West Virginia Sam sells Will Test State Strip Law
Natural Resources Director T R Samsell opened the first test of the 1967 strip mining law by denying Sparks Coal Co a permit to strip coal near Grandview State Park. He cites aesthetic grounds noting the overlook’s beauty would be seriously distracted. The firm may appeal under the new law procedures.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
T. R. Samsell
Samsell
Sparks Coal Co
Layland
Fayette County
Grandview State Park
Beckley
Unemployment at New Low and Industrial Gains Reported
Unemployment in October fell to an all time low of about 30,400, the smallest figure since records began in 1960. The State Chamber of Commerce notes first ten months of the year show slightly higher business activity than 1966. Tax collections rose 13.3 percent and electric power production increased 12.4 percent, while auto sales declined 4.5 percent for the ten month period, marking the sharpest drop among key indicators.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Greenbrier to Bake Lynda Johnson Robb Wedding Cake
Greenbrier Hotel pastry chef Clement Maggia is crafting the six foot high 250 pound wedding cake for Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Capt. Charles S. Robb. The four pound cake tiers will be topped by a fruit cake tier and fondant icing. Maggia has finished the bottom two layers and the cake will be delivered to the White House next week for the December 9 wedding.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
UPI
Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles S. Robb
Greenbrier Hotel
Clement Maggia
Washington
Maggia
White House
Massive hunt fails to find Communist band in Candaba swamps
Manila reports that about 2,000 government troops searched the Candaba swamps, 70 miles north of Manila, for a Communist Huki bar believed to number 20 to 30 men after it ambushed and killed six Philippine soldiers and two civilians on Thursday.
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Manila
UPI
Candaba
Salvation Army Kettle Noise Sparks City Debates
In Huntington Beckley and Williamson business leaders clash with Salvation Army over loud carols and loudspeakers at kettle sites. Protests prompt a council hearing, a speaker ban, and a moved booth as donors and officials debate holiday traditions and fundraising goals.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Huntington
Beckley
Williamson
Salvation Army
Owen Duncan
John Earls
H. E. McMillan
Savings and Loan Company
Mr. McMillan
Capt
Roscoe Hines
Hines
Army Santa Clause ban in flight regulation
In Heidelberg Germany a U.S. Army rule states aviators must not transport personnel dressed as Santa Claus in Army aircraft. European headquarters confirmed the regulation came from the Department of the Army in Washington.
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Heidelberg
Germany
UPI
Santa Claus
Department of the Army
Washington
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