Eighth Jet Lost In Four Days In Vietnam
UPI reports the eighth American aircraft lost in four days as a Navy Corsair crashed at sea after bombing North Vietnam. Pilot parachuted to safety. other incidents include an observation plane shot down and a gunship crash with casualties. Ground fighting continues with multiple engagements near Saigon and Quang Tri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
US 1 Command
North Vietnam
Somh China Sea
Central Highlands
7Th Fleet
Cmdr
Dave Edwards
Navy
Edwards
da Nang
Quang Tri
An Loc
Vinh
Hanoi
Panhandle
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
Israelis Fight Guerrillas In Hour Battle In Lebanon
Israeli and Arab guerrilla forces clashed in south Lebanon for about an hour. Both sides reported wounded and evacuated casualties, with claims of four guerrillas wounded and Israelis hit. The fight ended with Israeli troops withdrawing and no Beirut government confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Palestine News Agency
Beirut
Palestine
Jbl el-Saqi
Khreibeh
Ginzburg Plans Prison Memoir Publication
New York publisher Ralph Ginzburg announced a book titled Castration My Eight Months in Prison detailing his prison experiences. The work will be released by St Martins Press with an excerpt in the New York Times Magazine on December 3. Ginzburg aims to overturn his conviction and vows continued appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Ralph Ginzburg
Bros! Magazine
Ginzburg
St. Martins Press
New York Times
Sexton
Prison’ Church
Clifford Irving
Carmine Desapio
Martin Sweig
Bobby Baker
Allenwood
Pal
Eros
More Bars to Combat Drunkenness in Moscow
MOSCOW UPD reports Komsomol suggests increasing bars and food stalls to curb drinking. The Seven Steps bar is cited as a sobering example with crowds, spilled beer, and backstreet drinking. Sobering stations operate, fining drinkers and reporting to employers as authorities pursue reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPD
Soviet Union
Moscow Komsomol
Communist Youth League
Boy Dies Crossing Highway In Thanksgiving Fatality
A 16 year old Wayne County youth Terry Michael Maynard was struck and killed by a truck on U S 52 near Dunlow while crossing with two companions. The incident marks West Virginia's first traffic death of the Thanksgiving holiday period and raises the year toll to 480.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Wayne County
West Virginia
Terry Michael Maynard
U. S. 52
Dunlow
Wayne
Foul Play Not Ruled Out In Woman's Death
State police investigated the death of 46 year old Louise Clemons found shot near her car on Harper Heights Road. Trooper M D Payne said foul play has not been ruled out though initial reports suggested suicide. autopsy findings indicated the rifle bullet struck close to the body and the case hoped to be solved within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Clemons
M. D. Payne
Beckley Detachment
Payne
Harper Heights Road
Mary Young
Latyer
No One Hurt In Hamlin Shooting Thanksgiving Night
In Lincoln County near Harts Creek Thanksgiving Day residents escaped injury after a three hour shooting spree. Bobby Black of Harts Creek faces felonious shooting charges for firing a .38 caliber pistol into homes and threatening a tavern crowd. Troopers tally unknown shots and damage as they await additional charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
W. Va
UPD
Harts Creek
Lincoln County
Bobby Black
Black
Set
G. D. Spence
Spence
Meany Admitted To Hospital For Checks
AFL-CIO President George Meany aged 79 complained of chest pains on Thanksgiving Day and was admitted to Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown. A hospital spokesman said his condition remained stable and he was kept for observation while visiting relatives near the town, about 25 miles north of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. Y
UPD
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Meany
New York
European Security Talks Make Slow Progress in Helsinki
