Move To Halt Secret Document Publication
The U S government seeks an injunction to stop The New York Times from publishing top secret Vietnam study documents. Attorney General Mitchell filed in New York seeking a temporary restraining order to block further excerpts, alleging irreparable injury to national defense and citing the Espionage Act.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
New York Times
National Defense
Mitchell
Department
Defense Department
U.S. District Court
New York City
U.S
Fred Buzhardt
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
the Times
United States
Diplo
Matic
Harding Bancroft
Times
Robert Mardian
Internal Security Division
99 Percent Want To Work Strike Blamed On Boyle And Union
Nationwide union tensions surface in a Bell system strike threat led by the Communications Workers of America. Miners in UMW disagreements and support for Tony Boyle reveal fault lines as wage talks, leadership recalls, and contract talks unfold amid national labor unrest and boilerplate denials. The article traces evolving union dynamics, worker sentiment, and potential repercussions for the mining and communications sectors.
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Communications Workers of America
Bell’ Telephone System
National Guard
Albuquerque
N. M
United Front
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
Robert Blevins
Semet-Solvay
Tralee
Tony Boyle
Blevins
James Leeber
Umwa District 29
Leeber
Washington
New York
State Prison Moundsville Under Scrutiny After Inside Report
Washington Post reporter Bernard Nossiter detailed a chaotic maximum security regime at Moundsville prison where inmates exert control inside the facility. Warden Ira Conner and staff nominally guard the perimeter amid indifference and few rehabilitative programs, with risks of violence and questions about inmate safety.
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Washington
UPI
Moundsville
W. Va
Washington Post
Post
Bernard D. Nossiter
Nossiter
Ira
Conner
Marshall County
W. Thomas Gall
Roger Ray Pingley
Randolph County
George R. Triplett
Moundecille Prien
Byrd says VA won’t close West Virginia hospital
Senator Robert Byrd reports the Veterans Administration has no plans to close the Beckley VA hospital or any other VA facility in West Virginia. He notes VA administrator Donald Johnson clarified employment rules for physicians with temporary state licenses and pledged to maintain adequate medical coverage at all hospitals.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Veterans Administration
West Virginia
Byrd
Beckley
Donald Johnson
Court Ponders County Trash Pickup Plan
Raleigh County Court Commissioners reviewed a plan for a countywide trash pickup system run by the Raleigh County Health Council with 20 000 in federal matching funds and 20 000 in operating funds. The system would place containers countywide and operate a truck to haul waste to Stamford landfill, with total costs exceeding 100 000.
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Raleigh County Court
Raleigh County Health Council
Stamford
Robert Silvagni
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Raleigh County Bar Association
Paul Fourney
Trap Hill
H. P. Stone
Weather Outlook Becomes Showery Through Wednesday
Beckley and vicinity see mostly cloudy skies with a likelihood of showers or thundershowers through Wednesday. Daytime highs reach the upper 70s, nights stay in the 50s, and a decent chance of precipitation persists.
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Beckley
Dayan Warns War Likely in Middle East
United Press International reports Dayan warned that the resumption of war in the Middle East may be imminent. Egyptian sources said they would not fire first but would react vigorously to any Israeli provocations near the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba. An Arab attack on an Israeli chartered tanker in the Red Sea prompted these comments as tensions rise.
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Middle East
Red Sea
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Tiran Strait
Gulf of Aqaba
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Jerusalem
Amman
Damascus
Eilat
Liberia
Southern Senators Switch Stance on Vietnam War
Two longtime Southern backers of U S involvement in Vietnam, Sens. Herman Talmadge and B Everett Jordan, call for total U S withdrawal. Jordan says he will vote for the disengagement act. Talmadge cites constitutional concerns but urges prompt negotiations and complete disengagement within a year.
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UPS
U.S
Vietnam
U. S
Herman Talmadge
Dga
B. Everett Jordan
Dm.c
Jordan
Indochina
Talmadge
Nixon
Secrecy on Vietnam Troop Use Preserved by Johnson Policy
UPI reports heavy fighting near Khe Sanh with 68 rebels killed and five South Vietnamese marines dead. Johnson ordered secrecy on offensive ground troop deployment to avoid signaling policy shift while B52 raids intensified in the region.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Khe Sanh
Phnom Penh
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pentagon
New York Times
North Vietnam
Times
the Times
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Indochina
Truman
Justice Department
National Security Council
William
Sullivan
Clifford
Seventh nonuplet death leaves two surviving siblings
In Sydney, the seventh of nine infants born to Geraldine Brodrick died at Sydney Royal Women's Hospital. Only a surviving boy and girl remain, after a complex delivery that yielded five boys and four girls in what doctors call a world record pregnancy.
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Sydney
UPI
Sydney Royal Women’s Hospital
Geraldine Brodrick
Brodrick
Clifford to be heard after all on POW release plan
Washington sources say the Nixon White House will discuss Clark Clifford's proposal to win POW release despite earlier dismissal. The move reflects concern over charges of not fully exploring options to secure American servicemen held by Hanoi and the Viet Cong.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Clark Clifford
Defense
Clifford
U.S
Hanoi
Widow payments under Workmen's Compensation rise to 75 dollars
The Disabled Workmens Relief Fund will pay each widow 75 dollars monthly starting July 1, with additional amounts for children and other dependents. The schedule also increases rates for dependents below the listed amounts and covers widows from 1933 deaths if benefits are under 75 dollars.
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Disabled Workmens Relief Fund
Fred L. Davis, Jr
State Workmen’s Compensation Fund
Davis
Salute to Arch Moore dinner sparks criticism in West Virginia
The Salute to Governor Arch Moore dinner at the Charleston Civic Center drew backlash as vendors and state employees say they are asked to buy $100 plates. Invitations went to state firms and employees, with James Stewart emceeing, and organizers claim broad support. no purchase records are kept and contracts won’t be affected by participation.
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UPI
Arch Moore” Dirmer
Charleston Civic Center
James Stewart
John Thomas
Moore
West Virginia
Thomas
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