Immunization case ends as indictment dropped
Jackson County Circuit Judge George C. Scott dismissed a misdemeanor indictment against Rita Smith for refusing to immunize her three children. The state argued the grand jury may have been improperly drawn, and Smith and her children had already left for Georgia. Prosecutor Joe Hash noted a new indictment could have been sought if the children remained. Smith, a member of the World Wide Church of God, cited religious belief and a lifestyle emphasizing natural foods and home production.
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Jackson County
George C. Scott
Rita Smith
Georgia
Hash
Pence Embezzlement Trial Ends in Hung Jury in Parkersburg
Richard Pence, a suspended West Virginia lawyer, faced embezzlement charges over $68,000 from a 1974 wrongful death settlement obtained for Ada Yvonne Riser. The 10 jurors failed to reach a verdict after deliberations, Judge Donald Black declared a mistrial. Prosecutor Joseph Brown will decide on retrial.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Richard Pence
Wood County
Donald Black
Joseph Brown
Pence
Ada Yvonne Riser
Lippert Terrace housing project faces balcony repairs
Lippert Terrace on MacCorkle Avenue Kanawha City is 75 percent occupied with 2 percent empty awaiting balcony repairs. Charleston Housing Authority director Roger Switzer says a suit may target Key Systems Inc. and subcontractors to apportion fault after balconies detached post completion in October 1974. Repairs require HUD funding and cost determinations, plunging the project into red tape.
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Lippert
Key Systems Inc
Charleston
Housing Authority
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Switzer
Lippert ‘Terrace
HUD Funds Relationship Question Sparks Repairs Budget
Switzer cannot explain why HUD cannot transfer funds directly to the parent housing authority. He notes a meeting with Sen. Randolph in Washington three weeks ago, who believes the issue can be resolved. He estimates repairs will run about $120,000.
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HUD
Authority
Switzer
Sen. Randolph
Washington
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