West Virginia counties share $59,000 in federal safety aid
The Governor's Highway Safety Administration allocated more than 59 000 in federal funds to West Virginia counties and cities for safety projects including ambulances rescue vehicles and police equipment. The largest grant 12 574.62 went to Capon Bridge for an ambulance and communications setup assisting EMS for Hampshire County.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Governor's Highway Safety Administration
Ross
Jan Medical Services
Hancock
Capon Bridge
Hampshire County
Boyle and allies face fines over Lanham-Griffin Act case
Following Boyle's conviction on March 31, officials said multiple bank accounts moved funds. Richey fined Boyle on thirteen counts totaling 49 250 with two years probation after jail time. About 30 000 of the total funded Humphrey-Muskie 1968 campaign. Huntington Mayor Herndon to resign from city council to focus on law practice.
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Richey
Landrum-Griffin
Democratic Congressional Committee
Humphrey-Muskie
Herndon
Huntington
W. Va
Milton T. Herndon
Huntington Advertiser
GOP
Dissent on Wallace Delegates Over Platform Fate
Charles Snider warned Wallace delegates may rewrite the platform on the floor. failure could lead to the party suffering the worst defeat in November elections, as Democratic front-runner George McGovern praised the draft. Muskie spokesmen also lauded the platform, prompting laughter from reporters.
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Charles
Snider
Wallace
George McGovern
Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Angela Davis canceled appearance on Cavett show
Angela Davis planned to join Dick Cavett on ABC TV but the program was canceled after ABC demanded a balanced panel. Cavett explained the network wanted a conservative voice such as Bill Buckley or William Rusher, but Davis objected to the setup. Cavett blamed excessive demands and uncooperativeness, calling viewers the real losers.
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New York
Angela Davis
Dick Cavett
American Broadcasting Co
San Marin County
ABC
Cavett
Bill Buckley
William Rusher
The
National Review
Buckley
Greece
Rusher
Miss Davis
Ohio River Drops Below Flood Stage
The Ohio River fell below flood stage along the Western border after cresting at 43.1 feet. Delegates focused on orderly rules and dissents, while planned relays to the Miami Beach convention faced likely rejection on issues such as tax reform and housing.
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Ohio River
Wallace
Huntington
Bers
Tantineton
Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
Miami Beach
City Man Found Innocent by Jury
A U S District Court jury found Elvin Mallory of Ohio Avenue innocent of making a false statement at a gun purchase. Prosecutors contended he signed a statement claiming no past crime punished by more than one year. defense introduced testimony of a 18 month grand larceny sentence in Kanawha County In ermediate Court in November 1963.
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U. S. District Court
Elvin Elton Mallory
Ohio Avenue
Asst. U. S
Wayne Rich
Malory
Kanawha County
Saunders Family Mourns After Flooding Losses In Ohio Valley
The obituary notes E B Saunders of Dunbar mourns as floods crest across the Ohio Valley. It lists surviving family including eight children Alvin Paul Bill Allen Aubrey Joe James Edward Daniel Roy Whittington five daughters Rosetta K Al Wheeling Delores Ann and several brothers and sisters. Service is set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home Nitro with burial in Buffalo Memorial Park. Visitors may call after 6 p m today. The Charleston Gazette records local weather and a warm East cool West forecast.
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Bill Allen
Aubrey Joe
James Edward
Daniel Roy Whittington
Rosetta K
al Wheeling
Delores Ann
E. B. Saunders
Dunfoot
Richard Saunders
Seville
Ohio
James
Ritt
Justman
Nelson
Wadstover
Charles
Charleston
Wheeling
Kermit
Rittman
Kenneth
Billy
Eldorado
Robert Saunders
Lewisburg
Mary Hamilton
Ashland
Carol McClanahan
Dunbar
Lena Knipp
Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home
Nitro
Harold Goodpastor
Buffalo Memorial Park
Buffalo
Charleston Gazette
W. Va
Dairy Gazette Company
Virginia St
Weather brief reports mid to high temperature lows
Night time meteorology notes a low range in the mid to upper values with a vat of weather data showing cooler evening conditions and unspecified regional coverage.
Ex-Mason School Chief Sues for Old Job Again
Former Mason County School Superintendent I Brooks Smith sues for reinstatement in Kanawha Circuit Court. He seeks restoration to the Mason post he says was first terminated February 20 1971 and confirms a 1971 reinstatement followed by a later firing. Smith names Daniel B Taylor five Mason Board members and Charles Withers.
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Brooks Smith
Kanawha
Smith
Clay
Jackson County
Daniel B. Taylor
Mason County Board of Education
Mason School
Charles Withers
Jackson County Board of Education
Taylor
Fits Supreme Court
A C Taylor
Nepal
Mason County Board
Beech Fork flood control funding approved by Senate panel
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended 3.9 million dollars for Beech Fork flood control in Peckw ing for the year starting July 1, 500000 more than the House. Planning funds totaling 300000 for Williamson-Matewan and Panther Creek Lake flood control passed, while land acquisition funds were cut.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Williamson-Matewan
Panther Creek Lake
Rowlesburg
Senate
Multiple-Coin Pinball Tilted By Supreme Court Ruling
A chaotic court scene covers civil service disputes and job returns as Mason County and Cabell County petitions collide with sheriff deputies and city budget woes. The Motley mix includes a bid for reinstatement, calls for proper testing and training, and a pension fund budget fight amid a summer theater season in Lewisburg.
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Supreme Court
Cabell County
Ida Kessick
Kessicks
Union
Gideon
Circuit Court
Boone County Sheriff's Deputies
Taj
Civil Service Commission
Chester Weaver
Harold Ray Hall
Ralph Williams
Arthur Eugene Sanders
Wilbur Herts
Salt Ttt
Civil Service
Wheeling Policeman’s Pension Fund
Blue- Lewisburg
Greenfield
Oliver
Lewisburg
Grandparent Plan receives $145000 for West Virginia foster program
The West Virginia Commission on Aging wins $145,193 in ACTION funds to recruit 55 volunteers as foster grandparents for 110 dependent and neglected children in three state institutions. Volunteers must be 60 or older, in good health, with income limits. they will get transportation, meals, accident insurance, and annual exams. Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd announced the grant.
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Washington
West Virginia Commission On Aging
Commission
West Virginia
Jennings Randolphs
Robert C. Byrd
D-W
River flood cleanup continues on Wheeling Island
Crews wash mud from Wheeling Island residences and streets as the river rises after Pennsylvanian floods. Trailer homes displaced by Agnes are moved back to sites. Cleanup also under way in other river cities with no reported injuries in West Virginia or Ohio and more than 100 deaths in Pennsylvania and nearby states.
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Wheeling
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Agnes
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