Two Survivors Rescued From Sunshine Mine Rescue
Bruce Cook Kellogg Idaho reports two young mainers, Tom Wilkinson and Ron Flory, survived seven days underground in the Sunshine Mine by eating co workers lunches and drinking water from an air conditioning line. 12 more bodies found, death toll rises to 47. rescue efforts focus on deeper levels as the No 10 shaft hoist is prepared for operation.
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Kellogg
Idaho
UPI
Sunshine Mine
Tom Wilkinson
Ron Flory
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Elbert Osborn
Wilkinson
Flory
West Shoshone County
Frances Wilkinson
Myrna Flory
Osborn
Sunshine Mining Co
McGraw's Victory Signals Trouble for WV Legislature Incumbents
In West Virginia primary returns, McGraw defeats incumbent Sen. Hylton in the 9th District as McGraw seeks a Senate seat from the House. Other incumbents face stiff challenges amid a wave of opposition to mining policy, with several races still unresolved early Wednesday and results incomplete.
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Karl C. Lilly
Charleston
W.va
Warren McGraw
Tracy Hylton
West Virginia
McGraw
Pineville
House of Delegates
State Senate
Sen
Hylton
Wyoming
Raleigh
House
Senate
Kanawha Couny Democrats
William Brotherton
Mario Palumbo
Brotherton
Jack Huffman
Palumbo
Mack L. Johnson
McDowell County
John Pat Fanning
Glen Hatcher
C. H. ‘Jackie’ McKown
H. Darrell Darby
Huntington
Cabell-Wayne County
McGraw seeks Senate seat with coal industry push
Pineville attorney and former House member McGraw announces a rapid push to develop coal mining, pledging new deep mine investments and thousands of jobs in Raleigh and Wyoming counties. He thanks supporters as he heads toward an unopposed Senate bid, while Republicans face contested House races.
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McGraw
Raleigh
Wyoming
Pineville
House of Delegates
Wyoming County
Purchasing and Practices ‘Commission
Morris Harvey College
West ‘Virginia University Graduate ‘School
Wake Forest University College of Law
The
Jaycees
Consumer Affairs Committee
American Bar Association
Young Lawyers’ ‘Section
West Virginia ‘State Bar
American’ Judicature Society
WVU
U. S. Department of Justice
Peggy
Senate
GOP
Eustace H. Clay Sr
Wesley G. Grose
Alfred Palmer
Charles V. “Buck” Selby Jr
Vietnam Crisis Deepens as Thieu Declares Martial Law
The 7th Fleet readies to interdict North Vietnam as mines become operative. Thieu declares martial law following a deadly wave of air raids and troop movements. Saigon braces with sandbagged homes, new safety classes, and curfews amid heavy fighting near Kontum and An Loc.
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7Th Fleet
North Vietnam
Thomas H. Moorer
U.S. Navy
Henry A. Kissinger
Anatoli Dobrynin
White House
U.S
United States
Nixon
Washington
Congress
Thieu
Martial Laiy
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Thieuw
Saigon
Do Kien Thieu
National Assembly
Hue
da Nang
Kontum
Monongalia County Leads in West Virginia Primary Races
Laurita and Haden led Republican attorney general votes in Morgantown with 970 of 2,363 precincts reporting as Browning swept the Democratic side. Nelson and Winner contested the secretary of state nomination, with Heiskell winning the Republican nod. Sprouse led the Supreme Court of Appeals field, Neely and Dunbar contested the other seat, while others faced limited opposition.
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Brad Sayre
del. Orton Jones
Sen
H. E. Barnett
del. O’dell Huffman
Mercer County
Logan County
W. Bernard Smith
Senate
Ted Willis
Amos C. Wilson
E. Hans McCourt
Webster
Slumberman
Richard H. Benson
Lof Elkins
Buckhannon
J. D. Hinkle
Donald Everly Oflingwood
Dallas Wolfe
Inital Reforns
Frank Mahan
Pat R. Hamilton
Fayette County
Robert K. Holliday
Monongalia County
Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Charles Haden II
Morgantown
Laurita
Haden
Chauncey Browning Jr
Logan
Jefferson County
Jerome Radosh
Charles Town
Browning
Robert Nelson
Huntington
Rockefeller
Tom Winner
Beckley
Nelson
James Sprouse
Charlesstown
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Del
Richard Neely
Fairmont
Cabell County
Russell Dunbar
John E. Carrigan
Sherrard
Robert
John H. Kelly
Central Committee
Kelly
Douglass
Waldheim seeks UN intervention in Vietnam crisis
Secretary General Kurt Waldheim pressed for UN action in Vietnam and sought China's backing for Security Council intervention. China remained silent, delaying a scheduled 5 p.m. conference with Ambassador Huang Hua as Waldheim coordinates with other major powers whose support is essential to any vetoed resolution.
