Charleston Man Wounded While Cleaning Pistol
A 43 year old Charleston man was taken to Charleston Memorial Hospital with a gun shot wound to the left side after a .22 caliber pistol discharged while he cleaned it. Attendants said the incident occurred about 7 30 p.m. at Buck Carney 1528 Seventh Ave. His condition was listed as undetermined but he was conscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Buck Carney
Seventh Ave
Carney
Miller poised to win UMW presidency in wave of votes
Miller leads by nearly 12 000 votes with uncounted ballots likely favoring him. District 29 Beckley District 17 Charleston District 31 Fairmont show Yablonski margins. He plans to appoint trusted allies, call a national convention, and raise pensions while cutting costs. Federal monitors seal UMW offices as Boyle mulls an official challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Beckley
Yablonski
Charleston
Fairmont
Boyle
Ohley
Kanawha
Washington
Martin Agronsky
Silver Spring
John L. Lewis
MFD
UMW
Moscow
anoth‘Miller
Don Stillman
Richard Banks
Fred Stottlemyer
Ed James
Oregon
Robert J. Kennedy
Stottlemyer
Labor Department
Associated Press
Tha
Mrs Miller backs pay cut for Tony Boyle to 40000
Mrs. Miller agrees with her husband’s choice to reduce President W A Tony Boyle’s salary from 50000 to 40000 after he takes office. She notes the family values a clean modest home and says she hasn’t thought about the long term lifestyle changes but is glad the campaign is over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Hospital Chief Heads Chamber
James Warley administrator of the Point Pleasant Valley Hospital was elected president of the Point Pleasant Jason County Chamber of Commerce. Officers include Seldon Flemming vice president Lien Hedrick secretary William Bardin treasurer Charles Lanham Vitus Hartley Jr. Members elected for another year are James Lewis Cecil Minton Robert Butcher James Fisher Michael Shaw Jack Fruth. January luncheon set for 1 a.m. January 2 at the chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Warley
Theleasant Valley Hospital
Fee Loss Blamed On S. C. Official
South Charleston Mayor J Alfred Poe charged former city official Arch Schoonover with mismanagement of contracting funds and criticized a costly police building project. Poe cited prior budgets, claimed $347000 spent before his term, and urged voters to oppose tax hikes while noting rising drinking water and other costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Schoonover
South Charleston
J. Alfred Poe
Bob Snyder
South Charleston Jaycees
Regents
Schoonover
Poe
Iit
Jaycees
Weather Summary For December 14 1972
Weather traces near Saturday December 14 1972 in mid twenties. Chance of snow flurries with lows in teens to low twenties. Foresee variable cloudiness winds and frequent snow showers across zones including West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Itam
Weather Gazette
Qec
Fac
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Alleged Heroin Ring Kingpin Convicted in U.S. Trial
Ricord, an Argentine national with French Corsican roots, was found guilty by a New York jury of heading a South American based heroin ring. Federal Judge John M. Canella sets sentencing for Jan. 29 with Ricord held on 1.5 million bail. The 62 year old faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20. The case spanned three continents and involved a $15 million trafficking operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Auguste Joseph Ricard
John M. Canella
Ricord
United States
Missing heroin tied to French Connection case grows to 90 pounds
New York police report 23 more pounds of heroin with a $4 million street value missing from the 1962 French Connection seizure. Authorities say 90 pounds have disappeared over two days, potentially fueling about 7,000 addicts for 100 days. Commissioner Murphy promises a deep investigation and notes former detective Eddie Egan may be questioned. A separate stabbing at Lippert Street leaves Myrtle North in fair condition with neck ear and wrist wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick V. Murphy
Eddie Egan
Nixon grants pay raises for federal workers and military
President Nixon announced a 6.69 percent boost for the military and a 5.14 percent raise for federal workers earning under 36,000. The increases, postponed since October, aim to align government pay with private industry levels, using a guideline of 5.5 percent plus 0.7 percent in benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Explosion at Charleston plant injures workers and scouts
A gas fueled blast at a coke complex in Charleston injures eight hospitalized workers and several Girl Scout volunteers. Witnesses describe burns and a brick inspector who smelled gas and saw a man and a girl paperweight like object. Scouts planned to bake cookies and distribute to the elderly using a converted basement meeting space. Investigation and damage estimates run into millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Badis
Kopper
Charleston
Orchard Manor
Laura Hubert
Scout
Switzer
Weiton
Carroll Terrace
Scali linked to Soviet messages aids Kennedy crisis
The article recalls Gordon H. Scali acting as a go between for Soviet messages to the Kennedy administration, reporting to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and earning later thanks from Rusk and Kennedy for helping resolve the crisis. It notes Scali's potential U.N. ambassador nomination as an Italian descent figure, referencing past newsman ambassadors such as J. Russell Wiggins. It also reports Brig. Gen. George A. Lincoln’s retirement and Prof. Irving Kristiol appointment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scali
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U.N
Johnson
J. Russell Wiggins
Washington Post
White House
George A. Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Lincoln
West Point
Rhodes
Oxford
Irving Kristol
New York University
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Also Mentioned on This Page
King’s Karollers
New England
South Charleston Tech Center
Kenneth Scott
Paducah, Ky
Louisiana State University
Coalfields
Miners Project
Washington Research Project
Joseph Yablonski
Joseph Rauh
Joseph
Chip” Yablonski
Clarice Feldman
Mrs. Miller
S. C
Bao Enid
U.S
Myrtle North
Lippert St
Charleston General Hospital
Valso
Fountain Hobby
Wash
Bigley Ave
And
Shetland
Balls
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
The
Charleston Gazette
Pont
W Vo
Manny
Insde
W. Yo
Bay
Agency Corp
Chahston
Eycevenys
War Departments
W.va
Monshy Arriet
Daly
Monty
Count Basie
Municipal Auditorium
Pacific Productions
Amt Jewelers
Capitol Street
Nest
MarCochle How
Uchees
Toly
Polans
Lee Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!