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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1971
Page
3
President Nixon vowed on Friday that reforms are needed as he attacked what he called “altogether too many nursing homes” dumping residents who are near death. He urged action to address unsafe conditions and improve care across facilities.
Senator Robert Byrd blasted the Supreme Court and federal courts at the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference in Hot Springs Virginia saying they foster disrespect for authority. He argued sit in demonstrations of the early 1960s began a path to contempt for law and that many protesters are drug addicted and lazy. Nixon addressed a regional conference stressing nursing home reform and elder care goals after a visit to his mother's birthplace near Vernon Indiana. He urged vigorous aging programs and praised nursing homes as symbols of comfort and hope.
The column notes Frank Sinatra courting Pamela Hayward widow of Leland Hayward and former wife of Randolph Churchill with ties to Winston Churchill's son. It mentions the Haywards as longtime friends of Sinatra and hints at high society connections and a parliamentary son in Britain.
TV guide highlights: Wide World of Sports covers Wembley 90th FA Cup and Walker Cup from St Andrews. An American in Paris screens at 5 p.m. ABC, with Leslie Caron's film debut and Gershwin music featuring a famed ballet sequence. NBC airs Coaches All-America Game at 8:30 p.m. local time.
Raleigh County tops 10 southern West Virginia coal counties with 9,364 black lung claims filed, 7,880 processed and 3,705 paid. McDowell 7,185 filed, 6,060 processed, 2,796 paid. Logan 6,671 filed, 5,076 processed, 2,161 paid. Kee notes 26,874 claims denied, including 21,877 miners and 4,997 widows. monthly payments total 4,373,358 dollars.
The Army Navy Club on Me Farland Street sold a three story building fronting Kanawha Boulevard and McFarland Street to G M Properties Inc. Jointly owned by the Charleston Gazette and Charleston Daily Mail. The plan is to raze the building in July and use the land for parking for the Newspaper Agency Corp. The structure at 918 22 Kanawha Blvd houses offices and the Stafford Rooms. It fronts about 60 feet on the boulevard and runs 86 feet back to an alley adjacent to the Army Navy Club.
College students working this summer at Guthrie Center plan a carnival for patients on June 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. The program features games, prizes, refreshments, and The Great Pacific Express street dance.
Municipal Court handled four cases with two continued. Judge John N. Charnock Jr. fined William Jones $50 for shoplifting. Connie Mullins $27. Joseph Wilburn $27 for shoplifting. Willis Moore placed on six months probation for brandishing a deadly weapon. Larry Givens drug case continued to July 9 for counsel. Percy Burls charged with illegal possession of tax paid whisky after arrest at Lewis Street Grill. Additional notices cover corporate withdrawals and public bids for development projects in Kanawha County West Virginia.
In a bridge lesson style narrative, expert defense is contrasted with a declarer’s plan. The deal shows West declining to win a trump trick, choosing lines to force South into a mislaid strategy, and a sequence where South’s two remaining trumps create a movable contract. The discussion emphasizes precise lead choices and avoiding losing options.
Applications through June 30 are invited for playground supervisors under the Jackson County Recreation Commission. The recreation director Tam Candanna named Weidaw as deputy. The notice reflects ongoing staffing for community programs and youth services in the county.
Cecile Staats elected president of the Ripley American Legion Auxiliary for 1971 72 with Isabel Crites as vice president Roberta Parsons as second vice president Vivian Hite secretary Eugenia Kerwood treasurer Nancy McKinley chaplain and Vivian Hite historian Names for July session hostesses Mabel Harmon Joanne Landfried Nancy Landfried and Ramie Kessel plus delegates Margaret Parsons Cecile Staats and Carie Skidmore to state convention Meetings set for 8 p m in summer months
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