Boston Globe cites Vietnamization plans in Johnson era report
The Boston Globe reports on a Pentagon study portion showing Johnson aimed to support South Vietnam while shrinking U.S. ground forces, a policy Nixon later called Vietnamization. It notes 1968 timing, troop withdrawal, and debates over escalation, peace feels, and Tet impacts with references to Taylor and McNamara.
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Boston
VPI
Pentagon
Johnson
South Vietnam
Nixon
Honolulu
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
The
Globe
Washington
U.S
Editorial questions the FPC New River handoff to private power
Examiner Levy’s recommendation to transfer New River rights to Appalachian Power Company and several industrial interests draws sharp criticism. The piece argues the move would fund a costly dam, raise consumer rates, and dilute Kanawha pollution while threatening West Virginia’s future.
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William C. Levy
Federal Power Commission
FPC
New River
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Appalachian Power Company
Kanawha River
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Kanawha
Examiner Levy
Raleigh County
Boone County Strippers Accused in Mine Debris Incident
Metta Hughes and family report being attacked while photographing mud washed from a strip mine onto West Virginia Route 85. She says two Ranger Fuel Corp workers pulled her husband from the car, broke his watch and camera, and threw rocks. George Garland confirms debris clearing but denies the assault.
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Pond Fork
UPD
Boone County
W.va
Metta Hughes
Ranger Fuel Corp
Little Coal River
George Garland
Hughes
Priority given to Appalachian Soil and Water Lab plan
UPI reports the USDA places top priority on a $700000 Appalachian Soil and Water Conservation Research Laboratory to be built in Beckley West Virginia. Senator Robert Byrd says planning funds of 70000 are sought and the lab will study runoff control erosion reduction water use efficiency and strip mine reclamation.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Appalachian Soil and Water Conservation Research Laboratory
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Agriculture Department
Beckley
W. Va
Telegraph workers reject Western Union contract offer
Union leaders representing 20,000 telegraph workers rejected Western Union's contract proposal in New York, sending the nationwide strike into its fourth week. The package would have raised wages by 26 percent over three years, with work rules cited as another major hurdle in bargaining.
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New York
Western Union
Laird Orders Declassifying of Vietnam Reports Begun
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ordered the Pentagon to start declassifying papers on the origins of the Vietnam War. He said this “stepped up” release includes previously top secret documents and would proceed rapidly, with further meetings planned with congressional committees. The justice department acts and potential court cases over published material are not halted.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Laird
Senate Appropriations
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Justice Department
The
Times and Post
Supreme Court
Robert S. McNamara
Pierre Salinger
White House
Defense Department
Senate Withdrawal Compromise Faces Four-Vote Gap
In Washington, four votes short of a majority, war critics push a nine month withdrawal plan tied to North Vietnam prisoner releases. Senator Cook seeks a nine month funding cut unless Hanoi agrees to free all POWs. Mansfield may push a nonbinding withdrawal urge if it fails.
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Vietnam
Taylor
Soviet Union
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Globe
China
Washington
UPI
Senate
Sen
Marlow W. Cook
Cook
Nixon
Congress
House
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Ring Register guidance and reader questions column
A community Q and A discusses press voice standards, signatures, and use of punctuation for letters to the editor. Readers submit concerns on a car without a license near North Pike Street, dog trash issues in McLean Addition, and Beckley police contact details for investigations.
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Perry Clay Price
Oak Grove
Beckley
Ring Register
Register
North Pike Street
Quarry Street
McLean
Motions Filed in Barron Jury Bribery Case
Two men named with former Gov. Barron in the 1968 bribery conspiracy case presented separate motions in U S District Court in Charleston. Bonn Brown sought venue change claiming unfair West Virginia juror bias while Robert Perry asked to sever his trial from Brown’s. Perry filed ten motions and seven briefs as U S Attorney Warren Upton prepares replies.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Barron
U.S. District Court
Bonn Brown
Elkins
West Virginia
Robert Perry
Brown’s
Brown
U.S
Warren Upton
Perry
Court Battle Over Pentagon Report Heads to Higher Courts
The United Press International report covers dual appeals by The Washington Post and The New York Times to block further publishing of a 7000 page Pentagon study on Indochina. District Judge Gesell sided with the Post, while the New York case faced a quick appeal ruling. both cases aim for Supreme Court review as national security and press freedom collide. The government argues publication harms security. the newspapers say the report is not dangerous and withholding information undermines the First Amendment.
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the Globe
New York Times
Washington Post
Johnson
Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
The
Times and Post
Mitchell
United Press International
Supreme Court
Indochina
Post
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Times
New York
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
Appeals Court
Murray Gurfe
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Monay —Gesell
House
Rep
Bob Eckhardt
John N. Mitchell
Philadelphia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Whitney North Seymour Jr
Weather Partial Clearing In Beckley And Vicinity
Light showers end this afternoon then partial clearing tonight with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Wednesday brings partly sunny skies with highs in the upper 70s and a 20 percent precipitation chance.
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Beckley
West Virginia Firms Ordered to Stop Polluting Creeks
The Department of Natural Resources issued six orders Tuesday forcing Hawley Mining Co. and Slab Fork Coal Co. to halt discharges into Wide Mouth Creek, Barkers Creek, French Creek and Monongahela tributaries. Recipients include Hawley Mining vice president L A Simmons, Slab Fork Coal president Austin Caperton, Upshur Coal deputy F E Williams Jr., and executives from Eastern Associated Coal Corp. and Bethlehem Mines Corp. Compliance deadlines range from July 31 to mid August.
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DNR
Hawley, Slab Fork Coal Firms
Charleston
UPI
Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia
L.a.simmons
Hawley Mining Co
Keystone
W. Va
Tug Fork
Kentucky
Austin i Caperton
Slab Fork Coal Co
Slab Fork
W.va
Barkers Creek
Guyandotte River
F. E. Williams Jr
Upshur Coal Co. Ltd
Hinton
Big Lake Fork
Montongahela River
William Laird
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Pittsburgh
Jerry Crocker Jr
Bethlehem Mines Corp
Barrackville
Monongahela
Nixon calls doctors to fight abuse culture
President Nixon urged doctors to mount a national program against abuse, likening it to care for Vietnam casualties. He warned of a “culture of drugs” and spoke before the American Medical Association House of Delegates.
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UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
Robert Mullohan
D-W. Va
Appalachian Regional Commission
Yuba City
Calif
Juan V. Corona
San Quentin Prison Hospital
Corona
J. J. Hawkins
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City of Beckley
Libby Holman
Welch
Dorothy Walker
Charles Ford
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Los Angeles
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Hollywood
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Romania
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