Senate panel to review Secret Service protection efforts
A Senate appropriations subcommittee opens hearings on Secret Service performance after two assassination attempts on President Ford. Sen. Montoya cites human error and questions why Moore and Fromme were not on the danger list, seeking stronger screening, more agents, and revised protective tactics to ensure safer presidential protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Secret Service
Senate
Joseph M. Montoya
Montoya
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
San Francisco
Jack O’shea
Miss Moore
Gary Yauger
Martin Haskell
O’shea
Yanger
Haskell
Lynette
Fromme
Lawmakers Tied To Illegal Phillips Donations
UPI reports a congressional roll includes 54 current or former members who received improper contributions from Phillips Petroleum in 1970 and 1972. The list details exact amounts to numerous senators and representatives, noting many did not know funds came from corporate sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips
U.S. District Court
Securities and Exchange Comission
Senate
William Brock
R-Tenn
Paul J. Fannin
Ariz
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
John Wold
Wyo
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Henry Jackson
Wash
Frank Moss
Utah
George Murphy
Calif
Gordon Allott
Rcolo
Carl Curtis
Clifford Hansen
R-Wyo
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Jack Miller
Riowa
James Pearson
R-Kan
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
John
Portugal condemns Spanish embassy sacking in Lisbon protest
Portugal’s foreign ministry blasted the sacking of the Spanish embassy and consulate by leftist demonstrators in Lisbon. It said security forces were lax and allowed destruction as authorities prepared for a Lisbon rally by the Communist party marking the anniversary of Spinola’s ouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
UPI
Spain
Portugal
Communist Party
Antonio de Spinola
Madrid
Antonio Poch
Portugese
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hearst case to get first full press conference by Hearst lawyers
Patty Hearst’s examination on affidavits asserts she was an unwilling captive of the Symbionese Liberation Army for 19 months. Leonard Hallinan plans a first press conference to address rumors and state of the case. Bailey, a leading trial lawyer, has joined Hearst and Hallinan team with more additions anticipated. Police in several California cities assess links to unsolved crimes after Hearst and the Harrises’ capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallinan
Hearst
California
Miss Hearst
Emily
Bill Harris
San Francisco
Oil price freeze eyed as June review looms
Kuwait and United Arab Emirates backed a 10 percent price freeze after private talks with Yamani, who warned against another rise and favored delaying any change until late 1976. Advocates say a rise would offset inflation eroding earnings, while Venezuela noted a 40 percent inflation rate but only a 10 percent increase was approved. The United States relies heavily on Venezuelan oil imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Yamani
OPEC
Valentin Hernandez-Acosta
United States
Venezuela
Weather forecast and past temperatures for Morgantown area
Partly sunny today with highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s. Fair and cool tonight with lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s. Mostly sunny and warmer tomorrow with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. Yesterday at Morgantown Lock and Dam the high was 61 and the low 52 with 0.02 inches precipitation. Sunset 7:08 p.m. Sunrise 7:14 a.m.
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Morgantown Lock and Dam
Search on for man in Marion
A large search for Charles Shroyer 59 of Echo Hill continues in Marion County. Hundreds joined Saturday with volunteer firemen police reserves rescue squads and deputies plus two stables as they comb the area after he was reported missing at 3 20 p m. The sheriff said the search will go on as long as needed. He is married with no immediate word on children.
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Fairmont
Farmington
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Charles Shroyer
Echo Hill
Shroyer
Marion County
Harrison County
Essart
Sheriff's Department
Leahy Scolds Ford Over vetoes at Vermont labor convention
In Mendon Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy blasted President Ford for using veto power to block Congress from restoring jobs. He claimed Ford vetoed 36 bills in a year, surpassing Nixon, to show callousness toward unemployed Americans to a union audience at the Vermont Labor Council convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
UPI
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Ford
Congress
Leahy
Nixon
Obituaries for Nellie Copeland and Kisner highlight local deaths
Nellie N. Copeland, 94, of Westover, died Saturday at Monongalia General Hospital. Born July 31, 1881 in Winchester, she was a Spruce Street United Methodist Church member and survived by four sons, two daughters, 15 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and five great great-grandchildren. William Donley Kisner, 47, of Fairmont, died Thursday in the VA Hospital. Born January 29, 1928 in Morgantown, he served in World War II, worked as a construction laborer, and was a Baptist. Surviving: his mother, a son, a daughter, six sisters, five brothers, two grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Both obituaries note additional family ties and marital status.
