Miners Feared Trapped After WV Coal Mine Blast Near Mannington
In Mannington West Virginia the Mountaineer Coal Company No 9 mine suffered a massive explosion trapping more than 70 miners. Rescue teams reported 21 located or rescued with eight found at the bottom of a shaft. Fire and smoke hampered efforts as wives and local squads gathered at the portal. Governor Smith dispatched mine experts as rescuers focused on the Farmington portal and Llewellyn entrance in a race against time.
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Mannington
W.va
Marion County
Sheriff’s Office
Coal Company
Robert Tennant
Mountaineer Coal Company
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mountaineer
Consolidation Coal Co
Dave Davis
Llewellyn Portal
Davis
Byrd Urges Election Reform and Proportional Approach
Sen Harry F Byrd Jr urged overhauling presidential nominating and election machinery at Stratford College Founder's Day. He backed proportional representation within the electoral college and a single national nominating primary, saying the current convention system is outmoded and invites emotion over merit. He warned failure to reform could delay orderly transitions and criticized Johnson era spending.
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Danville
Harry F. Byrd Jr
DeVa
Byrd
Stratford College
House of Representatives
The Monuments At The Peanut Cellar Inn Tonight
The Peanut Cellar Inn brings The Monuments for three nights through Saturday offering listening and dancing music for guests. The event promises live entertainment in a classic venue setting with a focus on popular tunes and upbeat rhythms.
Mine Blast Endangers Mine Port Hole Entrance
Rescue actions unfold two miles west of Mannington as a major northern West Virginia mine explodes near Flatrun. James R. Hamilton reports heat and smoke hinder operations while Civil Defense coordinates in Marion County. The Port Hole blast follows a Farmington mine disaster where 16 perished in 1955. Local figures, including Clark Hamilton and Mrs. Hamilton, describe anxious scenes as news spreads.
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Tipple
Farmington
Hamilton
Clark Hamilton
Civil Defense
Marion County
Mannington
Flatrun
West Virginia
Port Hole
the Star
Colonial Heights
Home Beneficial’ Life Insurance Co
Money Crisis Hits Western Europe
Western finance ministers rushed to Bonn to stem a second international monetary crisis this year. Markets closed to curb speculators attacking francs pounds and dollars while gold prices rose sharply. The German move to tax reform aims to shrink the trade surplus and blunt revaluation fears.
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London
Bonn
Westerman
Financial Times
West Germany
Annual Membership Meeting Thursday November 21
Round Hill Fire Co announces its annual membership meeting set for Thursday November 21. Members are invited to attend at the fire hall to discuss current events and vote on association matters.
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Round Hill Fire Co
Cross-Town Rivals Clash in Big One at James Wood Stadium
Handley and James Wood, both 9-0, meet tonight at JW Stadium in a marquee Northwestern League contest for the city county trophy and a perfect season. The crowd near 8000 fills 6000 seats, with Handley’s Danny Conley and Monte Hinkle facing Wood’s Mike Headley and Larry Boyd. Gates open at 6 and kickoff is at 8.
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Handley
James Wood
Kiwanis
Danny Conley
Monte Hinkle
Virginia Voting Rules Eased by Study Commission
Virginia Election Laws Study Commission considers relaxing residence requirements to six months and 30 days for intra state moves. It weighs expanding precinct sizes to 500 voters and up to 2 500, with a push toward using voting machines in all cities. The 15 member panel meets in Richmond and aims for a final report by November 1969.
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Richmond
Virginia Election Laws Study Commission
General Assembly
Del
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
Commission
Virginia
Thomson
Velvet Tones entertain at Dance-Silver Diner this week
Tonight Thursday and Friday the Velvet Tones perform at the Dance Silver Diner with music all evening. Sears department store will remain open each night until 9 p.m. through Christmas.
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Silver
The
Velvet Tones
Sears
Site Chosen for Region 15 Community College in Frederic k County
The State Board of Community Colleges named a Garland Snapp property two-tenths of a mile north of Middletown for a future Region 15 college serving seven counties and Winchester. The site near I 81 and U S 11 offers required 100 acres and low utility costs, with Region 15 subdivisions to purchase and turn the land over to the state for building and equipping the campus.
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State Board of Community Colleges
Frederick County
Winchester
Garland Snapp
Middletown
E.T. Bromfield
Front Royal
Richmond
Bromefield
Ing
Virginia
Colege
Bromfield
Frederick, Warren
Shenandoah
Page
Fauquier, Clarke and Rappahannock Couneties
Warren County
Clarke
Rappahanenock
United Nations rejects bid to seat Chinese Communists
In New York the General Assembly defeated a resolution to expel Nationalist China and seat the Chinese Communists by 58 votes to 44 with 23 abstentions. The pro Peking effort faced crucial opposition from Britain and France as the United States backed a study group on a two China solution.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
China
General Assembly
Albania
Peking
United Nations
Cuba
Romania
Soviet Union
Assembly
Italy
Reds
Formosa
United States
U.S
J. R. Wiggins
Britain
France
Open House Sunday Nov 24 at Smalls Garden Center
Open house scheduled Sunday November 24 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Smalls Garden Center. Employment notices seek a seamstress to apply in person at Pingley and Carpers Cleaners.
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Smalls Garden Center
Pingley & Carpers Cleaners
Woman Held for Grand Jury in Winchester Stabbing
Mary Lee Summerall, 18, of Tevares Florida, charged with murder for the Oct. 27 stabbing of Annt Elizabeth Harris, 23, of 435 West Lane Street, was ordered held for the county grand jury. A preliminary hearing in Principal Court followed.
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Mary Lee Summerall
Tevares
Fla
Winchester
Annt
Elizabeth Harris
W. Lane St
Corporation Court
John W. Rice
Miss Summerall
Miss Harris
C.K. Mauck
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Armstrong
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Shelby J. Johnson
Deer crashes through furniture store window in Cumberland
A white tail deer crashed through a plate display window at a Cumberland furniture store on Tuesday. The animal then bounded back onto the street and disappeared into the woods about a mile away.
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Cumberland
Tuese Day
Weather Outlook for Virginia Through Thursday
A low pressure area moving northeast from Canada and a high pressure system moving east from the South Central states will bring variable clouds and considerable sunshine across Virginia through Thursday.
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Richmond
Canada
South Central States
Virginia
Denny’s Comm Auction Tonight at 7 PM
Auction at Denny’s Commu nity Center features furniture appliances and tools. Valley Mustang Club holds meeting at 8 PM Thursday November 21 at Lee Jackson Restaurant. all members and prospects urged to attend.
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Denny’s
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Llewellyn
Farmington Portal
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Hulett C. Smith
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Peanut Cellar
James R. Hamilton
Washington
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Frank D. Deeves
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Ron Rice
Walter Barr
Mary Helen Massie
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Wood
Virginia High School
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Tri-State
Mike Headley
Larry Boyd
Dave Goode
Va. Commission
Red China
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Grand Jury
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