Watergate Hearings Reveal Dean and Nixon Links
Senate hearing details Dean's role in the Watergate cover up and President Nixon's awareness. Inouye questions Dean while Buzhardt's memo ties Kavanaugh and POWs to alleged actions. Ehrlichman and Haldeman are cited as collaborators facing charges. The inquiry probes who knew what and when.
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Confused Inouye
Buzhardt
Nixon
White House
Dean
John Dean
CIA
Gate
Kavanaugh
Robert Web
Inlaw
Inouye
H. Fred Buzhardt
Pentagon
Pee Mee
Deaths and Funerals in Raleigh County
Mrs. Maude McGraw Brooks 88 of Lester died in Welch hospital after a long illness. Born May 16 1885 in Wyoming County she was a longtime member of Old Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church Ravencliff. Survivors include six sons three daughters a brother ten sisters and many grandchildren. Ezra Jefferson Deck 65 of Pleasant Hills Road died from chest injuries after a tractor accident. He was a retired miner and carpenter and a member of New Hope Methodist Church. Funeral services for Deck will be held Saturday at the Church of the Brethren Crab Orchard with burial in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor.
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Maude McGraw Brooks
Lester
Welch Hospital
Brooks
Wyoming County
Robert Lee
Victoria Daniel McGraw
Old Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Ravencliff
Thurman
Ocie Sinclair
Lockbridge
Charity Lemon
Meadow Bridge
Melton Mortuary
Ezra Jefferson Deck
Pleasant Hills Road
Deck
Pipestein
Marvin
Orpha Bower Deck
New Hope
Clyde Tolbert
Arnold L
Alden
Ennis
Crab Orchard
Arthur
Church of the Brethren
Mark Wolfe
William Boothe
Calfee
Calfee Cemetery
Mount Tabor
Marine Sgt. Abel Kavanaugh Dies in Apparent Suicide
Former POW Abel Larry Kavanaugh 24 was found with a bullet to the temple in his in-laws home in Commerce City. A 25 caliber pistol lay beneath him after he faced charges of aiding the enemy. His death followed the similar 1960s case of Air Force Capt. Edward Brudno.
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Commerce City
Colo
Upi
Abel Larry Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Air Force
Edward Brudno
Harrison
N.Y
Hanoi
Sandra
Steven J. Garbo
Noted Surgeon Indicted Over Alleged Lethal Injection
Chief Surgeon Montemarano faces an indictment after a witness claimed patient Bauer died before an injection. Bauer’s death was listed as cancer of the pharynx by Montemarano. Authorities review Montemarano’s cancer cases since 1970 at Nassautt Medical Center.
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Montemarano
Bauer
Cahn
Nassautt Medical Center
Montaemarano
Holy Cross College
New York Medical College
Flower Fifth Avertue College
Nassau Hospital
U.S. Navy Medical Corps
Vietnam
Brooklyn
Vincent T. Montemarano
Woman Freed After Blouse Controversy at Court
Wendy shows 37 says she refuses to wear a blouse in court or in summer, claiming gender discrimination. She explains the blouse rule is unfair and vows to appear in court topless if acquitted, while her bond remained $1,000 and she was jailed for failing to post.
Earl Browder former Communist Party leader dies at 82
Earl Russell Browder who led the Communist Party USA from 1935 to 1940 died in his sleep in Princeton New Jersey at age 82. He publicly questioned party strategy in a recent interview and said Roosevelt era tactics no longer fit the 1970s. Browder wrote about communism and Marxism and was once imprisoned for draft violations and passport irregularities. He is survived by three sons and a sister. A memorial service will be held at Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School.
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Bessie Ford
Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Howard Phillips
Morris Dees
Office of
Economic Oppor
Minnie Relf
Unity
Mary Alice Relf
Community Federal
Wedness Action Committee
Montgomeryj
OEO Community Action Committees
Dees
Department of Health
Educacourt
Twoition
Montgomery Girls
Joseph
Conklin
Munity Action Committee
New York
Sweden
Mocourt
Relf
Princeton
Earl Russell Browder
Communist Party
JUSA
Browder
Roosevelt
Aj Pusher
International Party
Reese Nctry
William
Felix
Chicago
Andrew
Providence
R.I
Nina Turner
Los Angeles
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School For Public and International Affairs
Air Force Staff Sergeant Arrested in Seymour Johnson Hospital Shooting
A 23 year old Air Force staff sergeant Chester Willis Collier was arrested by Wayne County sheriff's office and charged with murder after a gunman opened fire in Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Hospital killing two and wounding three. The attacker wearing a tan shirt entered the emergency room and fired a semiautomatic rifle before fleeing in a small sports car. Authorities provided few details about the arrest.
