Beer Theft Linked to Wheeling Ring Trial Testimony
U S District Court heard testimony tying Wheeling figures Paul N Hawkish and James L Matthews to the 1967 theft of 1456 cases of Stroh's beer from a Huntington trucking firm. Witness Longfellow described a planned theft, a multi state ring, and payments of 1000 dollars for his role.
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U. S. District Court
Paul N. Hawkish
Wheeling
James L. Matthews
Stroh
Huntington
Jackie D. Longfellow
Longfellow
John
Anthony Bruno
L. J. Navy Trucking Co
Bruno
Institute
Ohio
Matthews
Hawkish
Charleston
FBI
Weston
Supreme Court refuses death hearing petition in Wheeling murder case
The Supreme Court refused to docket Lance Levitt of Wheeling in the death of 12 year old Pamela Wolfston. Levitt’s March 9 trial in Ohio County Circuit Court follows a 1970 fatal jogger incident. The ruling leaves unresolved whether the case stays in circuit court.
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State Supreme Court
Lance Levitt
Wheeling
Ohio County
High Court
Levitt
Pamela Wolfston
Circuit Court
George L. Spillers
Supreme Court
Intermediate Court
John ‘Wilson III
State Penitentiary
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Charleston Gazette subscription rates and mailing details
The Charleston Gazette lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery, with rates by duration inside and outside West Virginia. It notes tax applicability, payment in advance, and that carriers are independent contractors of The Newspaper Agency Corp.
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Charleston
W. Va
Independent Democratic
Daily Gazette Company
Virginia 51. E
Gazette-Mail
Newspaper Agency Corp
Charleston Gazette
Defendants Plead Guilty In Huntington Drug Case
Two defendants in a U S District Court narcotics case pleaded guilty minutes before trial. Donald Gwinn admitted managing a continuing criminal enterprise and received 15 years and 100000 dollars fine while Tommy Jones Jr. pled to a conspiracy count and got 10 years and 25000 dollars fine. Henry Taylor stood trial, facing up to 65 years and 110000 dollars in fines after a government witness testified about heroin dealings.
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U. S
Donald Gwinn
Tommy Jones Jr
Henry Taylor
Huntington-Charleston
Gwinn
Jones
U.S
K. K. Hall
Taylor
Huntington
Bobby Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Togetherness Flows In Overflow Room
A St. Albans woman, Virginia Woods, 56, describes being placed in an overflow room on the fourth floor of the neurological unit at Charleston General Hospital after a heart episode. She shared a room with three male patients, with limited privacy screens and no prior option offered to transfer, while hospital officials say overflow rooms serve emergency needs and privacy is prioritized.
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Martha Smith
Tives
St. Albans
Woods
Charleston General Hospital
Virginia Woods
Cleveland Ave
James Crews
Charleston Area Medical Center
General
FBI yields no clues in Stennis shooting case
FBI and Washington police say they have reached a dead end in a month long search for two attackers who shot Sen John C Stennis at his home in front of his wife and aides The reward exceeds 70000 The assailants took his money and warned they would shoot him anyway Authorities have no further leads as of Monday
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Gromales
Stennis
Senate
Los Angeles Times
Washington
FBI
John C. Stennis
District of Columbia
Pew
Pointblank Range
Boyle Agrees To Testify In Trial
Tony Boyle has agreed to testify at the upcoming trial of a United Mine Workers official charged with the murder in the Yablonski case. The report notes ongoing federal inquiries into the Stennis shooting as authorities seek leads and rewards from multiple sources.
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William E. Cresswell
Walter Reed Medical Center
Mississippi
National Rifle Assn
Stennis
Jackson
Miss
Winn-Dixie
Ne Avene Aea TV
WE Red
Seoul
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Yablonski Flay
Pra ter Trial Nears in Yablonski Slaying Case
William J. Prater, 53, union organizer from LaFollette Tennessee, faces trial in Erie County next Monday. Prosecutors plan to use 300 blank subpoenas as Richard Sprague's Philadelphia office prepares witnesses including Boyle and John Owens. The case links $20,000 from the UMW fund to the murders of Joseph A Yablonski and his family. seven suspects have been arrested with Prater and Albert Pass awaiting trial.
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Boyle
Sprague
UMW
Prater
Pass
Middlesboro
Retired Kanawha County School Employees Hold Meeting
The Kanawha County Association of Retired School Employees will meet at 10 a m Saturday at Piedmont School at Quarrier and Bradford streets. Dr Kenneth Underwood superintendent of Kanawha County Schools will speak. A business session will include the nominating committee report on officers for the coming year.
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Kanawha County Association of
Piedmont School
Quarrier and
Bradford Streets
Kenneth Underwood
Kanawha County
Soviet scientists say plants can feel fear joy and pain
The Socialist Industry reports experiments on a geranium suggesting plants may experience emotions such as fear joy and pain according to Soviet scientists.
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Moscow
Socialist Industry
Pollution Director Defends Lenient SO2 Rules
Air Pollution Control Commission Executive Director Carl Beard defends sulfur dioxide rules as lenient to meet new federal standards. The regulations sparked clash with American Electric Power, while Del. Leo Kopelman credits Gov. Moore for extending the compliance deadline by two years.