Ambassadors from 34 Western nations push procedural rules while Romania presses for rotating vice chairmanship. Talks extend to next year with limited consensus on public consultations and Brezhnev Doctrine removal. The chair is held by Richard Toetterman. Jaakko Iloniemi’s election stalls as Romania stalls on key points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Italy
Helsinki
UPD
Ambassa
Dors
U.S
Sourcces
Val Peterson
United States
Peterson
Brezhev
Moscow
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Richard Toetterman
Romania
Jaakko Iloniemi
Woman Killed Over Turkey at Thanksgiving Dinner
Bar bara Mills aged 50 was stabbed to death at a friend's Cleveland home during an argument over a turkey portion. Mills wielded a razor blade and slashed at a man who then stabbed her in the chest. the man was hospitalized for facial cuts and detained. The homicide tied Cleveland's yearly record at 294.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Upi
Barbara Mills
Cleveland
Burning ban lifted in Beckley through December 7
Beckley relaxes its burning ban until December 7 with hours 2 p m to 5 a m for burns. Residents must notify the Beckley Fire Department when starting leaf fires and maintain a water hose nearby. Do not burn within 50 feet of structures and ensure fires are fully extinguished before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
James P. Calvert
Calvert
James E. Lipscomb
Fire Department
Lipscomb
Seven-Year-Old Clark Hunt Finishes Turkey Trot Race
Dallas based report notes 7 year old Clark Hunt finished the eight mile Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. His mother admired the feat while Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, accompanied him. An official praised the young runner as the youngest finisher amid celebratory crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Clark Hunt
Clark
Lamar Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Nixon Returns to Washington After Thanksgiving Camp Stay
President Nixon flies in from a Thanksgiving at Camp David with family. Attorney General Kleindienst will wrap up sessions and announce changes next week. Kissinger’s plan and White House talks aimed at peaceful settlement are noted, with Marines and South Vietnamese issues mentioned. Nixon plans a quiet weekend with family before resuming duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kleindienst
Nixon
Washington
Navy
Kissinger
Hoad
Mess Hall
Marinesi
Camp David
Ner.tion
White House
Humanite
Wreckage Found of Missing Cessna 320 Near Shelbyville
Wreckage of a twin engine Cessna 320 from Charleston to Louisville was found on a farm one mile east of Shelbyville Kentucky. The sole occupant, David Michael 43 of Louisville, was killed. CAP and Kentucky Fuel Service teams logged over 30 air hours in the search continuing from Kanawha Airport arrival last Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
UPI
Charleston
W Va
Louisville
Kentucky
Civil Air Patrol
Kentucky Filling Service
David Michael
Michael
Kanawha
Bowman Field
Michael Walters
Nixon’s Dangerous Game Stalls Vietnam Peace Talks
Viet Cong officials question U S aims after a cease-fire plan and elections. Humanite reports Kissinger seeks to renegotiate draft accord clauses and allow Indonesian troops to join the South under the International Control Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Reconciliation Council
United States
Vietnam
Communist Party
Humanite
Nixon
Kissinger
South Vietnam
International Control Commission
Micronesia's Island Chains House 3000plus Isles
Micronesia comprises three island chains the Carolines Marshalls and Marianas containing over 3000 islands with about 97 inhabited. Local geology and distribution across the western Pacific reflect sparse population density and diverse ecosystems across scattered atolls and reefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Micronesia
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Deaths and Funerals Proceedings in West Virginia Area
Funeral services and arrangements are announced for Arthur Jones Jr and Sarah Rollyson. Rollyson 91 of Halifax and Kimball area died after long illness in Lynchburg hospital. Burial at Blue Jay Cemetery. Jones survived by wife Naomi and multiple stepchildren, siblings, and others. Pallbearers named. viewing after 1 p.m. Saturday at Bennetts Funeral Home in Northfork.
