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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1972
Page
8
The Nixon Agnew ticket won 61 percent of the national vote securing 49 states. The GOP advanced to a sweeping presidential win but lost ground to Democrats in the Senate and in several state governorships.
The Dominion-Post reports a local weatherman pledging 1973 weather goals including predicting rain with good humor, enjoying sunny spells, dressing for all seasons, and buying a new umbrella as West Virginia faces variable conditions with highs in the 50s to 60s and night lows in the 20s to 30s. Police in Morgantown arrest Delano Stalnaker for DUI, lodged after a 7:40 p.m. incident. Obituaries notice for Nellie Byrd of Mannington aged 90 and Clara Adelene Schaffer of Martin River, Ontario, both with funeral arrangements under way.
Rescue crews battled darkness in a Florida Everglades swamp after a jet crash killed several and left many injured. Officials reported 87 to 93 survivors among 167 to 171 aboard while witnesses described scattered wreckage, flooded water, and frantic searches for loved ones.
Multiple obituaries list Minnie May Holmes of Smithfield Pennsylvania age 72 with surviving daughter Kathleen Sherman and relatives. Cora L. Garlow of Maidsville with three nephews and a niece. Brian Adam Prough age 19 months son of Jack and Edna Prough with siblings and extended family. Emsie Caroline Post of Detroit Michigan with children Raymond and Sylvia and siblings and grandchildren. Services and calling hours are noted for each, with burial at Gladesville.
Nellie Byrd 90 Mannington died Dec 29 1972 at home. Garlow Cora L 89 Maidsville died Dec 29 1972 at Williams Rest Home Clarksburg. Phillips Albert Dean 60 Bruceton Mills died Dec 28 1972 at home. Post Emsie Caroline 82 Detroit died Dec 29 1972. Prough Brian Adam 19 months Akron Children’s Hospital died Dec 28 1972. Shaffer Clara Adelene 53 Martin River Ontario died Dec 28 1972 in North Bay Ontario. Burial and service details follow for each.
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