Israel Syria Frontline Clash Raises Fear of Wider War
United Press International reports Israeli and Syrian artillery exchanged fire across the frontier during the night. Shells hit the Kuneitra sector and Nahal Golan without casualties, followed by retaliatory fire. Officials cite the latest flare up as the gravest threat to Middle East peace since the August cease-fire, with Egypt wary of full-scale involvement.
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Syria
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Kuneitra
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Terael Choise
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Egypt
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Syri
Latakia
Cairo
al Ahram
Folio
Israel Galili
Norges
Mohammed Hassanein Heikal
Sprouse Campaigns In Beckley In West Virginia Race
Charleston attorney James M. Sprouse, amid six Democrats seeking the State Supreme Court of Appeals nomination, speaks in Beckley at Beckley College and at Rotary and courthouse meetings. He argues for a reforming, nonpartisan judicial approach, stressing qualifications, accountability, and the Missouri plan as a model.
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Sprouse
Court
Fidence
Missouri
Bar Association
Supreme Court
Charleston
James M. Sprouse
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Beckley
Carroll D. Simpkins
Simpkins
Humprey Boost From Labor in 1968 Race T
National roundup notes Humphrey gains from AFL-CIO backing in New Hampshire New Hampshire primary shifts as Muskie attacks perceived anti Humphrey phantom while Wallace leads in Alabama. Nixon maintains weak nationwide momentum in convention phase. Mitchell resumes campaign duties.
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Muskie
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Phantom
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Seth AE
Rauupurey
Edmund
Hampshire
Nixon
John
N. Mitchell
Maine
New Hampshire
Mitchell
Washington
China
Doc Bendas
TV Newsman Bill Lawrence Dies At 56
William H. Lawrence longtime ABC national affairs editor and familiar TV voice died Thursday while covering the New Hampshire presidential primary. He suffered a heart attack with a history of pulmonary edema. Lawrence started in 1932 at age 16 with the Lincoln Star, spent 20 years at The New York Times, joined ABC in 1961, and won the 1965 Peabody for coverage of the 1964 campaign. He reported world events but specialized in U.S. domestic politics.
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New Hampshire
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ABC
George Foster Peabody
Moscow
United Nations
Green Southes Nationalists discuss Nixon talks in Peking
TAIPEI UPI The foreign ministry said it was satisfied with US Assistant Secretary of State Marshal Green's explanations of President Nixon's talks in Peking last week after nearly six hours of talks with Nationalist government leaders. Green called his mission successful for both sides and the ministry said it obtained from Green a better understanding of clarifications and assurances. A ranking official said Green has removed many doubts and suspicions from their minds.
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Marshal Green
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Buffalo Creek search recovers body amid debris and bridge supports
Rescue teams recovered a body from the Buffalo Creek disaster debris wedged against a steel bridge at Lundale. Refugees washed in makeshift showers as plumbing was destroyed. Checkpoints were set for garbage disposal and one way traffic was established in key areas to curb unauthorized vehicles and curiosity seekers.
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Lundale
Scientists pin Bloody Sunday deaths on army rifles
In Coleraine, Northern Ireland, a government tribunal heard that all 13 Bloody Sunday victims bore rifle wounds from NATO-type self loading rifles. Pathologist Keith Simpson confirmed entry wounds matched 7.62mm NATO bullets, while ballistics expert John Martin said only six victims showed lead particles from discharged gases, with five negative and two doubtful results.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
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Widgery
Keith Simpson
Lord Widgery
Simpson
John Martin
Gov Moore Signs Four Bills Into Law
Charleston dispatch reports Gov Arch A Moore Jr signed four bills. One designates marijuana as noxious weed enabling the Agriculture Department to destroy crops. Other measures extend the public school term, raise filing fees for House and Senate candidates, and relieve counties from 6 percent welfare levy, saving about $1.6 million annually.
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Upc
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Department of Agriculture
House of Delegates
Senate
Ann
Rockefeller Campaign Opens Raleigh Meet In Beckley
Rockefeller moves gubernatorial bid into Raleigh County with a Monday rally at Beckley Hotel and stops in Beckley Manufacturing Co Raleigh Vocational Technical Center Appalachian Regional Hospital Greenbrier Dairy U S Bureau of Mines Mount Hope Slab Fork Coal Co No 8 mine Beaver door to door campaigning planned. Anderson accuses TT and Justice Dept of trying to dodge a scandal and cites a memo linking an ITT contribution to antitrust case.
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California
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Berrigan
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Kktindienst
Lewisburg
Mitchell Day
Bucknell Nixon
University
Vast South Vietnamese Offensive Opens in Central Highlands
A force of nearly 14 000 South Vietnamese troops began a major operation in the Central Highlands, marking the largest action since last fall’s Cambodian sanctuary incursions. BS2 staged massive strikes before the drive, which moved through the Jungled mountains about 250 miles north of Saigon near the Vietnam Laos Cambodia tri border, with a possible cross border push to blunt a Communist offensive.
