Jade boulder named Nephroid found near Big Sur by Webber and Norton
Donald Webber and Jim Norton polish what may be the largest jade piece in North America dubbed Nephroid. The eight foot long boulder valued around 180000 dollars required six months of work to extract from under a ledge 30 feet below the Pacific surf in California.
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Donald Webber
Jim Norton
North America
Webber
Pacific Ocean
Big Sur
California
End of Rail Strike Lifts VA Coal Industry Outlook
The end of the one week United Transportation Union strike revived Virginia coal operations. Norfolk & Western says first train with empty coal cars to Bluefield. Half of 224 mines on N and W tracks expected back by today, with 5,000 recalled workers from Clinchfield Coal Corp. Shipping eased for Line Star Cement in Botetourt.
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Roanoke
Virginia
United Transportation Union
Bluefield
N&w
Tom Waddington
Southern Virginia Coal Association
Ed Gilbert
United Mine Workers’ District 28
Norton
Waddington
Ervin Spotte
Clinchfield Coal Corp
Dante
Harold Carter
Atlantic
Norfolk
Line Star Cement
Botetourt County
K. C. Wiles
Bermudas
UTU
State Sheriffs Convention Discusses Pay and Union Threat
Roanoke AP report covers Virginia State Sheriffs Association meeting where Atty. Gen. Andrew Miller urged a statewide pay scale and upgraded equipment. Richmond Sheriff James H. Young warned that unions seek to organize deputies and police, urging sheriffs to lobby for higher wages and better conditions.
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Roanoke
Andrew P. Miller
Virginia State Sheriff’s Association
Virginia State Sheriff’s and
General Assembly
Miller
Association
Richmond
James H. Young
Young
National Sheriffs Association
Miami
Feline fleas blamed for library infestation uptown
A report notes fleas from furry felines are responsible for an itchy infestation of Ctenocephalus felts on the first two floors of a central city library, with AP Wirephoto caption.
Lockheed Jet Loan Win Narrow Senate Passage
The Senate narrowly approved a $250 million loan guarantee for Lockheed Aircraft as Sen. Marlow W. Cook cast the deciding aye amid a 49 to 48 vote. Sen. Lee Metcalf of Montana reversed to support after earlier opposition, citing jobs and the risk of bankruptcy for the defense contractor. Avco Corp. and banks lobbied alongside the administration in the close, high-stakes vote.
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Washington
Montana
Senate
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
Cook
Metcalf
Nixon
Lockheed
Airbus
Aerospace Company
William Proxmire
D-Wis
White House
Clark MacGregor
Peter M. Flanigan
Louisville
Treasury Department
Avco Corp
Avco
Woman Faces Charges in Bank Robbery
Roanoke police and the FBI identify Constance Volk 20 as the girlfriend of William Wilkerson 30 charged in the July 23 Mountain Trust Bank heist on Williamson Road. Volk is charged with transportation from Roanoke to Myrtle Beach and is held in city jail. Wilkerson is being sought in Myrtle Beach and Roanoke as the investigation continues.
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Roanoke
Williamson Road
Mountain Trust Bank
Constance Louise Volk
FBI
Roanoke City
U.S
Volk
Myrtle Beach
S.C
William D. Wilkerson
34 000 More Eligible for Va. School Lunch Program
Virginia education officials say about 34 000 additional students will qualify for free or reduced price lunches in the 1971-72 year, as family income ceilings rose by 220 to 350 dollars over last year. The projected total eligible is about 250 000 pupils with 27 million meals served last year.
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Richmond
State Department of Education
Miller
U.S. Census Bureau
Virginia
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Cats of
Miami Public Library
Congress
John F. Miller
Department
Interstate Life
Winchester Credit
Rouss Ave
National Automobile Dealers Association
N.A.D.A
Winchester Evening Star
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