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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
2
Testimony at a mine safety hearing described failures to warn workers and reach them in time. Slovekosky said he fears job trouble after oath testimony. Officials plan more witnesses as the hearing resumes Friday about the deadly underground fire.
A man named Alex Kovar testified after Slovekosky and faced a private inquiry as a grand jury considered charges of possessing stolen property. The report notes a dramatic explosion at a coal mine area near No 9 and details related testimonies and local reactions.
George Diab was named general manager of radio and television station WCHS in Charleston. He succeeds Philip Marella who moves to Atlanta as assistant to Rollins Broadcasting executive vice president R Randall Rollins. Diab previously served as assistant general manager and vice president of WIRF TV in Wheeling and spent 20 years with WTRF TV.
Washington reports the Office of Economic Opportunity approved an $840,440 grant to Action for Appalachian Youth Community Development for federal support of operations in Kanawha Boone and Putnam counties for eleven months.
George Lawless reports that law enforcement leaders discuss a statewide master plan to manage civil disorder. FBI agents and state officials cite a rise in officer fatalities and reference incidents like the Silver Bridge collapse as examples of disruptions to public order.
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