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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
2
The forecast shows mostly sunny conditions in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania with cool daytime highs in the 60s to 70s and night coolness in the 20s to 40s. Virginia expects upper 60s to low 70s with fair nights, Kentucky ranges from the 40s to 70s, and Ohio near 50s to 60s.
Officials testifying warned 95 damaged coal refuse dams pose danger while surveyors counted 120 similar impoundments with potential pollution risks. President Nixon met leaders in Warsaw and prepared to address trade matters after a week of Kremlin talks, as a celebration for Oakridge Elementary teachers was planned by the PTA.
Washington AP conferees agreed to authorize 18 billion dollars over three years to fund a federal 75 percent matching share for wastewater treatment plant construction approved by the EPA. Sen Jennings Randolph said the move would help West Virginia cities meet water pollution control needs.
In Belpre Ohio the body of 54 year old Harvey Mitchell of Parkersburg West Virginia was recovered from the Ohio River by Belpre Volunteer Fire Department. A Washington County deputy sheriff said witnesses reported Mitchell fell overboard while trying to start auxiliary engines on his boat.
Bluefield Supply Co declares a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share on 1,299,350 outstanding shares. Payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 12, announced by J. Taylor Frazier, board chairman, on Wednesday.
In Ohio, a 14 year-old boy and his parents were awarded 250000 in a medical malpractice action tied to treatment at Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital. The suit blamed Dr Sam Sheppard for improper care after an arm injury in early 1969 and noted prior suits against the hospital and Sheppard following his murder case.
Gen Creighton W. Abrams, commander in South Vietnam, is expected to be nominated as the Army chief of staff within days after President Nixon returns from Europe. At 57, Abrams would replace Gen William C. Westmoreland whose term ends June 20. Senate confirmation is routine, amid ongoing speculation over successors and Deputy Weyand as a future replacement.
Blair W. Glenn and David Pederson, two climbers from California, were rescued after Glenn, 13, fell ill and was knocked unconscious by a rock while climbing El Capitan. The pair hung 1,800 feet up, were aided by two Swiss climbers, and finally descended to Mammoth Terrace for the night before reaching Yosemite Valley.
Beckley area note names Thurman Rice of Ferry Branch Road Charleston and Harry Blackburn of Elkins who fled Pinecrest Hospital after being moved from the West Virginia Penitentiary Moundsville for tuberculosis treatment. Rice and Blackburn were convicted of armed robbery and forgery respectively. Police say they escaped Tuesday by sawing bars on a third floor window and sliding down a rope made from sheets.
Union Theological Seminary board adopts quotas requiring one third minority representation and half women across students faculty staff and directors. Current figures show blacks at 6 percent of 560 students eight percent of 360 faculty and ten percent of the board, while women are 20 percent of students eight percent of faculty and twenty percent of the board.
The FDA announced the first criminal action against a livestock producer for marketing cattle with DES residues. Parnell Green of Green Livestock Co. in Layton Utah faces charges of adulterated and misbranded meat with a maximum penalty of one year in jail and $1000 per count.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved planning funds in the federal budget for a $26.1 million Veterans Administration hospital at Martinsburg West Virginia. Senator Byrd noted he urged the funding since February and helped move the project up on the priority list.
Ford Motor Co announces entry into public transportation with an Automatically Controlled Transportation system. Henry Ford II says electric cars on light guideways will be driverless and computer controlled. The test system is shown at the Transit exposition in Virginia, with a full system planned around Dearborn headquarters.
Paul S. Cooper, a Los Angeles landlord, was indicted in U S District Court on ten counts of rent gouging during Phase II of the controls program. He allegedly raised rents above allowed limits and coerced tenants to sign false service requests. Maximum penalties reach five years in prison and forty five thousand dollars in fines per count.
Prime Minister Golda Meir denounces Arab governments for celebrating the Lydda Airport massacre while Israel calls for an international aviation boycott of Lebanon. She blames guerrilla leaders who recruited fanatic gunmen for the deadly attack.
Washington reports that the OAS Permanent Council agreed to review the diplomatic and economic sanctions imposed on Cuba as part of hemispheric policy. The move reflects ongoing efforts to reassess measures amid regional negotiations.
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