Embezzlement Case Ties Up Federal Docket in Beckley
Federal Judge John A Field Jr moved a complex gambling and embezzlement case involving two White Sulphur Springs men, George Francis Ziehms and Homer Scott Neil, to Beckley. The six count indictment stems from mailing promotions of gambling. Other defendants faced related charges as judge weighed motions to dismiss and rulings on related theft and false alteration offenses across several states.
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Students To Plead In 3 Weeks
BERKELEY CALIF AP More than 750 demonstrators arrested in the UC campus revolt were ordered to enter pleas in three weeks. About 66 Bay area lawyers, volunteers, will represent them as Municipal Judge Ruppert Crittenden of the community little theater will hear 50 cases weekly from Jan. 5. Charges include refusing to disperse trespassing and resisting arrest. Gov Edmund G Brown directed force during the Dec 3 sit-in. University regents meet in Los Angeles Friday to act on a faculty senate resolution.
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Moon Eclipse Visible Friday Night Across Americas
An hour long total lunar eclipse will occur Friday night and be visible across North and South America if conditions permit. The moon enters the umbra at 7:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and is fully shadowed from 9:07 to 10:07 p.m. local time.
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FPC sees 27 percent electricity rate cuts by 1980
The Federal Power Commission report says rates could drop as much as 27 percent by 1980 if utility firms build large generating plants and long distance transmission lines to interconnect power systems. Potential savings reach up to $11 billion annually, with future uses including night recharging for battery cars and rising consumption. Highway Toll 435: West Virginia police report 435 traffic deaths year to date, up from 403 last year.
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