West Virginia GOP faces delegate battles ahead of convention
J Richard Toren reports grass roots GOP activity as West Virginia Republicans seek 18 delegates from four congressional districts. Tom Potter notes potential changes in rules, filing trends show few women candidates, and Democrats count 35 posts. Potter expresses preferal for uncommitted status at the San Diego convention.
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Charleston
UPI
West
Ginia
GOP
Dracidant Annee
Thaldalanatne 9
Mas Telanilnlat
Thale Nantele
Anntansinn
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Potter
Agnew
Wuuy Cule
Humphreys
Huntington
West Virginia
Eratic
Inevita Convention
San Diego
Mountain State
South-1
California
Vallfare
Informa
NSBR
O Dwyer Accuses Paternalism in Harrisburg Seven Case
In Harrisburg Pa Judge R Dixon Herman denies mistrial motion after defense argues government witness Douglas shows paternalism toward the defense. O Dwyer claims witness frequently interjects and questions relevancy. trial resumes with Douglas testifying about Berrigan letters and kidnapping plans tied to Kissinger.
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Harrisburg
B.D. Quigg
UPI
Herman
R. Dixon Herman
William S. Lynch
O'Dwyer
O’dwyer
Paul O'Dwyer
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Douglas
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
FBI
Philip F. Berrigan
Leonard B. Boudin
Berrigan
Elizabeth McAlister
Hughes Leaves Hideout After Meeting Somoza in Managua
Howard Hughes departed Managua after a four week stay with no announced destination. Ambassador Shelton described the 70 year old recluse as healthy and alert with a small goatee and close cropped hair. A meeting with President Anastasio Somoza occurred at the airport with no substantive talks disclosed. Hughes aides remained to continue business discussions as hotel belongings were loaded onto four trucks.
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Nicaragua
UPI
Howard Hughes
Turner
Shelton
U.S
Anastasio Somoza
Hughes
Miami
Somoza
Lanka
Air West
Warner Bros
State Department
International Hotel
Mother and two children killed. woman held on murder charges
In Fayetteville North Carolina a mother Mia Wainwright aged 25 and her two children Kim 4 and Frank 2 were bludgeoned to death. A second mother Gail Larsen 35 living with Wainwright was charged with three counts of murder and treated at Cape Fear Valley hospital in shock. Both husbands serve in Vietnam.
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Fayetteville, N. C
Cape Fear Valley Hospital
Newspapers win pay hikes for ads and circulation
The Pay Board approves rate increases for two papers. The Cleveland Press, part of E. W. Scripps Co., gains an average 7.34 percent rise in advertising and circulation rates. The Los Angeles Herald Examiner, a Hearst Corp. paper, secures a 4.19 percent increase with details undisclosed.
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Cleveland Press
E. W. Scripps Co
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Hearst Corp
Perry May Take Stand In Own Defense Today
In Charleston UPI reports attorney Robert Perry expected to testify in his own defense as the government signals one more witness in the bribery and conspiracy case tied to former Gov W W Barron. Witnesses, including John T Kay and fingerprint expert Robert L Bail, connect Perry to the $25 000 bribe and notes between Barron and Elizabeth Buckalew. Barron and Buckalew serve 12 year terms. four co defendants were convicted.
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Charleston
UPI
Robert “Joe” Perry
W. W. Barron
James Kelly
U.S. Department of Justice
Kelly
Perry
Ralph Buckalew
Barron
John T. Kay
U.S. District Court
Kay
Bar‘ron
Buckalew
Robert L. Bail
Clinton, Md
Tie
Bank Error Lets Lee Check Bounce Before Election Filing
Whitesville state officials review a bounced ballot fee check for Daniel O. Lee after a bank relay error caused funds to be credited to the wrong account. Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks had the check rerun. the ballot commissioners await a bank explanation before deciding on Lee’s nomination application.
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Whitesville
Raleigh
Robert Milam
Whitesville State Bank
Daniel O. Lee
Rock Creek
Lee
Ton
District
Raleigh County
West Virginia
C. Harold Hanks
Hawks
Hanks
Huddleston Trial Set For April 10
In Washington Pennsylvania Judge Charles G. Sweet sets April 10 as the trial date for Silous Huddleston and his daughter Annette Gilly in the Yablonski murder case. Paul E. Gilly and Aubran Martin were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. Claude Vealey has not yet been sentenced after pleading guilty.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
Silous Huddleston
Yablonski
Washington County
Charles G. Sweet
Huddleston
Annette Gilly
Paul E. Gilly
Annette
Aubran
Buddy” Martin
United Mine Workers
Joseph “Jock” Yablonski
Gilly
Martin
Claude Vealey
Vealey
Upshur Voters Reject School Bond Levy
Upshur County voters rejected two school funding proposals on Tuesday. A bond for school building construction totaling 685000 failed with 4 percent approval, and a 152500 levy for higher school personnel salaries did not pass.
