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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
1
Union Carbide announces plans for a coal cleaner plant near Bell Creek in West Virginia with capacity over 1,900 tons per day. The facility will wash coal for domestic and export markets and is expected to begin operation early next year.
The Air Force Recruiting Group in West Virginia announces openings for lawyers and trainees. Direct commissions may be offered to eligible senior law students. about 10 applicants are expected to be chosen for the fiscal year starting July 1. Also recruiting for physical or occupational therapy training with 12 month programs, paid lieutenant status, to be assigned to Air Force hospitals. Local offices and deadlines noted in Charleston.
Fires aboard the Lakonia forced all 650 passengers and 300 crew to abandon ship about 480 miles north of Madeira after a mid Atlantic distress. The Indépendance and Alta moved to assist while U.S. and British rescue services prepared air and sea support from the Azores to the Madeira area.
Officials estimate about 100 mourners attended the service at Arlington as candles were lit by President Johnson and dignitaries. A period of silence followed. Johnson proclaimed Kennedy a martyr and said the world would remember the moment.
A 19 year old Gil is charged with shoplifting a dollar pair of jeans at Lloyd's department store. Christine Dunham of 457 Greenway Ave was arrested, released on bond, and set for a hearing Friday in Municipal Court.
A winter weather advisory forecasts snow across the middle Atlantic states portions of the Great Lakes region and the Tennessee valleys. Flurries are expected in northern Ohio and Pennsylvania with possible travel disruptions due to accumulating snow and icy patches. Local officials urge drivers to exercise caution and monitor updates.
Weathered data mixed with a political business note. Douald M. Kammert of Fairmont will become president of Monone dualiela Pn Cu, taking over January 4 after Dan B. Potter retires. Kammert has long been with Allegheny Power System, marking a leadership transition at the utility.
Two Kanayhu County youths, both serving three day sentences, bound over to the grand jury on charges of breaking and entering at a used car lot. M. Balen, 19, of Chel yan, and Kenneth Boyd, 14, of Quin, allegedly invaded the Miller Brothers garage, took items, damaged a truck, and stole $37 in parts. Holbrook fined each $25 on the charges. bonds set at $1,000 on the breaking and entering counts pending grand jury action.
The Bertagnolli family faced a double blow as a thief stole their Christmas gifts last year and a fire destroyed their home on Sunday, leaving them with significant losses and ongoing recovery efforts.
Tass news agency announced Sunday a mission to work in Algerian villages and regional hospitals. Doctors and nurses have been sent there during the past year to support local health services and frontline care.
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