Six miners survive ten days trapped by flood in West Virginia mine
Six miners rescued after ten days trapped deep in a coal mine report surviving on dirty mine water and a single two sandwich bucket. They credit discipline and prayer, while four others perished as floodwaters broke from an adjoining empty mine. Rescue came by fellow miners and God’s aid, with all six in good condition in Sacred Heart Hospital Richwood.
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Kennedy and McCarthy consider joint effort in race
UPI reports Senator Robert F. Kennedy seeks alliance with Senator Eugene McCarthy to challenge the status quo in the Democratic nomination as Kennedy campaigns in California and Oregon. McCarthy says Nebraska results won’t end his bid. Nixon calls for campus purge of violent student elements. Rockefeller comments on Nebraska showing and write-in results.
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U S Marines Hit Communist Trench Complex Near Da Nang
UPI reports heavy fighting across Vietnam from Da Nang to Kontum as 562 Americans were killed last week the highest weekly toll. Marines struck a trench and bunker complex southwest of Da Nang while 298 Communists were reported killed in the Mekong Delta and surrounding areas.
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No-Photo Bias Delayed Teacher Applications in 1950s
Mrs Joseph Wagner recalls a Scottsdale school district practice where some job applicants photos were deemed too dark and removed before board review. She notes no applications were discarded on that basis and asserts a secretary overemphasized images during the hiring process.
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Scottsdale
Joseph Wagner
Students face draft risk as new rules limit deferments
Washington reports that graduate students entering programs this fall now face a 50-50 chance of being drafted. The Pentagon reduced overall calls for the year, while new rules block occupational deferments for about 226,000 potential grads outside medical fields.
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Rural Fire Responds to Three Minor Scottsdale Area Fires
The Rural Fire Department answered three fire alarms in Scottsdale. The first brush fire at 85th Street and McDowell Road caused no damage with unknown origin. The second minor blaze at Tonalea School, 68th Street and Oak Street, was extinguished. The third occurred in a trash container at 909 North Hayden Road, with a vital cause noted.
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Fashion Park to Host Paint-in by Scottsdale Artists League
Biltmore Fashion Park will host a two day paint-in featuring Scottsdale Artists League members from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public will vote on displayed paintings Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. ballots available at the mall.
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Scottsdale
Arizona figure John Haugh weighs return to state legislature
Tucson veteran Republican John Haugh, former 14 year Arizona House member and 1965-66 majority floor leader, considers another bid. He is currently Republican national committeeman and has not decided whether to seek the House or Senate seat in his 70th Tucson district, amid three GOP incumbents.
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Tornado toll climbs to 68 across 11 states
A swarm of 67 to 68 tornadoes across 11 states including Arkansas Illinois Iowa and Tennessee left at least 68 dead and hundreds injured. National Guard aided cleanup as towns like Jonesboro suffered severe destruction with many homes destroyed and vehicles overturned.
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Obituary of Effie Lemon 75 Valley resident
Effie Lemon 75 of 2815 N. 48th St. Valley resident since 1912 died Tuesday in a Phoenix nursing home. Born in Wallace Nebraska she moved from San Diego California and was active in West End Baptist Church. Survived by husband Allen and sister Rachel Christensen of Phoenix. Services Friday at 20 p.m. at APL Moore and Sons Mortuary. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Obituary Notice of Minnie M Mellage in Scottsdale
Minnie M Mellage 81 died Wednesday in Scottsdale Baptist Hospital after residing there since 1964. Born in Spring Valley Ohio she moved from Birch Run Michigan. Survived by daughter Phyllis Wells of Scottsdale and a brother and sister in Ohio. Services Saturday 11 a.m. at Green Acres Mortuary burial at Green Acres Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.
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Stanford student body race ends in Hayes win
Dennis Hayes, 23, a Stanford junior from Washington, won the runoff for student body president with 3,458 votes. Vicky Drake, 38 22 36, placed second with 2,136 votes after leading in a preliminary election. Drake conceded at a Palo Alto tavern as Hayes pledged serious reforms.
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