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PMefion paila iail none HEW YORK VOtUME 157, NO. 39 CHAJtLKTON, WEST VUfcGJNtA, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1971 INW.VA. sr. aiians punt son burned IT mm 9MN Of tvmt That Mwjstrtastt Dinner TbfrtK li great sad pod The areas always aresnsr other aids of thessace. ito tre a BQft.Caak to Charleston It Ate, fo to places fike iba Dinner Tiseter.

And it It i lio. wn? i peopls iron North Dakota, OWW Now Jersey, Now York ood Michigan came to Taftak to the rapfck of Now River Canyon walk West Yfrffeimt go to tbo Mount slnosr Pimw The It gtvw us Appalachian a of Mfhjtttrtftrc to go to aaoUbern dam across Teeys Valley rood from tbo Chapman Funeral Bom, tad the place. Mountaineer Dinner Theater It US worth of fun if you like something different. (New Yorkoro wouldn't stick their dom, into the place because they have lots of places like this all over Manhattan: which is why they go rapidfrtbooUttg on the New River Canyon in stead they like different, too. You can buv vour wav into the which allows you to it at acrowded table and ansa any one ot a mm different kinds of stato dis pensed drinks.

(In New York you can order a drink of thing, but here in West Virginia we don't know the difference to it's kind of exotic to be able to drink bourbon whisky wito. After the aocial hour when everyone except the Baptist deacons (and Baptist deacons attend Mountaineer Dinner Theater) it properly ready to eat, you line up. for the buffet. Tie buffet reminds me of the Chuck Wagon Dinner the jsyeeee now at tne um tieo Rocks In The Garden of The Gods just outside Denver. Tim; they run 2,500 through a chow line in the desert in less' than an hour, ladut tin myut tiU plates, and i everyone loves it.

At Mountainear Dinner Theater they open the buffet and 300 people try to get ahead of the other 2M as they go through the buffet line. You get a heavy atoneware typa inner plate and a heavy stoneware type salad bowl and try to Juggle them in one band while you try; to figure out what the food is, and get at least a bite of each on me plate. No tray, Just the plate, and the bowl; ia each band, and serve, yourself with your other free hand. The fort a good. PfctMokra; Just ma used to make up to Brax ton 70 yean 'aas.

But it takes a Mountatoeer Dinner Theater with a New York at mosphere to get people to oat what they'd turn up their noses at at the dinner table back Gnanad ehiekon hash. Call it Chicken aja King here, but it's creamed chicken hash just the same, and good; too, to get to the mood of the Mountaineer Dinner Theater and use the current idiom. Lots more gooa sooa. a rer Baked, ham Garden peas, butterbeans and corn, crumbled fish flakes and chunks. 1 STAGE The stage for the evening's stage play is What is termed "intimate." intimate that when one of toe tttoiff rushes to the window frame and peers out to view.

misting and exclaims "Good Godt" she just happens to ba looktoa souately into a St. ABjans liobsewife's face a distance of 18 inches. To be stated at squarely be tween the eyes of 3B inches and have the stater squaH ''Good rather discos eertiag, even if you know she merely mesas "The old Sa vrts Plasia cone!" rather than "where to the heS did THAT come from!" The plays, because it's three one act interludes instead of three act play is "Plwa, Suite" that atone sftpuM tetcti reays valley and Tyler Mountain and Charleston to the Mountaineer Btonst Theater, because it spinas like New York. So Plan Suite comes on With New York accents and New York mmwisms and everyone loves it, becawe we txjmethtag exotic, and what's mere emtte to Appala eitothmNftYortBrsT Mt fsedJ 1 can itE sM ssfl LaBi LEAK CAtJSES Three men were seriously burned, a pump houae destroyed and windows of the storage sheds at Capitol Bottle Co. shattered when highly volatile propane gas exploded today.

The, top picture shows gas flooding the ground rines beat back the attack and daisied kiutog enemy. Four marines were reported killed and five wounded. North Vietnamese artfBerv men slammed 87 rockets aid toortars into Camp Carroll and Fire Bases Puder and Charlie 1 No casualties were reportsa tnsee sMnntr. The seven Anssriessjs tolled in the Mtosntor toe fsrst toe nortsd atossj she DsfXia torn ef heavy sstoato toss tog a crew of four and three passengers, was recon naissance mission mursaay aiwxnoon wnen ok ny ej ground fire, said mi Gardner, a U.S. Oomi spokesman.

He said the report was wKbheW until rescuers bad recovered the bodies, The helicopter crashed six miles northwest of Cam Lo and about Vh miles south of the dmz. U.S. B52 bombers kept up their saturation raids in the northern sector of South Vietnam to ah effort to prevent North Vietnamese forces from messing for a major ground On the colittoal front Presi dent Nguyen Van Tfaisu accused Vtot President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam's national Jantitutj around a truck in the area of the explosion. Below is a view of the storage yard of gas cylinders that were waiting to be filled at the time of the explosion. The yard is just east of St.

