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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
7
About 400 workers return to the Island Creek Coal Co mine in Oakwood Virginia as methane gas buildup prompts a federal shutdown. The 1350-foot shaft was reopened after crews diluted gas to a safe 2 percent, ending a two day closure the second such action in 10 days.
Sen. Robert J. Dole was named the new GOP chairman with co chairmen Thomas B. Evans Jr. and Mrs. Tobin Armstrong. Evans will run organization and administration while Armstrong handles special sections. Nixon aimed to give Dole influence while freeing him for Senate work.
Vintage sewing ad promotes Printed Pattern 4796 for Misses' sizes 8 to 18 with tunic regular and long shirtwaist options. Notes size 12 bust 34 and yardage for 39 inch fabric. Includes Instant Sewing Book aut fit guidance and Instant Fashion Book price offerings.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, 62, was flown to Brooke Army General Hospital in San Antonio for treatment of probably viral pneumonia. A friend said he has a bad cold, is hoarse and miserable, but doctors do not believe the illness is serious.
A court martial witness recounted Col Oran Henderson and others urging aggressive action the day before the My Lai assault. Capt Medina reportedly told Charley Company to kill everything that moved, as Lt Calley faces charges over civilian deaths in the village.
General William C. Westmoreland, Army chief of staff, says a zero draft and all volunteer army cannot work while the service is maligned and underfunded. He asserts a return to volunteers by 1973 depends on maintaining Selective Service, improving life for soldiers, and fair treatment.
The article explains that shanty boys are lumbermen whose work songs inspired the trade term. Origin traces to the French chanter meaning to sing and highlights how the lifeworld and setting of lumber work appear in the workers songs.
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