Brotherton Wins Ninth-Ballot Victory for Senate Presidency
In Charleston West Virginia Democrats chose Sen. William T Brotherton Jr of Charleston as Senate president on the ninth ballot after a two hour caucus. He defeated Sen J C Dillon Jr of Hinton 13 11 as four candidates competed with 12 12 deadlocks on ballots two through six. Brotherton will be formalized when the legislature convenes January 10.
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Charleston
W. Va
William T. Brotherton Jr
Senate
Brotherton
J. C. Dillon Jr
Hinton
William A. Moreland
Morgantown
Hans McCourt
Webster Springs
McCourt
Chamber
Chester R. Hubbard
Wheeling
John E. Carrigan
State Supreme Court
McManus Reappointed House Speaker in West Virginia Caucus
Del Lewis N. McManus of Beckley was nominated by Democrats for speaker after his quick rise from Finance Committee chair to speaker following Ivor Boiarsky's death. Republican gains reduced Democratic control to 57 43 as Seibert secured minority leader for his eighth term.
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Charleston
W.va
del. Lewis N. McManus
Beckley
House of Delegates
Raleigh
Ivor Boiarsky
McManus
del. George H. Seibert Jr
Wheeling
Seibert
Ohio County
Libel suit planned by MFD leaders against Boyle committee
Mike Trbovich and two MFD leaders announce a $750,000 libel suit to be filed Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Named defendants include Boyle reelection campaign staff and District 5 members.
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Vied
Pittsburgh
Mike Trbovich
Miners For Democracy
United Mine Workers
MFD
UMW
W. A
Tony’ Boyle
Common Pleas Court
Allegheny County
Trbovich
Louis Antal
UMW District 5
Nick DeVince
Local 1248
Union
Louis Evans
Boyle
Michael Budzonoski
District 5
Emmett Speelman
George Lipscombe
Jack Gresh
David Bayne
Nixon Instructs Kissinger On Vietnam Talks Timeline
President Nixon gave final instructions to Henry Kissinger before the envoy heads to Paris to resume secret talks. White House officials voiced optimism a settlement is near with hopes for a peace agreement within weeks. Saigon sources claim Nixon aims to sign by December 15 while Le Duc Tho proposes December 19 for the signing.
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Nixon
Henry A Kissinger
White House
Paris
Vietnam
Kissinger
Key Biscayne
Fla
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
le Duc Tho
Viet Cong National Liberation Front
le Monde
Thieu
le Monde Dispatch
U.S
Ronald L. Ziegler
Tran van Lam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South
Warplanes pound more Red sites in Indochina
UPI reports near record bombing as 3000 B52s plus jets target Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Monsoon rains slow fighting in Quang Tri, floods disrupt face to face battles as air strikes press on in the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Indochina
Quang Tri Province
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Cambodia
Saravane
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Kenneth F. Englade
Nixon plans extensive White House staff cuts
President Nixon intends broad reductions in White House staff while keeping the top aides intact for his second term. Kissinger Haldeman Ehrlichman will remain in their current posts with others in steady roles, including Timmons and Rose Mary Woods. The report notes accompanying diplomatic moves amid Vietnam peace talks and a looming cease fire.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
UPI
Nixon
White House
Ronald Siegler
Henry A. Kissinger
H.R. Haldeman
John D Ehrlichman
Kissinger
Harvard
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
William F. Timmons
Rose Mary Wood
Miners Vote in Federal Union Election Day Two
United Mine Workers members cast ballots at makeshift polling places across Appalachia for day two of the federal union election. Weather aided turnout while Labor Department officials monitored sites. Early indications in District 17 show moderate voting as the contest centers on incumbent W A Boyle versus reformer Arnold Miller.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Appalachia
U.S. Labor Department
District 17
Miners’ Union
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Arnold Miller
West Virginia
The Biglow Papers Excerpt on Women and Speech
A compact excerpt reflects on gender speech patterns noting that women’s responses can seem natural yet puzzling in social dialogue. The voice offers humorous critique of manners and expression in a late 19th century context.
Nader Raiders Report Warns Aerosol Cans Could Explode
Ralph Nader engineering team charges industry has ignored cheap safety fixes for aerosol dispensers. They urge federal treble damages for injuries and describe scratches or low temp seam melts as ways to prevent explosions. Nine deaths and six blindness cases cited from hospital reports.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Ralf Hotchkiss
Nader
Center For Concerned Engineering
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University of Pittsburgh
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