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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1973
Page
8
Downtown pedestrians voice mixed opinions as enforcement of antijaywalking laws increases. Kathie Briley notes dangers from traffic and parked cars, while others regret new rules and admit occasional jaywalking persists despite the crackdown.
Skylab astronauts prepared for a high risk space walk to salvage a broken solar panel and restore power. Charles Conrad Jr. Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz studied the plan set for noon Thursday with officials and doctors noting Conrad’s heart irregularities but that the crew remains in excellent condition. The mission aims to double Skylab power, enabling full 56 day missions for Skylab 2 and 3.
The West Virginia Financial Service Corp will finance 17 new homes for Buffalo Creek residents at a total cost of 320000. The Emergency Home Builders Assn partners to aid flood victims after last year's Logan County dam flood. President Robert K. Parks notes the agreement.
City detectives arrest Kenneth Saxton in Oak Hill on uttering worthless checks. He allegedly cashed a $376 check at Car City then abandoned the car in Moundsville, rode to Charleston, and later wrote another $400 check for a different car. Saxton was jailed in Dunbar pending a hearing before Justice Larry Asbury. A two week Dunbar Bible School will begin at 7 p.m. with nursery and transportation arranged.
An old bank advertisement urges customers to compare loan rates before borrowing for home repairs education or travel. It touts flexible loans for any purpose and promises not to charge more than necessary, noting special evening and Saturday hours.
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