Albans on U. S. Dally Mail Photos By Earl Benton. DELAYED MAIL TRUCK ZIPPING ON ITS WAY u. S.

Postal Service officials said a truckload of mail delayed because of breakdown of the. tractor trailer in Putnam County is now on its way to Wwhtogton, D. C. Arrival here was delayed almost 2t hours. The tractor trailer unk carrying 800 sacks of low priority mail developed trouble on IM near the Winfaeld interchange, The driver the Cincinnati, Onto, office of the motor carrier's location but Mpody informed the postal service of the.

cTOunstances, The truck, was sdieduled to arrive in Charleston early Friday, FoIIowIihi mall exchanges here the truck started the Wajbington trip about nudntght. Postal off idals said it wat necessary to drive a replacement to the scene of the breakdown and transfer the load of mall Helicopter Takes 7 GI Lives North Vietnamese launched a new wave of attacks today near the demUitarised woe, and the U. S. Command reported seven Americans kilifrf to the crash of a helicopter supporting South Vietnamese forces along the DMZ. Storting before dawn, North Vietnamese gunners slammed more than rocket and mortar rounds into lour South Vietnamese positions.

The enemy repeatedly assaulted a South Vietnamese marine battilJoa less than two miles from Fire Base Sarge at the western of The SaiBon command said Nortii Vietnamese troops were killed to the flghticg around Sarge, the first reported action near the fire base, since last June. South were four men killed and six wounded, the coamand said. The battalion camped around Sarge was first hit with a 50 round mor tar barrage, then a ground eacxeo tacHcai air strikes and artillery, the ma PARENTS OF SLAIN SHOCKED Justice Dept. Ends Probe Of 4 Kent State Slayings WASHINGTON TAP) Atty. Gen.

John Mitchell has announced the end of a federal investigation of the 1970 slayings of four Kent State University students say tog the Justice Department plans no further action. Mitchell said no federal grand jury would be convened. He said such an investigation could not be expected to produce new evidence for posst Die acaon in me ease. The four students were killed in May of last year a shooting tnciaent mvotvmg Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus. In a statement Friday, Mitchell said he agreed with a words, "unnecessary, unwar ranrea and mexcusaDLe," But he added: "Our review persuades me that there is no cremoie eviaeuce ot a acy between National Guards 10 snoot; swaenis on toe campus and that there is no meuiiooa ot suocossiul oroae cutions of individual guards CHARLEY WEST SAYS: MTf RStockT tbja afetat Friday HA say Wife's Frisky aisjtt ssNffasf "It is my judgment that further action by the Department of Justice would not be "The shock of learning of the decision is nearly as great.1 as the shock that came when our children were kUled," re sDonded the parents of the slain students in a statement.

The parents as well as con ressional and civil rights bad urged a federal grand jury investigation of has former Pennsylvania Gov. i 1 1 i a W. Scranton, chairman of the President's commission on Campus Unrest, whose conclusion was cited by Mitchell "We had faith in toe action that would ultimately be taken by the Department of Justice, and we had faith in the system of justice for which it Is nsible, the parents' statement said. Now we know that the De partment of Justice will not act, toe statement continued. It Is mconceivawe to us that this is so, particularly because its own investiaative renorts indicate that such action would have been fully apprc Driate:" A spokesman for Rep.

WQ liam S. Moorbead, said the cowrressman will ask the House Judiciary Committee to See KENT, Pg, 5, Col. 4 Typhoon's Rains Pass Philippines MANILA Typhoon Rose's rains and 75 m3e an hour winds passed through northern Luzon today, but early reports indicated the Philippines' largest island escaped serious damage. The weather bureau said Rose was moving at 12 miles per hour toward mainland China. There were scattered reports of downed communication lines and houses, but relief agencies said there were no early reports of casualties.

NATO Holds Huddles On Malta Base Exit BRUSSELS (AP) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council met to special session today in an effort to retain NATO's exclusive rights to use air and naval facilities on Malta. FINAL EDITION TEN CENTS raucKa, owner, Propane Gas Explosion Injures 3 By JOHN HEKDR1CK50N Of The Dafly HaQ Staff A propane gas leak in a pump house caused an explosion and fire at 8:45 a. m. today at the Capitol Bottle Gas Co. near St Albans, sending three men to Thomas Memorial Hospital with serious burns, Hospital attendants said all three were in serious condition, with Jeffrey Smith, 18, of Washington Street, St Albans, suffering Becond and third degree burns over 50 per cent or nis Doay.

Smith's fatner, Leonard, cf Washington Street, St At bens, owner of the company, and Donald Bradley, 35, of Cirdeville, Ohio, suffered second and third degree bums over 45 per cent of their booV Bradley, an employe of Propane Transportation was rolled in mud to extinguish names, it was reported. Charles Smith, another son of the owner, said the explosion occurred when a spark from the exhaust of the tanker unloading the fuel ignited gas which had leaked from, pipes in the pump house. Smith said so damage estimate had been made, but insurance adjusters were expected on the scene today. He indicated the company, which supplies industrial plants, homes and recreation vehicles with the gas, would be closed at toast a week. It is tocated at 8BU MacCorkle Ave.

