Jury Finds Buffalo Mining Co Blameless In West Virginia Flood
Logan Circuit Judge Harvey Oakley and two special attorneys concluded the Buffalo Creek flood probe with no indictments. The report praised two state troopers, urged a dedicated dam inspection agency, and noted the Ad Hoc Commission offered no person to blame.
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Logan
Buffalo Mining Company
Harvey Oakley
Arch A. Moore Jr
Cowen
West Virginia
Chafin and
Sorenson
Oakley
Oval Damron
Pittston Coal Co
Buffalo Mining
Logan County
Walter Im. Garrett
R. G.wilfong
State Police
Moore
Special Commission
Man
Commission
FBI hijacking claim sparks ALPA push for security reforms
Chicago Daily News reports ALPA chief John J. O'Donnell alleging FBI gunfire during a Southern Airways hijacking near Orlando forced endangering of 27 passengers. He cited pilots Capt. William Haas and others claiming negotiations failed and that authorities violated a pact requiring hijacked pilots' approval before action.
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Chicago Daily News
Washington
FBI
Southern Airways
Orlando
Fla
Air Pilots Union
William R. Haas
la Grange
Tenn
Haas
John J. O’donnel
Airline Pilots Assn
ALPA
Afl-Cio
O'Donnell
IRS Receives 750 Complaints in West Virginia
West Virginia IRS offices report 760 complaints in the past year about wage and price freeze rules. 37 alleged violations await final action. IRS says program knowledge has sharpened and nearly 13,000 inquiries have been directed to the agency on Phase II.
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Parkersburg
W. Valuph
Internal Revenue Service
West Virginia
William Edmonds
IRS Economic Stabilization Compliance Branch
Edmonds
IRS
Nixon
DNR orders readvertisement for Cappellari strip mine permit
The Department of Natural Resources requires Cappellari Inc of Summersville to readvertise its SMA-611 strip mine permit. Ads in the Nicholas Chronicle were flawed by omitting officers and final protest dates. Revised ads include officer names and clearer timing, but the final protest date must be at least thirty days after first publication.
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Department of Natural Resources
Cappellari Inc
Summersville
Nicholas Chronicle
Cappellari
Steve Layton
DNR
Charleston
RESAC
Eee
Chronicle
Layton
Amerigo S. Cappellari
Beckley
Register
Question and Answer Column on Local Health and Governance
A Raleigh County Health Department contact is provided for venereal disease inquiries. The piece also explains gubernatorial succession under the West Virginia Constitution and discusses Halloween concerns and local issues, including school and transportation delays and property protection.
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Raleigh County
Harper Road
Cranberry
Everett E. Underwood
Raleigh County Schools
Daniels
Underwood
Drug Dealer To Help Cops In Major Narco Case
Donald G. Jones pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute in federal court in Charleston West Virginia. He agreed to testify against other dealers and receive a maximum 15 year sentence and or a $25 000 fine in exchange for his cooperation. He will provide sworn statements about other area drug dealers arrested during a two month narcotics crackdown.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPD
Donald G
Jones
U.S. District Court
K.K. Hall
U.S
John A. Field II
Watson to Stay On Job as Democratic Chair in West Virginia
Charleston reports state Democratic Chairman William Watson will remain in his post as long as John D. Rockefeller IV wants him. The Wellsburg attorney dismissed resignation rumors and plans to serve a full term while resuming private law practice. He linked Moore victory to McGovern's poor showing and noted Democrats will meet with legislative leaders and conduct caucuses next year.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPD
William Watson
John D. Rockefeller IV
Moore
Watson
Rockefeller
Arch Moore
George McGovern
Board of Public Works
Wellsburg
Miller Group Appeals Bathhouse Campaign Ban in UMW Vote
UMW insurgents led by Arnold Miller plan an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court after U.S. District Judge Bryant barred bathhouse campaigning on company property. The ruling targets Peabody Coal, United States Steel, and Old Ben Coal while confirming bulletin board access for campaign notices.
