Interior to deny strip mining permits on steep slopes
Secretary of the Interior plans to deny strip mining permits on slopes greater than two degrees. Rep. Ed Edmondson argues the ban is too harsh while Rep. Ken Hechler urges EPA enforcement due to the Bureau of Mines weak track record. Hechler favors shifting oversight to EPA.
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Secretary of the Interior
Ed Edmondson
D-Okla
Appalachia
Edmondson
Ken Hechler
West
House approves 20 degree stripping limit to curb strip mining
The House Interior Committee voted for a bill to ban strip mining in steep mountain areas and create a 100 million dollar federal reclamation fund. An amendment for a 10 cent per ton royalty was rejected.
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Seele
Screesraraemarers
Cap Hore
House Group
Washington
UPI
House
House Interior Committee
Ten Slain Olympic Athletes Return Home in Mourning
Israeli ceremonies honored ten Olympic competitors killed by Arab guerrillas in Munich. Coffins draped in Star of David arrived as relatives sobbed and cabinet members attended. Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allen denounced the attackers as a murderous gang while Germany faced hostage negotiations and ongoing fallout.
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Tel. Aviv
UPI
Munich
Germany
David Berger
Cleveland
Ohio
Yigal Allen
Israel
Joseph Romano
Allen
Abba Eban
Tsiae
Eban
Boyle and Miller Qualify For UMW Ballot In Court Election
Incumbent Tony Boyle and insurgent Arnold Miller both qualified for the United Mine Workers president ballot in a court ordered election set for December 18. Boyle, previously invalidated in 1969, has been convicted of illegally channeling union funds and faces federal prison time. Miller received substantial local nominations amid union tensions.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Tony Boyle
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
Boyle
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
UMW
Miller
Pittston Co
Runj
McGraw Pushes Special Session Over Mine Impoundments
At least 118 people were killed on February 26 when a Buffalo Mining Co. dam, a Pittston subsidiary, collapsed. The commission urged empaneling a grand jury to probe the disaster and Moore said recommendations would be offered as 1972 legislative bills to bring impoundments under state jurisdiction.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
House of Delegates
Arch Moore
Buffalo Creek
del. Warren McGraw
Wyoming
Moore
Commission
Pittston
Buffalo Mining Co
McGraw
Masked gunmen slay seven tourists at Virgin Islands golf club
In Christ ansted St. Croix gunmen burst from bushes at Fountain Valley Golf Course dining area and fired on diners. Eight killed, three injured, wallets and about $700 looted. Islandwide manhunt underway with police from St. Thomas and Puerto Rico assisting.
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Swank
Virgin Islands Golf Clubhouse
Christiansted
St. Croix
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas
David Maas
FBI
Fountain Valley
Maas
Charles
Harwood Hospital
Ford Tarbutt
Weather outlook Beckley area cool and showers likely
Sunny this afternoon with a high around 70. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low near 50. Friday brings increasing cloudiness and showers or thundershowers likely, high mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 10 percent this afternoon, 20 percent tonight, 60 percent Friday.
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Beckley
Hanoi Keeps Faithful Ambitions Amid Nixon Re-Election Fears
Western diplomats in Hong Kong say Hanoi believes Nixon will win and may intensify air strikes. They note Hanoi hoped McGovern would win, but now expect four more years of Nixon. Despite renewed bombing and Haiphong mining, supplies move via trucks from China and Soviet support continues.
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Keyes
Chicago Daily News
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Nixon
North Vietnam
George
McGovern
Haiphong Harbor
Jaden
China
U. S
Peking
Moscow
Haiphong
Deadlocked Talks End as US and USSR Clash on Test Ban
The 1972 Geneva disarmament session closed with the United States and Soviet Union still blocked over a comprehensive underground test ban. Soviet negotiator Roschin blamed Western delays while US negotiator Martin argued on-site inspections are needed to prevent cheating. Both sides signaled efforts to bring China to the General Assembly and to pursue a chemical weapons ban as a followup.
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Geneva
UPS
United States
Soviet Union
Alexei Roschin
Joseph Martin Jr
U.S
Washington
Martin
United: Nations, General : Assembly
General Assembly
China
United
States
Communists Advance On Tien Phuoc Amid Da Nang Link Threat
Communist forces seized the South Vietnamese headquarters at Tien Phuoc and threatened to control the district town, a key Da Nang defense link. U.S. reports said two U.S. Navy jets were shot down over North Vietnam with one crew missing and the other rescued. An explosion killed three civilians at a Saigon militia office, marking the first such attack in over a month.
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Saigon
UPI
Tien Phuoc
da Nang
U.S
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Hancock
Thanh Hoa
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Gulf of Tonkin
Tien Phuo¢c J
Hill 211
Bassett
One American Killed as Five Missing in Vietnam Action
One American was killed in Vietnam last week, the lowest weekly death toll since the week ending Christmas Day. Five Americans were reported missing captured or interned in the same week, all from warplanes shot down behind Communist lines, per U.S. command.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
GOP Picks Treasurer Candidate for West Virginia
State Republican Party Chair Tom Potter announced Latelle M. Bud LaFollette of Charleston as the GOP candidate for state treasurer. He will face Democrat John H. Kelly, the incumbent, who had no primary opposition. LaFollette has investment experience and party activity, including work in the securities division under the Underwood era.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Republican Party
Tom Potter
Latelle M
Bud” LaFollette
GOP
LaFollette
John H. Kelly
Potter
Securities Division
State Auditor’s Office
Underwood
Pool Etiquette and Public Notices From Beckley Community
City recreation board bans wearing cut off shorts at Beckley pool due to pockets filling with water and belt buckles risk. Swimming lessons planned for pool opening next season by the City Recreation Department. The 22nd Amendment limits presidents to two elected terms and extra rule. Hitches in Beckley illegal without parental permission. penalties include fines up to $100 or 10 days in jail.
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Beckley
New River Park
Kermit Rowe
City Recreation Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Virginia
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