West Virginia election results show Browning and Heiskell leading
Unofficial returns from 2370 precincts indicate Chauncey Browning holds a narrow edge for attorney general while Edgar F. Heiskell leads for secretary of state. John Gates appears set to win state auditor, with Laurita and Gainer in a close contest for auditor. Browning maintains lead amid late tabulations.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Edgar F. Heiskell I
Chauncey Browning
Heiskell
Tom Winner
Browning
Joseph Laurita Jr
W. Va
UPD
West Virginia
Vass
Republcan
Edgar F. Heiskell
Denzil Gainer
Gates Sworn In As Auditor After Gainer Death
In Charleston West Virginia Supreme Court Judge John E Caragan swore in Beckley Republican John M Gates as state auditor to fill the unexpired term of the late Den izit L Gainer who died last Wednesday. With 96 percent of votes counted Gates led Gainer 330 249 to 323 124 and appeared set to win the election. Gates previously served in the Moore administration as motor vehicles commissioner and as finance and administration secretary. If Gates maintains his lead he will be sworn in next January for a full four year term.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Supreme Court
John E. ‘Caragan
Beckley
John M. ‘Gates
Gates
Denizit L. Gainer
Gainer
iGainer
Moore
Ty Gates
Ler
Porter Believes Peace Nearer as Hanoi Sees Delay
U S Ambassador Porter says Nixon reelection brings peace closer in Vietnam. Hanoi rejects quick settlement, accusing U S of refusing to sign and of flooding South Vietnam with 1500 tons daily of arms and matériel. Madame Binh warns of continued resistance and Thieu pressure.
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Hanoi
U.S
Paris
UPS
William J. Porter
Nixon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Vy
United States
South Vietnam
Madame Binh
Viet Cong
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Saigon
Nguyen Xuan Phong
Mme. Binh
Washington
Madame Bind
U.S. Pacific Coast
Southeast Asia
Nguyen van Thieu
Begich’s Wife May Run for Alaska House Seat
Pegge Begich wife of missing Rep Nick Begich Alaska may run for her husband s seat if a special election is ordered She said she is open to the possibility but children would need involved Begich was re elected to Alaska s only House seat and has been missing since Oct 16 along with Hale Boggs and two others Boggs was re elected as well
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Pegge Begich
Nick Begich
Begich
Washington, D. C
Begichs
Hale Boggs
Boggs
Ashworth Leads Write-In Tally in Raleigh County Race
In Tuesday's general election unofficial write in results Ashworth Jr. led with 23 votes for prosecuting attorney. Meadows 15 votes for justice of the peace precinct 69. Drake 7 for surveyor. Weeks 5 and Sayre 5 split surveyor and House of Delegates across precincts. Davis 5 with 4 for House of Delegates. Breck 4 for delegate. Eve Doe 4 for various offices. John Doe 4 for multiple posts. Hyatt Galis Bowman 3 each for surveyor. Rogers 2 for prosecuting attorney. Mickey Mouse 1 vote for prosecuting attorney amid unopposed offices.
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Robert Ashworth Jr
Ashworth
Lacy A. Meadows
Justice of the Peace
James Drake
Surveyor
Russell Weeks
Neck
Robert Sayre
House of Delegates
Audrey ‘Davis
Newsroom
Register
Eve ‘Breck
John Doe J
Bill Hyatt
Luke Galis
E. V. Bowman
Harry Lee Rogers
Tojo
Mickey Mouse
Hijackers Force Mexicana Jet to Havana for Ransom
Five hijackers seized a Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 over Saltillo and forced a return to Monterrey after ransom negotiations. They obtained 320000 dollars and freed six prisoners, plus two companions, who flew to Cuba with them. The plane landed in Havana where authorities processed passengers and crew. A wounded passenger Elena Romero de Elizondo was hospitalized. Mexico seeks extradition of the group for trial.
