Gunfire Kills Catholic Man in Belfast Violence Surge
Belfast gunfire killed a Catholic man inside his Sandhill Drive home ending a relatively calm day and bringing Northern Ireland violence to 626 deaths in three years and 75 religiously motivated killings since July. In Dublin, IRA hunger striker Sean MacStiofain vowed to die in about 12 days unless freed.
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Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Sandhill Drive
Dublin
Sean MacStiofain
Irish Republican Army
IRA
MacStiofain
Botulism Kills Western Ducks at Salton Sea
The California Fish and Game Department reports an outbreak of botulism has killed about 3,500 ducks in under two weeks near the Alamo River Delta at the Salton Sea. The outbreak, typical in seasons, is the most serious in years and affected mainly fuddy ducks living on nearby sand dunes. officials say it poses no danger to humans when birds are cooked.
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Salton Sea
Calif
UPI
State Department of Fish and Game
Alamo River
Court caps Chaffin sentence as appeal seeks ballot remedy
The Supreme Court reduced Chaffin’s 10 year to life term for theft and escape from a maximum security prison after a prior escape and armed robbery trial. A petition by L G John Underwood seeks to void ballots marking Republican Scott Jr in Mercer County, arguing substitutions after the deadline violate law. Summers County ruling affirms limits on last minute substitutions.
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Chaffin
Pendleton County
Mercer County
L.G
John” Underwood
John EB. Scott Jr
Scott
GOP Executive Committee
Everett Bazzie
Mercer Circuit
Jerome Katz
Underwood
Summers County
Tense Truce in Mideast Follows Heaviest Fighting
Israeli and Syrian forces faced a 40 mile Golan Heights front after eight hours of air and ground clashes. Both sides claimed wins with Israeli losses cited as one civilian killed and two civilians plus one soldier wounded while Syria reported tanks and planes destroyed and several casualties. The border remained quiet early today as officials warned against renewed hostilities.
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United Press International
Golan Heights
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Syria
Israel
David Elazar
National Radio Today
Damascus
Ducks at Sacramento park left hungry by baker strike
At McKinley Park in Sacramento ducks starve as a two week bakers strike reduces food. Park visitor Jill Demmel recalls being chased by ducks while feeding them. Park Superintendent Gene Robinson vows emergency food to prevent further incidents.
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Sacramento
Calif
McKinley Parks
Jill Demmel
Gene Robinson
Blue Ridge Pollution Storage Debate Centers on EPA
Blue Ridge officials argue the project cannot be licensed with water quality storage without EPA approval. William D. Ruckelshaus, head of the EPA, is unlikely to back dilution storage due to new pollution rules requiring treatment at the source. A Joseph Dowd of the power company says opposition to dilution could sideline storage talks, while opposing groups fear larger project size will flood farm bottom land, with attorney Lorne Campbell noting local resistance.
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Commission Lould
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
A. Joseph Dowd
Lorne R. Campbell
Grayson County
Tim Andrews Jr Sets Unverified Clapping World Record
Tim Andrews Jr claimed a 14 hour 30 minute uninterrupted clapping world record in Charleston. His father Ray Andrews prepared an affidavit and sent it to Guinness publishers while Tom watched TV and drank soda, aided by his mother during the attempt.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Tim Andrews
Ray Andrews
Guinness
Tom
Cottle Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
Thomas E. Cottle of Prosperity was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Raleigh County Circuit Court jury after less than two hours of deliberation. He faced the death of his brother Samuel Austin Cottle on September 25 1971. The judge instructed five verdict options and allowed Cottle to remain on bond pending disposition.
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Thomas E. Cottle
Prosperity
Raleigh County
Cottle
Samuel Austin Cottle
C. Berkley Lilly
New Look to Be Unveiled by President Soon
President Nixon plans to begin unveiling the new look administration for a second term within weeks. Ziegler said changes will be extensive and ready by mid December. He noted meetings with cabinet members and top aides as Nixon shapes the restructuring and ongoing Vietnam talks.
