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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1978
Page
5
Forecasts show mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions with highs ranging from the mid 30s to the low 50s across multiple areas. Increasing clouds bring slight rain or snow chances Friday, while some sections stay cool and clear tonight with teens to 40s temperatures.
Waldo R Rowen Jr of Columbus paid taxes on time but miscalculated by a penny. Franklin County Treasurer Dana G Rinehart advanced 0.01 to expedite processing. He asks Rowen to remit the funds at earliest convenience, noting a 10 percent penalty if corrected after collection closes. Bowen considered repayment options.
U S Farmers Home Administration will guarantee a 2.3 million loan to build a 120 unit Sheraton Motor Inn and Restaurant in Bluefield. Bluefield Motel Corp led by A S Ammar will develop on a 12 acre site off the new US 460 bypass near WHIS. Construction could start by February 1. Corte Construction Co. is the contractor. The project total is about 3.3 million. Princeton Bank & Trust arranged the construction funding.
Terry and Nancy Kornegay lead donations to the Bluefield Hardware Co. Employees Benevolent Fund for the community Christmas tree effort. A previous total of 5,312.51 plus new gifts of 40.00 and 35.00 are recorded, reflecting ongoing support from local contributors.
WVU economists see a 14.5 percent oil rise by OPEC as potentially aiding Appalachia by boosting coal as a substitute fuel and encouraging conservation of petroleum products. They note higher prices may make oil exploration more profitable and favor European energy policies, with broader market implications.
In Pikeville Kentucky three Kentuckians and a West Virginia man were arrested on illegal sale of M80 firecrackers tied to a spate of injuries from defective explosives across the two states. John Butcher of Hager Hill and Bill Pelphrey of Staffordsville were also seized and Johnson County grand jury to receive evidence January 15. West Virginia’s Jimmy Joe Bailey of Isaban, released on bond after cooperating, faces charges as authorities warn more devices may be circulating. The federal warning follows more than 150 hospital treatments for injuries, some requiring amputations, as the CPSC describes the dangerous red firecrackers with fast fuses and urges avoidance of similar devices.
The West Virginia State Health Department denied St. Luke's Hospital Bluefield a certificate of need for a 6.3 million replacement facility. The decision cited lack of local bed need and that the plan is not the least costly option. Humana of West Virginia had applied for the certificate. hospital ownership is Louisville based.
The FAA announced sweeping changes to improve air safety at 124 US airports following a fatal collision. The plan boosts radar at 80 airports, creates mandatory terminal control areas at 44, and puts busy routes above 10 000 feet under direct control, with 330 additional air traffic controllers. It also proposes wider transponder use and collision warning systems as available, starting at San Diego Lindbergh Field.
AP report traces John Wayne Gacy Jr from masked public persona to a string of grisly crimes in Chicago. Convicted of sodomy in 1968, accused of raping a teen in 1971 and a 27 year old last March, with multiple missing person reports linking to him. Neighbors and relatives describe troubling signs, including a home smelling of death, as authorities reveal a 32-boy murder count following a reported confession last week.
The article profiles John Gacy as a popular community figure with ambitions for public office while detailing his concealed crimes. It notes 15 victims found in his Des Plaines home and a linked river body, mentions his clown persona used in campaigns, two failed marriages, and a lawyer's statement that Gacy kept council minutes and paid bills. It also references neighbors and relatives acknowledging his dual life and later separation from his wives.
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