Bicycle hazards rank highest in now safety agency study
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in its first full list since May, ranks bicycles as the most hazardous American product based on ER data from 119 hospitals, noting injuries include children under 10 and suggesting 372000 yearly ER visits. It also highlights stairs, glass doors, and gear as dangerous. a mandatory bicycle regulation is planned.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Congress
Watergate Probe Extends Into Dirty Tricks Phase
Senate hearings press on into political dirty tricks while live TV coverage fades. E Howard Hunt defended his actions as following orders and national security, while Patrick Buchanan claimed no wrongdoing and criticized McGovern opposition. Network chiefs end rotating live coverage as committee weighs next witnesses.
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Washington
Senate
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Patrick Buchanan
Nixon
George McGovern
Buchanan
Sen
Edmund) Muskie
Sen. McGovern
McGovern
New York
Obituaries from Morgantown and nearby areas
The notice column lists Clyde D. Reel 49 of Cuyahoga Falls as deceased with siblings living in Ohio and Morgantown. Virginia M. Cumley 69 of Morgantown dies in Tampa with husband and son among survivors. Frank E. Spurgeon 82 of Brandonville dies at WVU Hospital. daughter Virginia Thomas noted. Funeral details for Emma Catherine Nice and Myrtle Bowers also announced along with their survivors.
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Clyde D. Reel
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Morgantown
Akron City Hospital
Steyer
Stephen
Alice Roderick Reel
Geraldine Mackey
Tallmadge
Lola Ellis
Leavittsberg
June Massouri
Girard
Steve Reel
Dover
Richard Reel
Robert Reel
Virginia
M. Cumley
Listravia Ave
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Tampa
Fla
Preston County
A. Ray
May Welsh Snyder
Spruce Street United Methodist Church
Lenzie F. Cumley
David L. Cumley
Merle Snyder
Uniontown
Blake Snyder
Brett and
Russell Snyder
Norfolk, Va
Jean Costello
Amound
W.va
Hastings Funeral Home
Frank E. Sprugeon
Frank E. Spurgeon
Brandonville
West Virginia University Hospital
Glade Farms
Jesse and
Mary Virginia Shaffer Spurgeon
Virginia Thomas
Cleveland
Nell Shaw Spurgeon
Emma Catherine Nice
Rowlesburg
Garrett County
Thomas Jefferson
Mary Martha Riley Nice
Lutheran Church
Chalas Nice
Hugh Nice
Ernest Nice
Ray
Thelma) Watkins
Corning
Burgess
Myrtle) Waybright
James
Mary) Jackson
Warren
Jerry
Bertha) Stokes
Joseph
Nellie) Houton
Grove City
Myrtle Bowers
Mt. Morris
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Minor
Laura Shanks Lemley
Olive United Methodist Church
Rex Ray
Earl Lemley
Peatress
Ott
Carl
Floyd
Raymond
Mary Ammons
Gas price hikes hit motorists nationwide
United Press International reports that U.S. gas pump prices rose by a penny to 242 cents per gallon in many areas while some stations plan Monday increases. Independent dealers acted immediately, refinery stations waited, and closures continued amid a wholesale-price surge and CLC ceiling changes.
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Cost of Living Council
CLC
St. Louis
Service Station Dealers Association of Missouri
New York City
Chilean Junta to Replace University Rectors
In Santiago the military government says it will replace all university rectors with military appointees in the next period. The move follows a broader effort to reshape academic leadership amid political tensions in Chile.
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New York Times
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende Gossens
Fourman
Congress
Edgardo Boeninger
University of
Watergate not hurting candidates say Republican leaders
Karl C. Rove, College Republican leader, told West Virginia University students that Watergate will not endanger GOP chances this year. He cited GOP wins and Sindlinger polls showing rising Republican support and waning Democrat identity.
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Senate
Karl C. Rove
College
Republican National Committee
Rove
George Mason University
West Virginia College
West Virginia University
GOP
Mississippi
Connecticut
California
Republican Party
Sindlinger
Flooding Hits Chestnut Ridge and Van Voorhis Roads
Suncrest residents report flooding last night at the intersection of Chestnut Ridge and Van Voorhis Roads. City Police note the spot floods regularly during heavy rainfall, indicating recurring drainage concerns in the area.