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Camp David
UPI
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Washiston
Labor
James D. Hodgson
NATO
David Kennedy
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
Transportation
John A. Volpe
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Richard G. Kleindienst
Defense
Kenneth Rush
Duke University
Melvin R. Laird
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pentagon
Rockefeller
Ziegler
Vietnam
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Brussels
Suharto
Adam Malik
Indonesia
Canada
Hungary
Poland
Thanksgiving feast costs mix steady amid overall price rise
The Agriculture Department notes 1972 food prices up about four percent but key Thanksgiving items stay steady or lower. Turkey remains a bright spot with 16 to 20 pound birds at 39 cents a pound in major stores and 45 cents for national brands. Cranberry sauce and fresh cranberries show small increases or flat pricing, while stuffing, potatoes, pies, and nuts vary modestly.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Turkey
Viscose Plant Plans $8.1 Million Pollution Program
FMC Viscose Division in Nitro West Virginia announced an $8.1 million plan to curb air and water pollution. About $2.5 million funds convert coal burners to oil and add electrostatic precipitators. remaining funds cover water pollution controls to meet environmental rules by next year.
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NITRO
W. Va
UPI
FMC
Viscose
J Plant
James Carr
Corr
Robbery Fails in Rouen as Bandit Kills Partner
In Rouen two youths attempted a drugstore robbery. When a clerk refused cash one bandit fired, fatally wounding his accomplice by accident. Police said the incident underscores the risks of violent crime.
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Rouen
France
UPI
Hoover Sentenced On Plea Of Voluntary Manslaughter
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Hoover Jr. Beckley 24 pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the Feb 17 death of Jimmie Joe Redden after a tavern beating in Sprague. Judge C Berkley Lilly indicated parole possible after presentence review and a favorable change in Hoover's environment and attitude.
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George Hoover Jr
Hoover
Byron
New Haven
Conn
Lilly
Shannon
Donald L. Pitts
John Johnson Daniel
Beckley
Daniel
Keith Ward
Norman Knapp
Knapp
Ronald Wayne Cobb
Jimmie L. Crist
U. S
Cobb
Nec HL Ragland
James Lee Newman
Ronald Ray Meadows
Lawyers face potential disbarment over gag order breach
Reporter notes six individuals denied under oath violating a gag order. Farr says the judge shifted responsibility to the attorneys and doubts they will admit fault, warning disbarment would ruin a lawyer’s career.
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Farr
SALT Talks Fade Into Cautious Start In Geneva
Western officials warned against expecting quick progress in SALT II negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union. President Nixon said the task now is more complex, requiring long term commitments and a stable strategic relationship for this decade and beyond. The first session opened with 95 minutes of talks and a plan for two meetings weekly, with substantive bargaining expected later.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Ments
Gerard C. Smith
Philip J. Farley
Smith
State's 1st Deer Hunting Fatality in Upshur County
Buckhannon West Virginia UPD reports the first deer season hunter death. Frank Bennett 37 a metallurgical engineer at Union Carbide South Charleston plant died while hunting near Goshen in Upshur County. Bennett was with two other men when the accident occurred as a deer was shot.
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Buckhannon
W.va
UPD
Frank Bennett
Union Carbide
South Charleston
Goshen
Upshur County
Bennett
Richard Jenkinson
St. Albans
Jenkinson
Park Wins Free Korean Election Amid Martial Law
South Koreans approve a new constitution granting President Park Chung Hee near total power with unlimited terms. Nearly 13.07 million of 14.3 million voters backed the measure, amid bans on opposition and dissolution of parliament. A presidential election is slated for December 17 under a National Conference for Reunification system.
