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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1975
Page
3
An ominous earth slide above Ella Brown 88 of Cinco Campbells Creek buckles walls and window frames and causes a porch crack in a home while reclamation work last summer raised concerns about stability.
The Chessie System warns Gov Moore that a large gobpile threatens eight residents in Helen Raleigh County West Virginia. Western Pocahontas Corp refused buyout offers and faces increased relocation costs after a 10 000 per home offer.
John F. McCune, a 1971 DuPont High School graduate, of Belle, West Virginia, earned a distinguished degree from Cornell University in Ithaca New York. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. McCune of Rt G Charleston. He will join Union Carbide in South Charleston, West Virginia.
Travel expenses for the Department of Employment Security are projected to reach about $300000 this fiscal year with airline tickets nearing $20000. Out of state travel may total $55000 to $70000 if trends continue to June 30. The department spends federal funds and has 800 to 850 employees.
The Kanawha County Public Library was presented with a $100 gift by the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary of Aerie 519. The funds will buy books or support services for senior citizens and reflect a nationwide duplication of the gesture by Eagles auxiliaries. Funds come from the Eagles Memorial Foundation which aids grants to aged care charities.
Edward Peeks reports at the National Air Show in Reading Pennsylvania that the Bellanca Skyrocket II will continue to push a revolutionary light aircraft design. The single engine, epoxy prepreg composite airframe with aluminum honeycomb hosts a six seat cabin and aims for over 300 mph and 12 mpg under the Continental 435 horsepower engine.
The Palace Theater in the Tenderloin district hired Blaze Starr for a week at $4,000, framing the burlesque star as a patriotic draw during the American bicentennial. Manager Mary Ford says Starr embodies American nostalgia and adds excitement with a clothed strip act.
Robert Lee Jarvis 26 escaped West Virginia Penitentiary with two inmates on May 28 from a garbage detail. He said the escape was spurred by concern for his family and a desire to avoid parole that would have come two days later. He was serving a one to 10 year Boone County car theft sentence from 1971. He was arrested at a sister’s apartment and later spoke at Kanawha County Jail.
South Charleston Recreation Board schedules a 7 p.m. hearing on June 18 to discuss the Little Creek Park master plan with Vollmer Associates present to answer questions. The article also notes purchases for bicentennial celebration including a replica liberty bell and automatic flag raising device with costs of 1176 and 1946 dollars, plus a request for information for a city history book by the women’s club.
Appalachian Power seeks a temporary rate surcharge to fund electrostatic precipitators at two units of the Philip Sporn plant in Mason County. The PSC will hear the request on June 16 with a proposed surcharge of 0.875 mill per kilowatt hour over four years, for a project costing about $30.5 million. A 500 kWh monthly bill would rise roughly 44 cents under the plan.
Bassett noted the department relies on in state travel as there are many West Virginia points to cover. A Finance and Administration spokesman said the motor pool serves the state, with two state cars assigned to Employment and Security and other cars used for related duties. Bassett stressed auditors travel in state to recover funds, while the commissioner praised statewide staff for keeping workloads current with federal funding in full.
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