Nixon urges cut in Medicare aid to substandard nursing homes
President Nixon, on a mid-America swing, condemns substandard nursing homes as dumping grounds for the dying. He calls for federal cuts to medicare and media aid while urging a new attitude toward old age and stronger revenue sharing to aid older Americans.
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Chicago
UPS
Nixon
mid-America
Indiana
Hannah Milhous Nixon
Pick-Congress
America
Secret Service Probes West Virginian Slaying Near Nixon Visit
James E Beavers of Squire West Virginia was killed by Chicago police in Grant Park during a foot chase after he fired on officers injuring a patrolman. Secret Service said no connection to Nixon’s Chicago trip though investigators examine Beavers past and motives. Beavers had two .32 caliber revolvers and a history of mental illness and violence, per relatives.
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Chicago
UPD
Secret Service
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
White House
James E. Beavers
Squire
W. Va
Warren
Beavers
Grant Park
Meigs Field
Tues
Walter Chambers
Calif
Chambers
West Virginia
Ely i Herley
Bluefield W. Va
Medina Case Hearing Tarnished by Defense Testimony
The defense said three witnesses found no credible evidence Medina ordered a massacre and that no proof showed he knew of any massacre as troops swept a tin hamlet. Bailey accused Col. Williams and Col. Freeman of bias in preparing trial recommendations to Gen. Connor. Freeman leads the 3rd Army staff judge advocate. Williams heads a section probing My Lai.
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Medina
Bailey
Wayne G. Williams
Wilson Freeman
Albert O. Connor
Freeman
3Rd Army
Connor
Williams
My Lai
Byrd Attacks Courts Over Disrespectful Era Actions
Sen Robert Byrd accused parts of the judiciary of fostering a mood of disrespect for authority, linking it to slow responses during 1960s sit in demonstrations. He also condemned efforts to force racial integration in schools and called some demonstrators bums with drug and immoral behavior.
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Hot Springs
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Byrd
41St
Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
High Court discusses publishing Pentagon Papers details
The article notes ongoing court actions over the Pentagon Papers with Justice Department arguments on delays. It mentions Eisenhower’s alleged policy in Vietnam, the Johnson bombing, and appeals court orders limiting publication. It also covers Linda Sinay’s grand jury testimony about Ellsberg and related document copies.
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John N. Mitchell
The
Sun-Times
Eisenhower
North Vietnam
Vietnams
Johnson
U.S
the Times
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Erwin N. Griswold
Times
Griswold
2Nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Murray Gurfein
Post
Washington Appeals Court
Los Angeles
Linda R. Sinay
Ellsberg
Miss Sinay
Justice Department
Luke McKissack
Masachusetts Institute of Technology
In School Director Noel Mankin to retire after 40 years
Noel Mankin, director of the Neighborhood Youth Corps in school program for Raleigh County Board of Education, will retire at month end after 40 years in teaching. Frederick Dinkler will replace him, after serving as Midway Elementary principal this term.
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Noel Mankin
Raleigh County
C. D. Munson Jr
Raleigh County Board of Education
Mankin
Frederick Dinkler
Midway Elementary
Grant Funds Cultural Trips for Isolated County Students
A $10,123 grant to the county for compensatory education will finance basic cultural development trips. Kenneth Gross says it targets students at tending schools in isolated areas of the county. The local grant is part of $60,538 in aid authorized under a Title I amendment.
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Kenneth Gross
Raleigh County
Twelve Bodies Recovered After Cal Labor Tunnel Explosion
Rescuers retrieved twelve of seventeen miners killed when a gas explosion ripped through a water tunnel 15 miles from Los Angeles. One survivor remained, as crews battled heavy smoke and methane in the five mile bore. The disaster followed a methane blast at the same project the previous day.
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Sylmar
Calif
Fire Department
Andy Kaljis
Los Angeles
Metropolitan Water District
California
San Fernando Valley
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co
Seattle
Visiting State Sen Jackson Undecided About Presidential Bid
Visiting West Virginia Senator Harry M Jackson D Washington spoke in Charleston for the Committee of 100 and would not reveal whether he has made up his mind on a presidential bid. He urged focus on economic growth and environmental salvage while praising Senator Jennings Randolph on fuels studies and energy policy. Jackson warned about coal waste and low utilization and noted future remarks at the National Youth Science Camp in Pocahontas County.
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Charleston
UPI
Harry M. Jackson
Committee of 100
Jackson
America
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Senate
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
WVU honors list includes 13 area students
West Virginia University's College of Human Resources and Education names 13 Beckley area residents to the dean’s list with 3.4 GPA or higher. Names include Ida Irene Skaggs Sharon Lee Skaggs Jan Caye Gwinn Connie Gatehouse Martin Beverley Sue Tabit Sally Carol Crawford Marsha Keatley Dent Patricia W. Henderson Sherry Sue Miles Debra Jeanne Stover Kathryn G. Cottrill Ramona Lee Thomas Patricia J. Griffith.