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Suncrest
Chestnut Ridge
van Voorhis
Confluence Man Killed in U S 40 Collision
Timothy Tressler 17 of Confluence was killed in a two car crash on U S 40 near Chalkhill. James Griffith 18 and William Whaley 20, both of Confluence, were hurt. Herbert Pollak 58 of Brownfield and Charles Cassaro 16 of Brooklyn were listed in critical condition at Morgantown hospital.
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Uniontown
Timothy Tressler
Confluence
U.S. 40
Chalkhill
Tressler
James Griffith
Uniontown Hospital
William Whaley
Herbert Pollak
Brownfield
Charles Cassaro
Brooklyn
N. Y
West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown
Economists Set First Annual Mountain State Meeting
Huntington hosts the Mountain State Economic Association first annual meeting on Oct 12 and 13 at Marshall University. The public is invited to attend. contact Dr. Terrence M. Claurette of Shepherd College for details.
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Huntington
Mountain State Economic Association
MSEA
Marshall University
West Virginia
Terrence M. Claurette
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Russians and U S grain deal under scrutiny
The Agriculture Department and its Commodity Exchange Authority faced criticism as markets gyrated. Farmers lost information and paid higher prices while a $750 million Russian financing package and a $500 million annual credit fueled trade. A Justice Department review hinges on testimony from Carroll G. Brunthaver and Earl L. Butz regarding private grain deals with the Russians and alleged knowledge gaps within the department.
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Agriculture Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
Commodity Credit Corporation
Justice Department
Continental Grain Co
Carroll G. Brunthaver
Earl L. Butz
Operation Childhunt targets handicapped children missing in schools
A one month Operation Childhunt program begins tomorrow to locate handicapped children not in public school programs. Sponsored by the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Junior Department and the West Virginia Association for Retarded Children it promotes awareness of a 1974 state education mandate and provides a parent guide for children to receive free appropriate education. In Greensboro Pa a burglary at Gabler's Restaurant yielded 65 dollars of goods including sodas tobacco and coins.
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Junior Department
The
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
West Virginia
Aounciation For
Ellen A. Brown
West Virginia Association For Retarded Children
West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
Union Trust Building
Parkersburg
Funeral Notices from Mt. Morris to Clarksburg
Obituaries for Myrtle Bowers Walter Brown Virginia Comley Charis Greig Emma Nice Delet Phillips Clyde Reel Frank Spurgeon Nellie Trickett list dates Sept 27 29 1973 with funeral homes churches and burial details across Blacksville Reedsville Hering Morgantown Brandonville Clarksburg and surrounding areas. Burial and service times vary by case.
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Bowers
Myrtle
Mt. Morris
Friends
Owen Funeral Home
Blacksville
Olive United Methodist Church
Bob Sitle
Victor A. Tenney
Olive
Brown
Walter F
Rock Forge
Fred L. Jenkins
Chapel of Prayer
Hughilyn
Wilson
Reedsville
Comley
Virginia
Madelyn
Tampa
Fla
Hastings Funeral Home
Arthur G. Backus
Pleasant Grove
Hering
Greig
Charis A
Hastings Funeral
George M. McFarland
East Oak Grove
Nice
Emma Catherine
Rowlesburg
Walter Burke
Funeral Home
John A. Barnes
Mt. Olive
Phillips
Delet
Tom
Ohio
Morgantown
Akron City Hospital
Carr Memorial Home
Cuyahoga Falls
Kenneth Downing
Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
Spurgeon
Frank
Srandonville
Carl R. Spear
Brandonville
Dayton Smith
Shady Grove Cemetery
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Consumer Group
Food and Drug Administration
Commission
Greensboro
John D. Sokol
Frank Irick Inc
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Dwight Chapin
Donald Segretti
Ervin
Nowers
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Ohio-Tennessee Valley
South Atlantic States
Northwest
Mason-Dixonland
Charis A. Greig
Brookhaven
William E
Paula C. Rottmayer Greig
Albert Greig
Toronto
Canada
William Rottmayer
Chicago
Ill
Walter F. Brown
University Hospital
Edward E
Sarah McBee Brown
Ida M. Brown
James W. Brown
Hugh Brown
Daisytown
Truman Brown
Lawrence Brown
Dewey Brown
Fairmont
United Press International
Bobtown
Mapletown
United Methodist Charge
Nelson E. Stants
Stants
Davistown
Mt. Pleasant
Shordon Chapel
United Methodist
University of Chile
Economics
Social Sciences
Jackson
Gabler
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