Editorial urges budget cuts by Kanawha County officials
The Kanawha County Commission faced a 25 percent across the board cut but the court ruled the panel must draft an official budget. The editorial questions the authority to cut spend and warns that the budget may rise 10 percent, urging the commission to act in taxpayers’ interest and fix perceived legal quirks.
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Kanawha County
Kanawha
County Commission
Larry Winter
Phyllis J. Rutledge
Jack 4. Pauley
G. Kemp Melton
J. Dempsey Gibson
Patrick Casey
Casey
Turnpike Upgrading Urged Amid Traffic Woes
Editorial argues West Virginia Turnpike must expand to four lanes to ease bottlenecks created by Interstate dumping. Criticizes administrations for choosing easier road routes and calls Greenbrier Street repurposing to add traffic lanes, easing access to interstates 1d and 77.
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West Virginia
Greenbrier Street
Optical Maze Sulla Sign at Union Building
The Charleston Beautification Commission plans to replace a WSAZ-TV advertising sign with a mural. The mural conveys a congratulatory message from the artist’s family to newlyweds, sparking debate over commercial versus personal messaging in public art.
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Wsaz-Tv
Union Building
Charleston
Simple Remedy For Hazard On Virginia Street
A low manhole cover on Virginia Street at the Dunbar intersection sits 2 or 3 inches below the street level after resurfacing. Drivers avoid the bump by veering into either the center lane or the curb, risking collision or damage. Raising the cover to street level could prevent a serious accident.
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Virginia Street
Dunbar Street
Virginia and
Dunbar
Lust, power and sex lives in Washington remembered
Russell Baker recalls a repressed capital where politicians courted reputations more than romance. He notes an era of dawn shifts, dinner tables, and discreet encounters, arguing that public duty weathered by moral policing shaped the nation’s social climate and careers.
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Washington
West Virginia Purchase Opinion Emerges
A fragmentary remark on state buyout ideas discusses the opinion of a woman speaker about acquiring land. The statement hints at broader stakes in territorial or political expansion with limited context.
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West Virginia
Two Faced Chile Policy Draws U.S. Criticism and Loans
The piece contrasts Kissinger’s Chile human rights stance with a $125 million loan from 16 banks to Pinochet’s regime. It notes rising Chilean inflation, debt burdens, and unemployment while Congress tightens economic and military aid. It also critiques Treasury complicity and cites pressure from IMF and World Bank lending opposition.
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New York Times
New York
Ford Administration
Chile
Henry A. Kissinger
Santiago
OAS
Congress
Treasury Department
Gen. Pinochet
Kissinger
Inter-American Human Rights Commission
Henry Reuss
House Banking and Currency Committee
Reuss
Treasury
Italy
James E. Smith
William Simon
World Bank
United States
Salvador Allende Gossens
Secretary of State
Human Rights Commission
Pinochet
Senate
House
Simon
State Department
Paramedics Praised for Life Saving Effort in Suburban Run
At 11 45 p m on June 12 Everett Brown suffered a heart attack. Two paramedic teams arrived within seven to eight minutes and stabilized him for transport to General Division CAMC. He died about an hour after arrival. The writer credits the EMS response and notes appreciation for Mayor Hutchinson's foresight.
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Everett Brown
Mr. Brown
General Division
CAMC
Mr. Hutchinson
Charleston
Intercepted What You Watt Miracles
A fragmentary notice hints at a dramatic intercepted message involving a person named Yeorge Williams and an address or location in a statehouse setting. The text is garbled but suggests a page 1A feature with nationwide or political implications.
Program and Price Constituents by Norma M Price
A compact notice highlighting a civic program and the involvement of Norma M Price. It references 905 List St W as the address or contact point. It notes the participation of young men and women in the execution of the program and outlines civic engagement in a local context.
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Norma
M. Price
St. W., civ
Prisoner Pleas for Justice From Kanawha County Jail
In a letter to the Gazette, Roger Lee Fravince of Moundsville recounts arrests dating to 1875 for breaking and entering and later sodomy charges, alleging mistreatment by state police and Charleston detectives. He laments repeated WV court decisions and calls for cleaning crooked courts and government. He notes prior car theft sentence and ongoing probation issues.
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the Gazette
Moundsville
South Charleston
Parkins
West Virginia
Tempers Flair As Mayor Threatens To Remove Councilor
At a South Charleston City Council session the dispute over a $16 million Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital expansion escalated. Mayor Richard Robb pounded his gavel, warned Councilman Arch Schoonover, and clashed with Aldrich as a television crew filmed.
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South Charleston
Richard Robb
Arch Schoonover
Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital
Independent Commission
City Hall
Bill Aldrich
Aldrich
Robb
Richard A. Robb
Schoonover
Boy to Man: South Charleston Hospital Row
The South Charleston Hospital Building Commission forms amid a $16 million expansion plan and $13 million bond funding. Controversy centers on attorney gifts, bank depository moves, and a political clash led by Richie Robb.
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Salamie
Price
Chemical Bank & Trust Co
Chemical Bank
First National Bank of
South Charleston
Building Commission
Robb
First National
Miller
Robo
Dick Salamie
Hospital Building Commission
Commission
Richie Robb
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