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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
18
Dunbar city council tabled action on rezoning Joe Eads Motors Inc from residential to central business after a public hearing where Eads and about 10 residents spoke. Eads seeks off street parking. neighbors fear traffic and property devaluation. The petition had 96 signatures opposing. planning commission recommended approval.
Sen. Strom Thurmond argues gun control should be limited to state cooperation and warns against federal preemption. He says no federal police system is needed and that gun control is essentially a local issue, with current bills failing to prevent Kennedy's assassination.
St Albans City Council fills at large vacancy from Jack Wright resignation. Al Shepard of 2041 Pennsylvania Ave will assume post at the July session after a prior candidate failed voter registration. Several appointments and promotions accompany the move along with ordinances on alley closures, shoplifting penalties, drag racing ban, rezoning, traffic changes, and parking rules.
Harold James Pope of Tulsa, a Northeastern State College student, stopped to help two stranded motorists near Tahlequah when he was killed and placed in a car trunk. Two 17-year-old sisters were abducted and injured. police charged Dale McDonald and Delbert J. Hopper with serious case and second-degree burglary. The sisters were treated and to be released. suspects found asleep in a car.
Chesapeake city council approved salary reductions for two employees amid financial strain. Police officer Robert Layne will earn $125 less next year to permit hiring volunteer Thomas Hill as a paid officer. A garbage collector also faces a $36 cut. The council, led by Mayor Buryl White, voted to implement the cuts despite opposition from two council members. former police chief Jack Lavender was dismissed previously.
Rebecca Hangs worth Wright of 4907 Church Drive Rand earned a Doctorate in zoology and entomology from Ohio State University. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Wright and plans to teach at the college level.
Planning Director Ted Wilding says the CBD background section has reached Charleston with the recommendations part still pending. The CBD is the third major plan after the Comprehensive Plan and the CRP study. Downtown businessmen who funded $5,000 will preview the CBD when complete. Wilding notes no date yet for a formal presentation to businessmen.
Cmdr Albert J. Baciocco of the submarine Gato testified at a naval court of inquiry that his search of ocean near the Azores from June 1 to June 5 found no evidence the Scorpion rests at a depth where hull would stay intact. The Scorpion vanished while returning from the Mediterranean last month after reporting position 365 miles south southwest of the Azores.
Actors Equity announces a strike against Broadway shows and nine national road productions starting Monday night. The move, decided by the union council after stalled wage and contract talks with the League of New York Theaters, marks the first Broadway blackout since 1964.
Civil Service extension affects 19 of 21 Broadway productions with two under special contracts. My Fair Lady revival continues at City Center and 18 Off Broadway shows remain. Gov Hulett Smith says state workers in Banking Department gain coverage July 1, with 10 eligible, while Equity contract demands seek higher pay, shorter contracts, stricter foreign hiring, and chorus quotas.
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