West Virginia House OKs 26 week abortion bill
The West Virginia House passed by 67 to 23 a bill allowing abortions up to 26 weeks with a life or health exception. Several delegates said they felt coerced yet supported the measure, citing a Supreme Court decision limiting abortion restrictions. Senate now considers the bill while other actions included a consumer law pass and an environmental protection bill advancing.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Senate
Del
Phyllis J. Rutledge
D-Kanawha
U.S. Supreme Court
Fred A. Grewe Jr
Ohio
Grewe
Supreme’ Court
Consumer Credit
House
Judiciary Committee
William Gilligan
Tyler
Louise Leonard
Jefferson
Alan A. Susman
Raleigh
Ralph Williams
Greenbrier
Observation plane shot down over Cambodia amid Mekong blockade
United Press International reports an Air Force OV10 was shot down in Cambodia with the pilot killed as Communist forces blockade Phnom Penh. President Nixon ordered Gen Haig to Phnom Penh and to visit Saigon, Vientiane, Bangkok to assess the crisis. An airlift of ammunition was begun as a convoy toward Phnom Penh was held by heavy fire.
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Aus
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Nixon
U.S
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Lon Nol
Haig
South Vietnam
Laos
Thailand
US. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Mekong River
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Indochina
United States
Southeast Asia
Henry A. Kissinger
Nationwide meat price rollback protests surge in major cities
About 500 protesters led by Women United for Action marched from Herald Square to the wholesale meat district in New York while smaller crowds gathered in Chicago. Rep William R Cotter announced a Coalition for the Rollback backing price cuts to 1973 levels as lawmakers pursue rollback measures. Meat sales dipped across cities though Friday showed some gains as marketers noted a slow impact from the price ceiling.
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New York
Chicago
Herald Square
New York City
14Th Street
Women United For Action
Women Strike For Peace
Loop
Civic Center Plaza
Washington
William R. Cotter
D-Conn
House Banking and Currency Committee
Pittsburgh
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Robert Onstead
Tex
Alcohol drug link revealed in Marshall study
Marshall University researchers Dr Ram N Singh and Loretta E Haddy report a significant relation between teenagers hallucinogenic drug use and both parents and peers alcohol consumption based on a Charleston high school study in the West Virginia Medical Journal. The study notes drinking patterns influence teen drug use but data insufficient to tie drinking to frequency of drug use.
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Huntington, W.va
Marshall University
Ram N. Singh
Marshall
Loretta E. Haddy
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Medical Journal
Nixon adviser Haig to survey Cambodia siege
Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr. was sent by President Nixon to Southeast Asia to report on the Cambodian Communist siege. He was to meet Cambodian President Lon Nol and brief U.S. and allied leaders after talks with Thieu.
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Louizell Haynes
Southeast Asia
Coast Guard
Haynes
Sanclemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Cambodia
Haig
Lon Nol
Nguyen van Thieu
Lawmakers Demand Watergate Testimony From White House Aides
Senate and House members from both parties press for White House aides to testify on the June 17 Watergate break in and alleged espionage, opposing executive privilege. Nixon warns cooperation expected. hearings anticipated after Easter recess.
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Washington
Congress
Watergate
Senate
Select Committee
Federal Grand Jury
McCord
White House
Nixon
Scherle
The Born Loser debuts in Sunday Dominion Post
A new comic character, The Born Loser, launches in the Sunday Dominion Post. Readers are invited to follow the misadventures of this hapless hero each week in the paper's comic section.
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Sunday Dominion Post
Senate OKs Consumer Credit and Protection Act
The state Senate approved the consumer credit and protection act by a 29 to 2 vote with little opposition and minimal debate, as reported by Robert C. Welling. The measure imposes new safeguards on lending and consumer transactions, aiming to curb unfair practices.
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Charleston
W.va
State Senate
Consumer Credit and Protection Act
Dam Regulation Bill Slated After Buffalo Creek Disaster
West Virginia senators heard a public testimony blasting a dam regulation bill as insufficient for coal waste dams. Witnesses urged stricter controls and warned the measure would legitimize above ground dumping. The bill moves to the House Judiciary Committee for review.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee
Carl Gainer
D Nicholas
Paul Kaufman
Black Lung Association
West Virginia economy pressed by rising meat prices
West Virginia officials say households suffer as food costs rise with meat prices. Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass blames changing eating habits for price shifts and warns of possible future controls. He accuses critics of land use decisions and the Army Corps of Engineers of land rustling, reducing prime farmland.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Gus Douglass
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bacon dangers unveiled
A privately financed report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest calls bacon the most dangerous supermarket item for cancer risk due to sodium nitrite. The study urges a ban, while USDA and FDA maintain nitrite prevents bacterial growth and poses less risk than the benefits.
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Washington
UPI
Center For Science
Agriculture Department
Food and Drug Administration
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UPI Telephoto
Eugene V. Risher
Dems
James W. McCord Jr
Robert C. Welling
Sens
Odell Huffman
Dmercer
J. Frank Deem
Stephanie Teague
Douglass
The
Associated Press
Bacon Dangers
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