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United Nations
UPC
Kurt Waldheim
China
U.N
Vietnam
Waldheim
Security Council
Huang Hua
Council
Dow Dives on Vietnam News Biggest Six Month Drop
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.72 points on the New York Stock Exchange in response to Vietnam developments. The index slid over 16 points in early trading after President Nixon announced mining North Vietnamese ports and halting war supplies. A brief rally followed before Peking Radio's protest broadcast deepened losses, ending at 925.12 for the day.
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NEW York
UPI
Vietnam
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Nixon
Peking
Britain Urges Russia to Chair Geneva Far Eastern Peace Conference
London calls on the Soviet Union to join in reconvening the 1954 Geneva Far Eastern Peace Conference. The 1954 meeting, cochaired by Britain and Russia, ended the French Indochina war and split Vietnam into North and South.
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London
UPI
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Indochina
Vietnam
Voting Machine Counties Survive Election Glitches in West Virginia
Four counties faced mechanical problems during the West Virginia primary. Long lines formed and paper ballots were needed in Kanawha, but no suits were filed to extend polls past 7:30 p.m. Officials debated federal power, yet decisions remained with local prosecutors.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Kanawha
Bean
Mingo
McDowell
Cabell
Statehouse
Cuyahoga
Cleveland
House Judiciary Committee
Quiet Russia Threatens Nixon Moscow Summit
Washington officials fear a Nixon Moscow summit may be delayed or canceled as the Kremlin maintains formal silence over the North Vietnam blockade. A White House source said the Soviets may respond negatively, jeopardizing May 22 talks on arms limits, trade, and Europe tensions. House Democrats led by Rep. Bella Abzug plan impeachment steps accusing Nixon of overstepping constitutional powers.
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Washington
UPS
Kremlin
America
North Vietnam
Nixon
Moscow
White House
Soviet Union
Europe
House
Bella Abzug
Dn.v
U S Army Chinook Crashes Near Saigon Killing 32
A U S Army CH41 Chinook crashed about 20 miles northeast of Saigon during an administrative mission killing all 32 aboard. The helicopter carried five crew and 27 passengers, valued at about $1 million, while investigators probe possible mechanical failure and potential enemy fire.
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Saigon
U.S
Thailand
Bear Cat
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
County Races Shift in Democratic Nominations and Assessor Contest
In county results, Democratic nominee frontrunners lead rivals with nearly a thousand votes as 13 precincts remain. Incumbent assessor Thompson defeats Circuit Clerk Hanks by more than 2,500 votes while Joe Herrera places third. Dodson runs unopposed for GOP assessor nomination.