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West Virginia University
College of Human Resources and Education
Raleigh, Fayette and Wyoming
Ida Irene Skaggs
Clifford Skaggs
Charlton Heights
Sharon Lee Skaggs
Herman L. Skaggs
Glen Ferris
Jan Caye Gwinn
John C. Gwinn
Main St
Mount Hope
Connie Gatehouse Martin
Virginia Gatehouse
Thompson Ave
Oak Hill
Beverley Sue Tabit
John J. Tabit
Fourth Ave
Montgomery
Sally Carol Crawford
Bernard L. Crawford
Harper Road
Marsha Keatley Dent
Kenneth K. Keatley
Christian Road
Patricia W. Henderson
J. M. Henderson II
Dexter Ave
Sherry Sue Miles
John W. Miles
West Virginia St
Beckley
Debra Jeanne Stover
Omer E. Stover
Lester
Kathryn G. Cottrill
C. C. Cottrill
Glen Rogers
Ramona Lee Thomas
George R. Thomas
Moran Ave
Mullens
Patricia J. Griffith
Haroldh. Griffith
Pineville
South Viet Nam recaptures Fire Base Fuller from North Vietnam
South Vietnamese infantry led by elite Black Panther units recaptured Fire Base Fuller, retaking the 1680 foot hilltop outpost less than 24 hours after it fell. More than 3,000 troops reinforced the base as allied bombardment paused amid multiple clashes near the DMZ.
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Saigon
UPI
Black Panther
Fuller
Fulier
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Huntington Union Vote Seen As City Decision Step
City manager Edward Ewing holds the key after 1326 municipal workers voted to join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Mayor Hinerman said Ewing must recommend to the city council whether to accept Thursday’s union approval for 250 garbage sewer and street department employees.
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Huntington
UPI
Edward Ewing
American Federation of State
Robert Hinerman
Ewing
Supreme Court Judge Browning Dies After Apparent Heart Attack
Chauncey Browning Sr. West Virginia Supreme Court judge and father of WV Attorney General Chauncey Browning Jr. died after an apparent heart attack Thursday night in Putnam County while en route to a Columbus Ohio hospital. He was 68. Browning, a Logan native, had served on the high court since 1952 and was formerly state attorney general. He is survived by his wife Evelyn, his mother Mary Browning, a son, a daughter, and eight grandchildren.
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Charleston
UPI
Chauncey Browning Sr
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Browning
Putnam County
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Memorial Hospital
South Charleston
Logan
West Virginia University Law School
Logan County
Evelyn Mahon Browning
Mary E. Browning
Chauncey Browning Jr
Barbara Stickman
Huntington
Trbovich Urges Lie Detector Tests In UMW Murder Case
Miners for Democracy leader Mike Trbovich cites a confession by Claude Vealey as proof of union lies about the Yablonski killings. He calls for lie detector tests for Boyle and other UMW officials amid a Labor Department review of 1968 election irregularities. Interior plans coal mine safety hearings begin July 12 to shape enforcement of the 1969 act.
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Clarksville
Labor Department
W.A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Boyle
Justice Department
Trbovich
Union
Heirarchy
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Morton
Interior Department
Final rites for Leroy Hardwick in Fayetteville church
Leroy Hardwick 71 of Fayetteville dies after a short illness in a Beckley hospital. Final rites set for 2 p m Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Fayetteville with Rev James Thompson. Burial Pierce Cemetery. Survived by wife Elnora Scott Hardwick brother John Thomas Hardwick and three sisters Lela Mae Scott Elizabeth Ward and Bertha Moon. Friends may call after 5 p m today at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Lonnie Light 85 of Oak Hill dies after extended illness in a Beckley hospital. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill pending arrangements.
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Fayetteville
Mount Zion Baptist Church
James Thompson
Pierce Cemetery
Beckley Hospital
Atlanta
John
Suzie Clark Hardwick
Garten
Elnora Scott Hardwick
John Thomas Hardwick
Lela Mae Scott
Detroit, Mich
Elizabeth Ward
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Bertha Moon
Bronxville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Lonnie Light
Oak Hill
Beckley
Tyree
Funeral for Mamie Thompson Held in Sabine Church
Mrs Mamie Thompson 46 of Sabine dies after long illness in Welch hospital. Funeral at Mount Carmel Baptist Sabine at 11 am Saturday with Rev Frank Brooks presiding. Burial at Shrewsbury Cemetery Springmount near Herndon. Survivors include husband son Larry two daughters Debra and Patricia and numerous siblings. Body to Pineville funeral home today and church an hour before service.
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Mamie Thompson
Sabine
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Frank Brooks
Shrewsbury
Springton Mountain
Herndon
Welch
Dott
Calvin
Josephine Banes Thompson
Church of God At
Glen
Lucy Thompson
Robertson- Fogelsong Funeral Home
Pineville
Final rites for Howard W Perkins in Sophia
Howard W Perkins 61 of Tams died at a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with Revs. Gene Snuffer and Okey Cox officiating. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Pauline Null Perkins two daughters Thelma McCollum Helen Williams a son Howard R Perkins seven brothers seven sisters and seven grandchildren. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday. Pallbearers named.
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Howard W. Perkins
Tams
Williams
Sophia
Gene Snuffer
Okey Cox
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Crystal
Lillie Belcher Perkins
Silver Springs
Jess Perkins
UMWA
Pauline Null Perkins
Thelma McCollum
Vine Grove
Helen Williams
Crab Orchard
Howard R. Perkins
North Eaton
Ohio
Richard
Claude
Herman
Shady Spring
Carl
Fitzpatrick
A. J. Perkins
Glen View
Mamie Ribey
Daniels
Elsie Dalton
Ruby Lawson
Narrows
Hazel Kelly
Pansy Walker
Mabscott
June Young
Lillian Meadows
Lilver Springs
Billy Williams
George Stover
Mike Spinelli
J. D. Dep
Frank Brooks
Douglas Shorter
Britannica cites share of land under agriculture globally
The En cyclopaedia Britannica states that slightly more than a quarter of the world’s total land area is devoted to agriculture. The claim emphasizes the vast scale of farmland and its global distribution.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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