Instrument Failure Blamed For April Monsanto Blast
Monsanto Chemical Co reports an April 16 Nitro West Virginia plant explosion killed eight workers. A faulty instrument caused misreadings in a chlorination step, leading to coolant shutdown and a severe blast damaging a methyl parathion unit. The incident spurred safety improvements and planned new facilities in Anniston Alabama to replace Nitro output.
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ST. Louis
Monsanto Chemical Co
Nitro
W. Va
Monsanto
Howard L. Minckler
Organic Chemicals Division
Minckler
Anniston
Ala
Liquor Commission to Remove 58 Off Brands on July One
The West Virginia Liquor Commission will remove 58 off brands from its lists effective July 1. Chairman E Gaujot Biasan said the brands, about 10 percent of the state list, will be replaced with new stock. Suppliers may buy back stock at sale price plus transport or the commission will offer it at a special price in stores. Prices are slated to rise about 15 cents per fifth and 10 cents per pint to fund bonds for Korean War veterans’ bonuses.
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The
Liquor Commission
E. Gaujot Biasan
Bias
Commission
West Virginia
140 Cases to Get Grand Jury Study
The June grand jury at the Intermediate Court will hear about 140 cases, with two murders and one misdemeanor manslaughter among them. Major counts include 20 malicious assault, 13 grand larceny, 11 contributing to the delinquency of minors, 10 obtaining money under false pretenses, eight breaking and entering, and six each for drunk driving and illicit sale of liquor. Other listed crimes include conspiracy, burglary, abduction, bigamy, and attempted rape, among others.
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Grand Jury
Intermediate Court
William J. Thompson
Joa
National Guard Motor March Starts From West Virginia
About 1 300 officers and men of the 150th Cavalry Regiment land a grey mare named Katie to begin a motor march today to Fort Knox Kentucky. The unit trains there until June 9 under Col C E Wright with strict convoy discipline and plans to bivouac near Lexington. Katie serves as the regiment mascot.
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Katie
Ft. Knox
150Th Cavalry Regiment
West Virginia National Guard
C. E. Wright
Wright
Lexington
150Th Regiment
150Th
West Virginia town vies for Rose City title
A West Virginia town competes with Charleston for the nickname Rose City in a feature by Anne Howard Sunday in The Gazette State Magazine Section.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Anne Howard
the Gazette
State Magazine
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