Nixon rejects cease fire in Vietnam talks
In Saigon Henry Kissinger met Thieu as Nixon rejected a proposed cease-fire. legislators said Thieu reported no reason given for the rejection while Thieu and Kissinger discussed the Paris peace talks. Officials offered few details on the sessions and emphasized ongoing discussions between the sides.
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Saigon
UPS
Henry A
Kissinger
Thieu
Nguyen i
Nixon
van Thieu
Oore
Paris
Tin Song
Live News
Hoang Duc Nha
Cratic
Sen
George S
McGovern
United T
South Regains Hamlet as Planes Strike North
South Vietnamese troops reoccupied a hamlet eight miles north of Saigon on the central coast after allied air strikes. Communist forces reportedly suffered casualties and damaged Highway 1 as clashes extended across the region. North of Hanoi, U S warplanes destroyed Yen Bai railroad yard and a bridge, while Viet Cong losses were reported near Ben Cat and other battle zones.
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Saigon
UPS
Ben Cat
U.S
North Vietnam
Yen Bai
Hanoi
Communist
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
Tokyo
Six Americans Win Nobel Prizes in Physical Sciences
Six American scientists shared the Nobel Awards in Chemistry and Physics worth 100000 dollars each. Physics honors went to John Bardeen Leon N Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer for superconductivity studies. Chemistry honors went to Christian B Anfinsen and Stanford Moore with William H Stein for ribonuclease structure and activity.
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Stockholm
UPI
John Bardeen
University of Ilinois
Leon N. Cooper
Brown University
John Robert Schrieffer
University of Pennsylvania
Christian B. Anfinsen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Stanford Moore
William H. Stein
Rockefeller University
New York
Anfinsen
Moore
Stein
Bardeen, Cooper and Schrieffer
Bardeei
Hutchinson Connects Vandalism to City Strike in Charleston
Mayor John Hutchinson linked the 72 storefront vandalism incidents and a pre dawn dynamite bomb at the city incinerator to the ongoing garbage workers strike. Police defused the homemade dynamite device hours later. AFSCME denies any striking workers’ involvement and investigators pursue evidence.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPD
John Hutchinson
American Federation of State
Commuters Revolt Over Penn Central Breakdown
In Mount Vernon New York hundreds of Penn Central riders resisted a breakdown on Thursday morning after a 7 03 train from Stamford broke down at Columbus Avenue station. Commuters blocked tracks and tried to reach Manhattan as crews scrambled to restore service.
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Mount Vernon
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
Somej
Pelham
Stamford
Conn
Manhattan
Columbus Avenue
Tthe
Rockefeller Promises Coal Aid and Miner Safety Boost
Democratic candidate John D Rockefeller IV pledges state university collaboration to remove sulfur from coal in the Northern Panhandle and to improve miners safety. He also says the industry lacks federal backing compared with atomic research and promises more jobs and profits without compromising safety or miners’ families.
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Morgantown
W.va
UPI
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia University
Rockefeller
Northern
Panhandle
West Virginia
Liberalized UMW soft coal pension rules take effect
The United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund on Thursday liberalized pension eligibility for soft coal miners to receive $150 monthly, effective November 1. The changes erase the final-year union-mine work requirement and end the pre-1965 bituminous industry rule, while hard coal miners remain under a separate plan.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine ‘Workers Welfare’ and Retirement Fund
UMWA
UN Uder
Edward L. Carey
Paul R. Dean
Carey
Iman
Europeans Seek Faster Unity in Common Market
Nine nation leaders at the Paris summit agreed to boost efforts toward a common foreign policy and to study methods for political cooperation. Foreign ministers will meet four times yearly, up from two, to coordinate policy while France urges cautious progress. The final communique will stress warm ties with the US, Japan, and the Soviet bloc.
