North Vietnam Rejects Nixon Peace Pact Changes
North Vietnam called Nixon’s draft peace treaty changes unreasonable and unrealizable but Hanoi Radio did not reject further talks. Nixon pushed for a breakthrough before the election while Kissinger urged another negotiating session as Saigon media floated linking a secret withdrawal deal to concessions.
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Gubernatorial Clash Draws WV Turnout Hopes
Rockefeller and Moore face a toss up as about 800000 voters cast ballots in West Virginia with forecasts of record turnout and weather aiding efforts. both campaigns claim strength. Nixon's performance could tip the result with party leaders predicting victory or close margins.
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Bean
Boggs and Begich Ballots Include Missing Leaders
Washington voters see congressmen Hale Boggs and Nick Begich on ballots despite their Alaska plane disappearance on Oct 16. No bodies found, no election removal, potential post election steps include declaring death and calling new elections by state governors.
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California
Heart Attack Kills Eugene Ball In West Virginia Election Day
Eugene Ball Mason, a Mason County Democrat seeking a third term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, died early today of an apparent heart attack at 51. A restaurant operator and Navy veteran, Ball had served in the House since 1969 and is survived by his widow and two children. If he had won, a replacement would be named by Gov Arch Moore. House Speaker Lewis McManus praised Ball as a diligent, attentive legislator and Finance Committee member.
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West Virginia Sees Heavy Early Voter Turnout
Voter turnout across West Virginia was heavy as about 750000 residents voted for president governor and other offices. Officials cited Kanawha County as experiencing the heaviest turnout in years with early voting strong in Morgantown Martinsburg Beckley and Wheeling. A Delorme precinct in Mingo County failed to open at 9 am due to an absent official.
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Early squirrel season sparks forestry fire fears in West Virginia
Question and answer column discusses who proposed opening a September squirrel season to reduce fires. David Gilpin of District IV notes land agents managing 500000 acres urged the change. Attorney explains WV statute caps legal fees at 25 percent of awards, applies to lifetime benefits, upholding a 25 percent contract as legal and ethical.
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Unusually Heavy Turnout Shapes Raleigh County Election Day
Raleigh County voters packed the polls as they chose county and district officials and weighed state and national races. Early tallies show turnout well above the May Primary and nearing presidential-year records, with many precincts reporting 25 to 100 plus voters by midmorning.
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Raleigh
Arrangements Made For State Checks
A spokesman for the state auditor's office said bills will be paid promptly after an interim auditor is appointed. Auditor Denzil L. Gainer died last Wednesday, and the office has received many inquiries about state payments. New signing plates will be delivered once a new auditor is appointed by the governor.
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UPI
Denzil L. Gainer
Nixon Leads 16 to 3 in Dixville Notch Presidential Count
Dixville Notch New Hampshire held the nation’s first 1972 presidential tally with Nixon at 16 votes to McGovern’s 3. Nineteen voters gathered at the Balsams Hotel at 12:01 am as the ballot boxes opened, with absentee voting making 20 total ballots cast.
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Nixon and McGovern Eye Landslide as Returns Awaited
Washington and Sioux Falls await election results with Nixon expected to win in a landslide across most polls. McGovern campaigned from Mitchell to watch returns, while Truman’s presence looms for Democrats as turnout nears a record high. Minor party candidates fragment the ballot but unlikely alter the outcome.
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Rain Likely in Beckley This Afternoon and Tonight
Weather forecast for Beckley and vicinity shows cloudy skies with rain likely this afternoon and tonight. Expect a high in the upper 50s, low in the upper 40s, then cooler with rain likely Wednesday around 50. Precipitation chances are 70 percent today and Wednesday, 90 percent tonight.
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Beckley
Bids On Pike Set For Dec 18
West Virginia Department of Highways says bids will open Dec 19 for upgrading the Turnpike to Interstate standards along 3.85 miles north from Camp Creek Interchange in Mercer County. Also bid openings in Mingo County Corridor 6 and I-77 in Charleston, with total project cost around 28 million dollars.
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Television Coverage Plans for Election Night
New York UPI reports the three major networks outline their coverage tonight. ABC starts at 7 p.m. EST and runs indefinitely. CBS and NBC begin at 6:30 p.m. with news and continue through the results.
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Meyer Lansky Arrested by Miami FBI
Meyer Lansky 70, famed underworld financier, was arrested on tax evasion and illegal gambling charges after returning to the United States from a worldwide bid for asylum. He was escorted from a Braniff jet in Miami by federal agents and jailed. arraignment planned with bond expected at 200000.
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Kenneth Whittaker
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U. S
Michael Osman
Customs and Immigration Offices
I’m Voting For The Airport Levy
A citizen urges support for an airport levy arguing it costs about 14.22 per household over 3 years for local economic growth. The plan would develop the Industrial Park, attract capital and jobs, and keep the county’s economy moving with broader benefits for residents and renters alike.
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