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Luis A. Santiago
New York
Collier
Medical Corps
One-Man Army Will Lose War
West Virginia political debate centers on Gov. Arch Moore and budget tactics as Del Walter Rollins argues no paralysis in state government and warns cooperation with the legislature is essential. The speech also references a Democratic revolt over budget bills amid federal revenue sharing concerns. In a separate item, Matilda Hatcher, 85, Crab Orchard, died at home after an extended illness.
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Charlesian
W.va
UPD
Del
Walter Rollins
Dwayne
Fior
Rollins
Arch Moore
Moore
Legislative Branch
West Virginia
Matilda Hatcher
Crab Orchard
Melton Mortuary
Funeral notices for Henry Holmes and Floyd Merritt
Henry Holmes died at 4 30 p m Wednesday after a long illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete. body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor 410 Gregory Street. Floyd Merritt died Tuesday morning at Veterans Hospital Ann Arbor Michigan son of the late Robert P and Gussie Merritt survived by three sons six daughters nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body at Northrop and Sons Funeral Home Farmington Michigan burial in White Chapel Cemetery.
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Henry Holmes
Gregory St
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Whipple
Floyd Merritt
Veterans Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mich
Robert P. Anc
Gussie Merritt
Floyd Dr
iVirginia
Earl
U. S. Army
Germany
Brent
Farmington
Kathy Merritt
Virginia
Charles Courtad
Livonia
Patricia McNulty
Washington
Barbara Merritt
Dearborn
Ruby Ash Pontiac
Garnett Thomas
Oak Hill
Arlene Merritt
Denver
Cole
Lillian Richardson
New Smyrnia Beach
Fla
Alex ‘Sach
Brown Street
Mount ‘Hope
Northrop and Sons
Farmington, Mich
White Chape
South Vietnamese and Viet Cong Negotiators Meet Near Paris
Negotiators Le Duc Tho and Nguyen Van Hieu lead talks at Celle Saint Cloud outside Paris to shape a National Council for Reconciliation and set a formula for new elections. Vien says June 13 communique could open a new phase and a 45 day deadline.
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Lonugueu
le Duc Tho
South Vietnam
Celle Saint Cloud
Paris
National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord
Viet Cong
Nguyen van ‘Hieu
Nguyen Lau Vien
Newsmen
1 Vien
Lin Saigon
Deputy Replacement Named For Hannah
The County Court swore in Derald Green of Coot Ridge I as new jailer succeeding Edmond Hannah who resigned due to a disability. Green starts July 1 after five years as a route salesman for 7 Lo Battling Co. in Cranberry, introduced by Chief Deputy Bob Belcher in place of Sheriff Okey Mills.
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Edmond Hannah
Derald Green
Coot Ridge I
Bob Belcher
Raleigh
Okey Mills
Hannah
Green
7-Lo Battling Co
Cranberry
Harris George T. Harris dies in Jacksonville at 70
George T. Harris, 70, of Jacksonville, formerly of Coal Ridge, born September 22, 1902, died today at 7 30 am in a Jacksonville hospital. A retired coal miner and United Mine Workers member, he leaves four daughters and several siblings. Services set for Saturday at 2 30 pm in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call after 6 pm Friday.
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George T. Harris
George Thompson Harris
Jacksonville
Fla
Coal Ridge
Tennessee
Charles and
Callie Thompson Harris
Harris
United Mine Workers of America
Missionary Baptist Church
Lila
Helen Wilson
Ruth Corbitt
Sally Warren
Bradenton
Eva Puckett
Bartow
Charles Hixon
Tenn
Ralph
Lafayette
Viola Ryan
Annie Mayo
Roseville
Mich
Frances Majors
Chattanooga
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Sunset Memorial Park
First Witness Testifies In Rierson Murder Trial
State Trooper B L Baker testified as the first prosecution witness in the Rierson murder case. Neighbors Amy Mitchem and others described the scene at the Stone Mobile Home Park trailer where Carl Rierson was shot. The defense and prosecution prepared for continued testimony after lunch in Raleigh County Circuit Court.
