Lifeline Hope Fades With No Sign of 78 Trapped Miners
In Mannington West Virginia rescuers report only gurgling water and pebbles as a sensitive microphone tests deeper into Mountaineer Coal No 9 mine yield no life signs. After five days trapped since an explosion, officials say conditions are stabilizing but no further underground exploration is planned pending new information.
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Mannington
W. Va
Coal Company
Ralph Hatch
Mountaineer Coal Co
John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
James McCartney
Consolidation
McCartney
Monongah
U.S. Bureau of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
United Mine Workers Union
June Heflin
Wayne Minor
Danny Kuhn
Communists Lose 155 in 3 Clashes Near Saigon
U S forces report 155 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fighters killed in three clashes northwest and southwest of Saigon with five Americans dead and ten wounded. Other shells hit five southern towns and several allied bases. Weekend totals show heavy fighting post bombing halt.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Nixon Talks With GOP Legislators
President elect Richard Nixon plans talks this week with Republican governors and senators on federal appointments and programs. Ohio Governor Rhodes leads the group, with others likely to be announced. The Nixon family kept a quiet weekend, attending church and preparing for Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower's December wedding.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Pierre
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
Plaza Hotel
Central Park
Julie
David Eisenhower
Marble Collegiate Church
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norman Vincent Peale
Dr. Peale
Nixons
Winchester Jaycees offer fruit cake orders by phone
The Winchester Jaycees remind customers orders for their annual Christmas fruit cakes can be placed by calling 662-2536. The Jaycee Christmas Wrapping Sale continues in parts of Winchester and Frederick County with a 10 percent store discount and prizes tonight from 6 to 9 at McCrory’s. Bus service and garbage collection schedules for the Thanksgiving period are updated with routes affected and a date shift.
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Winchester Jaycees
Jaycee
Winchester
Frederick County
Traffic Mishap Leads to Recovery of Kidnapped Child
A car wreck near Needles, California, aided the safe recovery of Brenda Ann Maquar, a 3 year old from New Orleans. FBI agents arrested Fresno man Frank Willis Castile, 39, on kidnapping charges filed in New Orleans. The child identified Castile as not her father and was returned to her parents. Castile to be arraigned in Barstow after hospital treatment.
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Needles
Calif
New Orleans
Fresno
Frank Willis Castile
FBI
Brenda- Ann Maquar
Castile
Interstate 40
Topock
Ariz
Here
U.S
Barstow
Airliners Hijacked to Cuba Spark Weekend Sky Piracy
Two planes were forced to divert to Havana by armed hijackers returning to the United States with their passengers. A Pan American jet from New York to San Juan and an Eastern flight from Chicago to Miami were seized by gunmen who demanded Cuba. Authorities later retrieved the planes and returned the travelers.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
United States
Pan American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
New York
San Juan
P.R
Havana
Freedom
Chicago
U.S. State Department
Alvin Walker
Rubbermaid Sales Force Meets Here
The 32 man Rubbermaid Commercial Products sales force gathered at the Winchester plant for the annual national meeting. A breakfast at the Holiday Inn East launched events with a motorcade to the plant and a welcome from executives. The agenda includes tours, product reviews, and 1969 sales plans, with the Polyliner line introduced. Don Nobel and Les Gigax attend alongside salesmen arriving from Washington. The factory tour occurred today and a lunch at the Winchester Golf Club precedes afternoon sessions. Groundbreaking for the 150000 square foot plant occurred last November 30. First local shipments began September 4.
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Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc
Winchester
Rt. 11 South
Holiday Inn East
Handley High School
Rubbermaid
RCP
Don Nobel
Rubbermaid, Inc
Les Gigax
RCP, Inc
Wooster, O
Holiday Inn
Six people hospitalized after two one car crashes
Six people were taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital after two separate one car accidents. Roy Frazier 11 fell from a pickup on Middle Road and was admitted with a possible skull fracture. Four others were treated and released after a crash on Route 340 near Boyce. Two youths from Berkeley Springs were treated and released after their car overturned at Hunting Ridge.
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Winchester
Berryville
Roy Frazier
Middle Road
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John H. Enders
Berkeley Springs
W.va
Hunting Ridge
Williams
Ronald Curtis Steepleton
Ronnie Lee Smith
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Retarded Children Month Focus in Winchester Area
The Winchester Frederick County chapter of the National Association for Retarded Children promotes November as National Retarded Children's month. The group aims to raise public awareness and seek stronger support for their members who lack organization or a strong lobbying voice. About 1,200 individuals comprise the national minority group.
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Winchester-Frederick County
National Association For Retarded Children
America
National Association
Virginia Association
Winchester
Frederick County
Stoo
Voiceless Minority Heard in Winchester and Nation
An article discusses the rise of recognition for mentally retarded individuals, from stigmatizing past attitudes to expanding support. It highlights the National Association for Retarded Children, Virginia groups, and a $13.77 million bond issue funding new facilities, with November named National Retarded Children's Month and local advocacy led by Mrs. William Pettine.
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Virginia
NARC
William Pettine
Winchester
Francs Rally As De Gaulle Tightens Currency Controls
The franc strengthens amid market reopenings as De Gaulle imposes tight caps on foreign currency purchases. German and Swiss markets show firmer tones with the dollar near 3.98 marks and Swiss francs above 4.29. A new decree bans unapproved exchanges, restricting travel allowances to 100 dollars per trip and 400 dollars per year for business and tourism.
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Paris
Europe
West Germany
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Deutsche Bundesbank
de Gaulle
Zurich
London
France
Germany
Switzerland
Weather outlook for Richmond clears with cooler dry air
A cooler, drier air mass has pushed into Virginia from the west, bringing clear skies through Wednesday. The shift reduces humidity and should yield bright days with cooler evenings across the state. Highs are expected in the 70s with overnight temps in the 50s.
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Richmond
Virginia
Thanksgiving Ham Sale Ad At Hodgson Market
Pre Thanksgiving sale notice directing readers to page 10 for bargains. Margaret L Hodgson advertises Thanksgiving specials including Virginia country hams at 99 cents per pound and a Virginia ham house located next to Jumping Drive-In.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Virginia
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1St Air Cavalry Division
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Winchester Golf Club
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Boyce
Larry McDonald
Mike Yowell
James Ray Goode
John Scott Thomas
B.E. Williams
Audrey Coleman
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