Enemy Cleared From Saigon Area
Government troops report clearing air hamlets around Saigon of infiltrators. Saigon command cites North Vietnamese large coordinated attacks nationwide, their strongest in over three years. Area cleared includes TI Corps spanning 11 provinces around Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Cambodia
Vietiane
Luang Yrabeng
Am Rong
Phnom Penh
Rong
Trapeang Kraleng
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Mekong
Ban Dancho
Ban Paxuang
Moung Sai
Muong Sai
Dien Bien Phu
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cu Chi
Johnny Daniels pleads guilty in Raleigh County court
Johnny Daniels 24 of Beaver pleaded guilty to unfaitful wounding in Raleigh County Circuit Court and was ordered to return for sentencing November 20. He was indicted for maiming after injuring Ronald K. Ward by tossing a beer bottle through a car window on the By-Pass. Co-defendants Dames Lambert and Talmadge Daniel have cases pending. The same morning Franklin D. Carter pleaded guilty to drunken driving and to brandishing a deadly weapon and faces sentencing November 8. Norvall Maynard’s assault on a police officer and reckless driving charges were remanded to magistrate’s court.
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Johnny Daniels
Beaver
Raleigh
Daniels
Ronald K. Ward
Dames Lambert
Talmadge Daniel
Berkley Lilly
Franklin D. Carter
Carter
Moore Campaign Fixates On Strip Mining Abolition Clash
Gov. Arch Moore campaigns across north-central West Virginia arguing to protect coal jobs and oppose strip mining bans. He accuses foes of trying to destroy the coal industry and emphasizes coal as the state’s lifeblood, touring Benedum Airport, Clarksburg, and ten stops in a single day.
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Grafton
W.va
UPD
Arch Moore
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Moore
Democratic Party
Worthington
Farmington
Benedum Airport
Civic Club
Clarksburg
Shinnston
Enterprise
Monongah
Mannington
British Close Ardoyne as IRA crackdown tightens in Belfast
About 600 British troops sealed off the Ardoyne area in Belfast in a major strike against IRA militants. Police said at least six Provisional IRA members were arrested, including a battalion commander. Earlier violence left four dead, including two girls outside a pub.
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Belfast
UPI
Ardoyne
Irish Republican Army
IRA
McGovern Cancels Minnesota Rally Due to Sore Throat
McGovern, amid a heavy outdoor rally schedule, developed a severe sore throat requiring a doctor. He canceled a Minnesota appearance, rested in New York for three and a half hours, and planned further events with a vocal strain noted from the campaign circuit.
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Missouri
McGovern
Minnesota
New York
Communists blame Nixon for undermining Vietnam peace pact
Vietnamese negotiators in Paris accuse President Nixon of blocking the peace agreement by refusing to sign with Hanoi. Madame Binh charges Nixon seeks to shield Thieu and prolong the war, calling the move a large mystification to mislead American and world opinion.
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George Libera
Paris
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Madame Neuyen Thi Binh
Madame Binh
Cation
Nguyen van ‘Thieu
South Viet ‘Nam
Nguyen Minh Vy
South Vietnam
Neuyen Xuan Phong
U.S
William J.porter
Madame Bind
Washington
Saigon
North Vietnam
Thieu
Viet Cong Leader Presses Draft Stand With U S
The Viet Cong leader denounced U S actions as creating obstacles to peace and said the Communists want the draft signed as is. He and Madame Binh rejected Washington’s call for secret talks and viewed Saigon as a mere tool of the United States with Thieu fully dependent on Washington.
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U.S
Indictments Planned Against Check Mark Club Pair
State police said five charges will be presented against Herbert Meador and Carolina Finlen to the Raleigh County Grand Jury in January. The Check Mark Club raid on Harper Road Oct 20 yielded gambling devices liquor and a pistol.
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Beckley
Harper Road
Raleigh
Nixon Plans TV Address Amid Campaign Push
President Nixon will appear on nationwide TV at 7:30 p.m. for a speech on hopes for the nation including the Vietnam situation. He aims to bolster GOP Senate candidates with air port rallies in six states while avoiding strong Democratic strongholds. Ziegler says amnesty for draft dodgers will be addressed later and denied Nixon has changed his stance.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
George S. McGovern
Senate
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
North Carolina
New Mexico
Mississippi
Arkanas
Alabama
Democraic Committee
Ziegler
Legal and Insurance Suits Reported in Raleigh County Court
Kay's Chevy Chase Pharmacy appeals an $813 corporate net income tax assessment for the period ending Aug. 31, 1970, in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Reginald Walls sues GMAC and Stonewall Casualty Co. for $1,500 over car damage and loss of use from a Sept. 11, 1971 policy. Clyde and Betty Poland face rent and damage claims of $810 and $190 in Beckley. W. T. Grant Co. sues Earl and Linda Tolbert for $637.14, Nationwide Mutual Insurance sues Hubert Cochran for $396.50 in premiums.