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Violetta
Lillian Rierson
Orchard
Baker
Raleigh County
Rierson
B. L. Baker
Thomas Canterbury
Amy Mitchem
Rierson’s
Legislature defeats lottery amendment amid tax and governance bills
The senate defeated a measure linked to a lottery bill amid opposition from Sen. Hatfield who warned the proposal required study. Supporters argued lotteries drain state funds, while the day saw both houses approve exempting household goods from property tax and creating a new community development authority. The senate urged Congress for a five year extension of river safety rules for the Delta Queen and rejected House changes on Buffalo Creek Flood litigation, sending the issue to conference. The senate planned to reconvene before the House return.
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Senate
House
Putnam County
Robert Hatfield
Hatfield
Sen. C. N. Harman
R| Taylor
West Virginia
William Sharpe
D-Lewis
Sharpe
Public Service Commission
Congress
Short Campaign Drive Clears First Hurdle
The Senate approved Byrd’s plan to trim the national campaign period by setting primaries to no earlier than the first Tuesday in August and conventions no sooner than the third Monday. The measure, aiming to reduce campaign length, still keeps the November election in place and designates Election Day as a national holiday.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
House
Senate
Byrd
Jury Deliberations Continue In LSD Sale Trial
The Raleigh County case against Donald Sheltons Williams 22 focuses on the July 1972 LSD sale allegations watched by two police detectives. Drema Short testified she bought drugs from Williams on July 6 outside the Oxford Inn. Williams denied any sale. The jury deliberated after final arguments, with the defense noting no explicit police witness of the sale.
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Donald Sheltons
the Williams
Drema Beaver
Short
Raleigh
C. Berkley Lilly
Drema
Williams
Oxford ‘Nn
First Avenue
Second Street
Oxford Inn
Billy Cole
Larry Stafford
Drema Short
Mary
Tennessee
Thomas Canterbury
Ned Ragland
Ragland
Senate approves NASA budget amid compromise bill
The Senate approved a $3 billion authorization for NASA for fiscal 1974 with a House Senate compromise totaling $3.064 billion, $48.5 million above the administration request. The measure authorizes $22 billion for 11 NASA research and development projects.
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Washington
Uks
Senate
House-Senate
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
NASA
Schlesinger Named AEC Chairman and Budget Official
Schlesinger served as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission for just over one year. A Harvard graduate and father of eight, he joined the administration in 1969 as assistant director of the Budget Bureau.
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Schlesinger
Atomic Energy Commission
Harvard
Administration
Budget Bureau
Smoking Ban Enforced at Oregon State Meetings
Gov. Tor McCall signed a bill banning smoking at state government meetings in Oregon. The law took effect immediately and applies to all such gatherings statewide.
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Salem
Ore
UPI
Oregon
Tor McCall
Benefits Increase Passage Expected
The Senate backed a 6 percent Social Security rise for about 30 million elderly, set to take effect January 1, 1974, as part of a bill extending the national debt ceiling through November. House action expected with similar support. negotiators to reconcile differences on the broader package.
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Steve Gerstel
Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Nixon
Senate House
Social Security Trust
Beckley News Corp Addresses Publication Conflict
A note lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation at 351 Prine Street Beckley West Virginia and Bitton WW as parties connected to a publishing matter. The fragmentary text references locations and individuals in a local media context.
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Julian Bond
Watergate
United States
Adams County
Floyd Marks
Joseph Rembho
Mlay Sc
San Clemente
Calif
Theodore Guy
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kavenaugh
Naval Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Quest
Edward J. Gur-Guy
New
R-Fia
Burhardt
Iton
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Guy
Mrs. Maude Brooks
Ezra J. Deck
Navy
Sec
U.S
Land
Wendy
C.p.uls.a
Earl R. Browder
Wichita, Kan
People’s Front
America
Saigon
Okehs
INASA
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Department of ‘Health, Education, and Welfare
Internal Revenue Service
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