10 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1962
Page
1
The debate centers on medical aid to the aged and the responsibility of families rather than the state. Doctors Holloway Dell O’Dell Cavendish Foley Huff and state officials discuss alleged improper MAA billing practices and the role of families in paying medical costs. The correspondence shows tensions over who should bear costs and whether MAA rules were followed.
Weather holds up a city street repair project in South Charleston after sewer work. Mayor Joseph Londeree said repairs will start when conditions rise above 42 degrees and roads are inspected as reasonably good. Traffic diversions are planned near the Montross Dr underpass with police directing at Central Ave overpass and C St. The $8 million sewer system project began in 1956 and aims for completion in November in collaboration with Union Carbide Chemicals Co.
The record details serious prior beatings by the husband and his drunken temper with threats to beat her as he approached the house. Evidence also cites a history of cancer surgeries during a prior period, implying significant national impact.
Los Angeles reports the heaviest rainstorm in six years closing city schools and evacuating dozens of homes. The three day total reached 3.75 inches with more rain possible, easing drought but causing slides, flooded streets, and one fatality in Canora Park. Authorities note 1957-58 was the last wetter period. Local officials call this a major rainfall event for the region.
Conferees disagreed over welfare department funds with Senate backing a budget over 2 million above the Board of Public Works figure while House plans stayed closer to the board. A murder case featured a defense challenge to a pathologist’s cause of death as a grandmothers’ testimony and alcohol related remarks surfaced.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports an estimated 100 new Sunday Blue Law complaints will be filed with the Cabell County Prosecutor as Perseus funds a community wide enforcement push. Prosecutor Russell Dunbar declined comment. Thirty three complaints are already filed and 27 more prepared but not yet submitted.
Four teenage inmates from the Boys Industrial School at Pruntytown escaped from a Fairmont hospital and were captured near Lewisburg after a high speed auto pursuit on an ice covered road. The youths ages 12 to 15 stole a car in Fairmont, fled north of town, and were returned to Pruntytown to finish sentences for breaking and entering. Three escapees are from Lewis County and one from Wyoming County.
Hamilton Bermuda report says a tanker plane with seven aboard exploded in midair near Bermuda. The aircraft, a KC-135 like refueling unit from the 622nd, vanished into the Atlantic after lifeboats and rescue vessels searched the sea. Crew names withheld pending next of kin notification.
Gunman fired at Gen Nelson de Melo in Tegucigalpa. he was wounded in the chin but not seriously. Honduras says it may soon exercise full sovereignty over Swan Island in the Gulf of Mexico, while authorities report the shooter was captured and is being held. Police noted no confirmed link to recent anti Communist attacks and explosions as the probe continues.
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