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Ing
UMW
William B. Bryant
Arnold Miler
Miners For Democracy
U.S. Supreme Court
Clarice Feldman
Bryant
Miller
Ohley
W. Va
W. A
Tony”Boyle
Boyle
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Chip” Yablonski
Peabody Coal Co
United States Steel Corp
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Old Ben Coal Corp
Becate
Jon Company
Labor
Waste from mines could be stored back in underground seams
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund recommends returning coal waste to the mined-out sections to stabilize land and reduce pollution hazards. The study led by John McCuskey at West Virginia University notes benefits for land use and mine operators, citing Buffalo Creek deaths as a warning.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPD
Appalachian Research
Defense Fund
John McCuskey
West Virginia University
West Germany
Netherlands
Great Britain
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
Army Calls for Proposals on Advanced Attack Helicopter
The Army asked 10 aerospace firms to propose designs for a new attack helicopter to replace the canceled Cheyenne Gunship. Proposals are due in 90 days, with two firms to receive prototype development contracts in June 1973. Firms include Boeing Vertol, Fairchild Industries, and Piasecki Aircraft.
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Washington
API
Army
Boeing Corp
S’ Vertol ‘Division
Philadelphia
Fairchild ‘Industries
Germantown
Piasecki Aircraft Corp
Police Catch Car By Following Sparks
Milwaukee police chased a Dodge Dart at 135 mph after it left a trail of sparks and crashed into a guardrail. The right front tire was missing and the rim ground away. Driver Glenn A King Jr, 23, Milwaukee, was fined 350 dollars and had his license suspended for 18 months for drunk driving.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Sheriffs
Glenn ‘A. King Jr
Heart Transplant Patient Dies in Montreal
John Parkinson, the world’s second longest surviving heart transplant patient, died at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal from thrombosis four years after his operation. Dr. Achane Dobell led the team that performed the transplant on November 3, 1968. Louis Russell, 47, of Indianapolis, had his transplant on August 24, 1968, and now teaches industrial arts.
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Montreal
UPI
John Parkinson
Royal Victoria Hospital
Achane Dobell
Parkinson
Indianapolis
Ind
Russell
Weather Outlook Becomes Cloudy With Light Rain
Increasing cloudiness this afternoon with a high in the low 40s. Light rain likely tonight changing to snow by Friday. Low tonight in the low 30s, high Friday in the upper 30s. Probability of precipitation 20 percent this afternoon, 60 percent tonight and tomorrow.
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Beckley
Prices Under Scrutiny Spark Debate On Controls
UPI reports Price Commission member Robert Lanzillotti floated possible modifications to the next year’s stabilization plan. He backed ending rent and retail controls, merging the Price Commission with the Pay Board, and removing the profit margin rule to curb nonproductive spending. He warned inflation could rise if controls end now, advocating wage-price discipline alongside tighter coordination.
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Washington
UPI
Government Price Commission
Robert F. Lanzillotti
National Economists Club
Price Commission and
Pay Board
Lanzillotti
Lanzilloi
Commission
Pay Boards
Price Commission
Arnold Weber
Greek ships collide. forty six sailors missing near Piraeus
In the worst Greek maritime disaster in six years the 2000 ton navy transport Merlin sank after a collision five miles from Piraeus with the 215000 ton World Tero owned by Stavros Niarchos. Forty five of 59 crew aboard the Merlin died.
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Athens
API
Stavros Ni‘archos
Piraeus
World Tero
Niarchos
Greece
Heraklion
Navy
Princess Anne Faces Speeding Prosecution in Royal Case
London police may prosecute Princess Anne for alleged speeding on two separate runs above 70 mph on Britain's motorways. She was driving a Relient Scimitar sports car, similar to one gifted by the Queen, while her own car was in service. Authorities say she should be treated like any motorist, with final decision pending from the chief constable.
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London
Princess Anne
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
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Harold Johnson
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