West Virginia Senate Eyes Gob Pile Inspection Bill
In the Buffalo Creek aftermath the West Virginia Senate moved to expedite a bill requiring inspection of all gob piles and coal mine waste impoundments. The measure would give the Department of Natural Resources 60 days for an aerial survey and 120 days to review findings, with authority to order remedial action to ensure dam safety. Government actions followed Gov. Arch Moore's order to drain and inspect such impoundments.
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Charleston
UPI
Buffalo Creek
West Virginia Senate
Natural Resources
Carl Gainer
D-Nicholas
Gainer
Department Natural Resources
Arch Moore
DiTrapano Cross-Examines Barron Over Alleged Bribe Connection
DiTrapano seeks to discredit Barron testimony in the Robert Perry bribery case. Barron testified Perry arranged a $25,000 bribe to the jury foreman Ralph Buckalew in Barron's 1968 fraud conspiracy trial, with $15,000 paid. Barron said Perry advised him to do the best he could, and details on who suggested the payoff remain undisclosed. Mrs Barron acted as an agent for her husband in the alleged payment. Trial setup includes Sidney L. Christie presiding and a venue change for Boon Brown's codefendant Opal Barron to Charlotte, Iowa.
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Charleston
UPI
Rudolph DiTrapano
W. W. Barron
Robert Perry
DiTrapano
Barron
Perry
Ralph Buckalew
Texarkana
Tex
Sidney L. Christie
Eiking
Boon Brown
Opal
Charlotte
Iva
Buckalew
Dollar Slump Hits Europe For Fourth Straight Session
The dollar sank to new all time lows in several European markets prompting some central banks to intervene. Bankers financiers and money managers kept selling dollars and moving to safer currencies for a fourth consecutive session.
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Lundun
UPI
U.S
Deaths and Funerals in Local Notices
Deaths and funerals from Ballard, North Carolina and nearby areas include Mrs. Mary M. Taylor 89 of Ballard who died in a Lewisburg nursing home. Her funeral is set for Saturday with burial in Orchard Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and three sons, plus stepsons and many grandchildren. Burial follows viewing and services at Broyles Funeral Chapel Peterstown.
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Mary M. Taylor
Ballard
Lewisburg
Broyles
Peterstown
Hershey Lane
Orchard
North Carolina
Jubal
Rhoda Lambert Scarberry
Regular Baptist Church
Luther Taylor
Mabecott
Dusty L
Herbert
Dusty Herbert
Neville St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Samuel Pack
Otis Clyburn
Sunset Memorial Park
Charleston
Temple
Woodrow Wilson High School
Betty Herbert
Beckley
Charles Thomas
Johnny Ray Elam
Tommy Brendiar
Jimmy Corboden Clyburn
Lee
Ring Register and Traffic Regulation Provisions Listed
The notice outlines local authority powers to regulate traffic including one way designations, speed limits in parks, through highways, stop intersections, bicycle registration, and turning restrictions. It requires written state approval to park on state highways and posting of notices before regulations take effect.
Israel-Lebanon Clash Rounds Fire After Week Gap
Israeli gunners fired into southern Lebanon today after Katyusha rockets hailed from the Lebanese side. A Tel Aviv spokesman said the rockets hit Bar Am but caused no damage, marking only the second such strike since a four day raid into southern Lebanon 13 days earlier.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Israel
Bar Am
Indictments Probe Autobiography Links and Alleged Frauds
Federal and county grand juries examined the autobiograp hy matter with a focus on mail fraud perjury forgery and grand larceny. Witnesses included Nina van Pallandt Anne Baxter Robert Maheu and the Irving Suskind group tied to talks with Hughes.
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Danis
Nina van Pallandt
Anne Baxter
Irving
Hughes
Robert Maheu
Nevada
Irvings
Suskind
Rockefeller IV slams West Virginia job losses
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John D. Rockefeller IV charged that West Virginia faces a sharp rise in unemployment. He said the jobless rate is higher than the Moore administration claims and asserted about 10,000 manufacturing jobs have vanished since Gov. Arch Moore took office.
