Carbide Cuts Workforce at South Charleston Center
Carbide reports a continuing personnel reduction at its South Charleston Technical Center as part of an across the board cost cutting. About 57 moves have been made with 20 to 25 more layoffs possible, while 100 engineers are on temporary assignments abroad and many retirees are planned through March.
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George Lawless
Carbide
South Charleston Technical Center
Carbide Management
Kanawha Valley
Mining and Metals
South Charleston
Early 1969 Marine help eyed for Coal Branch Heights housing site
Maj Francis Patterson of the South Charleston reserve engineering detachment said his unit plans rough cut work on an access road for the Valley Heights Cooperative 150 unit housing project. City officials expect construction in early January if a new bulldozer arrives. completion may take one to two months. Marine help hinges on new equipment arrival and allocation.
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Branch Heights
Maj
Francis Patterson
South Charleston Reserve Engineering Detachment
Patterson
Elmer Dodson
Valley Heights Cooperative
Valley Heights
Dodson
Lewis Hark
Wills Creek and Pocatalico River Named Top Study Priority
State Water Resources chief Edgar N. Henry designates Wills Creek and Pocatalico River areas as top priority in ongoing groundwater studies addressing fresh and saltwater movement. No new deep disposal well permits are proposed for Wills Creek though two exist amid extensive oil drilling and salt pollution reports. Henry notes public hearing on December 16 aimed to gather testimony and advise the governor on federal intervention.
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Wills Creek
Pocatalico River
Edgar N. Henry
State Water Resources Division
Henry
Ralph Shaffer
Elkview
Coonskin Armory
Shaffer
Harry Anderson
Water Resources Division
State Mines Department
Oil and Gas Division
Nitro Students Win Honors in Thorp Memorial Poetry Contest
Two Nitro High School students earned honorable mention in the sixth annual Nancy Thorp Memorial Poetry Contest held by Hollins College in Virginia. Lynn Cole and Nancy Childress were named honorees, with their homes listed as 5194 Crystal Drive and 104 Bailes Drive.
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Nitro High School
Nancy Thorp
Hollins College
Virginia
Lynn Cole
Robert E. Cole
Crystal Drive
Nancy Childress
Mitchell B. Childress Jr
Bailes Drive
Misinterpreted Educational Statement Sparks Reorganization Debate
A 1969 statement opposing higher education reorganization drew criticism from committee chairman Robert Abbot and WVU board member Charles Wise Jr. They said the message misrepresented the group’s aim to pursue voluntary coordination and a board of regents. Both favor a regents plan with separate boards for WVU and the eight state colleges.
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State Board of Education
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Robert Abbot
Joint Committee
Abbat
Abbot
Charles C. Wise Jr
Charleston
WVU Board of Governors
Wise
Marshall University
Committee On Higher Education
Committee of 39
Board of Regents
Mr. Wise
Tive
Board of Higher Education
Job Bias Hearings Scheduled
The Senate Public Works Committee will hold hearings next month on equal employment provisions of federal highway law. Chairman Jennings Randolph said the probe arose from contractors complaints of hardship. Hearings are set for January 14 and 16 with contractors, labor unions and federal agencies testifying.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Alcoholic Home Seeks Zoning Change for 1524 Kanawha Blvd
Plans to locate a self help residence for alcoholics at 1524 Kanawha Boulevard face a zoning snag in Residence A. Acting City Solicitor Duffy Horan says the site would need rezoning to C or a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals, since a temporary 12 month variance had allowed campaign operations. The move would expand capacity from 10 to 20 residents, with rent set at 130 dollars per month. the group previously operated at 512 Montrose Drive South Charleston.
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Kanawha Boulevard
Shank
State Democratic
Duffy Horan
Kanawha Valley Fellowship
Horan
Board of Zoning Appeals
Montrose Dr
South Charleston
Tracy N. Spencer
Citizens Group
Donald C. Shank
Elmer Dodson
Dodson
Christmas liquor store hours set by state agencies
State liquor stores will close at 6 p m today and reopen at 10 a m Thursday for the Christmas holiday. The 6 p m Eve closing is earlier than the usual 8 p m closing for most stores and 10 p m for some locations.
First Presbyterian Church Eyes Four Story Expansion
The West Virginia church plans a four story educational addition and major renovations. A January 7 dinner meeting will vote on a 780000 fund drive including 150000 gifts to Davis and Elkins College and Union Theological Seminary, plus nearly 500000 for expansion and upgrades.
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First Presbyterian Church
West Virginia
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Union Theological Seminars
Richmond
Charleston
Marshall Buckalew
First Church
Buckalew
Fire Destroys Putnam Home. Loss Estimated at 18000
A Sunday blaze on Bowles Ridge near Red House Hill in Putnam County leveled a frame house owned by Lyle Blake and family. Firefighters prevented spread to an adjacent building used for breeding canaries. An oil furnace explosion is suspected as the cause. Blake, employed by Coastal Tank Lines, and family had just left moments before.
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Winfield
Bowles Ridge
Red House Hill
Putnam County
Winfield Volunteer Fire Department
Lyle Blake
Blake
Coastal Tank Lines
Lottery Indictments Dismissed Against Kroger A&P Stores
Assistant prosecutor Patrick Casey said on Monday that the lottery indictments against Kroger and A&P stores have been dropped and the Sun Oil Co. case will follow. He cited a ruling by Intermediate Judge George Wood that weakened a key count, leading to full dismissal.
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Kroger
A&p
Sun Oil Co
Patrick Casey
Casey
George Wood
Free Christmas Dinner Planned at Faith Mission
Faith Mission at 4801 MacCorkle Ave SW South Charleston will serve a free Christmas dinner for underprivileged families at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Rev. Joe West said a 3 p.m. worship service will precede the dinner.
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Faith Mission
MacCorkle Ave
South Charleston
Joe West
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Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce
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Wills
Nitro
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