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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1976

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Weather Elsewhere West Virginia Forecast June 7 1976

Zone summaries show multiple regions in West Virginia and neighboring states with mostly sunny and warm conditions. Highs mostly in low to mid 80s, lows mid to upper 50s to around 60s. Ohio and Western Pennsylvania also mainly sunny or partly sunny with highs in 70s to 80s and cooler nights. The document notes Monday wind and historical temperature records for June, including a high of 77 in 1943 and a low of 44 in 1958.

Panhandle North Central Eastern Panhandle Central Fountains West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky Ohio

Appalachian Tries to Shake PSC Witnesses

Appalachian Power Co. attorney challenged two witnesses in a bid to support a $30.6 million annual rate increase. Samuel Sugden grilled Lexmi Mehra and Frederick J. Wells as the PSC debated bond ratings and alternatives to raising rates. Mehra acknowledged questions about rating reliability and noted possible cost cuts and off-peak power strategies as alternatives.

Appalachian Power Co Samuel Sugden New York Appalachian Lexmi Mehra Public Service Commission Frederick J. Wells Bethesda West Virginia Sugden Mehra PSC Brooks Smith Smith N. Paul Bromley

United Presbyterian Synod Opens 259th Session at Lafayette College

EASTON PA The 259th annual session of the United Presbyterian Synod begins today on the Lafayette College campus and runs through Friday Representatives from Pennsylvania and West Virginia will represent 17 presbyteries and a communicant membership of 472000 from 1426 churches There are about 197 voting delegates and 325 other attendees

Easton United Presbyterian Synod Lafayette College Pennsylvania West Virginia

Arab leaders urge end to propaganda war over Lebanon

King Khaled of Saudi Arabia called for an end to inter-Arab propaganda and warned the conflict could spread unless Lebanon bloodshed stops. Sami Attari said the United States Egypt and Irae seek to partition Lebanon to set a Palestinian state, and Syria refused a conference on Arafat leadership. Arafat accused Damascus of trying to destroy his PLO and install Saiqa.

Khaled Saudi Arabia Lebanon Sami Attari Syria Socialist Baath Party America Egypt Irae Arafat PLO Ilegal

Fayette Man Charged With Rape and Kidnapping

Fayette County man Frank Byrdie, 19, of Mount Hope, is charged with rape and kidnapping in the abduction of a 7-year-old Mount Hope girl. The girl was found four hours after her disappearance in an abandoned house about a mile from home. Byrdie remained jailed in Fayette County.

Fayetteville W.va Fayette County Mount Hope Frank Byrdie

Coal Operator Pleads Guilty in Tax Evasion Case

Jasper B. Petitte a 37 year old coal operator from Morgantown West Virginia agreed to pay 50 690 22 in back federal taxes after pleading guilty in U S District Court last week to income tax evasion He faced six counts tied to income tax for 1969 and 1970 Most counts involve his Sharon Mining Co partnership of Maidsville West Virginia

Morgantown W.va Jasper B. Petitte Petitte U.S. District Court Asl Sharon Mining Co Maidsville

Negotiations Continue In Construction Strike

Negotiators labored Monday to resolve the construction strike that halted work on One Valley Square, Kanawha Valley Bank’s new building, and other projects in Kanawha and nearby counties. The stoppage arose from plumber pipefitter and bricklayer walkouts over contract disputes. all old contracts expired May 31.

One Valley

Industrialization Center Reaches Job Placement Goal

Charleston Opportunities Industrialization Center announces 140 placements for the contract year ending June 30. Executive director Rev. Paul Gilmer says the program will extend to Clay County under a new contract. Nitro Monsanto plant earns recognition for hiring the 140th trainee.

Charleston Opportunities Industrialization Center COIC Clay County Paul Gilmer Monsanto Nitro Gilmer American Motors Stamping Plant R.R. Dawson Bridge Co Barracks Auto Supply FMC State Department of Motor Vehicles Stone & Thomas Union Carbide Charleston Columbia Gas of West Virginia duPount Belle Thermas Memorial Hospital Montgomery Ward Libbey-Owens-Ford Congress Kostelansky OIC Huntington Fairmont Minard C. Ford

M U Summer Session Registration Opens at Marshall University

Marshall University opens summer session registration with multiple daily time slots in the Memorial Student Center multipurpose room. Students may sign up for one or both terms with all fees due at registration, as COIC expands training offerings and job placement through local employers in Kanawha and surrounding counties.

Huntington Marshall University Memorial Student Center

EDA Approves Grant For Lewisburg Water Supply

The Economic Development Administration awards 24000 dollars to Lewisburg to enlarge the water system. A 32000 dollar study will assess three options including a Greenbrier River intake, underground supplies, and upstream reservoirs. Officials say the project aims to keep local firms operating and boost fire protection with better pressure.

Lewisburg Economic Development Administration U. S. Department of Commerce Greenbrier

Benedict and Thorn Burton May Meet Over Capitol Office Fight

Benedict, chief justice target a meeting this week to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Capitol space dispute. He gave Chief Justice Thornton Berry Jr seven days to vacate offices the court seized after locking the door. The court moved in after the Department of History and Archives relocated last month. Benedict aims to gain recognition of agency use of space and a civilized dispute process. The attorney general’s office warned it would not represent Benedict in court.

Associated Press Cleveland Benedict Supreme Court Capitol Benedict Thornton Berry Jr Department of History and Archives Ane Berry

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