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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1972
Page
1
The Logan County community faces lasting change after a February 26 1972 coal waste dam failure unleashed death and destruction in Buffalo Creek hollow. Residents recall the disaster as railroad rebuilds resume and locals dream of exit routes like a road to Georgia.
The Defense Department said three cruisers Oklahoma City Newport News and Providence moved about 300 miles south to off the northern coast of South Vietnam to resume bombardment. Pentagon stressed no easing of the blockade and ships remain on station around the Gulf of Tonkin with a notification line to deter approaching vessels.
Tass quoted radiograms from captains aboard Soviet flag ships inside Haiphong harbor saying U S mines and bombs will not stop their voyages. The Morshansk Michurin and Balashikha crews pledged steadiness and to aid Vietnam as air raids continued.
Edith N Barber wife of physician and mother of three sons in medicine law and political science was named 1972 West Virginia Mother of the Year. Governor Moore to honor her with a Sunday service citation at Kanawha Presbyterian Church. She trained as a registered nurse and volunteered at Charleston General and Kanawha Valley Memorial hospitals. During World War II she taught Red Cross Nurse Aide training. Her son Dr D Brown Barber is a Charleston general practitioner. James David Barber a Yale professor and soon head of political science at a Durham NC university. Timothy N Barber is a trial lawyer.
U S Marine helicopters ferried over 1 000 South Vietnamese marines into Quang Tri to counter the Communist offensive amid renewed fighting around Kontum City in the Central Highlands. North Vietnamese forces attacked Kontum and Pleiku areas with tanks and artillery, while U S bombers and ground troops aimed to blunt advances and protect Hue and Da Nang.
A Greyhound bus rear ended a tractor trailer on an East Tennessee highway at 5 45 a m. EDT killing 14 and injuring 15 survivors. The wreck left both vehicles twisted into junk as dawn light broke over Bean Station area. Thea Jackson of Mobile described the scene as a nightmare.
Ron Flory and Tom Wilkinson received $1000 bonuses after surviving seven days in the Sunshine Silver Mine shaft disaster in Kellogg Idaho. One hundred eight miners escaped. 91 died. General manager Marvin C. Chase distributed the bonuses, while the two men planned uncertain futures and avoided comment.
The Morgantown Post lists upcoming full coverage of WVU commencement activities in tomorrow’s issue with references to pages 1 B and 3 B. The paper promises weekend commencement details and a features lineup on local news pages.
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