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Paris
UPI
Europe
Georges Pompidou
Netherlands
France
Pompidou
Brussels
United Press ‘International
Barend Biesheuvel
Pnakovich Blames Consol For Blacksville Deaths
UMW vice president Leonard Pnakovich accuses Consolidation Coal Co. of negligence in nine deaths at Blacksville No. 1 mine on July 22. He warns of possible legal action as UMW hearings by the U.S. Bureau of Mines proceed. Local officials testifie about safety lapses and moves to improve emergency response and equipment insulation.
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Morgantown
W.va
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No
Leonard Pnakovich
Fairemont
UMW
Consol
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Blacksville No. 1
State of
West Virginia
Pnakovich
Consolidation Coal. Co
UMW District 31
Northern
Pankovich
Ronnie Statler
Stanley Osecky
Richard Green
Green
Weather Forecast for Beckley and Vicinity
Mostly sunny this afternoon with a high in the mid 40s. Clear tonight as the low reaches the upper 20s. Increasing clouds Saturday with a high in the low 50s. Probability of precipitation near zero this afternoon and tonight, rising to about 10 percent Saturday.
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Beckley
UF Fails To Reach Goal In Third Report Meeting
The United Fund of Raleigh County fell short of its $95,000 goal in its third report meeting at Henry's Restaurant, coming within $19,932.75. Pacemaker Division pledges added $7,642.50 to a $44,707.50 total. major gifts $7,156.75. special gifts $1,090. public service $3,465. Total pledges reach $75,067.25.
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United Fund
Raleigh
Gary Watts
Henry
Indictments Update in Yablonski Murder Case
In Pittsburgh UPI reports two United Mine Workers officers Albert Pass and William Prater pled innocent on new indictments. They join seven others charged in the 1969 Clarksville Pa. killings of Yablonski his wife and daughter. The new charges carry life imprisonment.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Yablonski
U. S
Robert C. Mitchell
Albert E.pass
Middleboro
UMW International Executive Board
William J. Prater
LaFollette
Tenn
UMW International
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Clarksville
Pass
Prater
Hechler and Miller to Attend Rally in Boone County
Rep. Ken Hechler and Arnold Miller the Miners for Democracy candidate for UMW president will appear together at a rally in Boone County on Sunday. MFD officials Harry Patrick and Dr. Donald Rasmussen will also participate at Wharton.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
Arnold Miller
Miners ‘For Democracy
United Mine Workers Union
Boone County
Harry Patrick
MFD
iDr
Donald Rasmussen
Wharton
Requirements to become a City policeman and where to learn more
The city police applicant must be 21 to 35, pass medical and civil service exams, pass a personal investigation, and have one year residency in the city. If insufficient city residents apply, county residents with one year residency may be considered. For personal property tax, WV law taxes real and personal property, with one third of 150 million dollars going to personal property and most funds supporting public education, county government, and municipalities.
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Beckley
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Larry Stover
West Virginia
Richard L. Dailey
Dailey
Apollo 17 passes major test ahead of moon launch
CAPE KENNEDY Apollo 17 underwent a thorough test of the moonship to clear the way for final preparations for the December 6 launch. Astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt joined in the simulated countdown then engineers continued system checks with a 13 day mission in mind. Space Center official Paul Donnelly said it was a good test and noted there were no more than 20 problems.
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Cape Kennedy
UPC
Paul C. Donnelly
Kennedy Space Center
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H
Jack” Schmitt
Donnelly
Granny Receives Suspended Sentence in Cornflakes Extortion
Susanne Ellyn Reid a 71 year old grandmother from Lake Tahoe sat in a wheelchair as Washoe District Judge Grant Bowen gave her a five year suspended prison term and five years probation for an extortion attempt against Harrah's Reno. Reid admitted making a bomb from cornflakes and nondairy creamer and demanding 100000 on July 26.
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Reno
Nev
UPD
Susanne Ellyn Reid
Lake Tahoe
Michael Specchio
Public Defender’s Office
Washoe
Grant Bowen
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Chamber of Deputies
Thien
Politburo
le Duc Tho
Thong
Vietnam
Physical Sciences
Anfinsén
Moore and
Swedish Academy of Sciences
Hutchinson
Jay
Blacksville
Hechler
Miller
Yeats
Apollo
Granny
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