Flights Cut Over North as Fighting Rages Near Saigon
U S command reports a curtailment of air raids on North Vietnam amid bad weather and peace talks while aircraft fly missions over Hanoi Haiphong and South Vietnam. In Saigon area fighting intensifies with Communist infiltrations near the capital and B 52s conducting operations within 30 miles of Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
USS
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
Hanoi- Haiphong
Thailand
Guar
South Vietnam
Ino
Fone
Hanoi Haiphong Complex
Haiphong
Sueei
Henrya. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
PRT Dedicated In Morgantown
UPI reports U S Transportation Secretary Volpe dedicates the Boeing designed Personal Rapid Transit system at West Virginia University linking downtown and Evansdale campuses. The first U S PRT in the nation, elevated cars run by push button computers aiming for fast clean transportation with future expansion planned to medical center and basketball coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
U.S. Transportation
John A. Volpe
Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
West Virginia University
Tke
Evansdale
Volpe
Wixon
Patricia Nixon Cox
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Arch Moore
Randolph
PRT
Byrd
Beckley City Finances Show Growth in Revenues and Spending
A 1961 62 to 1971 72 financial comparison details revenue increases from property taxes to liquor and business taxes, building permits, and parking meter funds. Expenditures rose from general government costs to police fire protection, health, recreation, streets, and library support, with notable shifts in dump fees and housing funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stover
Lanark
Jne
Raleigh
Wildwood
British Officers Deplore 'Animals' In Northern Ireland Violence
In Belfast a British officer condemned attackers using children as shields saying some combatants are “animals” not human. A 12-year-old boy died at a Londonderry hospital from a domestic shooting. Police note the death is unrelated to the three year violence. A parcel bomb exploded on a bus near Londonderry and another bomb damaged a shop in Belfast with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
UPD
New Lodge Road
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Creggan
Holywood Road
Curious Case In British Court Ends In Doubtful Will Plot
London prosecutors describe a case with a wealthy businessman a pretty model a forged will a Mexican duke and a missing lawyer. Eric Alba-Teran Shelagh Macintosh and Roland Shulman face charges over a will written on an envelope claiming Raphael left most of his fortune to Shulman and 12 cents and four photographs to his wife Penny Brahms. The trial continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPC
Old Bailey
Shelagh Macintosh
Raphael
Alba-Teran
Rolls-Royce
Buzzard
Roland Shulman
England
South America
Shulman
Miss Macintosh
France
Penny Brahms
Nixon Kissinger meet as Rogers sits in
In a Washington exchange the leaders Nixon and Kissinger planned a morning session with Secretary of State Rogers present. Campaign notes report Agnew denouncing McGovern defense cuts as derailing arms talks and inviting aggressive actions by others. Shriver accuses Nixon foes of CIA agent sabotage and forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Spiro T. Agnew
Twin Falls
Idaho
McGovern
Provo
Utah
Agrow
Sargent Shriver
Peoria
Ill
CIA
High Court To Hear Kent Case And Other Appeals
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Kent State students’ claims that Ohio National Guardsmen were trained to use fatal force against demonstrators after the 1970 campus shootings. The court will also decide if Air Force Capt Susani Strick can be discharged for pregnancy. and review Texas redistricting amid six incumbents facing each other.
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Northern
Ohio
U.S
Cambodia
High Court
Air Force
Susani
Vietnam
Alabama
Dallas Blacks Protest Third Police Shooting
About 400 community leaders and 150 to 200 demonstrators marched to City Hall in Dallas vowing to press complaints after a black man was wounded in a drug raid. Claude Williams, 23, shot in the head, remains in serious condition. police say the shooter aimed at officers and the investigation continues. The protest ended peacefully within minutes with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPD
City Hall
George. Holland
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Bob Shaw
Claude Williams
Williams
Shaw
Holland
Florida Agents Probe Primary Letter Defaming Senators
Federal agents investigate a phony Florida presidential primary campaign letter alleging illicit affairs of Senators Humphrey and Jackson. U S attorney John Briggs cites unnamed suspects and denies Republican dirty tricks. Tampa and Jackson campaign staff are involved but no official link established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
John Briggs
Briggs
Jack Anderson
Humphrey
Jackson
U.S
Tampa
FBI
Michael Ioietta
United States
Damage suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Richard Wiseman of Beckley sues Grady Whitlock Ford Inc and Ford Motor Co alleging a June 1971 truck was not as represented and seeking 4000 dollars. He claims engine replacements did not fix performance and cites 17 percent silicon dirt in oil. Wiseman seeks 2200 for engine replacement and depreciation plus 1800 for loss of use. Rish Equipment Co sues Emerson Stover for 3918.24 on a note due August 1 1971 dated May 25 1971. Charles W and Jean Nelson and Gray Lumber Co are defendants in a mechanic lien action by Gene Crone for 12930 on a Shady Spring farm house built under a Dec 21 1971 contract. Crone alleges Gray Lumber Co holds a lien of 7643.47 and seeks sale of the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wiseman
Beckley
Grady Whitlock
Ford Inc
Ford Motor Co
Raleigh County
Wiseman
Rish Equipment Co
Emerson Stover
Stover Trucking Co
Charles W
Jean Nelson
Gray Lumber Co
Gene Crone
Crone
Shady Spring
Gray Lumber ‘Co
Weather Limits Boggs Search
The hunt for a missing plane carrying House Majority Leader Hale Boggs and three others entered its ninth day as bad weather hampered search efforts. Brig. Gen. Frank Everest arrived with aides to observe operations, while officials remained hopeful of finding survivors if the plane is located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Air Force
Hale Boggs
Frank. Everest
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Scott” Air Force
Boggs