S. W. He said he was home to bed at the time of the explosion which knocked out the walls of the pump bouse, causing the ceiling to collapse. It was reported Jeffrey Smith was knocked about 30 feet by the explosion. Paint Shoo, about a bl and a half from the gas company building, said he heard the explosion and went out to see what had happened.

He reported that be saw flames climb twice the height of the building and that "there was much confusion." Shortly after police arrived, he said they blocked off the westbound lanes of MacCorkle Avenue and rerouted vehicles to the eastbound lanes, A spokesman of The company said the fire was under control by 10 a. m. Police, at the height of the situation, were advising residents of the area to evacuate their homes. At one time, it was resorted a wrecker was attempting to move storage tanks out of the area. However, cnaries smitn said later that neither the ee tanks nor the truck were damaged by the flames.

The St. Albans. West Side and Route West fire departments responded to the emergency. Victims were taken to the hospital by private cars. All Out Search Launched For Belfast Rebel BELFAST, Northern Ireland British troops fought a gun battle with a gang suspected to be smuggling arms across the Irish Republic border today and launched an allout hunt for its defiant leafier.

The a reported a half' dozen of the "gun runners were wounded or killed during the 45 minute shootout. The massive search was launched lor Joe Cahill, a guerrilla chieftain who dared to meet newsmen openly under the noses of patroiheg British soldiers. Squads of soldiers stopped cars, prowled back Streets and looked into houses for Cahill, North era Ireland's most wanted man. The quiet little leader cf the provincial wing of the outlawed Irish Republican Army the "Emerald pim pernel" by one British newspaper slipped under in a sudden ending to his dramatic news conference in Belfast Friday. As a British general was claiming that the IRA had been ''virtually defeated," Cahill was tefltog a news conference two miles away that "the fight goes on." An armed detachment stood guard outside as CaMU talked to newsmen in a west Belfast hall.

He said the IRA had sufficient arms and ammunition to keep up guerrilla warfare. When a patrol of British soldiers arrived at Cahill's meeting he slipped out the back door. Brig. Marston Tickell, British chief of staff in Northern Ireland, told a news confer ence Friday that the army had inflicted some 50 IRA cas ualties over the past week and' jailed more than 230 terror ists, Tickell seemed embarrassed by the clandestine news conference that went on as he spoke to the press. He said today: "We did not find out about the meeting long enough before to disturb it earlier." Raids in Belfast turned up See BELFAST, Pg.

5. Cot 5 ON INSIDE PAGES 20 PAGES 2 SECTIONS Page Astrological 12 Classified 13 Comics 20 Crossword 20 Dear Abby 6 Editorials i Jumble 20 My Answer 3 Obituaries 7 Sports 9 Theaters TV Johnny Wonder's 2 Women's 6 'Weather 'They're for vou. Mr. Fres EXPOSED CHESTS COST $10 FINE Don't Ask For Palm Beach Shirt PALM BEACH, Fia, (AP) If someone in the posh Town of Palm Beach tolls a man to keep his shirt on, he'd better take that advice literally or be could find himself in jail. In the past few days, three teen aged skin divers, a minister and several tourists have been arrested for exposing their chests to public.

Police say they violated a 1947 city ordinance requiring everyone in the island community of 8,000 to be "properly dressed in customary street wear" when appearing in public places. That ordinance also means you cant walk barefoot down a city street, or walk away from a beach in your bathing suit. The divers, Ken Balliscm, Ken Moore and Bob Donth, all 18, said they bad juit lift the water st an inlet Saturday when a policeman drove up and placed them under arrest "We couldn't figure eat why," HtHiaon said, "and they said, 'for improper attire to The posted $10 bond each and returned to homes to nearby Kvtora Beach. While police were taking the three youths to jail, the officers spotted the Rev: Norman Wil son of Belle Glade coming out of a local store with his bands lull of sou drinks and ins shirt draped over his shoulder. "So, the police arrested hira too," Hallison said.

The minister also posted $10 bond. George Frost, manager of the Town of Palm Beach, said the ordinance reflects "the standards of this coramunity." He said the average resident cculd be characterized as "about 50 years old and in the $50,000 to a year income bracket." "Palm Beach is a different community than Haigbt Asbbury in San Francisco or Miami or even Tulsa," Frost said. have community standards here that are considerably higher than those places." The young divers say they think the standards are a bit outmoded. "What are you supposed to wear to go skin diving?" Hallison asked. They pleaded innocent to, the charges at a hearing Friday and were told to return for trial Aug.

17. The minister also pleaded innocent and his case was under advisement.

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