West Virginia Banking Commissioner Linked to Low Interest DMC Loan
UPI reports Jack Anderson claims West Virginia Banking Commissioner George B. Jordan borrowed a $26 000 1972 home loan from Diversified Mountaineer Corp at 6 percent while supervising banks tied to Diversified. Records show August 1972 purchase with no down payment and 7 8 percent loans elsewhere. Jordan aims to sell seven DMC loan companies after DMC’s losses closed them.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Jack Anderson
West Virginia
George B. Jordan
Diversified Mountaineer Corp
Diversifield
Anderson
Jordan
Diversified
Kanawha
DMC
Legislature Considers State Lottery Legalization
A proposed constitutional amendment to legalize state operated lotteries and bingo by non profits is expected to pass the House with 67 votes. A separate measure to consolidate city and county governments cleared the Senate, needing voter ratification. Both require voter approval at polls before taking effect.
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Kay Christensen
Charleston
W.va
UPI
House of Delegates
House
Lewis McManus
Raleigh
Senate
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
Robert Nelson
D Cabell
Russell Beall
D-Wood
Carl Gainer
D-Nicholas
C.N. Harman
R-Taylor
Robert Hatfield
D-Putnam
J.D. Hinkle
R-Upshur
Odell Huffman
D-Mercer
Orton Jones
R-Roane
Five West Virginia Counties Declared Disaster Area
President Nixon declared five West Virginia counties Logan Mingo Wayne Lincoln and Kanawha disaster areas after Jan 11 13 floods. Damage was estimated at 8.8 million dollars and residents will be eligible for federal assistance. HUD officials were sent to set up relief offices. Governor Arch Moore announced details in Charleston.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Ken Hechler
Logan
Mingo
Wayne
Lincoln
Kanawha
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hechler
Charleston
W. Va
Arch Moore
Secret Service Protection for Agnew Not Legally Grounded
Comptroller General Elmer Staats ruled there is no legal basis for Secret Service protection for Spiro Agnew despite a White House request. Staats said GAO awaits more information from the White House before ruling on the legality of paying eight agents to assist Agnew as he finishes his government duties.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Secret Service
Elmer B. Staats
John Moss
D-Calif
Staats
General Accounting Office
White House
Agnew
International and U S political tensions on energy and conflicts
Across capitals and cities, U S Senator Henry M. Jackson accuses both the Nixon administration and oil interests of opposing an emergency energy bill. House Judiciary Republicans seek an April 30 impeachment vote cut off. China to free six prisoners including an American. Major oil nations doubt Saudi price cuts. Mississippi River floods exceed two million acres across seven states. Skylab 3 crew wrap up. Northern Ireland violence claims a life. Brezhnev meets Cuban officials. Bolivia imposes siege to deter foreign guerrillas.
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Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Nixon
Senate
Administration
John C. Whitaker
Interior
Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Carl Albert
Nixon to discuss Watergate in State of the Union address
President Nixon will touch on the Watergate scandal in broad terms during his State of the Union address to Congress. He will issue a 100 page policy report and outline energy health and highway spending plans while facing questions on tapes and tax issues.
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Helen Thomas Camp David
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Moscow
White House
Ues
John W. Dean III
Beckley Lawyer and Former Mayor Dies at 85
Herbert Stansbury 85 prominent Beckley attorney died at 11 30 am today in a local hospital. native of Fairdale he served Beckley as mayor two terms 1918 1919 and 1924 1925 along with city attorney municipal judge recorder and treasurer. he led Raleigh County Bar WV State Bar and lawn tennis groups. Funeral arrangements incomplete with body at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Herbert Stansbury
Beckley
Ewart Ave
Fairdale
Stansbury
Charles
Ella Callaway
West
iVirginia Wesleyan Seminary
University of Arizona
West Virginia University
Raleigh County
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
West Virginia Lawn Tennis Association
Middle Atlantic Lawn Tennis Association
B. P. O. Elks Lodge
Frisco Shooters Kill Four, Wound One In Motiveless Rampage
A rash of drive by shootings in San Francisco leaves four dead and one critically wounded. Witnesses report silent gunmen, likely two or more, using .32 caliber pistols and fleeing in cars. Authorities link the incidents to a pattern of prior attacks but see no clear motive.
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San Francisco
UPI
William Wakefield
Wakefield
Police Department
Beckley Awards 22000 Grant For Transport Study
Gov Arch Moore announces a $22 000 urban transportation study grant for Beckley Raleigh County to inspect traffic flow problems. Beckley Mayor John H McCulloch and House Speaker Lew McManus say the funding supports the TOPICS study and aims to reduce congestion with on site analysis and planning. A meeting at Beckley City Hall is set to begin implementation.
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Arch A. Moore Jr
Beckley
Raleigh
Capitol
John H. McCulloch
State Department of Highways
McCulloch
House of
Beckley City
County Court
Beckley City Hall
House Bill to Assure Pensions Moves in House
A UPI report says a bill to guarantee pension payments upon retirement advances to the House floor. The measure would fully vest workers after 15 years and set a 40 year deadline for funding, with an insurance fund for bankrupt employers. No mandate to offer plans or set payments is included.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Ifinal
Car crash victim dies in West Virginia
Matthew Coffindaffer aged 19 of Milton died at St Mary's Hospital from injuries suffered when his car was struck by a Chesapeake System freight train in Ashland Kentucky on January 15. Passenger Carla Mansfield aged 17 remained hospitalized in fair condition.
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Huntington
W. Va
UPI
Matthew Coffindaffer
Milton
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ashland
Carla Mansfield
Israelis Begin Second Phase Pullback Toward Kissinger Line
United Press International reports Israelis advance the second phase of withdrawal toward the Kissinger Line in the Sinai after handing over the western bank area near Suez City. Egyptian troops reoccupy southern third of the captured west bank as UN peacekeepers oversee the exchanges.
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United Press International
Israel
Canal
Sinairy
Suez Canal
Sinai Desert
West Bank
Middle East
Tel Aviv
West Bank I
Suez City
Egypt
United Nations
Henry A. Kissinger
Desert
Sinai
James Earl Ray to Receive Hearing on King Case
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that James Earl Ray, who pleaded guilty to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., is entitled to an evidentiary hearing that could lead to a new trial. Ray has sought a change of plea to innocent since his 1969 plea.
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Cincinnati
UPI
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
James ‘Ear! Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
King
Mississippi River Floods Sweep Across Seven States
The U S Corps of Engineers and Mississippi River Commission report the river running higher than a year ago as floodwaters spread through Missouri Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana. About 500 people evacuated northwest Tennessee with more in the delta while officials warn of rising waters and vast areas further inundated within a week.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Upi
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Richard Frummond
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Tennessee
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
Drummond
Corps
Weather Service
National Weather Service
St. Louis
New Orleans
Senate panel adopts working plan to redistrict
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a working plan to redraw state Senate districts and continue negotiations on a tentative formula. Chairman Mario Palumbo said this is the first step toward redistricting with changes possibly effective for 1974 or 1976 elections. The plan seeks to fix population variances in two counties and cross county lines in 10 of 17 two member districts.
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Karl C. Lilly
Charleston
W.va
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
State Senate
Judiciary
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
Senate
Huntington
Greenbrier-Fayette-Clay County
Weather Update Beckley Area Mostly Cloudy Through Wednesday
Mostly cloudy this afternoon through Wednesday with a chance of showers tonight. High this afternoon near 50, low tonight in the mid 30s. High Wednesday in the low 50s. Probability of precipitation near 0 percent this afternoon, 30 percent tonight, and 10 percent on Wednesday. Details on Page 3.
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Beckley
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