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Upshur
Luckhannon
Upshur County
Pizzino to Show Holy Land Slides in Shady Spring
The Rev. Joseph Pizzino of First Baptist Church Shady Spring will present a color slide program of the Holy Land at Shady Spring Community Church Thursday at 7 30 p m. Host pastor Rev Gene Hall invites the public.
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Joseph Pizzino
First Baptist Church
Shady Spring
Holy Land
Gene Hall
Farmington Crews Open Old Mine Section After Disaster
Farmington crews entered the No 9 mine’s old working area where 78 men perished in the 1968 explosion and fire but no bodies were found. Sealed for years, the mine owned by Consolidation Coal Co is partly reopened as crews advance 750 feet and set new seats before a fresh search.
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Farmington
UPS
Consolidation Coal Co
Police Probe Thefts At Two S Heber St Firms
BeClaying police report two firms on 106 S Heber St Beckley faced break ins Monday night with jewelry and bad checks taken. Suspects arrested include Larry Davis of Beckley and Charles Collins of Gregory Street on related charges. A sixth arrest joined earlier fraud and marijuana cases as officers pursue a string of thefts and false pretense crimes.
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South Heber
Larry Red
Davis
Beckley
National Finance Co
Rodriguez
McCormick's
John Gale
Eccles
Raleigh
Charles
Collins
Gregory Street
McCor
Mick
Prison guard wounded as inmate escapes at West Virginia prison
West Virginia Penitentiary guard Fred Robinson, 55, was hospitalized in fair condition after being shot during an escape attempt by inmate Gary Davis, 19. Davis stole Robinson's clothes and rifle, fled the prison, then carjacked a couple before being overpowered by three civilians who stopped him until police arrived.
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Moundsville
UPI
Fred Robinson
West Virginia
Gary Wayne Davis
Charleston
Robinson
Ohio River
Tra Coiner
Davis
Gary Shreve
Coiner
Shreves
Longtime Raleigh County educator Dewey Bone dies at 73
Dewey Bone a Raleigh County educator dies in a local hospital at 11 a.m. He began teaching in 1918 at Pineknob Elementary and rose to principal positions before serving as Raleigh County Schools assistant superintendent and later director of school bus transportation retiring in 1994.
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Raleigh County
Bone
Dry Creek
Pineknob
Concord College
Athens
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Marfork
Edwight
Dorothy
Pettus School
Melton Mortuary
Senate Rejects Postcard Voter Registration Bill
The Senate voted 46 to 42 to kill legislation allowing voters to register by postcard for all federal elections. Absence of some Democrats who favored the bill, including some presidential hopefuls, helped defeat the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Moore's Daughter Is Apple Blossom Queen
Miss Shelly Wellens Moore 18 daughter of West Virginia Governor Arch Moore wins the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival queen title for the 45th festival. The freshman at Duke University will reign during the Pageant of Spring in Winchester Virginia.
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Moore
Winchester
UPI
Shelly Wellens Moore
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Miss Moore
Duke University
Meir defends Israel amid Jordan federation dispute
Reorganization coverage shows Golda Meir addressing Parliament while Israel denies any formal federation agreement with Jordan. Hussein’s Palestine plan faces mixed reactions as Beirut sources suggest actions to counter Israeli West Bank elections set for March.
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Golda Meir
Foreign Ministry
Israel
Jordan
Anwar Hatib
East Jerusalem
Hussein
Jerusalem
United States
New York
West Bank
Palestine
Haifa
Beirut
Marcham Hussein
Mrs Lillie Snyder Dies in Charleston Hospital
Mrs Lillie Snyder age 67 of St Albans formerly Harlem Heights died Tuesday evening in a Charleston hospital. Johnson Funeral Parlor is pending completion of arrangements.
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Sterling Tucker
Price Hill
Ritchies and Johnson Funeral Parlor
W. F
Bill) Garretson
Richmond
Raleigh County
H. I. “Hick
Virginia Garretson
Basil Garretson
Mead
Edith Brewster
Coal City
Lillie Snyder
St. Albans
Harlem Heights
Charleston
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Octane Rule Faces Industry Opposition and Cost Claim
Dixon cites a $40 yearly waste based on 12 000 miles at 15 miles per gallon while Donald C O Hara of the National Petroleum Refiners Association says octane is only one measure of gasoline quality. The lawsuit filed by 36 oil refiners and marketers seeks to block the rule as misleading to consumers.
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Dixon
Donald C. O'Hara
National Petroleum R Refiners Association
O'Hara
Indochina war update reports paratroopers and air strikes
Indochina coverage notes eight paratroopers wounded as BS2 bombers from Thailand pound the route for a large South Vietnamese drive into Cambodia. The operation aims to cut off a reported Communist attack, with actions at Skylos Ridge and Long Cheng amid Central Interfess defenses.
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Pas Cambodia
Skylos Ridge
Inter Fess
Amey
Cha) Bat Long Cheng
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