Carrigan Named to State Supreme Court by Moore
Gov Arch Moore names John E Carrigan of Sherrard to fill the late Chauncey Browning Sr term on the West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals He will serve the remainder of Browning s term through Dec 31 1972 and will run for election in November 1972 Carrigan a 21 year state senator from Marshall County was sworn in by Chief Justice Fred H Caplan at the governor s conference room The ceremony drew three leading Republican senators and signals the first Republican on the court since 1958
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Charleston
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
Senate
John E. Carrigan
Sherrard
Marshall County
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Carrigan
Chauncey Browning Sr
Browning
Supreme Court
Fred H. Caplan
Register
Chester B. Hubbard
Wheeling
Hubbard
House of Delegates
Ohio County
Moore
Glen Dale
Supreme Court of Appeals
Moundsville
State
Robert T. Donley
Morgantown
Cecil H. Underwood
James Riley
Haymond Maxwell
Harrison County
Bethany College
West Virginia University
Norma L. Schliff
Louise Leonard
Harpers Ferry
John T. Poffenbarger
Kanawha City
Kreps
Colin Anderson
St. Marys
Lakin State Hospital
Huntington State Hospital
Barboursville State Hospital
Architect Recommends Upgrading Moundsville Penitentiary
Charleston architect William J. Kreps urged a legislative subcommittee to convert the Moundsville Penitentiary rather than build anew. He proposed 80 new cell blocks, a north east security addition, and upgrades including a fire alarm and sprinkler system, new electric distribution, redesigned halls for services, and a modern diesel power system.
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Charleston
UPI
Moundsville
William J. Kreps
Kreps
North Hall
Inmate Ernest Bates Dies at Raleigh County Jail
Ernest Bates 31 of Beckley died in his sleep at Raleigh County Jail while held on an intoxication charge. Deputies cite an undetermined illness with prior rescue call. body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home awaiting coroner results.
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Ernest Bates
Beckley
Raleigh
Beckley Rescue Squad
Bates
Terrell Street
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Weather outlook with increasing cloudiness and thundershowers
Variable cloudiness this afternoon with a high in the low 80s. Tonight and Wednesday remain cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon, 50 percent tonight and early Wednesday. Low tonight in the low 60s, high Wednesday near 80.
Beckley attorney elected regional co chair of Black Appalachian Commission
About 400 people from nine states gathered at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain North Carolina for a conference of the Black Appalachian Commission. Don Pitts of Beckley was chosen regional co chair man. Robert Guerrant of Wieding Gulf attended from Boston Massachusetts. The BAC criticized ARC projects as lacking black policy makers and awareness of ARC resources among black communities.
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Beckley
Don Pitts
Black Appalachian Commission
Ymca Blue Ridge Assembly
Black Mountain
N. C
Raleigh County
Robert Guerrant
Wieding Gulf
Boston
Mass
Beckleyan Elected To Black Appalachian Commission Post
Beckleyan assumes a BAC post while directing a day care program and leading a two day seminar on Black Lung Benefits. The BAC formed in 1970 to address black needs in Appalachia and to push for better access to federal and state programs through research and census data. The conference opened with remarks by Rep. Parren J. Mitchell who urged unity and action to help blacks gain their share in the community effort. Workshops covered economic development, ESEA, school lunch, voter education, housing, and employment. Pitts works as a Community Development Specialist with the Raleigh County Community Action Association.
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BRC
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
BAC
Beckleyan
Black Appalachian Commission
Appalachia
Parren J. Mitchell D
Maryland
California
Lockheed Corp
U. S
Mitchell
Pitts
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Moor Street
Guerrant
Harvard University
Corona Indicted for 25 Deaths in Feather River Case
Juan V. Corona, a 37 year old farm labor contractor, was indicted by the Sutter County Grand Jury on 25 counts of murder for the slayings of 25 transient farm workers whose bodies were found buried along the Feather River north of Yuba City. The indictment requires arraignment within 10 days. a preliminary hearing on earlier murder counts was to be dismissed per the DA.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Feather River
Sutter County
Grand Jury
Corona
Superior Court
G. Dave Teja
John G. Hauck
Apollo 15 rocket passes countdown rehearsal at Cape Kennedy
The Apollo 15 Saturn V completed a near full countdown without crew, venting oxygen and simulating launch at 9 34 a m EDT for a July 26 liftoff. Astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin skipped the drill due to hazards of a fueled rocket and will join during drained countdown.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Oceanside
Beckley Pool Project Aims for $80,000 Goal
The Beckley pool initiative pushes toward an $80,000 target with progress shown by figures 11,455 raised and 68,545 remaining to reach the goal. Community efforts focus on funding and construction plans to complete the swimming facility.
Barron In Capital Housing Projects Studied By Jury
Federal grand jurors in Charleston hear more testimony linked to rent supplement housing projects in Kanawha and Cabell counties. Former Gov. W. W. Barron, serving a 25 year term for jury bribery, may testify as the panel considers charges and possible sentence reduction.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Cabell
W. W. Barron
Barron
U.S. Bureau of Prisons Medical Center
Springfield
Federal Youth Correctional Center
Ashland
U.S
John A. Field Jr
Hanne Drive
Upton Creek
Capital
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
FBI
Boston Jury Probes Pentagon Papers Publication
Federal grand jury in Boston investigates possible criminal charges against The Post The Times and the Boston Globe over the Pentagon papers leak. Neil Sheehan and wife Susan named. Ellsberg charged with unauthorized possession of classified documents.
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Washington
UPD
Boston
Pentagon
Washington Post
Post
New York Times
Boston Globe
Neil Sheenan
Susan
Sheehan
The
Times
Daniel Ellsberg
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Defense Department
Ellsberg
United States vows aid if Korea faces armed aggression
The United States reaffirmed readiness to assist South Korea under the mutual defense pact in case of communist aggression. The pledge came in a joint statement by Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird and Korean Defense Minister Jung Nae Hiuk after a two day security consultative meeting.
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UPS
United States
South Korea
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Jung Nae Hiuk
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Right
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Ecolo
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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House Banking Committee
Lockheed
Middletown
Ohio
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CWA
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Reagan Vs. McCall
Jackson Hole
Wyo
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White House
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