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Nellie N. Copeland
Orchard St
Westover
Monongalia General Hospital
Winchester
William E
Alice Cooper Henry
Spruce Street United Methodist Church
Lloyd R
van Wert
Ohio
Warren Austin
Lima
Orval E
Ernest E
Agnes
William Donley Kisner
Owens Ave
Fairmont
Morgantown
Ansel G. Kisner
Edith Marsh Kisner
Grafton
Donley Eugene Kisner
Marshall (Vickie) Johnson
Ansel D. Kisner
Harmony Grove
Ronald S. Kisner
Bridgeport
Larry
Jack) Kisner
Meadland
Terry G. Kisner
Waymond
Guy
Michael
Barbara) Miller
Valley Falls
Herbert
Betty) Hibbs
Cuyahoga Falls
Albert
Maxine) Moore
Eugene
Trina) Vallorani
Harry
Bina) Cathell
William
Debbie) McCloy
Bruce Duane
Sissie Johnson
Evelyn Shriver
Teachers Continue Strikes Across U S Cities
United Press International reports widespread teacher walkouts. Boston schools face disruption as 84,000 students await classes while 5,000 city teachers contend with court contempt fines. Delawara Wilmington talks end in blackout as 4,500 Jennings County pupils in Indiana await word. California Berkeley and New Bedford close schools amid extended suspensions.
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United Press International
Boston
Wilmington
Del
Indiana
Jennings County
Berkeley
Calif
New York State
New Bedford
Mass
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Boston Teachers’ Union Executive Board
Three jailed for robbery in Island Creek holdup
Three young men Dwight Brown 18 Gergory Brown 19 and David Fo Fine 19 were arraigned and jailed on armed robbery charges for a $16 000 holdup of an Island Creek Coal Co truck en route to two Buffalo Creek Valley stores. About 24 000 recovered. Suspects from Accoville and East Gulf Raleigh County.
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David Fo Fine
East Gulf
Raleigh
Dwight Brown
Island Creek
Bryan Wilburn
T. C. Monk
Holden
Buffalo Creek
Monk
Daily Minor Accidents Report Monongalia
A string of minor accidents in Monongalia at multiple times on Friday and Saturday involved cars and trucks on High Street University Avenue Reed Street Chestnut Street and Cobun Avenue. Damages ranged from 40 to 1900 with no injuries except one minor injury and a man taken to hospital after passing out. Names and addresses of drivers and owners are listed.
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High Street
Pleasant Street
John Rush
Weston
David Batson
Rt. 4
H.C. Howard
South High St
University Avenue
First Street
Ford
Lisa Jones
Nancy Lou Stack
Charleston
Reed Street
Robert DeJean
Mahwah
N.J
Scott Shahan
Fayette Street
Chesnut Street
Robert Horn
Parkway Drive
Virendra Chaudhary
Stewart St
Chaudhary
Chestnut Street
Lila Travinski
Franklin Street
Gary Shahan
Rt. 10
Cobun Avenue
Mark Moreland
Romney
William Knight
Markleysburg
Fredi Ruth Pepper
Morgantown
Bozeman Hall
John Ezell
West Virginia University Hospital
Funeral Notices from Rowlesburg and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list six local deaths including Freda C. Bever 72 Nellie N Copeland 94 William Donley Eisner 47 Chester L Livengood 81 Craig Sanders 48 and Bradley Frank Smith 27 from Rowlesburg Westover Fairmont Roseville Everettville and surrounding towns. Services honor Rev John A Barnes Hermit Poling Rev Timothy Amundson Rev Ivan Walker Rex J. Hartley and others with multiple viewings and graves at Riverview East Oak Grove Centenary Lawnwood and local cemeteries.
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Bever
Freda C
Rowlesburg
Preston Memorial Hospital
Kingwood
Burke
John A. Barnes
Riverview Cemetery
Copeland
Nellie N
Westover
Monongalia General Hospital
Hastings Funeral Home
Hermit Poling
East Oak Grove
Livengood
Chester L
Roseville
Mich
Martha P. Berry
Mt. Clemens
Carl R. Spear
Brandonville
Ivan Walker
Centenary Cemetery
John Morgan
Lawnwood Cemetery
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Milton Shapp
North Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
Dokla
Page Belcher
Edmondson
Tom Steed
D-Okla
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Carl Albert
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Garner Shriver
Joe Shubitz
R Kan
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Phil Landrum
D-Ga
Wayne Aspinall
D-Colo
John Byrnes
Rwis
Leslie Arends
R-Ill
Durward Hall
R-Mo
Catherine May
Rwash
Jerome Waldie
D-Calif
Jobe Watts
D-Ky
House
Jarman
Steed
John Camp
R-Okla
William Harsha
Robio
Shriver
Skubitz
Arends
Waldie
Wilson
Nick Begich
Alaska
Harold Collier
Bill
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
Elford Cederberg
Barber Conable
R-N.y
Thomas O’neill
D-Mass
Aspinall
Hale Boggs
Dla
John Rooney
D-N.y
Patty
F Texas
Oklahoma
Marion
Mexico City
Luis Echeverria
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Mexico
Echeverria
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Bonn
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Poland
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Maj
Ernesto Melo Antunes
Moscow
Prague
Gustav Husak
Andrei A. Gromyko
Czechoslovakia
Cetaka
Gromyko
U.S. Defense
James R. Schlesinger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Schlesinger
London
Harold Wilson
Roy Mason
Georg Leber
West Germany
U.S
Defense Ministry
North
South
Germany
Daily Report
Eisner
William Donley
Clarksburg
Bartlett Funeral Home
Timothy Amundson
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