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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
1
Judge Harry L. McCreek ends a 21 year tenure as head of Ra fes County Criminal Court. A retirement letter was sent to Gov. Moore in late November, but a successor had not been named as of Wednesday. Rain delayed confirmation.
The forecast lists Virginia to Ohio regions with clouds and rain likely. Highs range from the 30s to 50s, with lows in the 30s and 40s across states. Winds peak around 4 PM as a front passes.
Three men drifted nine days on a raft before being rescued near Elliott Key. Two others reportedly jumped overboard and drowned. Survivor Antonio described the raft's final hours and the sinking of the Ixtapa after a collision in the Gulf of Mexico.
Kanawha Banking & Trust Co will host a one week exhibit of historical U S coins starting Monday. The collection features the Fugio cent and the Jackson Hare Times coin among five currency panels from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Robert W. Lawson Jr. becomes chair of the Richmond Fed board succeeding Dr. Wilson H. Elkins. Lawson, a Steptoe and Johnson director, moves up from deputy chair and hails from South Boston VA. He holds Hampden-Sydney and University of Virginia degrees.
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc. Tri State Section will hold a 6:30 p.m. meeting January 6 at Young's Restaurant Eastern Heights Shopping Center Huntington. Edgar M. Pope of Huntington Alloy Products will discuss Vendor Liability. Fee is 2.50 per person with reservations by 4 p.m. Monday.
Teays Valley Baptist College in Hurricane will start its winter term Monday with four nights of study totaling 12 hours. Two new classes open to students are Numbers through Ruth and church music. Interested persons should write the college in Hurricane.
Marshall University presents an extension course in Charleston for occupational safety management. James B. Stone, director of West Virginia's occupational safety and health program, will teach the three hour credit class for undergraduate or graduate credit from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays at Charleston High School.
Justice Harlan was named to the U S Supreme Court by President Eisenhower and took his seat March 28 1955. He had served as a lawyer and public servant including on the New York Crime Commission and as a World War II officer decorated with the Legion of Merit and Croix de Guerre.
U S bombing continued as pilots faced heavy Soviet made surface to air missiles and fierce anti aircraft fire. Officials cited poor weather and new radar guided smart bombs aimed at underground bunkers and hangars.
Lt. Col. Harry Ward former Charleston Salvation Army commander will lead Watch Night services starting 8:30 p.m. Friday at Citadel Corps building 301 Tennessee Ave Ward now heads correctional services and missing persons for the Salvation Army Southern Territory at Charleston where he helped erect the current Tennessee Ave building Old Fashioned Salvation Army Praise Meeting will headline Sunday Evening services Jan 2 with Ward and his wife conducting.
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