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Rockefeller
Moore
Arch Moore
State Budget Debate Over Highway Funds Continues
The House proposes 172 million dollars for interstate highway work while the Senate favors 192 million, aligning with the governor. House Finance Chairman Billy Burke argues the lower figure won’t hinder the road program. Both chambers agree to restore funds cut from the state aid formula for public schools, with personal services set at 156.34 million versus Moore's 152.11 million.
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House
Senate
Highway Department
House Finance
Billy Burke
Cgilmer
Chamber
Chambers
Moore
Guardsmen Leave Buffalo Creek After Flood Disaster
Army guardsmen depart as 165 troops remain to aid recovery in Buffalo Creek Valley. Officials say 114 dead and 50 residents still uncounted after the dam breach unleashed a deadly flood. Senators press for record access and a full investigation into dam failure to prevent future tragedies.
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Subcommittee
Har
Arch A. Moore
Vison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Charleston
National Guardsmen
Sens
Jennings
Randolph
D-W.va
Rn.y
Crat
Republican
Subhhistory
Washington
Harrisburg Trial Informer Aims for FBI Career
Boyd F. Douglas the forger and informant testified in the Berrigan Kissinger case that he sought FBI work after parole and had dealt with agents in 1970 while imprisoned. He admitted collecting messages for the FBI and later met with Special Agent Mayfield to arrange informant work. The article notes Daniel Berrigan’s remarks and a reunion with Philip in Dauphin County prison.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Boyd F. Douglas
Harrisburg Seven
FBI
Bureau
Philip F. Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Douglas
Berrigan
Lewisburg
Paul O'Dwyer
Delmar Mayfield
Mayfield
O'Dwyer
Daniel J. Berrigan
Philip
Dauphin County
Danbury
Boyd Douglas
Daniel
Beckley Rotary to honor George Eubanks at 50th anniversary
Beckley Rotary Club marks its 50th anniversary with guest speaker George K. Eubanks of New Martinsville at the Black Knight Country Club. Hulett C. Smith will introduce, with 220 reservations reported. Eubanks, a 25 year broadcaster and former district governor, has appeared at over 1,000 events.
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Sue Silver Register
Beckley Rotary Club
George K. Eubanks
New Martinsville
Black Knight Country Club
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Eubanks
Rotary
Goodwill
Joseph Fazio
Fazio
Charleston
Emerson Langfitt
Parkersburg
Langfitt
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Beckley
Huntington
New York University
the International
Benquet
New Rotary
Utility Rates Still Frozen Extended to March 25
The Price Commission extended a three day freeze on rate increases for privately owned public utilities by two weeks. Commission chairman C. Jackson Grayson Jr. said the freeze will last until March 25 or earlier if a utility proves its price increase complies with new regulations to be issued next week.
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Washington
UPI
The
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Ulster Areas Face Sectarian Warning After Killings
Ulster unionists urged walkout avoidance to not aid the IRA as sectarian threats rise. The Ulster Volunteer Force warned of four days to kill and two months to bury Catholics, amid fresh violence including the UDR murder of Joseph Jardine at Middletown border post.
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Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster
Ulster Volunteer Force
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Rome
Londonderry
Ulster Defense Regiment
UDR
Joseph Jardine
Middletown
Unions Dispute Link to Yablonski Murders
In a statement the United Mine Workers deny involvement in the Yablonski killings and say Sprague sought publicity for political aims. The union offers a 50,000 reward for information leading to conviction, while Goldberg notes Sprague referring to a Tony Boyle statement does not implicate UMW leadership.
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Tony
Sprague
UMW
Yablonski
Goldberg
Tony Boyle
Muskie Grabs 13 Delegates in New Hampshire Primary
In Manchester New Hampshire UPI notes Edmund S Muskie won 15 delegates and George S McGovern won five in the Democratic primary. President Nixon captured all 14 GOP delegates as voters chose preferences and delegates. Officials waited until Wednesday to record the 183 delegate tally.
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Manchester
UPI
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
George S. McGovern
Nixon
Kidnappers Target Renault Officials Amid Protests
The AP reports a French kidnapping tied to student protesters. Negrette’s letter to his wife claims calm, while militants demand the release of arrested comrades and reinstatement of Renault workers. Police recovered the white Renault van used in the abduction near Paris outskirts.
