Nixon to keep Agnew as running mate in 1972 ticket
President Nixon announced he will retain Vice President Spiro Agnew on the 1972 Republican ticket, ending questions of replacing Agnew. Agnew, touring the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, praised campaigning on issues and criticized the Democratic Party as ideologically elite.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Miami Beach
Texas
John B. Connally
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Total
Air Pollution Crisis Eases Across Eastern Seaboard
A mass of stagnant air over the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest eased on Saturday though heat remains intense. Humidity drop and winds helped reduce smoky haze in Pittsburgh and parts of Ohio while New York cleared with thunderstorms.
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Seaboard
Middle West
East
Pittsburgh
Ohio
New York
Baltimore-Washington, D.C
National Weather Center
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio Health Department
Health Department
WV impoundments deemed immediate threats eight in state
The Wahler report, ordered after the Buffalo Creek flood, finds eight of ten coal mine slag impoundments in West Virginia pose immediate danger. Surveyed May and June 1972 across about 2,000 piles, two sites in Kentucky also flagged, with 130 more gob piles needing non-immediate corrections.
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U.S. Department of Interior
West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
A. J. Wahler
Interior Department
Wahler
Kentucky
Robert Swenarton
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Swenarton
Amherst No
Lundale
W.va
Amherst Coal Co
Communists cut Viets main supply road to Quang Tri
Communist troops halted traffic on Highway 1 between Quang Tri city and Hue, isolating 20 000 South Vietnamese soldiers trying to retake the northern province capital. The ambush by about 20 entrenched fighters damaged vehicles and stopped the land link between Hue bases and the Quang Tri task force.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri City
Hue
Quang Tri
Donald A. Davis
Highway 1
Phong Dien Bridge
Doctor notes flood crisis patterns in Agnes aftermath
Wilkes-Barre psychiatrist Dr. Edward M. Whalen says disasters trigger personal crisis periods in victims, though Agnes survivors have not yet shown a clear rise. He cites stress patterns from Camille and the 1971 California quake, noting mood shifts often appear in months ahead amid fatigue, loss, and frustration. Community relief efforts are helping, but optimism remains limited.
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Wilkes-Barre
UPI
Edward M. Whalen
Gulf Coast
California
Whalen
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Nine miners unaccounted after Blacksville No 1 mine fire
At Blacksville No 1 mine, Consolidation Coal Co reports nine miners unaccounted for after a fire started by a continuous miner. Rescue teams work underground while officials monitor exits and guard access as state and federal mine officials arrive. The incident occurs in the Blacksville division, the newest unit of Consolidation Coal Co. in West Virginia.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville
Adler Spotte
Consolidation Coal
Spotte
Sunday Dominion Post
Richard L. Green
Blacksville No. 1
No. 2
Blacksville No
Blacksville No. 2
West Virginia
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Ling-Ling
Peking
Panhandle
Allegheny
Morgantown
Dominion-Post
Dehue
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Corp
Barrett
Boone County
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Bethlehem
van. W.va
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Guyan
Stow
Island Creek Coal Co
Ragland
Mingo County
National Mines Corp
Agoma
McDowell County
United Pocahontas Mine Co
Flood
Woodrow Wilson
The
American Medical News
Bulletin
University Hospital
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