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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1972
Page
1
Fragmented weather bulletin shows showers and possible thundershowers across zones including Virginia Charleston Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Forecasts indicate highs mostly in the 70s to 80s and low 50s to upper 80s with varying chances of precipitation tonight and tomorrow.
The grand jury investigated alleged jail brutality stemming from a county city jail merger. It found some prisoner complaints about telephone access, urged better cellblock phone access, and backed plans to create a state jail bureau and consolidate facilities. The jury criticized press coverage but said conditions have improved since merger.
Ohio forewarns showers and thundershowers with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Reports show wind from the northwest at 4 pm and a Friday high near 33.005? The record high for this date was 99 in 1935 and the record low 3 in 1946 with 0.14 inches of rain in the last 24 hours and 0.27 inches for June.
Rider College in Charleston granted a degree to a local student amid a report noting Sen Byrd urged increased federal allocations for 4H clubs. The article also covers a two vehicle wreck at U S 21 and Copenhaver Drive with injuries, including Harmon Smith in satisfactory condition.
James Ellsworth Jones, 38, sought for murder and kidnapping of Augusta County gas station attendant Leland Davenport, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Lynchburg. FBI says he has no fixed address. Davenport disappeared overnight and was found dead near Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Ripley deputy state labor commissioner B Noel Poling 44 remains in satisfactory condition at Jackson General Hospital after a heart attack he suffered May 29 at his Ripley home. Poling, unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for secretary of state in the May 9 primary, was showing slight improvement.
A Charleston man sustained bruises and cuts Sunday when the plane he piloted at Transpo 72 Air Races near Washington Dulles Airport collided midair. Maj. Charles T. Andrews of 1153 Emerald Rd, adviser to the Air National Guard, was treated and released. The other pilot, Hugh Alexander of Louisville Georgia, was killed.
The Associated Press reports two more traffic fatalities in West Virginia on Sunday. Waitman Dean, 25, of Buckhannon died in a multi car crash on U S 119 near Phillip in Barbour County, injuring a passenger. Kenneth Mills, 81, of Ritchie County, died in a single vehicle crash on West Virginia 21 in Ritchie County.
City officials granted several requests by Hollie Brown last month after his complaint that his job assignment was changed and the city failed to provide adequate toilet facilities. He was moved from the incinerator plant to the South Park Road landfill and objected to the move due to lack of input and poor health and sanitation at the new shed.
The remark by Rockefeller says Watson may be his successor though he claims no knowledge of it. Watson, 35, a Wellsburg native and George Washington University Law School graduate, has practiced law in Wellsburg and Charleston and led Brooke County's Democratic committee. The Brooke County meeting at Holiday Inn Number 1 will begin at 1:30 PM Saturday with a lunch after a 21 session, attended by committee members and prospective candidates for Congress, the West Virginia Supreme Court, and the Board of Public Works.
Court orders Shonk estate to pay 308 565 to Shonk Land Co amid a pattern of defalcations. The accountant testified that D C Shonk diverted unauthorized withdrawals totaling 245 695 over a decade, falsifying ledgers to conceal the misappropriations while city funds were mishandled. Police investigated a timber theft break in linked to the Shonk era.
The council gave final go ahead for an emergency ambulance service despite opposition from Fourth Ward councilman Ernest Layne while four Republicans abstained. They also approved establishing a city consumer protection agency and a plan for the city to cover 25 percent of employee dependent health insurance costs next year after receiving cost details from Penn Mutual.
Senator Harrison Williams says investigators and officials debated state authority over military aircraft used in the Buffalo Creek relief effort. A major relented to allow two helicopters to fly only one mission each, while newer ships with heavier lifting power were discussed as the two older models faced mechanical problems. Journalists and commission members considered how state property and federal approval intersect in the relief operation.
New York police said Joseph Colombo's two sons fired an 18 round volley at perceived attackers near their father's home in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. One bullet hit a car windshield. no shots were fired at the vehicle. Police seized unregistered shotguns and ammunition. no charges were filed.
Pipestem hosts a golf tourney and dinner at the Pipestem Golf and Tennis Club for residents and non residents. The event uses selective shot play with full handicaps. Members must sign up with pro Bill Robertson by 6 p.m. Thursday. The Stonewall Jackson Sponsors Club to elect officers at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria today.
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