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C. Ross, Cottle
Beckley
John W. Pate Jr
Beaver
James J. Acord
Duane K. Sellards
N. A. Pennington
Thompson
C. Harold Hanks
Hanks
Joe Herrera
James L. Dodson
Mt. Tabor
GOP
Deaths and Funerals notices Beckley and area
Funeral details for John Webb 76 Beckley who died while voting at Park Junior High. Mary Elizabeth Clark 72 Harper Heights funeral Friday First Baptist Church. Henry Elbert Treadway 86 Oak Hill to at Tyree Funeral Home Thursday with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor and Tyree Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Mary Elizabeth Clark
Harper Heights
First Baptist Church
W. MM. Jones
Eric Tyree
David Powell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson
Beck- Hey
Henry Elbert Treadway
Route 1
Oak Hill
Tyree
Cecil Paxton
High Lawn Memorial Park
Black Lung Bill Moves in House for Extended Benefits
The House scheduled a vote on a bill to liberalize black lung benefits and extend federal payment responsibility by 18 months. Sen Jennings Randolph and Rep Carl Perkins urged President Nixon to sign the measure when it reaches his desk.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nixon
Jennings Randolph
Hanoi accuses Kissinger of distorting talks in Paris
North Vietnam charges Nixon blockade violates the Geneva Accords and accuses Henry Kissinger of distorting secret talks. Thuy and Tho denounced Kissinger while prepared for Moscow and future sessions, with Mme Nguyen Thi Binh urging negotiation resumes.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Nixon
Indochina
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Hanoi
North
Vietnam
Thuy
Orly
Tho
Kissinger
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnam
United States
France
U.S
Union, Charleston Newspapers Face Restart Talks
After unproductive talks in Charleston, Newspaper Agency Corp and the Mailers Union will meet again next week to try to end a long running strike. About 200 members walked out in mid November while NAC continues publishing the Gazette Mail and Sunday Gazette Mail. The latest 4% hour session produced no progress.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
Newspaper Agency Corp
Mailers Union
NAC
Charleston Gazette
Daily Mail
Sunday Gazette Mail
Origin of Pharology Traced to Ancient Alexandria
United Press International reports Pharology, the science of lighthouse building, originated in Alexandria where a 400 foot tower was built around 280 B.C. The structure became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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United Press International
Alexandria
B.C
Rockefeller Nomination Wins as Forgotten People Motive
Jay Rockefeller wins the Democratic nomination and heads to a November race against Gov. Arch Moore after an eight year rise from social worker to candidate. He built his campaign around helping forgotten West Virginians while challenging Moore on environment and unemployment.
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Karl C. Lilly
Charleston
W.va
UPI
Jay” Rockefeller
West Virginia
Governor’s Mansion
Arch Moore
Emmons
Action For Appalachian
J Charles Percy
Illinois
Jay
Sharon
Mountain State
Jamie
John D. V
Valerie
Moore
Kanawha County
Lee Kenna
Huntington
Bob Myers
Rockefeller
U.S
Jennings Randolph
Bluefield
West
Hechler Wins Re election in West Virginia Congress Race
Congress output notes Hechler the Huntington Democrat won re election by a solid margin amid a crowded primary. He opposed the Vietnam War and pushed environmental bills while opposing mine unions and the coal industry. Staggers led in the 2nd District with 1 029 votes. Baylor and Bell trailed. Cabell County races showed Neal leading Lee and Hatfield Brubeck.
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Beth. Hechler
Marshall University
Huntington Democrat
Wells
Hechler
House
U.S. Senate
Jennings
Randolph
Kee
Cabell County
Joe Neal
Jack Lee
Hatfield Brubeck
Harley Staggers
Richard Baylor
Hinton and
Bell
Baylor
Mrs Faye W Dunlap dies after long illness in Beckley
Mrs Faye W Dunlap 60 of Beckley and formerly of South Charleston died at 1205 AM Tuesday in a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral plans include Snodgrass Funeral Chapel South Charleston with Rev John H Shadburn officiating. Burial in Heavner Cemetery Buckhannon. Survived by brothers Charles South Charleston and William Sterling Wolfe Columbus Ohio.
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Faye W. Dunlap
Beckiey
South Charleston
Snodgrass Funeral Chapel
John H. Shadburn
Heavner Cemetery
Buckhannon
Charles
William ‘Sterling Wolfe
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Clemens Dies After West Virginia Turnpike Crash
Mrs. Mary Clemens 37 of 345 Mankin Ave died from injuries after a one car crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Charleston at 9 45 p m Tuesday. She was born June 13 1934 in Thermal Alabama and worked as a secretary for Regent Machinery Co Beckley. Survivors include husband Jack D Clemens son Jack Jr and daughter Lisa, three sisters and a brother. Funeral service set at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Park.
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Mary Clemens
Mankin Ave
West Virginia
Charleston
Thermal
Ala
Julia Shawver
Cransberry
Earl Shawver
Meadow Bridge High School
Beckley College
Regent Machinery Co
Beckley
Regular Baptist Church
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Virginia Gibbs
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