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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
1
A Mercer County case probes the death of an announcer named Horace Williams while jailed in Prince Sav. Investigators seek to determine if the death was a felony act. A suspect named Katy Grim is mentioned in connection with the jail incident.
Susan Brown of Morgantown won the governorship at the Rhododendron Girls State session at Jacksons Mill. The Nationalists swept five of six top posts and won a State Supreme Court majority with five new justices. Inauguration will be held Thursday afternoon under Judge Chauncy Browning.
Estes testified before a state grand jury with brief remarks from Alt. Gen. Will Wilson who would only say the testimony concerned the development of evidence. The panel seeks to decide if Marshall was slain or killed himself on his ranch June 3, 196?. Marshall was shot five times with a bolt action rifle. earlier inquest ruled death by self action, though a pathologist later noted possible murder and carbon monoxide inhalation plus a forehead blow. Authorities reopened the case after links emerged between Estes affairs and Marshall investigating Estes cotton allotments.
Grotz commends West Virginia State Police but cites severe understaffing. State Police leader Burkeett calls traffic accidents the greatest social problem. James K. Thomas chairs the committee with ten subcommittees forming plans for accident prevention. general group adjourns awaiting governor’s call. Obituary notices for Evans, Knapp, Lilly, Shelton, Thornton and others follow in the page’s later listings.
Authorities questioned five men over the death of Sylvia Hoult a 16 year old girl who disappeared Saturday and was found drowned Tuesday in the Monongahela River near Riverville. Dragging operations recovered the body and a coroner was to determine the cause of death. The girl lived with her husband Paul and parents Mr and Mrs Cart Yost who formerly resided in Fairview.
Engineers delaying threatened walkout against three major airlines as Secretary Goldberg travels to Washington to mediate. Plighten International Assn officials note multiple postponements while a Labor Department meeting aims to avert a disruption. Union sources warn of possible supply delays to West Berlin, though State Department officials expect no effect on operations.
London born conductor Goossens dies at 74 while at work on new opera The Crafty Widow in Miami Beach. He led major orchestras including the London Philharmonic and Cincinnati Symphony. memorials set as tributes pour in from American and European music communities.
G A Semace a longtime chemical engineer and manager at Safety First Supply Co died Wednesday after a brief illness. He lived at 2 Washington St E Charleston since 1930 and led the Charleston carbide plant staff before joining West Virginia Steel as an estimator. Born in Iowa he studied at Iowa State College and WVU and served as adviser to the West Virginia Safety Council. The funeral will be at Bar on-Boesal Funeral Home with Harold Temzen officiating and burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
The report notes a vow to remain out by striking miners over reporter attendance and cites broad union involvement including the Chemical Society and Masons. Veterans and families are listed among locals, with page mentions of layoffs, manpower shifts, and district penalties tied to unauthorized work stoppages.
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