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APL
Negrette
Renault
Overney
Paris
Extortionist on Flight Threats Claimed Bomb aboard Jets
An incoherent passenger aboard a Delta DC8 from Dallas to San Francisco attempted to divert the flight to Colorado but continued its normal route after the co pilot advised insufficient fuel. In Miami National Airlines searched six jets after a child like voice claimed a bomb, but none were found.
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Detroit
Delta Airlines
Dallas
San Francisco
Colorado
Miami
National Airlines
Moore Vetoes PSC Exemption
Gov Arch Moore vetoed a bill that would exempt vehicles used by PSC agents Baseline and special fuels distributors from PSC regulations. He argued that transporting highly flammable fuels poses dangers to highways and populated areas and requires close supervision for citizen protection. The veto blocks an invitation to unregulated handling of combustible fuels on highways.
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Charleston
UPD
Public Service Commission
PSC
Arch Moore
Moore
Clemson elects first black student body president
Joseph Hutchinson of Estill wins a runoff for Clemson University student body president with 658 votes, 5 more than white candidate Samuel F. Crews of Hampton. The 19 year old becomes the first black student to hold a student office at Clemson in the school’s history.
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Clemson
Clemson, $.C
UPI
Clemson University
Joseph Hutchinson
Estill i
Samuel F. Crews
Hampton
Hutchinson
Crews
Man Arrested After Claiming Lost Keys For Patrolman’s Truck
Reno police arrested 32 year old Charles W. Sheppard as he tried to enter a parked truck. He said he had lost his keys. The vehicle belonged to Patrolman Lonnie Jackson who arrived at the scene.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
Charles W. Sheppard
Lonnie Jackson
Sheppard
Funeral notices from Fayetteville to Beckley and beyond
Funeral notices record the deaths of Marshall M. Smith 80 of Eau Gallie Fla formerly Fayetteville and Donnie Ella Jarrell 56 of Sylvester with services in Whitesville and burial at Brandytown. Also listed are Louise Hasse 68 Staunton Ill and Chance Dunbar 80 Huntington with home returns for funeral planning and survivors named.
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Marshall M. Smith
Eau Gaullie
Fla
Fayetteville
Eau Gallie
Marie Seay Smith
Edward
Eau’ Gallie
Roy
Beckley
Clarence
Roanoke
Arthur
Detroit
Mich
Ella Rent
Gaston
Ind
Donnie E. Jarrell
Donnie Ella ‘Jarrell
Sylvester
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
James Workman
Mid-Ferrell
I Brandytown
Beckley Hospital
Pauline Jarrell
Ira Jarrell
Tennessee
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert James Jarrell
Mansfield
Karen Sue Price
Perryville
Fran Jarrell
Curly Gunnve
Este Gunnoe
Bobby Gunnoe
Charleston
Roy Jarrell
Quinland
Bonnie Davis
Louise Hasse
Staunton
Ill
Staunton Hospital
Frederick W. Meyer
Queen "St
Chance Dunbar
Huntington
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Five Die In Week Ills Injured In Vietnam
UPI reports near Da Nang an American patrol encountered a guerrilla booby trap wounding eight soldiers. Two U.S. jets were downed, with two pilots missing. Phantoms conducted protective strikes on antiaircraft sites after gunners opened fire on recon aircraft. An A4 Skyhawk crashed near Da Nang. F4 downed in the Laotian panhandle, pilots rescued or missing. Total U.S. deaths for 1971 rise with five more killed last week, eight wounded in Da Nang action. Guerrilla divers damaged Qui Nhon harbor patrol craft with charges. Ba Xuyen militia post overrun, two defenders killed, 15 abducted.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Laotian Panhandle
Tate
196Th Infantry
23Rd Infantry (Americal
Qui Nhon
Mekong Delta
Ba Xuyen
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D-Marion
Louise Leonard
R. Jefferson
Kanawha County
Board of Public Works
West Virginia Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Criminal Identification Bureau
Department of Public Safety
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Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Lora
Informer
Albert Tieche
Herbert Wright
Jardine
Anne
Monaghan
Research Oak
Muskie
Jadochina Warfere
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