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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1973
Page
15
Morgantown council battles a stubborn 7 7 stalemate over mayor selection with seven veterans and seven newcomers, amid calls for legal or charter changes. Some propose court orders or a coin toss, others seek a temporary mayor pro tem to restore business.
Henry Kissinger warns of national strain as Watergate shocks persist. The piece portrays a united yet anxious America with everyday citizens and leaders like Judge Sirica confronting the crisis. Local scenes in Henry Idaho emphasize resilience and civic duty amid disillusion.
The piece surveys nationwide solid waste experiments including Franklin Ohio recycling grind sort plant Delaware tar fuels and metals recovery Nashville incineration for district heating Baltimore San Diego County Lowell Mass fuel gas plants St Louis electric power from waste and EPA grants. It notes these are experimental not proven and colors Morgantown plans for a local landfill as the near term solution while Mountaineers for Rural Progress seeks public input via MAP.
West Virginia's only prisoner work-release center in Charleston, 11 months old, houses 20 to 25 inmates nearing parole. Since opening Oct 16 1972, 36 inmates have entered, 11 released, 9 on parole, 2 completed sentences, 9 returned for infractions, 16 still in program. Inmates earned 27042 dollars, sent 1985 to dependents, paid room and board 4583, taxes 4390, saved 9193.
Soviet dissidents Yakir and Krasin publicly recanted at a news conference after trial admissions for distributing the Chronicle of Current Events and links to abroad groups. Analysts weigh sincerity, interrogation tactics, and the state drive to suppress opposition amid postwar ideological pressures.
Republican figures George Romney and West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. discussed future moves in Charleston. Moore indicated the process was progressing smoothly in what he called a non campaign with plans unfolding as desired.
London dispatch reports Sean Connery suing Diane Cilento for divorce after a marriage begun in 1962. The 43 year old actor and Cilento, 39, share a nine year old son.
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