Rigid Firearm Control Touted By West Virginia Official
William J. Thompson, director of the Governors Crime Committee, says a strict gun control bill under Gov. Hulett C. Smith would be among the strongest in the nation. The plan centers on registering owners and requiring permission to buy, with possible confiscation of weapons used in crimes. Public safety officers cite about 104,000 firearms sold in 30 years, with estimates suggesting up to 2 million owned in the state. A special legislative session may introduce the bill later this summer.
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Governor's Committee On
William J. Thompson
Kanawha County
Barnett
Germany
Hitler
Thompson
Department of Public Safe
W. L. Pike
Department of Public Safety
Pike
Roger
Sens Thompson
Triumph and Tragedy The Kennedy Story book offer
A Gazette promotion announces Triumph and Tragedy The Story of the Kennedys a large illustrated hardback with a special $3 price. Delivery begins in late July and readers may reserve copies by sending $3 with a coupon.
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Kennedys
Ireland
American
Gazette
13 Firms To Audit SRC Funds
State Road Commission funds will be audited by 13 firms led by Starling Gramlich and Hackett of Parkersburg. The contract, approved by Senate President Howard W. Carson and House Speaker H. Laban White, runs to November 18 with costs estimated between 125000 and 370000. Dean Gramlich of Parkersburg will liaise between the CPAs and the legislature as junior, senior, and partner rates are set at 15, 22, and 30 dollars per hour respectively.
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State Road Commission
Senate
Howard W. Carson
D-Fayette
House
H. Laban White
D-Harrison
Road Commission
Carson
Partners
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Parkersburg
Arnett
Mrs Gandhi Plans Trip to South America
New Delhi India prime minister Mrs Indira Gandhi will visit South America in September with a tentative itinerary including Argentina Brazil Peru Paraguay and Chile a foreign ministry source said
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Indira Gandhi
India
South America
Foreign Ministry
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Paraguay
Chile
Dunbar to Get Vocational Center West of Dunbar High
Kanawha County board approves negotiations for a new vocational center about 500 feet west of Dunbar High School as part of a $35 million building program to train high school students and adults. The same meeting consolidates Upper Chesapeake School due to declining enrollment and approves several construction and equipment expenditures.
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Kanawha County
Dunbar High School
Board of Education
Upper Chesapeake
Supt. Snyder
Carl KR. Young
Prince Charleston High
See
National Bank of Commerce
Young
Snyder
Dunbar Junior High School
Associated Construction Co
Georgeen High School
H. B. Agsten and Sons
Roger Dean, Inc
Watts Deny School
Capito
Randolph urges tourism growth to showcase West Virginia beauty
Senator Jennings Randolph told a Miss West Virginia pageant banquet that West Virginia has under exploited natural beauty and potential tourist value. He urged spreading population from crowded urban centers and supporting mountain communities to preserve rural life, saying urban crowding spurs crime. The event was attended by city officials and Jaycees connected to the pageant.
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Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
West Virginia
Randolph
Appalachia
Cy A Jaycees
Optometrists Name City Man as Optometrist of the Year
Dr. Gordon Butterfield of Charleston was honored as Optometrist of the Year by the West Virginia Optometric Association at its district annual congress in Fairmont. He completed two years as state president. the role passed to D. Harry Murray of Bridgeport, with Dr. George W. Bodie of St. Albans elected second vice president.
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Charleston
West Virginia Optometric Assa
Association
Dist
Fairmont
Butterfield
Pine
D . Harry Murray
Bridgeport
George W. Bodie
St. Albans
South Charleston cemetery ordered to allow Black burials
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission issued a cease and desist order against Sunset Memorial Park Co. in South Charleston requiring the cemetery to stop discriminatory practices and to allow Black burials within 30 days, with appeal rights noted. The action follows a Hawkins complaint alleging denial of a burial plot due to race and reflects broader enforcement under the state human rights law.
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West Virginia
Human Rights Commission
South Charleston
Commission
Samuel Cooper
Sunset Memorial Park Co
Bernard F. Hawkins
Sunset Memorial
Ceme
Two Bids Hit State Printing Contracts Over Two Years
Two firms submitted apparent low bids exceeding 350000 over a two year span for state printing. Johnson Withrow offered 265525 for forms and related materials. Jarrett Printing Co Charleston bid 84773 to print and bind legislative materials. Reviews by the Department of Finance and Administration will determine awards.
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Jarrett Printing Co
Charleston
Department of Finance and Administration
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