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Kay
Chevy Chase Pharmacy
State Tax Department
John H. Hoben
Raleigh
Pharmacy
Lucille Epstein
Tax Department
Reginald Dean Walls
Helen
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Stonewall ‘Casualty Co
Walls
GMAC
Clyde F. Poland Jr
Betty L. Poland
Beckley
Eula T. Hethcoat
North Vance Drive
Hubert Cochran
Daniels
Nixon Committee Must Reveal Donor Names Under Court Order
A federal court orders the Finance Committee to Reveal donors of 1000 or more to Nixon's 1972 reelection fund by tonight. Names of single gifts over 100 dollars due by Sunday noon. Records remain impounded until the court releases them. The order shields donors from March 9 to April 7 under the new law.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
George McGovern
US District Court
Joseph C. Waddy
Common Cause
Citizens' Lobby
GOP
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Finance Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Edward M. Kandy
D-Mass
Rockefellersupporter rally stalls through Raleigh County
Rockefeller said the van is in Terra Haute Indiana. Speakers included Del Warren McGraw calling Sen Tracy Hylton questionable Republican and Alan Susman pressing Moore on I 64 location. Ken Hechler led a dramatic, sleeves rolled speech after a day of campaigning including a barber shop stop, Mabscott reception, and Eccles No 6 mine visit.
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Rockefeller
Terra Haute
Indiana
del. Warren McGraw
Tracy Hylton
Hylton
McGraw
Alan Susman
Moore
Beckley
Susman
Raleigh
Ken Hechler
Jay
Court House
Buck
MacArthur
Mabscott
Eccles No. 6
Grace Lynch Requiem Mass Set in Blue Jay
Miss Grace K. Lynch 82 of Blue Jay dies Tuesday in a local hospital. Requiem Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Church officiated by Rev. Thomas Kerrigan. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary at 8 p.m. today at Caffee Funeral Home. Pallbearers include Joseph Fourney Paul Fourney Phillip Fourney John Griffin Paul Lynch Michael Lynch Charles Lynch Jr. Chester Lynch Jr. Donations to church building fund urged.
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Grace K. Lynch
Blue Jay
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Thomas Kerrigan
Sunset Memorial Park
Miss Lynch
Caffee Funeral
Joseph
Paul
Phillip Fourney
John Griffin
Michael Lynch
Charles Lynch Jr
Chester Lynch Jr
Pallbearers Named for Charles Godbey Jr Funeral
Edsel and Parker Ar mentrout James Kevin and Howard Godbey and Edward Tanner will serve as pallbearers for the funeral of Charles Godbey Jr 42 of Baltimore Md formerly of Beckley Godbey died at 10 40 p m Sunday in a Baltimore hospital after a long illness Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p m at the Sweeneysburg Baptist Church with Revs L A Garten and Robert Perry officiating Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
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Edsel
Parker Armentrout
James
Kevin
Howard Godbey
Edward Tanner
Charles Godbey Jr
Baltimore
Beckley
Godbey
Sweeneysburg Baptist Church
L. A. Garten
Robert Perry
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Miner James Andrews Dies at 61
James Andrews, 61, of 105 Dock Street Beckley, died in a local hospital this morning. He was a retired miner. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
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James Andrews
Dock St
Beckley
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Medley
Mrs Mary Medley 56 of Mead dies in Beckley hospital at 8 15 am Monday. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 50 pm in Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel Beckley officiated by Rev John Bright with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may visit Friday from 7 to 9 pm.
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Mary Medley
Mead
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
John Bright
Greenwood Memorial Park
Lion Paka Freed After Observation at Jungle Habitat
Paka the 3 year old lion returned to the wild after 20 days in confinement for observation at Warner Bros Jungle Habitat WEST MILFORD. The lion was greeted by several females and initially fought briefly with other lions before joining the group. Abraham Levi, an Israeli visitor from Brooklyn, NY, was mauled through an open car window on Columbus Day and hospitalized with severe facial neck and chest lacerations.
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West Milford
Upi
Paka
Warner Bros. Jungle
Abraham Levi
Brooklyn, N.Y
Pig in a Saloon Prompts Police Visit in Spokane
A man and a companion entered Cunninghams Tavern in Spokane guiding a small pig on a leash. Police were called after staff cited city health laws that ban animals inside bars.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
Cunningham’s
Mrs Lucy Jarvis Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Lucy Jarvis 74 of Huntington formerly of Tams died this morning in a Huntington hospital after a short illness. She was the sister of Mrs Virgie Smithson of Metalton.
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Lucy Jarvis
Huntington
Tams
Virgie Smithson
Metalton
Raymond McKinney Death Reported In Red Star
Raymond McKinney 43 of Red Star died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at his home. Death was attributed to natural causes. His body lies at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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Raymond Aaron McKinney
Red Star
Tyree
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Goldie P. Clay
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Lester
Eccles
Marshall
Margaret Cooper Clay
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church
Beecher
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Mrs. Mary Medley
Lion
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