Good a Place As Any to Do Time at WV Women Prison
Donna Sizemore a 20 year old from Nitro says the West Virginia Penitentiary for Women at Peace Springs is not so bad. With two companions she works a self propelled weeder and says she would rather be closer to home. The facility sits on 206 acres beside the Greenbrier River and houses 42 inmates with a 60 capacity. The main building was a former resort hotel and the farm produces vegetables for meals. Jack Nestor the new superintendent leads a program where inmates sew and make quilts while some inmates like Vonda Mullenax have long records and escaped several times.
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James A. Hill
Pence Springs
Donna Sizemore
Kanawha
Nitro
West Virginia Penitentiary
Peace Springs
Booth
Charleston
Connie Long
Hughesite
Greenbrier River
Summers County
Vonda Jean Mullenax
Preston
Tradition School Application Confusion Stirs Kanawha Board
In Kanawha County confusion over applying to traditional schools sparked questions about deadline publicity and the entrance procedure. Board member Alice Moore and parents cited miscommunication and lost forms amid a stormy week, with about 100 applications received by Monday.
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Kanawha County
Alice Moore
Patty Jones
Belle Elementary
Santrock
Jones
Rockefeller float reform in West Virginia campaign
John D. Rockefeller urges better reclamation and state efficiency as he weighs a 1972 run for governor. He warns lawmakers may quit over Gov Moore’s aggressive tactics and calls for restoring public trust and leveraging West Virginia’s coal boom into long term gains. He plans to engage voters directly while evaluating support.
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Buckhannon
W.va
John D. Rockefeller
Moore
Rockefeller
Grafton Guardian
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Fire damages city apartment at 508 Columbia Ave
A two story apartment building at 508 Columbia Ave suffered heavy damage Friday afternoon as firefighters fought the blaze. Tenants Dolly McCormick and Richard Tyler escaped without incident as the fire started in a downstairs living room and spread to the kitchen and part of the second floor. The cause was not yet determined.
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Columbia Ave
Dolly McCormick
Richard Tyler
Moving? Sell furniture and appliances fast now
Gazette Mall Want Ad offers quick low cost help to word your ad. Call 348-4848 to get friendly advisors assisting with your moving need and find buyers for items you no longer need.
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Seline
Gazette- Mall
Garage to be new home of court's juvenile bureau
Kanawha County Commission approves moving the juvenile division from a condemned house of prostitution to a renovated garage on Kanawha Boulevard. The plan includes demolition of the brick structures, creation of a parking lot, and a future annex on stilts above the lot. Office moves aim to save about 30,000 and avoid downtown rent.
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Court’s Juvenile Bureau
Kanawha
Circuit Court
Catalano
Charleston
Commission
Robert Smith
Health Center Gets 198450 ARC Grant
Gov. Moore announced approval of a 198 450 Appalachian Regional Commission grant to modernize the Cabell Huntington Public Health Center in Huntington. The funds will expand the 1955 building to handle current caseload and services and align with Marshall University's new medical school development. The project includes space for medical classrooms clinical observation and conference use.
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Associated Press
Moore
Appalachian Regional Commission
Cabell-Huntington Public Health Center
Huntington
Marshall* University
No Contest Scott Plea To Income Tax Charge
An administrative assistant for the State Department of Natural Resources pleaded no contest in U S District Court to filing a false 1968 income tax return showing 11 500 instead of 6500 The difference yielded 1144 in taxes Knapp delayed ruling awaiting impact on state pension Several related embezzlement guilty pleas were also announced with probation and restitution terms for Mrs Kates and Mr Bailey at the Belle bank case
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State Department of Natural Resources
U.S. District Court
Allen Scott
Dennis R. Knapp
Scott
Knapp
Jule Knapp
Phyllis C. Kates
Ronald E. Bailey
First National Bank of Belle
Kates
Bailey
Budget hike denied for Kanawha Home for Children
Kanawha County Commission refused a requested budget increase for the Kanawha Home for Children in Dunbar for 1975-76. Director Bob Rader cited higher operating needs after Judge Thomas McHugh ruled most juveniles must be held at the home. The commission instead ordered weekly cost reports for arrestees housed there, to be paid from the county jail account.
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Kanawha County Commission
Commission
Kanawha Home For
Dunbar
Bob Rader
Kanawha Circuit Court
Thomas McHugh
Kanawha
Rader
Fayette Police Chief Indicted In Shooting
Meadow Bridge Police Chief Earl William Cook was indicted by a grand jury on a misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter charge in the shooting death of Army Private Parker near Meadow Bridge High School. Investigation led by State Police Trooper F R Lavender.
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Vvette County-grand Jury
Earl William Cook
Meadow Bridge
Army
Ugle Parker
J.zané Summerfield
Meadow Bridge High
Cook
Parker
F.R. Lavender
Arbuckle sewer system approved to serve Fayette County
The Public Service Commission authorized the Arbuckle Public Service District to build and operate a $2.588 million sewer system in Fayette County. Rates set at 2.85 dollars per 1000 gallons with an 8.55 dollar minimum monthly charge. Areas served include Minden Rock Lick Greenstown Pea Ridge and Needles Eye. The district expects to serve 800 customers initially with 535 already signed up.
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Associated Press
Arbuckle Public Service District
Fayette County
Public “Service Commission
Minden
Rock Lick
Greenstown
Pea Ridge
Needle
PSC Hebring
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Kay Michael
France
Holland
Jay
Smiley's Motel
MacCorkle Ave
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ST. Albans
Howard Parker King
Hager
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Mit
Bobey Bouelas
W. VA
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William Allen
Allen
Fayetta Bowen
Bowen
Voters Registration Office
Mose Boiarsky
Children’s Home
Creed Halbret
Sam's Steakhouse & Sports Center
Kan
Jay Paul
Kanawha City Clubhouse
MacCorkle Ave. S
Fayette
Shrimp Boat Express
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Mountaineer
Belle, W. Va
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