky
Ray Dorothy Boiarsky
Boiarsky
Mansfield Urges Nixon Call Vietnam Cease-Fire
Senator Mike Mansfield urged President Nixon to seek a Vietnam cease-fire with a staged POW release and troop withdrawal. He called for a definite end date when the last soldier and POW depart, proposing timing tied to North Vietnam’s POW releases. The speech preceded Senate and House votes on war-ending measures seen as likely defeats.
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Mansfield
Nixon
Vietnam
Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Court Rules City May Close Pools Rather Than Desegregate
The Supreme Court by a 5 to 4 vote lets Jackson Mississippi city close its public pools instead of desegregating them. The decision cites economic and safety concerns and notes strong dissent from four justices while others concurred separately.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Weather Chance Of Showers For Beckley Area
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers or possible thundershowers this afternoon through Tuesday. High today in upper 70s. Low tonight near. High Tuesday in upper 70s. Probability of precipitation 3 percent this afternoon and tonight and 46 percent tomorrow.
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Beckley
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Coal Association
U.S. District Court
Gesell
William Reid
Laird
Probe
Times
Gulf of Adsn
Idie Hawkins
Itmann
Dr. Buff
J. E. Buff
Atlas Building
Girl
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Reynolds’ Metals Co
Virginia
New York
Melvin Nease
Chauncey
Logan County
Jack Calloway
Sarah
Carlos P. Garcia
Constitutional Convention
Manila
California
Marlon Brando
Brando
Detroit
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Congress
House
Mark C. Hatfield
Eee
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
William H. Goodman
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Douglas
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