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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1972
Page
1
City officials disclosed that 33 more workers received letters about hearings following an illegal strike action. Henley indicated hearings focus on whether workers participated in the walkout, not their motives. He urged fired employees to request a Civil Service Commission hearing by December 15.
In a tense Charleston Civil Service hearing, a mags walkout by appellants did not deter Chairman R Page Henley Jr from pledging hearings for all strikers. The Desper case, fifth of the day’s sessions, saw attendance drop as union leaders protested and the proceedings moved forward with remaining participants.
A reader requests copies of the 1973 World Almanac and encloses payment at 2.95 dollars per copy plus 0.35 dollars postage and handling. The order form includes name address city state ZIP and asks for a printed mailing label.
William Heizer 32 from Durham North Carolina has been appointed assistant administrator at the Memorial Division of Charleston Area Medical Center. He will supervise about half of Memorial's 22 departments, succeeding J Darrel Richmond who was promoted to administrator last spring. Heizer holds a master in hospital administration from Duke and previously served two years as administrative assistant at Duke University Medical Center. He and his family live in Kanawha City.
A former Summersville resident, William Maynard of Somerdale New Jersey and pilot for Altair Airlines, was cited by the FAA for guiding a disabled private plane toward Lancaster PA. Maynard established visual contact by flashing landing lights and led the craft to a safe landing at Lancaster Airport after communicating with the other pilot. The incident occurred about 46 miles northeast of Lancaster while Maynard piloted Altair Flight 64 from Washington to Allentown.
Mayor Hutchinson and city officials argue the deficit is offset by state payments and new tax collections. They credit increased gross sales tax revenue and efficiency, and oppose a fire service fee repeal noting a 200000 tax cut due to a constitutional amendment. They urge continued investment in streets and sewers.
An 18 year old Marshall County man Dennis McCombs died from wounds suffered during a hunting mishap near the West Virginia State College campus. Officials termed the Nov 4 blaze that destroyed a barn and silo as accidental and not caused by a tossed match or cigarette.
The Associated Press reports West Virginia’s 1972 deer hunting season ends with 15 hunters seriously injured and four dead. Col. J Allen Woodburn cites careless hunting and unverified targets as key factors, noting higher gunshot incidents than in recent years.
The Elmore Memorial at 1001 Crescent Road Market Dr. lists clergy Robert T Wilmoth. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays Daily Prayer at 10:00 a.m.
Church bulletins list service times for Baptist Temple Calvary Baptist Emmanuel Baptist and related minsters. Includes communion morning worship and evening programs with choir and youth activities. Services show times and pastors or leaders for the day.
A dense listing of area churches with pastors and service times. MT Calvary and Randolph Street Baptist highlight morning worship and evening broadcasts. Spring Hill and Park Avenue Church of Christ show Bible classes and worship times. several Lutheran, Methodist, and Catholic parishes also noted with their Sunday schools, midweek studies, and Advent observances.
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