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Air Pollution Control Commission
Carl, Beard
House Finance Committee
Commission
Del
Leo Kopelman
R-Kanawha
Beard
Gov
Moore
Kopelman
Cold Weather Forecast and Energy Pollution Debate
Officials warned widespread cold and snow in the Northeast as Appalachian Power Co faced criticism over delaying pollution controls at the Cabin Creek plant. Beard defended the company’s timelines, citing past extensions and ongoing upgrades while EPA credited West Virginia’s clean air progress and budget clarity impressed lawmakers.
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Kopelman
Beard
Appalachian Power Co
American Electric
Cabin Creek
John Ames
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
West Virginia
Del
Phyllis Rutledge
D-Kanawha
Weather Summary for Regions February 27 1973
Weather zones show cold snaps with scattered snow flurries. Northern zones 1 2 4 report highs upper 30s to low 40s and nights near or below freezing. Zone 3 4 Charleston sees upper 30s to low 40s with snow flurries and cold nights. Zones 6 7 8 anticipate highs upper 30s to low 40s with night flurries. West Virginia upper 30s and lower 40s with colder nights. Western Pennsylvania partly sunny with upper 20s to mid 30s nights. Virginia rain changing to snow flurries with highs upper 30s to mid 40s. Kentucky cloudy highs upper 30s to low 40s. Ohio considerable cloudiness and highs near 80s? to low 39s. note OCR errors. Precipitation data show 2 hour totals and February totals for the month. Monday winds around 10 mph.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Menon Preeras
Sam
House debates bingo bill and other measures in session
The House adopted amendments to a bingo bill allowing non profits with Tax Department licenses to host games with prizes up to 1000 total and 100 per game, no cash prizes. It also supported a public safety legal defense allowance up to 2000, declared state symbols, and discussed school bond funding and local levies.
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House of Delegates
Tax Department
House
T. E. Myles
D-Fayette
Department of Public Safety
Senate
Del
Marion Shifler
Monroe
Shifler
Funds Sought for South Road Feasibility Study
By letter Rep. Ken Hechler asks the Appalachian Regional Commission to fund a feasibility study of a proposed highway across southern West Virginia from Huntington to Bluefield. Hechler urges ARC could finance under developmental research or highway development provisions, calling the project ideal to develop West Virginia and Appalachia.
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Washington (Ap
Ken Hechler
Appalachian Regional Com‘mission
West Virginia
Huntington
Ito Bluefield
ARC Federal Cochairman
Donal W. Whitehead
Hechler
ARC
Commission
Appalachia
IRS Help by Phone Expands for West Virginia
West Virginians can quickly resolve tax problems by calling the Internal Revenue Service from anywhere in the state with no long distance charges. Access code 800-642-1931 provides year round service 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. During filing period toll free hours extend to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
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Parkersburg
West
Initial death test results inconclusive in Hatcher case
Beckley Police report gun owned by victim Seldon Ray Hatcher and bullet likely from his weapon though positive ID not conclusive. Pathologist report due by Wednesday and FBI submission requested as 600 plus man hours have been spent. Hatcher was found shot in his Charleston newspaper office on Campbell Court after the January 30 dawn delivery.
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Beckley
Seldon Ray Hatcher
Charleston
T. C. Durrett
Durrett
State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau Laboratory
FBI
Hatcher
Campbell Court
the Gazette
Steelworkers End Conference In City Today
Nearly 150 members of the United Steelworkers of America District 23 conclude their three day legislative political conference in the city. William Coleman of Wheeling says the group seeks upgrading of workmen's and unemployment compensation laws and a law allowing public employees the right to organize.
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Associated Press
United Steelworkers of America
District 23
William Coleman
Wheeling
West Virginia
Evangelism Banquet Held for Children in Three Counties
Radio evangelist J. Allen Blair of Charlotte will speak at the annual child evangelism fellowship banquet for Kanawha, Clay, and Boone counties at 6 30 p m Friday in Morris Harvey College. Rev James Elaw of Cross Lanes Bible Church directs the ceremony. Directors are Mr and Mrs James Harkins, with offices at 207 Maryland Ave. Blair is a Moody Bible Institute Bradley University and Wheaton College graduate. Call 346 8753 to attend.
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J. Allen Blair
Charlotte
N. C
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Morris Harvey College
Kanawha
Clay
Boone
James Elaw
Cross Lanes Bible Church
James Harkins
Maryland Ave
Blair
M Moody Bible Institute
Bradley University
Wheaton College
Driver sought after hit and run in West Virginia
Mrs Helen Goble age 50 of Wadsworth Ohio remains in critical condition at Charleston General Hospital after being struck by a vehicle on U S 60 near Hugheston early Sunday. State police at Chelyan continue searching for the driver of the striking vehicle.
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Helen Goble
Wadsworth
Ohio
Charleston General Hospital
Chelyan
Gobile
U.S. 60
Hugheston
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