Nick Begich
Russell Brown
Don E. Jonz
Juneau
Henry Stoecker
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Moore Defends Road and Strip Mining at West Virginia Campaign
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore defended strip mining jobs and pledged road and highway development during a central West Virginia campaign tour. He linked surface and underground mining to 65 000 statewide jobs, defended I 79 construction as economic lifeline, and addressed critics amid a day of ceremonies with officials including John Volpe and Patricia Nixon Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Valtration
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
U.S. Transportation
John A. Volpe
Nixon
Patricia Nixon Cox
Buckhannon
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller
State of
West
iOn Dot
Lewis ‘County
Pennsylvania
Charleston
Wheeling
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia
John Hadari 79 of Fairdale died after a car crash near Surveyor Avenue. His body lies at Webb and Neal Funeral Home awaiting arrangements. Stanley Steplowski 56 of Mount Hope died en route to Oak Hill hospital from a possible heart attack. He is survived by wife Julia Amelia Richards Steplowski several siblings and stepchildren. funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with Rosary tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hadari
Fairdale
Hadari
Beckley Hospital
W. Va
Surveyor
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Stanley ‘Steplowski
Mount Hope
Tyree
West Denies Endorsing Strip Mining In WV
Democratic headquarters claim Jerry West did not endorse strip mining and that his remarks were misrepresented in a film. West Virginia University officials and Morgantown Post columnist questioned context of a letter he allegedly wrote about strip mining and conservation.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry West
Monday West
West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association
John D. Rockefeller IV
Arch A. Moore Jr
Rockefeller
Robert L.smith
West
Jones
West ‘Virginia
Cabin Creek
WVU
Maxey
Korean Talks Face Long Road in Red Cross Talks
North Korea warned anti-Communist sentiment in South Korea could hinder dialogue and delay family reunifications. It proposed mutual Red Cross missions and a joint committee to smooth talks, as South Korea urged a purely humanitarian approach. Observers expect difficult negotiations after opening sessions in Pyongyang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
UPS
North Korea
South Korea
Red Cross
Pyongyang
Kim Tae-Hui
South
Kim
Guilty Plea Entered by Randy Snodgrass in Raleigh Court
Randy Lee Snodgrass, 18, of MacArthur pleaded guilty in Raleigh County Circuit Court to possession of marijuana. He entered a not guilty plea to drug sale charges from an arrest on March 14. Judge C Berkley Lilly accepted the plea without adjudication and deferred judgment to June 4 per motion by attorney W A Thornhill III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Lee Snodgrass
MacArthur
Raleigh County
C. Berkley Lilly
W. A. Thornhill III
Charles Shrewsbury Rites Held for Daniels Veteran
Funeral services for Charles Thurmond Shrewsbury 83 of Daniels are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. L A Garten. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. He died Monday at a local hospital after a long illness. Born August 6 1889 in Daniels he was a WWI veteran and retired state road worker. Survived by wife Alberta Sumner Shrewsbury two brothers Albert and Lonnie and sister Mrs Cora Farley. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thurmond Shrewsbury
Daniels
Rose and Quesenberry ‘Peace Chapel
L. A. Garten
Sunset ‘Memorial Park
Shrewsbury
Marcus ‘D
Martha Hylton Shrewsbury
Alberta
Sumner Shrewsbury
Albert
Lonnie
Cora Farley
Funeral services for George A Lawson held near Midway
Funeral services for George Arthur Lawson 48 of Midway were set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams Chapel with Rev. O O White officiating. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens follows. He died of an apparent heart attack Saturday at 7 30 am while hunting near White Sulphur Springs. He was a disabled miner and UMWA Local 5955 member. Survived by wife Ruth, son George Luther Lawson of Midway, daughters Mary Williams of Germany Rita and Jean at home, and two grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Funeral home open 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arthur Lawson
Midway
Williams
McAlpine
Ruth Lawson
George Luther Lawson
David
Mary) Williams
Germany
Rita
Jean
Charles Cook
David Frost
Junior Canaday
Lawrence Sturgill
Leon Sturgill
O'Dell Testerman
Funeral services for Mrs Ollie Ida Coalson Funneral
Mrs Ollie Ida Coalson Funneral services for Mrs Ollie Ida Coalson 75 of Resaco will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Revs Norman Gray and Earnest Dunford officiating Burial will follow in the Coal City cemetery Mrs Coalson died at 9 a m Monday at a local hospital funeral home after 5 p m to
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Ida Coalson
Resaco
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Norman Gray
Earnest Dunford
Coal City
Bowling services set for Beaver man Theron R Bowling
The family of Theron Ralph Bowling 63 of Beaver will receive friends after 6 p m today. Funeral services are at 2 pm Wednesday at the Crow Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Carlos Perry officiating. Burial follows at Redden Cemetery Crow. Body will lie in state at the church one hour before service. A daughter Mrs Eugene Worley was incorrectly listed as Mrs Eugene Moore Worley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theron
Ralph Bowling
Beaver
Webb
Mrs Hollins Edwards 71 Dies in Coal City
Mrs Hollins Edwards aged 71 of Coal City died at 1130 p.m. Her body lies in state at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie ‘Hollins Edwards
Coal ‘City
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
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John Cabot
Sebastian
Canada
Kent
Dallas Blacks
Robert Young
Young
Stanley Steplowski
Smoke House
Steplowski
Sts. Peter and Paul
Scarbro
Lochgelly
John
Josephine Dering Steplowski
Julia
Amelia Richards Steplowski
Steve
Price Hill
Packs Branch
Joe
Bradley
Walter
Kilsyth
Patty Adkins
Larry Sheehan
Hopewell
Long Road
Charles Shrewsbury
George A. Lawson
Mrs
Ollie I. Coalson
Theron R. Bowling
Bessie Edwards
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