Communists Drop June 30 Pullout Date in Vietnam Talks
In Paris the Communist negotiators revise their demand, dropping the June 30 U.S. troop withdrawal deadline and proposing to discuss an alternative date for allied pullouts. They reject Hanoi’s broader troop removals as U.S. and Viet Cong prisoner talks stall. U.S. Ambassador Bruce reiterates transfer of 17,000 North Vietnamese prisoners to a neutral country and demands a fixed withdrawal date.
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UPI
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
David K. E. Bruce
North Vietnam
Bruce
Washington
Xuan Thuy
Nixon
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Ho ,Chi Minh Trail
World Briefs: Earthquake Relief and Political Notes
Turkish army units rushed relief supplies to Burdur area after Wednesday's earthquake with a government death toll of 48 though some village reports were questioned. Governor Shapp opposes Rizzo for Philadelphia mayor, backing Green in the Democratic primary. Marshall University buys a $95,000 Huntington home for its president. President Nixon’s daughter Tricia weds Edward Cox with 400 invitations mailed. A lobster boat reports Soviet fishing vessels confiscating gear 85 miles south of Nantucket. Mick Jagger and Bianca cruise in the Mediterranean after a Paris bistro party. George McGovern criticizes Indochina War in a Massachusetts speech. Leslie Bacon faces grand jury questions over the Capitol bombing day. Huntington police report $15,000 worth of silverware and antiques missing from a retired industrialist's home.
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Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
Rizzo
Shapp
U. S
William Green
West Virginia Board of Regents
Huntington
Marshall University
Nixon
Tricia
Edward Finch Cox
White House
Wily Fox
New Bedford
Mass
Nantucket Island
Mick Jagger
Bianca
George McGovern
Massachusetts
McGovern
Leslie Bacon
George Boldt
SST revival could cost Boeing up to 1 billion to restart
Boeing chairman William Allen warned the SST program restart might reach 1 billion dollars, as the House reversed earlier opposition and backed an administration plan to authorize funding. Senate leaders suggested support may take weeks to form, with inflation and wage costs inflating the total.
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Senate
House
Hugh Scott
Boeing Company
Washington
Allen
Scott
Mike Mansfield
German Finance Minister resigns as inflation drives crisis
Finance Minister Alex Moeller quits amid budgetary strain and inflation fights. Chancellor Willy Brandt names Karl Schiller to lead a broadened finance portfolio. Dollar dips as speculators push marks. gold prices move in London.
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U.S
Bonn
UPI
Alex Moeller
Willy Brandt
Karl Schiller
Moeller
Ider
Brandt
Germany
London
Gold climbs to $40.85 an ounce on European demand
The metal rose for the second day in a row to 40.85 per ounce the highest since 1969. Much demand came from Europe and the Middle East as indicators show investors turning to gold, though Germany’s large dollar reserves limit the impact.
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Middle East
Germany
Weather Flash Flood Watch Beckley Area Continues
A flash flood watch remains in effect for Beckley and surrounding areas this afternoon with rain possibly heavy at times. Highs in the mid 60s today, clearing and cooler tonight with lows near 40s. Friday will be sunny with highs near 60 and a drop in precipitation to 20 percent tonight and 10 percent Friday.
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Beckley
Humphrey Blames Nixon Policies for Poverty Rise
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey told the Democratic Policy Council that Nixon’s policies reversed a decade‑long poverty decline. He cited a census report showing poverty rising after decades of steady fall, and warned Americans tired of unkept promises and confusing rhetoric.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
America
Randolph urges congressional review of Amtrak cuts
Sen. Jennings Randolph urges a full congressional review of Amtrak amid warnings the system may eliminate rail passenger service. Speaking at a West Virginia dedication he notes coverage gaps and cites the loss of half the prior service since Amtrak began May 1.
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Keyser
API
Amtrak
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Randolph
B&o
N&w
Huntington
White Sulphur Springs
Britain and Common Market reach 1973 membership breakthrough
Britain and six Common Market nations reach a breakthrough on budget payments Caribbean sugar safeguards and price alignment, paving Britain’s path to full EEC membership by January 1, 1973 after parliamentary ratification. West Germany France Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg are the other members.
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UPI
Britain
West Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Charles de Gaulle
Nixon taps Merlin Duval for top health post
President Nixon nominates Dr. Merlin K. Duval Jr. dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine to be assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs in HEW. Duval, 48, will lead health programs and their implementation, succeeding Roger Egeberg who shifts to long term health planning.
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Egeberg
Elliot L. Richardson
Duval
Montclair
N.J
Cornell University
Nixon
HEW
Richardson
White House
U.S. Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
The
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
Flood Alert Issued Across 21 West Virginia Counties
United Press International reports heavy rain drenched West Virginia, triggering flash flood alerts in 21 counties. The Little Kanawha River area faces higher rainfall, with flood risks in southern counties and streams rising since late Wednesday.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Huntington
National Weather Service
River District
Little Kanawha River
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Monroe
Summers
Mercer
Raleigh
Wyoming
McDowell
Beckley public Q&A on pay for widows and trash burning
The State Workmen's Compensation Fund will raise benefits to a minimum 75 dollars monthly for widows and 22 dollars weekly for injured workers starting September 1971. Beckley officials urge residents to stop open trash burning, citing health and nuisance concerns and offering police contact 253-3375 to address reported barrels.
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Fred L. Davis, Jr
State Workmen’s Compensation Fund
Larry Stover
Beckley
Stover
Police Department
First Walks With the Cambodian Liberation Front
Journalist Kate Webb recounts 23 days in Cambodian captivity with North and South Vietnamese fighters. The group was paraded through jungle trails to a bunker, deprived of water, and questioned by Vietnamese officers before a pre-dawn release.
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Kate Webb
United Press International
Rifle Point
Liberation Front of
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Armed Forces Vietnam Network
AFVN
Kirirom
Fron Das Kanchor
Suzuki
Jane
Charoon
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