Dominion Post May 21 1972 Morganton Safety Call
John M Ashcraft director of the West Virginia Department of Mines urged that future safety planning in coal mining outstrip productive developments to improve safety records. He spoke at the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute urging pre installation safety considerations and proactive measures.
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THE
Dominion Post
Morganton
John M. Ashcraft
West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Ashcraft
Mines Department
Department of Mines
Donald P. Schlick
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Morgantown
Jay Hillary Kelley
University School of Mines
John Blosser
Methane Drainage Progress at Monongalia Coal Mine
Methane is being pumped from a Christopher Coal Co. project in Monongalia County to degasify a Pi seam gob. Eleven holes, depths 500 to 760 feet, fared about $13,000 to $15,000 each including drilling and equipment costs.
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Christopher Coal Co
Vince H. Ream
Ream
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Mont Chateau Lodge
Christopher
Michael G. Zabetakis
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Federal No. 2
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Miracle Run
Federal No
Zabetakis
Bureau
Petroleum complex battle reports heavy Vietnam losses
A Saigon press note reports 126 killed in battles near An Loc with 15 ground troops and four helicopter crewmen among South Vietnamese dead and 20 wounded plus one American adviser wounded. US Col. J. Ross Franklin of Denver says the attack came at a bad time and could have overrun their position if timed differently.
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Saigon
Franklin
U.S
Vinh
Radio
Hanoi
Hanoi Petroleum Complex
Viet Tri
China
da Phuc
South Vietnam
Ly Nhan
Thanh Hoa
Cambodia
Kompong Thom
Om Penh
Kirivong
Phnom Penh
Nixon Projected to Announce Firststep Pact in Moscow Visit
Officials expect a firststep agreement limiting U S and Soviet nuclear weapons to be announced during President Nixon's Moscow trip with talks on trade and space cooperation. Nixon wired through briefing books as demonstrators clashed with police in Austria and at the Vienna airport.
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U.S
Nixon
Moscow
Washington
Austria
Iran
Poland
Kreisky
Noa Hermann Dworczak
McGovern wins Vermont delegation votes at convention
Senator George S. McGovern secured nine of the 12 Vermont delegates at the National Democratic Convention. One delegate, 17 year old Kenneth Dean of Waterbury, was elected despite rules prohibiting 17 year olds. Dean turns 18 on July 4, as the rules were changed on the convention floor despite opposition from party members including chairman Francis Esposito.
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Colchester
UPI
George S. McGovern
Vermont
McGovern
Kenneth Dean
Waterbury
Young Dean
Francis Esposito
Battery explosion injures Morgantown man
Ronald C. Hunt, 19, of 1 Wetzel Ave, was treated for acid burns on the face after a car battery he was working on exploded in his face. He was picked up by Morgantown Fire Department ambulance at his home and taken to University Hospital around 10:37 p.m.
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Ronald C. Hunt
Wetzel Ave
University Hospital
Morgantown
Unidentified man found on Walnut Street Bridge
A man was found unconscious on the Walnut Street Bridge at 2:26 a.m. Saturday. He had no ID and was taken to University Hospital by Morgantown Fire Department personnel. Authorities refused to release his name yesterday, and the fire department did not know his identity or the cause of his condition.
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Walnut Street
Morgantown
Deaths and funeral notices from Morgantown and Dilliner
Sam Benevicaca of Detroit formerly Morgantown was fatally shot near his home in a berserk attack that also killed a 13 year old girl before police restrained the suspect. Survivors include his wife Anna and two sons John and Dennis. Burial at Clements Catholic Church Centerline Michigan. Sanford T. Griffin of Dilliner died at home aged 64. He was a Dunkard Township Democratic Committeeman and retired farmer. Burial at Wolfe Cemetery Dilliner with services at Louis E mane Funeral Home Point Marion.
