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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1976
Page
11
The notice asks readers to mail their stories, gripes, or photos to the City Desk at Gazette in Charleston West Virginia 25401. It emphasizes that the newspaper welcomes input from readers, describing them as people like you.
South Charleston council again does not approve a 13 million Thomas Memorial Hospital expansion. The resolution would let bids be advertised by bypassing the Hospital Building Commission while keeping bond decisions possible by the city if interest rates stay at or below eight percent.
President Fitzsimmons and top Teamsters officers were subpoenaed in a federal probe of the Central States pension plan. A Labor Department spokesman said the subpoenas, issued May 21 with Labor Secretary Usery’s approval, involve financial questions about the fund. Fitzsimmons said he has not seen his subpoena and does not know when he must appear.
Scotia Coal Co. No 1 mine on Black Mountain in Letcher County, sealed after the March methane explosions that killed 11 men, is reported to reopen on July 19 to recover the bodies of those entombed. The Courier-Journal attributed the July 9 date to a source familiar with the recovery plans.
Members of the Charleston NOW protest the Bicentennial Lady contest run by the Kanawha Valley Bicentennial Commission. Bettijane Burger accuses the entry form of enforcing gender roles by asking for marital status and number of children while excluding education and work history. The group proposes a Bicentennial Woman alternative stressing equal rights.
Treasury researchers found that breaking up major oil firms would lift consumer costs, raise foreign dependence, and slow economic growth. Assistant secretary Parsky said no specific numbers but warned dislocations would occur. The report counters antitrust claims that divestiture boosts prices and exploration. meanwhile a Senate panel advanced a bill to split 18 majors into separate refining and distribution entities.
Brenda Gail Grasser of Beckley pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to forging a cashier's check for 347 dollars and embezzlement. Four related counts were dismissed under a plea agreement. Sentencing is slated for July 23 before Judge Dennis Knapp.
A local ad listing various insurance services including auto, motorcycle, and reinstatement notices, plus a home caregiving offer. Contact numbers provided for Haggerty Insurance and a production company, with a note about vacation time and elderly in-home care. Includes promotional text and incomplete licensing references.
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