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Vietnam
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Cambodia
Four Jail Rooms Set Aside for Mental Patients Effort
James and Scott with Sheriff Zina French reviewed Raleigh County Jail to repurpose four rooms for mental patients under an 87370 federal county jail renovation plan to finish by September. Two male side rooms and one female side room would house patients, plus one examining and consultation room to support the four rooms. Commissioners approved the action Thursday to convert jail spaces for temporary housing of mentally ill detainees.
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Scott
Zina French
Raleigh County Court
Walter James
Minor Scott
Raleigh County
Palente
Temporary housing for mental patients eyed in Raleigh County
Raleigh County officials weigh legal temporary jail housing for mental patients separated from common areas. Prosecutor Canterbury says it may be legal if rooms are isolated and used solely for housing inmates needing care. Officials seek Pinecrest Hospital space and federal aid details to avoid broader jail renovations.
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Raleigh County
Thomas Canterbury
Insuranceman Enters Field Training at Modern Woodmen
Eugene F. Stewart of Crab Orchard, district representative for Modern Woodmen of America, is among 15 agents nationwide accepted for the Intermediate Training School. He completed the classroom phase at Rock Island home office and will start a 10 week field training in Beckley under West Virginia Manager Lee Clay. The program covers law, financial management and medical information as they relate to fraternal life and disability insurance.
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Crab Orchard
Modern Woodmen of America
Stewart
Rock Island
Beckley
West Virginia
Lee Clay
Charleston
Obituary: Albert J. O'Brien of Dorcas Avenue dies at 55
Albert J. O'Brien 55 of 110 Dorcas Ave died at 12 45 am in a local hospital after a short illness Born March 23 1916 in Bellows Falls VT he was a son of the late William and Katherine Gorham O'Brien A member of St Francis de Sales Church Knights of Columbus and Beckley Elk's Lodge No 1452 he worked 30 years at Montgomery Ward Furniture dept manager 22 years He is survived by his wife Inez two sons Bill and Stephen two sisters Mrs John J Kelly of New York and Mrs Edward Sullivan of Rhode Island a brother George O'Brien of New York Funeral Mass 11 am Monday at St Francis de Sales Church with Very Rev Thomas Kerrigan celebrant Burial Sunset Memorial Park Friends may call Keysers Bryant Funeral Home 6 9 pm Saturday and Sunday Rosary at 7 30 pm Sunday.
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Dorcas Ave
Bellows Falls
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Beckley Elk’s Lodge
O'Brien
Montgomery Ward
St. Francis de Sales Church
Thomas Kerrigan
Sunset Memorial Park
Keysers Bryant Funeral Home
Harrisburg Seven Trial Focuses on Kidnap Plot Letter
The Harrisburg Seven case centers on letters Sister Elizabeth sent to Rev. Philip Berrigan outlining a plan to kidnap Kissinger. Jurors were sent out over disputes on admissibility of phone testimony, delaying the panel's return. The letters form the core of prosecutors claims about the activists 1970-71 plot to disrupt Washington.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Washington, D.C
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Deaths and Funerals headlined for multiple residents
Mrs Julia Spradley Lanier 41 Chicago formerly Beckley dies after hospital stay. Final rites Saturday Central Baptist Church Beckley with Rev James Hannah, burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Mrs Mary E Roach 54 Mullens dies after long illness. final rites 11 a.m. at Sam Foglesong Chapel Mullens, burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. George Alley Vance 71 Cranberry dies, owner of Vance Refrigeration Co Beckley. survivors include wife Bess and two sons. body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home. Dewey Brown Dilley 72 Glen Morgan dies at home after short illness. funeral 3 p.m. Sunday Melton Mortuary Chapel. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. pallbearers from Buckley Masonic Lodge.
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Cleveland
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Dilley
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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Dewey B. Dilley Jr
Highpoint
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Betty June Brammer
Charleston
Jean Ann Warden
Patricia Sue Dilley
Boots Dil
Legislature Debates Stocks, Conflicts, and Housing Help
Richard Neely argues common stocks as inflation hedges while the House approves partial internship exemptions from conflict of interest disclosures. Senate passes mobile home move permits, uninsured housing loans, and nurse license fee increases. House session scheduled for Friday.
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D-Marion
House
Senate
West Virginia Housing Development Fund
Judge rules Onassis public figure. photographer not off hook
U.S. District Court judge says Mrs. Aristotle Onassis is a public figure, while photographer Galella is not fully exempt from restraint. The case centers on Galella’s photo taking and whether privacy rights extend to public figures, with Onassis seeking injunctive relief and Galella suing for damages.
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