41 Dogs Taken in Cruelty Arrest in Coalburg
Curtis Hoffman, 67, of Coalburg, was charged with cruelty to animals by the Kanawha Humane Society after 41 dogs were found living in filthy conditions at his home. Officers described makeshift crates, chained animals, and dogs housed behind the house and in an abandoned outhouse. Hoffman said he began with a few dogs and allowed them to stay as they had litters.
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Coalburg
Kanawha Humane Society
Curtis Hoffman
Ken Pauley
Pauley
Hoffman
Burl] Holbrook
McGraw
Kanawha County
Morris Harvey College to recall Chicago consultant
A Chicago consultant from John Witt firm will be recalled to Charleston to help Morris Harvey College rework its presidential search after Dr. Hugh Thompson declined the offer. Trustees move quickly due to a $2 million fundraising drive and upcoming leadership change as Marshall Buckalew steps down June 30. Thompson faced a hostile letter and phone campaign from a faculty member.
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Chicago
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
College Board of Trustee
John Witt
Hugh Thompson
Thompson
Siena Heights College
Adrian
Mich
Deal Tompkins
College Board of Trustees
Tompkins
Venison Trade Free Request From British MEP
BRUSSELS AP John Brewis a British member of the European Parliament says West Germany has restricted imports of venison from Britain He asked the Common Market to free the trade in venison and other furred game.
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Brussels
John Brewis
West Germany
Britain
Brake is Elected Gasification Chief
Wilmington Delaware Joseph A Brake president of Columbia Hydrocarbon Corp and Inland Gas Co in Ashland Kentucky was elected president of Columbia Coal Gasification Corp Brake succeeds B J Clarke president of the parent Columbia Gas System who will continue as a director of Columbia Coal Gasification
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Wilmington
Del
Joseph A. Brake
Columbia Hydrocarbon Corp
Inland Gas Co
Ashland
Columbia Coal Gasification Corp
Brake
B.J. Clarke
Columbia Gas System
Columbia Coal Gasification
Court to Hear Inmate Appeal and Related Actions
The State Supreme Court agreed to hear Ohio County jail inmate Ross Gray’s appeal over an allegedly faulty arrest warrant tied to a rape charge. It also ordered Boone County Circuit Court to hold a habeas hearing for James R. Cook, who says he wasn’t informed of rights or afforded counsel after a May 1974 arrest for robbery. Refused to hear Kroger hair length discrimination appeal. HRC reversal on back pay reinstatement stood in dispute.
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Associated Press
State Supreme Court
Ohio County
Ross Gray
Boone County
Huttonsville Correctional Center
Kanawha
State Human Rights Commission
HRC
Kroger Co
Gray
Boone County Circuit Court
Supreme Court
James R. Cook
Kroger
Perfater
Jury Action Ordered In Charleston Court
A Charleston Municipal Court session ordered grand jury action for city man James Burnette of MacCorkle Avenue who faces felonious shooting. Judge Jay Goldman postponed hearings on multiple cases including Lee Harold Battle on murder, Edward Armstrong for breaking and entering, Deborah Lowe on transporting stolen goods, Michael McKinney on grand larceny, and Gary Russell Asbury on a drug charge with various new dates.
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Charleston
James Burnette
MacCorkle Avenue
Jay Goldman
Lee Harold Battle
Wertz Avenue
Battle
Edward Armstrong
F Street
South Charleston
Armstrong
Deborah Lowe
Stadium Place
Cedar Grove Faces Water Rate Hike Claims in Mayor Race
Cedar Grove election heats up as opponents accuse Mayor Hudnall of planning higher water rates to cover a 3422,000 bond issue and grant matching. The PSC has acknowledged a May 25 application for rate changes while Hudnall cites federal grants requiring local funds and defends police, paving, and garbage bids as improvements.
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John Lee Hudnall
Cedar Grove
Kanawha County
Bill McGraw
Hudnall
PSC
Utilities Eye Collection Point in Kanawha City
Several utility firms consider a Kanawha City collection point after a letter from Melton Maloney alleged discrimination against local customers. Maloney, defeated in the Charleston mayoral race, sent copies to newspapers. Officials discuss options with City National Bank and other utilities.
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Utilities Eye Collection Point
Kanawha City
Melton Maloney
Maloney
Charleston
Bob Dawson
West Virginia Water Co
City National Bank
MacCorkle Avenue
Ken Smith
Columbia Gas
West Virginia
Smith
McCormick Jewelers
Appalachian Power Co
WVU Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Accredited
Morgantown WVU earns accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education in New York City. It marks the council’s first approval of a bachelor’s level social work program.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Council On Social Work Education
New York City
Operators Raked In Wildcat Issue
Pittsburgh AP Arnold Miller of United Mine Workers accuses coal operators of urging wildcat strikes while defending his union against unauthorized walkouts. He cites a 44 day dispute that idled 8,000 miners at 30 mines in Ohio and West Virginia over a helper clause dispute and warns about training future workers as pension eligibility nears in 1976.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
William Finley
UMW District 5
UMW
Ohio
West
Virginia
North American Coal Co
UMW International
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Cecil Huffman
Gazette
Lawrence Pierce
Michael L. White
M.H
Animal Shelter
Dial
American Finance Corp
Whitesville
Paul Perfater
Monongalia County
Commission
Hudnail
Jarrett Hauling Co
Wvu
N. Y. Council
Russell
MET
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Discount Furn. Lyye Ctu Art TE
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Ty SS
New Modern
MacCorkle Ave
Kan
Onine
Yivone
Les Evans
Pat
B&b
Pullman
RDY
Fife &Sommers
Greyhound Bus Terminal
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