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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1971

Page

4

Court Airs Bus Recreation Bond Issue Across County

A countywide bus recreation bond issue is discussed with figures, planning, and a proposed ballot split. Elmer Braun and Castleberry outline concerns about private bus service, congestion, and transit finance while officials study public transit models in Tampa Florida to guide a possible bond sale strategy.

Braun Castlebe Tom Strate Werkere Late Transit Company Castleber M Committee T Tt Elmer Braunt Castleberry Court Secial Committee Tampa Fla Florida City Caseberry

Pratt man pleads guilty to reduced assault charge

John Thomas Chapman of Pratt pleaded guilty in Kanawha Intermediate Court to assault and battery a May 1970 case involving Davie R. Fields of Pennsylvania Avenue. Judge George W. Wood continued disposition until July 30.

Prattman Kanawha Intermediate Court John Thomas Chapman Davie R. Fields Pennsylvania Avenue George W. Wood

Divorces Granted In Ka nawha Court

Divorces were granted in Ka nawha Domestic Relations Court Thursday to Billy Thomas Sargent and Connie Sue Oxley Sargent, to William Junior Pauley and Beulah Lockie Pauley, to Cass Banks Carter Jr. and Sharon Diane Purnell Carter, and to Bernard William Sparks and Shirley Ann McCracken Sparks. WESTFIELD MA Mrs Zehline Rush Davis, daughter of Charles R Rush of Charleston WV, earned a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts State College.

Kanawha Domestic Relations Court Billy Thomas Sargent Connie Sue Oxley Sargent William Junior Pauley Beulah Lockie Pauley Cass Banks Carter Jr Sharon Diane Purnell Carter Bernard William Sparks Shirley Ann McCracken i Sparks Westfield Mass Zehline Rush Davis Charles R. Rush Margaret St Charleston W. Va Massachusetts State College

Two Plead Guilty In Food Stamp Misuse Case

Chandler grocery owner Haddy Raymond Boggess and employee Delores Jean Jones pleaded guilty in U S District Court to one count of misusing food stamps. They were placed on six months probation after admitting the offenses. The case involved selling 20 food stamp coupons for cash in August 1961. The judge ordered no jail or fine, but the business was suspended from handling food stamps for a year.

Chandler Drive U.S Haddy Raymond Boggess Delores Jean Jones John A. Field Jr Field

Two Young Men In Sissonville Crash Satisfactory

Noble Heaphreys 21 and Jo seph E Landers 19 of Sissonville were listed in satisfactory condition at Charleston General Hospital after a Pennsylvania Avenue crash. Police said their car collided with a parked tractor trailer. the front seat broke loose and hurled them to the back. Wrecker crews freed them after nearly an hour.

Noble Heaphreys Joseph E. Landers Sissonville Charleston General Hospital Pennsylvania Avenue Humphreys Mme

Swift and Co. Agrees to FTC Consent on Baby Food Ads

Swiftson Inc of New York Swit and Co signs a consent order admitting no admission of guilt. They will stop using FTC objected claims that their baby foods are health foods with unique dietary qualities. The FTC alleges prior ads were false and deceptive.

Washington 6Swiftson, Inc New York Swit and Co Federal Trade Commission Ceara FTC Swift McCann-Erick

Weather forecast fragment for several regions

The clipped forecast shows a mix of cloudy to sunny conditions across regions including CHARLESTON Virginia and Pennsylvania. It mentions warm to hot afternoons with isolated showers in Kentucky and generally mid to high temperatures with overnight lows in the 30s to 60s depending on area.

Tnarleston Pat Virginia Clur Ness Crarce Pennsylvania Ote &S Ace Warner Kentucky Omera Boman

Desegregation Advances in Southern Districts Highlighted

The HEW measure shows Southern and Western districts improving in desegregation from 1968 to 1970, with the South driving gains. Mississippi, once last in desegregation, climbs to 26.4 percent, surpassing several Northern states. Nationwide districts remain uneven as courts push compliance and miners strike actions complicate education and labor issues.

New York City Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Olwaukee St. Louis Columbus Joho Indianapolis Boston

Miners idled in multiple states as UMW predicts extended strike

Leaders report thousands of miners out across Virginia Tennessee Pennsylvania Illinois Utah and Colorado with about 7 000 idled in Virginia alone and new production slowouts in Utah and Colorado while disputes and rumors ripple through Democratic council race outcomes and union leadership changes in other regions.

UMW Virginia Tennessee Pennsylvania Ken Wells Thellinois Utah Colorado U.S. Steel Somarent

Gunshot Wound Lands Gilby Street Man in Hospital

James Keener twenty of Gilby Street is listed in satisfactory condition at Charleston General Hospital after a gunshot wound to the chest. Police investigate a reported shooting at a water tower on Gilby Street. Keener was transported by Kana Wha Valley Ambulance Service.

James Keener Gilby Street Charleston General Hospital Keener Kanawha Valley Ambulance Service

Correction Larey 10 meet with coal industry figures

State police reported minor injuries after a head on collision near Elk near Woodward Drive. W W Snodgrass stated he was a neutral trustee while James L Martin reported multiple wires and damaged property estimated at 1300 dollars.

Government seeks secret papers in Times Pentagon case

Gurfein schedules full dress injunction hearing as Hess argues discovery is essential to the government’s case. The United States contends secret documents beyond the 47 volume study and Tonkin Gulf summary exist and must be produced. the Times argues that demand is irrelevant and risks disclosure of its source.

Gurfein U. S Michael Hess The Times Pentagon United States Hess Tonkin Floyd Abrams

Muskie to Keynote West Virginia Democratic Women Meeting

Sen Edmund S Muskie D Maine will keynote the West Virginia Federation of Democratic Women convention September 17 18 in Morgantown announced federation president Mrs J Max Gill of Fairmont The event draws about 400 delegates from across the state including attendees from Charleston St Albans Fairmont and South Charleston with several Marietta College deans list members noted among the attendees

Morgantown Edmund S. Muskie Maine West Virginia Federation of Democratic Women Federation J. Max Gill Fairmont Gill Muskie Clarksburg Democrat- Marietta, Ohio West

House rejects Senate added aid to education bill

The House refused to accept Senate increases of 15 million dollars to education aid and sent the 5.6 billion measure to a Senate-Kidd team for evaluation. A roll call vote 228 to 182 followed a motion to agree to the Senate increases. The three member committee will review Ohio and West Virginia education administration and aim to trim the bill before final passage.

Washington House Senate Robert Kidd secute-House Conference Commiendary Schools West Virteegina Edu Rep. Cation Wiliam D. Hathaway D-Maine North Central Association of Ohio NCA

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