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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1965
Page
2
Union Carbide Metals Division owns the Gauley River dams. Appalachian proposes a two stage pumped storage dam at the head waters and to develop power at Bluestone Dam installations already in place.
North Vietnam sees Saigon overrun as air strikes strike targets near Hanoi and Route 1A. U S planes hit Qui Han ammunition dump and Dong Thong bridge while Phantoms target Ba Don and other barracks. The British peace mission plans further moves toward peace talks.
An article surveys Khrushchev era successors Mikoyan Brezhnev and Kosygin and their steady, collective leadership. It notes fewer changes, emphasis on consensus, restrained public statements, and limited diplomatic appearances fostering Kremlin speculation.
Three prisoners fired on guards from the prison hospital second floor during a 14 hour flare up. Guards stormed the hospital, seized the inmates, and a bomb exploded as authorities closed in. Prisoners built zip guns from pipes and used crushed matches for powder according to Sheriff Maroney.
In early days power ruled but today many agencies and groups shape dam decisions. The Bluestone and Cabin Creek projects evolved through WV and federal actions from 1911 to 1949. Appalachian Power notes large hydro plants like Bluestone Glen Lyn and Kanawha projects, with vast capacity and long transmission lines shaping regional power, water, and growth.
Appalachian plans to spend 6.7 million dollars to add two penstocks and generating units totaling 60 000 kilowatts at Bluestone under government supervision. The utility seeks PSC authority to use the six existing penstocks while Kanawha Valley Power Co does similar work at government dams.
Partly cloudy conditions in TLESTON and WEST VIRGINIA with highs near 76. West Virginia coast and interior show similar partly cloudy skies and temperatures. Western Pennsylvania expected sunny and hot with highs 87 to 93.
Adlai E. Stevenson, U N ambassador, said a UN vote now would likely view U S bombing of North Vietnam as a mistake and that members probably would not condemn U S involvement. He noted a resolution on Viet Cong representation could be possible to restore peace. He added the U S sometimes serves as a whipping boy between the Soviet and Chinese camps and commented on the UN financial crisis needing resolution in the summer.
The detainee testified he was not present and barred from meeting any authority figures, a pattern he says repeated at a police station about 80 miles northwest of the capital. He claims officials offered no help in contacting political prisoners, despite the country’s pledge to cooperate with the Inter-American Human Rights Commission on mistreatment reports.
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