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Sirs
Arthur Jones
Sarah Rollyson
Halifax
Kimball
Blue Jay
Beckley
Beaver
Norfolk and
Quesenberry Peace
Western Railroad
William Daugherty
Welch Hospital
Blue Jay Cemetery
Arthur
Gracie Jones
Jones
Naomi
Willard
Patricia) Mitchem
Alfred
Juanita) Collins
Mathue
Janice) Wuchevich
Roy
Diana) Dowell
Willis Branch
Lillian Booker
Hagar
Stuart
Fla
David
Ohio
Lee Holtzapple
Mabscott
Harold Blevens
MacArthur
Darris i McDaniels
Virginia
Bennetts Funeral Home
Northfork
Rollyson
Lynchburg
Pipestein
Ely
Rebecca Nicholas Smith
Dewey
Charles W
Jerelly
W. F
Hurt
H. E. Bauers
Greater
G. F. Vaughan
Mary Ried
Dexter Turpin
Charles A. Rollyson
Chester Pettry
Ray
Omar Elliott
Roy Okes
Woodrow
Phillip Canterberry
Teacher Loses Job Appeal in Jackson County
U S District Court Judge K K Hall denied former Ravenswood High School art teacher Daniel H Shumate's appeal. Hall ruled no tenure rights since his third year was a 10 month probationary term under state law limiting probationary hires to three years. Shumate argued non renewal was retaliation for opposing two board members in their re election bid.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
U. S. District Court
K. K. Hall
Ravenswood High School
Daniel H. Shumate
Shumate
Jackson County Board of Education
Hall
Board of Education
Navy Racial Tensions Controversy Tangles Carrier Crew
Reports from North Island Naval Air Station detail rioting aboard the Kitty Hawk and Constellation incident linked to racial tensions from Pearl Harbor to Vietnam. Subcommittee hearings aim to examine discrimination and discipline while 21 sailors await potential courts martial with NAACP-provided counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Island Naval Air Station
Constellation
Pearl Harbor
Vietnam
Navy
Hawaii
Philippines
Kitty Hawk
NAACP
Hicks
Olympians Hit by Guerrilla Raid at Games Site
Guerrillas seized Israeli athletes during the Olympic Games triggering a deadly attack. Two operation leaders were among five killed in the assault, with 17 dead overall at the village and airport. Statements claim German officials knew of the hostage control and danger.
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Samer Abdullah
Issa
Che Guevara
Afif
Saeed
Aboul Laban
Olympic
Lairport
Funeral for Mrs Mabel Alene McCombs Held in Charleston
Mrs Mabel Alene McCombs 62 of Charleston died Wednesday after a short illness. Funeral services were set for 12 30 p m Saturday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle with the Rev Henry O Loving officiating. Burial will follow in Wallace Memorial Cemetery. She is survived by a brother Bill of Fayetteville.
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William J. Payne
Route 2
Beckley
Hubbard St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
R. E. Pedigo
Sunset Memorial Park
Payne
Pear
J. S
Annie Payne
Missionary Baptist Church
Corinne
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Cora Bennett Payne
Owen
Baltimore
Jackie
Kernsville
Fred
Opal) Bowden
Geneva Payne
Oma Samson
Crab Orchard
Mae Mongeni
Allen Junction
Rose Mormino
Glenna Payne
Cincinnati
Ohio
Myrtle Armbrister
Ghent
Opie
Thomas Comer
Andy Dicciccou
Nathan
Howard Vass
Leo Barnibi
Jerry Harmon
Mabel Alene McCombs
Charleston
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Rainelle
Henry O. Loving
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Bill
Fayetteville
Mount Tabor Wreck Triggers Power Outage in Mabscott
A 1971 model car carrying Mabscott residents Dan Parrish and Annie Parrish lost control on Mount Tabor Road near Mount Tabor Baptist Church after being blinded by headlights. The crash toppled a power pole, cutting service to 250 Appalachian Power Co. customers. Police report the couple were treated and released, with full restoration completed by 12:50 am.
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Appalachian Power Co
Mount Tabor Road
Mabscott
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
M. D. Payne
Beckley Detachment
West Virginia State Police
Dan Parrish
Parrish
Annie Parrish
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Ray West
Vest
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Go Dav Ha
Jfast
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Turkey
Arthur Jones Jr
S. Rollyson
Mabel McCombs
Mt. Tabor
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