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Mexico City
UPI
Monterrey
Mexicana Airlines
Havana
Wesley Parsons
Charles Dill
Teddy Stefanovik
Armed Liberation Front
Saltillo
Amiciuis SaltUlley
Arturo Suarez
Cuba
Prensa Latina
Elena Romero de Elizondo
Mexico
West Virginia crossbows and wills questions raise legal points
The source notes that West Virginia law prohibits possessing a crossbow, per a DNR official. It also discusses opening a will, advising the executor or a family member if the executor is unknown, while noting it is unlikely all named beneficiaries can be present at opening.
Morning Fog and Mild Temps Forecast for Beckley Area
Mostly cloudy and cold this afternoon with a high in the mid 40s. Clearing tonight brings considerable morning fog and a low in the mid 30s. Friday will turn warmer with increasing clouds and a high in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation about 10 percent through Friday.
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Beckley
Seventeen U S Servicemen Killed In Vietnam War Action
UPI reports last week saw seventeen American servicemen killed in South Vietnam, the highest weekly total this month and third this year. Fifteen perished in the Oct. 31 CH 47 Chinook crash near Saigon, likely from a Communist rocket attack.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Vietnam
Nixon aims to trim bureaucracy in second term
President Nixon outlines a program of reform rather than new spending. He calls for streamlining federal agencies, reform across education health and federal state relations, and a restructuring of the executive branch. He expresses confidence in a Vietnam settlement and pledges postwar aid to both South and North Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Garnett D. Horner
White House
Correspon
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Kissinger Returns To Saigon Over Peace Plan Language
In Saigon Kissinger aide Gen Haig flies to confer with President Thieu on objections to a proposed Vietnam peace text. White House says Haig to meet Thieu Friday, return by weekend. Thieu fears an unpublished passage could create a coalition government and refuses to accept it.
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UPS
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Alexander M. Haig
Thieu
White House
Hanoi
Kissinger
National Council For National Reconciliation and Concord
Provisional Revolutionary Government of
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Republic of
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Republican Wins High Court Seat in West Virginia Circuit
Republican George Scott of Spencer won election to the Seventh Judicial Circuit, defeating Democrat David Karr 10,714 to 9,073. Scott becomes the first Roane County resident elected to the circuit judgeship, filling the vacancy left when Oliver Kessel moved to the state Supreme Court. Kessel had been appointed to finish the term of Harlan Calhoun, whose term ends January.
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W.va
UPI
George Scott
Spencer
Sth
West Virginia
Oliver Kessel
State Supreme Court
Arch Moore
Roane
Calhoun
Jackson
Scott
David Karr
Roane County
Kessel
Harlan M. Calhoun
Nixon Congratulates West Virginia Governor Moore on Re election
President Nixon was among the first to call Gov Arch Moore at his Glen Dale home to congratulate him on his re election victory. Moore said the two leaders exchanged encouragement and that West Virginians approved of the president’s handling of national affairs.
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Moundsville
W. Va
UPI
Nixon
Arch Moore
Moore
Glen Dale
West
Indians Leave After Promises Made By Gov't
Hundreds of war painted Indians left the Bureau of Indian Affairs after a six day protest ending with amnesty and 60 000 travel aid from the government. They sought 27 demands including an end to deceit and bureaucratic delay. Russell Means called the action unprecedented while Interior officials assess the damage.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Russell Means
White House
Sandy McNabb
Kent
McNabb
Means
Interior Department
Vernon Bellecourt
Bellecourt
U.S
Piedmont Given Eastern Flights
Piedmont Aviation authorized to take over Eastern Air Lines routes in West Virginia effective January 9. The Washington to Louisville service with Charleston and Huntington stops will transfer, with two Piedmont round trips daily. Kanawha Airport official Calvin Wilson says service should improve. routes include Washington Charleston and Cincinnati via Huntington and Charleston.
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UPI
Piedmont Aviation
West Virginia
Eastern Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Eastern
Louisville
Charleston
Huntington
W. Va
Calvin Wilson
Kanawha
Piedmont
Cincinnati
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