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Seoul
UPI
Park Chung Hee
Park
South Korea
National Conference For Reunification
South
North Korea
National Conference
Kim Jong Pil
Tipple Worker Hurt At Eccles 5 Mine
Glenn Allen Clay, 2, of Beckley was injured this morning while working on the tipple at Westmoreland Coal Co. Eccles Number 5 mine. He fell 15 to 20 feet and was treated for scrapes and bruises at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital then released. X rays showed no bone damage.
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Beckley
Westmoreland Coal Co
Eccles
Glenn Allen Clay
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Raleigh Ambulance Service
Harrah Alters Plea in Voluntary Manslaughter Case
William Harrah of Pemberton, 35, changes from not guilty to no contest and is ordered to return to Raleigh County Circuit Court on January 12, 1973 for judgment. He faces voluntary manslaughter in the July 10 death of Samuel Runion, 51, of Pemberton. Judge C Berkley Lilly calls for presentence investigation after prosecutor recommends probation due to circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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Uvanwite
Basham
John C. Ashworth
Lilly
Sidney Trump
Wyoming County
Erma Virginia Chapman
William Harrah
Pemberton
Raleigh County
Harrah
Samuel Boyd Runion
C. Berkley Lilly
Chicago 7 trial details and judge Hoffman cited inclosure
United Press International outlines divisions over the Chicago 7 verdicts noting prosecutors and defense remarks, jury prejudice concerns, and a lengthy critique of Judge Hoffman. It mentions five defendants each facing prison terms and references pre trial publicity and riot context for the case.
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Hoffman
Variey
Hoff
Deaths and Funerals for Underwood Clemens Plasha in Regional Notices
Funeral services are planned for Robert Floyd Underwood 33 of Roanoke Virginia at Lotz Funeral Home Friday at 1 p m. He died in a Roanoke hospital after a heart ailment. Surviving include his wife Elizabeth Chapman Underwood and two daughters Dana and Donna and six brothers. Louise Clemens 46 of Harper Heights will have final rites Friday at Mt Zion Baptist Church with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. State police call her death a self inflicted gunshot. She is survived by husband Lewis Clemons and three sons Calvin Lamar and Larry plus a stepson Charles, a daughter Barbara English and four brothers and a sister. George Prsa Plasha 85 of Whipple dies at home after extended illness. Final rites Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. He was born Oct 2 1887 in Yugoslavia and survived by wife Anna and five sons and a daughter and 13 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Burial home services details listed for relatives and hour.
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Robert Floyd
Bob) Underwood
Roanoke
Beckley
Lotz
Continental Homes
Rufus
Hazel Underwood
Elizabeth Chapman Underwood
Dana
Donna
Bill
Kentucky
Kenneth
Don
Larry
Darrell
Kelly
Nancy
Louise Clemens
Harper Heights
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Nelson Staples
Greenwood Memorial Park
Clemens
Harper Heights Road
Dave Payne
Mt. Airy
N. C
Clima Payne
Cleveland
Ohio
Doris Payne
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
George Prsa ‘Plasha
Whipple
Tyree
Oak Hill
John Sprouse Jr
High Lawn Memorial Park
Yugoslavia
Anna Chetnik Plasha
Frank
Eric
John
Final rites for Mrs Ellen C Myers in Princeton
Mrs Ellen C Myers 80 of Kirby Addition I to Glenwood Park Princeton dies after long illness in a Princeton nursing home. Funeral at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton Friday at 2 p.m. Rev M E Ball officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. She is mother of Mrs Mary E Smith Beckley.
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Ellen C. Myers
Kirby Addition I
Glenwood Park
Princeton
Memorial
M. E. Ball
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Mary E. Smith
Beckley
Newborn hippo at William Land Zoo faces rough welcome
A female hippo born at William Land Zoo in Sacramento weighs about 80 pounds. She is attacked by her father and charged by her mother, leaving the trio separated briefly but the calf later reunited with her mother and thriving.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
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Heath
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Blue Ridge
Pr .S
Newman
James Vaughan
John Wilbur Campbell
Chicago
Robert F. Underwood
Mrs
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Ellen Myers
Hippo
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