Idaho mine disaster leaves 24 dead and 77 missing
Rescuers hunt through shafts more than half a mile underground at the nation's richest silver mine in Kellogg Idaho after a Tuesday fire. About 100 workers escaped while 24 bodies are recovered. officials fear the death toll may rise as crews search 5 000 feet of tunnels and shaft areas. Governor Andrus orders investigation into cause. Families wait at the surface as rescue teams map sealed sections and probe smoke filled passages.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Shoshone
Lou Gardner
Cecil D. Andrus
Boise
Sunshine
Queen-Elect Flies To City For Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Virginia and West Virginia begin a three day courtship as Shelley Wellens Moore 19 Daughter of Governor Arch Moore Jr rehearses for Queen Shenandoah 45th coronation. She arrives from Durham North Carolina to kick off festival appearances with Billy Graham Freddie Hart and Howard Cosell among the guests.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Mountaineer
Old Dominion
Shenandoah
Shelley Wellens Moore
W.va
Arch Moore
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Billy Graham
Freddie Hart
Howard Cosell
Lohn E. Dunlap
Miss Moore
Delmer Robinson
David G. Simpson
Department of the Queen
Ferman Perry
Robert T. Mitchell
F.L. Largent, Jr
Tennyson Ave
Largent
Janet Adams
Letitia Clare
Clare Monahan
Margaret Strader
George Washington Hotel
Civic Club
Reds Reach Six Miles From Hue As Northern Forces Advance
North Vietnamese troops captured the northern Binh Dinh province stronghold and moved to within six miles of Hue. Hue’s population fears a Tet offensive repeat as English regimental post falls and Saigon troops withdraw to Qui Nhon. North Vietnamese also press on Ben Het and Plei Kleng base camps near Kontum as the campaign broadens.
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Saigon
Binh Dinh
Hue
English
Qui Nhon
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
Ben Het
Plei Kleng
Kontum City
Apple Blossom Festival Face of Weather Shifts
Town forecasts cloudy rain today but improving for the Apple Blossom Festival weekend. Fair and warm Friday to Sunday with possible showers Sunday. Concessions Chairman Ken Kisner reminds vendors a license is required under city ordinance. Licenses issued at 105 N Loudoun St or by calling 667 4100. enforcement will be strict.
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Ken Kisner
N. Loudoun St
Winchester elects Stewart Bell Jr mayor in 3500 vote landslide
Vice Mayor Stewart Bell Jr Democrat won over Councilman H W Butler Jr Independent by more than two to one. turnout topped 3500 of Winchester's 7600 registered voters with wins across all five precincts and five Democrats plus one Republican elected to city council. Bell pledged unity and progress ahead of four year term as mayor.
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Star
Stewart Bell, Jr
Winchester
H. W
Bill) Butler, Jr
Bell
Butler
Mr. Bell
Hoover Dies. FBI to Face Leadership Shift and Change
J Edgar Hoover head of the FBI for almost five decades died aged 77. His body was found at home and public view began in the Capitol Rotunda with a memorial service set for today. Clyde Tolson named acting director as Nixon planned a permanent successor.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Capitol
Nixon
Hoover
Rotunda
Warren Burger
National Presbyterian Church
Congressional Cemetery
Clyde A. Tolson
Bureau
Justice Department
Berryville and Middletown vote upset with write-ins and incumbents
In Berryville Paul Randolph Jones won a First Ward seat by 16 votes in a three way race as incumbents Levi and Howell lost in other wards. Garland Canter was reelected mayor with 353 votes. In Middletown a surge of write-in ballots propelled Rev Josiah Andrew to mayor and council, while Neil Stallings was reelected mayor. Stephens City saw a four way race for three seats with around half the registered voters casting ballots.
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Lulu Williams
Audrey Coleman
Paul Randolph Jones
Berryville
Middletown
Stephens
Jones
Boyce School
Kenneth C. Levi
John Curtis Clark
Elbert T. Magruder
Eddie Joyce
Robert C. Levi
William P. McLean
Edward B. Robinson
Garland M. Canter
Roy E. Potts, Jr
Boyce
Lynwood R. Lanham
Rosa Mae Lanham
Carl H. Pope
Robert H. McDonald
Garland C. Brown
Ellen W. Michelsen
D.W. Naff
Lawrence Kephart
Russell Lloyd
Josiah Andrew
United Methodist Church
Andrew
Neil A. Stallings
J. Woodrow Legge, Jr
Eleanor Coverstone
Joseph J. Wahler
Rachel Manuel
Douglas P. Walker
John K. Owings
Stephens City
Explosion in Manhattan Skyscraper Kills Seven
A steam pipe blast on the 36th floor of an 38 story office tower at 80 Pine Street in New York City killed at least seven people. Fire officials said four women and three men died when walls collapsed in a corner office. The holding company General Public Utilities Service Corp occupied the 36th floor offices where several victims were employed.
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New York
Manhattan
Financial District
Robert Perez
Fire Department
Pine Street
Perez
General Public Utilities Service Corp
Humphrey Holds Narrow Ohio Lead in Tight 1972 Primary
Hubert Humphrey led George McGovern by a slim margin for 38 Ohio delegates as Cuyahoga County returns pressured the result. McGovern claimed momentum in industrial areas while Wallace drew strong backing in Indiana with 42 percent and 22 delegates.
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Carl P. Leabsdorfe
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Indiana
George S. McGovern
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Humphrey
McGovern
Cuyahoga
Hamilton County
Cincin
South Dakota
Mankiewicz
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Edmund S
Muskie
Wallace
Graham to address Handley Bowl before Apple Blossom Parade
Graham will arrive Saturday morning in Winchester to speak briefly at the Handley Bowl from 10 to 10 30 a m. He will ride the parade route after the pageant and depart immediately due to a light schedule. He will not attend the sports breakfast or any other engagements. Festival officials and WECMA state they would have arranged additional appearances if possible.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Billy Graham
Winchester
Ben Dutton
WECMA
Robert Donnelly
Graham
Handley Bowl
Weather brief for Richmond Virginia showers ease Thursday
The Richmond area expects shower activity over Virginia today and tonight with a slight drop in temperatures as a low pressure trough drifts eastward. The forecast notes decreasing rain tomorrow and cooler air behind the trough.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Capitol Records
Winchester Armory
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Stonewall Jackson
N. Braddock St
William M. Battaile
Democratic
Battaile
Hank Leland
By Pat Robinson
Dr. C. L. Riley
James H. Fleming
William M. Mote
Charles M. Zuckerman
Shirley O. Bly
Michael M. Foreman
MR. Butler
Stewart
Donald E. Melvin
Thomas E. Howell
Snag’s
N.Y
Kresge’s
Apple Blossom Stools
A & N Store
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
W. Piccadilly St
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