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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1971
Page
3
The Rev Ogden, aged about 69, will retire from his post at Bream Mer. Church after long service. He previously led the Charleston Ministerial Association and remains active in church work. The resolution directs the treasurer to make a cash payment to him.
In Washington Sen J. Tor referenced a study review that could take nine days to determine which portions may be declassified. The discussion centers on a potential nuclear option in Viet Nam and the necessary cabinet and defense input for a final decision.
Huntington welder Okey Adkins, 55, describes job-search struggles amid claims 6,000 new openings, while Rockefeller and Mrs. Strange clash over strip mining. They discuss mining safety, reclamation, road value, and age requirements, with broader notes on unemployment and state projects.
Montgomery businessman Robert M. Durbin was appointed to fill the unexpired term on the Fayette County Board of Education. The Montgomery Merchants National Bank vice president was chosen at a special meeting held at Gordon Billheimer’s Charlton Heights home.
The board acted in a special session within 30 days of Dr. Carson's death on May 23. Fire runs in Charleston and Norton Avenue include a vacant house arson total loss at 2 10 a.m. and earlier 10 20 a.m. Coal Branch Heights call. Prisoner escape and guard firing are noted in the account.
Twenty-two felony cases were disposed of at the Kanawha Intermediate Court during April. Twelve defendants were granted probation. twenty-six more received probation overall. The term saw eight cases with nine defendants go to trial, yielding two felony convictions, one misdemeanor conviction, three acquittals and three hung juries. Twelve felons were sentenced and six others were sentenced on pleas. probation department caseload ended at 208. The June term began Tuesday.
The forecast calls for showers in the Great Lakes region and the South. Cooler air moves into the upper East Coast while the Midwest and the West trend warmer.
The snippet appears to be a damaged weather forecast mentioning temperatures around 27 degrees with references to Tuesday and wind conditions. Readable elements include a note on temperatures and general forecast style, but most specifics are obscured by garbling.
Everett L. Krantz ex town recorder and treasurer of Cedar Grove filed notice in Kanawha Intermediate Court Tuesday to appeal his 1969 conviction for falsifying Cedar Grove records while in office from 1963 to 1968 He was sentenced to 10 to 20 years and received a nine day stay to perfect the appeal His State Supreme Court appeal had failed and Cedar Grove filed a $30000 civil suit against him in Kanawha Circuit Court which remains pending Krantz denies owing any money.
The West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Assn will hold a three day summer meeting at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs. Speakers include William Hynan National Coal Assn and Major John R Hill Jr US Army Corps of Engineers on laws and enforcement.
David Wesley of Gastonia North Carolina, a Ducks Unlimited representative, will speak and show a film at the Charleston House tonight. The dinner meeting costs four dollars per plate and starts at 6 30 p m. Wesley is the first Ducks Unlimited representative to appear in West Virginia. The group aims to preserve waterfowl nesting grounds. Call R W Sigman or MacBibbee for attendance.
Gov. Moore urged Tuesday public backing for about $30,000 needed to transport the Charleston High School Band to the Tournament of Roses Parade next New Year’s Day. He asked Kanawha Valley residents and neighbors to contribute toward the cost and related items.
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