Flood damage in West Virginia tops 25 million dollars
Gov. Moore announced 25 million dollars in flood losses across West Virginia with 18 million in the Northern Panhandle and Wetzel County. The Ohio River crested in Parkersburg and Point Pleasant, while rescues and cleanup began in 16 counties awaiting federal disaster designation enabling loans and full public-facility aid.
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Associated. Press
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
W.va. 2
Weather Service
Gallipolis
Ohio
Moore
Panhandle
Wetzel County
Greenbrier County
Corps of Engineers
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Wheeling
Barbour
Brooke
Doddridge
Jefferson
Greenbrier
Hamp
Harrison
Hancock
Marshall
Monroe
Monongalia
Morgan
Preston
Wetzel
Berkshire
New York Road Bond Sale Nets 5.0087 Percent Bid
A syndicate led by Morgan Guaranty Trust Co won $30 million in road bonds in an emergency sale. The bid of 5.0087 percent was the lowest among five bids, with the governor noting market rates near 5.2 percent and plans for an additional $120 million the next fiscal year. The First National Bank of Chicago-led group submitted the second lowest bid at 5.02366 percent.
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Morgan Guaranty
Moore
First National Bank of Chicago
Attorney General Warns West Virginians on Sta-Dri Waterproofing
West Virginia Attorney General Chauncey Browning Jr warns residents to avoid signing contracts with Sta-Dri Waterproofing of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania after multiple complaints. He cites high fees up to 900 dollars and unsatisfactory results on basements and foundations, and notes the firm did not respond to a registered letter seeking an equitable settlement.
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Chauncey Browning Jr
West
West Virginia
Browning
Ty Courple
Sta-Dri
Poe
Service by Mail for Rural Gazettes Now Offered
A new service lets rural route drivers receive Gazettes by U.S. Mail. To enroll, call 1 800 142 2283.
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U.S
Charleston Gazette Section B item brief
Local page from June 27 1972 presents Section B content with brief notices and regional items. Readers see a snapshot of community happenings and notes typical of a Tuesday morning edition in Charleston West Virginia.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Putnam Teacher Transfer Hearing Delayed Three Weeks
Winfield WV July 18 hearing on Barbara Burgess transfer delayed after 200 students protested her placement. Burgess said her lawyer fell ill and she prefers legal counsel. Open hearing requested. July 18 session expected to be closed. Burgess has four years at Hurricane High School.
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Winfield
Putnam County Board of Education
Barbara Burgess
Burgess
West Virginia Educational Assn
Arrests of Two College Students Stir Controversy
Katherine Richmond and Ernestine Armstrong, both Center College students, faced arrest for soliciting prostitution after Kanawha County detective bureau vice squad member Cameron Fout and an unidentified driver fired shots during a reported mud ball incident. Charges were dismissed and Fout resigned amid an internal inquiry.
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Katherine
Richmond
Peoples Court
Ernestine Armstrong
Veasey St
Center College
Cameron Lee Fout
Kanawha County Detective Bureau
Fout
Ernestine
Plastic sticks replace wood in ice cream on a stick
A columnist notes Borden will switch to plastic ice cream sticks this summer. Plastic sticks resist splintering and won't stain clothes, plus include holes to lock in toys. The item also humorously recalls a 1960s incident with a locksmith and a church sign about hell.
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Borden Company
Borden
Dunbar Group Seeks State Bank Charter
A group led by Andrew A. Payne Jr seeks a state charter to form Community Banking & Savings Co in Dunbar. The plan proposes 600000 capital with 20000 shares at 30 each, limit 5 percent per shareholder, and FDIC insurance. Mrs Theodora F Rutherford, a WV State College professor and early female CPA, would be a director. The bank would occupy 11th Street and Myers Avenue near an urban renewal site amid a 31000 person trade area.
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Dunbar
Community Banking & Savings Co
Andrew A. Payne Jr
Charleston National Bank
Theodora F. Rutherford
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Payne
11Th Street
Myers Avenue
Spring Hill
South Charleston
Institute
Tyler Heights
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
George Denton
Dunbar Finance Co
William P. Marshall
Lee-Marshal Insurance Agency
C. Edwin Conley
Charleston Area
State Farm Insurance
Rutherford
Howard University
Columbia University
Small Business Advisory Council
Rights Panel Launches Probe of Banks Unions
Charleston's Human Rights Commission will study bank employment and lending practices and union membership to determine if discrimination affects minorities. Data from six banks and three unions are being gathered, with results due by summer's end and no names in the final report.
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Charleston
Human Rights Commission
Charles Merchant
Commission
West Siaiila State College Urban Affairs Ceter
Merchant
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