WVU Opens Homecoming With 49-34 Win Over William and Mary
West Virginia built a 28-0 lead before William and Mary rallied, then held on to win 49-34. Danny Buggs and Kerry Marbury combined for six WVU touchdowns, with Marshall Mills adding one. Bernie Galiffa threw three consecutive TD passes while completing 13 of 19 for 243 yards. Buggs totaled 140 receiving yards and 100 rushing yards, including a 37 yard TD run.
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Tony Constantine
West Virginia
Mountaineers
William and Mary
WVU
Danny Buggs
Kerry Marbury
Marshall Mills
Bernie Galiffa
Buggs
Moore
Atlanta
Jim Root
Indians
Doug Gerhart
Bill Deery
Rip Scherer
Todd Bushnell
Gerhart
Marbury
Tree Adams
Bushnell
Frank Nester
Galiffa
Campaign swing through southern West Virginia coalfields
A caravan of Democratic candidates toured coalfield counties in southern West Virginia arguing the party favors the working man while blasting Republicans as controlled by special interests. The visit spotlighted issues including the Vietnam War and unemployment amid economic concerns in the region.
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Logan
W. Va
West Virginia
Their
Republians
Vietnam
Edward M. Kennedy
John D. Rockefeller IV
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Princeton
Bluefield
Keystone
Welch
Williamson
Madison
Charleston
Clarksburg
Rockefeller
Arch A. Moore Jr
Logan County
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Haught pleads guilty to racketeering and bribery charges
James Frederick Haught former director of West Virginia FHA pleaded guilty in U S District Court to conspiring to defraud the government bribery and interstate facilities in aid of racketeering. Haught a St Albans resident and longtime state official resigned Oct 18 1970. He faced charges tied to Centurion Corp of Cincinnati and project information leaks amid a wider political tour context in the state.
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Charleston
W.va
Federal Housing Administration
James Frederick Haught
U.S. District Court
K. K. Hall
Haught
St. Albans
FHA
State House of Delegates
Atty
Donald Robertson
Dana Robertson
Centurion Corp
Cincinnati
Ohio
Centurion
Richmond Faces Second Flood From James River
The James River surged into Richmond for a second time this year, cresting at 24.19 feet and flooding businesses undergoing Agnes repairs. Petersburg also faced Appomattox River flooding as central and western Virginia reported at least five deaths. City officials warned cleanup would continue after the crisis receded.
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Richmond
William
J. Leidinger
Virginia
T.T. Musgrove Jr
Petersburg
Appomattox
Old Market
James
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ocean
Elephant gets winter clothes for circus pachyderm
In Miass Russia Tass reported tailor V Vasilchenko was tasked with making a full winter outfit for Torgas the circus elephant. The 59 year old animal, described as southern in origin, required a 15 foot waist circumference suit built from 20 yards cloth and padded with 49 yards of cotton wool. Boots 31 inches long and 60 inches around completed the ensemble.
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Moscow
UPI
V. Vasilchenko
Torgas
Tass
Urals
Miass
Vasilchenko
Nixon pledges no tax hike without Congress spending
President Nixon vowed there will be no tax increase during a re elected term unless Congress passes budget busting spending over his vetoes. He warned excessive spending could trigger taxes and said he would veto costly bills even if they achieve desirable goals. McGovern countered Nixon's deficits claim and accused him of seeking a blank check to cut programs.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
George S. McGovern
Camp David
America
McGovern
Gulf of Tonkin
McGovern Eagleton campaign together in Missouri
United States Senator George S McGovern and Senator Thomas F Eagleton campaigned side by side in Missouri to keep the state in the Democratic column Eagleton who was dropped from the ticket after mental health disclosures spoke at a St Louis area shopping center urging Missouri voters to back McGovern and attend the Truman Day awards dinner The two men stressed party unity and a shared bond between their families despite the earlier controversy
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ST. Louis
UPI
George S. McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
McGovern
Eagleton
South
Sargent Shriver
Eagletons
McGoverns
McGovern pushes $3.5B yearly plan to restore environment
Senator George S. McGovern outlines a $3.5 billion annual program to restore and protect the environment. He faults President Nixon for weak enforcement and pledges stronger controls on strip mining, shifted Highway Trust Fund funds to mass transit, pollution taxes, and a tenfold rise in health and safety inspectors. He proposes using aerospace and military technicians for environmental R and D.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Highway Trust Fund
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Associated Press
Dominion Post
Gary Truman
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