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Sam Benevncaca
Sam Benevicaca
Detroit
Mich
Morgantown
Benevicaca
Anna Trovato Benevicaca
John
Dennis
Monongalia County
Sarah Benevicaca
Clements Catholic
Sanford T. Griffin
Dilliner
James
Eva Stoneking Griffin
Dunkard Township
Virginia Hart Griffin
Marjorie J. Faust
Sanford D
Gans
Robert L
Jane Freeman
Willoughby
Ohio
Louis E. Mane
Point Marion
Dinson Adkins
First Christian Church
Wolfe Cemetery
Weather outlook cloudy and mild with scattered drizzle
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and mild temperatures with light rain or drizzle. Highs in the low 70s and overnight lows around the upper 40s, followed by a brighter and warmer Monday as conditions dry out. Yesterday reached 67 with a 56 low at Morgantown Municipal Airport.
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Morgantown Municipal Airport
Brannon Lewis Riffle Rosemont native dies at 66
Brannon Lewis Riffle known as Jack 66 of Rosemont died Friday at University Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Orlando June 30, 1905, son of Joseph E. and Betty Skinner Riffle. Survived by second wife Ruth Jones Kirby Riffle and many children and stepchildren. He was office manager at Marathon Coal Bit Co. and active in Bailey Memorial United Methodist Church and several Masonic and Eastern Star bodies. Funeral services Sunday at Bailey Memorial United Methodist Church with Masonic graveside rites at Flemington cemetery. Donations to Bailey Memorial Methodist Church urged.
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Brannon Lewis
Jack’’ Riffle
Rosemont
University Hospital
Orlando
Joseph E
Betty Skinner Riffle
Thelma Nestor Riffle
Ruth Jones Kirby Riffle
Brannon E. Riffle
Morgantown
Grover
Betty Jane) Hatcher
White Water
Wis
Robert S. Riffle
Hubbard
Ohio
Donald
Jerri) Hurst
Walter
Brenda) Dulaney
Brookfield
Clarence
Wilma) Williams
Pascagoula
Ronald E. Kirby
Lorado
Tex
Nathan
Sharon) Evans
Grafton
Larry
Nancy) Adlington
Cecil Fleming
Heaters
Cecil Skinner
Glen Riffle
Madison
Claude Riffle
Roanoke
Benjamin Riffle
Clarksburg
Marathon Coal Bit Co
Montgomery
Bailey Memorial United Methodist Church
Yates Lodge No. 163
AF & AM
Flemington
Graham Funeral
Order of Eastern Star
Bailey Memorial Methodist Church
Riffle
Ralph Wycofftone
Yates Lodge No
Af&am
Sean Graham
Flemin
Eastern Star
Funeral notices from Richmond to Rowlesburg area
Obituary notices list multiple deaths between May 17 and May 20 1972 across Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. Sidney Allsopp Sanford T Griffin Clarence W Gamble Fred Hlac Joe Shannon McCoy Glenn D Pyle Brannon Lewis Riffle George B Stannard and Edna Rodeheaver Winters are named with ages and burial or service details. Funeral homes in Reedsville Point Marion Fairmont Flemington Daybrook and Rowlesburg host calls and services. Burial locations include Masontown Mount Calvary Cemetery Beverly Hills Memorial Garden and Red Rock Cemetery.
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Allsopp
Sidney
Richmond
Arthurdale
Morgan Funeral Home
Reedsville
Raymond GB. Spivey
Masontown Cemetery
Gamble
Clarence W
Fairmont
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore
Friends Oy
Carpenter-Ford Funeral Home
Baptist Temple
F. Eugene Brown
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Morgantown
Winters
Edna Rodeheaver
Millersville
South Baltimore General Hospital
Fike-Watson Funeral Home
Row Nh
Evens
Christ United Methodist Church
Rowlesburg
W. C. Danson
John Barmes
Red Rock Cemetery
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Monongalia
Jshowers
Atlantic
Forida
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Great Plains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Mian
University Sunday Dominion Post
Esterday
Brannon Lewis Riffle
Jack
Wheeling Consistory
Order of the Eastern Star
Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton-Taylor County
Ralph Wycoff
Hlac
Fred
Frew
Fred &. Jenkins
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Star City
Robert Goshorn
Beverly Hills Memorial Garden
Pyle
Glenn D
McLane Avenue
Hastings Funeral Home
C. G. Pyle
Cedar Grove
Mt. Morris
Stannard
George B
Richwood Ave
Dering
Funeral Home
Harper T. Callison
East Oak Grove
Davidson-Mancinelli Funeral Home
University Ave
National Funeral Directors Association
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